M3TOS2K (Mugen, J's Racing, Spoon, ASM)
Joined: Sep 2011
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From: Fremont, CA
Originally Posted by jr94513' timestamp='1450678909' post='23832961
Mines road is a real nice drive, haven't been there since I first got my S About 5 years ago.
Your cars looking bad ass by the way
. Hope to to see you at the track some time
Your cars looking bad ass by the way
. Hope to to see you at the track some time
Your garage is beautiful.
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From: Pearl CIty, HI
Originally Posted by sillyboybmxer' timestamp='1450705919' post='23833126
Beautiful car and pictures. I think its funny so many people go from m3 to s2k. Must really be the driving experience.
Do you have to remove the plastic radiator air guide to install the cooling plate??
Do you have to remove the plastic radiator air guide to install the cooling plate??
Bought a Alpine White E46 a month and a half ago for a daily and planning on using my Spa Yellow for more auto-x. I think it should be the other way around every time I fill up the M3 though. The S gets much better mileage.
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Joined: Jul 2015
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From: Cedar Park, TX
Originally Posted by radiantm3' timestamp='1450719424' post='23833359
[quote name='jr94513' timestamp='1450678909' post='23832961']
Mines road is a real nice drive, haven't been there since I first got my S About 5 years ago.
Your cars looking bad ass by the way . Hope to to see you at the track some time
Mines road is a real nice drive, haven't been there since I first got my S About 5 years ago.
Your cars looking bad ass by the way
. Hope to to see you at the track some timeYour garage is beautiful.
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Sweet! I'll be in one of the garages that day. Are you in the blacktrax run group? I just signed up through speedsf.
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Joined: Jul 2015
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From: Cedar Park, TX
Originally Posted by radiantm3' timestamp='1450713748' post='23833240
[quote name='sillyboybmxer' timestamp='1450705919' post='23833126']
Beautiful car and pictures. I think its funny so many people go from m3 to s2k. Must really be the driving experience.
Do you have to remove the plastic radiator air guide to install the cooling plate??
Beautiful car and pictures. I think its funny so many people go from m3 to s2k. Must really be the driving experience.
Do you have to remove the plastic radiator air guide to install the cooling plate??
Bought a Alpine White E46 a month and a half ago for a daily and planning on using my Spa Yellow for more auto-x. I think it should be the other way around every time I fill up the M3 though. The S gets much better mileage.[/quote]
Congrats! M3's of all generations are fantastic cars to drive. It's a nice complement to the s2k. More comfort, yet still fun to drive. I was planning on doing the same, but after 5 years of the m3 and various issues, I just wanted to try something else which is why I'm trying to pick up a GT4. I need to own a mid engine and rear engine at some point.
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For me the additional vibration is still there after a few months, but it seems to be lessening even after a fairly long period of time. Any weird additional interior vibrations I have gotten at idle I have been able to easily sort out. The weirdest vibration I got from the mounts was with my front bumper. The top part of the inside front grill area that sits right below the front bumper support was sort of vibrating at idle that started making a really annoying sound at idle, but easily fixed with a little bit of foam.
Probably the biggest change in NVH with the mounts is just the overall increase in volume from everything. You hear everything just a little more, engine, transmission, exhaust, and so on. I don't know why but I really like the extra transmission noise.
Probably the biggest change in NVH with the mounts is just the overall increase in volume from everything. You hear everything just a little more, engine, transmission, exhaust, and so on. I don't know why but I really like the extra transmission noise.
I'm not sure what I'm going to do with the diff mounts. I'm contemplating just DIY filling the OEM mounts with polyurethane to save a few bucks over the spoon mounts, as they shouldn't cause as much vibration as engine mounts, but maybe I'll just go with the spoon.
Maybe if I can find a local with some old busted mounts (or just do it on my mounts) I can fill them and try some filled OEM mounts and try it out first. Thanks for the review!
Joined: Sep 2011
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From: Fremont, CA
Originally Posted by Soviet' timestamp='1450831807' post='23834790
[quote name='radiantm3' timestamp='1450719424' post='23833359']
[quote name='jr94513' timestamp='1450678909' post='23832961']
Mines road is a real nice drive, haven't been there since I first got my S About 5 years ago.
Your cars looking bad ass by the way . Hope to to see you at the track some time
[quote name='jr94513' timestamp='1450678909' post='23832961']
Mines road is a real nice drive, haven't been there since I first got my S About 5 years ago.
Your cars looking bad ass by the way
. Hope to to see you at the track some timeYour garage is beautiful.
[/quote]
Sweet! I'll be in one of the garages that day. Are you in the blacktrax run group? I just signed up through speedsf.
[/quote]
I am.
Joined: Jan 2011
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From: Mt. ________
Originally Posted by andrewhake' timestamp='1450818426' post='23834623
For me the additional vibration is still there after a few months, but it seems to be lessening even after a fairly long period of time. Any weird additional interior vibrations I have gotten at idle I have been able to easily sort out. The weirdest vibration I got from the mounts was with my front bumper. The top part of the inside front grill area that sits right below the front bumper support was sort of vibrating at idle that started making a really annoying sound at idle, but easily fixed with a little bit of foam.
Probably the biggest change in NVH with the mounts is just the overall increase in volume from everything. You hear everything just a little more, engine, transmission, exhaust, and so on. I don't know why but I really like the extra transmission noise.
Probably the biggest change in NVH with the mounts is just the overall increase in volume from everything. You hear everything just a little more, engine, transmission, exhaust, and so on. I don't know why but I really like the extra transmission noise.
I'm not sure what I'm going to do with the diff mounts. I'm contemplating just DIY filling the OEM mounts with polyurethane to save a few bucks over the spoon mounts, as they shouldn't cause as much vibration as engine mounts, but maybe I'll just go with the spoon.
Maybe if I can find a local with some old busted mounts (or just do it on my mounts) I can fill them and try some filled OEM mounts and try it out first. Thanks for the review!
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Joined: Jul 2015
Posts: 523
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From: Cedar Park, TX
Fun day at Laguna Seca.
Fastest Laps of the day:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U74EvnVB3KI
Fun session with lots of traffic:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Qu2ljekcN68
Fastest Laps of the day:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U74EvnVB3KI
Fun session with lots of traffic:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Qu2ljekcN68
