What have you done with or to your M3 today?

Helmsman wrote

Interesting input. Flashed stage 1 the other day, feels nice even in low speed but looking forward to a little higher speeds when Winter is gone. (currently snow and -10C in Stockholm).

Btw you have DCT? Noticed any difference in the rev matching?

Yes DCT and I very strongly suggest the Alpine GTS DCT tune for anyone with this transmission. Much smoother operation at very low speeds. It’s how the car should have originally come from the factory. A no brainer mod in my opinion.

Helmsman wrote

Flashed with Alex engine tune today. Brief run in below zero temp - when it goes like crazy anyhow - I'll get back in the Alex thread after some more driving. Feels good though.
Will load the DCT tune later.

Good fun!

Which DC tune are you running?

M3JayM wrote

Yes DCT and I very strongly suggest the Alpine GTS DCT tune for anyone with this transmission. Much smoother operation at very low speeds. It’s how the car should have originally come from the factory. A no brainer mod in my opinion.

Bought the DCT tune as well but wanted to flash one thing at the time.

ATLIEN wrote

Which DC tune are you running?

Current DCT sw? European stock mate.

Blindside_137 wrote

Moved it to my parents to make room for the g80 in my tiny garage.

Is there anywhere to buy that garage mat nowadays? Last I saw, the company went out of business iirc

Sold my ‘09 AW/FR e92 M3 with < 35k miles and almost every possible mod (pulled some to put on my ‘12 e92 M3; have owned both since new). It was sold to a friend and was $3k short of getting what I wanted with all of the mods. Medical issues forced the sell

smokinjoe64 wrote

Helmsman Yur likely enjoying 'mad HP/TQ' gains from new tune, that with CAI sucking super dense/O2 rich air

True but the s65 sounds great with an intake!

DiegoM3sa wrote

Is there anywhere to buy that garage mat nowadays? Last I saw, the company went out of business iirc

Sadly no. I have tried to look everywhere for another.

It was a guy on instagram and the forum. The instagram was Motorsport.grg I believe.

It was the weekend, but I replaced all O2 sensors. Not too bad of a process at all. 91k miles on the car. Unsure if the sensors were original or not. Amazon had the Bosch sensors for significantly less than ECS or FCP Euro.

hydratedeagle6 wrote

I got a laptop, K+DCAN cable and installed all the software to code out my EDC after getting my ohlins R/T but chickened out. So installed my LCI taillights and updated my radar detector.

If anyone wants to remote into my PC and help I'd appreciate it

Do you have NCS expert (and profile), NCS dummy, K+D CAN cable driver installed along with the associated e89 SP daten files?

A few weeks back I got my winter setup sorted on 18x9.5 Konig Heliograms. 255 wide all around, snagged the continental winters off the factory z4 wheels I couldnt get to work on the M3.

I like it, but don't think they're the end all wheel for me. They are extremely light though!

Considering that I get other wheels for winter next year and use these as a track set. Undecided though.

Black M3 badge installed.

RocketyMan wrote

Do you have NCS expert (and profile), NCS dummy, K+D CAN cable driver installed along with the associated e89 SP daten files?

I do. It's all setup, I just don't have experience with it. I'm used to bimmercode and such. I don't want to mess something up lol.

hydratedeagle6 wrote

I do. It's all setup, I just don't have experience with it. I'm used to bimmercode and such. I don't want to mess something up lol.

Great. Post a new thread and I can help walk thru it.

RocketyMan wrote

Great. Post a new thread and I can help walk thru it.

I spent the last couple days educating myself on it and was able to get it done. NCS Dummy was a big help with reading and chatgpt i did it lol. Thanks though!

Had some fun!

BMW E92 S65 4.2 ENGINE BUILD

Took the engine apart and found more surprises. Previous owner drop a bolt inside the engine, but thankfully it didn’t cause too much damage.

Interesting -- lots of buildup on top of the piston. Seems abnormal, no?

That actually looks like one of the screws that secures the oil squirters. But all yours are accounted for?

How would that oil squirter get damaged?

vitalsigns wrote

Interesting — lots of buildup on top of the piston. Seems abnormal, no?

That’s due to fueling issues, which was the problem with the engine.

spammysammich wrote

That actually looks like one of the screws that secures the oil squirters. But all yours are accounted for?

They were all accounted for.

jvictormp wrote

How would that oil squirter get damaged?

By the loose screw in the engine.

Jbonly21 wrote

That’s due to fueling issues, which was the problem with the engine.

I think that is normal. I've seen more pictures of S65s disassembled online, and can't remember one being different from that.

Edit.: Including mine.

Jbonly21 wrote

They were all accounted for.

By the loose screw in the engine.

If all the screws are placed in their correct positions, then that screw you found was extra?

If so, then the squirter was first damaged, then repositioned yet damaged?