If you have read ‘Build Blog #1’, we didn’t give a massive amount away about our E92 M3. The car is still with Safety Devices having the roll cage fabricated. In prep for it’s much anticipated return, parts have been arriving ready to get our build on and move forward with the project.
To unleash more power and noise from the V8, we have a carbon fibre intake which features a snorkel type intake scoop facing upwards, drawing cold air from the OEM bonnet vents. The quality of the weave is excellent and teamed up with the new exhaust (yet to be finalised) thats the basic breathing upgrades done.
Tegiwa have recently become a dealer of Apex Race Parts. A California based company specialising in aftermarket wheels for both track and street. For 2017, Apex have released a new line-up of wheels, one of which is the FL-5. This wheel is not only lighter than OEM but is a fresh design, one that we have only seen on a BMW M2 online in promo material. However, a quick Photoshop rendering allows us to envision how the wheels will look on the M3.
WHEEL + TYRE SPECS:
FRONT – 18X9.5 ET22 // 265/35/18
REAR – 18X10 ET25 // 295/30/18
Onto the mechanics of the car, the engine oil level is monitored by the cars computer. For obvious reasons, this is not ideal at the track and an error on the computers part could result in fatality for the engine. To be able to check the oil level manually is key and our solution is a dipstick designed and fabricated for the E92 M3. Aside from the Samco hose, it looks relatively OEM and is a straight forward fit.
We have covered some of the key arrivals for the build, you can check out the build list (so far) below, which we will add to each blog. Until the next blog, check out the Photoshop rendering teaser by clicking below:
| BRAKES |
| YELLOW SPEED FRONT BIG BRAKE KIT (356MM WITH FLOATING DISCS) / PAGID PADS |
| STOP-TECH DISCS / FERODO DS2500 PADS / RPB BRAIDED LINES |
| BIMMERWORLD FRONT SOLID BRAKE GUIDE KIT |
| COOLING |
| TEGIWA RADIATOR |
| DRIVETRAIN |
| ELECTRONICS |
| RACE TECHNOLOGY DASH4PRO |
| ODYSSEY RACE BATTERY + CAGE |
| SLIM LED RAIN LIGHT |
| HEATER |
| ENGINE |
| PHYSICAL DIPSTICK |
| ARP ROD BOLTS |
| CONNECTING ROD BOLT BEARING SET |
| NEW OEM CLIPS, NUTS + BOLTS |
| EXHAUST |
| EXTERIOR |
| VORSTEINER CARBON FIBRE VENTED BONNET |
| AERO CATCHES |
| CARBON FIBRE HEADLIGHT BLANKS |
| FRESH KIDNEY GRILLS |
| TEGIWA TOW STRAPS X4 |
| CUT OFF SWITCH |
| NEW OEM CLIPS, NUTS + BOLTS |
| INTAKE |
| TEGIWA SPEC-M CARBON FIBRE INTAKE |
| INTERIOR |
| TEGIWA SHORT SHIFTER |
| STEERING WHEEL BOSS KIT |
| NRG SNAP-OFF STEERING WHEEL HUB |
| TAKATA 6POINT FIA HARNESS (GREEN) |
| SEAT FLOOR MOUNTS |
| SEAT SIDE MOUNTS |
| CUT OFF SWITCH |
| NEW OEM CLIPS, NUTS + BOLTS |
| LUBRICATION |
| MOTUL |
| SUSPENSION |
| YELLOW SPEED PRO PLUS RACING 2-WAY COILOVERS |
| YELLOW SPEED REAR CAMBER ARMS |
| WHEELS / TYRES |
| FRONT: APEX FL-5 : 18X9.5 ET22 WRAPPED IN NANKANG AR-1 265/35/18 |
| REAR: APEX FL-5 : 18X10 ET25 WRAPPED IN NANKANG AR-1 295/30/18 |
| TEGIWA WHEEL SPACERS |
| TEGIWA WHEEL STUD CONVERSION |
