Hi everyone I'm fairly new on here just sold my e46 m3 and needed a more sensible daily, I previously had an 07 dsg r32 and fancied another mk5.
Here's the old m3
And the old r32
So here's the gti...
55 plate
3dr manual gti
76'000 miles
Full leather xenons
It came already colour coded which was a bonus.
I'm really happy with it. Really surprised I prefer it to the r32.
Anyway this is me trying to save money and be sensible!
I've done a few things upto now first being a stage 1 remap at more-BHP in Crewe, Jason and Mike highly recommended, these guys are perfectionists I've never had service like it! They had it on the rolling road 3 times and then The ramp to check the diverter valve and actuator until they were happy with the results. They explained how they vary depending on engine code etc anyway the end results were
242bhp / 387nm.
Next thing I did was invested in some lowering springs I searched ebay for the lowest available and found 55mm springs and I was on a budget so these will do for now until I get some coilovers, this is how it sits now...
Next up I put an intake on, I couldn't decide on an autotech intake because i read a few reviews about maf reading problems and I didn't want to spend £3-400 on an intake!
So I called forge and ordered the maf sensor pipe with dv blanking plate for k03 (from the twintake kit) which is 2.75 inch
The turbo is 2.25 inch so I ordered a 2.25/2.75 silicone boost pipe reducer
A 2.75/3" reducer for the other end of the maf pipe
2x 3" alloy boost pipes
2x 3" 90 degree silicone boost pipes
And finally I found a k&n cone filter 3" fitment
Costing me around £120 for everything and the reassurance of the correct maf reading from the forge twintake kit.
To say it was abit of a guess ordering the parts it all fits perfect! And a noticeable power increase so I'm very happy with how it worked out.
To do list:
3" decat downpipe
S3 intercooler
Stage 2 remap ( will be going to more-BHP again )
Maybe bbs lm's or team dynamic pro race 1.2s.
Sorry for all the pics!!! Can't help it!
Il keep updating as and when.
A few more pics trying snowfoam for the first time
