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Originally posted by dion:
Originally posted by SVT:
Sharp car, just watch for chassis cracking in the rear.
Yes, I've read about that, as with the E36 cars and I read that possibly the E46 cars as well. Mine isn't showing anything (yet), but I will keep an eye on it. And there's a guy on bimmerforums.com that has his own upgrade/reinforcement kit.
You mean Bimmers brake too. I thought it was just Contours 
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Originally posted by SVT Driver627:
Car looks nice and clean.
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Originally posted by livinsvt:
Originally posted by dion:
Originally posted by SVT:
Sharp car, just watch for chassis cracking in the rear.
Yes, I've read about that, as with the E36 cars and I read that possibly the E46 cars as well. Mine isn't showing anything (yet), but I will keep an eye on it. And there's a guy on bimmerforums.com that has his own upgrade/reinforcement kit.
You mean Bimmers brake too. I thought it was just Contours
Yes, they will break in a big way. The suspension on this car is a combination of E36 up front and E30 in the back. The rear diff and suspension mounts literally get torn out from the car. The E36's do this as well, and there is a rumor the E46's may be doing it also. Plus, the S54 motor (315 hp in the M Roadster/Coupe and 333hp in the E36 M3) is prone to spinning bearings, which is why those motors carry a 6 year/100K warranty.
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98 SVT, 200 whp/190 lb. ft tq (tuned by ADC), 3.0, P&P heads w/2.5L valves, optimized TB, MSDS, SCA 2.5" catback, SHOshop UIM/LIM, underdrive pulley set, TD's, Koni/H&R, BAER/TCE, Progress, CF1 products
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Originally posted by dion:
Originally posted by livinsvt:
Originally posted by dion:
Originally posted by SVT:
Sharp car, just watch for chassis cracking in the rear.
Yes, I've read about that, as with the E36 cars and I read that possibly the E46 cars as well. Mine isn't showing anything (yet), but I will keep an eye on it. And there's a guy on bimmerforums.com that has his own upgrade/reinforcement kit.
You mean Bimmers brake too. I thought it was just Contours
Yes, they will break in a big way. The suspension on this car is a combination of E36 up front and E30 in the back. The rear diff and suspension mounts literally get torn out from the car. The E36's do this as well, and there is a rumor the E46's may be doing it also. Plus, the S54 motor (315 hp in the M Roadster/Coupe and 333hp in the E36 M3) is prone to spinning bearings, which is why those motors carry a 6 year/100K warranty.
[sarcasm]Wow!! Makes me want to run out and buy one![/sarcasm]
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