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Originally Posted by slalomfever
sick car!
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thank you
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Originally Posted by e92ben
Trade for a e92 m3? :-) beautiful car man!
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i had an e92 m3 - and i ripped its guts out
thank you.
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Originally Posted by JoePcone
Awesome car, well done!
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thank you
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Originally Posted by Mdawood
Perfect man. Congrats.
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thank you
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Originally Posted by Kgolf31
well deserved. congrats!
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thanks Kgolf - i am a fan of your STX build
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Originally Posted by Law
Saw some pics trending on instagram; glad to see the full feature here.
As mentioned before, awesome & respectable build.
You basically did BMW's job for them. This is how the 1M should've been from the factory.  |
thank you. the car drives and feels factory. i really do think they wanted to build it but couldnt.
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Originally Posted by Crisp
You own my dream project car.
Respect for the build and creativity. Looks perfect.
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thank you
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Originally Posted by Jettt
Now all it needs is a supercharger?
Surprised it doesnt have one.
Curious to see the 1/4 mile times for this conversion lol
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no intention to supercharge it. If anything I will get a stroker. My main reason for doing an S65 swap was to have an NA car. I wanted the cooling, instant linear throttle and the high revving. A supercharger would induce a lot of the issues I had with an N54. This car is built for a roadcorse. It weighs 400lbs less than an e92 m3 with FBO tuned S65. it is plenty fast and extremely balanced.
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Originally Posted by jsaw421
Amazing ride, looking forward to your videos. So wish Matt with TST or Drive would feature it too.
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thank you. Matt Farah is driving the car at the end of the month. stay 'Tuned' for the video.
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Originally Posted by Sal@AUTOcouture
Congrats! I was lucky enough to be one of the many drooling over it at Bimmerfest this year  |
Thank you Sal. I have always been a fan of your builds and any compliment from you means a lot.
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Originally Posted by Jay-K
this is just DA bomb
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thanks Jay-k. Looking forward to your second 1m build.
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Originally Posted by Diver
An interesting car. For the next course how about the turbo 6 from the M4 in a 135i with wide body.
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Originally Posted by radiantm3
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Originally Posted by MParallel
Nice!
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thank you.
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Originally Posted by skunkd
Am I the only one that thinks this is a complete waste of time and money?
Not impressed. This money could have gone a long way elsewhere.
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Money is not a factor in this build. It was made out of passion and a vision. Most people get it, some do not. I was fortunate that many companies did see the vision and partnered up to contributed to the build and make this car happen. It is essentially takes the strengths of the e92 and the strengths of the 1m and combines them to create a unique car. It is a complete bastard car but is built out of all //M Parts. I take it to shows and people who HATE modded cars love this thing. It appeals to both purists and the more modcentric crowd. It truly has been a compliment to receive praise from both parties.
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Originally Posted by Jettt
How would adding a supercharger make the car worse?
He already put in a huge low torque motor into a small car and then added the wide body to make it even heavier lol
If anything the car is begging for a SC lol
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Supercharger adds more weight and introduces more heat ( even intercooled ones). A supercharger is an obvious choice for someone doing the typical thing. We live in a time where every single BMW in production is FI. NA is more of a statement in the show scene and it has been recognized. And again, this car is built for the road course. If i built it for internet bragging or airstrip, supercharger would 100% be the way to go.
As far as weight goes, there is weight savings throughout the car. CF panels, stripped interior, seats, battery, sunroof delete, lightweight wheels etc. etc. Despite having the m3 parts the car weighs 100lbs less than a factory 1m and 400lbs less than an m3. Its a fantastic car and drives and handles beautifully. Balance was my main focus over power.
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Originally Posted by Jettt
Im with you on that one. Whats funny is in a straight line he would probably get smoked by a FBO 135i lol
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in a quarter mile I would probably loose to a FBO 135i, but on the track... this car will take it. It is only recently that BMW's turned into drag cars. I built this thing to embody the traditional bmw values. Again, if my goal was to make a straight line car I could have done so. I had a FBO N54 before I did the motorswap. it was fun on the street but had cooling issues on the track.
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Originally Posted by SlowSaloonM3
the s65 lives on!!!
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yessssss
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Originally Posted by SlowSaloonM3
who cares about straight line? and that fbo 135i will get smoked by a 1988 Honda civic with a gt35 turbo. and?
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straight line wasnt my goal. if it was... I would have a tuned 997 turbo or an Alpha GTR