New owner from Canada

[Kris]

Long time BMW owner and big E46 fan. I’ve had 2 E46 M3’s and a 325Xi Touring. I really wanted a ZHP after driving a friends. I ended up finding an IR/black 05 6 speed coupe in Canada with 160km/100k miles, 2 owners and a good stack of service records. Interior is very clean and the exterior is rust free. The paint is good except for the hood and A pillars which have a ton of stone chips. Plan is to get them repainted.

I’ve done some basic stuff so far, fluids, new FCAB’s and shifter bushings. Also replaced the windshield and peeled off an ancient clear bra to find clean bumper paint underneath. Plans are for new struts and springs for a modest drop and some sways and eventually an M3 LSD swap. It’s the best DD and road trip car I’ve had in some time.

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[anandoc]

Welcome! Whereabouts in Toronto are you? There are a couple of us here...I am in the North York area...

[Oli77]

Welcome to the Mafia. Car looks immaculate.

[704sw]

Welcome. Sweet stablemate too.

[slater]

kris! glad you made it over here - welcome! you'll find the attitude a little more mature than maxbimmer. ;)

your new ZHP looks great!

[fredo]

Welcome. Car looks great. :thumbup

[san]

Welcome Kris


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[Kris]

Welcome! Whereabouts in Toronto are you? There are a couple of us here...I am in the North York area...

Markham. Let me know when you guys get together

[Kris]

Thanks for all the welcomes. Great board with tons of great info.

@Slater yes this is more mature than Max (doesn't take much :p)

[Adi]

Welcome! Car looks really nice!

[ZHPizza]

Imola Red coupe and Titanium Silver touring?

Obnoxious pairing.



Welcome, from your US counterpart.

[Yelkos]

Welcome Kris.

Are those car lifts I see in your garage? Every Gear-Heads dream!

[slater]

Imola Red coupe and Titanium Silver touring?

Obnoxious pairing.



Welcome, from your US counterpart.

haha, didn't even think about that... ;)

we should try to put together a meet-up for when you're up here... one of the nights. beers + dinner. in the toronto area.

[anandoc]

burgers + beer. in the toronto area.

FTFY :)

[danewilson77]

Beautiful ZAM. Welcome

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[Kris]

Welcome Kris.

Are those car lifts I see in your garage? Every Gear-Heads dream!

Yep I got tired of working on the ground. Other than smashing my head all the time I love the lifts. We did a reno and this and the only part I really cared about was the garage ;)

[danewilson77]

:drool

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[slater]

:drool

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tell me about it!

kris, you've definitely made the most of the space you've got - i think it's 20x20? amazing.

[Kris]

tell me about it!

kris, you've definitely made the most of the space you've got - i think it's 20x20? amazing.

Hey Peter - yep it's not big but it's tall, something like 20' x 20' x 20'. No family garage stuff goes in there - all the kid crap is in a shed or in the basement. I don't even like them hanging in my space.

@ZHPizza, your car is my twin! Like your sig pic, looks like somewhere in the Blue Ridge Mtns

[ZHPizza]

@ZHPizza, your car is my twin! Like your sig pic, looks like somewhere in the Blue Ridge Mtns

Hah yep and yep. Pic was taken halfway up Grandfather Mountain.

http://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20170127/02e190ee90ad34b403566a8f381b6b9a.jpg

We're double twinsies as this is also in my garage:

http://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20170619/f5625380cc755ec01a439113db5517f1.jpg


Be sure to take full advantage of living close to Peter! His garage is actually just a stack of e46 parts with a roof.

[Kris]

Hah yep and yep. Pic was taken halfway up Grandfather Mountain.

http://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20170127/02e190ee90ad34b403566a8f381b6b9a.jpg

We're double twinsies as this is also in my garage:

http://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20170619/f5625380cc755ec01a439113db5517f1.jpg


Be sure to take full advantage of living close to Peter! His garage is actually just a stack of e46 parts with a roof.

Oh man that’s cool. Your Touring is a beauty. I sold mine last month to a buddy and I want another one already!


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[slater]

Be sure to take full advantage of living close to Peter! His garage is actually just a stack of e46 parts with a roof.

this is not far from the truth. ;)

i even have parts stored in my small barn. ;)

[Kris]

A few pics after paint and with my VMR’s installed

[BMWCurves]

The paint on your car is looking good

[3ZHP]

Welcome!


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[3ZHP]

Welcome! Whereabouts in Toronto are you? There are a couple of us here...I am in the North York area...

Where abouts? I grew up in Buffalo/Amherst and spent some time in Rotenchester.


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[Don Adolfo]

Welcome to the family. Great acquisition.


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[johnrando]

Beauty

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[holyc0w]

Liking the wheels and the paint :thumbsup

[Yelkos]

WOW, Lookin' Good

[Kris]

Now on Koni Yellows and Eibach pro-kit springs- credit to @slater for the setup recommendation. Had my first track weekend- the 135’s have track rubber now. Next up-
Shark Injector
Cone filter intake
Turner Wheel studs
Turner pedal covers
Camber plates
Apex ARC-8 18x8.5 et38, 18x9.5 et58
UUC sways

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[BMWCurves]

Nice, seems like you've been busy since your last update! Where are the pics of the ARC8s on the car?

Speaking of, you should head over to the ARC8 fitment thread and plop down your info:

http://www.zhpmafia.com/forums/showthread.php?21416-APEX-ARC-8-Fitment-Thread

[Kris]

Nice, seems like you've been busy since your last update! Where are the pics of the ARC8s on the car?

Speaking of, you should head over to the ARC8 fitment thread and plop down your info:

http://www.zhpmafia.com/forums/showthread.php?21416-APEX-ARC-8-Fitment-Thread

Thanks! I should have the Apex on hand next week and will post pics.


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[ZHPizza]

Now on Koni Yellows and Eibach pro-kit springs- credit to @slater for the setup recommendation. Had my first track weekend- the 135’s have track rubber now. Next up-
Shark Injector
Cone filter intake
Turner Wheel studs
Turner pedal covers
Camber plates
Apex ARC-8 18x8.5 et38, 18x9.5 et58
UUC sways


I'm going to assume those pictures were taken this morning with the 3ft of snow lol

I'm ahead of you on a few things on your list so I'll give my feedback:

Shark Injector -- kind of sucks, as we've recently found out. I liked the improved throttle response, but that's about all it does. I'd look into a Eurocharged or even AA tune before shark.

Cone filter intake -- I got great results from my DIY CAI, (http://www.zhpmafia.com/forums/showthread.php?19536-ZHPizza-s-red-car&p=560614#post560614) but it takes some work to make it fit on a facelift coupe. The power/efficiency boost is just awesome though. I think some heat shielding on the HFM will make it even better as it is still reading ~10F greater than ambient likely due to the HFM housing being heated in the engine bay.

Wheel studs -- just know that there's no good way to protect the threads from rusting up in your climate

Turner pedal covers -- a good budget option is the OMP 1010 set (http://www.madrussian.net/m3/review_omp_pedals.shtml). I was on the Turner pedal train until I saw that these would fit. Still haven't installed them, but I loved them on my other car.

ARC-8 -- HELL YEAH. I have 18x9.5et35 square and love it.

Sways -- I went budget on these too with a Z4M front (27mm) and 330xi rear (20mm). Solid improvement for little cost.

Good luck!

[Kris]

I'm going to assume those pictures were taken this morning with the 3ft of snow lol

I'm ahead of you on a few things on your list so I'll give my feedback:

Shark Injector -- kind of sucks, as we've recently found out. I liked the improved throttle response, but that's about all it does. I'd look into a Eurocharged or even AA tune before shark.

Cone filter intake -- I got great results from my DIY CAI, (http://www.zhpmafia.com/forums/showthread.php?19536-ZHPizza-s-red-car&p=560614#post560614) but it takes some work to make it fit on a facelift coupe. The power/efficiency boost is just awesome though. I think some heat shielding on the HFM will make it even better as it is still reading ~10F greater than ambient likely due to the HFM housing being heated in the engine bay.

Wheel studs -- just know that there's no good way to protect the threads from rusting up in your climate

Turner pedal covers -- a good budget option is the OMP 1010 set (http://www.madrussian.net/m3/review_omp_pedals.shtml). I was on the Turner pedal train until I saw that these would fit. Still haven't installed them, but I loved them on my other car.

ARC-8 -- HELL YEAH. I have 18x9.5et35 square and love it.

Sways -- I went budget on these too with a Z4M front (27mm) and 330xi rear (20mm). Solid improvement for little cost.

Good luck!

Thanks for the feedback! The pic is 4 weeks old and the snow is finally gone. The car is always washed and garaged so I should be ok with the studs (or I’ll store them in the winter). Hi

I don’t have the sways yet- is there a guide or part numbers so I know what year(s) to look for?


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[Kris]

Nice day for a detail
https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20180521/122f220ad16bc0f81342c243c8bfab30.jpg32979


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[johnrando]

Looks great

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[Kris]

Apex ARC-8 Anthracite installed. Added the detail to the Apex fitment thread

Staggered 8.5/9.5 on stock tire sizes.

APEX ARC-8 Fitment Thread
https://r.tapatalk.com/shareLink?share_fid=14392&share_tid=21416&share_pid=563674&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww%2Ezhpmafia%2Ecom%2Fforums%2Fs howpost%2Ephp%3Fp%3D563674&share_type=t

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[johnrando]

Sweet!

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[danewilson77]

Those look great. What are you lowered on?

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[Kris]

Those look great. What are you lowered on?

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Thanks. I’m on Koni Yellows and Eibach pro-kit springs. @slater set me up with the suspension specs.


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