Nirvash - E46 330i - Green

[nirvash]

cool thanks, will send him a pm:thumbs:

 

[nirvash]

so i decided to treat myself and my car,
got a set of Vaders and Vipers for it,
really excited to get them fitted, got to save quite a bit of cash to do the rest of the exhaust though, but also paying of another upgrade for it first (an exciting upgrade:coolShake

thanks to Christo @bm325 for the awesome vaders, so happy with them!

and to @moranor@axis for the branches, also very happy with them

some pics

 

[Gizmo]

Now that you going to get a million offers on the vaders I have a set of 2 door e46 sport pack electric seats here I can sell you for cheap.

 

[nirvash]

IMG_1826 by FormTech3D, on Flickr

IMG_1824 by FormTech3D, on Flickr

IMG_1823 by FormTech3D, on Flickr

IMG_1822 by FormTech3D, on Flickr

IMG_1821 by FormTech3D, on Flickr

IMG_1820 by FormTech3D, on Flickr

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does anyone else get it where they try upload pictures and it says " image file missing" ?
annoying...

anyways, there are some pics of the viper branches,

@ Gizmo,
could you send me a couple pics of your seats?
i literally have no intention atm to sell the Vaders, i love them, and paid a fair amount for them, so the offer would really have to be a no brainer, but who knows,
interested to see what your seats look like,

im very interested to see the vaders in my car as well though,

anyone know of a good auto electrician who could help wire and make a loom to fit the Vaders in my e46?

 

[Yuben]

Awesome stuff Nirvash raise:

 

[nirvash]

just a small update,

received my Koni STR.T shocks from Moranor and my 3.46 ratio Diff from gimzo,





cant wait to get both on the car,
especially to feel that diff,

great service from Moranor,:clapper:
and thanks Gizmo for the really clean diff,:thumbs:

i should be getting my Meyle HD front control arms and new stabiliser links next week that need replacing on my car, then will put all the suspension components on at once,

then the list of things i have but need to install are:

3.46 diff
viper headers (and get full exhaust done)
then e36 m3 Vader seats,

then need to make some choices about the S/C kit thats on its way..:fencelook:

damn i still love my 330i:=):
such good cars these

 

[Zound]

You're Supercharging??!! :coolShake: :rollsmile:

 

[andre320D]

I have read that you better off with a longer ratio diff when going s/c. I might be wrong though. Good luck man.


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[DINODENASH]

those seats look the business man !raise:
are you going to have them re-dyed to match the rest of the interior ?

 

[nirvash]

You're Supercharging??!! :coolShake: :rollsmile:

thats the idea, i bought a used 330i RGM kit of another forum member at a price a couldn't say no to compared to importing one or new locally, but am undecided yet whether or not to fit it, as im having so much fun with the car as is, and its already such a good all rounder daily drive, also have some nice N/A mods like the exhaust and diff and would like to see how i feel once those are installed first,

s/c 330i does seem SOO very temping though, sleeper of note..

@andre320D

like i mentioned, going to see how my car is with some N/A mods then decide wether to s/c or not, can always put back the stock 2.93 diff if i go s/c
the 3.46 and s/c will make 1st and 2nd almost useless i should imagine, and burn through the other gears pretty quick to:thumbs:

 

[Zound]

Well if you do decide to get rid of the supercharger and stay pure NA, please let me know

Have you put the car on a dyno yet to see if the branches have made any difference?

 

[andre320D]

You're Supercharging??!! :coolShake: :rollsmile:

thats the idea, i bought a used 330i RGM kit of another forum member at a price a couldn't say no to compared to importing one or new locally, but am undecided yet whether or not to fit it, as im having so much fun with the car as is, and its already such a good all rounder daily drive, also have some nice N/A mods like the exhaust and diff and would like to see how i feel once those are installed first,

s/c 330i does seem SOO very temping though, sleeper of note..

@andre320D

like i mentioned, going to see how my car is with some N/A mods then decide wether to s/c or not, can always put back the stock 2.93 diff if i go s/c
the 3.46 and s/c will make 1st and 2nd almost useless i should imagine, and burn through the other gears pretty quick to:thumbs:

Cool man. I have the same Koni's with H&R springs on my 330i and I can say they are very good.





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[individj]

looks great..i would do mtech front, side, rear with just rear light swop to orange led. that diff is going to be great & the drop! a pity those free front sports seats in that colour were taken that would of been perfect as the colour combo is really nice! just with sports steering

 

[Yuben]

Good work Nirvash raise:

 

[OppositeLockMT]

Nice to see Pre-LCI E46s getting some love :rollsmile:

 

[nirvash]

@Dinodenash,
going to keep them black, i always wanted black seats for the car to break up the cream a bit, i think the contrast with look awesome, also the dash is black so will tie in nicely with the front,

@Zound,
will definitely keep you in mind if i stay na:thumbs:
also i haven't fitted the branches yet, soon though, being buying all sorts of other stuff and want to do the full exhaust when i fit them so need funds again now,

@andre320D,
great! glad to hear, i am also going to be going with the H&R springs when funds provide, and preferably, BUT they mite not have the right height for me so may have to go eibach, should be happy either way though. but i have heard that koni and H&R springs are a great combo

@individj,
the plan is either MTECH 2 all round, or m3/csl front MTECH 2 side and rear, or MTECH 1 front with MTECH2 side and rear, still haven't decided and a long time away from that so have time to make my choice, i like them all though,
would like LED rears to and will stay amber lenses,
like mentioned i want black seats in the front and love the m3 vaders i got:rollsmile:

@Yuben, oppositelockMT
thanks:rollsmile:

time to make more money for parts/fitment of stuff..:fencelook:

 

[Yuben]

I now consider the 330i as oldschool but oh so cool:coolShake:

 

[nirvash]

I now consider the 330i as oldschool but oh so cool:coolShake:

agreed 100%:cartel::thumbs::cartel:

best 3 series to date:fencelook:

 

[nirvash]

have a look here is anyone is interested in a supercharger kit for there E46 6cylinder cars, or for any other car for that matter:

http://www.bmwfanatics.co.za/showthread.php?tid=69531&pid=1124223#pid1124223

 

[nirvash]

just an update on my car/build and some more pics,

i recently at the end of last year installed my Koni str.t shocks all round, (thanks MoranorAxis)
also fitted front Meyle HD Control arms
as well as HD stabilizer/drop links in front

did all the work myself, was a lekker learning experience,
cars rides and handles beautifully now, what a great improvement over the last oem 170 000km parts..

here are a couple pics











then next week i got some stuff to do,
going to be sorting out some of the cooling system issues im having,
will be replacing my Thermostat, and installing a new expansion tank and cap,
then also hoping to sort out an oil leak by replacing the valve cover/tappet cover gasket,

then next week as well i should be getting my 15% window tint,
as well as installing my exhaust system i got from moranoraxis as well as viper headers and new exhaust manifold gaskets
cant wait to here the sound, should be epic,
mandrel bent dual 57mm system
viper headers

going to dyno the car next week after replacing the said issue items
then do the exhaust then dyno again,

then add bmc or k&n flat bed filter then dyno again,

then software then dyno again,
really interested to see where my money end up in terms of results,
also so many people have opinions etc but theres not that much real info out there





















also a little mile stone on the car:rollsmile:



will update next week as i progress