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Did the night drag wars the other month for the first time in the 335i Only did like 4 passes as it got really busy down there, 4th attempt took 1/2hr to que

After owning 2 e39 M5's with and without cats, I'd definitely choose cats. The smell at times gets in the cabin and it's not pleasant.

no no no, this won't do. you need to talk to the man who cornered the market in e38's, and, most particularly, 750's. Talk to Don @kulgan and he'll tell you the price, if he deems it appropriate for you to make an e38 aquisition.

Where's the fun in that?! Actually Link were helpful, I did ask them a couple of questions and they were quick to get back to me. There's only one way to find out whether or not it's correct!

Geez you guys are getting good times. I used to run one of these. 2.5 ton 13.9 et.

Mate had a new c63 and ran 12 sec flat and another mate had a tuned 4l Turbo s6 and did 11.8. It was a corporate day so were just looping through. No wait it was awesome

haha I have a Semi Mad Max car. The E38 will under go a different type of modification :-)

I've noticed the difference between the 545i and M5 - M5 feels meaty (part of that is the different steering wheel of course) and direct - but I'm still a bit chicken in the very tight carpark at work - partly the wider wheels and the steering is not as light at low speed. Could go up faster in the 545i.

Active steering changes the actual steering ratio according to speed. The servotronic steering on M cars is fixed ratio, changing only the steering weight (heavier at higher speeds),

Ebay UK :-) Or Ebay DE, if you're OK with German, or Google translate. Find part numbers HERE and google, or ebay them :-)

Shocks themselves were pretty reasonable - USD480. The rest of the hardware, and freight, runs higher. I end up paying the GST - if it's missed at the border - through adjustments on my GST return. About NZD 1350-ish all up. Sourced from FCP. I err on the side of caution, having had shock replacements done where dust boots or spring seats weren't replaced, and the creaking really pissed me off. With BMW recommendations for new fasteners (no re-use/mandatory replacement), and my caution - what's the point of that tear-down if you need $50 extra in parts - I order a lot of hardware. My e46 rides like a new one, hopefully this will too! tyres this weekend. @TermiPeteNZ you can expect a drive next catch-up ?

It's only good looking because it's the face-lift version with the front and rear ends fixed.

Followed my wagons slightly dirtier cousin into Carls jr on Paul Mathews rd, had to park up and get a photo.

Small update. Have since enjoyed the sh*t out of driving this thing a hell of alot. It sure does turn heads! Some positive, some negative - people roll up their windows when I pull up beside them in town! Cosmetically all Ive done since cert is have the windows tinted to 35% by Protint in New Plymouth. Craig did an amazingly good job! Mechanically its had a bit of a tickle up.. Ive fitted an aluminium gilmer drive pulley setup, admittedly theres no need for this but I love the way it looks and sounds! Also, the open diff was not cutting the mustard and the new found power tore the old subframe bushes to pieces. I commissioned a LSD build from a forum member and ordered a Powerflex bush set from Darren at NZAD and then got to work! The car now drives so much better, particularly at speed and under acceleration. The diff is SUPER tight and will take some getting used to, but at least its predictable. I had a ball this weekend driving around, even got out at night to light up the country side with some big old flames from the exhaust! Cant wait for another sunny weekend to get out and drive this beast! Ive added some photos and a very small video that someone got today - not long, but better than nothing! More to come hopefully - https://vimeo.com/166683745