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3...Sport . Picked this up on Trademe a couple of weeks back sight unseen, and flew down to Tauranga on the weekend to pick it up. 2003 E46 325i MSport Individual - NZ New, 161km, auto, facelift, leather. Has a near full Coombes Johnston BMW service history from new. Ticked the boxes for what I was after for a daily driver. Given the overall condition of the car there are no plans other than replacing a few little cosmetic items (faded emblems, wiper blades etc), and a paint correction/protection in due course. Got stuck in yesterday tidying it up inside and out and she came up okay!

Finished the exhaust, now with ceramic coated 4-21 headers Mid section, M3 resonator and 745i round mufflers, because every Toyota needs more BMW parts.

Could we really have a second lady BMW owner called Amber? Welcome. Could be Motorsport suspension. Popular on the 325i.

Previous owner said it had been lowered with "new shocks and shortened springs by 1 inch". Sorry if this is a rather vague answer haha I'll look into it properly

https://www.trademe.co.nz/motors/car-parts-accessories/bmw/engines/auction-1422321031.htm

Pizza haha. I might use this as an excuse to get some new wheels. (The puncture not the pizza)

What a shame. Why do people do this?

Yea, pity the Greens don't get it. I would prefer a National/Greens government over a National/NZFirst government.

Andy , Stubie aerial mounted in your rear headrest with a standard inline 20db booster could work. Would have good height and should work through softtop. Booster something like https://www.aliexpress.com/item/12V-Car-Radio-Signal-Amplifier-ANT-208-Auto-Antenna-Booster-Louder-Speaker/32701889659.html?spm=2114.search0306.4.71.8QTSgU

Alright fellas after taking a step back from car ownership to spend time overseas I've returned and bought the one I always wanted ! ( almost ) 2006 325i MSport 85,000ks 2nd owner since import 20,000ks ago was lady driven and garaged in NZ. heres a couple quick snaps of the new swagon, it will probably see more gravel roads than any e91 should but whatever, subarus are crap and audis are well.. audis. found a set of style 95s for a pretty solid price but they need some love. So the next instalment will feature big dog wheels, refurb headlights, black kidneys and maybe some roof racks churr

We are doing M54B30 retrofit kits into E36,E30,E34 or older. Plenty of motors/looms,dme`s with ews delete,eu2 tune and more available. Also available 3 and 2.8 stroker kits for your M50. Call to discuss options.

Taking it for a Dyno this Saturday just to see where is it at the moment. Will look for the downpipe, will update if I could figure it out!

The Kelleners Sport Power Module sounds like a piggyback tune. I'd toss it and get MHD, it would be far more developed than some little known piggyback module. Not sure about injectors but an upgraded intercooler is definitely a nice surprise. Maybe you have a downpipe too? Hard to get a good look at them, maybe sticking a camera phone under the front right wheel well will allow you to see it. If so, you're set for a stage 2 MHD tune. Since you're not 100% sure on the state of the car, I'd suggest logging first with MHD to make sure all is ok. 380hp is pretty optimistic, that's about the top end of what people get on an N55 with downpipe + intercooler upgrades and an appropriate tune, on the stock turbo.

MMP

Won't make fun of you anymore. After that explanation it would be like teasing the handicapped kid at school...

Still need to wait a few days do a bit of buffing. Then onto the bumper

Anyone wanna buy an X5 for $6k?

The gate pin wasnt too bad better than most i see, down side at some point itll rattle enough to be a issue then i re sleeve it

Hmm don't think so, but I don't really know what to look for here, never touched another turbo before. Like if you moved it back and forth, it was like a direct connection to the flap, no wobble there, so as far as I can tell it seemed solid. Got it back last night. Took it for a test. The disconnected secondary O2 makes for a check engine light that MHD doesn't disable, so I've asked them if they can disable that code too. Combination of downpipe and PE exhaust mod makes the car pretty damn loud, too loud I think. Will consider doing something to tone it down later. Disabling the cold start in MHD makes the startups reasonable though. Subframe bushing and chassis brace aren't in yet, that'll be done after I've broken in the engine again (~1000km), when I bring it back for a check-up. Thought I might be bothered by a fuel smell or smoke when going catless and the car was idling or stuck in traffic, but... there's nothing at all, even with windows open. Mine has no secondary cats so it's completely catless. I think the tuna would have to be a once-a-week treat

I get the impression most millennials left BS for FB groups.

Triggered. I need a safe space!