central3 31 Report post Posted November 26, 2009 (edited) I tossed up whether to post in the performance section or not - figured I'd get too much grief so I'm playing it safe and posting my mod's as cosmetic. Regarding the exhaust - the AC rear muffler I brought didn't fit so well and I didn't like the oval tailpipe so after reading about a quad exhaust mod on E46 Fanatics I decided to do the same. The pictures tell the story - took quite a while to do as I wanted everything in stainless and the diffuser mod was fiddly. For the brake mods I stripped the calipers down and ground/polished out the casting marks before painting with epoxy. Had the anti rattle clips chromed and fitted new seals. I slotted and blind drilled the disc rotors - the depth of the slot/hole is just under 1mm as I didn't want to go past the recommended minimum rotor thickness. To get the curved shape I offset the disc by 45mm in an indexing head then spent 5 odd hours machining. The 330i has quite large diameter discs (325mm on the front and 320mm on the rear) and with the slots they stand out well behind the rims. Edited November 26, 2009 by central3 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Ari Gold Report post Posted November 26, 2009 LOVE the quad exhaust. Well thought out and executed! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Kaz 64 Report post Posted November 26, 2009 (edited) LOVE the quad exhaust. Well thought out and executed! +1 for quad exhausts, looks so good! Edited November 26, 2009 by *Glenn* Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
crazyarab 6 Report post Posted November 26, 2009 Awesome job on the exhaust, as you say I think the performance is questionable but damn does it look niiiiice ! Well done. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
*Glenn* 854 Report post Posted November 26, 2009 (edited) Thanks.... great pictures I really like the work you've done on the car as well... lookin good Edited November 26, 2009 by *Glenn* Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Lucan 196 Report post Posted November 26, 2009 badass, can you make a sound clip? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Apex 693 Report post Posted November 26, 2009 Well done, quality workmanship there! Not one for the purist’s?? Im sure any BMW fan would approve of those tasteful mods buddy! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
3 SERIES 93 Report post Posted November 26, 2009 Badass!! You've done a fantastic job, love it Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
*Glenn* 854 Report post Posted November 26, 2009 Its projects like these that make this forum. Nice car and a very well executed mod...well done Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
antil33t 90 Report post Posted November 26, 2009 Quad pipes look niiice! they suit the car perfectly! Nice plate too Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Cale 36 Report post Posted November 26, 2009 That looks awesome, good stuff. How does the E46 M3 exhaust differ from this? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
GLIDN 0 Report post Posted November 27, 2009 That looks awesome, good stuff. How does the E46 M3 exhaust differ from this? i would think theres perhaps space for a muffler behind the tips? But that looks awesome man, And a WHITE M330 - Sexy on wheels i'd have to say. good work. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Apex 693 Report post Posted November 28, 2009 How does the E46 M3 exhaust differ from this? Would differ by about $2,000 I would say... The M3 Exhaust is completely different though, it has the muffler sitting at the back of the car. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
hotwire 352 Report post Posted November 28, 2009 Great pics & a great result. You must be happy with outcome. I can sure see the work that has gone into this. Well done! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
dirtydoogle 383 Report post Posted November 28, 2009 Very very nice! I love it Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
