BMW E46 MODS // DOES YOUR E46 HANDLE LIKE A PRIUS? THEN ... DO THIS!
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- čas přidán 7. 11. 2020
- Does your BMW E46 handle like a PRIUS and not the sports car it was designed to be?
Do you want precise turn-in into the corners?
Crave smooth acceleration onto the straights?
In this video I have put together a list of suspension mods that you can do on your BMW E46 and get it back to handling like the sports car that it is renowned for.
With the tips and advice that I will give you, your BMW E46 will come alive, and as a bonus, all of the suspension mods that I explain can be done at home and you can save hundreds of dollars in labour costs. It's a Win Win!
My Car
2003 BMW E46 325Ci Coupe
Modifications and Suppliers (NOT Sponsored).
VF Engineering Supercharger
Schrick Camshafts
Supersprint Cat Back Exhaust
H & R Coilovers
Turner Motorsport Adjustable Sway Bars
Turner Motorsport Adjustable Rear Control Arm
Turner Motorsport Monoball Front Control Arm Bushing
Stoptech Big Brake Kit (Front)
Apex Wheels
Super Pro polyurethane Diff and Diff carrier bushes
UUC EVO3 Short Shifter with DSSR
Filmed using
Canon M50
Rhode Video Mic
Edited Using
Luma Fusion
Additional Footage and Graphics
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Gidday everyone. If you would like more performance tips for your E46, I recommend watching this video czcams.com/video/826NpUf6hQE/video.html
Randomly came across your channel just browsing and I've watched a few videos you've uploaded now and you are a very enthusiastic person, well informed and you put a serious amount of effort into your channel for such a small community you have built yourself. I'd like to see a video thoroughly discussing everything you have done to your car, and what you else you would like to do! I myself have the same car but in Topaz blue, I'm an enthusiast like yourself but I'm still in the learning stages, So listening to you is also educating me too!
Keep up the good work and I hope to keep seeing content from you. Also as soon as you can, monetize your channel/videos if you haven't already as that's how videos are suggested to other viewers watching similar content to this!
Good luck!👊
Thanks very much. Love your feedback and comments, it means a lot that you enjoy what I put together. I am planning a review video in the next few weeks to recap my first year on You Tube, and I will certainly give a more thorough outline of what I have done, and what I have planned. Thank you.
@@Sixty4motorsport Not a problem at all! Your content is enjoyable and educational, looking forward to the video as I have the same car... only without a supercharger!
E46 wagon with h&r track on bills b8s and m3 springs rear with b8 poly bushings EVERYWHERE quit literally e46 vert swag bars ecs running adjustable rear trailing arms 330 brake conversion with powerstop slotted front n rear thats the basically the big stuff oh yeah its.git a.full locker with 3.96 gears. Its a wagon and the suby's have no idea what the f just happened when the get eaten up.im the curves hillarious to see there faces. Its bkack with limo timt and e4y m3 staggered 18s. I love it. I have basically the same car in a xi version, white with limo.timt and same wheel package had to go with eibach pro kit though, u go.to low on an xi and u start having drive shaft problems
Nice!!
your video really helped on what suspension components i need to upgrade in my car, however i have solid poly bushing for the engine mounts, transmission and diff but not the rear subframe mounts(will be next on the list) have all m3 tie rods and poly bushing as well
the biggest thing i noticed was when you change to poly bushings, you really feel connected with the road especially the read diff bushings
My guy! This is what I needed
Love the shirt! Thank you for your vids! Great stuff!
This guy deserves a lot more subs and views!
Awesome videos
I must say as a car dyi , it’s really good to have thoughtful correspondence about both essential maintenance and improvements
For the E46. I have always serviced my cars , and always in need of education and sound advice.
A good mechanic is hard to find but worth every cent.
What I like to see is someone who explains/ shows all the necessary tools and steps you through the process.
Great videos!!
Love the content!! Please keep it going!
Thanks! Will do!
Love the videos mate 👌🏼
Thanks 👍
Man, i absolutly love ur content, your 325ci must be awesome to drive, a real M3 killer. To be honest i’m watching all of your videos right now and you can be sure that the E46 i’ll buy very soon will be inspired of your work. I mean wow your chassis must be awesome to drive and too much people forget about this and prefer to mod their engine, wheels etc, but chassis is so important.
Be sure my near future 325ci or 330ci if my bank let me 😜, gonna be clean like yours. What a pleasure
Keep it up 👍
to clear some things up. cup kits are not bad by any means. red h&r springs matched with bilstein b8s and vorslag plates will outpeform coilovers twice the price just as your h&r twintube. putting spherical joints on all suspension components is a bad idea in a road car. the bad roads will kill it very fast. You also forgot one of the most important mods. when the front macpherson suspension is lowered too much your lower control arms no longer sit straight and it moves you roll centre way higher up incrasing body roll. this requires a correction kit. this is also the reason e46's without them run huge negatve front camber with huge front swaybars (we talking -3.5 degress and 30-40mm bars)
Gidday, thanks for the feedback. I don't believe that I suggested that Cup Kits were a bad decision, rather the use of a coil over allows more flexibility in setting the ride height, like in my build where I want a lowered stance, but a bit higher than the fixed height that the range of cup kits offer. Also, I am not installing spherical bearings on all the suspension components, only on the front control arms. I believe I do mention the use of solid bearings is only for Track applications. All others bearings on my build are either Polyurethane or M3 spec rubber bushes. You are very correct in relation to the suspension geometry, but as you are no doubt aware, the suspension is an extremely detailed aspect of your car, and to cover off on every aspect of the suspension would require hours, so I have tried to provide a basic, general starting point for those people who wish to start improving the overall performance of their BMW within a time frame that suits the average CZcams viewer (25 -20 minutes). It is always difficult when editing the videos to decide what should be said and what can be omitted, because I am very much aware that when you start modifying your car to an extreme level, ( such as drastically lowering the ride height), that there is a flow on effect which will require additional upgrades and modifications. I really do appreciate your comments, because this kind of feedback will be valuable to other E46 owners who do wish to take their E46 suspension to an even higher level of performance. Michael Taylor.
very tasteful mods. will be doing the m3 rubber bushings and shims on my daily e46. my e36 however I've done solid subframe bushings and poly everything else. it certainly does have a very tight suspension and makes for a very fun time around corners and even the nvh and vibration in the cab add to the experience, still not something id want to drive as my primary vehicle tho. also on the e36 i run an m3 rear sway bar and retained the front 328i front sway bar but used the m3 style upper sway bar mounts as the 328i sway bar is actually thicker than the stock m3 sway bar but it has less leverage with the stock 328i control arm mounts where as the strut mounted end links have more leverage. also did poly sway bar bushings, and Bilstein adjustable coilovers/shocks, and an adjustable rear camber arms.
Great video as usual: I have a 2003 330CI w 200k miles I’m restoring for sons first ride. Been focused on engine thus far and basics but can you help identify bang for buck? Assume struts need replaced, and bushings.. but unsure I can do it myself. Trying to target more OEM or even pick a part for many components if I find good ones and not necessarily upgrading aftermarket but on the bushings I would after watching your stuff
Standart suspension is fine for me, i just want to keep her like our first date
I am addicted to watching your videos! I wanted to ask if you reinforced the subframe mounts on the car?
No I haven't. When I removed the Diff and carrier I cleaned down the entire area and checked it out and it's fine. That said, it is a job that I have planned for next year before I do additional horsepower mods. Thanks Michael.
If I could double like I would 👍
The best in life 2 you e46 zimzimma
Hello to u, was u concerned when putting sway bar upgrade because I've heard they can rip out the fixing ? As I'm writing this I realised Turner Motorsport do test some of v parts they sell, also I think they design some parts or at least come up with new ideas for parts. I'd like to know how u r getting on with ur suspension because my E46 330ci is 2006 model & still got original suspension it's only done 92,000 saying that it's still a lot of miles on one set of shocks. All v best to u like ur video the best from what I've seen. Look forward to hearing how ur suspension handles. Victor O'Gorman United Kingdom.
Upload time! So good video! Btw, can you do a video advising about best e46 (M54) exhaust setups?
Thank you for the suggestion, and I do have future exhaust vids scheduled soon.
Sixty4motorsport thank you! Will be on the look for those!
Great to view your vids I have a 2002 330 CI BMW great car does that need to have the suspension updates ?
Good question. Not necessarily, it's personal taste. You can keep it stock and get a big improvement by replacing with 'stock' components.
So, that's what a rust free e46 looks like! I would like to do the same with mine, lots of rust in the rear subframe carrier.
7:41 - Question about the rear shock.. what adjustment setting are your Koni set to? (eg. full soft? 1.5 turns from soft?)
Word of the day; "chazzi"!
the euro skotty kilmer
Thanks - I think?🙄
Are coo lovers something that need to be changed at certain time? (Like oem shocks and struts that get blown overtime?) or are they one time purchase?
Great Question. Sure do, the shocks (or 'Shockies' as we call them), will need to be replaced or repaired. Depending on the quality I would have them checked at least every 100,000 kilometers. (I think that's about 80 thou. miles). Just because they may be of better quality than OEM doesn't mean they're indestructible and won't wear out.
@@Sixty4motorsport thanks for helping me out!
So on a e46xi model will the parts be the same or different I'm at 220,000 miles and I'm never done the rear bushings
They'll be different. Check ECS Tuning, enter your model details and it will show the parts that suit your car
Does anyone have a video how to replace inner tie rods on BMW 330xi 2003
Anyone! Anyone?
What jacks do you use ?
What exhaust system are you running ?
Ee46 Be mw
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