415Banker
02-17-2009, 03:54 AM
I think it's time that I consolidated the stuff that I've done for this car and write a blog for it....
Current Setup:
Engine
Dinan Long Ram CF Cold Air Intake (installed)
Dinan MAF (installed)
Dinan Tranny Software (installed)
Styx Engine Software (reflashed)
Supersprint Dual Oval Tip with Resonator Delete (installed)
Suspension
KW Variant 2 Coilovers (installed)
Eibach Front/Rear Sway Bars (bought, waiting to be installed)
Linea Corse 19 Inch Staggered Lemans with Matte Black (right side) and Gold (left side) Centers with Polished Lips (installed, but will paint all wheels and lips Matte Black with Red Trim)
Toyo T1Rs 245/35/19 Fronts and 275/30/19 Rears (installed)
H&R 10mm Front Spacers/15mm Rear Spacers (installed)
BMW Carbon Blue Wheel Roundels (bought, not installed)
Brakes
Stainless Steel Brake Lines (installed)
Zimmerman Drilled Rotors (installed)
Akebono Brake Pads (installed)
Exterior
Rear Euro Plate (installed)
Go Mini Go No Hole License Plate Bracket (installed)
Victoria Court Vanity Front Plate (installed)
Depo P39 Headlights with MyCarr 62 LED Angel Eyes (installed, but looking for US Spec +01 Hella Xenons with EAS Auroras 60 LED Angel Eyes or Umnitza Orion V2s retrofitted)
Depo Smoked Sidemarker Lights (installed)
DDM 8000k HID Lows (installed)
DDM 3000k HID Fogs (installed)
Euro Dyne M5 Style Front Bumper (installed)
Euro Dyne Brake Air Duct Grille (installed)
E6 Candy Blacked Eyelids (installed)
Matte Black Kidneys (installed)
ACS Style Candy Blacked CF Flippers (installed)
Hella +01 UK-Spec Corner Tail Lights (installed)
Hella +01 Euro-Spec Tailgate Lights (installed)
Xenon Plate Lights (installed)
Xenon Bulb Backup Light (installed)
Carbon 8 OE Style Candy Blacked CF Hood (installed)
Jet Blacked Roof (painted)
M5 Style Mirrors with Euro Dyne Autofold Module (installed)
BMW Carbon Blue Hood and Trunk Roundels (installed)
Jet Blacked 540i Badge (installed)
OEM MTech Rear Bumper (being painted alpine white)
OEM CF Roof Spoiler (being wrapped in cf, then to be painted candy black)
Oznium Blade Super White Underglow Kit (bought, not installed)
In Style Graphics Vinyl (design being made with a Euro Dyne scheme)
Interior/Ice
Pioneer F90BT Double Din Navi Deck with Built-in Bluetooth (installed)
MSN Direct Traffic Control (programmed)
Pioneer Sirius Tuner (installed)
Sirius Direct Connect (installed)
HiFonics Brutus BXi1208D Amp (installed)
JL Audio 12 Inch W3 Sub with Custom Enclosure (installed)
Apple Ipod Nano 8GB Superslim in Silver Finish (installed)
Ipod Nano Integration (installed)
San Disk 2GB SD Card (installed)
Cobra 9990 Radar/Laser Detector (hardwired, but will replace it with a V1)
TKO 15 inch Flip Down Monitor (installed)
Custom Built Plexi-Glass CF Fabric Wrapped Bezel (installed)
Custom Built L-Brackets (installed)
Tsunami Power and Stereo Cords (installed)
Streetwire RCA Cords (installed)
PAC-SWS Steering Wheel Interface (bought, not installed)
Sony Playstation II (bought, not installed)
Stock Interior Wood Trim Wrapped with Euro Dyne CF Fabric (installed)
BMW Carbon Blue Steering Wheel Roundels (installed)
CF Auto Shift Knob (installed)
CF E-Brake (installed)
Broadway 300mm Extended Rearview Mirror (installed)
OEM Rear Cupholder Delete (installed)
NRG CF Racing Bucket Seats (bought, not installed)
VAC Motorsports Floor Mount Adapters and Sliders (bought, not installed)
NRG 5 Point Seatbelt Harnesses (bought, not installed)
MRTM Design Aluminum Grade Pedals (installed)
Recaro Youth Car Seat in Black/Beige (installed)
JLevi SW Xenon Super White LED Interior Dome Lights (installed)
Oznium Amber LED Footwell Lights (installed)
OEM +01 M5 Steering Wheel (bought, but lacking circular airbag)
Black Alcantara Headliner and Pillars (material bought, but not installed)
Maintenance:
(mad props to Qais and Mark of Southbay Autohaus in Hawthorne, CA - took care of me and the car! highly recommended!)
Labor
Pressure Tested Cooling System
Crankshaft Pulley Tested
Rear Suspension Check
Valley Pan/Main Gasket Leak Check
Heater Check
Oil Changes
Alignment
Intake Leak Check
OEM Parts Replaced
Thermostat Assembly (installed)
Expansion Tank (installed)
Expansion Tank Hose (installed)
Radiator Hoses (installed)
Cooling Hose (installed)
Water Pipe (installed)
O-Rings (installed)
Front O2 Sensors (installed)
Main Head Gaskets (installed)
Water Pump Gasket (installed)
Hub (installed)
Collar Screw (installed)
Rear Control Arms (installed)
Crankshaft Pulley (installed)
Belts (installed)
Battery (installed)
Radiator Upper Hose (installed)
Cylinder Valley Cover (installed)
Water Accumulator Gasket (installed)
Throttle Housing Gasket (installed)
Water Pump (installed)
Intake Manifold Cover (installed)
Pneumatic Rear Airbags (installed)
Intake Gasket (installed)
Woodruff Key (installed)
Crankshaft Seal (installed)
Air Pump Hose (installed)
Ball Joint (installed)
Valley Cover Cap (installed)
Expansion Tank Cap (installed)
Radiator (installed)
Under Carriage Panels (installed)
Future Mods:
Engine
VF Supercharger (hopefully be the stage II prototype)
Zionsville Radiator (thinking twice)
6 Speed Transmission Conversion
Secondary Air Pump Warning Delete
LSD
Race Cats
Brakes
StopTech BBK (saving up for it)
Suspension
Volk Racing 18 Inch Staggered TE37s in Matte Black (for future track use)
Yokohama Advan 18 Inch R-Comp Tires (for future track use)
Custom Roll Cage (Bolt On/Off)
Polyurethane Bushings
Exterior
Vorsteiner Powerdome Hood Single Sided CF to be painted in Tinted Alpine White with Candy Black faded Dome (on order)
Luis Duran ///OSS Custom Designed Side Skirts and Side Rear Diffusers (in process of being designed and fabricated)
Front Wheel Fender Liners
Clear Bra
Clear Ceramic Tint
Interior
MRTM SMG Paddles (or maybe a 6-speed tranny conversion =P)
Black Dash and Door Panels Swap
Black Rear Seat Swap with Custom Brackets for easy disconnection when car is being tracked
Black Carpet Swap
CF Fabric Door Panel Inserts
AC Module Replacement
Rear Right Dome Housing Replacement
Instrument Cluster Pixel Fix
Arai Racing Helmet (Nick Heidfeld Edition)
Kicker 4 Channel Amp
MB Quart Mids and Tweeters
Another JL Audio 12 Inch W3
Another HiFonics Brutus BXi1208D Amp
Custom Sub/Amp Box for easy disconnection when car is being tracked
Defi 3-in-1 LED Gauge
Looking at this future mod list, I'm looking at least $21K on mod money still... !!!!
But with just a month over a year of owning this touring it's definitely got a long list on changes. I could have not done this without help. I cannot ever stop thanking my sponsors:
Hank and Gary of Euro Dyne
Chris of MFest
Bobby of Bavarian Exclusive
Albert of The Wheel Supply
Zoeb of Linea Corse
Mike of Vorsteiner
Stan of Toyo Tires
Ken of K&W Autobody
House of Kolors
Qais and Mark of Southbay Autohaus
James of NRG Innovations
John of JLevi SW
Leif, Marcus and Casey of DDM Tuning
Chris of Best Buy Tustin
Hubert, Johnny and Gil of Circuit City Buena Park
Victoria Court
Jason the Upholsterer
Will of Laguna Tires
Eric of Supreme Power Parts
James of BJ Orchids
...and last but definitely not the least, everyone who buys from Euro Dyne!!! Without you guys, I won't have a job, lol =P...
Enough blah blah...
On with some vids and some pics!!!!
Interior Shots:
http://i295.photobucket.com/albums/mm124/eurodyne/pioneer%20avicf90bt/IMG_3916.jpg
http://i295.photobucket.com/albums/mm124/eurodyne/pioneer%20avicf90bt/IMG_3913.jpg
http://i295.photobucket.com/albums/mm124/eurodyne/cf%20fabric/e39%20installed/IMG_7050.jpg
Grocery Getter Gettin' Strapped for a DYNO during the Toys for Tots event last Christmas at VF Engineering!
http://i295.photobucket.com/albums/mm124/eurodyne/toys%20for%20tots%20mfest%202008%20-%2012%20-%2014/IMG_4282.jpg
http://i295.photobucket.com/albums/mm124/eurodyne/toys%20for%20tots%20mfest%202008%20-%2012%20-%2014/IMG_4285.jpg
http://i295.photobucket.com/albums/mm124/eurodyne/toys%20for%20tots%20mfest%202008%20-%2012%20-%2014/IMG_4286.jpg
Some intense pull! =P
YouTube - The first run...and please take note of the backfire afterwards lol...
Horrible Number though...this what triggered me to get my maintenance done, lol =P
http://i295.photobucket.com/albums/mm124/eurodyne/toys%20for%20tots%20mfest%202008%20-%2012%20-%2014/JoeDyno.jpg
I miss these DPEs =(...
http://i120.photobucket.com/albums/o161/jvcajita/brandon%20ferguson%20photography/2795424536_fa340c0cd6_b.jpg
...and how Arnold is at its current state ...
http://i120.photobucket.com/albums/o161/jvcajita/for%20lu/IMG_4585.jpg
http://i120.photobucket.com/albums/o161/jvcajita/for%20lu/IMG_4584.jpg
http://i120.photobucket.com/albums/o161/jvcajita/for%20lu/IMG_4587.jpg
http://i120.photobucket.com/albums/o161/jvcajita/for%20lu/IMG_4588.jpg
http://i120.photobucket.com/albums/o161/jvcajita/for%20lu/IMG_4589.jpg
http://i120.photobucket.com/albums/o161/jvcajita/for%20lu/IMG_4591.jpg
http://i120.photobucket.com/albums/o161/jvcajita/for%20lu/IMG_4592.jpg
http://i120.photobucket.com/albums/o161/jvcajita/for%20lu/IMG_4597.jpg
http://i120.photobucket.com/albums/o161/jvcajita/for%20lu/IMG_4599.jpg
http://i120.photobucket.com/albums/o161/jvcajita/for%20lu/IMG_4603.jpg
stayed tuned...next photoshoot with Arnold will be graced with the newest Euro Dyne model...can't tell until pictures are taken ...and nope its not gonna be with the girl in my sig ...Don't get me wrong, Joanna is a cutie...but we gotta change things a bit once in a while...
Current Setup:
Engine
Dinan Long Ram CF Cold Air Intake (installed)
Dinan MAF (installed)
Dinan Tranny Software (installed)
Styx Engine Software (reflashed)
Supersprint Dual Oval Tip with Resonator Delete (installed)
Suspension
KW Variant 2 Coilovers (installed)
Eibach Front/Rear Sway Bars (bought, waiting to be installed)
Linea Corse 19 Inch Staggered Lemans with Matte Black (right side) and Gold (left side) Centers with Polished Lips (installed, but will paint all wheels and lips Matte Black with Red Trim)
Toyo T1Rs 245/35/19 Fronts and 275/30/19 Rears (installed)
H&R 10mm Front Spacers/15mm Rear Spacers (installed)
BMW Carbon Blue Wheel Roundels (bought, not installed)
Brakes
Stainless Steel Brake Lines (installed)
Zimmerman Drilled Rotors (installed)
Akebono Brake Pads (installed)
Exterior
Rear Euro Plate (installed)
Go Mini Go No Hole License Plate Bracket (installed)
Victoria Court Vanity Front Plate (installed)
Depo P39 Headlights with MyCarr 62 LED Angel Eyes (installed, but looking for US Spec +01 Hella Xenons with EAS Auroras 60 LED Angel Eyes or Umnitza Orion V2s retrofitted)
Depo Smoked Sidemarker Lights (installed)
DDM 8000k HID Lows (installed)
DDM 3000k HID Fogs (installed)
Euro Dyne M5 Style Front Bumper (installed)
Euro Dyne Brake Air Duct Grille (installed)
E6 Candy Blacked Eyelids (installed)
Matte Black Kidneys (installed)
ACS Style Candy Blacked CF Flippers (installed)
Hella +01 UK-Spec Corner Tail Lights (installed)
Hella +01 Euro-Spec Tailgate Lights (installed)
Xenon Plate Lights (installed)
Xenon Bulb Backup Light (installed)
Carbon 8 OE Style Candy Blacked CF Hood (installed)
Jet Blacked Roof (painted)
M5 Style Mirrors with Euro Dyne Autofold Module (installed)
BMW Carbon Blue Hood and Trunk Roundels (installed)
Jet Blacked 540i Badge (installed)
OEM MTech Rear Bumper (being painted alpine white)
OEM CF Roof Spoiler (being wrapped in cf, then to be painted candy black)
Oznium Blade Super White Underglow Kit (bought, not installed)
In Style Graphics Vinyl (design being made with a Euro Dyne scheme)
Interior/Ice
Pioneer F90BT Double Din Navi Deck with Built-in Bluetooth (installed)
MSN Direct Traffic Control (programmed)
Pioneer Sirius Tuner (installed)
Sirius Direct Connect (installed)
HiFonics Brutus BXi1208D Amp (installed)
JL Audio 12 Inch W3 Sub with Custom Enclosure (installed)
Apple Ipod Nano 8GB Superslim in Silver Finish (installed)
Ipod Nano Integration (installed)
San Disk 2GB SD Card (installed)
Cobra 9990 Radar/Laser Detector (hardwired, but will replace it with a V1)
TKO 15 inch Flip Down Monitor (installed)
Custom Built Plexi-Glass CF Fabric Wrapped Bezel (installed)
Custom Built L-Brackets (installed)
Tsunami Power and Stereo Cords (installed)
Streetwire RCA Cords (installed)
PAC-SWS Steering Wheel Interface (bought, not installed)
Sony Playstation II (bought, not installed)
Stock Interior Wood Trim Wrapped with Euro Dyne CF Fabric (installed)
BMW Carbon Blue Steering Wheel Roundels (installed)
CF Auto Shift Knob (installed)
CF E-Brake (installed)
Broadway 300mm Extended Rearview Mirror (installed)
OEM Rear Cupholder Delete (installed)
NRG CF Racing Bucket Seats (bought, not installed)
VAC Motorsports Floor Mount Adapters and Sliders (bought, not installed)
NRG 5 Point Seatbelt Harnesses (bought, not installed)
MRTM Design Aluminum Grade Pedals (installed)
Recaro Youth Car Seat in Black/Beige (installed)
JLevi SW Xenon Super White LED Interior Dome Lights (installed)
Oznium Amber LED Footwell Lights (installed)
OEM +01 M5 Steering Wheel (bought, but lacking circular airbag)
Black Alcantara Headliner and Pillars (material bought, but not installed)
Maintenance:
(mad props to Qais and Mark of Southbay Autohaus in Hawthorne, CA - took care of me and the car! highly recommended!)
Labor
Pressure Tested Cooling System
Crankshaft Pulley Tested
Rear Suspension Check
Valley Pan/Main Gasket Leak Check
Heater Check
Oil Changes
Alignment
Intake Leak Check
OEM Parts Replaced
Thermostat Assembly (installed)
Expansion Tank (installed)
Expansion Tank Hose (installed)
Radiator Hoses (installed)
Cooling Hose (installed)
Water Pipe (installed)
O-Rings (installed)
Front O2 Sensors (installed)
Main Head Gaskets (installed)
Water Pump Gasket (installed)
Hub (installed)
Collar Screw (installed)
Rear Control Arms (installed)
Crankshaft Pulley (installed)
Belts (installed)
Battery (installed)
Radiator Upper Hose (installed)
Cylinder Valley Cover (installed)
Water Accumulator Gasket (installed)
Throttle Housing Gasket (installed)
Water Pump (installed)
Intake Manifold Cover (installed)
Pneumatic Rear Airbags (installed)
Intake Gasket (installed)
Woodruff Key (installed)
Crankshaft Seal (installed)
Air Pump Hose (installed)
Ball Joint (installed)
Valley Cover Cap (installed)
Expansion Tank Cap (installed)
Radiator (installed)
Under Carriage Panels (installed)
Future Mods:
Engine
VF Supercharger (hopefully be the stage II prototype)
Zionsville Radiator (thinking twice)
6 Speed Transmission Conversion
Secondary Air Pump Warning Delete
LSD
Race Cats
Brakes
StopTech BBK (saving up for it)
Suspension
Volk Racing 18 Inch Staggered TE37s in Matte Black (for future track use)
Yokohama Advan 18 Inch R-Comp Tires (for future track use)
Custom Roll Cage (Bolt On/Off)
Polyurethane Bushings
Exterior
Vorsteiner Powerdome Hood Single Sided CF to be painted in Tinted Alpine White with Candy Black faded Dome (on order)
Luis Duran ///OSS Custom Designed Side Skirts and Side Rear Diffusers (in process of being designed and fabricated)
Front Wheel Fender Liners
Clear Bra
Clear Ceramic Tint
Interior
MRTM SMG Paddles (or maybe a 6-speed tranny conversion =P)
Black Dash and Door Panels Swap
Black Rear Seat Swap with Custom Brackets for easy disconnection when car is being tracked
Black Carpet Swap
CF Fabric Door Panel Inserts
AC Module Replacement
Rear Right Dome Housing Replacement
Instrument Cluster Pixel Fix
Arai Racing Helmet (Nick Heidfeld Edition)
Kicker 4 Channel Amp
MB Quart Mids and Tweeters
Another JL Audio 12 Inch W3
Another HiFonics Brutus BXi1208D Amp
Custom Sub/Amp Box for easy disconnection when car is being tracked
Defi 3-in-1 LED Gauge
Looking at this future mod list, I'm looking at least $21K on mod money still... !!!!
But with just a month over a year of owning this touring it's definitely got a long list on changes. I could have not done this without help. I cannot ever stop thanking my sponsors:
Hank and Gary of Euro Dyne
Chris of MFest
Bobby of Bavarian Exclusive
Albert of The Wheel Supply
Zoeb of Linea Corse
Mike of Vorsteiner
Stan of Toyo Tires
Ken of K&W Autobody
House of Kolors
Qais and Mark of Southbay Autohaus
James of NRG Innovations
John of JLevi SW
Leif, Marcus and Casey of DDM Tuning
Chris of Best Buy Tustin
Hubert, Johnny and Gil of Circuit City Buena Park
Victoria Court
Jason the Upholsterer
Will of Laguna Tires
Eric of Supreme Power Parts
James of BJ Orchids
...and last but definitely not the least, everyone who buys from Euro Dyne!!! Without you guys, I won't have a job, lol =P...
Enough blah blah...
On with some vids and some pics!!!!
Interior Shots:
http://i295.photobucket.com/albums/mm124/eurodyne/pioneer%20avicf90bt/IMG_3916.jpg
http://i295.photobucket.com/albums/mm124/eurodyne/pioneer%20avicf90bt/IMG_3913.jpg
http://i295.photobucket.com/albums/mm124/eurodyne/cf%20fabric/e39%20installed/IMG_7050.jpg
Grocery Getter Gettin' Strapped for a DYNO during the Toys for Tots event last Christmas at VF Engineering!
http://i295.photobucket.com/albums/mm124/eurodyne/toys%20for%20tots%20mfest%202008%20-%2012%20-%2014/IMG_4282.jpg
http://i295.photobucket.com/albums/mm124/eurodyne/toys%20for%20tots%20mfest%202008%20-%2012%20-%2014/IMG_4285.jpg
http://i295.photobucket.com/albums/mm124/eurodyne/toys%20for%20tots%20mfest%202008%20-%2012%20-%2014/IMG_4286.jpg
Some intense pull! =P
YouTube - The first run...and please take note of the backfire afterwards lol...
Horrible Number though...this what triggered me to get my maintenance done, lol =P
http://i295.photobucket.com/albums/mm124/eurodyne/toys%20for%20tots%20mfest%202008%20-%2012%20-%2014/JoeDyno.jpg
I miss these DPEs =(...
http://i120.photobucket.com/albums/o161/jvcajita/brandon%20ferguson%20photography/2795424536_fa340c0cd6_b.jpg
...and how Arnold is at its current state ...
http://i120.photobucket.com/albums/o161/jvcajita/for%20lu/IMG_4585.jpg
http://i120.photobucket.com/albums/o161/jvcajita/for%20lu/IMG_4584.jpg
http://i120.photobucket.com/albums/o161/jvcajita/for%20lu/IMG_4587.jpg
http://i120.photobucket.com/albums/o161/jvcajita/for%20lu/IMG_4588.jpg
http://i120.photobucket.com/albums/o161/jvcajita/for%20lu/IMG_4589.jpg
http://i120.photobucket.com/albums/o161/jvcajita/for%20lu/IMG_4591.jpg
http://i120.photobucket.com/albums/o161/jvcajita/for%20lu/IMG_4592.jpg
http://i120.photobucket.com/albums/o161/jvcajita/for%20lu/IMG_4597.jpg
http://i120.photobucket.com/albums/o161/jvcajita/for%20lu/IMG_4599.jpg
http://i120.photobucket.com/albums/o161/jvcajita/for%20lu/IMG_4603.jpg
stayed tuned...next photoshoot with Arnold will be graced with the newest Euro Dyne model...can't tell until pictures are taken ...and nope its not gonna be with the girl in my sig ...Don't get me wrong, Joanna is a cutie...but we gotta change things a bit once in a while...