What do You Consider Your Most Important Upgrade...?

Heitzer · 11-18-2020, 01:25 AM

For me the Wavetrac LSD with altered final drive ratio creates the biggest smiles!

Udayan · 11-18-2020, 01:46 AM

E85 + stage 1 "flexfuel" remap. 100 additional hps, 70 N/m more torque and a cost of fuel divided by more than 2.

ggggbmw · 11-20-2020, 07:28 PM

Definitely the LSD. The regular M Performance version.

GoldfishRT · 11-20-2020, 08:40 PM

Tires by far. And practice for the monkey driving it.

But in terms of what upgrade I'm most enthusiastic about... well if Santa is kind I'll have a Dinan Stage 1 on the car in time for the new year.

babaikram · 11-24-2020, 05:07 AM

My MPE. It has made driving the car in Sport mode automatic joyous occasions.

I am changing the rear tyre from Michelin MPSS to Pilot 4 with wider 255/35/18 as we are speaking. The grip of MPSS when it is slightly wet is just poor even when driving in straight line.

aftercorbu · 11-24-2020, 06:27 AM

Cosmetic is the single most for our F22, using a variety of OEM and aftermarket making a good looking car look more aggressive but appropriate to our taste.

My mods for street cars through the years have always come in focused researched batches of cosmetic, power, braking, and/or handling. Not necessarily in that order. And not necessarily all of those things. For instance my G01 B58 will only see modest cosmetic and tire upgrades. Whereas our F22 N20 will be modified across all those categories, but not with one offs.

That being said, hard for me to ID a single best. Depends on what is most important to you at the time your making those decisions. And your funds available.

As I have gotten older I find that I begin with the cosmetic changes first. In my opinion wheels and tire are the most impactful for this platform changing appearance and handling and ride quality.

It’s a good discussion and helpful to those considering modifying their car to ID the consistent approaches taken by many others which they might consider.

delvec03 · 11-24-2020, 07:09 AM

CDV delete!

Lynx_Rufus · 11-24-2020, 07:37 AM

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Originally Posted by pmcmtnbkr

The best improvement you can make to a car is the diver behind the wheel take some of that cash you would spend on a carbon fiber dohicky and go inroll in a drivers school for a weekend

This. M School next week!

4Hockey4 · 11-24-2020, 01:15 PM

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Originally Posted by Lynx_Rufus

This. M School next week!

Yea I was on Evolution day class, but keeps getting pushed...arrgghhh

BenDiem · 11-24-2020, 03:45 PM

Replaced stock Pirelli tires with Continental A/S tires (Midwest weather...)
Tires are everything!

aftercorbu · 11-25-2020, 07:15 PM

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Originally Posted by Lynx_Rufus

This. M School next week!

SC or Cali? My wife and I just did the performance day class a few weeks ago. It was a blast.

normanb219 · 11-26-2020, 12:54 AM

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Originally Posted by Heitzer

For me the Wavetrac LSD with altered final drive ratio creates the biggest smiles!

curious, what changes when you change the final drive ratio?

Heitzer · 11-26-2020, 01:38 AM

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Originally Posted by normanb219

curious, what changes when you change the final drive ratio?

More thrust and getting through the rev range quicker. Provides more fun for regular driving.

It's an option for rear drive and manual transmission cars mostly. We discussed it in detail a couple years ago.
https://www.2addicts.com/forums/show....php?t=1113986

Lynx_Rufus · 11-27-2020, 11:03 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by aftercorbu

SC or Cali? My wife and I just did the performance day class a few weeks ago. It was a blast.

SC. Weather looks a little sketchy. Picked up the car there in Apr 19. It was a lot of fun... hoping for more content with the M school though.

Nightshifter · 12-07-2020, 01:55 PM

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Originally Posted by XutvJet

LSD by a mile and I don't even track the car.

I'd have to agree on this one... power mods become useless if you can't put the power to ground.

icin235 · 12-13-2020, 08:51 AM

Fabspeed Sportcat. More power, much better throttle response, better sound and no downside.
My biggest complaint when I first got the car was how "laggy" the throttle felt.

After that, my Auto Solutions short shifter.
https://www.m3post.com/forums/showthread.php?t=1349745
https://youtu.be/_Bkh8AVaPOo

Barry45RPM · 12-13-2020, 11:00 AM

Short Stubby antenna mast. Less attractive to Mast Breaker-Offers.

https://www.cravenspeed.com/the-orig...nvertible-f23/

MarcoZandrini · 12-13-2020, 11:08 AM

To the car: installing an Audiotec-Fischer MATCH 7UP BMW amp.

All else: driving schools at Summit Point (WV) and Virginia International Raceway (VA).

11-18-2020, 01:25 AM	#23
Heitzer Private First Class 103 Rep 130 Posts Drives: M235i; BMW S1000RR Join Date: Feb 2012 Location: MA iTrader: (0)	For me the Wavetrac LSD with altered final drive ratio creates the biggest smiles! __________________ [FONT="Arial"] M235i 6 speed, MGM. Wavetrac LSD with altered final drive ratio, MPE, MPK Airbox, side skirts, diffuser, Dinan springs, LCAs.
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11-18-2020, 01:46 AM	#24
Udayan Enlisted Member 11 Rep 31 Posts Drives: m240i vert Join Date: Dec 2018 Location: France iTrader: (0)	E85 + stage 1 "flexfuel" remap. 100 additional hps, 70 N/m more torque and a cost of fuel divided by more than 2.
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11-20-2020, 07:28 PM	#25
ggggbmw Lieutenant 433 Rep 442 Posts Drives: 2017 M2 Manual Join Date: Jan 2017 Location: Minnesota iTrader: (0)	Definitely the LSD. The regular M Performance version.
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11-20-2020, 08:40 PM	#26
GoldfishRT Private First Class 76 Rep 115 Posts Drives: 228i M-Sport Join Date: Apr 2020 Location: Denver iTrader: (0)	Tires by far. And practice for the monkey driving it. But in terms of what upgrade I'm most enthusiastic about... well if Santa is kind I'll have a Dinan Stage 1 on the car in time for the new year. __________________ 2014 228i M-Sport 6MT "And the Porsche is still behind us..."
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11-24-2020, 05:07 AM	#27
babaikram M6GCComp, Porsche Cayman S PDK, Peug 208 GT1 BPS 512 Rep 1,280 Posts Drives: . Join Date: May 2015 Location: England iTrader: (0)	My MPE. It has made driving the car in Sport mode automatic joyous occasions. I am changing the rear tyre from Michelin MPSS to Pilot 4 with wider 255/35/18 as we are speaking. The grip of MPSS when it is slightly wet is just poor even when driving in straight line. __________________ Acceleration is heavenly
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11-24-2020, 06:27 AM	#28
aftercorbu First Lieutenant 405 Rep 380 Posts Drives: 20 M2C, 20 S3 Join Date: Oct 2011 Location: South Carolina iTrader: (1)	Cosmetic is the single most for our F22, using a variety of OEM and aftermarket making a good looking car look more aggressive but appropriate to our taste. My mods for street cars through the years have always come in focused researched batches of cosmetic, power, braking, and/or handling. Not necessarily in that order. And not necessarily all of those things. For instance my G01 B58 will only see modest cosmetic and tire upgrades. Whereas our F22 N20 will be modified across all those categories, but not with one offs. That being said, hard for me to ID a single best. Depends on what is most important to you at the time your making those decisions. And your funds available. As I have gotten older I find that I begin with the cosmetic changes first. In my opinion wheels and tire are the most impactful for this platform changing appearance and handling and ride quality. It’s a good discussion and helpful to those considering modifying their car to ID the consistent approaches taken by many others which they might consider. __________________
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11-24-2020, 07:09 AM	#29
delvec03 First Lieutenant 90 Rep 351 Posts Drives: 228i Sport/ DSB Join Date: Feb 2015 Location: United States, DC iTrader: (0)	CDV delete!
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11-24-2020, 03:45 PM	#32
BenDiem Private First Class 76 Rep 184 Posts Drives: '19 M240i xDrive Join Date: Mar 2011 Location: OH-10 iTrader: (0)	Replaced stock Pirelli tires with Continental A/S tires (Midwest weather...) Tires are everything! __________________ Previous BMWs: '87 325is; '06 X3; '09 X3; '11 328i x-Drive; '12 R1200 RT; '13 128i; '13 X3 35i MSport Other/Current: '19 Porsche 991.2 TT; '21 Jeep Wrangler JL80A; ‘23 Lambo Huracan EVO RWD
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12-13-2020, 08:51 AM	#38
icin235 Private First Class 100 Rep 144 Posts Drives: 2015 M235i Silver 6spd Join Date: Jun 2016 Location: Santa Monica, CA iTrader: (0)	Fabspeed Sportcat. More power, much better throttle response, better sound and no downside. My biggest complaint when I first got the car was how "laggy" the throttle felt. After that, my Auto Solutions short shifter. https://www.m3post.com/forums/showthread.php?t=1349745 https://youtu.be/_Bkh8AVaPOo
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12-13-2020, 11:00 AM	#39
Barry45RPM Second Lieutenant 14 Rep 219 Posts Drives: 2007 MB E550, 2010 128i Conv Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: Ft. Lauderdale FL Area, USA iTrader: (0)	Short Stubby antenna mast. Less attractive to Mast Breaker-Offers. https://www.cravenspeed.com/the-orig...nvertible-f23/
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12-13-2020, 11:08 AM	#40
MarcoZandrini Major 444 Rep 1,264 Posts Drives: 2018 M240i Join Date: Jun 2017 Location: Virginia iTrader: (0)	To the car: installing an Audiotec-Fischer MATCH 7UP BMW amp. All else: driving schools at Summit Point (WV) and Virginia International Raceway (VA).
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