Mika v3.0. A complete overhaul on my 71,000 mile F10 M5 for Bimmerfest 2016

MCarsFan · 05-31-2016, 10:42 PM

Dave - I'm happy for you, and even happier that you've decided to go the long haul with your M5. Your wrap is great, your disk brakes look great too and as for the new wheels they look awesome. Glad you got a tune and crossed over to the dark side so aggressively! Wow pure turbos and a SSP clutch! Happy you are happy!
Quick one - when your tips were powder coated black did you find the RPI decals on the tips from Eloy easy to get on and how did you line them up straight on the tips? Still haven't put mine on!

RPiM5 · 05-31-2016, 11:00 PM

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Dave - I'm happy for you, and even happier that you've decided to go the long haul with your M5. Your wrap is great, your disk brakes look great too and as for the new wheels they look awesome. Glad you got a tune and crossed over to the dark side so aggressively! Wow pure turbos and a SSP clutch! Happy you are happy!
Quick one - when your tips were powder coated black did you find the RPI decals on the tips from Eloy easy to get on and how did you line them up straight on the tips? Still haven't put mine on!

Well I had done the tips black myself and I simply got a bunch of RPi decals that we're really designed for the RPi Air Scoops and I simply eye balled putting them on the tips. Lol! In fact RPi got the blacked out tip design from me.

MCarsFan · 05-31-2016, 11:23 PM

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Well I had done the tips black myself and I simply got a bunch of RPi decals that we're really designed for the RPi Air Scoops and I simply eye balled putting them on the tips. Lol! In fact RPi got the blacked out tip design from me.

Powder coated my exhaust in September. No regrets.

MpowerMike · 06-01-2016, 12:35 AM

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You can order the Cool Carbon Brake Pads from ECS Tuning website. They carry them in stock and offer fast delivery. I also ordered my EBC Brake Pads from Autoanything.com. They had lightning fast delivery. AutoAnything also offers EBC Brake Pads for the Front Rotors as well if you want to go that route. Either way, I love the Cool Carbon Pads, they truly made a world of difference for street driving. It's almost like owning Carbon Ceramic Brakes, as far as brake dust goes, but without the really bad cold pad warm up time and high cost.

What would you recommend me to do ? Go with front and rear ebc pads or front cool carbon and rear ebc ? Any downsides mixing and matching ?

RPiM5 · 06-01-2016, 12:42 AM

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What would you recommend me to do ? Go with front and rear ebc pads or front cool carbon and rear ebc ? Any downsides mixing and matching ?

The EBC Pads and the Cool Carbons probably have different heat tolerances but I can't remember what the EBC's are, however for street use it really doesn't matter, you will be fine with either. I didn't really find a good place to order the EBC Pads from later on that's why I got the Cool Carbon's first and ECS Tuning makes it convenient to order from them. No downsides to mixing and matching, at least none that I can tell.

MpowerMike · 06-01-2016, 12:50 AM

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The EBC Pads and the Cool Carbons probably have different heat tolerances but I can't remember what the EBC's are, however for street use it really doesn't matter, you will be fine with either. I didn't really find a good place to order the EBC Pads from later on that's why I got the Cool Carbon's first and ECS Tuning makes it convenient to order from them. No downsides to mixing and matching, at least none that I can tell.

Great! Thanks for the info , just to ask which meth kit did you go with?

RPiM5 · 06-01-2016, 12:53 AM

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Great! Thanks for the info , just to ask which meth kit did you go with?

Burger Motorsports.

Phatcat · 06-01-2016, 03:31 AM

Jesus, am I reading an internet post or a novel?

Kidding aside, it was very informative, thanks for taking the time and I enjoyed reading it.

boots · 06-01-2016, 05:02 AM

Your car looks great and the upgrades are awesome. Great write up too. Clutch upgrade is in my near future as well but I may install the Dodson. I just have to find the right company to tackle the job.

frisky · 06-01-2016, 07:26 AM

Holy shit dude! I didnt realise your car was actually black! haha.

And the new 3.0 wrap is sooo California! Its awesome!!! Congrats on this amazing ride!

6spdterror · 06-01-2016, 07:31 AM

Great writeup Dave! Funny thing is i was actually at Half Moon restaurant the other day with a friend and had great memories of when we had that meet there!

MpowerMike · 06-02-2016, 10:57 PM

How much power does it put down with the meth and upgraded turbos /jb4 bcm? Any graphs ?

M5Beast_NYC · 06-02-2016, 11:34 PM

Great write up! Glad you kept the car. I love the new wrap. Whats the name of this blue?

RPiM5 · 06-02-2016, 11:55 PM

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How much power does it put down with the meth and upgraded turbos /jb4 bcm? Any graphs ?

Not yet. Will be heading to the dyno next week hopefully. I'm not looking to go all next level like allmotor_2000. Lol! I'm just looking for reliable power levels. After all of my research I believe the stock internals can handle at least 1,000hp but I do not think other components on the car handle that much and will need to be upgraded. I think fueling will be a road block looking for more power too. I'll be happy with the car making around 900hp if it's reliable. If not then no biggie, we'll dial it back. Don't worry I will be updating with dyno graphs in the future.

RPiM5 · 06-02-2016, 11:56 PM

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Great write up! Glad you kept the car. I love the new wrap. Whats the name of this blue?

Pearl Mexico Blue. The ladies love it too.

MCarsFan · 06-03-2016, 01:57 AM

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Not yet. Will be heading to the dyno next week hopefully. I'm not looking to go all next level like allmotor_2000. Lol! I'm just looking for reliable power levels. After all of my research I believe the stock internals can handle at least 1,000hp but I do not think other components on the car handle that much and will need to be upgraded. I think fueling will be a road block looking for more power too. I'll be happy with the car making around 900hp if it's reliable. If not then no biggie, we'll dial it back. Don't worry I will be updating with dyno graphs in the future.

Agree, but I think the stock internals will have issues if the torque numbers get too high.. Over 850 lb ft and in the long run.. Personally can't wait for internals to be strengthened so I have more confidence to push more.

RPiM5 · 06-03-2016, 10:14 PM

Guys, I also just wanted to share with you my Blackstone Oil Analysis Report from a couple months ago. This report also influenced my decision to proceed with the upgrades in performance. This oil analysis was conducted at about 69,000 miles on the engine. I think this goes to show just how strong and reliable these engines are. Oil changes every 6,000 miles of course.

Read the comments.

smoorebmw · 06-03-2016, 11:03 PM

Dave - Wow what a write up! I will def be keeping up with you on TwinTurboTactics.com. I need to see Mika soon, when I last saw her she only had like 3k miles on her, crazy!! Love the new 3.0v!!! Best looking f10 I've seen - great job! Let's get together soon man, I now live downtown. I need some advice with my F10 - she only has 8k miles now.

Bobby_Drake · 06-05-2016, 05:41 PM

RPiM5,

Saw your car at HRE open house. Sick ride bro.

RPiM5 · 06-05-2016, 08:53 PM

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RPiM5,

Saw your car at HRE open house. Sick ride bro.

Thanks bro! Yeah it was really fun yesterday. Did you see the McLaren P1 in the building? So sick!

dhirm5 · 06-06-2016, 01:23 PM

Great stuff as usual, Dave; you don't happen to have a Vbox? I'd love to see how the upgraded turbos/tune/etc affect real world performance improvements.

60-130, 1/4 mile, etc.

Bobby_Drake · 06-06-2016, 01:54 PM

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Thanks bro! Yeah it was really fun yesterday. Did you see the McLaren P1 in the building? So sick!

Yeah. Too many eye candy!

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MCarsFan Lieutenant Colonel 363 Rep 1,805 Posts Drives: 2014 BMW M5 F10 CP Join Date: Apr 2013 Location: Dallas, Texas iTrader: (0) Garage List 2014 BMW F10 M5 [10.00]	Dave - I'm happy for you, and even happier that you've decided to go the long haul with your M5. Your wrap is great, your disk brakes look great too and as for the new wheels they look awesome. Glad you got a tune and crossed over to the dark side so aggressively! Wow pure turbos and a SSP clutch! Happy you are happy! Quick one - when your tips were powder coated black did you find the RPI decals on the tips from Eloy easy to get on and how did you line them up straight on the tips? Still haven't put mine on! __________________ 2014 BMW F10 M5 ZCP \| SSII / Black \| MSR Stage III \| MSR Intakes \| RPi GTM Exhaust \| RPi Catless Downpipes \|RW Carbon Front Lip \| RW Carbon Diffuser \| RW Carbon Trunk Spoiler \|
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boots Curve Thrasher 623 Rep 3,773 Posts Drives: 2013 Bmw m5..White/Blk. Join Date: Nov 2012 Location: Cypress Tx iTrader: (0)	Your car looks great and the upgrades are awesome. Great write up too. Clutch upgrade is in my near future as well but I may install the Dodson. I just have to find the right company to tackle the job.
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RPiM5 Major General 2873 Rep 7,885 Posts Drives: Black M5 Join Date: Apr 2012 Location: Earth 616 iTrader: (0)	Guys, I also just wanted to share with you my Blackstone Oil Analysis Report from a couple months ago. This report also influenced my decision to proceed with the upgrades in performance. This oil analysis was conducted at about 69,000 miles on the engine. I think this goes to show just how strong and reliable these engines are. Oil changes every 6,000 miles of course. Read the comments. Attached Images __________________ Last edited by RPiM5; 06-03-2016 at 10:20 PM..
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smoorebmw Private First Class 57 Rep 120 Posts Drives: F10 M5 - F80 M3 (GF's) Join Date: Nov 2012 Location: San Diego iTrader: (0)	Dave - Wow what a write up! I will def be keeping up with you on TwinTurboTactics.com. I need to see Mika soon, when I last saw her she only had like 3k miles on her, crazy!! Love the new 3.0v!!! Best looking f10 I've seen - great job! Let's get together soon man, I now live downtown. I need some advice with my F10 - she only has 8k miles now. __________________ 2013 BMW M5 - B&O Sound - Piano Black trim - 2 toned grey/black interior. 2016 M3 - Fully Loaded - GF's car Grave Yard - 2014 BMW 640i - 2007 BMW 335i - 2006 BMW M5 - 2003 Infinti G35 - 2002 BMW 740i - 2002 CBR 954r - 2000 BMW 540i - 2000 BMW 328i
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dhirm5 Major 177 Rep 1,155 Posts Drives: 2014 M5 ZCP, 2014 X5 35d Join Date: Dec 2010 Location: Bethesda, MD iTrader: (1)	Great stuff as usual, Dave; you don't happen to have a Vbox? I'd love to see how the upgraded turbos/tune/etc affect real world performance improvements. 60-130, 1/4 mile, etc. __________________ 2017 Porsche 911GTS - Agate Gray on Black 2009 Aston Martin DBS - Casino Royale Gray on Black (sold) 2014 M5 ZCP - Azurite Black over SSII Full (gone) 2009 M5 - Carbon Black over Sepang Full (gone - not forgotten) 2001 740i M-Sport - Carbon Black over Black (gone - not forgotten)
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