Journal: M5 Guy's 2016 Space Gray

[MpowerMike]

Originally Posted by m5 guy

Thanks! Never got around to dynoing with the RK on. Sound wise I would say the Eventuri has more of that hollow cf sound where the RK has more of the whoosh sound if that makes sense.



Thank you. Changed them out over my water paranoia with front mounts. No other reason.



Yes sir! Already sold the wheels. Just waiting on the new ones to show up. Going to be running the Michelin P4S in a 275/305 combo. Aiming for the meat flush look this time around. Also expecting better response from this new setup do to weight and the new tires.

Really? The pilot sports never came in that size 275 , do you know when the p4s are coming out ?

[m5 guy]

Originally Posted by MpowerMike

Really? The pilot sports never came in that size 275 , do you know when the p4s are coming out ?

Correct. Currently only the super sports are available in 21 and only in a 265/305. There is no 275, but there is a 285, which has too big of a rolling diameter. Found that one out the hard way trying to make it work.

As far as I know the p4s only goes to 20s, but it does have a 275/305 combo that works on our cars.

[GcD]

Happy Holidays!

[m5 guy]

[boneca]

Originally Posted by m5 guy

some great BBS there
can't wait to see them installed

[SapphireM5]

Looking good Kimo! I kept my secret lol Cant wait to see them on your car

[m5 guy]

Originally Posted by boneca

some great BBS there
can't wait to see them installed

Thank you sir! Hope you had a great new year.

Originally Posted by SapphireM5

Looking good Kimo! I kept my secret lol Cant wait to see them on your car

Yes you did, I couldn't though. Should hopefully have them on the car in the next couple weeks or so. Photoshoot after of course.

[GcD]

SICK!

Specs?

[carrera2RSL]

R’s with spacers ?

[m5 guy]

Originally Posted by GcD

SICK!

Specs?

Originally Posted by carrera2RSL

R’s with spacers ?

Yeah...about that. As you two know I do not like spacers. Not one bit. So what did I do? Of course I went ahead and got a set that requires spacers.

I really wanted to do a 20 inch fitment with some great meat tires, but wanted to use an old school performance brand. My last 3 cars have all had wheels built at MHT so it was time for a change. To that end I looked at all available options for our car (not many) and determined that the FI-Rs would best meet my needs. Furthermore with only using spacers in the rear I could still achieve a fitment normally reserved for custom wheels and all steering feel/geometry of the front would not be affected. I'm further mitigating the situation by using Turner Motorsport 12.5 mm spacers with Tikore titanium bolts to ensure everything fits as perfectly as possible while being as light as possible.

With that said here are the final specs:

BBS FI-Rs in hand brushed gloss clear finish
20 x 9.5 front - et 22 - no spacer - 275/35/20 Michelin P4S
20 x 10.5 rear - et 22.5 - TMS 12.5mm spacer - 305/30/20 Michelin P4S
Tikore titanium lug bolts in gloss oem length front spacer length rear

Besides look at these things!

[carrera2RSL]

Originally Posted by m5 guy

Yeah...about that. As you two know I do not like spacers. Not one bit. So what did I do? Of course I went ahead and got a set that requires spacers.

I really wanted to do a 20 inch fitment with some great meat tires, but wanted to use an old school performance brand. My last 3 cars have all had wheels built at MHT so it was time for a change. To that end I looked at all available options for our car (not many) and determined that the FI-Rs would best meet my needs. Furthermore with only using spacers in the rear I could still achieve a fitment normally reserved for custom wheels and all steering feel/geometry of the front would not be affected. I'm further mitigating the situation by using Turner Motorsport 12.5 mm spacers with Tikore titanium bolts to ensure everything fits as perfectly as possible while being as light as possible.

With that said here are the final specs:

BBS FI-Rs in hand brushed gloss clear finish
20 x 9.5 front - et 22 - no spacer - 275/35/20 Michelin P4S
20 x 10.5 rear - et 22.5 - TMS 12.5mm spacer - 305/30/20 Michelin P4S
Tikore titanium lug bolts in gloss oem length front spacer length rear

Besides look at these things!

I think you will find spacers okay, I can't use them any more with Centre locks, but interestingly Porsche actually supply spacers with wheels fro some fitments from the factory as well as selling them

[m5 guy]

Mod Update:

This update will cover the mods that went on December through March time frame. This will also most likely be my last update for awhile as I bent a rod this past Friday. Plan is to build the engine and get some clutches and turbos. Should be awesome whenever that is accomplished lol...

Anyways this past round included the following mods:

BBS FI-R hand brushed wheels
Eienmann midpipes with cats welded in
Fabworx catless downpipes with Swaintech white lightning coating
PTP s63 turbo blanket
PTF stage 2 tune through their bm3 platform
Dinan swaybars
Dinan monoballs
ECS stainless steel brake lines
Powerstop ceramic brake pads
Autoteknic cf paddles
Mperformance cf steering wheel trim
Red start/stop button
RKP splitters
CSF charge coolers (not installed yet)


Basically this round was meant to finish up the build and make the care awesome. Well it definitely did that. Never have I had a car that felt this good in all aspects before. Power was ridiculous, smooth, and strong until a rod was over it, the suspension with the wheels made the whale turn and feel great, and the brakes made no dust along with improved pedal feel. F10 M5 car driving nirvana to me. Loved every second of it.

Now that she is dead in the water the show must go on. As such the great save $$$ has commenced. Hopefully will get her going within the year. Logistics in Hawaii are kind of a pain. Thinking either ship the car to California to Carbahn Autoworks or strip and ship the motor/transmission to North Carolina to Bimmer Performnce Center depending on which engine path I decide on. Silver lining is once this is done should have a crazy fast reliable beast. I would be happy with 800 wheel range on pathetic 92 pump since alternative fueling is so $$$ over here.

In the mean time here are a bunch of pics from this past round:

[boneca]

[QUOTE=m5 guy;23045641]Mod Update:]

sorry to hear about the rod Kimo
hope u'll solve this issue soon!

but such awesome progress in such a short time, as usual

[josec70]

Damn Kimo sorry to hear my brother!

It's insane the # of blown engines lately; In our S. Florida group a bunch of tuned folks w/ blown engines.

Good luck w/ rebuild.

[SapphireM5]

Damn Kimo, I was hoping it wasn't that when we spoke a few days ago. Sorry to hear, I envy your positivity and the build is going to be perfect when it's finished. Good luck buddy and let me know if I can help in anyway

[Dumpspec]

sorry to here about the Rod Kimo. hope you get her up and running soon.

[JMD]

Sir,..you taste in cars is nice! You X5M build is all that and then some. That said,...I see that you have invested heavily in modding your vehicles, of which, some mods are for "show" and some for "go". As you already know, the F10 M5 is plenty fast,..make that,..crazy fast right out of the factory box! This goes the same for your E60 M5,...as well as the X5M. If one were to total of your investment in mods,...I'd guess that your mod investment is probably close,...if not more than the current market price of most e60 M5s. So, after reading your post, I'm surprise that you let you parted with your "Black Beauty" for a possible $2k bill down the road. Essentially, you're pouring hard earned dollars in vehicles that have no issues,....yet you're concerned about a high dollar potential repair bill.

Note, no disrespect, but the reason I presented this is because I just invested in the e60 M5 platform,....a 2010 model year,...and I expect everything to go wrong from bumper to bumper. I've had the car for about 2 weeks,...and have discovered to issues,...of which one will cost some dollars and wrench turning to replace what I hope to be power steering hoses. The other,...the car wouldn't start after pumping gas,...as the radio was on for about 3-4 minutes,...I got a jump start,..had the battery tested,.."Full Charge",...and the car starts fine.

I say that to say this,...why not just keep the e60 M5,...buy the F10,...consider those dollars spent as a huge buy-in investment for the F10 and enjoy the e60 on the F10 off days? Best of both worlds!

But like you stated,...perhaps it was time to move on....

Edit: Those BBS wheels are "stupid sick"! Daddy likes,....likes a lot!!

[m5 guy]

[QUOTE=boneca;23045710]

Originally Posted by m5 guy

Mod Update:]

sorry to hear about the rod Kimo
hope u'll solve this issue soon!

but such awesome progress in such a short time, as usual

Thanks ! Yeah it's a bummer all right. I guess every S motor has a weakness.

Originally Posted by josec70

Damn Kimo sorry to hear my brother!

It's insane the # of blown engines lately; In our S. Florida group a bunch of tuned folks w/ blown engines.

Good luck w/ rebuild.

Thanks. That is interesting you know of several popped motors in your area. Definitely the s63tu weak link. Just means that soon there will be a bunch of big hp beasts roaming the wilds.

Originally Posted by SapphireM5

Damn Kimo, I was hoping it wasn't that when we spoke a few days ago. Sorry to hear, I envy your positivity and the build is going to be perfect when it's finished. Good luck buddy and let me know if I can help in anyway

Thank you sir! I find it's best to be positive in situations like this. The whole pay to play rule is definitely applicable to the f10 M5 platform lol...

Originally Posted by Dumpspec

sorry to here about the Rod Kimo. hope you get her up and running soon.

Thank you, she will be back!

Originally Posted by JMD

Sir,..you taste in cars is nice! You X5M build is all that and then some. That said,...I see that you have invested heavily in modding your vehicles, of which, some mods are for "show" and some for "go". As you already know, the F10 M5 is plenty fast,..make that,..crazy fast right out of the factory box! This goes the same for your E60 M5,...as well as the X5M. If one were to total of your investment in mods,...I'd guess that your mod investment is probably close,...if not more than the current market price of most e60 M5s. So, after reading your post, I'm surprise that you let you parted with your "Black Beauty" for a possible $2k bill down the road. Essentially, you're pouring hard earned dollars in vehicles that have no issues,....yet you're concerned about a high dollar potential repair bill.

Note, no disrespect, but the reason I presented this is because I just invested in the e60 M5 platform,....a 2010 model year,...and I expect everything to go wrong from bumper to bumper. I've had the car for about 2 weeks,...and have discovered to issues,...of which one will cost some dollars and wrench turning to replace what I hope to be power steering hoses. The other,...the car wouldn't start after pumping gas,...as the radio was on for about 3-4 minutes,...I got a jump start,..had the battery tested,.."Full Charge",...and the car starts fine.

I say that to say this,...why not just keep the e60 M5,...buy the F10,...consider those dollars spent as a huge buy-in investment for the F10 and enjoy the e60 on the F10 off days? Best of both worlds!

But like you stated,...perhaps it was time to move on....

Edit: Those BBS wheels are "stupid sick"! Daddy likes,....likes a lot!!

Thanks for your thoughtful reply! No offense taken. The e60 M5 is the ultimate money pit for maintenance. I do miss her still and in fact want to get another one in a 6-spd or an e39 down the road. Regarding spending money on mods and not on maintenance hat was exactly what I was after when I switched to the F10. Had no idea I would be one of the lucky ones to bend a rod so now I'm left with a big expense coming up. I like to save, then mod dump, then save, repeat. Since this rod happened after a mod dump, I'm back in the save mode until I can repeat.

[black_F10M5]

Read through this entire journal, you have done an amazing job on that car.

Any update on the engine damage?

[m5 guy]

Originally Posted by black_F10M5

Read through this entire journal, you have done an amazing job on that car.

Any update on the engine damage?

Thanks for reading! No update to give. Still in save $$$ mode right now. Had some issues come up on the house that took priority.

Also may have purchased another set of wheels, but that is a story for another time lol...

[SapphireM5]

Originally Posted by m5 guy

Thanks for reading! No update to give. Still in save $$$ mode right now. Had some issues come up on the house that took priority.

Also may have purchased another set of wheels, but that is a story for another time lol...

Whats up Kimo! Pulling for you buddy, you will be up and running before you know it!!!

[Dumpspec]

Originally Posted by m5 guy

Thanks for reading! No update to give. Still in save $$$ mode right now. Had some issues come up on the house that took priority.

Also may have purchased another set of wheels, but that is a story for another time lol...

don't sell FIR!! i regret it till this day haha.