[Norcalmav23]

Thank you BIMMERPOST and everyone for your support!

Originally Posted by stubbet

Great video, and great car. My only concern is the early shifts; just over 5000 RPM. When I press my pedal to the floor and shift at the red line, my Akrapovic exhaust makes the most beautiful sound. So next time, let your beautiful and special car sing! Great video nevertheless.

True true, next video will probably be at the track so redline will certainly happen. It's fun though working the 3k to 5k range because of the way the boost feels

Originally Posted by Needbmwpartzz

Man that's a beautiful thing....fast car and twisty mountain roads.
Did you have the traction nannies on?

Video was in sport+ with euro mdm programmed. Really with the wet road and cyclists I didn't push it too hard in the turns. Getting the back of the car to slide in 2nd or 3rd exiting a turn is very easy

[M3 Number 86]

Come run in Bimmer Challenge with us. Time attack competition.

[AK.]

La Honda!! Nice to see another local guy from forums running 84. Do you go often? Catch you there next time!

[SeanWRT]

This car is so much better looking lowered!

It seems like you're not using mp recommended "nose down" height setting?

In addition, what's the compressio/rebound setting are you using? How do you like it doing mountain road?

I am lowered with mp too.

[Speed-NYC]

Great video and nice driving that was both thrilling and safe at the same time.

Keep 'em coming.

[Hamburgerman]

Hey! Great mods!! I have a question, how does the new M performance coilovers feel in comparison to the standard suspension?


It would have been also awesome to know the difference between MP coilovers vs Dinans High Performance coilovers. Farah will do a One Take with M2 with Dinan suspension in the near future (he did review it but not record it because of bad weather). He said Dinans suspension was softer than the standard one.

What is your impression of the M performance suspension?


Wanted to say again, great choice of mods!

[wdeerfield]

passing on double lines, doubling the speed limit, racing up a mountain road that has cyclists.. seems pretty reckless. and to include a video with the speed you are actually going. looks like you are asking for a knock on your door.

car sounds great and i understand you wanted to see what its capable of but thats a lil reckless.

[estragos]

Amazing sound on a awesome car!!

[xVeNoMx]

awesome car and cant wait to see track videos.

... so wdeerfield you're are saying that you have NEVER driven like that on Riverview Road in Rexford?...

[wdeerfield]

Originally Posted by xVeNoMx

awesome car and cant wait to see track videos.

... so wdeerfield you're are saying that you have NEVER driven like that on Riverview Road in Rexford?...

i know that road well as i cycle on it. I also know that saratoga sheriffs and state patrol it. you dont see me posting videos with MPH listed in it with visible speed signs though. Even Matt Farah doesnt show the speedo in any of his videos.

besides.. my 335 isnt fast enough

Are you from the area? havent seen your car around.

[ZIV3R]

I think you just convinced me to get an M2...

[Powaup]

Nice video and good driving

Reminds me of this video I made of my M4

[pimp4cheddar]

That sounds absolutely toxic! Well done...the exhaust note is simply bliss!

[SanT335]

Is there a way to create a display like that for my e46? Not sure if the OBD is advanced enough lol It looks a lot better than jus plain footage! Great video, awesome car.

[Norcalmav23]

Originally Posted by AK.

La Honda!! Nice to see another local guy from forums running 84. Do you go often? Catch you there next time!

I don't go out there too often but live about 15 miles away from where the fun starts. Let me know if you ever want to drive it together. We are lucky to have a solid 20min mountain drive that actually has really nice pavement.

Originally Posted by M3 Number 86

Come run in Bimmer Challenge with us. Time attack competition.

deeetails?

Originally Posted by SeanWRT

This car is so much better looking lowered!

It seems like you're not using mp recommended "nose down" height setting?

In addition, what's the compressio/rebound setting are you using? How do you like it doing mountain road?

I am lowered with mp too.

I wanted to get as close to flat as possible, so you're correct about it not being nose down. I actually don't know the exact specs that it was set up on but it was set to BMW's recommended street setting, which is 40% stiffer than stock. No complaints, I like it a lot.

Originally Posted by Speed-NYC

Great video and nice driving that was both thrilling and safe at the same time.

Keep 'em coming.

Thank you for realizing I could've driven a lot faster and a lot more like an asshole.

Originally Posted by Hamburgerman

Hey! Great mods!! I have a question, how does the new M performance coilovers feel in comparison to the standard suspension?


It would have been also awesome to know the difference between MP coilovers vs Dinans High Performance coilovers. Farah will do a One Take with M2 with Dinan suspension in the near future (he did review it but not record it because of bad weather). He said Dinans suspension was softer than the standard one.

What is your impression of the M performance suspension?


Wanted to say again, great choice of mods!

I went with the recommended street settings on my coilovers. Which is 40% stiffer than stock. I am happy. Only a little roll when all four tires are at max lateral grip and the g load is being felt in the abs lol.

Originally Posted by wdeerfield

passing on double lines, doubling the speed limit, racing up a mountain road that has cyclists.. seems pretty reckless. and to include a video with the speed you are actually going. looks like you are asking for a knock on your door.

car sounds great and i understand you wanted to see what its capable of but thats a lil reckless.

Truthfully I do/did have some concerns about sharing the video, and I agree with a lot of what you're saying. I also realize that saying I could've driven faster blah blah blah doesn't justify the fact I drove that way and decided to make a video.

Hindsight is usually 20/20, and let's be honest all of us have driven that way or worse atleast a few times... I guess not many have made a video. With that said though... I am happy with how the video turned out

Originally Posted by ZIV3R

I think you just convinced me to get an M2...

No regrets so far, I doubt you'll have any either

Originally Posted by pimp4cheddar

That sounds absolutely toxic! Well done...the exhaust note is simply bliss!

Thank you, I was pleasantly surprised with how it sounded after all the mods were done. I was mentally prepared to "need" an exhaust but after I heard it my wallet smiled lol.

Originally Posted by SanT335

Is there a way to create a display like that for my e46? Not sure if the OBD is advanced enough lol It looks a lot better than jus plain footage! Great video, awesome car.

Sorry, I honestly don't know. I'm sure there is a way but maybe the data read wont be as smooth or fast.

[jlips]

The only other thing I'd want from this video is throttle position. Other than that it's awesome! Enjoy the car!

[Richbot]

Subscribed for the follow-up summons letter unboxing video

[JaredG_F30]

Norcalmav23 love the car and nice video. How did you overlay the speedo, tach and boost gauge onto your video?

[Norcalmav23]

Originally Posted by JaredG_F30

Norcalmav23 love the car and nice video. How did you overlay the speedo, tach and boost gauge onto your video?

Thank you . I used TrackAddict pro, which is designed by the same people that created RaceRender. TrackAddict takes the data from your OBD reader, and RaceRender turns the data into gauges. Syncing the video with the data was the hard part. Boost gauge was custom. I was able to figure it out by digging through their product support forums. Luckily I saved the template so it will be easy to replicate. Lastly, I used Movie Maker (free) to take the RaceRender files and turn them into a video with clips that jump around etc. All of this probably sounds intimidating, but really with decent planning, knowledge, "and no time constraints" you can figure it out in one night. Getting all of this dialed in before I went to the track was probably 25% of why I even made this video. In what I learned from that one night, if I were to do it all again I could probably do it in 2 hours.

[superherorockstar]

Not sure if this was asked already but what were the ambient temps for this run?

[Norcalmav23]

Originally Posted by jlips

The only other thing I'd want from this video is throttle position. Other than that it's awesome! Enjoy the car!

I know ... still kicking myself for not selecting that data. I clicked the box that shows the "throttle position" for the engine, not the actual pedal. The data with the engine wasn't smooth because of it modulating with everything. Throttle pedal angle would've been perfect. Next time.

Originally Posted by superherorockstar

Not sure if this was asked already but what were the ambient temps for this run?

It was about 55-65 degrees outside. When I started the drive around 9am it was cooler, obviously when I finished it was warmer outside.

With that said, the warmest day I've had out here where I had data and driven the car hard. It was about 75 degrees and I couldn't get a reading above 90 degrees

[NO_USER_]

Originally Posted by Norcalmav23

I know ... still kicking myself for not selecting that data. I clicked the box that shows the "throttle position" for the engine, not the actual pedal. The data with the engine wasn't smooth because of it modulating with everything. Throttle pedal angle would've been perfect. Next time.

It was about 55-65 degrees outside. When I started the drive around 9am it was cooler, obviously when I finished it was warmer outside.

With that said, the warmest day I've had out here where I had data and driven the car hard. It was about 75 degrees and I couldn't get a reading above 90 degrees

Do you mind taking a video of you revving the car with the mic further away? Maybe even some fly bys?