Add Lightness, and a Top?

"Tripper" (tripe46)
02/18/2020 at 17:40 • Filed to: None

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I have this car sans a top and plus 500 lbs should I trade?

DISCUSSION (21)

WilliamsSW > Tripper
02/18/2020 at 18:24

500 lb? I’m well aware that E46 convertibles aren’t lightweight, but is it really that much?

I wouldn't trade if I was you, personally. Top down is best!

feather-throttle-not-hair > Tripper
02/18/2020 at 19:26

I’ve always been a fan of coupes and maybe mildly disdainful of convertibles. The exception is when I’m actually in a convertible with the top down, where despite myself, I’ll Inevitably end up thinking “man....this is pretty damn nice”

HFV has no HFV. But somehow has 2 motorcycles > Tripper
02/18/2020 at 23:46

Why not both.gif

Tripper > feather-throttle-not-hair
02/19/2020 at 08:03

I will probably never own another convertible, def not a 4 seater, but just like you say “man....this is pretty damn nice”.

I will however own an E46 coupe at some point...

Tripper > WilliamsSW
02/19/2020 at 08:07

If it isn’t 500lbs it’s close. The coupe is noticeably quicker and a lot tighter through turns.

I tell myself and everyone else lies all of the time. That car isn’t going anywhere.

Tripper > HFV has no HFV. But somehow has 2 motorcycles
02/19/2020 at 08:09

That’s the move. Right now I can’t do it without losing a car. So if the perfect PY, LSB, TV E46M3 pops up...BYE Alltrack.

B_dol > Tripper
02/19/2020 at 09:02

Huge fan of this color, great looking car and will fetch a nice price no doubt. I could certainly use a back seat but this would be a money pit in my hands.

Tripper > B_dol
02/19/2020 at 09:05

Yeah I mean I’ve got more than I’d like to admit into the one I have over 13 years. Another would be no different especially upon delivery. No way you’re getting out of a “once over” scenario for less than $1500 on a “new to you” M3.

B_dol > Tripper
02/19/2020 at 09:31

Ohlins coilover setup, port over the CSL header, Euro Section 1 and PFC brake pads from t he Z4M... that would just be the tip of the iceberg.

Would be rewarding to get into a car with paint correction and ceramic coating done that my car needs (~$2K ) but at 89K miles it is sitting in the same place as my engine where a VANOS and rod bearing overhaul is on deck soon.

davesaddiction @ opposite-lock.com > Tripper
02/19/2020 at 09:38

I’ve always been pro-roof.

Will be welcome at many more track days. =)

Tripper > B_dol
02/19/2020 at 09:44

Ohlins is the hot shit. I never went the mod route on the M3 because it is a ragtop. So I have kept it factory fresh, replacing any interior panel that received so much as a fingernail scratch.

Only a set of wheels and a UUC short throw shifter with the selector rod, and a weighted knob from the ZCP cars.

davesaddiction @ opposite-lock.com > WilliamsSW
02/19/2020 at 09:45

Can’t imagine it’s that much. That’s the penalty on the E93 hard top convertible.

davesaddiction @ opposite-lock.com > feather-throttle-not-hair
02/19/2020 at 09:49

Same. Will make an exception for an ND Miata some day (or a 718 Spyder if some distant relative leaves me a fortune).

davesaddiction @ opposite-lock.com > Tripper
02/19/2020 at 09:50

Because we’re only here to enable each other:

https://tulsa.craigslist.org/cto/d/broken-arrow-2001-bmw-m3-6-speed/7064322203.html

WilliamsSW > Tripper
02/19/2020 at 10:36

Yeah mine has the little 2.5 liter six, so I believe BMW put in a really short rear gear to help offset the weight. 80 mph is all of 4000 rpm.

WilliamsSW > davesaddiction @ opposite-lock.com
02/19/2020 at 10:36

I would have guessed 300 lb, but I don’t really know.

You certainly feel it in my 170 hp version.

davesaddiction @ opposite-lock.com > WilliamsSW
02/19/2020 at 10:40

Appears to be 366 lbs. Lotsa extra bracing needed underneath.

B_dol > Tripper
02/19/2020 at 12:19

That is extreme dedication, I am much weaker! The ZCP knob is perfect, I removed my UUC shifter after it broke (free replacement, sold it). I honestly do not miss it.

I dialed back the mods but it still is far from factory. Eventuri intake, CSL headers, euro section 1, stromung mufflers, rogue trans & engine mounts, KW CS coilovers, apex wheels. Its moving towards an CSL / OEM+ style ethos.

Tripper > B_dol
02/19/2020 at 13:05

Yea I heard that the auto solutions is the one to get. It’s horrible when it’s cold after that its fine.

B_dol > Tripper
02/19/2020 at 13:30

Don’t get me wrong, when I was driving the car hard it was epic - bolt action rifle. Just wasn’t going to toss it back in once it was out.

Tripper > B_dol
02/19/2020 at 13:39

Agree. Did that job once, will avoid it in the future.