Agree completely - great car Dr. J.

No offense, but no - you don't.

 

Slavic,

Here are some pics of some of the work on my M3:

 

Here is the basic breakdown. Akram and his certified BMW mechanic have gone through every inch of the car and it runs STRONG and flwless

MY 2004 BMW M3, has the the Bavarian Hyper Sports built motor conversion. The car is Night Blue Metallic (Individual) over Black Full Nappa Leather (Individual) (Lower Dash, Center Console, Glove Box, Seat Backs, and Gear Shift Surround all in Black Nappa Leather).

The M3 has the following options: OEM 19's, SMG II, Xenons, and HK Sound System.

This is the only BHS Stage 2 Forced Induction E46 M3 to date. The conversion includes the following:

BHS Stage 2 Forced Induction Conversion: (644rwhp, 585 sae adjusted, 505tq)

3.2 liter 9.5:1 low compression (93 octane or higher):
- Forged 9.5:1 CP pistons with ceramic-coated crown and friction coated skirts
- Arrow light weight H-forged connecting rods
- Light weight wrist pins
- Flash set piston rings
- BHS high-pressure intake plenum with internal dual pass/ dual core heat exchanger
- BHS cooling medium reservoir, front mount medium cooler and an 8 gallon per minute coolant pump.
- Greddy blow-off valve
- Engine management software
- RC high flow fuel injectors
- BHS ported throttle bodies
- Aeromotive fuel pressure regulator
- Aeromotive high capacity fuel pump
- BHS friction coated main and connecting rod bearings
- Vortech V-1 (T-trim) Race compressor (22 psi)
- BHS front mount Heat Exchanger
- BHS custom fuel delivery system (AN-8)
- Morgan Performance Fabrication silicone hoses and tubing
- BHS lightweight flywheel and clutch kit
- Supersprint ceramic-coated headers
- Supersprint Race Cats
- Supersprint Resonated X-pipe
- Supersprint Race Exhaust
- Weld in rear sub frame reinforcement kit
- BHS Modified primary oil pump
- Ignition Solutions Coil Packs

Brembo GT BBK Front and Rear (Black)
Eibach Pro kit on Stock Suspension

 

 

Never heard of FI on these motors either

 

I like your style.

 

Got me curious! is this option for real?

AMG Performance Package Plus:

Description:
Engine: AMG 6.3L V8 w/P31
Increase of Output +30hp
Includes engine enhancements: lightweight forged pistons, lightweight connecting rods, revised crankshaft, revised ECU and exclusive engine intake runners in titanium gray finish.
AMG Performance Package
AMG Leather & Alcantara Performance Steering Wheel
Limited Slip Differential
AMG Track-Calibrated Suspension System
Delimitation Of Top Speed To 174 MPH
Includes compound braking system.
Trunk Lid Spoiler in Carbon Fiber
Red Brake Calipers

What's the significance of the light pistons and crank? it seems a base C63 can be chipped to over 500HP?

 

Good luck finding the P31 option, but yes, the enhancements are real.

 

What's the significance of the P31 option? It seems you can get 500+ HP with tuning and charcoal canister removal right?

 

All of the lightweight internals you see listed for P31 are from the M159 in the SLS. So, the C63 P31 is still an M156, but it has some of the upgraded internals in it. The factory also gives the tune a mild bump. Other than that, it gets lighter brake rotors all around, and a few cosmetic touches.

You can get more power than a stock P31 on a standard C63 with a reputable aftermarket tune... that said, there's a lot of speculation that a tuned P31 will squeeze out slightly more output, apples to apples. A couple stock P31's have dyno'd pretty impressive figures already. Haven't personally seen a tuned P31 result yet, but it should interesting once they start trickling in.

 

Well, if you're just talking the motor, Brabus biturbo'd an ML63 and GL63 (FYI - larger engine bay). AFAIK, it's the only successful FI implementation on any of the 63 AMGs. They also allegedly have AMG factory connections unlike any other MB tuner to address the major ECU hurdles in developing that system. EDIT: apparently, Kleemann also biturbo'd an ML63 for a prototype; not sure if they ever offered it for sale. To the best of my knowledge, no one has done it with a non-SUV, however.

Otherwise, 63 AMG tuning has primarily been about hardware to address intake/exhaust bottlenecks and software to optimize the changes. Pretty responsive to it, too... LTs and tuning and several of these cars are 450+rwhp/400+rwtq.

 

whats it weigh?

 

Great choice and... Congrats!!

 

jitsu, that is a dope M3.

 

That's a very nice stable of cars. I thought the E46 was one of the best all around cars I ever owned. Not a Turbo 911, but it's not meant to be. Can't even imagine what a blown E46 is like.