stock engine with Stebro sec1 (removes rasp) and Eisenmann Race 83mm exahust. i drive in S5 mod, sport mode off about 99%. on some spirted drives i may use S6, DSC off, sport mode on . but often times while driving in traffic, i'll use A3 sport mode on. its a breeze in traffic

 

When you are about to enter a full stop at a traffic light, do you do you put the car in neutral like a manual or just leave it in gear? Do you regret purchasing SMG? do you miss the Clutch? sorry for asking so many questions, the SMG is starting to guage much interest.

 

I had a 6 speed sold it for SMG and was over it pretty quickly. Went back to a 6 speed. Just my opinion.

You can leave it in drive when you are at a stop.

 

i do nothing. when coming to a stop the SMG will downshift automaticly and place the car 1st gear. whether you leave it in gear or pop it into N, the clutch is already disengaged. it engages again as you apply gas. nope i dont miss the clutch at all. all my other cars were manual trannys so having a SMG was my first choice. cars in the past were e30, 930 turbo, mitsubishi starion, ford gt mustang...

 

beautiful car man, and really one of the best looking cars on the street today and will fo ra long time... though i'd love to know how much you spent getting your m3 to look like it does today and figure out what you could've gotten for all that $$$s

it is one of a kind certainly - thx for sharing and it hink it's great that you help out people install their vcsl trunk. i'd probably be compelled to buy the full kit and asking for your help if i lived near u!

 

one of the sweetest M's on the west coast for sure! I'm digging the cf roof for some weight savings and more headroom...who needs a sunroof anyways. welcome to 6speed, look fw to checking out the setup in person

 

Fern glad to have you here, your car is out of this world

 

[quote=Benjamin Choi]beautiful car man, and really one of the best looking cars on the street today and will for a long time... quote]

+1 Nicely done!..any more pics form the BMW BBQ?

 

Lovely,i like really the CF roof.

 

Sick car man...thanks for sharing those pics!

I swear, if i see one more post with a BADA$$ white M3 in just gonna flip!!!

 

man after my own heart .. love the CSL

 

thanks for all the kind words guys i'll post more pics after tomorrows BBQ. as for the total cost of ALL my mods. i think i finally broke the $20k wall. keep in mind, im not including any install costs as i installed it myself.

 

Sweet M3.......

 

Welcome, tied with ACS for best looking M3, followed your mods from the e46fanatics board. Lot of hard work and patience really pays off.

 

Did they bring the CSL model to the states? I should know this. I had an 03' red/red 6-spd. Amazing interior!