Pete's TDi North/Grinspeed tuned NHB CTR & BMW 335i Coupe
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Nice Jon!! baffled sump will be a nice addition and looking forward to seeing some photos/videos of her out on track.
Just waiting for a dry day (hahaha) so that I can give the 335 a good clean and fit all the new badges/decals, have bought some iron x cleaner and new detailing bits that I want to try.
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Made the short trip over to Wolverhampton on Tuesday morning to get the new radiator installed, unfortunately after waiting around for a couple of hours for the old rad to be removed it became clear the supplier had sent the wrong replacement rad doh!!
Mark at BM Euroservice managed to source a correct replacement but it wouldn't arrive until the next day so I was then the lucky (temporary) owner of a 318 estate, 190k and definitely looks like it may have carried a dead body or two if the interior was anything to go by.
Very happy to get the 335 back on the Thursday, nice shiny new aluminium rad and fresh coolant so that's another job ticked off the list, next jobs are going to be an alloy wheel refurb and to have the small dent on the bonnet pulled out.
Had a couple of hours break in the rain today so managed to get outside and give the interior a clean, still absolutely loving this motor...
Mark at BM Euroservice managed to source a correct replacement but it wouldn't arrive until the next day so I was then the lucky (temporary) owner of a 318 estate, 190k and definitely looks like it may have carried a dead body or two if the interior was anything to go by.
Very happy to get the 335 back on the Thursday, nice shiny new aluminium rad and fresh coolant so that's another job ticked off the list, next jobs are going to be an alloy wheel refurb and to have the small dent on the bonnet pulled out.
Had a couple of hours break in the rain today so managed to get outside and give the interior a clean, still absolutely loving this motor...
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Even though I am planning on keeping this one standard i have to admit i did have a quick look at intakes and exhausts.
From memory there is a proper intake kit you can get but it's pretty expensive and then there is the open cone filters option that John has posted the link for and would be compatible with my car, have to admit i think they actually look quite good with how they sit in the engine bay and could give a nice induction note.
Now away with you both and your temptations haha
From memory there is a proper intake kit you can get but it's pretty expensive and then there is the open cone filters option that John has posted the link for and would be compatible with my car, have to admit i think they actually look quite good with how they sit in the engine bay and could give a nice induction note.
Now away with you both and your temptations haha
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Just managed to read through the majority of this thread ha!
Just wanted to say, really good read to see the ep3s journey & has got me even more eager to get my FK2. Later today I part ways with my 3 series f30 and I can honestly say the beemers are such a joy to sit in with the quality on show and will be missed.
Just wanted to say, really good read to see the ep3s journey & has got me even more eager to get my FK2. Later today I part ways with my 3 series f30 and I can honestly say the beemers are such a joy to sit in with the quality on show and will be missed.
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Glad you liked the build thread mate, hopefully Jon is taking good care of her haha
Sounds as though you are awaiting an FK2, enjoy buddy they are very impressive!! make sure you pop a build thread up.
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Hi mate did the rota grids fit no problems with the stoptech brakes as in no spacers required? cheers!
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Oil change day for the 335i which doesn't come in cheap when it takes 6.5ltrs of the stuff lol
General service schedule is 2 years or 16k which in my mind is ridiculous so garage have tweaked the CBS to show 07/17 11k as the next interval, either way it will get changed next February though for peace of mind
General service schedule is 2 years or 16k which in my mind is ridiculous so garage have tweaked the CBS to show 07/17 11k as the next interval, either way it will get changed next February though for peace of mind
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Hello everyone, I just thought I'd say hello, I'm the new new owner of Petes old ep3! I know Pete only sold it recently, I think the previous owner found something else and as soon as I saw it go up for sale I put down a deposit and finally picked the car up yesterday.
Firstly Pete, you built a wonderful car, it's incredible and more than I could imagine. I'm still trying to get used to the throttle response but my only solution is to drive it in anger and it seems to respond well! I've read all 100+ pages and shed a tear or two for you when I've looked through the invoices with the service book, and hopefully I can build on the car as well as you did.
A bit of history behind my ownership - I've had all sorts of cars, mainly French hot hatches, then I've had a focus RS, there's been other cars such as e46 m3s and most recently an m135i. The civic has always been an itch that needed scratching and whilst I loved the m135i I did miss playing around with cars and the refinement made the m135i feel very synthesised to drive. It was incredibly capable and ridiculously quick but it never excited me. I wanted a car I could own long term, go to town on by making it a dedicated track car and something that would make every drive something to look forward to.
As said, my intentions are to make this a track car, I know the previous owner Jonathan had similar intentions and has fitted bucket seats and a baffled sump. I've ordered some coilovers to get me through track days in the Summer and hopefully over the winter I will look at other modifications including throttle bodies and a proper suspension overhaul. I'm aware there are minimal gains for throttle bodies in comparison to the current setup but it's what I want to do and it's what I will do. Charger kits don't interest me, I appreciate why people do it but for me it spoils the purpose of the engine.
Ill try try to post an update on here every now and then without trying to interfere with Petes updates too much. First track day booked is at Spa in July so hopefully I can get some good pictures to share.
Firstly Pete, you built a wonderful car, it's incredible and more than I could imagine. I'm still trying to get used to the throttle response but my only solution is to drive it in anger and it seems to respond well! I've read all 100+ pages and shed a tear or two for you when I've looked through the invoices with the service book, and hopefully I can build on the car as well as you did.
A bit of history behind my ownership - I've had all sorts of cars, mainly French hot hatches, then I've had a focus RS, there's been other cars such as e46 m3s and most recently an m135i. The civic has always been an itch that needed scratching and whilst I loved the m135i I did miss playing around with cars and the refinement made the m135i feel very synthesised to drive. It was incredibly capable and ridiculously quick but it never excited me. I wanted a car I could own long term, go to town on by making it a dedicated track car and something that would make every drive something to look forward to.
As said, my intentions are to make this a track car, I know the previous owner Jonathan had similar intentions and has fitted bucket seats and a baffled sump. I've ordered some coilovers to get me through track days in the Summer and hopefully over the winter I will look at other modifications including throttle bodies and a proper suspension overhaul. I'm aware there are minimal gains for throttle bodies in comparison to the current setup but it's what I want to do and it's what I will do. Charger kits don't interest me, I appreciate why people do it but for me it spoils the purpose of the engine.
Ill try try to post an update on here every now and then without trying to interfere with Petes updates too much. First track day booked is at Spa in July so hopefully I can get some good pictures to share.
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Congratulations on the new purchase fella, enjoy it!! nice car history you've got too.
Obviously being very biased but you couldn't of bought a better example, its been out of my ownership for about 6 months but it literally didn't go without anything during all the years I had her, really glad to see a new forum member is the new owner and look forward to seeing your updates as you go.
A bit of a shame the JDM Recaro's and Stoptech kit got removed but if the rest of the car has remained the same then you've got a superb fast road, track and show car.
The Skunk2 throttle body you've got on there can snap a bit at low revs (common issue nothing to worry about) but long term it may be worth sourcing an OEM throttle body and getting TDi (if local enough) to fit and readjust the map to suit, in reality you may lose 3-4 bhp but be a smoother ride around town, on full chat its absolutely fine as im sure you've found out haha.
Expecting to see plenty of future pictures and updates ;-)