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WATCH: Maximizing BMW E39 M5 CARB Legal Power!

  • Posted on January 31, 2025
  • byJeff Naeyaert
  In today’s video with the help of Dinan we’re eeking the last bits of California smog legal power out of our project BMW E39 M5! Guess what? We sell…
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Project E39 M5, Fixing Broken Sway Bar Brackets For Good!

  • Posted on September 27, 2023
  • byMike Kojima
For the E39 model, BMW made the mistake of making the antisway bar to frame brackets out of thin gauge aluminum to save a few grams per car.  These break…
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Adding an Easy to Install Heavy Duty Power Steering Cooler to the E39 BMW M5

  • Posted on March 9, 2023March 14, 2023
  • byMike Kojima
When changing the radiator on Project E39 M5 to a CSF Racing performance part, we noticed that our power steering system was suffering from age-deteriorated lines and was leaking fluid. …
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Project E39 M5, Improving Cooling With CSF

  • Posted on February 23, 2023February 28, 2023
  • byMike Kojima
Even though our E39 M5 has been well maintained and is in excellent shape, it is still a 20-year-old car and some components were starting to show their age.  In…
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Fix Your BMW Power Mirrors For Cheap!

  • Posted on February 9, 2023February 13, 2023
  • byMike Kojima
Have your BMW power folding mirrors stopped working? We’re going to show you how to repair them with some readily available parts. If you have an older BMW with vertical…
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Project E39 M5, Installing the Dinan Cold Air Intake

  • Posted on January 15, 2023January 16, 2023
  • byMike Kojima
The BMW E39 M5 is one of the funnest most rewarding cars to drive.  It is also a car without much aftermarket parts support.  Previously we had gotten more power…
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BMW E39 M5 Fuel Pump Repair With DeatschWerks

  • Posted on February 7, 2019February 7, 2019
  • byMartin Gonzales
  The E39 M5 has a fuel pump that tends to fail at the most inopportune moments, usually with no warning. This fuel pump issue is something that requires particularly closer…
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Project E39 M5: Yokohama Advan GT Wheels & Nitto Invo Tires

  • Posted on February 1, 2018May 23, 2018
  • byMartin Gonzales
Project E39 M5: Yokohama Advan GT Wheels & Nitto Invo Tires By Martin Gonzales   After installing the StopTech Trophy Brake System on our Project BMW E39 M5 we unfortunately, or fortunately depending on…
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Project E39 M5: StopTech Front & Rear Trophy Kit Installation

  • Posted on January 5, 2018May 25, 2018
  • byMartin Gonzales
Project E39 M5: StopTech Front & Rear Trophy Kit Installation by Martin Gonzales In our Brake Refresh Article we maximized the capabilities of our E39 M5’s OE braking system by using StopTech’s Sport Axle…
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Project E39 M5: K&N Filters and HPS Intake Hoses

  • Posted on November 13, 2017May 23, 2018
  • byMartin Gonzales
Project E39 M5: K&N Filters and HPS Intake Hoses by Martin Gonzales   So far, the goals for the modifications to our BMW E39 M5 project have been to enhance the performance of…
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Tested: Nitto’s new 555 G2 High Performance Tire!

  • Posted on March 12, 2016July 2, 2018
  • byMike Kojima
Tested: Nitto's new 555 G2 High Performance Tire! by Mike Kojima It seems like only yesterday but it was actually 20 years ago in 1996 that the Nitto 555 was…
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Project E39 M5, Part 3: Installing and Adjusting KW V3s

  • Posted on July 10, 2015May 23, 2018
  • byMartin Gonzales
Project E39 M5: Part 3 – Installing and Adjusting KW V3s by Martin Gonzales In this latest installment of Project E39 M5 we will be outfitting our M5 with a…
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Project E39 M5, Part 2: Installing and Testing the Corsa Performance Exhaust

  • Posted on February 24, 2015July 2, 2018
  • byMartin Gonzales
Project E39 M5: Part 2 – Installing and Testing the Corsa Performance Exhaust by Martin Gonzales   After ensuring we could stop our newly acquired fun-machine in a previous installment…
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Project E39 M5, Part 1: Stopping the Ultimate Driving Machine

  • Posted on September 23, 2014May 23, 2018
  • byMartin Gonzales
Project E39 M5: Part 1 – Stopping the Ultimate Driving Machine by Martin Gonzales   With almost 400 horsepower and weighing in at a little over two tons, slowing down…

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