WATCH: F80 Powered E30 M3 is Pretty Nifty
We take a close look at the Honest Assembly S55 powered E30 M3. This beautiful E30 M3 is powered by the same power plant in the F80 M3. Classic…
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Project SR E30: Part 7 – Wiring and First Startup!
Hello! Welcome to the 7th installment in our hardheaded adventure of SR swapping a BMW E30. As you may recall, in part 6, we finished up some plumbing and installed…
BMW E39 M5 Fuel Pump Repair With DeatschWerks
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…
Tribute to Georg Plasa and his BMW 320 JUDD V8
For the best part of two decades, there was hardly a more recognizable name in European hill climbing than Georg Plasa. He essentially defined the entire sport on the…
BMW Powered Toyota 86 – Roll Cage, Pedal Box & Fuel Cell
The Toyota 86 (FR-S or BRZ) does everything quite well, right up until the moment you mash the throttle. The chassis would make an amazing race car, but something has…
Project V8 E46 M3 Racecar: Adding KW Motorsport Suspension and StopTech Trophy Big Brakes!
Project V8 E46 M3 Racecar: Adding KW Motorsport Suspension and StopTech Trophy Big Brakes! by Mike Kojima When we last left our E46 M3 Project, it was a body in white…
We Test the BimmerWorld Exhaust and Epic Tune for S65 V8 M3
For this test we used the same 2008 E90 M3 tested against our own Project E46 M3 last year. We Test the BimmerWorld Exhaust and Epic Motorsports ECU Tune for…
Project E39 M5: Yokohama Advan GT Wheels & Nitto Invo Tires
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…
LA Auto Show 2017: Nerd’s Eye View – BMW
LA Auto Show 2017: Nerd’s Eye View – BMW by Khiem Dinh So, what was going on in the BMW booth? A lot of electric stuff. A lot…
Project E46 M3, Part 17: Preferred exhaust, MKC/AEM tune
Here is Project M3 sporting a Khoalty rear diffuser and Scorpion exhaust from Bavarian Autosport. Finding the exhaust combo to work with the VAC/Fabspeed header setup has been a real…
Project E90 M3: Head to Head with 2016 Mustang GT
Packing more than 50whp over stock, our Project E90 M3 took to the track at Palm Beach International Raceway (ROAD COURSE) to see how it stacks up against a 2016…
Project E46 M3: Part 14 – Short shift kit and lightweight clutch and flywheel testing!!
Project E46 M3: Part 14 – Short Shift Kit and Lightweight Clutch Testing! by Pablo Mazlumian In our last installment we featured the Clutch Masters FX400 single disc clutch with…
Project E90 M3: Part 5 – K&N Filter
We gave our M3 a quick and easy bump in power by swapping out the factory air filter for the industry-leading High Performance K&N air filter. We have seen some…
E46 BMW M3 Turbo: Part 3 – Clutch Master Twin Disc clutch and more MKC cars!
Here is the HPF-turbocharged E46 BMW M3 in the foreground, flanked by our own Project E46 M3 in the background. We hope to have an update on Project E46 M3…
Inside the Rahal Letterman Lanigan RLL BMW M6 GTLM
Inside the Rahal Letterman Lanigan RLL BMW M6 GTLM by Jeany Zhao One of our traditions while at the Long Beach Grand Prix, is to get a close look at…
Keeping the BMW E92 M3 Cool With CSF Radiators
Keeping the BMW E92 M3 Cool With CSF Radiators! by Mike Kojima Although the BMW E92 M3 is a fantastic car, one of the best performance sedans made, it does…
Project E90 M3: Part 4 – Wheels and Tires
Project E90 M3: Part 4 – Wheels and Tires by Billy Johnson Choosing a tire is one of the most important decisions that anyone will make for their car. Since…
Project E90 M3: Part 3 – LED Angel Eyes
Project E90 M3: Part 3 – LED Angel Eyes by Billy Johnson Our E90 M3 is starting to look a bit dated now that its twin turbo successor is on…
Extreme Engine Tech: Building a BMW S52 – Part 1: The Short Block
Extreme Engine Tech: Building a BMW S52 – Part 1: The Short Block by Nick Betz There comes a time in a project build when you just have to throw everything…
Project E39 M5, Part 2: Installing and Testing the Corsa Performance Exhaust
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…
Project E36 M3 (Silver): Part 5 – Updating the Headlights With HID Euro Ellipsoids
Project E36 M3 (Silver): Part 5 – Updating the Headlights With HID Euro Ellipsoids by Billy Johnson The US-spec E36 M3 not only falls short in the powertrain department to…
Project E36 M3 (Silver): Part 4 – Updating the Interior with Ultrasuede Accents
Project E36 M3 (Silver): Part 4 – Updating the Interior with Ultrasuede Accents by Billy Johnson We spruce up the interior of our beloved 15 year old M3 by having…
Project E36 M3 (Silver): Part 3 – Uncorking the M3 with the help of a Borla Cat-Back Sport Exhaust
Project E36 M3 (Silver): Part 3 – Uncorking the M3 with the help of a Borla Cat-Back Sport Exhaust by Billy Johnson We were fortunate enough to produce significant naturally…
Project E46 M3: Part 7 – Magnaflow vs Corsa Cat-Back Exhausts!
Project E46 M3 seems to live on MKC’s dyno. I have owned it 1.5 years and it’s already seen 164 pulls. Five of our seven featured articles include dyno testing,…
Project E90 M3: Part 1 – ESS Tuning’s E-Flash ECU & Performance DCT Software
Project E90 M3: Part 1 – ESS Tuning’s E-Flash ECU & Performance DCT Software by Billy Johnson, photos by Brian Humphries Unfortunately, when a motor is as well-engineered from the…
Tested: S52 vs. M50 Manifold and the TMS Stage 2 & 3 Packages for the BMW E36 M3
Tested: S52 vs. M50 Manifold and the TMS Stage 2 & 3 Packages for the BMW E36 M3 by Billy Johnson M3’s have always been fantastic handling cars but let’s…
Project E46 M3: Part 3 – Headers, software, dyno testing and more
Project M3: Part 3 – Headers, software, dyno testing and more! 100whp per liter or bust! by Pablo Mazlumian This project is starting to get really fun. Building an E46…
Project E46 M3: Part 2 – Cat-back Exhaust and Pulleys
Project E46 M3 sitting pretty on lightweight D-Force wheels and BFG Rival tires. We’ll discuss these, along with our new brakes and tires, in detail, and include real-world testing, later in Part 6.…
Project E36 323is: Building the Poor Man’s M3, Part 4 – Exhaust
Project E36 323is: Building the Poor Man's M3, Part 4 – Exhaust By Jonathan Lawson Now that our E36 323is is hustling through the corners a bit more sure-footedly, there's…
Hard as F*ck!- Mike Essa’s BMW Z4 Drift Monster
Hard as F*ck!- Mike Essa’s BMW Z4 Drift Monster By Mike Kojima In the 2010 Formula D season, GSR Autosport/Nitto Tires driver Mike Essa grabbed plenty of Media attention with…
A Look Inside: The Rahal Letterman ALMS GT BMW M3 Coupes
A Look Inside: The Rahal Letterman ALMS GT BMW M3 Coupes By Mike Kojima, photos by Jeff Naeyaert Thanks to our friends at Volk Wheels, the technical staff at…