KeithStone

Thanks! My real name is Dave, Keith Stone, as in Keystone beers for anyone that doesn't know. My new Belltech Street performance shocks should be here tomorrow. Then a couple clunks to work out in the front end. I definately want more power out of this thing right away. After I get the E85 tuned and going smoothly on the M3, I think that the L92 head swap and a beefed up trans are in the cards for this truck. Some other bolt ons like headers, intake, exhaust and a dyno tune would come as well.

Yeah, the bug deflector was on there when I got it, covering up some rusty rock chips and shit. Pretty typical around here because they sand and salt the piss out of the roads all winter. It blends in with the black fairly well for now but a replacement hood is the real fix for that. Pretty much every year of M3 has its pluses and minuses but the e36 chassis is really well balanced and doesn't have overly integrated electronics, so it is fairly easy to mess with (for a foreign/german car).

It is a lot of fun on the street. Laughs all day long. Once I switch over to E85 with the new fuel system, my tuner is expecting to see upwards of 700whp in it. I will max out the small turbo and have a powerband from hell. I want to have a nice, safe 600whp on E85 for normal driving. 500 in it feels very composed now that i am used to sliding it around, it is a well setup chassis so it is quite predictable. Right now, I hit 15 psi by 3,500 rpms and hold it until 7,200, really responsive and fun setup. I bought the SS because I have been doing a lot of work on my house, so a truck finally makes sense, I love how they look, I can tow the M3 to the track when I go and the interior is perfect for a daily. Now I want the L92 heads and supporting mods. We will see what happens there! A little video having some fun at a local airport event. I got the top speed on the run where we have the little interior footage but I went off the end of the runway because it is an event put on by the Austin Healy club, so those guys hit like 70 and i hit around 155. lol woops. All in good fun. (I had checked out the runoff area prior to this because i knew the braking zone was too short and people stand off to the side, so taking the turn at speed is inconsiderate of others' safety!) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fawI9rlnhIo

Thanks guys! I just ordered Belltech street performance shocks. Excited to get those in and see how she rides. Might play with the torsion bars and the rear shackle a bit once those are in if it smooths out.

Hello! I have been a car owner (all foreign until now for some reason) but now I got a, 03 SSS and I love it. Lowered on drop spindles and shackles, fairly clean for an MN truck and pretty fun. Needs shocks, ordering Belltechs as soon as NorcalSS gets back to me. Feels like the trans slips a little at initial moderate load on the freeway. Not sure if that is sorta typical or if its on it way out. Doesn't really bother me either way, if it goes, I will get an upgraded trans that will be ready for more power. Anyways, my 'fun car' is a 96 BMW M3, its got just about any fun part that I can get on it. Built motor, tec3r standalone, dbb billet 6262 turbo, Koala diff, custom turbo manifold, Ford estate green metallic full color change, shave engine bay, you know, shenanigans car. Does sideways and loud very well. Makes me laugh everytime I drive it. Made 503/454 to the wheels when tuning it with a slipping clutch on pump gas at 16 psi. Switching to E85 soon, I have most of the parts already and that will allow me to give it a little more pressure. Anyways, here they are. Only 1 pic of the truck so far but you all know what those look like. lol I suck at launching it, but it traps 126 or 7 and it was misfiring because i had the plugs gapped wrong that day. haha And here is how it currently sits, just got the drivetrain back in it and took it for a couple shakedown runs around town this weekend. On SUPER shitty looking stock M3 wheels and I love the contrast.