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Old Wed, Nov-10-2010, 09:08:40 PM   #1
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I'm guessing a tune or maybe another ECU but if anyone knows for sure it'd really save time for me

Oh and it's for the e46 m3 of course

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Headers, 4.10 gears, and Tune.
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The best thing to really move around the power band are cams. You'll also need a good tune if you go with anything radical.
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Headers + ESS tune.
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Headers, 4.10 gears, and Tune.
Lower gears shorten the powerband, but they're a good mod, notwithstanding.
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Three things, then call, it a day:


Macht Schnell – e46 M3 Stage 1 Intake Charge Kit
http://www.europeanautosource.com/pr...oducts_id=3129


Supersprint - Headers Version 2 (022 043 901) - e46 M3
http://www.europeanautosource.com/pr...oducts_id=3316


GIAC - Stage1 ECU Power Upgrade for e46 M3
http://www.europeanautosource.com/pr...oducts_id=2531

Those three items will really open things up and get you some decent gains
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Old Thu, Nov-11-2010, 03:04:46 AM   #7
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Three things, then call, it a day:


Macht Schnell – e46 M3 Stage 1 Intake Charge Kit
http://www.europeanautosource.com/pr...oducts_id=3129


Supersprint - Headers Version 2 (022 043 901) - e46 M3
http://www.europeanautosource.com/pr...oducts_id=3316





GIAC - Stage1 ECU Power Upgrade for e46 M3
http://www.europeanautosource.com/pr...oducts_id=2531

Those three items will really open things up and get you some decent gains
Thanks man i really appreciate it

I already have an AA Header on the car but the supersprint stepped headers would be sex not gonna lie

but the other stuff I might take a gander in
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Old Thu, Nov-11-2010, 04:58:14 AM   #8
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Three things, then call, it a day:


Macht Schnell – e46 M3 Stage 1 Intake Charge Kit
http://www.europeanautosource.com/pr...oducts_id=3129


Supersprint - Headers Version 2 (022 043 901) - e46 M3
http://www.europeanautosource.com/pr...oducts_id=3316


GIAC - Stage1 ECU Power Upgrade for e46 M3
http://www.europeanautosource.com/pr...oducts_id=2531

Those three items will really open things up and get you some decent gains
All of these are bullshit and a waste of money, what you need is this:
http://kalecoauto.com/index.php?main...products_id=30
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We actually widen the power band when we tune the M3.
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what you need is this:


I say supercharger. For the price of headers, software tuning etc, i'd be looking at some sort of forced induction.
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