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True Rear Coils
With an X-Brace installed in the rear, I can now install the true-rear coilovers with less risk of the rear strut towers cracking or mushrooming. For the true rear setup, I went with Driftworks CS2’s. Fully adjustable and have 16 way dampening adjustability. They are easy to install, remove the old crappy stance + coilovers…
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Clutch Fix/Swap
Background Ok, so I was diffing. All of a sudden, the car feels like its low on power. Its not sliding like its supposed to. Keep clutch kicking to try and get it to work. Its not working, I drive it out of the slab, get to the exit, try to change gear. No drive.…
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Rear X Brace
I wanted to install true rear coils into the back, for more control. To do this you need to reinforce the strut towers as they are notoriously weak in the E46. You can install the Z3 plates, but these are realistically not enough. For a purpose built car, the roll cage should help with the…
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Cold Air Intake
There are a lot of cold air intake options, so there was a choice that needed to be made. For me, the choice was simple. I already was ordering a Mishimoto cooling system, so I just ordered their CAI at the same time. Install The car already had the stock airbox removed and had a…
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Cooling system
The car was slightly overheating when spinning about for any serious amount of time. It wasn’t a massive amount, but enough to justify a refresh. There are 2 options, installing OEM parts, or installing an upgraded cooling system. I went with the later. Mishimoto Mishimoto seemed like the best upgrade path for me, parts are…
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The car base
The car came from England over to Ireland in early February 2026, the car had a valid MOT so it could legally be driven over. Below is the car as it came from England. The car was originally an automatic but was converted to manual. Issues that needed sorted With the car back home there…