I have reached a crossroad in my life and am going to pursue the wholesome American dream of a family life and getting married in the not too distant future. The decision to sell this car has been very tough on me as I have owned this car for 3 years now since it was built from the ground up. I literally consider it part of my family (serious enthusiasts know where I am coming from).
A bit of background about the car – it is a 2004 BMW E46 M3 model purchased in 2009. It was literally a brand new shell that was purchased in 2009 to begin this build process which took about 8 months. It is a non VIN numbered chassis from BMW (not a Motorsports chassis) but a bare chassis – not even a rolling chassis at the time of purchase. Needless to say I didn’t title the car as it has never seen the street. I had to source all of the parts from there to begin the build over these 8 months and transition it into what the car is today. The car will come with a build number sheet from BMW to prove it is a factory chassis.
For anyone who purchases this car has several options:
HPDE (which I do a lot of them)
Time Trials – I did these as well
NASA GTS 4 or GTS5 making some changes to the car
SCCA (don’t know which class exactly)
It is quite the car to drive as it handles AMAZING and of course the engine power is great. The car has run fast times considering I don’t drive it at 100% as I always leave a little for correction(s).
Sebring – 2:20
Homestead – 1:35
Road Atlanta – 1:35
VIR – 2:06
This will be a turnkey package for someone who either wants to race or simply have a fun and reliable car to go fast around race tracks with. I have run it (3) seasons and the car simply leaves me ecstatic every time I drive it has had all of this development time and the right combination of parts to boot. Evert part of this car has been maintained professionally including oil, transmission, and rear diff fluid changes every two weekends. The bare chassis has less than 5,000 miles on it and has NEVER been wrecked or even tapped
Conclusion – this car has over $125,000 invested over the last 3 years professionally. No corners were cut with this build as I had built two race cars prior to this (Honda’s) and learned invaluable lessons. It won 1st place at Homestead Raceway (Miami) in the TTS category back in January of 2012 when I did a NASA event there. Also it was a top 20 finisher (July 2012) in the GrassRoots Ultimate Track Car Challenge at Virginia International Raceway whereby there were close to 60 cars in attendance.
The pictures indicate the way the car looks today however all graphics and vinyl can easily be removed (it is high quality vinyl made by 3M on the car) for the buyer. I can provide further pictures upon request and/or video of the car in action if need be at the hands of yours truly. The price is $65,000.
Below are the build components the car currently has:
Chassis
MazWorx / RevWorks 10 point custom welded cage (NASA, SCCA legal) with A-pillar plates and diff reinforcement
All seam sealer removed
Fully stitch welded
All sound deadening material removed from underneath and inside of rolling chassis
Front and Rear subframe reinforcements (Turner’s kit)
BimmerWorld fuel starvation kit
MA Shaw FRP side doors (cut out for cage on top of being lightweight)
MA Shaw Lexan windshield and all (3) rear windows
BimmerWorld folding tow eye set (black)
Custom engine harness by Apex Speed Technologies for the Pectel SQ6 ECU and datalogger
RevWorks modified OE chassis harness to remove 25 lbs of excess wiring
Weighs right at 2,700lbs DRY with the driver seat only
About 400 professional man hours in assembling the car the way it is today
Chassis has less than 5,000 miles on it – it’s a 2004 model (paperwork to prove it)
Suspension
Ground Control Race Suspension Coilovers (rebuilt last year)
Ground Control front/rear swaybars – heavy duty
Mason Engineering front strut tower bar
AKG adjustable rear lower control arms
All new spherical bushings and bearings replaced at time of build (within the last two years)
This car has had multiple years of chassis tuning by my car builder so it is very fast around the corners
Modified front towers to incorporate cage and more adjustability for camber plates
Cooling
Turner oil cooler kit (fully ducted for improved airflow)
Custom one off radiator (fully ducted for improved airflow) – built by an unnamed NASCAR radiator builder but may be obtained again if needed
SPAL electrical fan (puller)
Custom modified water pump with metal propeller (not the plastic OE one)
Water Wetter and distilled water used religiously
VAC Motorsports / Petersen dry sump setup, all steel braid lines and fittings, Petersen pump, and a custom VAC oil pan
Custom diverter plate built into the thermostat housing (no thermostat used)
Engine
VAC/ Arrow 3.5L stroker motor – completely balanced and blueprinted bottom end. The kit came with new race bearings, mains, rods, crank, pistons, and rings. Block was bored and decked. Cylinder head stage 2+ port on exhaust side, bowls opened up, OE valves, Shrick cams 288/280 low lift with DLC coated rocker arms. A full set of OEM valve adjustment shims (spare) will be included in this setup along with VAC vanos delete system with adjustable cam gears.
Modified valve cover to work with Greddy catch can system.
BimmerWorld race exhaust
Jet Hot header
Tuned by Neel Vasaveda @ Apex Speed Technology making 360whp/285tq in current setup
Transmission / Driveline
E36 M3 5 speed swap (professional install)
BimmerWorld race shifter
ULTRA-LITE Flywheel/Clutch packages 5.5’’ Diameter from JB Racing (full race setup)
BimmerWorld modified driveshaft
UUC engine and transmission race mounts
3.91 diff using OE LSD
Solid differential mounts
Catch can breather used on transmission
Subframe solid bushings
Electronics
AIM Pista dash
AIM GPS integration
AIM Smarty Cam
Pectel SQ6 engine management with full data acquisition. Package put together by Apex Speed Technologies. Tuner willing to work with the car in the future.
Switchplate for ignition, fan, fuel pump
AIM fuel sender wiring (stock gauge cluster reads appropriate fuel levels)
Racing Communications radio kit (two-way) fully wired in and functional
AMB Transponder
Safety
G-Force 6 point camlock release harnesses (passenger and driver)
SPA Fire suppression system (6 nozzles mounted)
RaceTech 4009 WHR (with halo) for driver (Momo slider drivers seat only – most sanctions approve the use of this slider)
RaceTech 4009 WHR (no halo) for passenger
TeamTech left side window net
Interior
Turner pedal kit (including deal pedal)
LongAcre rear view convex cage mounted mirror
Sparco Lap 5 steering wheel w/ quick release
Electrical cutoff switch
Jaffster shift knob
Alcantera shift boot
VAC floorplates (drivers and passenger) – powder coated black
Various interior pieces wrapped in 3M carbon fiber vinyl
Relocated lightweight race battery in the center of the car (Odyssey battery just a week old)
Aerodynamics
Rev Works Owner and World Challenge former crew chief custom front splitter
BimmerWorld dive planes
Brooks Motorsport rear wing (rear stands on this wing modified to run with the CSL decklid)
BimmerWorld Diffuser
Wheels / Tires Enkei NT03 (2 sets) silver in color 18x10 +25
Turner extended studs (75mm)
Hoosier 275/35/18 (square) – 12 heat cycles
Hankook C51 275/35/18 (square) – 25 heat cycles
Brakes
Front: StopTech ST-40 brakes (red calipers) coupled with Hawk HT-10 brake pads
Rear: PFC dimpled Drive Direct rotors coupled with PFC01 rear brake pads
BimmerWorld backing plates
BimmerWorld carbon fiber brake ducts (molded to front bumper)
Stainless steel brake lines on all (4) corners
BimmerWorld solid brake guides (rear only)
AMSOIL high temperature brake fluid
Neoprene 3 inch brake ducts
Exterior
Seibon OE carbon fiber hood
Seibon rear deck lid
Matte black roof (vinyl) with M3 logo
Splitter stay rods (strong for front splitter)
Headlights fully functional for night racing
Vinyl Rev Works lettering (can be taken off for buyer)
Spares
5 Speed Transmission (1)
Stock E46 M3 differential (1) – 3.62 ratio
Alternator
Spark Plugs
Ignition coil (1)
Starter
Oil – AMSOIL Dominator racing oil
Brake fluid
Brake pads (front and rear brand new)
Brake rotors (brand new front and rear)
Battery
Odyssey battery tender
Crank balancer
VANOS system various parts
And some pictures:
And some video's for your viewing pleasure:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6P6gjg07qd4
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RqpmTkNgK2k
Easiest way to reach me is via e-mail -- mmaudlin@maudlinintl.com and then if we need to speak further I will divulge my cell phone from there.
Thanks,
Mike
Central Florida