-Paul
2003 "M5" - Full M5 conversion, AMG C63S 6 piston front calipers, Porsche Panamera 4 piston rear calipers, GC Coilovers, Eibach ARBs, UUC Evo3/DSSR, Borla Exhaust w/Muffler Delete, BMW NBT with Carplay/Android Auto, Bi-Xenons, e38 Style 37 M-Pars, e60 Hubs 530i 6-speed swap build thread2005 Range Rover 4.6is (M62TU Powered) - 4.6is Engine Swap from X5, BMW NBT with Carplay/Android Auto
2006 Porsche Cayman S - Soul Performance Competition Headers and Exhaust, H&R Coilovers, 718 Boxster Spyder wheels, Rennline 35mm rear spacers
Nate J.
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Titanium Silver/Black Nappa Full 07-18-2001 E39 M5 Heritage (BZ99672). 198,000mi+. Increasing daily. Engine rebuild thread.
(eŌō\ (||||)º(||||) / ōŌe)
Alpineweiss III/Black Merino Full 03-26-2007 E60 M5 Manual (CX08265). 157,000+. Dead starter -_-
RIP, Seabiscuit. Black Sapphire/Schwarz 03-11-2003 530iA Sport (CK39185). T-boned 03-01-2017 at 155,861mi.
Take 2 "Otto" - Toledo Blue/Sandbeige 04-25-2002 530iA Sport (CH98032). Sold 11-10-2017 at 147,743mi.
Take 3 "Manuel" - Toledo Blue/Grau 10-29-2001 530i5 Sport (CE92358). Sold 02-01-2019 at 217,600mi. I regret that. Build Log
Reliable P.O.S. - Green/gray 1995 Camry V6 LE. 270k mi. Sold for space.
This past weekend I took the M5 on a 2 day trip to Abingdon, VA and the Claw of the Dragon. We took Hwy 421 through Boone all the way up and it was a total blast. We then did an up/down run of the back of the dragon. The car did very well and was a lot of fun to drive. I got tons of compliments from everyone about the sound of the exhaust, mostly from people that were driving behind me . It never once droned and it was just so nice to hear the entire 2 days.
Some pics taken on 421, aka "The Snake":
We had about 18 cars on the way up on day 1, but the drive on day 2 was down to 7
The weather on day 1 was spectacular for driving. About 72F in the afternoon with a nice breeze. We stayed at The Martha Washington hotel in downtown Abingdon, VA.
Day 2 was a bit cooler during the day, but warmed up when we got back down from the mountains.
Overall, it was a really fun trip.
In other news, a couple weekends ago, my fuel pump relay module that I had purchased when I did my S62 swap in my e38 back in 2012 died. Borrowed a friend's relay module from her 2004 M3 convertible and it worked perfectly. I bought a new one as a spare and she did too, so now I'll have a spare. I'm glad it happened before the long trip, rather than on it.
-Paul
2003 "M5" - Full M5 conversion, AMG C63S 6 piston front calipers, Porsche Panamera 4 piston rear calipers, GC Coilovers, Eibach ARBs, UUC Evo3/DSSR, Borla Exhaust w/Muffler Delete, BMW NBT with Carplay/Android Auto, Bi-Xenons, e38 Style 37 M-Pars, e60 Hubs 530i 6-speed swap build thread2005 Range Rover 4.6is (M62TU Powered) - 4.6is Engine Swap from X5, BMW NBT with Carplay/Android Auto
2006 Porsche Cayman S - Soul Performance Competition Headers and Exhaust, H&R Coilovers, 718 Boxster Spyder wheels, Rennline 35mm rear spacers
Looks like a fun trip!
How is the fuel pump drive set up with the relay module on the M5s? Is it a variable voltage from a solid state relay, or some sort of a PWM deal?
-Paul
2003 "M5" - Full M5 conversion, AMG C63S 6 piston front calipers, Porsche Panamera 4 piston rear calipers, GC Coilovers, Eibach ARBs, UUC Evo3/DSSR, Borla Exhaust w/Muffler Delete, BMW NBT with Carplay/Android Auto, Bi-Xenons, e38 Style 37 M-Pars, e60 Hubs 530i 6-speed swap build thread2005 Range Rover 4.6is (M62TU Powered) - 4.6is Engine Swap from X5, BMW NBT with Carplay/Android Auto
2006 Porsche Cayman S - Soul Performance Competition Headers and Exhaust, H&R Coilovers, 718 Boxster Spyder wheels, Rennline 35mm rear spacers
So do you think it has RPM or load input to the module? If I'm thinking about it correctly at all, it would seem like it would have to either have an integrated solid state relay to handle the PWM, or it would maybe control an external one.. Not a big deal, I was just curious about how they (BMW) handled it.
I have been helping w/ an E46 M3T build and the owner unfortunately didn't really pay too much attention and bought a SULEV M56 car for the recipient chassis. Pertinent because the SULEV M56 has an "EKP Module" (instead of an "EKP relay") that's pretty complicated. I delved into the whole thing to figure out options to sort it out and discovered...
Euro MSS54 = Straight up old school BMW green relay. On/off. Car is running and pump is running, or, it aint'.
USA MSS54 = 'EKP module' that is pinned, as Paul says, much like a regular relay. But seems to be driven by a simple PWM signal from the DME (requested-load based I bet). Most likely just a big ol' MOSFET inside there. Yes you could almost call this a 'solid state relay', because it's not smart in any way, it just is able to switch at high speeds (which would burn out a normal relay real quicklike). Can't be scanned or anything cuz its fundamentally 'dumb'. I'd be pretty certain MSS52 uses exact same setup but have not looked up the info.
SULEV M56 = 'EKP module' that is entirely different - well-more complicated and 'smart'. Gets its instructions via a dedicated ('local') CAN-bus between it and the DME (i.e. not the regular main CANbus between DME and ABS etc.) and therefore it has to be fairly smart. A true 'module' - you can interrogate it for codes and everything. Massively over-engineered if all you are trying to do is keep the tank recirc down (i.e. the M3 relay MUST be much cheaper to buy and to implement... fewer wires, etc.)
Last edited by geargrinder; 05-01-2018 at 09:10 AM.
2003 M3CicM6 TiAg
2002 540iT Sport Vortech S/C 6MT LSD TiAg
2008 Audi A3 2.0T DSG (the daily beater)
2014 BMW X1 xDrive28i (wifemobile)
Former:
1985 MB Euro graymarket 300SL
1995.5 Audi S6 Avant (utility/winter billetturbobattlewagen)
-Paul
2003 "M5" - Full M5 conversion, AMG C63S 6 piston front calipers, Porsche Panamera 4 piston rear calipers, GC Coilovers, Eibach ARBs, UUC Evo3/DSSR, Borla Exhaust w/Muffler Delete, BMW NBT with Carplay/Android Auto, Bi-Xenons, e38 Style 37 M-Pars, e60 Hubs 530i 6-speed swap build thread2005 Range Rover 4.6is (M62TU Powered) - 4.6is Engine Swap from X5, BMW NBT with Carplay/Android Auto
2006 Porsche Cayman S - Soul Performance Competition Headers and Exhaust, H&R Coilovers, 718 Boxster Spyder wheels, Rennline 35mm rear spacers
Hey guys,
Been a while, but a bit of an update on the car. A week ago Friday I finally got an alignment after doing the coilovers months ago. It was way out, but now is in spec, other than the -2.0 camber I have on the fronts with the GC camber plates. Grip in the corners is so much better now.
Also, a local shop, Euro Mpire run by my buddy Matthew in Monroe, NC, was doing a customer appreciation/dyno day today and I finally got the car dynoed. It did amazingly well:
It was quite warm in the shop (102F), but I still think the curve was very smooth and definitely repeatable. 343whp/347wtq is nothing to shake a stick at and I was very happy to see that it seemed healthy.
My buddy Jeff C ran the 89 325i that we built with my old 03 525i motor out of my wagon and got a really nice 182whp/175wtq, which we were definitely not expecting. We were quite surprised and excited about that.
Looking forward to the HPDE at VIR next weekend .
-Paul
2003 "M5" - Full M5 conversion, AMG C63S 6 piston front calipers, Porsche Panamera 4 piston rear calipers, GC Coilovers, Eibach ARBs, UUC Evo3/DSSR, Borla Exhaust w/Muffler Delete, BMW NBT with Carplay/Android Auto, Bi-Xenons, e38 Style 37 M-Pars, e60 Hubs 530i 6-speed swap build thread2005 Range Rover 4.6is (M62TU Powered) - 4.6is Engine Swap from X5, BMW NBT with Carplay/Android Auto
2006 Porsche Cayman S - Soul Performance Competition Headers and Exhaust, H&R Coilovers, 718 Boxster Spyder wheels, Rennline 35mm rear spacers
Good numbers for a stock engine.
That CTS-V must be FAST.
You guys all dried out from the storm?
We got there after the CTS-V ran, but no doubt it was quick.
Mine is basically stock, just has a tune. Probably a few extra horsepower over a stock tune.
We got a lot of rain over last weekend in Charlotte, but it was pretty much all gone by Monday.
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Oh, it's also Alpha-N and has an IAT relocation done.
-Paul
2003 "M5" - Full M5 conversion, AMG C63S 6 piston front calipers, Porsche Panamera 4 piston rear calipers, GC Coilovers, Eibach ARBs, UUC Evo3/DSSR, Borla Exhaust w/Muffler Delete, BMW NBT with Carplay/Android Auto, Bi-Xenons, e38 Style 37 M-Pars, e60 Hubs 530i 6-speed swap build thread2005 Range Rover 4.6is (M62TU Powered) - 4.6is Engine Swap from X5, BMW NBT with Carplay/Android Auto
2006 Porsche Cayman S - Soul Performance Competition Headers and Exhaust, H&R Coilovers, 718 Boxster Spyder wheels, Rennline 35mm rear spacers
Paul,
Did you get the GC street front camber plates?
Did they worsen the ride any ?
Was the 525i motor stock ?
Looking for an E39 belly pan , passenger front inner fender liner …
They are the camber plates GC sells with the coilover kit, so not sure what you mean by "street". They are adjustable and I can set them to pretty much whatever I want, within reason. I also never rode without them, so not sure if they affected the ride quality on just normal GCs without them. I believe they are pillowball type, but not 100% sure.
In the 325i build? It was a stock 525i M54b25 engine with E36 M3 headers, no cats, Billy Boat exhaust. Other things done to the motor were a full reseal, VANOS job, CCV, vacuum hoses/blockoffs, SAP delete, with a modified EU2 tune for EWS delete. There were no bolt-ons though. The car is a rocket and so much fun to drive. It's got my old 320z 5-speed with a 3.25 LSD diff. New clutch and flywheel. Z3 1.8 shifter.
-Paul
2003 "M5" - Full M5 conversion, AMG C63S 6 piston front calipers, Porsche Panamera 4 piston rear calipers, GC Coilovers, Eibach ARBs, UUC Evo3/DSSR, Borla Exhaust w/Muffler Delete, BMW NBT with Carplay/Android Auto, Bi-Xenons, e38 Style 37 M-Pars, e60 Hubs 530i 6-speed swap build thread2005 Range Rover 4.6is (M62TU Powered) - 4.6is Engine Swap from X5, BMW NBT with Carplay/Android Auto
2006 Porsche Cayman S - Soul Performance Competition Headers and Exhaust, H&R Coilovers, 718 Boxster Spyder wheels, Rennline 35mm rear spacers
-Paul
2003 "M5" - Full M5 conversion, AMG C63S 6 piston front calipers, Porsche Panamera 4 piston rear calipers, GC Coilovers, Eibach ARBs, UUC Evo3/DSSR, Borla Exhaust w/Muffler Delete, BMW NBT with Carplay/Android Auto, Bi-Xenons, e38 Style 37 M-Pars, e60 Hubs 530i 6-speed swap build thread2005 Range Rover 4.6is (M62TU Powered) - 4.6is Engine Swap from X5, BMW NBT with Carplay/Android Auto
2006 Porsche Cayman S - Soul Performance Competition Headers and Exhaust, H&R Coilovers, 718 Boxster Spyder wheels, Rennline 35mm rear spacers
Great build. I've been reading for hours. :-)
2001 | DINAN 7 Sport | S62 Swapped 6-Speed
DINAN Springs & Exhaust | 750 Brakes | M-Pars | Monsoons | NBT Nav/Radio
Dual Pane Glass | Black & Sand Int.
2001 | 750iL | AlpineWeiss III
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Thanks!
Just cleaned her up tonight after a HPDE at VIR a few weeks ago.
More pics here:
https://flic.kr/s/aHsmpzRd7s
-Paul
2003 "M5" - Full M5 conversion, AMG C63S 6 piston front calipers, Porsche Panamera 4 piston rear calipers, GC Coilovers, Eibach ARBs, UUC Evo3/DSSR, Borla Exhaust w/Muffler Delete, BMW NBT with Carplay/Android Auto, Bi-Xenons, e38 Style 37 M-Pars, e60 Hubs 530i 6-speed swap build thread2005 Range Rover 4.6is (M62TU Powered) - 4.6is Engine Swap from X5, BMW NBT with Carplay/Android Auto
2006 Porsche Cayman S - Soul Performance Competition Headers and Exhaust, H&R Coilovers, 718 Boxster Spyder wheels, Rennline 35mm rear spacers
An M5 is a big girl for track days, at ~4000lbs. How do the consumables hold up? What braking components do you run?
Nate J.
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Titanium Silver/Black Nappa Full 07-18-2001 E39 M5 Heritage (BZ99672). 198,000mi+. Increasing daily. Engine rebuild thread.
(eŌō\ (||||)º(||||) / ōŌe)
Alpineweiss III/Black Merino Full 03-26-2007 E60 M5 Manual (CX08265). 157,000+. Dead starter -_-
RIP, Seabiscuit. Black Sapphire/Schwarz 03-11-2003 530iA Sport (CK39185). T-boned 03-01-2017 at 155,861mi.
Take 2 "Otto" - Toledo Blue/Sandbeige 04-25-2002 530iA Sport (CH98032). Sold 11-10-2017 at 147,743mi.
Take 3 "Manuel" - Toledo Blue/Grau 10-29-2001 530i5 Sport (CE92358). Sold 02-01-2019 at 217,600mi. I regret that. Build Log
Reliable P.O.S. - Green/gray 1995 Camry V6 LE. 270k mi. Sold for space.
Yeah, she is, but handles very well. I'm running Carbotech XP10 front and XP8 rear on the M5 brakes. They don't wear that much at VIR though. Tires hold up ok, but I'm on AS3+s right now and I'm definitely beyond their limits now.
This is why I bought this last week:
2002 330Ci 5-speed to be used for track duty. Has 220k miles on it and needs a bit of suspension love, but engine purrs and is very strong. A few minor things here and there, but overall, a great buy at $1750.
-Paul
2003 "M5" - Full M5 conversion, AMG C63S 6 piston front calipers, Porsche Panamera 4 piston rear calipers, GC Coilovers, Eibach ARBs, UUC Evo3/DSSR, Borla Exhaust w/Muffler Delete, BMW NBT with Carplay/Android Auto, Bi-Xenons, e38 Style 37 M-Pars, e60 Hubs 530i 6-speed swap build thread2005 Range Rover 4.6is (M62TU Powered) - 4.6is Engine Swap from X5, BMW NBT with Carplay/Android Auto
2006 Porsche Cayman S - Soul Performance Competition Headers and Exhaust, H&R Coilovers, 718 Boxster Spyder wheels, Rennline 35mm rear spacers
Good purchase! I used to be all about the "one car to do it all" mentality, but then I over-stiffened my 540it and it became very unpleasant to daily, so I've rolled it all back to stock-ish in terms of suspension. You either have a nice comfortable car that doesn't handle amazing on the track, or a tight track machine that dislodges your spine in daily driving. That's why Graham and I bought our E36 M3... it's a lot better for the racecar stuff.
1995 525i 5-speed - Thread
Nice find Paul. I know you won't do it, but for a track car it is begging for an LS3.
-Paul
2003 "M5" - Full M5 conversion, AMG C63S 6 piston front calipers, Porsche Panamera 4 piston rear calipers, GC Coilovers, Eibach ARBs, UUC Evo3/DSSR, Borla Exhaust w/Muffler Delete, BMW NBT with Carplay/Android Auto, Bi-Xenons, e38 Style 37 M-Pars, e60 Hubs 530i 6-speed swap build thread2005 Range Rover 4.6is (M62TU Powered) - 4.6is Engine Swap from X5, BMW NBT with Carplay/Android Auto
2006 Porsche Cayman S - Soul Performance Competition Headers and Exhaust, H&R Coilovers, 718 Boxster Spyder wheels, Rennline 35mm rear spacers
-Paul
2003 "M5" - Full M5 conversion, AMG C63S 6 piston front calipers, Porsche Panamera 4 piston rear calipers, GC Coilovers, Eibach ARBs, UUC Evo3/DSSR, Borla Exhaust w/Muffler Delete, BMW NBT with Carplay/Android Auto, Bi-Xenons, e38 Style 37 M-Pars, e60 Hubs 530i 6-speed swap build thread2005 Range Rover 4.6is (M62TU Powered) - 4.6is Engine Swap from X5, BMW NBT with Carplay/Android Auto
2006 Porsche Cayman S - Soul Performance Competition Headers and Exhaust, H&R Coilovers, 718 Boxster Spyder wheels, Rennline 35mm rear spacers
Very nice find! Where will updates for the coupe be posted? I enjoy following all of your stuff!
Are you going to repair the subframe/bulletproof it back there? I don't think the 325/328/330 are immune to that.....
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