My 540i. & exhaust video.

[Logan]

Introduction here:
http://www.importatlanta.com/forums/showthread.php?p=36354045#post36354045

Well this is my car.

I bought it for $3700 in 06 and it was beat to hell and back, with 193k miles. It now has 202k and still scares me sometimes power-wise.

The car has a 4.0L V8 DOHC. 282hp 295tq. 26,000 of these cars were made world-wide, and only 1300 were manual. Hopefully, I'll be doing that swap soon.

Since parts for this car are relatively rare, some of these parts are on order and being shipped from germany(2+ months)

Mods:

ext:
Front brake ducts, with cutom center lip.
Painted rockers.
Ghetto-euro muffler.
Colored BMW roundels
De-badged
Black Grills
Shadowline
17" e39 M5 reps - love/hate relationship
Europlate
European trim
Gold brake calipers
TA on teh rimz:goodjob:
HID 6k(on order)
lip spoiler(on order)
roof spoiler(on order)

Performance:
K&N air filter
Stripped exhaust, soon to be full straight pipes
Transmission chip(on order)
Performance chip(on order)
Lowtec 60/40 springs(on order)
M5 spring pads

Hopefully once I get the engine mods done, I'll be around 250rwhp.

And before you tell me I need a drop, my lowering springs are being shiped to me at the end of december.:goodjob:

And my center caps should be here soon.......

Exhaust video:
http://s120.photobucket.com/albums/o182/logant724/?action=view&current=HPIM0887.flv


Pics:


http://i120.photobucket.com/albums/o182/logant724/HPIM0934.jpg

http://i120.photobucket.com/albums/o182/logant724/HPIM0927.jpg

http://i120.photobucket.com/albums/o182/logant724/HPIM0912.jpg

http://i120.photobucket.com/albums/o182/logant724/HPIM0893.jpg

http://i120.photobucket.com/albums/o182/logant724/HPIM0899.jpg

http://i120.photobucket.com/albums/o182/logant724/HPIM0903.jpg

http://i120.photobucket.com/albums/o182/logant724/HPIM0908.jpg

[JITB]

doesnt look that nice in ur sig...lol

u need a better sig..:)

[Logan]

doesnt look that nice in ur sig...lol

u need a better sig..:)

I agree.

Sadly, that is probably the only picture of my car at a half-way nice location...and its blurry:(....not to mention old.

[JITB]

BTW: my friends dad buys Bmw's and rebuilds them as a hobby, been doin it for years. he has a real nice early 90ish 750i V12 in his garage.. he was gonna sell it, but he said he cant sell it he likes it too much...lol, also has a 4 other 5 series in the driveway and backyard, and 2 3 series. and a turbo diesel 3 series in the backyard..lol. he works at auto europe, u ever been by there?

[Maniac1]

It looks really cool IMO, something you don't see alot around here.

[greasemunkey]

nice, I like the front tag lol,

[EnjoiKLR]

The first thing I noticed was the font tag. lol
Nice car though.

[Logan]

BTW: my friends dad buys Bmw's and rebuilds them as a hobby, been doin it for years. he has a real nice early 90ish 750i V12 in his garage.. he was gonna sell it, but he said he cant sell it he likes it too much...lol, also has a 4 other 5 series in the driveway and backyard, and 2 3 series. and a turbo diesel 3 series in the backyard..lol. he works at auto europe, u ever been by there?

I have heard of it, but never been by the place. Where area is it located in? I might have to swing by sometime.

Those 750IL's have some awesome engines in them! 300hp and 700hp+ twin turbo potential!

Sounds like a guy I'd get along with. :gay:


It looks really cool IMO, something you don't see alot around here.

Thanks. This body style(e34) 540i is pretty rare around here. Especially modded ones. Should be even be even better when I do my 65/40 drop.



It looks really cool IMO, something you don't see alot around here.

The first thing I noticed was the font tag. lol
Nice car though.

Thanks.

I don't run the tag too much(for obvious reasons) but I do put it on for meets and pictures and such.

I once had a lady wait on me at my car with a cop when I was in walmart so she could yell at me and call me a sexist pig. The cop told the lady to stop wasting his time.
One of the only times I've ever agreed with a police officer lol.

[Honngodda411]

dude, i have to say that i am a hardcore honda fan,.that being said the only other car i am interested in owning is bmw. yours is clean,..really. :goodjob:

[Logan]

dude, i have to say that i am a hardcore honda fan,.that being said the only other car i am interested in owning is bmw. yours is clean,..really. :goodjob:

Thanks for the kind words. Means alot to me due to the insane amount of hours I spent working on this thing.:D

[crxsiguy]

looks like it all paid off for ya thou ^^^^^

[admedlin]

i was SOOOO close to buying a BMW before I got the Crossfire and the S2000. love the sound of the exhaust, thats the greatest thing about the bimmers. that and the Euro sexiness, but mostly the exhaust

[Logan]

i was SOOOO close to buying a BMW before I got the Crossfire and the S2000. love the sound of the exhaust, thats the greatest thing about the bimmers. that and the Euro sexiness, but mostly the exhaust

Crossfires are sexy cars.

I am happy with the exhaust note, but I'd like it a little louder. I'm going no cats over the christmas break.



looks like it all paid off for ya thou ^^^^^

I think it did. I have alot more pieces coming in, so there is alot more work in front me.

[EJ25RUN]

i like the wagons from that generation!\

[scabtastic]

nice e34.....im currently taking my intro to bmw electronics for work

[Logan]

i like the wagons from that generation!\

No offense to wagon guys, but the only wagon I could ever drive would deffitely have to be european.


nice e34.....im currently taking my intro to bmw electronics for work

Thanks alot. And good luck on decoding the wiring mess that bmws have:tongue1:

[Repost Squintz]

sounds good

[JDMirza]

nice, I like the front tag lol,
Yeah, same here.

++ Sounds like a fu!king strocker, very unique.

[madking411]

NICE....!!!

[sogood]

Pretty straight E34, man. I do have to admit I laughed when I read that it scares you power-wise, though :)

I thought about doing straight pipes (cutting the cats and resonators out of the midpipe) too on my E36, but really, I know there'd be too many times where I wouldn't like it at all. It's pretty obnoxious more times than not.

[BobbyFresco]

Nice looking Bimmer. We need more bimmer owners and Euro love around here.:goodjob:

[OnURleft]

Sick 540. Welcome to the club. I'd recommend getting a real cat back and going cat-less but mind you it will be very very loud...My old E39 was just that. Never got so many compliments on now insane the car sounded, with Eisenmann. P/M Fast5 at Bf.c. He has video's of his and he's famous for the sound of his car.

[Logan]

Pretty straight E34, man. I do have to admit I laughed when I read that it scares you power-wise, though :)

I thought about doing straight pipes (cutting the cats and resonators out of the midpipe) too on my E36, but really, I know there'd be too many times where I wouldn't like it at all. It's pretty obnoxious more times than not.



haha maybe its the driver that scares me haha.

I really love the sound straight pipes. And when I drive, its either with the music loud, or windows down listening to the exhaust note.



Nice looking Bimmer. We need more bimmer owners and Euro love around here.:goodjob:


Thanks. Yes more euro is needed on this site. Hopefully I'll contribute to that :)


Sick 540. Welcome to the club. I'd recommend getting a real cat back and going cat-less but mind you it will be very very loud...My old E39 was just that. Never got so many compliments on now insane the car sounded, with Eisenmann. P/M Fast5 at Bf.c. He has video's of his and he's famous for the sound of his car.

Thanks. I'm thinking of going cat-less and keeping just the resonator. I like loud though :) No emissions FTW. I checked Fast5's exhausr and it sounds amazing. One of my favs.

That video had inspired me :)