Originally Posted by speedminded
321 Jason!!! Get it right!!(and we have some interesting plans to make even more NA power soon before I find a way to make more money and custom build manifolds for a turbo. I should just save up and do it all at once but I do want to see what I can get out of this NA without nitrous.)
stock should be around 280 or so depending on dyno.
yes its making some great power and is still running smooth!
also, just a note. the recall was not for the head or valve train but for spinning bearings. some company that BMW outsourced a batch of bearings to, f'd up and got the spec wrong which lead to alot of pre 10K mile thrown rods.
but at this point they have all had recalls done (01-02, maybe a few early 03's) and then received an extended 100K/6 year warranty which will is either 100k miles total, or 6 years from original sale date.
with M3 prices lately I would say look for a late model 03 with the LED tails or newer if you can afford it. The 03 and 02 models will be selling like hotcakes soon as they are at the 5 year old mark. To be perfectly honest there are some really crazy deals on M3's which I am not going to pay carfax to check just out of curiousity but if these cars have clean titles and no accidents, the prices are amazing.
you just have to find the car thats right for you and be patient. It took me 6 months of constant searching to find my M3 and I actually widened my search to include different body and interior colors, but I found what I wanted and I paid for it.
My theory when it comes to buying used, either dealership/cpo or someone with tons of paperwork. when I bought my M it came with a notebook of all the services as well as aftermarket parts added AND removed. I felt safe buying this car and 2 years later and after driving the piss out of it, its doing great!
Good Luck with your search!
