 » Site Navigation | | | | » Recent Threads | | | |  |  |  | |  06-26-2008, 02:43 PM | #1 | | Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Great White North! Posts: 701 |  H3 UPDATE...
So far this season I have neglected the H3 since taking it out of winter storage; work and Baby Girl have been taking up all my time. I've been prepping the car for more track days and have been developping and testing some new parts. So here are the updates so far and I'll add the pics as they become available. - complete engine tune-up
- cooling system overhaul
- Samco Sport hoses
- urethane and delrin suspension bushes
- reinforced tranny bushes-in development
- toe and camber adjustment
- wheel stud conversion
- custom billet/CF hub extenders-in development
- Direzza Z1 *Spec 235/40/17 on Hartge 17x8-7 spoke wheels
- track shift knob-in development
- Recaro Pole Position
- Recaro Young Sport-Baby Girl's seat for street use ofcourse...
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Engine: 2.1L Hartge conversion (bored to 86X91mm, ported & polished head, new valves, new crank, & upgraded ECU), Supersprint SS headers, Hartge exhaust, custom cat bypass (track), KV85 wires, Bosch platinum plugs, Vitesse cf spark plug cover, Vitesse cf CAI, Samco hoses, Fiamm air horns. Drivetrain: custom ssk, Vitesse adj. clutch stop, Redline D4 ATF & 75W90. Chassis: 18x8.5 Hartge Classics on 225/40/ZR18 Direzza DZ101s, 17x8 Hartge 7 spokes on 235/40/17 Direzza Z1 *specs and 17x9 Enkei MT1-R on 235/40/17 Direzza Z1 *specs(track), Vitesse 10mm spacers with cf/billet hub extenders, Bilstein PSS9 coilovers, Hartge sway bars & strut brace, urethane offset LCABs, Vitesse rsb, billet/urethane RSMs, X-brace, ATE BBK, ATE slotted rr. rotors, Goodridge ss. lines, ATE Superblue. Exterior: Violettschwarz, Hartge lip spoiler, window spoiler, hatch spoiler & mirrors, Vitesse cf door pillars, Vitesse cf fog light blanks (track), ZKW ellipsoids, HIDs in headlights, highbeams and foglights, and much more... Performance BMW Magazine feature car March 2003 www.vitessetuning.com |  |  | | 06-26-2008, 02:50 PM | #2 | | Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Boston, MA Posts: 1,152 |
Do we get to see all the new goodies in October at the BAVAUTO show?  Can't wait to chck out the ti again. We got to do a local photoshoot with the group in NH. | | | | | 06-26-2008, 03:23 PM | #3 | | Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Great White North! Posts: 701 |
Hey Ken,
I'm not sure if we'll be attending S 'n S this coming Fall. However, if we are able to attend I'll definitely give you a heads-up a couple of weeks before... __________________
Engine: 2.1L Hartge conversion (bored to 86X91mm, ported & polished head, new valves, new crank, & upgraded ECU), Supersprint SS headers, Hartge exhaust, custom cat bypass (track), KV85 wires, Bosch platinum plugs, Vitesse cf spark plug cover, Vitesse cf CAI, Samco hoses, Fiamm air horns. Drivetrain: custom ssk, Vitesse adj. clutch stop, Redline D4 ATF & 75W90. Chassis: 18x8.5 Hartge Classics on 225/40/ZR18 Direzza DZ101s, 17x8 Hartge 7 spokes on 235/40/17 Direzza Z1 *specs and 17x9 Enkei MT1-R on 235/40/17 Direzza Z1 *specs(track), Vitesse 10mm spacers with cf/billet hub extenders, Bilstein PSS9 coilovers, Hartge sway bars & strut brace, urethane offset LCABs, Vitesse rsb, billet/urethane RSMs, X-brace, ATE BBK, ATE slotted rr. rotors, Goodridge ss. lines, ATE Superblue. Exterior: Violettschwarz, Hartge lip spoiler, window spoiler, hatch spoiler & mirrors, Vitesse cf door pillars, Vitesse cf fog light blanks (track), ZKW ellipsoids, HIDs in headlights, highbeams and foglights, and much more... Performance BMW Magazine feature car March 2003 www.vitessetuning.com | | | | | 06-26-2008, 03:55 PM | #4 | | Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Eugene Oregon Posts: 6,182 |
nice! love the engine bay!! __________________
-Josh
Sold-1995 318ti, Club Sport, Hellrot
Sold-1996 318ti, Active Model, Boston Green
Current- 1995 318ti, sport model, schwartz
| | | | | 06-26-2008, 04:13 PM | #5 | | Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Florida Posts: 2,525 |
Do you have any more of the cold air intakes like what you have installed? Also, where did you source the samco intake boot for an M42?
I saw somebody selling the radiator hoses pretty cheap on bfc, but I just replaced by hoses like 6 months ago.. | | | | | 06-26-2008, 04:39 PM | #6 | | Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Great White North! Posts: 701 |
The carbon cold intake was a prototype we had made several years ago. Production cost was too high to resell at a competitive price compared to the cheap products coming out of Asia (with the exception of Gruppe M). The Samco hoses come as a 3 piece set. I got it from the Canadian distributor. __________________
Engine: 2.1L Hartge conversion (bored to 86X91mm, ported & polished head, new valves, new crank, & upgraded ECU), Supersprint SS headers, Hartge exhaust, custom cat bypass (track), KV85 wires, Bosch platinum plugs, Vitesse cf spark plug cover, Vitesse cf CAI, Samco hoses, Fiamm air horns. Drivetrain: custom ssk, Vitesse adj. clutch stop, Redline D4 ATF & 75W90. Chassis: 18x8.5 Hartge Classics on 225/40/ZR18 Direzza DZ101s, 17x8 Hartge 7 spokes on 235/40/17 Direzza Z1 *specs and 17x9 Enkei MT1-R on 235/40/17 Direzza Z1 *specs(track), Vitesse 10mm spacers with cf/billet hub extenders, Bilstein PSS9 coilovers, Hartge sway bars & strut brace, urethane offset LCABs, Vitesse rsb, billet/urethane RSMs, X-brace, ATE BBK, ATE slotted rr. rotors, Goodridge ss. lines, ATE Superblue. Exterior: Violettschwarz, Hartge lip spoiler, window spoiler, hatch spoiler & mirrors, Vitesse cf door pillars, Vitesse cf fog light blanks (track), ZKW ellipsoids, HIDs in headlights, highbeams and foglights, and much more... Performance BMW Magazine feature car March 2003 www.vitessetuning.com | | | | | 06-26-2008, 05:17 PM | #7 | | Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Eugene Oregon Posts: 6,182 |
dang its sweet! __________________
-Josh
Sold-1995 318ti, Club Sport, Hellrot
Sold-1996 318ti, Active Model, Boston Green
Current- 1995 318ti, sport model, schwartz
| | | | | 06-26-2008, 05:21 PM | #8 | | Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Great White North! Posts: 701 |
Quote: Originally Posted by thesk8nmidget  dang its sweet! | Thanks. Now if I only had the time to put it on the track... Cheers, __________________
Engine: 2.1L Hartge conversion (bored to 86X91mm, ported & polished head, new valves, new crank, & upgraded ECU), Supersprint SS headers, Hartge exhaust, custom cat bypass (track), KV85 wires, Bosch platinum plugs, Vitesse cf spark plug cover, Vitesse cf CAI, Samco hoses, Fiamm air horns. Drivetrain: custom ssk, Vitesse adj. clutch stop, Redline D4 ATF & 75W90. Chassis: 18x8.5 Hartge Classics on 225/40/ZR18 Direzza DZ101s, 17x8 Hartge 7 spokes on 235/40/17 Direzza Z1 *specs and 17x9 Enkei MT1-R on 235/40/17 Direzza Z1 *specs(track), Vitesse 10mm spacers with cf/billet hub extenders, Bilstein PSS9 coilovers, Hartge sway bars & strut brace, urethane offset LCABs, Vitesse rsb, billet/urethane RSMs, X-brace, ATE BBK, ATE slotted rr. rotors, Goodridge ss. lines, ATE Superblue. Exterior: Violettschwarz, Hartge lip spoiler, window spoiler, hatch spoiler & mirrors, Vitesse cf door pillars, Vitesse cf fog light blanks (track), ZKW ellipsoids, HIDs in headlights, highbeams and foglights, and much more... Performance BMW Magazine feature car March 2003 www.vitessetuning.com | | | | | 06-26-2008, 05:30 PM | #9 | | Senior Member Join Date: May 2007 Location: LA, Bellflower, CA Posts: 3,613 |
i love that engine bay. its so squeeky clean.
could ya post the sites where you have bought the new additions?
well i hope you find time to track it. btw i don't know if i've asked this in the past, but how many horses does it push? __________________ 
-Theta Chi-
Float like a cadilac, sting like a BIMMER
.... my socket is just too thick and won't fit in the hole! damnit!
Marv's 332ti is in the werks. Stay tuned ya'll ...
Check list: S52 swap, manual transmission swap, 3.25 LSD with M Coupe diff cover, SuperSprint muffler, M3 style mirrors, AFE intake, ASC delete, M50 Manifold swap, UUC strut bar, ZHP lighted knob, Vaders, M-tech interior, OEM armrest, AC Schintzer front lip, AC Schnitzer rear spoiler, Roof spoiler, 18'' rims, M3 front drilled brakes, LED interior lights, 3 spoke Euro style steering wheel, OEM roof spoiler and bike holder, Thule fairing, Euro tail lights, oil pressure guage, carbon fiber hood painted to original paint (still showing CF weaving), what's next to do...? | | | | | 06-26-2008, 05:50 PM | #10 | | Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: maritimes Posts: 1,433 |
that strut bar is wicked.... as is your whole car!
your from canada? __________________ 11/97 Base  328Ti
| | | | | 06-26-2008, 06:29 PM | #11 | | Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Great White North! Posts: 701 |
Quote: Originally Posted by Marv17 i love that engine bay. its so squeeky clean.
could ya post the sites where you have bought the new additions?
well i hope you find time to track it. btw i don't know if i've asked this in the past, but how many horses does it push? | For the parts that we don't fabricate in-house we buy from our local distributors, but you can go on the official web-sites and find a local retailer: www.samcosport.com www.recaro.com Last time we dynoed @ 185hp at the crank with a cat-delete and OE cams. Quote: Originally Posted by Philly that strut bar is wicked.... as is your whole car!
your from canada? | Great White North baby... __________________
Engine: 2.1L Hartge conversion (bored to 86X91mm, ported & polished head, new valves, new crank, & upgraded ECU), Supersprint SS headers, Hartge exhaust, custom cat bypass (track), KV85 wires, Bosch platinum plugs, Vitesse cf spark plug cover, Vitesse cf CAI, Samco hoses, Fiamm air horns. Drivetrain: custom ssk, Vitesse adj. clutch stop, Redline D4 ATF & 75W90. Chassis: 18x8.5 Hartge Classics on 225/40/ZR18 Direzza DZ101s, 17x8 Hartge 7 spokes on 235/40/17 Direzza Z1 *specs and 17x9 Enkei MT1-R on 235/40/17 Direzza Z1 *specs(track), Vitesse 10mm spacers with cf/billet hub extenders, Bilstein PSS9 coilovers, Hartge sway bars & strut brace, urethane offset LCABs, Vitesse rsb, billet/urethane RSMs, X-brace, ATE BBK, ATE slotted rr. rotors, Goodridge ss. lines, ATE Superblue. Exterior: Violettschwarz, Hartge lip spoiler, window spoiler, hatch spoiler & mirrors, Vitesse cf door pillars, Vitesse cf fog light blanks (track), ZKW ellipsoids, HIDs in headlights, highbeams and foglights, and much more... Performance BMW Magazine feature car March 2003 www.vitessetuning.com | | | | | 06-26-2008, 06:37 PM | #12 | | Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: Quad Cities, Iowa Posts: 2,110 |
That is the single sexiest ti engine bay I have ever seen. I want your car!! Its too bad you dont sell that intake, Id pay a more for something that looks like that, Im just not willing to pay a high price for an intake that looks exactly like the cheap ones.
Oh, by the way, what ever happened to your CF spark plug cover? I dont see it on the site anymore. __________________
"Drive Fast and Take Chances" | | | | | 06-26-2008, 06:54 PM | #13 | | Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Great White North! Posts: 701 |
Thanks, The CF intake took a lot of work to develop and perfect, and as mentioned before it was too costly to resell at a competitive price. It's too bad cause it sounds awesome on full throttle. We never had the CF spark plug on our web-site, although it is still available on a custom order basis. Cheers, Quote: Originally Posted by SDKmann That is the single sexiest ti engine bay I have ever seen. I want your car!! Its too bad you dont sell that intake, Id pay a more for something that looks like that, Im just not willing to pay a high price for an intake that looks exactly like the cheap ones.
Oh, by the way, what ever happened to your CF spark plug cover? I dont see it on the site anymore. | __________________
Engine: 2.1L Hartge conversion (bored to 86X91mm, ported & polished head, new valves, new crank, & upgraded ECU), Supersprint SS headers, Hartge exhaust, custom cat bypass (track), KV85 wires, Bosch platinum plugs, Vitesse cf spark plug cover, Vitesse cf CAI, Samco hoses, Fiamm air horns. Drivetrain: custom ssk, Vitesse adj. clutch stop, Redline D4 ATF & 75W90. Chassis: 18x8.5 Hartge Classics on 225/40/ZR18 Direzza DZ101s, 17x8 Hartge 7 spokes on 235/40/17 Direzza Z1 *specs and 17x9 Enkei MT1-R on 235/40/17 Direzza Z1 *specs(track), Vitesse 10mm spacers with cf/billet hub extenders, Bilstein PSS9 coilovers, Hartge sway bars & strut brace, urethane offset LCABs, Vitesse rsb, billet/urethane RSMs, X-brace, ATE BBK, ATE slotted rr. rotors, Goodridge ss. lines, ATE Superblue. Exterior: Violettschwarz, Hartge lip spoiler, window spoiler, hatch spoiler & mirrors, Vitesse cf door pillars, Vitesse cf fog light blanks (track), ZKW ellipsoids, HIDs in headlights, highbeams and foglights, and much more... Performance BMW Magazine feature car March 2003 www.vitessetuning.com | | | | | 06-26-2008, 09:39 PM | #14 | | Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: asdfasdf Posts: 10,002 |
that engine bay looks clean, now how about some more pics of the outside  Quote: Originally Posted by H3_2.1-ti [*]wheel stud conversion | how much would this cost exactly? I'd love to have it done but not for a crazy amount of money | | | | | 06-26-2008, 10:33 PM | #15 | | Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Stamford, CT <-> Boston, MA Posts: 1,393 |
Seen the car in person @ last years BavAuto show & shine, I must say, it's one hell of a sexy car. __________________ 
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