Some shots of the turbo m3 and friends..

[WCM3]

So our friend Andrew came out and took some pictures for us yesterday. My car is the Avus Blue M3 and my buddy Luke's car is the Arctic Silver M3.

FYI, Andrew's camera equipment used was a Nikon D200 w/ 80-200mm f/2.8 Lens and B+W Polarizing Filter

Luke's M3

http://www.hotfirestudios.com/pictures/cars/luke1.jpg

http://www.hotfirestudios.com/pictures/cars/luke2.jpg

http://www.hotfirestudios.com/pictures/cars/luke3.jpg

http://www.hotfirestudios.com/pictures/cars/luke4.jpg

http://www.hotfirestudios.com/pictures/cars/luke5.jpg

Mike's M3

http://www.hotfirestudios.com/pictures/cars/mike1.jpg

http://www.hotfirestudios.com/pictures/cars/mike2.jpg

http://www.hotfirestudios.com/pictures/cars/mike3.jpg

http://www.hotfirestudios.com/pictures/cars/mike4.jpg

http://www.hotfirestudios.com/pictures/cars/mike5.jpg

[97TurboDSM]

both cars are beautiful and super clean. i'm in west chester but i've never seen you're car around. i'll have to keep an eye out.

[SoStock92]

Looks good man

(urinemachine/5mall5nail5 from bf.c)

[den9]

any videos of the blue one, very nice lookin

[HickRocket1258]

Hey brother, you actually have that thing running for more than ten minutes finally haha? I hope to get a ride in that soon, maybe around New Years.

[__owens__]

those are some beautiful bmws

[iggy]

wcm3 your car is beautiful

[Racersky]

no engine bay shots?

[turbo4g63]

your car is looking as clean as ever mike....i def. have to get a ride in it sometime. hopefully we can all get together sometime if the weather ever clears up for more than 1 day at a time. What turbo setup do you have now???

[CarbonIS]

cars are definitely clean, as well as the photography

[05Accent]

nice and clean.. keep em up. looks sweet.

[olletsocmit]

o wow. green one is soo clean

[james_ls]

Very clean.

I actually saw some of these pictures on Bimmer-Forums last night.

Didn't know you guys were on here too!

[turbo4g63]

o wow. green one is soo clean

green??? i don't see green there bud. i see avus blue and arctic silver

[97TurboDSM]

yea where the eff is a green car?

[KoRuPtAzN1]

those r sum of the best avus shots ive ever seen! good job

[justinlansdale]

tim must be colorblind ;)
super clean, nice shots! were those taken at the KoP mall?

[Gregory]

Looks good Mikey boy. Why the ef are there no engine shots though? You casually state that it's a TURBO m3, but no description or pictures of the setup? You're slippin' dude.

P.S. since when are you on TST?

[Gregory]

And these angles make it hard to tell that it's two tone, but props to the photographer: they are nice shots.

[TGilb2007]

Great looking cars man..... loving em....

[WCM3]

Thanks for all the compliments guys! :mrgreen:

your car is looking as clean as ever mike....i def. have to get a ride in it sometime. hopefully we can all get together sometime if the weather ever clears up for more than 1 day at a time. What turbo setup do you have now???

You definitely should, Billy. And thanks! I have a mike barbato original custom turbo setup..hah. Goes a little like this:

Boostlogic Tubular exhaust manifold
Precision PT-61 turbo .68 A/R 3" V-band (T4 Flanged)
3" Turbo back exhaust
44mm TiAL Wastegate
24x12x3 Intercooler
HKS SSQV Bov
.140 Cometic Headgasket
ARP Studs
AEM EMS Computer
Defi boost gauge
PLX Wideband
SPA Oil Pressure/Water Temp
UUC Upgraded Clutch
UUC Lightweight Flywheel

Made 493rwhp with a blown HG. Brought it home and fixed it, haven't been to the dyno since. Plan to go back before the spring for a custom intake manifold and methanol injection.

Looks good Mikey boy. Why the ef are there no engine shots though? You casually state that it's a TURBO m3, but no description or pictures of the setup? You're slippin' dude.

P.S. since when are you on TST?

I know man. I'm sorry. We were driving away and both me and Luke were like ****! we forgot the engine shots. Next time we definitely will get something..or just drive over and take a look. hah. You can see a little intercooler behind that mesh tho.

And I'm rarely on TST, just every now and then to piss off Robbie.

[Romancer]

Beautiful. Love those E36's

God Bless,

[S4Turk]

very nice cars i got an m3. im thinking about turboing my car but not sure which turbo is good for a obdI any suggetestions?

[Turbo s60R]

^is tht you nick???

[turbo4g63]

Thanks for all the compliments guys! :mrgreen:



You definitely should, Billy. And thanks! I have a mike barbato original custom turbo setup..hah. Goes a little like this:

Boostlogic Tubular exhaust manifold
Precision PT-61 turbo .68 A/R 3" V-band (T4 Flanged)
3" Turbo back exhaust
44mm TiAL Wastegate
24x12x3 Intercooler
HKS SSQV Bov
.140 Cometic Headgasket
ARP Studs
AEM EMS Computer
Defi boost gauge
PLX Wideband
SPA Oil Pressure/Water Temp
UUC Upgraded Clutch
UUC Lightweight Flywheel

Made 493rwhp with a blown HG. Brought it home and fixed it, haven't been to the dyno since. Plan to go back before the spring for a custom intake manifold and methanol injection.



I know man. I'm sorry. We were driving away and both me and Luke were like ****! we forgot the engine shots. Next time we definitely will get something..or just drive over and take a look. hah. You can see a little intercooler behind that mesh tho.

And I'm rarely on TST, just every now and then to piss off Robbie.


those are some nice #'s. AEM was def. a good way to go with that setup. i am hoping to have dsmlink and 660's and a nice street tune in my car by march. i'm shooting for around 330whp and about 300wtq. Which imo is a pretty good # for a DD street car. my guess is that you are shooting for almost 600whp by the time all of your other work is finished?? YEAH...i am def. gonna have to get a ride. I havent ridden in your M since we worked at dodge together and it was basically stock

[Gregory]

"a mike barbato original custom turbo setup" hahahahahahhaha

Glad you got the headgasket to hold finally. How much airflow do you get through that?

And yea, I'll come over sometime to take a look. Peace

[S4Turk]

yo kev it is me Nick.

[jdm free]

that blue is such a gorgeous color and both cars are hot!!!!

[Jjaeger240]

Nice cars. I jealous.

So if I was looking for an e36 4 door preferably either a 2.5 or 2.8L in the east coast vicinity, what site would I want to be on?

[HiSpeed48]

damn thats clean and good #s on the turbo setup

props to the camera man

[HickRocket1258]

Thanks for all the compliments guys! :mrgreen:



You definitely should, Billy. And thanks! I have a mike barbato original custom turbo setup..hah. Goes a little like this:

Boostlogic Tubular exhaust manifold
Precision PT-61 turbo .68 A/R 3" V-band (T4 Flanged)
3" Turbo back exhaust
44mm TiAL Wastegate
24x12x3 Intercooler
HKS SSQV Bov
.140 Cometic Headgasket
ARP Studs
AEM EMS Computer
Defi boost gauge
PLX Wideband
SPA Oil Pressure/Water Temp
UUC Upgraded Clutch
UUC Lightweight Flywheel

Made 493rwhp with a blown HG. Brought it home and fixed it, haven't been to the dyno since. Plan to go back before the spring for a custom intake manifold and methanol injection.



I know man. I'm sorry. We were driving away and both me and Luke were like ****! we forgot the engine shots. Next time we definitely will get something..or just drive over and take a look. hah. You can see a little intercooler behind that mesh tho.

And I'm rarely on TST, just every now and then to piss off Robbie.

Mikey I'm glad you are on this site just to piss me off haha. You know I love your car though. Greg and I will just stop by on New Years Eve and take a look at it. And yeah your custom turbo setup is great and has finally come along haha.

[Bsaint]

Nice job cutiepie ;) when are we going snowboarding :supz:

[resisTm3]

nice pics luke nd mike.... both cars lookin great.

sick numbers mike!

[9 Ball]

Very classy.:thumbup:

[PA Z06]

Very hot, I love e36's especially with turbo's

[WCM3]

nice pics luke nd mike.... both cars lookin great.

sick numbers mike!

thanks Brett!:mrgreen: Gotta get our cars out there sometime..

Thanks again for the comments guys!