Got Bored,...Pulled the Trigger Here She IS!!!!!.....>>>>>>>
 

So as you may know...i have E53 06 X5 thats software chip and look and rides aggressive...and wanting to drop it but did not want to spend more $$$... and
Saw this Color and got my tire thread dept it was BRAND NEW tires on her..thats about 1k saving right there and had to get it and bought her (Emma) friday last week.

Saturday,Detailed her clayed,compound,polish,wax...the whole nine.......and on the spot offered and SOLD took her home that night.

this past weekend was super busy on basically transferring all my shit that i had in my X5 4.4 and transfer it to this car, I.E. rims,HID kit,LED interior,BSW speakers and Sub, and roof spoiler,Rims,spacers......Roof Delete, blacked out the grills
Next day Tints came on......4.8X5 gave me the drop i wanted through GT1
and got a wheel alignment.
btw inside looks new too..no leaks put it on the lift..not a tiny drop of anything underneath..


Now have different Cars for Different days..


2011 X6 50i- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rjzsixcuirs
2006 X5 4.4i Dinan software https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T4hfWm0eoR0
2006 X5 4.8is (stock for now) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2si5oXD77Ak



I did not waste no time in changing her.all happened in 5 day transformation...and more to come.
here she is...



btw...i will be putting up for sale my 4.8is Wheels(in the picture below) and Rear diffuser so if anyone interested
I will be looking for New Rims on the 4.4i soon...

MODS Currently -----


#topendcarclub
FORSALE X5 4.8is
FORSALE $22k B/O 160k miles
Schmeidmann Strutbar
afeintake stage 2
activeautowerke Stage 2 (dynoed 323 whp & 360trq) drilled and slotted rotors bmw bsw Sound system + rockfordfostgate + tweeter+ subwoofer
laser jammer by laserinterceptorusa
rooftackdelete,
hidkit fogs/heads,
Led AE led reverse lights
coded by #codemycar @codemycar
new tranny 131k
new fuel pump,
new abs sensor, refresh speed sensors,refresh abs system, 138k miles
New Brake System- calipers,OE lines
new driveshaft drivetrain, new flex discs(2), center suppost bearing,
replace Rear differential
Function 7 Poly-Urethane flex Guibo disc,
New full Front/ReAr suspension,
motors mounts, axles Full Front/Rear Control arms replaced, F/R Axles Replace, New Driveshaft Replaced,
Full Custom Exhaust done by Amsautowerks
Eisenmann Can exhaust,
New alternator,
New Battery,
Stainless steel Lines,
Poly-Urethane (powerflex) bushings,
Hydro-Dipped valve covers,
Full Air Suspension w/ 3 settings
Full Tints,
Custome Headlight LED Halo (1st in East Coast to have it)
carbon wrap interior,
3yr Alignment Warranty at sear Hunter Machine till 2017 tires are 85% life,
Motion Sensor Alarm System,
Full Video alarm System, all maintenance happened in between 140-152k miles, Fully Tunned Bolt On SAV

Total Spendings for the Car in 1 year over 18k
as this vehicle is Maintained and Modded the Right Way

more this is some pics i took...

and here's more..

and i thought i was crazy with all the bimmers in my stable!!!!!

lol....Had to get in your level...now i know why they call the 4.8is big Dog Status

Mike she looks great man and your 4.4 looks awesome with the 168s, I may be partial to that since I run them too though!

TNx guys..im happy with her...i already got flagged down by 2 people and saw couple people thumbs up on me....and couple of smiles along the way......

Dude, you're an addict !!!

Congrats and enjoy...

TNX man.
hahahahah.....I have BMW in my BloodStream....:driver::driver:

On my 15 bimmers now ... Big Money Waisted .. Lol

SICK!!!!! very nice

Nice looking truck! Congrats!

Those wheels look even better on the 4.8!

hell yeah! Welcome to the club (IS)!! looks sick already.

tnx guys!.....yes sir.....Transformation done in less than one week...and as for the exterior ...its done ...no murdering out tails n headlight....i think she is good now......as far as PLATE Tag....still figuring it out.........base on her look

NAZTYX5 says......" WDWMKR" widow maker..lol...

SWEET Mike , how many miles?

she has 121k miles and ride like a BEAST!.
all service done through BMW dealer.

Adopt me, Mike! hahaha

:thumbup::thumbup::iagree::iagree:

:thumbup::thumbup:

OK so I have a 4.8is that is black as well. You have to tell me, What are those rims, where did you get them, and are your grills plasti dipped or purchased? also what other mods did you do, looks lowered?

tnx man...
-plasti-dip 2 cans 1 can on grill and another can on washer grill,and emblem on rear
-mods?.....for now its stock engine till i get my hands on Active for aggressive riding ,wheels are aftermarket.
and yes lowered through GT1 thta is stock height....can be lowered but with pothols of the East Coast...not ideal...

Congrats Mike!
 

Oh yeah, time to fill-up more often! LOL!

Congrats Bud! She's a beauty! :thumbup:

hahaha..tnx man........

love it!!! she looks mean as hell!

Yeah if you have wide wheels like pnoy you cant go slammed low in the front as without spacers his was rubbing the first time around :p:

Heres some more pics, i also did roof rack delete on mine and temporarily slammed it even lower again:

http://i829.photobucket.com/albums/z...32/null-80.jpg

http://i829.photobucket.com/albums/z...32/null-78.jpg

http://i829.photobucket.com/albums/z...32/null-77.jpg

This is the first height on pnoys, had to do .5 inch higher to not rub over bumps,

http://i829.photobucket.com/albums/z...32/null-79.jpg

For reference right now im running 27.9ish inch ground to fender lip in front and 28.3 rear, pnoy has 29.5 front 29 3/4 rear.

;pimp; :jackoff:

Good shit Mike! I think you should leave it as is, just do the X-pipe and engine software. Remember your neighbors are hating from above.

P.S:
If you have some money left over, there's a gas station for sale around my way... You're gonna need it with 3 guzzlas!

P.P.S
If you're ever bored again, can you please clay, wax my b*tch for me. She'll appreciate it kindly. :stickpoke

P.P.P.S
Or if you're even bore again, I'd take a 4.6/4.8. You know I wouldn't want you to have to suffer from boredom. :rofl:

I know my experience is rare, but when i bought my X it was lowered 1" and i am not sure how it took but it wore completely through the internal bump stops to the point that all large bumps in the road that should be soaked up created a HARSH knocking on either side (metal on metal sound that would send chills down your spine) (and a slap to the face from your girlfriend for not fixing it for 5 months)... When i put it back up to stock it stopped... Just throwing it out there, the struts dont look to be serviceable and they are about $600 a piece for OE...

Welcome to the "dark" side! --- Congrats man, talk about devotion to the X world!

Start plating your trucks after days of the week; You only need thursday and friday now....and there's no need for a Saturday or Sunday since you'll spend them cleaning Monday to friday! lol

in some places to reduce the traffic jams, they allow the odd numbered plates on certain roads on certain days, and even on the other days... some rich folks would make sure they had two cars with both type numbers...

a car with a plate MONDAY sure can't be driven on Wednesday!!! and since we are on the spending spree, for a sunday might as well buy a Ferrari, and for saturday - a lambo... hahaha and have the minions clean and wax and polish the cars!!!!

Cisco...-yes on #1 , #2 , and its a 4.8is. Lol.

XsX- she is getting new Arm suspension monday full set,. I want everything new since the girl ill be ready for summer

X5snd - yes thank you for welcoming.. Im really happy man...
And she is gettinf cleaned 2x aday just anal about dust on her. Lol

Term- hahahah. I have to choose a dy i guess...lol

Did you lower it?

What style are those rims? Size and style? How big are your spacers?

yes its lowered and that is my riding height...
as for the Rims...I have them special ordered about 3years ago on my other x5....they are similar to BBS i think...No Brand Aftermarket....
spacers- 20mm

Nice. Not a fan of all black but it works.

I can't remember what the other thread was that you were asking for plate ideas, but here's another "XMON5TR"

Welcome to the big boys club. Tell me this thing it not a completely different ride.

Very nice!

hahaha..Tnx


Slick...yees very Different ...being i was in the 4.4...but damn!...i though it was just riding back in my 4.4....but DAMN!!!....complete breed of animal!.

its that KIND of Day to wipe it down 3x already in 4hrs from Pollen
Replace passenger Door Carrier (broke from outside still accessible from inside)


took some shot and played with "Panomara pics"

took some shot and played with "Panomara pics"

how wide are the front wheels?

10.5 or 11. Still running 275/40/20 its alot wider than oe

10.5 - 11 wide on the front???? ok must be the photo doesnt make then look that wide. also it must have a deprimental effect on the ride, tracking and wear on the tires to have something as wide as 11 on the front?

Noclue ive been tunning them like this since i bought my green one above^^^^. Maybe its 10.5". But no wear or any effects on tires.

Front 275-40-20
Bck. 315-35-20

Just got my """AFE Intake""" .......oooooooooooo:wow::wow::wow:
lol...

IMY here is the Back Wheels....

How do you find the DWS's to the other tires you've ran in the same size? You had the dunlops at one point right?

Had dunlops ... Bridgestone.... Both rft.... These DWS is pretty much riding on pillows very grippy n meaty... I like them alot..... 4.8mnstr running on Michelin n he swears by them too.

The rating on the bridgestone n dunlop are under 400 thread. The conti are 560 n u get more miles from them

And where are the sound clips?

What does the AFE intake really do? I feel like the OE setup is pretty bad ass, venting all the way from the bottom of the grill, how much cold air can it get?

That open air design I would assume would be a "Hot Air" Intake since its open to the engine heat.

If it WERE to breath/flow better. Assuming the intake manifold could handle it. Wouldn't an appropriate tune be needed for any noticeable gains (or record-able, probably unnoticeable)??

Just curious...

The AFE is open on top but box is quite close to the hood and at the front of the engine. During acceleration the flow will be primarily through the intake and cooler. The other aspect of cold air intake is higher flow. The X will adjust fuel flow to match greater flow of air. The result is some gain in HP and torque. I went with Dinan, don't think AFE was available at the time. Their performance gain claim on 4.6 is 13HP and 12lb/ft or torque. FYI--Dinan version does have a closed top. The engine will sound much better as a side benefit.

Does it not make sense that the air coming from the tubing (shit, almost ram air) is colder than the engine in the engine bay? I also do not think the stock box is that terribly restrictive...

Are there any dyno tests to show these results? Sure it sounds cooler to hear the air sucking into the intake... I have never heard of self adjusting tuning.

Although "you learn something new about you x5 everyday" is an understatement to say the least! :rofl:

According to AFE literature the gains with their system is 87% better than oe, up to 10hp and 20lb/ft of torque. I have worked with Dinan on many upgrades. Their numbers are always conservative and based on dyno runs. First thing I did after adding Dinan modes was verify gains. Dyno runs showed a little 10% better than Dinan numbers. A tune is not needed as MAF will sense increased air and add fuel. More aggressive engine mods will require new engine software but not cold air intake. Even if AFE system draws some hot the increased volume is where the gain comes.

NO Dyno yet...but have a video of 3 X5 2x 4.8is 1 E70 4.8i
will upload it later...

Camera car eith AFE 4.8is
Silver SAv 4.8is stock intake
Black E70 4.8i stock intake


No dyno but all 3 of us flooring it
Maybe this is better than dyno...
No numbers but actual video.

Check out this video on YouTube:

X5 - YouTube

Interesting, thanks for the info!

Did my Alternator and Brake Upgrade..tired of cleaning brake dust everyday.......

BTW- my 4x4,dsc, Trans fail safe, all that crap are gone now...hope it stays like that...debating on whether i should changed by battery even tho its 84% just because i kinda want to start everything new in the voltage section...

will take pics tomorrow when i get Brake them In.....:thumbup::thumbup::thumbup:

Mike nice job! Details on what rotors/pads you went with, and which alternator?

Have you had the brakes flushed since getting the car (brake fluid deteriorates so should be done every couple years)

Yo, mike that beast looks awsome, sweeeet.:wow: damn u make me sorry i didnt wait and got another x. damn, damn,:( damn. here is a pic showing YOUR;) mufflers. sorry about the wait, but it ready for you now. had to drop the bumper to get it off. have to get rid of as much parts as possible now so put the word out. Also i just got a 2006 bmw 330cic will try and make the next meet. u know me i will make the next meet.:D

Mike, are those new rotors black like that all the way through or is it just a coating?

while we are waiting for Mike's response, i will speculate that the rotors are just coated - for them to be all the way through black, the material must be black, however, material is metal, steel of certain grade, and steel has "metallic" color and i am not aware of "food color" for metals... Cast iron can be black but when you break it, the break line is still with metallic flakes...

now, if the material was not metal, then it could be of a color - do they make rotors from anything other then metal? like the pads, ceramic compound, perhaps? or some kind of NASA space fiber???:dunno:

^^^^Term is Correct....upon purchasing the Rotors n pads i had the option of either choosing silver or black rotors.....with silver it will NOT look good on the blackedout look...the black is coated all around as you wear the rotors out,what the pads are touching or rubbing against will be the ONLY thing that will be silver and all others will be black coat...here is the site as RickiBobby Requested where i bought my rotors and pads $450 shipped to my door 5days wait period....
http://brakeperformance.com/brakes/2...ke-rotors.html


Frazer.Finally man!!!...i am excited now!!!!....you know how to get in touch with me brother.:driver::2thumbs::wow::wow:

I kinda figured that was the case... When I replaced my rotors, they were coated everywhere but the face. Looks great though!!

Yeah these new rotors get the coating usually on the whole rotor then the first few scrapes of the pad wears contact surface coating off but it shouldn't really rust as much either right?

I kinda wish the previous owner didnt do new rotors and pads before I bought the car, I'd like to go with the "reduced rust" coated slotted rotors and some nice Hawk Pads, would get my rotors from here adam's rotors | custom brake rotors, made-to-order

Rb..I seen those i was debating that Adams or the aftermarket.....and i think they are just both the same just different style but both do same thing,stop dust..

X5snd....yes..now they look awesome!...

Enjoying the X in this nice weather


x5 today - YouTube

Afraid to get your feet...err I mean wheels wet?? :p
Looks great, I'm hoping we get some decent weather soon to just cruise as well!!

Does the double-blink only apply to the hazards? Or does it work on the directionals as well? Love it!

hazards only i got mine coded like that too!

FraserP,

What year is the X you are parting out?

What More can i do with my X....did the whole change up in 6 weeks..lol....here she is now....

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2si5oXD77Ak

BCredliner.....2004-2006 ...4.4i

Mike, did you put in a jet engine????!!!! that definetely sounded like a jet engine, on your return from the alley shot...

shhhh..lol...i notice that too..i saw that Plane above..and i said to myself..F*kin plane screw my vid up..lol

now you got me thinking - a GE jet propulsion engine retrofit, at about 8000 horsepower... wonder, what will give first - the car, tearing apart, or my guts, spilling on the driveway???

but that would have been EPIC!!!!! hahahahahaha

Ohhhhh I don't know, how bout a projector swap, some custom angel eyes, or complete front to back system?? You know... the fun stuff that doesn't just bolt up into place!! ;);)

Looks badd ass, and definitely sounds the part too!!:thumbup:

lol..tnx man....

next stop..AE customization ....lol....:thumbup:

Hey Mike! I know Im late but congrats!

Tnx bro!....

Mike I'm all about it with you we just gotta do double duty opening our housings up without breaking them hah!

hey diggs, wasss upp. i saw mikes 4.8 a couple days ago :wow:that shit is badass. the black is not like the other black i seen this is like a metalic pearl or somting this is beautiful. and the interior is like a coffee light brown or somting.;) it is beautiful. made me sorry:cussing: i didnt buy back another X5. btw r u selling ur X. if so whats ur next ride. i dont have a X anymore but still bmw in my blood, so i got a 3 series vert.

Fraser wah gwaan brethren?? Sorry to hear about ur X but glad u kept it in the family & I'm jealous of ur top down motoring lol.

I AM selling my X (insert shameless self promotion here) http://www.xoutpost.com/classifieds/...tml#post937919 . I tried to stay in the BMW family as I was looking to get the BMW 650xi Gran Coupe but they wanted too much damn money!

I settled for a Porsche Panamera 4S & altho it is my first non-manual transmission vehicle in almost 20 yrs, it is super AWESOME

cool ride, diggs, was looking at them too also the cayene, but just couldnt get the bimmer out of my blood lol, and as i'am in a starting over situation i started with the 3. hope yu still a com a bimma fes r odda meet:bustingup

Did some Runs with AMG NY group meet TopEndCarClub

:thumbup::thumbup::thumbup:

Love the pics Mike as always, but I really hope that isn't salt water you just dipped your ride into! Can you say accelerated corrosion????

im hoping its not..i did not taste it..lol....oh well it got a bath at the end of the day last night....

uhhh... yeah... Mike who's idea was it to VOLUNTARILY Hurricane Sandy-ize those X's for that photo shoot?? Im sure When FraserP sees these pics, he will cringe...

Nice pics Mike, but like the two above posters said... Salt water is no bueno hommie!

lol.....car went through wash that day..so its good....lol

My X5 is 2005, all original, no accidents well except for Sandy:(,

Whar the *¥*£#**¥€ :wow::yikes:, Mike are u ¥€£#* ing crazy. Man you better keep that babby away from salt water. It pains to see pic like that, i get nightmares:(

I really need to see Oscar's e70, lookin good...

Mike, seafood fest at belmar is June 7-9, lets do a meet on June 9, BMWs + lobsters + perfect weather = awesome...

Fraser, whats up brother? im glad your moving on, and with a 330 vert, you can checkout ZHPmafia.com, bunch of cool guys over there, im a member there to as i also have a 330i with ZHP package.

yo Jay, thanks man glad to be back. yea my vert is real cool:D, enjoying it. just wait till you see Mikes 4.8. that shit is badass. even the colour is black but it looks different than the regular black. makes me sorry i did'nt just waited and got a X

Nice rides. Now I want to lower my truck.

Thank you for teh Lovely Comments!...........

got bored again..deleted Cats.....

but not the tone i want..it does sound good...but i may try Magnaflow Cats..ordered it waiting to arrive...


comparison of set up..


4.8is
stock mufflers.....
xpipe and eisenmann

now
cat delete+Xpipe+Eisenmann



next...
Magnaflow cats+xpipe+ Esienmann...waiting for arrival of cats

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ovMYAutRjlA

Fraser, I already saw Mike's beast when I had the new rims installed on my e70 last week, his 4.8is is one of a kind...

4.8is and 35d
Attachment 59173


Mike, theres no stopping now... euro headlights bro...

Mike, did you say "deleted cats"?... as in catalytic converters??? can you do that??

It is actually a Federal Offense to remove any smog equipment on vehicles in 49 states. You can get away with it by replacing, as what Mike is going to do with the Magnaflow, but if you leave it "deleted" you wont pass emission inspection (unless the fool that's doing your inspection doesnt notice it and for some reason the machine triggers accurate hydrocarbon output levels or you slip him $50 for the sticker).

In the old days that used to work but since NJ is now Emissions only for inspection I'm pretty sure they crack down on the emissions part of it because deleting the cat and not having a check engine light is not only step 1 of the job, if you can somehow space out the o2 sensors enough to not throw a check engine light you have to make sure your sensors have passed all readiness tests when the OBD sensor is hooked up.

This is for the guys that say "just reset codes then go through inspection since it takes 50 miles or so for the OBD to throw a check engine light", since although you might not have a check engine light after resetting the lights, you still won't pass readiness checks, which also takes about 3 hot-cold cycles of the key.

In theory, if NJ is truly Emissions only and does not do a visual inspection for the cat, you could pass the emissions test IN THEORY without any catalytic converter at all if you can find the "sweet spot" of o2 sensor spacing. From my VW days, if you only have one cat in place, you should be able to pass readiness tests and not throw a check engine light if you install one of these, and if they do not visually look for a cat

http://store.42draftdesigns.com/O2-S...cer_p_306.html

The spacer works so that the o2 sensor is taken out of the exhaust stream and since it "sniffs" less pollutants on the post cat section, the system is pleased and should pass readiness, without throwing a CEL.



EDIT: I do not condone tampering with Federal Emission equipment, however these are things I've learned in many years of trying to avoid check engine lights from glowing on my VW's. I always run high flow cats but essentially the spacer will work the same way as most high flow cats still will trip a P0420 code for catalyst efficiency since they flow much more than stock. You need to space out the rear o2 sensor a bit even with high flow cats in my experience to avoid CEL and still pass readiness.

In a nutshell... Too much fooking work. I heard that the fines imposed are crazy in Jersey also, up to $10k or 6mo in a 6x9 for both the shop and vehicle owner.

I know for a fact that if i am taking my car out of the US to a country that does not have UNLEADED fuel and has only LEADED, my agency issues me a letter, authorizing removal of the cats and proper storage of them in my posession. i can do this only so many days before the departure. i must preserve the letter of authorization, and the documents supporting the removal of the cats, and upon return of the car to the US, the car will be released from the customs pending the reinstallation of the cats, and i must present the customs with papers supporting the cat reinstall...

in PA, they do check the presense of the cats, even though just from the outside, and the OBD is connecting to the state computers and i think, some info is being uploaded to the state... not sure about it though but suspect that the state (big brother) keeps a record of the cars' OBD info...

Well, I made my post a bit complicated, but it's actually probably less work than you realize. Since we only have 1 cat, it should be fairly easy using that 90 degree angle o2 sensor spacer I posted above, it helped get rid of my Check engine light using a high flow cat with high flow downpipe on my old VW, and I passed emission inspection no problem with all readiness tests passed. Without that spacer, I had a CEL even though I had a cat in place since the high flow wasn't showing the correct "flow readings" on the rear o2, aka the exhaust gases weren't clean enough since there were less cells on the high flow cat setup. What I'm saying is whether you have a testpipe (no cat) or high flow cat, I'm 95% sure that you will need to do an o2 spacer to bring the readings within ECU spec and not trip a Check Engine Light, and therefore be able to pass inspection. I'm a fan of high flow cats, however it's been noted that the difference between a 100-150 cell high flow cat and full flow test pipe is really only a couple of hp at the top end, its really not worth the extra smell of rotten eggs from missing the cat and the pollution to the environment for me to run a full out test pipe setup.

The only thing that might need tweaking would possibly be how far in the o2 sensor spacer gets threaded in, however I used mine threaded in all the way and the 90 degree angle alone out of the exhaust stream worked just fine.

The only thing that would be a total buzzkill is if they look under your car for presence of a cat, if so all my points are moot. I'm not due until December so I couldn't tell you as I don't remember from last time.

Dont worry...it made my car smoke a bit i think.....but my Cats are on its way!!!....BOOOM!.....next week will do another vid ...can't wait!

Lol... My idea for the water pics, i pressure washed everything under car on jack stands lifted up after i got home, just to be sure...

The stuff they put on the roads in the winter probably is worse for our cars then some salt water..

That was a fun day though..

Mike if you run into any problems with SES after installing the high flows just hit me up, hope you don't though! It would bug the shit out of me if I had a check engine light on.

Been A while...went to couple of car meets and got some X5 loving...some vid we did yesterday
Non Like Mine Car Meet

Calendar Sales Page

so which one is your gf Mike? haha

Ill take both.... Lol.
Leaning more on the blonde side

the curvature on the brunette seems to be more dangerous - designed to be carved in a BMW!!!

She do have a mean A$$ curve....dont let me get started..lmao....

Even the SRT can't make her Bend over........
Notice her Body Posture was leaning towards the BMW love...lol..

She Says'..."Loving me some BMW"......:nanana::nanana::nanana:

Rolling Shot Bear Mountain Run...

I just noticed Mike that you said "Love them E53 that's done right", unless she is a Bimmer enthusiast and already knows, I'm sure the BMW nomenclature was confusing to her (What is an E53? lol!)

Are you guys married yet? :D

Mike, don't marry - it will cut your sex life off... :nanana:


well, granted, once married, you will get 3 meals a day, fair and square... but, you can always get a piece of a burger at a McD or wendy's or whatever, but you can't so easily get the piece of... you know!!!! :bustingup

Fixed that for you T :)

I have noticed no decrease in "dessert" since marriage thankfully so far :thumbup:

:thumbup:

:bustingup

No idea what are you all talking about ;)

i wasn't talking about nothin', my eyes were fixated on the hot brunette on the previous page...:wow:

what are you talking about????? :stickpoke

We would have to ask RB or Mike then :D

Haha.....I am laughing so hard havent notice all your comments guys..lmao..

well This past Friday after a Car Meet around 12 midnight, The Ninja Dies in the middle of the road,
The Culprit, Fuel pump..we thought it was something else like internal or something that i broke from driving her hard..but so after 2hr wait for the tow truck she finally gets picked up and Dropped off to my Indy, German Shop Rt 27 in NJ Edison, ..and could not sleep for hours felt like weeks..did my research as i wait for daylight, and i eliminated a few option,

worst was piston rods, or motor....

but i wasn't even thinking about fuel pump.

went to my indy early in the AM i was there 15min early before they open (8am) as my body tremble for the bad news, the owner ask me the symptoms and he said Fuel Pump, ...phewwwww...now for the cost $625.....FOOOOKKK>..

he said he can finish it today, priority customer
or
"order your part like you always do mike" and wait till thursday to come....saw it online for part $100-175....

I was just pissed that i didn't give a foook...just get it done......but could have save a bunch of $$$ if i waited,....uggghhhh ...but as soon as i get her 4hrs later...Money Pit, didnt matter ..she was driving fine and kickin like a beast.....

Bro, gotta stop leaving the car running at the gas station while filling up after riding it on E my dude!


Hahahhahaha, all jokes aside, lucky it was just a fuel pump! Might want to do that fuel filter now while you are taking care of maintenance down there! 625 sounds about right for a fuel pump, what did Bimmerclinic charge you for part cost? If it was 200 bucks and a couple hours labor that $625 figure isn't too bad man!


And I hope you raised up the air suspension in off-road height to make it easier getting on the flat-bed lol!

Haha,I never let her get pass half a tank man, you know the rule Rb..always filling her up everyday man due to Business ..

I went actually by Costco, Walmart there on rt 27 right infront of costco, they are open saturdays till 2 and ive put my car there for the Tranny,......
order your part from Autopartswarehouse....$100 and if you can change it yourself its good...its only 1.5hrs of labor......lol...

Standard PR423 Fuel Pressure Regulator | Auto Parts Warehouse

Awakening The Other X...

The Bad Ninja - YouTube

OT....but with the mention the B'Clinic....are you guys using them.

Over the past 3 years or so, the labor has gotten a bit high on various things.
Anywhere from 1 to 2 hr extra on some things, which all add up at the end of the day. I've switched to a different INDY just for a change..

hey Man....I use German Clinic on Rt 27 B"clinic are good just cant afford their prices on Labor ...


SO far since my last thread I have Brought her to the shop for

-Fuel Pump 8/21/13 @ 135k miles
-Brake System Replacement 9/19/13 -137k
-Pop Front Tire hitting a pothole 10/3/10 -139k

http://web.stagram.com/p/55724400896...82952458-Front Rotors

-Front Brake Rotors Replace after 20k (warp) 10/10/13 - 139k
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Expansion tank Sexploded on my way to the Gym......it had a small crack on expansion tank top side...

SO here is update

changed my exhaust tried to eliminate most of the bends and i took my Xpipe and changed it to a better one..im really trying to to get that LOW Tone Sound…..


Went Bigger Pipes also as you can see the welds are really good custom exhaust ..

BMW X5 Exhaust stages - YouTube

Did a PhotoShoot at Port Entrance

jus some Camera Fun..

Sick pics man!

Great pictures, looks great!

Looking awesome Mike!

Who is the owner of that Imola 4.6?????? So rare, I'm in love with that car!

Your 4th pic is the gravy money shot and the last one!
(minus that umbrella & rear boot open :P)
Great Job, looks fantastic. :cool:

I just had mine die on me. I had to pay $175 for the tow $375 for parts and $300 labor. But they also cleaned out the entire fuel line and removed the fuel rail and injectors to clean them out

Thanks guys…ill keep it updated on any new of labor stuff that i have to do with the X...

I changed Door Handle Carrier Driver Side….


and Played in the SNOW>>>>>>>>


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does the finish product feel as good as new? I changed my passenger side a few months ago but its hard to open. It feels tight so im wondering if its because its not a OEM part.

Don't waste your time/money with aftermarket carriers. More often than not they won't feel the same or have the same action. Had aftermarket ones on the front doors if my X...ended up swapping them for OEM units 6 months later.

And thats what Im planning on doing. People usually thinks the door is locked when its not because the handle is so hard to pull open.

what the hell does ">>>>>>" you keep using mean??

It mean follow the arrow will lead to link. Lol.


And aftermarket will ALWAYS feel different than OEM. Sometimes you get lucky sometimes you dont n breaks in couple months i did get mine at ebay $50 for part. So far so good

It mean follow the arrow will lead to link. Lol.
That link leads to Instagram videos

And aftermarket will ALWAYS feel different than OEM. Sometimes you get lucky sometimes you dont n breaks in couple months i did get mine at ebay $50 for part. So far so good

Video of Snow Action Yesterday

X5 SNOW FUN - YouTube

Nice job of kicking the rear out!

Emma looks great! Grats on the good find!

👍✋👌👌👌. Thanks guys.

Update…change my Interior from Wood to Carbon Wrap..

Lookin good once again Mike, I like the re-use of the mod from the 4.4 to the 4.8 :)

So she is alive again?

Yea im curious too. Did you fix it?

Here she is Getting towed to Shop..

About 5-6k to fix new Trans
Trans - YouTube


Should be alive in two weeks. Some parts coming from Germany

a sad day in X5 land.

I just positive and just fix and junp into the X5m. Grrr:stickpoke

Oh my gosh Mike that grinding from the trans sounded horrible i just watched the vid

Looks great! Makes me want do mine.

Tranny failure is rough. Condolences. When you get it back and the weather warms, looks like the driver's seat could use the leatherique treatment to complement the interior improvements ......

+1. Did you reuse or put the CF wrap over the dark wood? I might be interested in the dark wood trim if avail. :thumbup:

I think mike had light wood in his 4.4, wrapped with carbon wrap a couple years ago. Dark wood in his 4.8 and I think he just swapped the already wrapped trims over to his 4.8. Which would mean he might have a dark wood set, Mike feel free to correct me if I'm wrong.

Feelin like a change in wood color for your Lemans prop?

Yeah. I had dark/black leather in my 3.0. Well.. actually.. I had the same light wood on my 3.0 10 yrs ago as is on my 4.8.

My mother in law's 3.0 had dark with tan. I wanted the dark. She liked the light. A project ensued and we transplanted them. I really do like the light with her tan. Still looks good.

The dark in my 3.0 endured but aged in the 7 years I drove it. I decided to let it go with the sale. Among other reasons, the light wood in my 4.8 had only 11K miles of wear. It still looks brand new. I must also admit that it looks pretty good with the lighter leather. But I miss my dear old dark wood.

Someone on here was selling their dark/black birch I think it was. That would be pretty cool. Why can't we just be happy with what we have? LOL.

I know, my CEO says she REALLY likes the light wood on my sport package interior with black leather, some days I agree, and other days, I just want Titan trims to be a complete 2-tone "sport interior". Guys like us are never happy LOL

If I had a solid buyer for my light wood trims I would probably not hesitate to swap it out and put Titan trims in the interior of mine, but no one solid is "in the market" for the light wood, and I would not want a set of perfectly fine, uncracked trims sitting in a box in my basement, unused.

After getting Shafted with a Xmas Present Tranny burnt on 24th of dec. Finally 1 Month Later with New Tranny the Ninja is Out.. And she came home today 1/20/14) with a nice Spanking Tranny, and a little sister (3 series hooptie), for daily while the ninja Only Comes out to play, the 3series will be my beater from now on, as we set Goals in the future,

so I did the Minor Maintenace so far

-oil change
-air filters
-spark plugs
-Cleaned The Engine Bay
-Tints
-Windshield Washer Motor

next mod will be Control Arms,Brakes (drilled n slotted) and Thats It....for now

It does Feel Good not to spend $300 a week 12mpg on gas using my Ninja for Client Services and using the E46 20-30mpg now for DD is Night n Day ....since 2 weeks ago i put on 1900miles on her already....

and once i drive my X i feel like a Complete Different Person from Driving Hooptie all week to driving the X for weekend. It Feels Good,pulls strong now

I was gng to Get an X5M but if i did i would have been using that As DD which is not economical for my line of work, so I think I'll wait one more year till the NEW X5m comes out and the old ones drop in prices then ill pull the Trigger.

Looks great congrats!

glad its back on the road ,how much was the new tranny?

Tnx E30cabrio

cost me almost $7200 with plus some mini mods to finish her engine off


BTW Donald Came Thru Today at CarsNCoffee glad to see you there brother....and we get to Push the X5 at amazing speed for couple hrs...NON stop

hope shes good for a while

So long story short, you adopted another problem child, good luck you're gonna need it...lol!!

hopefully the adopted problem child will last 200000km lol

They will all last 300K, 400K or even 500K miles if you throw enough of your hard earned cash at them, therein lies the problem...lol!:rofl:

Hence called a Beater so I don't care if it last a year as long as i keep my X less driven....:thumbup::thumbup::thumb up:

within 10 months of driving the Beater id get my money back from just Saving Gas wise ..so the Goal would be 10months Boom!.. i just save 40k miles on the X by Not driving it as daily......

The Ninja will Only come out if it Needs to Be Driven, ElectricSav knows how the My X5 Handles on Twist Roads, not an average X5, lol..and will preserve the tranny as much now....

What year is the 3?

Nice to have the Ninja back.
Recommended for your DD: DISA valve upgrade with GAS kit, Vanos seals with Beisan seals.

2000 323i


RB & tMV said the same thing,
when it breaks ill replace it, key is not to spend as much for this DD when its still fine. Lol

You perform the GAS upgrade kit when the DISA is still in working condition.
Vanos seals will never break. They degrade and you lose performance gradually.

What tmv said, 80 bucks preventatively for the DISA, before it breaks.

I told him to also do CCV and intake elbow preventatively as I don't know if they are same problem areas as M54.

I haven't done vanos seals on mine but when my VCG gets done I surely will do them too.

I like the slicktop E46! Please say it has a manual transmission!

Crossing my fingers..

RB,TMV saw the DISA upgrade...should i just get whole unit?...saw it on Ebay $100

You can buy the rebuild kit from GAS direct for 85 bucks which strengthens the faulty points of the DISA. No need to buy a whole new one on eBay, with the rebuild kit installed your DISA will be stronger than a new one

Got It.

Went back to tint Shop A few Bubbles were Fix and threw me A Banner Tint on them....


Created a parking for both Cars did not know which to use ATM.....but both still looks good ....

I rock the 5% windshield strip and 5% on my sunroof too. 15% all around for me.

E46 does look good Mike is she a stick???

Rb no unfortunately not..lol.....


Here is A few Shots of Bear Mountain Run We did this Past Sunday...

and Note To Self We are not Garage Queens here..Cars are made to be driven Hard...lmao....:thumbup::thumbup::thumb up:
Had to Bring my Boys to Bear Moutain...all E39 are my Friends and BMW's cars are my boys also Porsche found his Match our E39 M5 Evolve built matching every move of the 997tt ...RB u probably seen in on my FB ...


enjoy the Shots

Bear Mountain Run 2 2 2014 Tagged Photos by tariksimsek1 | Photobucket

Finally this X5 is FULLY BOLT ONS AND REACHED ITS full potential

http://youtu.be/bWr4yRw_Wq0

Well done Mike:thumbup::thumbup:, well done. Sounds sweet,looking good. Now I am jealous:( but happy:nanana:. Would have made the run with you guys but been keeping low profile. Anyway now I am ready for any and all meets. Still looking to get back into the X world, but for now I am enjoying my E46 vert. Heard Jose bought a m3 hope to see you guys soon. :cool:

Thanka brother yes jose has one too now, and so am Ibro got me a daily beater 323i. Lol

The Exhaust Build

eliminated the bends and snake road underneath cleaned it up
and Achieved that LOW tone Rumble sound

Bmw X5 Exhaust - YouTube

Excellent on the exhaust modding. I too have a magnaflow x-pipe centre section and custom magnaflow rear boxes too. The sound is truly epic on the 4.8.

After Exhaust 2 days later got me some
Strut Bar and rotors for the Beater (e46)
Strut Bar for the Ninja
Active Autowerks Tune


dnt mind the zip ties the strut bar was meant for a 2000-2003 model as the whole was supposed to be lined wight their windshield washer..so i had to lift the washer tank to fit into the hole..lol:wow:

Very nice. Got a link to the strut brace for the 4.8?

My Weekend with Friends Becomes a Car Meet on his Street good thing everyone lives 10mins apart from each other

here you go ....truly amazing and changes the handling of the car



Schmiedmann - Tuning for BMW X5 (E53) - New parts - page 1

Thanks appreciated.

Wait so are the zip ties permanent Mike? Or is that just temporary? It would annoy the hell out of me to have the washer tank rigged like that.

I know I'm just nitpicking but can you go and get one of those $50 angel eye bulb sets on ebay to get rid of the yellow? LOL

Hahaha yeah qhen it gets warm getting a better clamp and get cleaner look to it. As for those Yellow bulb it matches the 55w hid fogs i have good for the snow times. But now ordered a Canbus 55w again hid to match my headlight. I just should have use my old ones but screw it new ones this summer times


Or msybe ill keep yellow. Lol

Damn your X5 is awesome... I bet it sounds sick with that exhaust. The sound of the 4.8 was one of my favorite things about our X. I wish ours was more reliable.... we're still going through withdraw but the kids come first now.. we're down to 3 Bimmers lol.

Shoot me a PM if you need anything or have questions about the e46. Between my wife and I, we've had 3 of them. My black ZHP is pretty heavily modded. Dinan, LSD, short shifter, suspension, etc. etc. I have lots of spare parts laying around. I.E., I think I still have the stock ZHP springs... will lower a non sports package car about 3/4 inch or so...

cool X5

LOVE THAT Moupe

Ahhh thanks guys!!!!! I love this e46. Justdid my rotors and will post pics later on. Cleaned up the rims too bit.....
Getting my X5 back tmrow and Saturday doing Motor Mounts Hopefully thats it and maybe next week will do flex disc(2) center support bearing, tranny mount. Jst for preventative....
And maybe next month will have RB do my subframe bushings

Just give me a heads up bro so I can get the tool rented out for the job lookin forward to seeing pics of the flex discs (I.e. How bad are they) and how she drives with the new rear susp

Texted it to you.... Reply here how they look

The guibos look pretty visibly dry and cracked Mike, if you are doing the center carrier bearing I'd do both the guibos too.

Cheapest I've found is here:

BMW X5 Driveshaft Parts | FCP Euro

Either way its about $260 for all 3 parts, and any hardware to reattach it, but since those guibos take a lot of the vibration out of driving it really should smoothen it out.

Motors mounts this weekend


Then RB-
4 parts im doin

2 flex discs
Tranny mount
Center support bearing

If you haven't drained and filled the diffs I'd do it too, you need 3 quarts of 75w-90 gear oil, I think 1.2 in the front and 1.8 in the rear?

That Too 4.8X5 can do that for me.....


here is the beater Mods

E46 Transformation
Tecc E46 Transformation - YouTube

Vibrations Solved....
Mod and replacements

X5 4 8is mod - YouTube


-Motor Mounts
-Full Front and Rear Suspension set
-Rear Section (Ball Joints,Upper Control Arm,Rear Control Arms)
-Front Section (Upper & Lower Control arms,Ball Joints,inner&outer tie rod,stabilizer links)
-Axles
-Rotors/Pads

Next project
-2 flex discs,center support Bearing,Tranny Mount

SO I let Pat 4.8X5 aka PatsAutowerks in P.A. do my Rear Suspension and 2 front Arms and here is his job..really good and Happy with it

note that this was the Hardest to change in a Garage as VAC says it will be harder to change them w/o a lift but he got it done.

the Very next day had my Boy MikeT at International 2000 NY, have my
-Motor Mounts Replace
-Axles
-Rotors n pads
-Front suspension
-Battery


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tiBq...ature=youtu.be