Over the past few years we intentionally built our beloved E90 BMW M3 into a fire-breathing, hard riding, visceral and generally unfriendly beast. While the M3 remained capable of highway trips and everyday duties, in modified form it was definitely most at home on spirited drives and in an HPDE/track day context …or so we thought.
Without question, the full Akrapovic exhaust was the centerpiece. On cold start the modestly resonated titanium piping produced a rumble not unlike what emanates from Cape Canaveral.
The derestricted M3 exhaust rattled home windows, fogged visual and auditory perception if experienced from certain angles & distances, and occasionally set off the alarms of adjacent vehicles.
Once the cold start sequence was complete, the sound was quite livable under normal driving conditions, but omnipresent nonetheless both inside of the cabin and out. The sound, that glorious and exotic V8 sound, was not something that could be overlooked or forgotten.
Coming just behind the Akrapovic exhaust in terms of noticeability was the track-focused KW Clubsport suspension. Now having gone back to the E90 M3’s EDC system which includes a “comfort” setting we’ve realized just how transformative the modification was; on the street and, of course, the track. Especially when combined with Nitto NT01 track tires every road imperfection was a small catastrophic event, but at the same time the enhanced maneuverability was often enjoyable and confidence-inspiring.
And then there was our Stoptech Big Brake Kit. Even in day to day driving the increased stopping power and initial pedal bite were tangibly improved over the stock BMW system. However, with Pagid RS29 race pads installed we belittled school buses and garbage trucks when approaching stops.
Our modified M3 probably doesn’t sound like the ideal daily driver for mom, right?
[Source: minimumtread.com]The article The Sound – Your emotional connection to the car appeared first on BMW BLOG
from BMW BLOG http://ift.tt/29CWB6h
No comments:
Post a Comment