My thoughts on the E46 M3.
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- Опубликовано: 29 авг 2017
- TL;DR - it's great, but I want to make it better.
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• Funkmammoth - Ipanema
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Totally with you on modding man... at the end of the day, if you're into cars and into driving cars you buy them to drive them and they should be enjoyed! Just drive it, enjoy it, change what you want to change if you think it'll improve the driving experience for you and drive and enjoy it more!! 👍
I couldn't have put it better myself. 👍
DannyDC2 The fact that you don't give a fuck what people think! Good one bro keep that up
I'm not the kind of person to be who I think people want me to be dude. Rather be hated for who I am than loved for who I am not!
DannyDC2 that's the way to be bro! Keep it up
I wanted to make this video before I start changing things on the M3, so here's my thoughts on the car as BMW made it, and plans for the future. If you liked the video you know what to do. 👍
Awesome intro. Just do a small drop on some bilstein shocks & eibach coilovers, lightweight wheels, some geometry mods and some breathing mods. Keep it as a dedicated fast road car.
+Karl McKenna bilstein shocks and eibach coilovers will be an interesting combination
DannyDC2 Previously I mentioned please don't mod it (That was the little child in me) But after you've explained the details and plans for the m3 I couldn't agree more. I too believe most mods should be functional in a sense they wont spoil the original. Your vision on how it should handle is bang on!
FFS lol. Springs lol
Editing on point 👌👌👌
'Where's the fun in that?' That's all that you needed to say Dan... cars like this are meant to be driven. Not invested in. Mad respect for you!👊🏼
Cheers pal! ✌️
Love the videos mate, they're so relaxed but also informative at the same time 👍🏼
Thanks man. 👍
Keeping it standard as an investment is like not sleeping with your misses to keep her tidy for the next fella 😂
Except a cars value increases over time and women's decreases with age.
With cars you want to be the last to ride her, with women you want to be the first:)
mattmattmatt131313 true 😂
Loved this video man , got myself my first E46 325Ci msport a few months back , stock also and like you brakes (discs aswell) , tyres was my first thing i addressed and slowly but surely she is coming to life . First video of yours i have seen and will be coming back . Cheers
Badass intro man, great bit of editing with a nice choice of tunage ;) Looking forward to the progression of mods on the M3 for sure.
I thought the song worked well so happy that others are agreeing. 👍
thanks for all the great videos keep them coming
+Nikolaj Lauritzen thanks!
Looking forward to your journey with this beautiful machine!!
Love your channel ! Also from the editing point of view. It's very entertaining to watch ! Keep it up! Btw , great to see you driving the M3 hard instead of making it a garage queen , that's what it's meant to do !
Cheers man
Truly stepping it up with these videos mate. I want more long ones. 😅 You do you with this car, can't wait to see the outcome!
Glad you're enjoying them. 👍
I respect this video so hard. Good on you for not being swayed by other people and listening to yourself. Listening to yourself and doing what you really want to do is they way to go, almost all the time. You are essentially a leader in that way.
Great vid Danny. Lovely car too. You have good taste, do as you want with it.
Here for the journey.
This video has the high quality sheen that I've come to expect from the much larger channels, top camera work and content, thumbs up from me
Cheers man, that's good to hear!
Fantastic footage! The beginning made me smile, great music choice.
+KennardKillz thanks! I've had the song in my head all week. I thought it suited the video.
DannyDC2 S
That song is silky smooth. Perfect choice!👌
DannyDC2 btw, if you do tires the wheels being 18 inch diameter would also help with your gearing issue. Apex arc8s are very common, but for a very good reason.
Great videos, I like how you're never over enthusiastic about things
Haha thanks, I try not to play a character too much so that people know what to expect if they ever bump into me in 'the real world'
Been watching you for a bit never commented on your content before but couldn't agree with you more on this 👏
Completely agree with you dan, id rather drive a car and make it the way I want it over worrying about the damn resale value, I'd happily lose money on every car if it gives me a massive smile on my face
Conor Robinson Yeah I've never worried about it before, and won't be starting now!
exactly, my e46 m3 6 speed has 141700 miles on it, and i enjoy every moment of it. Miles don't matter. not considering to sell it anytime anyway..
Top video man! I get so many people questioning why my E36 isn't much lower, but I'd rather have meaty tyres for trackdays, than scraped-through chassis rails in a retail park at midnight!!
loved every second of that vid mate and owning a 2005 e46 smg m3 myself now (bought just afew weeks before yours) everything you said I agree with. can't wait to see how the 4.1 final drive changes things! (It's Chris who had red megane 225 cup at ring btw) look forward to your next video ;)
4.1 should wake it up lovely, I'll do some videos comparing it before and after.
Great video mate 👍🏻
epic review mate, cant wait for your next segmant. ive got a m3 and my plans are same as yours. however iv got the square setup running r888rr all round. aswell lowered on eibach springs with Bilsteins b6 shocks Sticks on the road amazingly,
as said keep up the vids chap
That sounds like a decent fast road setup, do the R888R not take a while to warm up though?
Great video! Keep it up!
Miss driving those roads up in N. Yorks. Bloody brilliant video and very good point at the end "I've got mine.. so.." Too right!
Yep, couldn't care less what others think about the changes, if they're upset they should go buy one and do whatever they want with it. This is mine! :)
Tom Allen so true mate. He needs a hellamk5
Big Beaver thought you were working?
i LOVE the honesty. hard to find people being honest about their own cars
Too many RUclipsrs are positive about everything. Makes for boring viewing IMO.
Great video again pal very honest as normal fairplay
my brothers got a manual e46 m3 convertible and it is an amazing car, he puts uniroyals for rain season and it is such a blast even sitting in the passenger seat when the weathers rubbish lol.
I'd rather have tyres that are super sticky in the dry, and suck in the wet. The wet is playtime!
Great video Danny 😀👍
can't wait to see the upgrade videos Dan!
It'll be slow and steady progress, still focusing on the DC2 mostly!
One thing i have allways respected about you danny is that your not a sheep and you do your own thing and don't try and copy other's, wich imo keep's your content fresh unlike some of the other youtubers. loving the channel apart from the drifting of course :P
It's funny you say that as I was thinking last night, if I slammed it to the ground on some bit gary wheels and straight piped it, I could probably grow my channel quite easily. "IS THIS THE LOUDEST!? E46 M3?!" etc. I'll never do that though. Even if my channel sits at 26k subs forever, at least most of those people are like-minded enthusiasts and I don't have to pretend to be something I'm not. :)
DannyDC2 just buy a GTR r35, or a "240" or a Miata and you are in the car RUclips game. Oh and call it project or "build". 😆
Was on the smoking tire channel other day, on a video about a 330ci track car, and literally so many people were saying they don't know why everyone loves drifting and track focused driving isn't as popular on youtube, and loads of people were saying if you want to see track focused stuff, then Dannydc2 is the only guy on youtube to watch he's the best blah blah, so yeah mate your approach works!
Also couldn't agree more bout if you slammed it did those shitty headlines for videos. Plus slammed cars are just a pile of shit, I mean why turn a good car into a car that doesn't handle or go over bumps, and is just generally shit all round.
BME90 everyone has thier preferences. For some its only about looks
sweet another video! nice one bro! can't wait to see what you do with it once you start fiddling!
It wont be long :)
Nice M3, I love the sound of the itbs on that straight 6!
me too :)
With the brakes, its pads and fluid for sure mate. Mine was the same - decent bite on the first stop then spongy unresponsive feel as soon as they had any heat in them. I went for Castrol fuids, OEM disks and some cheap Remsa 650* pads (I'm tight) - It completely transformed the braking feel, stopped sharper and had no fade after 4 laps of Collie.
Cracking video Danny, summed up the M3 perfectly. Looking forward to seeing what you do with it.
Nice one mate, hopefully the pads and fluid will wake those brakes up!
Been waiting for this video :D
its good to hear this from someone that actually fix and knows about cars unlike some some car reviewers...not a bad review Danny,straight forward and honest
Cheers dude. I won't pretend to be a mechanic but I like to know what's going on when I change stuff!
well you are talking to one
Great vid mate, on my local roads. Love your attitude to driving.
Looking forward to seeing the 4.10 as I planned to do it! The purple tag was on the to do list also!
I found the square 18s to be a good mod the turn in feels a tad better and the limit understeer is reduced
+thedownshiftchannel square 18s paired with a purple tag rack I'm hoping will give me a similar feel to that of the E36! 😁
DannyDC2 I've only ever tried the purple tag in my e30 but it worked well!
I can't see myself changing the 46 for some time even after 18 months and a lot of money I still love it as a road car
you sir are spot on! i agree with everything youve said in that video.. and what a good video that was too!
Thanks!
great videos mate!
Great vid man! Agree on every point you made haha spot on!
Thanks mate!
Apparently the slightly shorter 330d gear shaft is a good mod too?
Gives me an idea what the M3 feels like compared to my modified e36... there are pretty similar things we don't like about the standard version (slow steering, long shifts, the rubbing brakes, seats,..) but after changing them it became a closely perfect fun car and i still love driving it on the road!!
Good work Dan keep it up
The M3 has the engine and the looks IMO, so once it drives like the E36, all will be well in the world. :)
Think so too, really looking forward to that :)
...engine is my biggest and most expensive Problem *320* :(
As long as it's fun to drive, who cares? :)
Exactly my point :)
Don't understand why someone would dislike the videos are great keep up the good work mate
That's the RUclips mystery haha. Every video has dislikes. Social Media anarchists!
Simply lovely
Really enjoying the M3 videos! Makes me miss my E46 M3. If you are in Essex anytime soon, I'm happy for you to take my E92 M3 for a blast. I
+TommyRedeye thanks man, I try to avoid Essex, the accent is infectious. Nothing worse than a Yorkshiressex twang 😆
The production quality in this video is brilliant
Thanks!
Enjoyed that video
I just bought one... thank you for the opinions =)
Solid video!
+Tyre Reviews Cheers Jon 😉
My old e46 was Estoril blue, it's on some of the older winter videos on my channel. I'd definitely recommend a CSL bootlid and some black bits, they look great!
I've seen your videos mate, saw them when they were fresh back in the day! Back when I never thought I'd be able to own one that's for sure.
Good video! I've been saying exactly the same regarding the brakes, steering, HK and the gearing! Really looking forward to seeing the 4.1 as I'm planning one on mine too. I've got eibach springs on mine and it made the drive alot better with a very slight drop and not crashy.
great video,,ive just got myself an unmolested 04 330ci and im in the same boat,, im feeling stealthy performance upgrades and see how it goes,,
maintenance cost? I cant find how much parts cost
Great video Dan. on my m3 so far I've done coilovers, subframe reinforcement, poly bushes and csl air box. Looking at doing the Porsche brakes next. Looking forward to seeing the final drive and steering rack mods on yours il be looking into them
Which bushes have you swapped out for poly ones? I'm always a bit worried about doing that on a road car. The E36 has a nice poly/rubber mix which seems to be working quite well.
DannyDC2 done most of them had the car 5 years now the first ones to go was rta ones did the lollipops at same time then when we did the floor I did all the subframe and anti roll bars mainly because they were looking tired mines a 52 plate too. The coilovers was much more different but on softest setting ride is great on road
I have no doubt the lollipops will need doing. They were an issue on both my previous E46s! I think it's just the design. It's going to Ti Motorsport soon for the final drive so I'll get them to have a good look over it. Thanks for the reply 👍
Lovely car you've got there! I put some HR springs on my old one to reduce the body roll a bit and it still drove nice and smooth with them. Is yours a pig to drive when it's not fully up to temperature? I found the gearbox horrible until all the fluids had heated up
Yeah they're all a bit shit when cold. I haven't had a performance car that isn't like that. The Hondas are terrible for it too.
nice 1 danny. do what u got to do. your living the dream
Agree with the other posts on here.
I don't own or have 'much' interest in Hondas and I won't be buying an E46,
But your content is enjoyable. I like your approach to things and just the general vibe.
Regardless of what cars you buy/modify. It's the progress of the build and the content of ring trips/track days etc that I love.
Every week i come on here to watch the latest vid of yours. Nice, relaxed approach and none of this massive title rubbish with hyper shouting right the way through it.
Keep it up Danny! 😎
I also just became your 27,000'th follower 😎
Thanks man! Appreciate the feedback :)
can't wait to see what happens with it 👍🏼
hello danny, what steering rack did you use? there are a few purple and gold tags that have a shorter ratio, do you know the last 3 digits of the part number?
067 I believe mate!
love the chilled intro.....nice
Nice to hear that You want modify this M3. I have the same thoughts with mine e36 328i. I bought one in mint condition and decided to prepare it for track days / time attack etc. Hope to see You on track, maybe on Nurburgring ;) The best channel on youtube!
+Aleksy Drywień thanks mate! I think it would be rude not to improve it 😁
Hi mate been watching you for a while loving the vids, I've noticed you drive a lot of cars just wondering how you are insuring all the cars?
Individual policies mate. Arm and a leg etc.
do you have any suggestions for a quicker steering rack for my EJ9 (EK)? this annoys me too, you have to put in a lot of steering input, and i just couldn't find any aftermarket racks that could work
Can't you fit a DC2 rack? You might have to swap the full subframe though, not sure.
A great insight into a great car. Modify to improve and enjoy the car even more!
Exactly!
i thought you were pretty on base with your observations. i certainly feel you on keeping it a nice car to drive on less than perfect roads. i drive a swapped crx si on tein super streets every day in NYC, and i am not slammed or too stiff. keep up the good work Danny, Yorkshire version forever.
How do you deal with the accent barrier being from NYC? Or are you an Englishman in New York? (woah oh, I'm an alien, I'm a legal alien) etc
DannyDC2 here in Queens, I hear 1000 different accents every day, so yours isn't bad at all, at least to my ears. You'd fit right in here, just like everybody else manages to. Cheers!
That's good to hear, maybe when I eventually do jump across the pond I wont have such a hard time ordering a coffee. :)
Great car in a great colour, enjoyed very much your vídeo . Cheers from Portugal
Thank you!
Nice! I have a 2005 Estoril Blue m3. Great color
And if I were you, I'd purchase some tires asap. Sounds like so much of your issues could be resolved with tires and an aggressive alignment. Transformed my car. Wouldn't be surprised to hear this is the best car you've ever owned soon. Best -Tim
"I didnt say what you thought i said.... NIDDERdale.. No racism!" lost my shit there lmao. subbed.
i like the visuals and the drone shots sure was a lot of work put in eh 😎
EN4CER187 Yeah spent a few evenings getting the exteriors. Unfortunately that means the lighting varies a lot but still works okay I think!
didn't even notice that tbh 😂 keep up the quality content! when will you go to the nürburgring again btw?
Completely agree with everything. Often people go too far on a car that doesn't require it, what you plan doing is pretty damn close to what I would do in that situation
Cheers pal, I don't want people thinking I'd fuck a perfectly good car up for the sake of a few RUclips hits. I'm not that guy!
Superb vid as always, loving the 'drone' shots, ive been a follower for a while, what a motoring adventure you've been on ha! Inspired me to jump into the bmw scene, i had a (bit of a nail) e46 328i se. Its needing a bit/mound of work but buy cheap (£400) and what do you expect ha. Curious...do your bm's have ahem...stiff throttles? Keep up,the awesome work pal!
Hey mate, no stiff throttles here... the E36 is a cable throttle and that's fine, the M3 uses electronic throttle and obviously that's smooth if not a bit dull. Does your car use a throttle cable? I would have thought being an E46 it would be fly by wire.
Oooh crap ithink your right, its a 2000 model, il give the pedal a good old greasing, its murder tryin to set off nice, its either kangaroo jack or colin flatout! 'Sorry officer its my stiff pedal' 😂
I seen this video up lastnight but decided to come to work 40 mins early and watch it 😂😂
Commitment! 😝
E46 M3 is still a dream car of mine, can't wait to get mine one day
You wont be disappointed :)
Spot on mate, cars are made to be driven, we all like to look back at our cars as we walk away and then "awesome" but I'm in the same mind set, if I can't go out and have a good drive it's pointless. I agree with all the points you have made to be honest, the dc2 recaros are a pretty good standard seat but even they don't hold you brilliantly, when I fitted a bucket seat in my old skyline it transferred the car, it felt so much more planted into corners as ibwasnt been thrown about and gave me more confidence to push it more. I would also look into new bushes too as already mentioned as well as the mods your planning as 15 year old rubber will definitely be compromised
Yeah the bucket seats make a massive difference. Even with the stock seatbelt you feel much more connected to the car!
I also came from an E36 328i, can relate to the differences in the feel for sure!
Back here because I’m getting a m3.... what a start to a video editing, is choice and the music is qua... li ....Ty’s
Great Video Dan and agree with most of what you said to be fair..👍
Great video. And yes to make your M3 the way you want, now i get what you mean.
Just bought my dream car, imola red manual e46 m3 hardtop. Its the most raw, driver focused car ive ever been in my entire life. Accelerating on a green light fills by body with energy. Not exaggerating i actually own this car
4.10 final drive will be spot on dude.
I can't wait!
"Life's too short to worry about resale value" one of the realist comments on youtube
Really well made video, great to watch after a day of work. Car wise with the M3 and Teg, what about the reliable steed of the Avant? Keep it in your life!
Congrats on getting your dream car! Modify it to the way you want it no problem! You say it well, you mention the modifications you wont be doing but you don't bag them out, you just point out they aren't for you. If everyone was this accepting the car scene would be even better. Though I think it is a crying shame to see a car modded to the point the performance is ruined, each to their own. As long as they don't mind that I tweak my E46 M3 to my liking while keeping it as stock as possible, then we are going to get along great
this was my dream car in high school. I even made a painting of it in art class lol ...
in Estoril blue too? :)
Song?
Hi Danny do the porsche boxster s front calipers with the rs29's braided lines and csl discs, I've done this in my e36 &46 m3 and for the cost there great.
Do you remember the part numbers for the calipers mate? I've got a few in my watch list on eBay :)
Good video mate! At 20:45 was this just after Greenhow Hill, I always stop to look at the view. I know the video was more to share your opinion, but seeing as the roads are so class, when you're driving there, have you considered mounting a camera facing forward in the middle of the windscreen? You could have an interior view in the corner, kind of how Matt from TST does. I'm sure I'll run into you soon enough out on these roads.
+Matas yeah dude that would be a cool angle. Need to buy another camera really.
You could probably mount your main camera on suction mounts to either the windscreen or use a headrest mount to face forward and then gopro towards le face. I'm trying to figure out how to mount my DSLR without smashing it to pieces.
Would new tyres and a geo setup improve the traction and make the traction control less intrusive ?
Yes, I hope!
Whats the color? I don't think we got that color here in the US, unfortunately. Looks great. Mine was boring silver and I grew tired of it.
Love the BMW content...... Great video
I'm not a fan of BMWs at all but the E46 M3 and in this colour particularly, I have a soft spot for. NA ftw and I agree with your choice of "mods" for the car. These engines sound so good. Good video and great review Danny!
Cheers, you should open your mind to BMWs, they make some epic cars.
Good afternoon Misha, that was funny from Dan at the end
Awesome video. You deserve more views/subs. Dont forget to check the subframe mounting points when you take out the diff.
the internet will not let me forget about the boot floor. :)
Looks a epic car
How did the M3 pass it's MOT with the airbag light on, or was that an old clip? 13:44
Also, isn't the traction control 2 stage, if you hold it for 5 seconds you should get an amber hand break light on the dash. It's like that on my 01 330ci.
It's different on the M3. One press and it's off.
wow, this guy seems like hes proud to be a M3 driver... crazy
Great honest review Dan, I'm currently in the same position as you, standard car but can't help that somethings need to change. Seats and brakes were my biggest concern, I agree full leather seats have no place in a sports performance car, slide all over, made even worse on track as are the brakes. For me the steering seems ok !? Maybe I've just not had anything better? I'll be interested to see what you think of the final drive also. Keep up the good work and enjoy the things you spend your hard earned money on not look after them for someone else!
I think the steering is just one of those things that once you've had it, it's hard to go back! I'll be posting plenty once the 4.1 goes in, so stay tuned 😁
Totally agree with your opinion on visual modifications. The angel eyes comment made me think back to Wheeler Dealers when Mike put facelift angel eye headlights and some gash aftermarket rears on a pre facelift E39 M5... Yikes! 😷
Yeah I remember that episode. What a muppet.
Very interesting to hear another view on the E46M3 as the usual 100% positive stuff.
Nevertheless still a car to have imo, even in stock. ;-)
The colour combination definitely makes or breaks the look of these cars. I think I'd agree in that you managed to get hold of the best external/interior colour combination. The grey interior really shows it's age.
+spainter1985 agreed, the car would definitely look 15 years old if it had the grey interior. 😷
Where have you been man? Great vid. I've had an e46 M3 for 10 years. Some of the mods you mention. I drive the car becuase I love it. I drive it because I love it and I don't give a stuff about retaining value. I will never sell it. Keep up the good work. I'm going on to your next vid. Cheers
+David McCappin thanks David! I bought some more parts for the M3 today, ordering wheels and tyres on Monday. I'll post an update soon! 😁