Modifying our E92 M3 Competition | SCD Driven

Swapping out crew cars every few months is an enviable position to be in but the one thing we miss out on, is modifying a car, tweaking it over time to get it exactly how we want it.

It has been a while since you've seen our M3 on the channel as during the winter months we have been working through a list of upgrades and filming them as we go. Matt takes you on that very journey to see whether a few modest tweaks has made all the difference.

What's next we hear you ask?? We would love to hear from any owners and enthusiasts with your recommendations so please get in the comments!!

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[ShiftedPerspective]

I have an E92 comp in manual and absolutely love it!

[MaxwellReviresco]

That's my favorite M3. Drove one once and fell in love.

[kenifchung]

Evolve airbox mod and pre cat delete. Love the journey of modifying a car!

[samcooper]

The old man had a manual e92 M3 in red and it was incredible. He got 430hp from DMS and a delimit, I can confidently say you’ll get 190mph out the M3 because I can tell you from personal experience... Without the remap the car can’t reach peak torque or power in 6th gear and would max out at around 160 in 5th however with the subtle tune it pulls 6th gear, hence the top speed. Akrapavovic exhaust would be my pick and an Eventuri carbon intake is a thing of pure beauty. Good luck!

[CohnWolfeFitness]

This is the exact spec I want if I upgrade to a e92 M3 from my e46 zhp. Space grey with fox red leather and competition package. Has to be LCI too.

[lordlasanheiro]

My best friend has an E92 M3 MT. The car felt a little bit underpowered and sluggish in comparison to more torquey 1M and E39 M5, so he managed to put test pipes, underdrive pulleys, akrapovic axle-back and a tune. The gains were about 10-11% in power and torque, and the car is much more alive with that added midrange torque. I strongly recomend the test pipes when tuning these cars!
Other than that, maybe you'd get nice results in confidence and feel from PU bushings, a shorter final drive, solid subframe mounts.

[thedownshiftchannel]

Something you may want to consider in the future is a square 18 inch wheel setup. Much more positive solid front end with the wider wheels and takes out some of that limit understeer.

[zhaoyangxie]

Do you mind sharing camber and alignment specs?

[rajivkishore]

Looking forward to the exhaust update. Btw how much power did the stage 2 get out of the engine? Thanks.

[kalheer]

Finally.. someone has done a proper video with baseline testing and then upgraded parts where needed.. 👏👏

[dotcomdudee]

I can't wait to be chasing this down in the countryside soon!

[thedownshiftchannel]

I’ve ran the same K sport kit on my M3 for about 3 years now with no problems but be sure to clean them maybe every 6 months just to stop dust build up in the calipers because it will make your life hell when it comes to a pad change

[degusa]

Before and after dyno graphs would be a good add!

[THEDOPEYDAISY]

How you done a stage 2 map with the stock primary cars still in place.

[mike]

I'd add adjustable rear toe links, a quality exhaust, underdrive pully, and one of the biggest differences (even though it's not cheap) is to go to a shorter geared differential. The difference gearing makes to E92 & E46 M3's is significant in offsetting the low RPM torque shortfall.

[dailydriven]

Don’t forget to do the rod bearings. Not sure what the mileage is but better sooner than later. Extra power plus track time is just begging for catastrophic failure lol. Love the car though. It will sound incredible with an exhaust.

[mikedifford]

I went to Evolve Automotive and they fitted test pipes, along with the stage 2 remap and GTS gearbox update-transformed the car in my eyes. I also had the OEM mod done to the exhaust, coupled with the test pipes, it sounds insane 😍 potentially a little loud for the track however!

[TWO]

loving the brakes, might have to grab myself some of those too to be fair, you're right about the OEM ones, they suck.

[ricowswave]

E92 m3s in manual is always a game changer more connected with the car😎👌

[aplatt]

Well done guys, great production, cars not bad either 👍🏼