FS: 1999 Silver 328i 155Kmiles, Asking $10K for $10K of Mods

General Description
For Sale: 1999 4-door 328I (E46) 5-speed manual with diff swap
Luxury and Sport Package (Xenon headlights, dual power seats, sunroof, heated mirrors, sport steering wheel, MP3-capable stereo, rain-sensing windshield wipers, split fold down seats, CD changer, stock alarm)
Metallic Silver Exterior, Black Leather Interior
Good to Great Condition
Reason for Selling: I love this car, but no time to work on it - getting older, got married, settling down, etc.
155K miles
Kelley Blue Book Value: $7810K (without mods)
$10K in upgrades/customization (see below)
Asking $10K
San Pedro, CA area
Contact: syabutani@hotmail

Transmission
3.14 Diff Swap
UCC Motorwerks Short Throw Shifter
UUC Motorwerks Double Shear Selector Rod
Razo Shortened Shifter Knob

Engine
Conforti Cold Air Intake
Conforti Shark Injector (injector included)
Denso Iridium Spark Plugs
Plasma Ignition Coils

Exhaust
Racing Dynamics Muffler
Resonator work

Wheels
19X9 Breyton Inspiration Rims
Dunlop SP Sport Maxx Tires

Suspension/Steering
KW Variant I Coilovers
PowerFlex Bushings
New Flex Coupling Joint (just replaced)
Strut Bar

Brakes
M3 Rotors
EBC Green Brake Pads

Exterior
Custom M3 Style Front and Rear Bumpers
Matched Painted moldings and eye sockets
Upgraded High Beam bulbs

Interior
Integrated Uniden BCT-8 Scanner
Integrated Valentine One Radar Detector
Integrated Valentine One Hidden Display
Integrated G-Tech Pro
Integrated Air Ionizer
Custom Switch Panel
Digital Voltage Display
Tinted windows (metalized and ceramic)

Other
LoJack
Daylight Angel Eyes Kit (included, not installed)
Euro corners
Matched LED bulbs (front corners)
Bentley Repair Manual (included)
Stock muffler
Stock resonators

Wow, mine must be worth about the same then.
Tell me, how do you like the diff swap with the shark? What rpm do you turn at at say 70mph in 5th? Is it way busier on the hwy?

Hmm, my pics didn't get included in my previous posts. I'm adding them here.

Yabu

snikwad wrote:

"Wow, mine must be worth about the same then.
Tell me, how do you like the diff swap with the shark? What rpm do you turn at at say 70mph in 5th? Is it way busier on the hwy?"

I love the diff swap! I would say that it is my best mod by far. It really gives you some torque. I tried a lightweight flywheel first which was great off the line in the lower gears, but was less effective on the freeway in third gear. Plus, the clutch did not mate to the flywheel very well and wore out too fast. I removed it and put the diff in instead. IMHO, the shark is almost a necessity with the diff because you get more time in each gear since you shift more. Paired up with the Conforti CAI, I would say that the Shark would be the second best upgrade. I turn about 3800 RPM at 70 MPH, but the thing really pulls. I seldom downshift to 4th to pass someone. Yes, it is busier, but not too bad. I think you turn about something 500-600 RPMs higher than you normally would. I've been doing oil changes every 3500 with synthetic. It is still reasonably driveable on the highway, but becomes a bit of a challenge going to say, Vegas because I tend to want to go about 90 mph which runs the R's up to about 4500. I think my top speed is now 125 mph just because I'm redlined. Imagine that redlining 5th! Hahaha. Since gas is such a topic, I used to get about 30-32 mpg with the old diff, now I get about 26. If I coast a lot and be gentle on the peddle, I can get up to 28.

Yabu