2014 Glacier Silver 28i MSport

[wmandra]

Bought the Z4 last year to replace my E92 328i. This is my 3rd BMW and like before went through Irv Robinson at Motor Werks of Barrington. If you are thinking of doing a European Delivery, he is the man to talk to (if you're not thinking about ED, you should be). Picked up the car at the Welt in Munich in April and put about 3,000 miles on her driving through 9 countries in 7 days. I was lucky enough to get one of the first 2014's built in March. After a excruciating long wait, I was finally reunited with her at the BMW Performance Center in Spartenburg, SC in July.

Not long after getting the car back the modding began. The stubby antenna and black grills went on the day after I got the car back home, and I'm finally at the point where I'd like to think its just about finished.

Cosmetic - Engine Bay:
Carbon Fiber Hydro Dipped Engine Cover
Carbon Fiber Hydro Dipped Intake Suction Hood
Carbon Fiber Hydro Dipped Engine Electronics Cover

Cosmetic - Exterior:
VMR v810 Wheels (19x9.5 ET35 front, 19x10 ET25 rear) (for sale)
VMR v710 Wheels (18x8.5 ET35 front, 18x9.5 ET33 rear) (track use)
Bridgestone RE-11 Tires (235/40R18 front, 265/35R18 rear)
Black Performance Grills with ///M Colors on left
Carbon Fiber Mirror Covers (TET Motorsports)
Black Crome Painted Side Markers
White LED Turn Signals (WeissLicht)
F30 BMW Performance Side Skirt Decal
Stubby Antenna
Silver Carbon Fiber Hydro Dipped Roll Bar Covers
Carbon Fiber Hydro Dipped Rear Lower Reflectors
3D-Design Carbon Fiber Front Splitter
3D-Design Carbon Fiber Rear Diffuser
Window Tint
Rear Lip Spoiler

Cosmetic - Interior:
Shift-i Progressive Shift Light REMOVED
White LED Interior Kit
///M Aluminum Gas, Brake and Clutch Pedals
3D-Design Gauge Pod with Prosport Gauges (boost, AFR, EGT)
AIM MXL Data Logger Display
NRG E46 Short Hub Steering Wheel Adapter
NRG v3 Steering Wheel Quick Release
Driven 12.9" Steering Wheel
Rogue Engineering Carbon Fiber Steering Wheel Switch Plate
Rogue Engineering Delrin Shift Knob

Safety - Interior:
Custom harness bar
OMP Race Seats with custom mounts
Halon Fire Extinguisher mounted to passenger seat mount
Schroth Harnesses (Silver)

Performance - Braking:
E9x BMW Performance Brakes (front)
Z4 35is Brakes (rear)
Dimpled & Slotted Rotors from brakeperformance.com
Endless RF-650 brake fluid
Rogue Engineering Stainless Steel Brake Hoses
Carbon Fiber Ducted Rotor Backing Plates (front)
Custom brake ducts to front lower bumper vents

Performance - Engine:
BMS JB4 (Stage 2) REMOVED
BR Performance Flash Tune
BMS Oil Catch Can (custom plumbing)
Evolution Racewerks Catless Downpipe
SuperSprint Front Exhaust pipe (no resonator)
SuperSprint Y Pipe
Magnaflow 2.5" Race Mufflers
Carbon Fiber Angle Cut Quad Tips (from Cyba on e90post)
K&N Drop In Air Filter

Performance - Subframe & Suspension:
JRZ RS-Pro Coilovers with Swift Springs (780lb/in front, 560lb/in rear)
E9x M3 Front Tension Arms
Rogue Engineering M3 Tension Arm Rod-End Bushings
E9x M3 Front Lower Wishbones
Turner Motorsport E46 Adjustable Rear Camber Arms (rod-end)
Turner Motorsport Adjustable Sway Bar Endlinks (front and rear)
Rogue Engineering Wheel Studs
H&R 21mm Adjustable Rear Sway Bar
H&R 27mm Front Sway Bar

Future Additions:
Rogue Engineering Rear Trailing Arm Bushings
Wagner Tuning FMIC

For more detail on the suspension research and build, see this thread:
http://e89.zpost.com/forums/showthread.php?t=879624

Full Exhaust Build Thread:
http://e89.zpost.com/forums/showthread.php?t=954536

And... some pictures of how she looks 8 months in:

[Nkc]

downright sexy

[Vintage]

looks amazing! I love it

[Hujan]

More photos, please. Great, great job, wmandra. I like everything about it. The F30 BMW Performance decal on the rocker panels looks great. Might have to consider that for my Z4 someday.

Also, would highly recommend some painted reflectors from iND. Would really finish it up. If you get your hands on a 35is rear caliper, you could have iND do that in the same gold as the BMW Performance brake to balance out the front and rear.

[hiltonfa]

Great job, really good attention to detail

[J Lau]

whaooooo.

[army_men]

interesting shift lights. Was the install easy for that?

Amazing looking car, giving me a few ideas too!

[wmandra]

Originally Posted by army_men

interesting shift lights. Was the install easy for that?

Amazing looking car, giving me a few ideas too!

Shift light was very easy. Just grab the tach wire at the OBDII port and power from the fuse box under the passenger side dash.

[nicknaz]

Wow..

Clearly a lot of time and $ went into your customizations.

Thanks for sharing!

[wmandra]

Some more recent pictures:

[Hujan]

Might be my favorite Z. Looks so freaking amazing. Looks like a serious track car. I really love what you've done.

Any plans to do an LSD?

[Furkanyahsi]

This is crazy!

[BMWZ4RIDER]

Great job. Impressive.

[BIGBOYQ]

Amazing car great write up - thanks for sharing

[wmandra]

Originally Posted by Hujan

Might be my favorite Z. Looks so freaking amazing. Looks like a serious track car. I really love what you've done.

Any plans to do an LSD?

I've considered an LSD, but haven't seen the need for the expense on the track yet. Believe it or not, the EDL system in the E89 works quite well and is very predictable.

-b

[Greddy2000]

What black wheels are those, did you repaint the VMR v810? The car looks stunning.

[VailM3]

seriously considering order a set of those m-performance lower running board decals along with brakes and M6GC wheels.

[wmandra]

Originally Posted by Greddy2000

What black wheels are those, did you repaint the VMR v810? The car looks stunning.

Those are my track wheels.. VMR v710 18". Still have the 19" v810s.

[Observer1122]

That is one serious bit of kit.

[dan99]

Jesus christ !

[SnMalone]

How does the jb4 together with the exhaust upgrade feel compared to stock? did you dyno the the car already? is there a big improvement over stock power?
does jb4 recognize that there is an exhaust system installed?
nice upgrades!

[Hujan]

Originally Posted by wmandra

Those are my track wheels.. VMR v710 18". Still have the 19" v810s.

What wheel (widths/offsets) and tire (width/profile) setup are you running on the track?