Pics of my Cecotto M3 ***NO 56K***

[m3ben05]

Thanks mate, you new toy looks awesome too, are they the original cecotto wheels?

Are you planning on doing anything to it or keep it standard?

As far as the spoiler goes, its been on about 3 months now, i thought i would get used to it but i havent, as soon as i can afford an evo sport flap it will be coming streight off and back in the shed

[REEDY]

Cheers, yeah original alloys!!

Engine is tuned a little already, has Koni Adjustables and front strut brace!

Gettin on for 260 bhp, but goin to BBR soon to have the chip mapped and sh*t!

Gonna keep it looking original for now! I have some 18" Multispokes to go on in the summer! Think that`ll be about it!!

Then Just enjoy drivin her!

That spoiler can`t be much help when lookin in rear view mirror???

[maxfield]

Whats it had done for nearly 260?

[m3ben05]

260!! thats impressive! What work has been done to get that? Making mine faster is the one of the only things left on my list of things to do to it.

As far as looking out the rear view mirror goes - thats a non starter. There could be a naked lesbian pillow fight going on right behind me and i would be none the wiser!

Those wheels go for a fortune on ebay so if you ever wanted to change them you could do a streight swap with nearly any other wheel out there including all the bbs splitties.

[REEDY]

LOL, sweet!

Previous Owners estimate :

Port and polished head
BBR chip ~ BBR say that this chip can get it there?
think its an EVO II 4 branch manifold with supersprint exhaust
K&N

[maxfield]

I would say theres more than that for 260hp

[Simon]

I'd take those estimates with a pinch of salt!

If I'm correct, evo II manifold makes no difference, just the fact it splits in the middle, and all E30 M3's have a tubular branched manifold.

Ben, did you get in touch with John about the flap he had?

[m3ben05]

I sent a pm but no reply. I think there may be a problem with my pm, iv sent a few recently that dont seem to have got there.

Also, am i wrong in thinking that the cecotto had 48mm tb's and the evo 2 had 46mm? I got that from Markus on s14.net, he knows his stuff but im not sure if this is correct??

[Simon]

Yes, that's right, cecotto came out at the same time as the new 215bhp models, and was the first car iirc to have the 215 engine with the 48mm throttle bodies, where as the evo II was still being made with 46mm, evo II is still regarded as the best version to have though!

[m3ben05]

Yea thats what i thought. I guess it means that its easier to tune the cecotto engine though, you can put the larger carbon airbox on. I dont know what difference the 2mm will really make though!

[c76jon]

yes i have a flap for sale if interested
vgc

nice lookin car.love the rims had them on a red evo 2 i had.

o/t but im glad you found one reedy.you did well to wait for the right one
yes evo2 had 46mm throttle bodies but there is a difference on the head where they meet and the set up is different to the early cars that had 46mm

simon is right about the manifold
its a 2 piece tubular but no real gains

imho i dont think 260hp is attainable with those mods.do you know who did the head work?

remap will give small gains but improve throttle response and driveability more than anything without extensive work or doing away with afm

contrary to popular belief tho the ceccotto was very simialr to the evo2 in the way it looked mechanically it was different

its nice to see more and more m3s

john

[m3ben05]

Jon, im definately interested in the flap, my pm is still playing up, i dont know if you got my message?

[Rich_W]

Nice looking car

Oh and 260 on a chip and a Porting. And still running an AFM. Dont make me laugh.

[REEDY]

Oh and 260 on a chip and a Porting. And still running an AFM. Dont make me laugh.

oi twat head,

Aint tryin to be a comedian,

I did Say thats Previous owners estimates!

Am gettin it rolling roaded and re mapped next month!

Will post up results!

[Jon_Bmw]

Very nice looking car, previous owners guesstimates are usually fairly commical.

I think it'll be producing around 220-230bhp, bearing in mind the age of the car. I hope its more when you put it on the rollars

Lovely looking motor, wish I could afford one.

[Dan318-is]

I didnt know of any with 380bhp, ours was rebuilt to 1992 spec which was 360bhp, 2.5 engine and a 10k redline

i am sure the 380 brake version was teh s42 lump used in the late touring cars

[REEDY]

Very nice looking car, previous owners guesstimates are usually fairly commical.

I think it'll be producing around 220-230bhp, bearing in mind the age of the car. I hope its more when you put it on the rollars

Lovely looking motor, wish I could afford one.

Cheers Fella!

Yeah know what ya mean mate!

This engine was fully rebuilt 40 k ago!

Aint sure who done the head work, has loads of german receipts!

In the process of gettin them translated, so far i`ve found Head Gasket set???

[Rich_W]

Oh and 260 on a chip and a Porting. And still running an AFM. Dont make me laugh.

oi twat head,

Aint tryin to be a comedian,

I did Say thats Previous owners estimates!

Am gettin it rolling roaded and re mapped next month!

Will post up results!

Twat Head

You drive the car, surely you noticed its not anywhere near the "estimated" figure. Surely you did some research based on what other people are running. Before going on a Forum and then saying "getting on for 260" Oh no wait...

As mentioned elsewhere Daryls (beautiful M3) is 260 ish after a 2.5, Cams, Port, AN kit + Inlet, and a chip.

[REEDY]

Easy fella, didn`t mean to be rude, had a seriously bad day, soz!

I`ve booked it in for a rollin road for the 4th March,

Compared to my old sport it does feels twice as quick and that sport was and still is a good runner!!

So all will be revealed then!

Once again sorry!! i`m sure your not a twat head!

[e30m3lover]

I cant stop looking at this car. My favourite on the website so far!!! Its a Cecotto, full leather, quality mods and a great colour! I love it.

[gazm3]

Very nice mate,

Im lovin the colour too.

Cheers Gareth

[m3ben05]

Some kind comments guys, much appreciated, it will be at ace on monday night, il do some passenger rides later in the evening if people ask. Nothing stupid though, im not into all that.

[Dan318-is]

passenger ride please please please!

[nav786]

Some kind comments guys, much appreciated, it will be at ace on monday night, il do some passenger rides later in the evening if people ask. Nothing stupid though, im not into all that.

shotgun on a ride mate. pretty please!

[Dan318-is]

Some kind comments guys, much appreciated, it will be at ace on monday night, il do some passenger rides later in the evening if people ask. Nothing stupid though, im not into all that.

shotgun on a ride mate. pretty please!

O/T but nav how are you getting to ace mate?

[m3ben05]

Yea no probs guys, come find me some time at ace

[dreierc]

That's an awesome looking car! And looks to be in really good shape too! I think I've seen a similar doorbuild on a German M3 Cab @ E30.de, looked actually nearly exactly the same. They fit really nicely into that interior.

[m3ben05]

I think iv seen the cab you mean, it has the same rims abd is totally slammed?

Id love to have my car that low but i dont see how he can physically drive it!

[nav786]

Sell me your please BEN!!!!!!

[e30m3lover]

Sell me your please BEN!!!!!!

I want 1st refusal

[m3ben05]

LOL, you guys will have a long wait, i dont plan on selling it any time soon! Il keep you both in mind if anything really bad happens though!