Big Brother and Little Sister

[mleun481]

Originally Posted by Cattivo

Thanks, yea everything was drilled into the existing pedals, only thing I had to remove was the rubber break pad...the dead pedal I just used small self tapping screws to cover up the stock pedal, the gas pedal was plastic to my surprise...took me roughly 25 mins thanks to my OCD

Looks real good. My OCD makes things take much longer than it should too.

[Cattivo]

Some new mods...I've been going through ///M withdrawal for over a week now without the beast...I'm having the Active Autowerkes catless downpipes installed, Active Autowerkes stage 2+ tune installed, had the brake calipers powder coated Monte Carlo Blue with white M stickers, also had to replace the battery, luckily I did not need a new IBS cable...more pics coming soon

[m5 guy]

[Cattivo]

I'll take a better video after the tune and dp's have had a chance to adapt in a couple days

A couple pics of calipers mounted...Still waiting on new 22'' wheels to arrive from Germany for next spring

[JeST]

Get In The Choppa!

[Cattivo]

Originally Posted by JeST

Get In The Choppa!

LOL...it really does sound like a helicopter!

[Cattivo]

Originally Posted by JeST

Get In The Choppa!

I think we need to roll out 1 night and compare tunes Hex vs Active Autowerkes

[gixxerboy63]

I saw your wheels in the for sale section
...so what's going on your truck?

[Cattivo]

Originally Posted by gixxerboy63

I saw your wheels in the for sale section
...so what's going on your truck?

I ordered the 22'' BBS SV's...same as yours they should arrive in a week or so but I'm obviously not going to mount them till next spring

Since it was nice and warm out today, I was finally able to swap out both my X5's summer setup to (298m)winter setup...I really like the way gun metal looks on MCB

I took a few more pics of the powder coated calipers, I'm considering changing the stock rotors to a set of drilled n slotted rotors and KW coil overs

[gixxerboy63]

Originally Posted by Cattivo

I ordered the 22'' BBS SV's...same as yours they should arrive in a week or so but I'm obviously not going to mount them till next spring

Since it was nice and warm out today, I was finally able to swap out both my X5's summer setup to (298m)winter setup...I really like the way gun metal looks on MCB....

Excellent choice! You will love the gunmetal BBS SVs on your truck. I've often considered other wheels, but have yet to find anything that I liked better unless I was willing to fork out a bunch of money. Even if I did spend the money, I'm not sure that I would be any more happy with anything else.... They just fit the look of the truck so well. You will also notice that they are also a few pounds lighter than the 299s w/runflats which also helps.


Gixxer - still undecided about Brembos...

[Cattivo]

Originally Posted by gixxerboy63

Excellent choice! You will love the gunmetal BBS SVs on your truck. I've often considered other wheels, but have yet to find anything that I liked better unless I was willing to fork out a bunch of money. Even if I did spend the money, I'm not sure that I would be any more happy with anything else.... They just fit the look of the truck so well. You will also notice that they are also a few pounds lighter than the 299s w/runflats which also helps.


Gixxer - still undecided about Brembos...

I looked at all types of wheels for months and I always had the BBS SV's in the back of my mind... like you said, they really do look perfect on the truck

The 299's on my truck had non run flats but they were still heavy and awkward to mount and remove...I thought you bought those yellow Brembos???

I also agree with you on the disgusting gaseous odor from the AA dp's, my parking garage is very big and I've been getting complaints from others on my extremely loud exhaust and how bad it smells like gas well after I leave...I may have to consider removing the straight pipes and getting some type of exhaust...Every time I go above 2k rpm, it sounds like I have my own personal trumpet player in the back seat

I did the unthinkable today, I decided to try launch control since getting the tune and managed to break all 4 wheels loose for a good 5ft on dry pavement

[gixxerboy63]

Which tune do you have?

I will say that the AA has improved their catless stage 2+ over their original stage 2 tune. They were able to eliminate the worst of the gaseous odor while returning more torque. The smell still presents itself on occasion, but not as obnoxious as it was before. I can live with it now.

I DID buy the yellow Brembos, but they're still in their original boxes. They look awesome, but so do my OEMs. I am still undecided about installing them.... maybe I'll do that next spring if Gato doesn't buy them from me before then.

Dude, I am so happy that you bought BBS SVs! Your truck is going to look awesome!

[Cattivo]

Originally Posted by gixxerboy63

Which tune do you have?

I will say that the AA has improved their catless stage 2+ over their original stage 2 tune. They were able to eliminate the worst of the gaseous odor while returning more torque. The smell still presents itself on occasion, but not as obnoxious as it was before. I can live with it now.

I DID buy the yellow Brembos, but they're still in their original boxes. They look awesome, but so do my OEMs. I am still undecided about installing them.... maybe I'll do that next spring if Gato doesn't buy them from me before then.

Dude, I am so happy that you bought BBS SVs! Your truck is going to look awesome!

I have the AA stage 2+...I think I'm getting a lot more fumes than you are because of the straight pipes, there's nothing restricting the exhaust straight from the headers...I'm going to need a muffler asap.

Gato texted me the other day saying he wants those Brembos lol...Are the rear Brembo calipers larger than the OEM calipers? if so I would swap those out if I were you, the rear calipers compared to the front are minuscule

My Style 298 winter wheels are gunmetal and really look good against the MCB, I can't wait for spring time...for now I'm still trying to decide on tires, it's between the PSS or P Zeros

[gixxerboy63]

Gunmetal rules!!!

Yeah, that's the thing; the BBK definitely offers a significant upgrade to the rear, but the fronts do not seem as impressive as OEM when you compare them side by side. The floating M rotors with the brushed aluminum hubs and the OEM Brembo front calipers look freaking awesome behind my BBS SVs, so I am having mixed emotions about replacing them with something that may have less of an impact.


Anyway, I gave Gato first dibs on the Brembos and told him I would hold them until Christmas. If he doesn't buy them, I may refinish them in a different color and put them on the X5m in the spring.

[Gatoferoz25]

Omg u GUYS gonna make me buy this BREMBOS than sleep ln the car with this cold weather :

[Cattivo]

Originally Posted by gixxerboy63

Gunmetal rules!!!

Yeah, that's the thing; the BBK definitely offers a significant upgrade to the rear, but the fronts do not seem as impressive as OEM when you compare them side by side. The floating M rotors with the brushed aluminum hubs and the OEM Brembo front calipers look freaking awesome behind my BBS SVs, so I am having mixed emotions about replacing them with something that may have less of an impact.


Anyway, I gave Gato first dibs on the Brembos and told him I would hold them until Christmas. If he doesn't buy them, I may refinish them in a different color and put them on the X5m in the spring.

If you don't sell them you should at least replace the rear calipers...the front calipers are huge, imo I wouldn't touch those...maybe have them powder coated

[Cattivo]

Originally Posted by Gatoferoz25

Omg u GUYS gonna make me buy this BREMBOS than sleep ln the car with this cold weather :

Lol...I have an extra garage space that's heated, go for it brother

[Gatoferoz25]

Originally Posted by Cattivo

Lol...I have an extra garage space that's heated, go for it brother

Thanks brother I really appreciate ur offer :

[Cattivo]

Another warm day in NYC although cloudy... I took advantage of the weather and gave both X5's another full detail and 2 coats of wax before winter decides to show its ugly face

[Dchl21]

beautiful. hows is the 50i on gas compares to the M?

also you don't have to get kwv3 .. stock height is wicked too. makes the m look bigger.

you got balls to put the big suv on a jack like that. ill be too scared lol

[Cattivo]

Originally Posted by Dchl21

beautiful. hows is the 50i on gas compares to the M?

also you don't have to get kwv3 .. stock height is wicked too. makes the m look bigger.

you got balls to put the big suv on a jack like that. ill be too scared lol

The 50i has been averaging around 14.3-15.2mpg compared to the 12.3 the M gets...I'm actually getting better gas mileage since installing the AA tune, before the tune I was only getting 10.2mpg

KWV3's is something that's on my to do list...probably the last thing on my list, I don't mind the stock height

I use a 3 ton hydraulic jack along with steel 3 ton jack stands for added safety...I also use a jack pad adaptor I bought from Burger tunning while jacking up the truck to protect the factory jack points...works great for $19

[Cattivo]

Some new goodies just arrived today...22'' BBS SV Titanium Wheels with Red BBS Center Caps & I followed M3Guys lead with the BMC Air Filters since I'm not a big fan of oiled air filters like K&N

I'm open to suggestions on 22'' tires for the new wheels...I'm leaning towards the PSS's or Pirelli P Zeros.

I'm also waiting for the new Vorsteiner CF Rear Diffuser to arrive