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Hey folks,
I am semi new to the board and I never posted an introductory thread. I come from a Jeep/VW background. I love my diesels as well. I was in the mood for something fast, so I decided on an M car. My daily driver gets about 40MPG, but its no Beast.
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Here is my Beast. She is an 02 with about 103K on the clock. She has the usual e39 nuances. I think i may need a clutch soon (slips while hard shifting in higher gears), a few minor dings and chips, strange battery drain (NOT the FSU; I already changed it, runs kind of cool (gets up to temp, but stays in the lower r
ange of normal, etc.
Currently I am running a MKIII Nav, but I have a Dynavin on order and will be amplifying the outputs with an Alpine MRP-F300. I Have Alpine compents front and rear as well that are going to go in. That build will be starting in the next few weeks.
Drivetrain wise, she is completely stock.
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I am semi new to the board and I never posted an introductory thread. I come from a Jeep/VW background. I love my diesels as well. I was in the mood for something fast, so I decided on an M car. My daily driver gets about 40MPG, but its no Beast.
<a href="http://s244.photobucket.com/albums/gg4/jemple/Passat%202011/?action=view¤t=IMG_0543.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://i244.photobucket.com/albums/gg4/jemple/Passat%202011/IMG_0543.jpg" border="0" alt="Photobucket"></a>
Here is my Beast. She is an 02 with about 103K on the clock. She has the usual e39 nuances. I think i may need a clutch soon (slips while hard shifting in higher gears), a few minor dings and chips, strange battery drain (NOT the FSU; I already changed it, runs kind of cool (gets up to temp, but stays in the lower r
ange of normal, etc.
Currently I am running a MKIII Nav, but I have a Dynavin on order and will be amplifying the outputs with an Alpine MRP-F300. I Have Alpine compents front and rear as well that are going to go in. That build will be starting in the next few weeks.
Drivetrain wise, she is completely stock.
<a href="http://s244.photobucket.com/albums/gg4/jemple/M5/?action=view¤t=frontend_c.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://i244.photobucket.com/albums/gg4/jemple/M5/frontend_c.jpg" border="0" alt="Photobucket"></a>
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