NLAKIND | 'Mellow Yellow'

nlakind · 07-16-2015, 03:12 PM

Hello fellow Bimmerpost members & BMW enthusiast's,
I'm a long time member but haven't been active at all since I got rid of my E90 335i, "M3 HAHA", back in 2009.

I also haven't driven a BMW since then, & I couldn't be happier to be back! I went back & fourth between the M3, Cadillac ATS-V, Nissan GT-R, Porsche 911 S or Cayman GT4(if I could get one), but ultimately I had to rule out the Porsche's because I have 2 big dogs who go with me everywhere & they're more important to me than having a Porsche as a DD.

I was actually incredibly impressed with the ATS-V & was super interested but Cadillac just kept dicking me around & wouldn't give me an actual date of when I would take delivery if I was to order 1. No patience for that, bye Felecia. As for the GT-R, incredible car, rare, so fast, but I knew I wanted to track a lot & it's just too heavy on a road course for me, if I could afford both I'd have 1 but I can't, so M3 it is. I AM SO HAPPY WITH MY DECISION! This is the best all around car I've ever owned. It's worth every penny.

Reference: E90 335i:
Pre-Wrap

Socal Euro

MFest

Eurotuner Mag:

Let's get to the new BMW.

F80 M3 Options:

Current Mods:
iND Painted front reflectors
iND Painted rear reflectors
iND Gloss Black Kidney Grilles
iND Gloss Black Side Markers

jeff@autocouture · 07-16-2015, 03:20 PM

Looking good man, can't wait for sunday

m3z · 07-16-2015, 08:54 PM

I think I saw u on the 10 freeway today. Crazy cuz I was on the way to get downpipes installed too!

nlakind · 07-16-2015, 09:13 PM

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Originally Posted by Alex@AUTOcouture

Looking good man, can't wait for sunday

Ditto!

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Originally Posted by m3z

I think I saw u on the 10 freeway today. Crazy cuz I was on the way to get downpipes installed too!

Yessir, that was me, & that's funny... Your car is beautiful man, looked great!

m3z · 07-16-2015, 09:51 PM

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Originally Posted by nlakind

Yessir, that was me, & that's funny... Your car is beautiful man, looked great!

Haha yah what a coincidence, where'd you go for install? That Austin yellow is a looker, I saw ur car from like a 1/4 mile back. Knew that color had to be a M. And thank u for the compliment.

nlakind · 07-16-2015, 11:15 PM

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Originally Posted by m3z

Haha yah what a coincidence, where'd you go for install? That Austin yellow is a looker, I saw ur car from like a 1/4 mile back. Knew that color had to be a M. And thank u for the compliment.

Subscribe & you will soon find out...haha, Evolution Racewerks

m3z · 07-16-2015, 11:37 PM

Evolution racewerks did the install also? How long did ur install take? Where abouts in la are u from?

tightie · 07-17-2015, 01:19 AM

hi!
see u sunday.

nlakind · 07-17-2015, 01:22 AM

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Originally Posted by m3z

Evolution racewerks did the install also? How long did ur install take? Where abouts in la are u from?

Yessir, they did do the install. Took couple hrs. I live in Hollywood. Come out to Speed District track day this Sunday!

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Originally Posted by tightie

hi!
see u sunday.

Can't wait!

m3z · 07-17-2015, 01:39 AM

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Originally Posted by nlakind

Yessir, they did do the install. Took couple hrs. I live in Hollywood. Come out to Speed District track day this Sunday!

Would love too but I got plans for this sunday. Hoping to come out to a session you guys have with some skidpad time

nlakind · 07-17-2015, 01:53 AM

Stock Dyno Baseline w/ video | Stock sound clip:
IMPRESSED! On a Dyno Dynamics, which Dyno notably low, put down a very solid baseline number os 386.7, factor in adding 20% & you're at 464.04whp BONE STOCK. If you only factor in 16% which is what some say, you're still at 448.57whp. As you can see it also held 400+ lbs of torque through 5k RPM's. I really love this car. I'm off to get ER catless DP's as we speak. Will report back with video & updated Dyno #'s ASAP.

nlakind · 07-17-2015, 09:45 AM

Installed the Evolution Racewerks Catless DP's yesterday at ER. I don't think their doing much install work themselves anymore as they're so busy filling orders but Fred/ER did a ton of amazing work on my E90 335i back in 2008. They built me a custom intake manifold, set up meth injection & dp's. It's hard to find somebody to do quality work, who stands behind that work, & you trust immensely with your car, & ER was always good to me & took care of my car.

Like I said, I haven't been active online at all since then, so I was super happy to hear Fred & ER were still around, but not only still around, they've tripled the size of their shop & are still doing incredible in house fab work & making parts that actually give you gains. Healthy gains from what I've read. Will have the dyno comparison later today for you guys.

The car definitely feels like it picked up power, did a couple WOT pulls on the way home & it felt amazing, & it sounds GREAT!

On the lift ready to go under the knife

ER Catless DP's:

ER Catless DP's side by side comparison to stock DP's:

Stock DP's on the car:

ER Catless DP's on the car:

GOLFFRR · 07-17-2015, 09:50 AM

knowing your past I have no doubts this car will be just as awesome! Following your build my friend!

FAM3 · 07-17-2015, 11:26 AM

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Originally Posted by GOLFFRR

knowing your past I have no doubts this car will be just as awesome! Following your build my friend!

X2 Congrats Nick great to see you back!

camMCLEAN · 07-17-2015, 11:46 AM

Nick! whats up homie! its been a long time since the SoCalEvo days!

I am in a e92 335i now and hope to be in an f80 soon as well!

congrats on the new ride. i will be following your build closely as i know the your attention to detail is next level and its been that way since i met you like 8 years ago.

JTO24 · 07-17-2015, 11:58 AM

Nice!! Are you doing a tune with your DPs or just leaving it as is?

nlakind · 07-17-2015, 01:49 PM

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Originally Posted by GOLFFRR

knowing your past I have no doubts this car will be just as awesome! Following your build my friend!

Ditto!

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Originally Posted by texxy

X2 Congrats Nick great to see you back!

Thanks brotha, glad to be back!

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Originally Posted by camMCLEAN

Nick! whats up homie! its been a long time since the SoCalEvo days!

I am in a e92 335i now and hope to be in an f80 soon as well!

congrats on the new ride. i will be following your build closely as i know the your attention to detail is next level and its been that way since i met you like 8 years ago.

No kidding! F80, do it. Definitely worth it.. I do miss my Evo, I always loved that car!

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Originally Posted by JTO24

Nice!! Are you doing a tune with your DPs or just leaving it as is?

I haven't completely decided yet to be honest. I'm going to see what gains I get today & will post that later & go from there. I'll probably run no tune for a bit & then eventually do the JB4.. Terry was always really good to me with E90..

yekmurat · 07-17-2015, 02:19 PM

Your e90 was one of my faves ı m sure this will be a beast too

Sal@AUTOcouture · 07-17-2015, 02:26 PM

i mean...the color is ok

hgmotorsports · 07-17-2015, 05:20 PM

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Originally Posted by Sal@AUTOcouture

i mean...the color is ok

lsturbointeg · 07-17-2015, 11:04 PM

Congrats! The car is bass a$$!

to_riffic · 07-17-2015, 11:11 PM

Ah return of the OG...

07-16-2015, 03:12 PM	#1
nlakind Brigadier General 390 Rep 3,305 Posts Drives: F80 M3 \| E30 M3 \|\| '51 Ford F1 Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Los Angeles iTrader: (24)	NLAKIND \| 'Mellow Yellow' \| F80 AY M3 Build Thread Hello fellow Bimmerpost members & BMW enthusiast's, I'm a long time member but haven't been active at all since I got rid of my E90 335i, "M3 HAHA", back in 2009. I also haven't driven a BMW since then, & I couldn't be happier to be back! I went back & fourth between the M3, Cadillac ATS-V, Nissan GT-R, Porsche 911 S or Cayman GT4(if I could get one), but ultimately I had to rule out the Porsche's because I have 2 big dogs who go with me everywhere & they're more important to me than having a Porsche as a DD. I was actually incredibly impressed with the ATS-V & was super interested but Cadillac just kept dicking me around & wouldn't give me an actual date of when I would take delivery if I was to order 1. No patience for that, bye Felecia. As for the GT-R, incredible car, rare, so fast, but I knew I wanted to track a lot & it's just too heavy on a road course for me, if I could afford both I'd have 1 but I can't, so M3 it is. I AM SO HAPPY WITH MY DECISION! This is the best all around car I've ever owned. It's worth every penny. Reference: E90 335i: Pre-Wrap Socal Euro MFest Eurotuner Mag: Let's get to the new BMW. F80 M3 Options: Current Mods: iND Painted front reflectors iND Painted rear reflectors iND Gloss Black Kidney Grilles iND Gloss Black Side Markers __________________ KW-Suspension \|Lucent Motors \| Evolution Racewerks Last edited by nlakind; 07-17-2015 at 01:23 AM..
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m3z Captain 160 Rep 628 Posts Drives: 2015 m3 Join Date: Nov 2014 Location: ][V][ - ville iTrader: (4)	I think I saw u on the 10 freeway today. Crazy cuz I was on the way to get downpipes installed too!
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m3z Captain 160 Rep 628 Posts Drives: 2015 m3 Join Date: Nov 2014 Location: ][V][ - ville iTrader: (4)	Evolution racewerks did the install also? How long did ur install take? Where abouts in la are u from?
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nlakind Brigadier General 390 Rep 3,305 Posts Drives: F80 M3 \| E30 M3 \|\| '51 Ford F1 Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Los Angeles iTrader: (24)	Stock Dyno Baseline w/ video \| Stock sound clip: IMPRESSED! On a Dyno Dynamics, which Dyno notably low, put down a very solid baseline number os 386.7, factor in adding 20% & you're at 464.04whp BONE STOCK. If you only factor in 16% which is what some say, you're still at 448.57whp. As you can see it also held 400+ lbs of torque through 5k RPM's. I really love this car. I'm off to get ER catless DP's as we speak. Will report back with video & updated Dyno #'s ASAP. __________________ KW-Suspension \|Lucent Motors \| Evolution Racewerks
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nlakind Brigadier General 390 Rep 3,305 Posts Drives: F80 M3 \| E30 M3 \|\| '51 Ford F1 Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Los Angeles iTrader: (24)	Installed the Evolution Racewerks Catless DP's yesterday at ER. I don't think their doing much install work themselves anymore as they're so busy filling orders but Fred/ER did a ton of amazing work on my E90 335i back in 2008. They built me a custom intake manifold, set up meth injection & dp's. It's hard to find somebody to do quality work, who stands behind that work, & you trust immensely with your car, & ER was always good to me & took care of my car. Like I said, I haven't been active online at all since then, so I was super happy to hear Fred & ER were still around, but not only still around, they've tripled the size of their shop & are still doing incredible in house fab work & making parts that actually give you gains. Healthy gains from what I've read. Will have the dyno comparison later today for you guys. The car definitely feels like it picked up power, did a couple WOT pulls on the way home & it felt amazing, & it sounds GREAT! On the lift ready to go under the knife ER Catless DP's: ER Catless DP's side by side comparison to stock DP's: Stock DP's on the car: ER Catless DP's on the car: __________________ KW-Suspension \|Lucent Motors \| Evolution Racewerks
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camMCLEAN Private 40 Rep 94 Posts Drives: F80 M3 ZCP Join Date: Sep 2013 Location: 816 iTrader: (2)	Nick! whats up homie! its been a long time since the SoCalEvo days! I am in a e92 335i now and hope to be in an f80 soon as well! congrats on the new ride. i will be following your build closely as i know the your attention to detail is next level and its been that way since i met you like 8 years ago.
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JTO24 never could compete with Lloyd Braun 5276 Rep 5,378 Posts Drives: 2022 G80 M3 6MT Join Date: Feb 2011 Location: South Jersey iTrader: (7)	Nice!! Are you doing a tune with your DPs or just leaving it as is? __________________ 2022 G80 M3 6MT \| Skyscraper Gray \| Kyalami Orange 2018 F87 M2 6MT \| Alpine White (sold) 2016 981 Cayman 6MT \| Jet Black (sold) 2015 F80 M3 DCT \| Tanzanite Blue \| Gold Brown (sold) 2013 E92 M3 6MT \| Mineral White \| Fox Red/Black (sold)
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yekmurat First Lieutenant 162 Rep 316 Posts Drives: VW SCİROCCO Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: ISTANBUL iTrader: (0)	Your e90 was one of my faves ı m sure this will be a beast too
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Sal@AUTOcouture BimmerPost Supporting Vendor 733 Rep 10,105 Posts Drives: E93 M3, E36 M3 Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Sofla iTrader: (30)	i mean...the color is ok
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to_riffic Lieutenant General 3024 Rep 13,763 Posts Drives: rwd Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: SoCal iTrader: (38)	Ah return of the OG... __________________ ~loud noises~
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