As the others have said...great photos 
Glad you're happy with her!
Glad you're happy with her!
Dream came true:) New car:)
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Beedub said:
Thaaanks! Oh yes
I'm very happy best proof - just 2 weeks in my hands and already 2000 km done 
I have to slow down a little bit, but this car is so addicting 
mr wilks said:Are there hub spacers fitted ?
No, there aren't any. Completly stock setting. It's just photos perhaps
You are far too kind!stuartC said:Great pictures, you must be a pro or talented amateur. Fit sure, there's some quality glass used there.
I think it's just quality and performance of 50mm f/1.4 lenses - not my skill 
Thank You Mates!
In the next few days, I'm going to make so more pictures
But now excause me..... :evil:
szatras said:stuartC said:Great pictures, you must be a pro or talented amateur. Fit sure, there's some quality glass used there.
You are far too kind!
You definitely have a good eye for composition. My Canon 50mm f1.4 is a cracker & I guess the Nikon equivalent would be as good.
BTW, it should've said 'for sure', not 'fit sure'... damned autocorrect
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It is a cool car. It really is. Dad loves mine. As do my colleagues and friends. I lived in Cheshire until moving to London four years ago with work and it still turns heads up there. Brilliant things. Enjoy!
stuartC said:szatras said:stuartC said:Great pictures, you must be a pro or talented amateur. Fit sure, there's some quality glass used there.
You are far too kind!
You definitely have a good eye for composition. My Canon 50mm f1.4 is a cracker & I guess the Nikon equivalent would be as good.
BTW, it should've said 'for sure', not 'fit sure'... damned autocorrect
Exactly the same lenses were used to take this picture
I love them I've already put about 3kkm on it
Wow, what a machine ) It's definitely won't be a garage queen Short movie - nothing special - just some sound and acceleration.
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Beedub said:
Correct; the S54 is a masterpiece considering feel, power delivery and driver enjoyment. I love this engine and BMW will never make one like this again! But it also a fragile engine that needs some care and attention… My car always gets perfect maintenance; I use the correct oil, gets properly driven warm and if something is wrong it will get fixed with my M specialist (most of his clients own a BMW M car). Last year in 2014 I had something of a malfunction with my oil pump and this lead to damage on the camshafts, tumblers, bearing shells
I needed to get some major engine work done. I had two options; buy another used S54 engine (from which I don't know the history) or get my own engine completely checked over and everything that was not ok changed.
They stripped and cleaned my entire engine and replaced everything that needed replacement…so it's actually almost like a 65% new S54 engine and better then any OEM S54 engine with the same mileage as my Z4M. When rebuilding the engine; the crankshaft, pistons and engine block went to a specialist who measured everything to see if the values are still 100% correct (they are still 100% like from the factory, so no worries there). The engine feels now stronger and better then ever before…it was a big bill but I had no option. After all I'm happy I went this route and got the car and my own engine fixed. Still love the Z4M
Then this year my buddy with his Z4M also had some engine trouble and he also replaced his oil pump and bearing shells. When they pulled the original bearing shells out of the engine it was already time to replace them (they had small damage that could lead to some serious damage)…
So my tip for every S54 owner; get your oil pump and bearing shells replaced at least every 80-000 100.000km! Don't get scared when driving the car; just keep it in the back of your head :wink:
My car had needed following engine works done
- New Camshafts (OEM, no Schrick)
- New tumblers (24)
- New bearing shells
- New oil pump
- Complete cleaning of valve cover
- Complete cleaning of engine block
- New head gasket and seals
- Checking the crank on damage or movement
- New multi belts for alternator and airco
- New bolts for Vanos and everything
- Beisan vanos seal & rattle kit
- New engine supports from Vibra-Tech
- 50+ hours of work