ESSENTIALS
Driver: Rick Fontan
Vehicle: 2002 BMW M3
Location: Bronx, NY
Built By: AMS Autowerks, Audio Clinic
Horsepower: 450 whp
ENGINE
- AMS Autowerks (shaved engine bay, full wire tuck)
- Vortech supercharger w/ upgraded supercharger & pulley
- Oil cooler
- Vibrant (front-mount intercooler, hosing)
- Injector Dynamics ID725 fuel injectors
- Upgraded fuel rail
- Driven Innovations intake manifold
- Turbo Smart blow-off valve
- ATL (fuel cell, dual dry break filler)
- Bosch 044 fuel pump
- Aeromotive fuel regulator
EXHAUST
- AMS Autowerks (custom “GT-R-style” side-exit exhaust, heatshield)
- Agency Power stainless steel headers
DRIVETRAIN
- UUC (Stage 2 clutch, flywheel)
- 6-speed manual transmission swap
- Short shifter
- Braided stainless steel lines
CHASSIS / SUSPENSION
- Reinforced sheet metal trunk
- Air Lift Performance (air suspension, V2 controller)
- Sway bars (f/r)
- Carbon fiber lower control arms
- Camber kit (r)
WHEELS / TIRES / BRAKES
- SSR Professor SP1 wheels – 20x10 (f), 20x12(r)
- Toyo T1R Proxes tires
- StopTech (big brake kit (f/r), slotted rotors)
- Braided stainless steel lines
- Brake line tuck
EXTERIOR
- AMS Autowerks custom (widebody kit, 1/3 mini hood, windsplitter, Lamborghini Grigio Silver paint job)
- Carbon fiber (front lip, headlight overlays, emblems, front & side grilles)
- Vorsteiner carbon fiber (trunk, roof)
- Stoneguard powder-coated undercarriage
INTERIOR
- AMS Autowerks custom (candy purple roll cage, dashboard, full suede interior, carbon fiber bezel)
- Brank Brook Autotop purple stitching
- Recaro Profi XL bucket seats
- Scroth Profi 5 harnesses
- Vertex steering wheel
- Momo hub
- BMW M Power pedals
- Carbon Fiber shift knob
- AIM stack cluster
- Boost gauge
- ATL fuel gauge
- LED lighting
- Rear seat delete
MOBILE ELECTRONICS
- Audio Clinic installation & fabrication
- Alpine dual-DIN head unit
- Focal (K2 Power 3-way speakers, FPS3000 mono amplifier, FPS4160 4-channel amplifier, crossovers, Utopia Be 10-inch subwoofers (2))
- Dynamat sound deadening
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