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E46 M3.

A 2002 M3 coupe, black over cinnamon, getting the CSL treatment one part at a time. This page grows as the car does.

S54
3.2L inline-6
2002
E46 coupe
CSL
Style build
21
Parts on the car
In progress
Status
Cinnamon leather, Recaro seats

The plan.

CSL flavor, street car manners

The E46 M3 is the one a lot of people still call the best M car BMW ever made: a 3.2 liter S54 straight six, a chassis that talks, and a shape that has not aged a day. This one came in as a clean black 2002 coupe with the cinnamon leather, and the brief is simple: take it where the CSL pointed, without turning it into a track-only car.

Outside that means a Karbonius carbon deck lid with a custom carbon lip, the finned CSL diffuser, a Hartge front lip, gloss black grilles and emblems, and genuine 19-inch CSL wheels. Under the hood, a Karbonius CSL race airbox, flex fuel injectors, a carbon S54 cover, and a full Rogue Engineering section 1, 2 and 3 exhaust with an EVC valve, so the flap sound is on tap. Underneath, KW V3 coilovers, Ground Control sway bars, a Rogue Engineering V-brace and Brembo brakes. Every exterior seal and molding went back on new and OEM. Inside, Recaro seats and an interior redone by HUF, a custom perforated OEM wheel, an Eonon Android head unit, and carbon going in piece by piece.

Build sheet.

On the car so far

Exterior

  • Black Shadow gloss front kidney grillesBimmerworld
  • Gloss black side grilleseBay
  • Hartge front lipStatus Gruppe
  • CSL rear diffuser, finnedStatus Gruppe
  • Carbon rear deck lid with custom carbon lipKarbonius
  • Black M3 trunk emblemGenuine BMW
  • All exterior seals and moldings replacedGenuine BMW

Wheels, Suspension & Brakes

  • 19-inch CSL wheelsOEM BMW
  • KW V3 coiloversKW Suspensions
  • V-braceRogue Engineering
  • Front and rear sway barsGround Control
  • Brembo brakes and calipersBrembo

Engine & Drivetrain

  • CSL race airboxKarbonius
  • Carbon fiber S54 engine coverStatus Gruppe
  • Section 1, 2 and 3 exhaust with EVC valve controlRogue Engineering
  • Flex fuel injectorsS54

Interior

  • Recaro seatsRecaro
  • Interior retrimmed in cinnamon leatherHUF
  • Custom OEM E46 steering wheel, perforated leatherGenuine BMW
  • Android head unit with BluetoothEonon
  • CSL carbon fiber door panel insertsStatus Gruppe

Got an E46 with a list?

CSL conversions, S54 service, suspension and brakes, interiors: planned and fitted by people who own these cars.