2001 BMW E46 330Ci | First Day of Spring POV Drive | Intake + Exhaust Sound | 4K

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This time, I prepared the car for spring - mounted the new BBS CH wheels with summer tires, cleaned the wheel wells and took it for a test drive!
Enjoy!
00:00 Intro - wheel change & cleanup
00:44 Car appreciation edit
01:27 POV Start
03:34 Acceleration / fun part
05:00 Small slide
05:36 Scenic drive / narrow road
08:11 Dog
09:55 Straight section
Car: 2001 BMW E46 330Ci M-Sport
Suspension: Eibach Sportline springs + stock shocks
Tires: Kumho Ecsta PS71
Wheels: BBS CH 18 inch
Shifter: Schmiedmann adjustable short shifter
Everything else on the car is stock
Disclaimer
This video is for entertainment purposes only! All actions shown in this video are performed by a professional in a controlled environment. Do not try to imitate, copy, or recreate anything you see here in real life. No speed limits were exceeded, video is edited. Speedometer is not working correctly.
#bmw #e46 #330ci #drive #spiriteddrive #acceleration #exhaustsound

[@Bemfa_]

What do you guys want to see more of in the next videos? Let me know!

[@gentritmijalica6841]

More town driving not country side roads

[@daliborlesnik5591]

Faster ride. Corners, acceleration etc. This is okey, but it needs more action bro. I subscribed anyways.

[@Bemfa_]

@@daliborlesnik5591Thank you! Then please wait for the e36 part 2 video 😃. Lot of action in that one! And if you haven’t yet, you can go watch the part 1. There’s a little preview at the end for the video of what’s to come!

[@asif5710]

your town looks like a forza map

[@gentritmijalica6841]

I lived in the same country for 5 years. I never knew how beautiful it was until I moved out to a different country!

[@chipattack912]

It’s also amazing seeing how immaculately paved the roads are compared to the US. Even the back road he was on didn’t have a bump in it. We cheap out on roads in the US

[@BrasoBiadonsky]

Been in Nürburg and Spa/Stavelot during last summer. Well, cruising the roads around the tracks was like playing a cool car videogame. Living the dream for real

[@archprizm6066]

​@@chipattack912we spend more than they do

[@purplejerry1]

2:12 i think the vanos is working mate 👍😂

[@treyas2818]

I’ve got a 2002 330CI and it’s been parked up for 12 months looking sorry for itself, I’ve contemplated selling it, but watching this has inspired me to get it back on the road. Thank you

[@Bemfa_]

Yeah it's like that sometimes. But these cars deserve to be driven, so get in and enjoy it 😃! Glad I could help 🙂

[@AnthonnyAndria]

I appreciate the space you leave with the car in front 👍

[@damianwillemsen9224]

Awesome video and 330CI! These cars are just something else :)

[@Bemfa_]

Thanks! Yep they are 😃

[@dinispaulino7512]

Phenomenal induction noise!

[@lefora87]

just completed 6 speed swap cant wait to take a long drive...great content 👌

[@bene3301]

Great car, nice sound and a beautiful country! Greetings from Germany

[@Birmingham_racing]

Love the sound of a bmw 6 cylinder

[@xiaoyu88]

Good camera mount - I felt like I was driving with you.

[@nvl2691]

Makes me miss mine a lot! It was an M-Tech II 330Ci manual, just like yours, although it was Topaz blue... left it as my profile picture. I've since moved up to an E87 130i which is quite a bit of fun, but I missed the E46 platform and just bought myself a cheap E46 320i 2.2 Touring. Should receive a B30 at some point in the future :)

[@KutayAydemir]

I need more videos!!! I've watched all your videos almost 5 times each

[@Bemfa_]

Haha that’s awesome! Glad you like them. There will be more videos out soon with the E30, and also something special in the near future! Also feel free to comment some ideas about future videos! Anything in particular that you would like to see on this channel?

[@sawyerbush9581]

same here!! love your e46 vids!! they’re holding me over until i can buy an e46 zhp im pining over

[@sjoerdstegehuis5776]

that intake noise starting at 4k rpm 😻

[@elydius9655]

So clean! I must get mine in same condition

[@ROE_02]

i think is one of the most beauty e46 i have seen (moding close to stock)

[@gabes1004]

Superb content !!

[@adam9_97CBR]

Pure engine sound!

[@samisvideo]

Nice wheels!

[@petru_idk6245]

man your car looks and drives awesome. In my opinion the winter rims look better tho.

[@Bemfa_]

Thanks! To each his own 😃 I really like the look of these BBS wheels. They give a nice motorsport vibe to the car without looking too aggressive.

[@olafschneider8314]

Did the same with my E46 330ci (convertible) yesterday :)

[@alreadywalkingdead]

mislim da sam svršio u gaće pravo ga voziš druže, alal ti vera, ne goniš ga hladnog, ne rizikuješ previše a vidi se da znaš ga vozit nit te strah mašine. nemam šta više da pohvalim sem da kažem svaka ti čast.

[@giantsgaming8518]

Im starting to drive my 330ci today.

[@Bemfa_]

That's awesome!

[@faunastation5147]

I like very very fast cars but what's the point if u cannot exploit it. Thts where these cheap fun car comes into play on back roads u just need them to perfectly setup. who needs 10000 plus hp supercars and the thing is most ppl cannot buy supercars

[@sheluvkaraitzz316]

Nice roads could never have that in New Zealand 😂😂

[@Bemfa_]

Aren't New Zealand's roads breathtakingly beautiful? I would love to drive through Middle-earth someday😆!

[@sheluvkaraitzz316]

@@Bemfa_ no yes it’s most definitely beautiful but the backroads where poorly made and are full of potholes cracks and just falling off the mountains😭

[@richlee509]

​@sheluvkaraitzz316 I got my bmw 330ci from nz and its a good country to get a car from as don't have salt on the roads. Road surface can be a problem with loose stone chips type roads.

[@josephsu95]

I have the same spring as you and recently combined them with Bilstein B8's, those are designed for lowered cars. Your car will feel/handle a lot better with those shocks (i have a 325ci e46). A good thing to do is to also buy reinforcement plates/pieces for the top bits of the suspension for extra strenght

[@Bemfa_]

Yes, this would be the right combination. I bought the car with these springs already on them and just left it like it was. This is definitely on the list!

[@josephsu95]

@@Bemfa_ Yeah same situation, the stock shocks arent designed for lowered cars so the handling will be awkward sometimes

[@Bemfa_]

@@josephsu95 indeed it is, feels totally wrong. Harsh on small bumps and soft on large ups and downs and in the corners.

[@josephsu95]

@@Bemfa_ Have you already taken a look at your subframe? Does your car have foldable rear seats? if it has then the chance is big you will get cracks in the body above the rear subframe/div. Might be an idea to check it, weld some plates in and while youre at it put some powerflex bushings in instead of rubber. i added a racing diffs 25% progressive lock dif in the standard oem dif so now its a sort of LSD

[@Bemfa_]

​@@josephsu95 I know about the subframe issues. I did take a look under the car - seems fine for now (although most of the time you can't see the cracks due to undercoating). I was planning to weld the plates and add poly bushings in the rear but tbh I rather focus on my E30 project. E46 is my daily at the end of the day and I don't drift or track it, so for normal street use it should be fine. If it lasted 23 years, then it should last for a couple of more years of my ownership haha.

[@elspoox498]

top video, samo za kako uro prekratek:p

[@Bemfa_]

Haha hvala! Brez skrbi, jih pride še več!😄

[@faunastation5147]

Have u tuned this engine it pulls hard in the straights or is it just stock power that does the job

[@Bemfa_]

It’s completely stock. Even the intake and the exhaust.

[@Reknilador]

Awesome video, love these E46 showcases. Curious , how many liters per 100 km does it spend on the open road and in the city?

[@Bemfa_]

Thank you! It’s exactly 8L/100km on the highway, about 9 on open roads, 10-11 in the city. I have about 9.2 combined on average. But… this car is super sensitive when it comes to consumption! You can drive like a grandma and you can probably get 6l average on open roads, but if you just go full throttle out of every corner then expect the number to double 😆

[@Reknilador]

@@Bemfa_ Thanks a lot for the fast reply. I forgot to ask, Diesel right? And its...in line with what i expected, still i think its worth it, for a car that powerful it could be worse.

[@Bemfa_]

@@Reknilador No, no 😆 not a diesel! That’s a 3.0 liter, straight 6-cylinder, naturally aspirated, gasoline engine

[@vladq1297]

@@Bemfa_ I expected a lot more, mine m54b22 consumes 9.4 avg. and I daily it on similar roads as you since I live nearby haha

[@Bemfa_]

@@vladq1297 M54s all have pretty much the same consumption. Depends on the way you drive. Really? Where are you from?

[@HewTFisThatGuy]

They literally don't make them like that anymore. If I could find one in the UK that wasn't ragged I would take it over a new car in a heartbeat

[@Bemfa_]

Yeah, that’s the only problem with these cars.. They are getting old now and a lot of them were abused at one point. Finding a clean example is very difficult!

[@richlee509]

I've got an absolute mint e46 330ci in my garage imported from nz so no rust. Imola red too. I love this car.

[@TomDeWeerdt1]

@@richlee509 I bought a 320i Touring with 24000 km's on the clock half a year ago. It's at 305000 now lol. It's not fast but it's an individual. Would love to trade for a day with yours!

[@martsmarts]

Also, do you have an intake mod? Headers and piping? Sounds really nice

[@Bemfa_]

Nope, all stock! Sounds like this because I have a mic directly at the air filter box!

[@Falcostreetracer]

kul video :) te še nisem srečal. bi lahko se kdaj skupaj zapeljali. :)

[@Bemfa_]

Hvala 😄Lep F22! Ja, mogoče pa res enkrat!

[@dexietyy7922]

Wow you can hear that vanos kick in! Makes me think mine isn’t working lol or will you not hear it with standard intake

[@Bemfa_]

Yeah, I noticed that too! I have a mic directly at the air filter box though, that's why you can hear it so clearly.

[@TheMeChaNic55]

That’s the disa flap opening around 4K rpm. It’s hard to hear with the stock intake or a loud exhaust

[@theaewy2805]

Great video ! How is the camera mounted ? Any guide coming ? Thanks !

[@Bemfa_]

Thanks! For now it's just an iPhone 13 Pro, tied to the headrest! But I'm getting a GoPro and a correct mount soon, so the position and quality should improve with the next video!

[@BrasoBiadonsky]

​@@Bemfa_ how you tied It? Would try this on my 325ti

[@Bemfa_]

@@BrasoBiadonsky if you look closely at the passenger mirror, you can see how the phone is tied to the headrest 🤣. Two shoe laces!

[@BrasoBiadonsky]

@@Bemfa_ ahahahah thank you so much, nice video and car btw!

[@BrasoBiadonsky]

@@Bemfa_ Just uploaded a video inspired by yours. But the image quality Is far from yours 😅 thanks for inspiration

[@markgoudsblom]

An e46 on BBS CH is something i’ve dreamt about as a kid. Debating on buying a e46 vs an e92…

[@Bemfa_]

Yeah they do look good on an E46! Depends on what you want - E92s are great but the only engine that I would consider buying is N52/53 B30, but this engine in combination with a nice exterior/interior spec is really rare!

[@markgoudsblom]

@@Bemfa_ exactly what i’m lookin for, great taste dude😉😎

[@nvl2691]

@@markgoudsblom Having had both chassis and engines in quick succession (E46 330Ci and E87 130i, both manual and M-Sport), the E87 with the N52 is just so much quicker. N52s just like M54s are very sensible in terms of VANOS and DISA, when I got my 130i it didn't feel any quicker than the 330Ci despite having 40 hp more and weighing about the same. I did a bunch of preventative maintenance to it and that woke it up massively! There's a few videos of it on my channel. IMO the N52 is very close in character to the E36's S50 Euro, while the M54 is definitely more tame. The E92 will be a lot more expensive to run, parts are more expensive and there's more of them. The E92 is much quicker both in a straight line and in the corners too, the E46 has more character. The E92 feels like a modern BMW, the E46 feels like an old BMW. Definitely a big difference. Drive both and make your decision!

[@Cuprone]

What model of BBS CH-R are they? 18" right?

[@Bemfa_]

Yes, they are 18inch. Front is BBS CH 132 (8x18) and rear is BBS CH 133 (9x18).

[@vladq1297]

@@Bemfa_ what tire size do you run in the back ?

[@Bemfa_]

@@vladq1297 255/35 18

[@otacon4065]

what induction kit is that mate? lovely car btw!

[@Bemfa_]

Completely stock. Thanks!

[@syygnis]

1:01 E30!

[@Bemfa_]

Yep, I also have a video with it! Check it out 😃

[@martsmarts]

What brake rotors do you have?

[@Bemfa_]

Zimmermann

[@MNthrT]

haha do you have a ANSA exhaust on the e30?

[@Bemfa_]

Nope, it’s an OE replacement stock 318is exhaust. Looks terrible tho..

[@stellankullberg9143]

What engine has it got if I may ask?

[@Bemfa_]

It’s the original engine. M54B30 - 3.0 liter straight 6-cylinder gasoline powered engine.

[@stephanesilvaa]

Im curious to know your recording setup!

[@Bemfa_]

For now, it's just an iPhone 13 Pro, tied to the headrest! But I'm getting a GoPro and a correct mount soon, so the position and quality should improve with the next video!

[@stephanesilvaa]

@@Bemfa_ holly shit that’s amazing. I have a 14 pro myself and I tried tying it to the headrest as well but it didn’t work but I guess I should’ve tried harder ahahaha

[@iordacheradu4689]

Beautiful roads! Where is this?

[@Bemfa_]

Slovenia :)

[@richlee509]

​@@Bemfa_not far from Udine

[@gtv_bbx3022]

What exhaust and intake do u have?

[@Bemfa_]

Exhaust and intake are completely stock.

[@euro7701]

@@Bemfa_ thats imposible myfrend, it Sounds amazing, you Must have at least Headers, right?

[@Bemfa_]

@@euro7701 No, it’s completely stock. I have 3 mics for recording the sound - one in the cabin, one infront of the air filter and one next to the exhaust at the back. That’s why the sound of the intake is so pronounced on the video 😃

[@Iusniqa]

How many kms does yours have? Low mileage is almost impossible with this car so im looking for something clean at least.

[@Bemfa_]

It has 254k km now.

[@Iusniqa]

@@Bemfa_ any rebuild or replacement in engine? or is it unopened?

[@Bemfa_]

@@Iusniqa to my knowledge, only basic maintenence has been done.

[@Iusniqa]

@@Bemfa_ how many miles did it have before you purchased it? does it has the rear subframe thing done?

[@Bemfa_]

@@Iusniqa it had 239k, no it doesn’t have the reinforcement plates above the rear subframe, was never welded or anything like that.. so far so good 😆.

[@Senior_S]

У меня 330і touring на автомате, так бодро конечно не набирает скорость. Максимум ехал 220 дальше было страшно

[@ken0psss]

is it stable?

[@Bemfa_]

It’s quite stable!

[@kamil6114]

Hi What name of intake?

[@Bemfa_]

Stock

[@kamil6114]

@@Bemfa_ hmm it doesn't sounds like mine 😅

[@Bemfa_]

@@kamil6114 check out my previous videos with this car, you’ll hear how it sounds from the cabin. For this video I used 2 mics, one at the intake and the other one at the exhaust. That’s why it sounds so good 😁

[@fh-ns1ur]

prehud

[@MaXpeedingRods_Coop]

Hello sir , how to DM you ? hope sponsor

[@Bemfa_]

@_bemfa on IG

[@MaXpeedingRods_Coop]

may we know your email ? thanks @@Bemfa_

[@Bemfa_]

@@MaXpeedingRods_CoopPlease contact me on IG first, then I’ll give you my email 🙂

[@egirlsareruiningmylife]

with the best will in the world, are you sure that exhaust is stock?

[@Bemfa_]

Yes, it’s just that microphone is close to it 😆

[@JustSuckOnMyBalls]

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