BMW E46 TOP 5 BEST DRIFT MODS!

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Looking to turn your BMW E46 into a drifting machine? In this video, we present the top 5 best drift mods for the E46. The E46 is a popular platform for drifting due to its rear-wheel drive layout and balanced handling. With the right modifications, it can be transformed into a formidable drift car. Our team of experts has compiled a list of the top 5 must-have mods to help you get the most out of your E46 on the track. From suspension upgrades to engine modifications, these mods will take your drifting game to the next level. Whether you're a seasoned drifter or just getting started, this video has something for everyone. So if you want to turn your E46 into a drift beast, make sure to check out our top 5 picks.
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[@TimursYT]

Id say some weight reduction can help a bit aswell

[@benjaminmasl3988]

I'm so stoked I'm picking up my 330 this weekend can't wait to finally get into the drift game!!!

[@Z0G3L]

Getting my 01 325i ready for drifting the vids give me so much motivation !!

[@jspeedracing]

Let’s goooooo! That’s awesome dude

[@miroslavkandra2391]

I had all of my bushings replaced for red duraflex. Litle expensive but it was worth it.

[@Vgedzo]

great work guys :D ive put a 4.1 diff from an X3, although we have really short smaller tracks in Greece so that helps

[@jspeedracing]

Great info

[@Yonelll_Kim]

What year x3 😮

[@corvo46]

@@Yonelll_Kime83

[@RTMunroe]

Nice work guys! Appreciate the info and the footage! And you covered the rear subframe mounts, definitely something that Needs to be done. My question is what are you doing for cooling water and oil? Surely the temperatures are climbing. And careful changing only the transmission mounts, all the mounts should be of the same material or you risk breaking either the transmission case or croscrossmember due to twist. Or it could never happen, that's cars for ya! Any LS swaps or forced induction in your future?

[@868drive]

I've just done an rb20det swap into my 318i sedan. I did the subframe reinforcements and custom transmission cross member to fit the nissan transmission mount. Custom engine mounts and fitted new BMW engine mounts. I'll consider doing the handling mods you guys did next.

[@kkulturen]

Any videos on this car???😮

[@868drive]

@@kkulturen nothing yet. I didn't film any if the build as I've been doing it in my spare time. I'll do a recap on everything once it's done.

[@kkulturen]

@@868drive would fs be cool to see!

[@Hardcorhustler]

That's the dream man, drifting with ur homie and making similar builds. Very dope 👌

[@jspeedracing]

Thanks brother 👍

[@benjaminmasl3988]

Great video keep them coming

[@bralavo]

I see you guys go to cams! Hope to see you there maybe sometime, I'm currently building my E46 sedan to go out there this year!

[@jspeedracing]

Hey man! Sweet! Make sure to come say hi!

[@sydewayzmo3905]

I personally didn't like the 3.46 ram it for a year and went back to 3.38 on a 330i. I'm gonna look into an LSD swap because these welded diffs last me about a year or two at a time.

[@Lexdrifts]

How many events have you done on the cnc71 angle bracket? How often do you bolt check? & do you just use OEM torque specs? I only ask because forum guru’s only have negative comments but I’ve seen similar kits on other chassis that work great and Id like to add some angle. It’s pretty much this or the full SLR/mantis kits which are over 10x the price 🤣 Love the videos!

[@jspeedracing]

We've done about 4-5 events with the angle mods. We do bolt check our cars before every event. I think it came loose once. But not bad. We tightened them like you would any lower control arm nut. We also use lock tight. For the money, this is sooooo worth it. Don't forget the condor offset bushings. It makes a ton of difference.

[@baybaydrives]

thanks guys

[@colehammond9146]

don't forget about the manual transmission and the upgraded expansion tank! aaaaaaaand drilling out the oil nut but yeah 🤣

[@erlanmirlanov5987]

Thnx for the vid maaan. Can i drift the 4door 328i 2000??? Looking forward to your reply guys

[@xd_tadashi7623]

google knows what i don't yet, i got recommended this

[@anthonynavarrete8856]

I wanna get into drifting but got a sedan isn’t the coupe and sedan weigh the same amount

[@Paul.mcdouble]

Same chassis and weight reduction always helps

[@jspeedracing]

Sweet man!

[@aaronbell5743]

Would an 03 325ci 6 cyl with manual work out for a drift car? I'm new to the sport...

[@mackmiller4309]

330ci will save you a lot of time and money

[@colehammond9146]

yeah it'll be fine. The b25 can handle the abuse for sure

[@erykkilianek1111]

What kind of chassis reinforcement do you recommend? I'm planning to do underside reinforcement plates, vince bar, gusset cups, and later on a Kbrace for the rear. For the front I am going for a strut brace, and strut tower reinforcement plates.

[@jspeedracing]

As much as possible if youre gonna drift it.

[@erykkilianek1111]

@@jspeedracing Thanks! Yep that's the plan, full send!

[@Jarevalo81800]

How did u deal with the abs sensor when installing the dual caliper adapter. Thanks 🙏

[@chrisvlogz6206]

I see so many bmw drift cars but I also hear about bmw problems. What's the secret man 😂I've never owned one and don't know where to start

[@jacksonkillilea]

If you do the maintenance they’re perfect. These are pretty old now so almost all of them need the cooling system gone through because it’s probably original. Same goes for oil filter housing and oil pan gaskets. Probably the valve cover gasket as well. But as long as you aren’t leaking oil or coolant and not overheating you’re fine.

[@soconoha8495]

All cars need maintenance. All cars have pros and cons, easy and difficult mods/services... Find a car you like and learn to maintain it. Mods can be done to any car.

[@hacketronics8464]

I have a question, isnt filling the rear tires at 80 psi just pop them or something since most tires are rated at 50 psi max?

[@quacob6357]

Can you daily the car with these mods?

[@cesarbaxter9368]

u drift stock clutch and with cltuch delay valve?

[@isaiahwatkins3944]

What kinds of exhaust do you have on it

[@wessamyaacob1505]

Awesome! What is the horse power of the Engine ? and What is the minimum horse power I can get for E46 coupe to fit in drifting mods for beginner ?

[@jspeedracing]

Hey man, the 330i makes 225hp. I would highly recommend going for a 330i compared to the 325i etc.

[@300C_Meek]

@@jspeedracingthat was my mess up i have a 325i trying to get it to that 220 mark with an all motor build

[@cichandler833]

Do you guys run a 300 tw or 200 tw tire? Or something else?

[@SE7EN1Studios]

This might seem like a stupid question but I haven't been able to find a definite answer on TCS, ABS and STM on the E46's. Do y'all have a process you do to disable all 3 on your E46 drift cars? I know you can hold the button for traction control and I have seen people remove fuses but was wondering what the best practice was. Thanks.

[@jspeedracing]

Cut a wheel speed sensor

[@jspeedracing]

Or unplug lol

[@SE7EN1Studios]

@@jspeedracingsweet! thank you! :)

[@ruffraff4697]

Help with understeer abs kicking in try the sensor remove try the dsc nothing works

[@jspeedracing]

Pull relay

[@mrmalavey1098]

Toe brackets and a decent seat

[@jspeedracing]

Oh yessss

[@infinitewars6373]

rear boot arm :DDDDD face palm.....

[@swmo_SS]

if i was looking to swap an auto out for a manual would you recommend finding a 5 speed from an e46 or the 6 speed from the e90s?

[@jspeedracing]

5 speed would be easiest

[@napsE46]

have you ever had any problems with snapping axles or diff output stubs? ive broken well into the 20's of both, albiet i am boosted but i run like 65psi on 225 18's, im thinking since i dont have camber arms the angle when the car squats is too much for the axles or something

[@jspeedracing]

Not really man. I’d for sure try the camber arms. Get that geometry a little better 👍

[@407_ryan8]

by chance do you have an aftermarket trans guibo?

[@46god]

you need to run axel spacers i got mine from seems legit garage they help get less stress on the axels

[@ghostvardy6693]

Definitely need at least a stage 1 tune to drift on a 330ci, on a 325ci id say stage 2

[@colehammond9146]

nah you'd need a stage 36.5 at least

[@kevincorrales5129]

What did y’all do to disable traction control and ABS

[@46god]

just hold the dsc button for 5 seconds until you see the yellow brake light lol if you want it permanently disabled you unplug a wheel speed sensor

[@ruffraff4697]

@@46god is not that easy we still have the red brake light without the sensor the light comes right back up when you drive off, still trying to figure out

[@46god]

@@ruffraff4697 hmmm well i read i think it has to be the front right wheel speed sensor my g try that if you didn’t already. i haven’t done it though i just hold my dsc for a couple seconds every time i get in haha never drive w that dsc sht on things no fun can’t get that rear end kicked out

[@Nielsuu]

damnn but gonne place it for me tho lmao seems complicated

[@benggazi]

Same for e36?

[@jspeedracing]

Yes, very similar. I have another video I did a long time ago on E36 setup.

[@infinitewars6373]

clutch delay valve thought e46 had it too...best mods don't think so.....

[@rikardokwiatkowski7998]

With engine is better m52tu b25 or m54 2.5?

[@Shawnoddou]

M52tu is better imo. The engines are almost identical apart from a few things. The oil rings are a bit thicker so you wont have oil consumption issues that M54's do with high mileage (200k miles plus). From what I've heard the way that they made the aluminum blocks are a bit better than they did with the M54's. theres micro bubble pockets in the M54 blocks that make it easier to fail when the engine gets hot. And theres a few other minor differences as well. I just boosted my M52tub25 with 260k miles and have driven it 500 miles so far without any issues

[@exit_dj]

Get a m52 2.8. You can tune it with some tweaks to have exact same power as 3.0 . M52 series better for things like the guy before me said 👌

[@kuma7526]

You have some power on the 330Ci. I would say that you have no power on a 320i or 318i. That's no power

[@jspeedracing]

Haha that’s facts! Here in the states we didn’t get the 4 cylinder E46.

[@G35.devan_]

Bro was at cams

[@jspeedracing]

Yessir

[@kimdotnet8151]

Anyone run a 3.46 on a 6 speed b25? Wondering how the gearing is. Just bought a 325i with a ZF 6 speed swap. Has a misfire and open diff so can’t exactly test it out yet lol

[@46god]

it will be perfectly fine my homie runs a 3.46 on a 5spd

[@welieseah]

3.9 is the best, 3.46 is under power😢

[@jamesthebond0072]

They don’t have much power? Aren’t they in line6s like supra engine lol

[@jspeedracing]

225hp

[@TimursYT]

Yooo

[@jspeedracing]

What’s up dude!!!!!

[@TimursYT]

@@jspeedracing how you been man

[@jspeedracing]

@@TimursYT been good brother. Busy with stuff but still finding time to make some videos! How have you been?

[@TimursYT]

@@jspeedracing been good bro!

[@acidriott]

Great video! Made me subscribe! Do you have a reddit, discord or Facebook group you can point me to so I can learn more? Please and thank you.

[@jspeedracing]

Lots of good fb groups