In 2006, Rick Fontan decided to purchased a 2002 BMW M3. In fact, it was when he saw Craig Lieberman's E46 in a performance magazine that Fontan knew he needed to get his hands on one. The pearl blue paint, Flossman wide body kit and HRE wheels is what inspired him to take his M3 to the next level. It has been almost 10 years and 3 different variations later, Fontan says he can finally say the build is complete.

Owner: Rick Fontan
Location: Bronx, New York, United States
Vehicle: 2002 BMW M3
Horsepower: 450 hp
Club: N/A
Social: Facebook, Instagram

Photography by Meaty Flush, Halcyon Photo, Elite Tuner and PASMAG (Randi Bentia).

ENGINE & PERFORMANCE:
Shaved engine bay
Full wire tuck 
Vortech supercharger and pulley
ATL fuel cell
Oil cooler 
Front mount intercooler
6-1 stainless steel headers
Upgraded fuel injectors and fuel rail
Custom intake manifold 
Blow off valve 
Aeromotive upgraded fuel pump and fuel regulator
Braided stainless steel lines 
6-speed manual transmission swap

EXHAUST:
Custom GTR style side mounted exhaust

PREFORMANCE ELECTRONICS
ATL boost gauge and fuel gauge

DRIVELINE:
Upgraded clutch 

WHEELS & TIRES
SSR Professor SP1 wheels - 20x10 (f), 20x12 (r)
Toyo T1R Proxies tires

CHASSIS & SUSPENSION
AirLift air ride suspension
Front and rear sway bars
Carbon fiber lower control arms
Rear camber kit
Stone Guard powder coated undercarriage

BRAKES:
StopTech Big Brake Kit (f/r)
Braided stainless steel brake lines 
Tucked brake line 
Chase Bays brake system
ATL dual dry brake filter

EXTERIOR
Flossman wide body kit
Custom 1/3 mini hood
Carbon fiber; front lip, headlight overlays, front and side grills, Vorsteiner roof
Custom wind splitter
Custom exhaust heat shield
Lamborghini Grigio silver paint

INTERIOR
Recaro Profi XL bucket seats
Schroth Profi 5-point harnesses
Candy Purple custom roll cage 
Purple stitching suede 
Vertex steering wheel
Momo hub
MPower pedals
Carbon fiber shift knob
Custom dash board
AIM stack cluster
Vorsteiner carbon fiber trunk
Custom carbon fiber bezel
Interior LED lighting 
Rear seat delete

AUDIO & MULTIMEDIA 
Alpine LCD touchscreen headunit
Focal Utopia Be 10-inch subwoofers (2)
Focal K2 Power 3-way speakers, crossovers
Focal FPS3000 mono amplifier
Focal FPS4160 4-channel amplifier
Dynamat sound dampening
Audio Clinic custom fiberglassing, mounting and lighting

COMPETITION EVENTS / CLASSES
Tuner Evolution 2015 - Best of Show
WekFest East 2015 - Best of Show

FAVORITE MODIFICATION:
Shaved bay and wire tuck 

SPONSORS
N/A 

SHOPS:
AMS Autowerks
Audio Clinic