Well, I appreciate the input...but now I think I'm more lost actually. I don't think i'm going to bother with any of the major mods, but I may consider FI now.

 

Good call. ST all the way!

 

If you like to mod, FI is the way to go. Everyone who has the guts to do it (the right way) has gained my respect. I personally don't want to deal with the hassle of going turbo or S/C, voided warranty, and then uninstalling it when I want to get rid of the car or losing a ton on the sale. Boost is addictive.. I know this much, that's why my next car "when I grow up" will be an M3 or a c6. The G is just a nice little toy to me, whether at 14.9 or 14.1s.

 

I have the same concerns over the S/C or FI, at least while I am under warranty. The reliability of N/A is too valuable to be lost on a daily driver.

The M3 is nice but, I can't see mid $60's for an additional 35HP over the G and. . . The G still beats it in beauty any day of the week.

 

Never buy a BMW new, people don't call it Big Money Wasted for nothing 35hp more than the G, but a whopping secord faster in the 1/4, so hp doesn't mean everything.. I could have picked up a 2003.5 M3 6 speed (no engine recalls) 30k miles max for 2 to 4 grand more than my G. Nothing beats BMW CPO warranty 6yrs/100k. If not, c6 Z06 here we come, 500hp and I bet you in 2-3 years they'll cost as much as a new G now.