Hello from San Jose, CA. NORCAL CONTENT

[speedelement.al]

If you are unsure about where these two area codes are, I am from San Jose, CA. I have been creepin' on forums FOREVER, so here's my new intro for you guys. Currently working at SpeedElement Performance in San Jose as a Sales Associate. Stance was the focus of my builds for a while, maybe because I was still super young, and trendy lol.
I guess I care more about driving the car's now. sigh.
Anyways,
Heres the list!

'92 Mazda B2200 minitruck - SOLD
'98 BMW 328is Arctic Silver - SOLD
'98 BMW M3/4/5 Cosmos Black - SOLD
'89 BMW 325i Silverstone - SOLD
'97 BMW M3/2/5 Cosmos Black - SOLD
'98 BMW 325is M-TECHNIC - RIP
'97 BMW M3/4/A - SOLD
'92 Nissan 240sx Silvia - SOLD
'97 BMW 328is Slicktop - SOLD
'07 BMW 335i - CURRENT

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This was Trish, I learned a lot on this car lol.

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I blew the motor in that car, sold it because... idk i was young haha.
Probably wouldve kept that car if i had the same know how now. sigh.

No pics of the silver car, it was stock, a DD.

Now, the Mtechnic... just gonna leave this here. Bought it bone stock from a BMWCCA autocross champ, forgot his name. The car had a ton of podiums at Marina Autocross. I think that this was one of the first Felony Form cars in California at the time. I crashed into a deer and well, decided to go HAM on the build haha.

April 2015:
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final stage:

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Sadly, I put this car into a guardrail in December of 2015. She was the one i planned on keeping forever. I had even bought a 07 335i to daily because the Mtechnic had bug plans for 2016. OOPS

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I parted it out, made a ton of cash, and bought this from a close friend.

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S13's are cool, but since I knew more about e36's. Decided to sell this thing, and build another e36 drift beater.

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this was earlier this year ^ (like... June-ish 2016)

I got fed up with the e36 328is, because honestly I care too much about building a clean car. The car was a solid driver, but it wasn't satisfying me, and at the time there was no way i could invest a similar amount into the 328is that I had to the mtechnic.

So, i simply traded that for a '98 Harley Sportster 1200 haha

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At this time, I was transitioning from living at home, and attending community college to going to University. Housing, and budget changes meant I would no longer be able to afford nor store a second car. I was hardly riding the bike, so sold it.

and now. we are pretty much up to date!

here's how my DD 335i turned out:

The plan is to build her into something similar to my mtechnic.
Daily Drivable, touge/track beast. (honestly, I care about aesthetics, but more about driving)

2007 BMW 335i n54 6 Speed Manual - Space Gray
Sport Package
Done so far:
Replacement OEM Battery (crapped out a week into ownership FML)
Walnut Blast (probably due for another)
Oil Changes
Diff/ Trans Fluids
Ignition Coils
Spark Plugs
Replaced Cooling System
etc...

Mods:

Suspension:
Broadway Static - Fortune Auto 500 series Coilovers w/ Swift Springs

Wheels + Tires:
Advan RS - Hyper Silver - 18x9 +24 square
Hankook Ventus V12 Evo 2 - 255/35/18 square

Waiting to be installed:
FRP Duckbill Trunk Cover
Carbon Side Skirt Extensions
Vishnu Procede Tuning (thinking about something newer)

Plans:
Big Brakes or Upgraded Pads, Rotors, Lines (Project MU)
Oil Cooler (Map Performance)
Stickier Tires in 265/35/18 (Hankook RS3 or Falken Azenis RT615K)
M3 Front suspension arms
BUSHINGS!
Stud conversion
MXP exhaust
BOLT ON's?

Im sure im forgetting stuff. oh well!

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SPEEDELEMENT PERFORMANCE
Alec Noel Quinanola
1701 Rogers Ave Suite 10
San Jose, CA 95112
(408) 573-8899
IG: @alec_quinanola AND @speedelement