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05-17-2019, 08:19 PM | #11859 |
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Fire extinguisher mounted in the trunk. Made a steel backing plate (behind the liner) for the extinguisher mount to attach to. 3 bolts through the trunk lid liner. The extinguisher bracket fits in the slot for the Euro warning triangle.
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They might not have anything in the works as of right now but I’m confident we haven’t seen the last of new designs, productions of fossil fuel power plants from BMW and most other manufacturers. Gasoline, diesel isn’t going away any time soon, politics changes and reality sets in.
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Don’t want to take this too far off topic, but the future is probably a combo of gas/electric hybrids, hydrogen, and electric. Electric has a lot of weaknesses that are hard to fully overcome, such as charging time to 100%, losing range from sitting, max range, etc...
I expect to see a lot more progress on the hydrogen fuel cell side in the next decade. But I think most mainstream transportation will still be covered by gas/electric hybrids, hydrogen, and probably still some pure ICE vehicles. Electric vehicles are cool, but I think they will mostly be relegated to people living in dense cities. Where I live currently an electric car would be great for my commute. Where I used to live in Texas, an electric car wouldn’t have worked at all. |
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Cleaned up, painted and rebuilt the first caliper for my cheapo BBK. They're from an E90 335i pre-LCI. Nothing special but definitely look better than the grimy ones we started with.
Pushed the piston out with compressed air, resealed it. Wire-wheeled, sanded and painted with VHT caliper paint then baked in a Goodwill toaster oven.
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Put on some gloss black kidney grills and a new emblem. It's an emblem off eBay, so fitment is expectedly poor.
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Ohlins Road and Track Review:
TL;DR Version: Umlauts do wondrous, fantastic things. A couple weeks ago, I finally received my set of Ohlins Road & Track coilovers from 3DM Motorsports. A custom spec; 70N/mm Swift front springs, and 160N/mm Swift rear springs, and valving to match their 1M kit. First impressions were phenomenal; packaging was perfection, plenty of stickers were included, and they were just sooo pretty. As soon as possible, I got them installed in a single day! First driving impressions were good, but my alignment was WAY off, and I was too busy wondering which direction the next crank of the steering wheel would send me in to notice the finer points. I did an alignment in the middle of that week, and it was time for a REAL first impression. Good God, they felt amazing. They were definitely stiffer, and had FAR better body control than my old Koni's. Yet, there was a suppleness and subtlety to the way it drove that I've never seen. It followed every undulation, crest and bobble in the pavement, but it glided over potholes like a well-built off-roader. The truck-ish ride height was a blessing; I could sail over speed humps, fly over potholes, and bomb down craggy back roads without much aplomb. Fantastic. Wayyy down at 25 clicks from full-stiff, it softened up and became a more-than-bearable daily driver unlike ever before. The confidence to carry bewildering speeds through corners was wonderful. This weekend, I got to test the "track" portion of their name during HyperFest at VIR. Wow. Just...wow. Crank the dampers up to 1 click from full-stiff, and it reaches race car levels of body tightness and bounciness, but it still fails to crash and bang across broken asphalt. You really are paying for the dampers with this suspension, and they are SOOO worth it. The car is two-faced in the best way possible, and I couldn't be happier. Despite a lacking in negative camber up front, I managed a blistering (?) 2:20.13 on VIR's Full Course. I didn't even pull a whole G-force in the corners on that hot lap, which means there's room on the table for even more speed. The car was wonderfully planted and instilled so much confidence. Undulations, curbing, and minor off-track excursions didn't upset the car one bit. It just danced beautifully (very sideways through turn 10 at 100mph was sketchy though). On to the rest of the car: It performed flawlessly this weekend. 200 mile drive down was comfortable, despite malfunctioning cruise control. Two days of performance driving in 90 degree weather didn't seem to phase the car, other than dizzying oil temps. Started-up every time, and was consistent in its performance all weekend. The RE-71R's are great. Warmed-up quickly and didn't seem to get unmanageably greasy. The braking performance was astounding (mash the pedal into turn 1, and ZERO ABS interference), but the cornering performance was missing something (probably due to lack of negative camber). Fantastic weekend at VIR. HyperFest was really cool; they had everything you could possibly think of with a motor (even lawn mower racing). Truly fantastic (if busy) event. What the car needs now: -It may need a new axle shaft and motor mounts. I'm getting a loud pop-pop-pop when I accelerate from a stop, and there's a MASSIVE amount of slop in the drivetrain. I replaced one axle just last year, so it's probably the other one (obviously lol). -It may need more power. It just feels gutless until 5th gear (weird, I know) on the straights. When a 90's Civic has to lift-off to let you take your point-by, there's definitely something wrong. It's got the legs in 5th gear, but 3rd and 4th feel weak-sauce. -It may need more cooling. The oil temp gauge was cresting 260 degrees fahrenheit this weekend, and that's far too hot for my tastes. Also, the power steering seems to be overheated by the end of a session, as the steering wheel is oddly light and the reservoir gets covered in spewed fluid. -It needs more negative camber up front. -2.3 degrees is a good compromise, but adjustable camber plates would be wonderful to simply adjust from a super aggressive track setting to a mild-ish street setting with a few turns of a wrench. -The driver's seat needs more bolstering. A Quick-Fit harness can only do so much for one 220-pound speedy boi. Either some custom upholstery work, or finding cloth M3 seats (really rare).
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I didn't do anything to mine. Weather has been garbage.
But I did manage to help a buddy out with his GTI. He wanted me to stop over and walnut blast it, and I happily said I would. Well 81,000 miles and no cleaning. It wasn't too terrible but it wasn't good either. I wanted them perfect so I spent a little more time than I maybe should have, about 30 min per port. It's got that little hole beside each port and that's where a divider goes. First one I tired i got a face full of shells blasting out at me. LOL Found a couple wooden dowels and that sealed them fairly well. I couldn't get a good angle at things so I had to come at them from either side and fiddle around. In the end I think I'm happy with the result. But how it runs will be the ultimate goal. I think he should see a nice gain in power and running better. |
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And is that really YOU saying it needs more power now??????? Lol For the cooling, you can code the fans to come on earlier, that might help the issue. Also adding an oil cooler couldn't hurt. I didn't realize you don't have camber plates, I had a set of dinans I just let go... I too have been on the hunt for some M3 seats, I see we are in a competition here
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