Official: Ventura County Chat Thread

[tightie]

anyone coming to my track event?

[theriz]

Originally Posted by Definitive

Are you talking about the connecttor for my amp and subwoofer
? I think you meant BASS...

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Yeh thts what I meant I can't stand my iPod lol
laptop is down

[M_BYEEE]

Originally Posted by Definitive

Are you talking about the connecttor for my amp and subwoofer
? I think you meant BASS...

D

I think he meant subwoofer! Haha bass is what the subwoofer produces for the music.

[theriz]

Originally Posted by amg135i

I think he meant subwoofer! Haha bass is what the subwoofer produces for the music.

Yeah, Jamie was telling me about this connector that he bought from someone on the forum. It allowed him to connect from his amp and add a subwoofer for bass. There I finally updated the pod, and it runs a lot smoother now! Chea

[WesleyC]

I got my suspension installed today.

Even before I left the parking lot of LTBMW, I already scraped. I need to be careful from now on.

[M_BYEEE]

Originally Posted by Wes.

I got my suspension installed today.

Even before I left the parking lot of LTBMW, I already scraped. I need to be careful from now on.

Haha sweet! Minus the scraping...how do you like the ride so far

[Definitive]

Originally Posted by theriz

Yeh thts what I meant I can't stand my iPod lol
laptop is down

If you search for "Technics PNP amp plug" Or just the member "Technics".

Thats who I got it from.

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[Definitive]

Originally Posted by tightie

anyone coming to my track event?

Cant go to this one... But I want to attend one soon! Maybe a month or so.

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[WesleyC]

Originally Posted by amg135i

Haha sweet! Minus the scraping...how do you like the ride so far

I haven't had much of a chance to get a good feel for it. On the way home from LTBMW, there was a ton of traffic on the freeway (saw like 5 accidents... one was a new E92 328i and another was with a new Maserati ).

My initial impression is very good, though. The car is only slightly firmer than it was with the OEM suspension, but it handles bumps much better and the body roll has been drastically reduced. The car feels great now! It's so composed. It should have come from the factory like this.

[persian54]

Wes, don't forget that in about a week or so you will need to get a full alignment

[Definitive]

Interesting. I never got an alignment... And LT never told me to.

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[persian54]

Originally Posted by Definitive

Interesting. I never got an alignment... And LT never told me to.

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check the suspension forums (at least when I was on e90post it was there, I haven't changed the suspension, nor am I really going to in a while, on the M so I haven't been on there too much)

Once you change your suspension, it's a requirement.

LT told me to get one about a week (or 100mi) after he installed my coils.
And when I got the alignment... o man was it off!

Thing about it... they are changing your suspension... moving parts around..without a Hunter laser alignment it's impossible to align a car

I have a shop near me that has always worked on my cars. They aligned my M last week

If you hit pot holes, more chances than not your alignment is off

the shop is in Reseda though, so I don't know if you want to come out here

Maybe when we have one of our lunches, you can come, drop car off, get lunch, then go pick up.

Depending on how bad the alignment is, it'll take anywhere between 20 mins to an hour

I'm very sensitive about alignment and I hate driving cars where the alignment is off, it drives me nuts

I generally get an alignment if I know I hit a pot hole hard or at least get the alignment check. if it's off, i pay for the alignment.

I don't recommend going to a chain tire shop though...

[WesleyC]

Originally Posted by persian54

Wes, don't forget that in about a week or so you will need to get a full alignment

Yup. I just want to give the springs a chance to settle in. I was planning to go once I hit 300 miles, but maybe I should go in sooner.

[WesleyC]

Originally Posted by Definitive

Interesting. I never got an alignment... And LT never told me to.

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You really should get one.

Originally Posted by persian54

the shop is in Reseda though, so I don't know if you want to come out here

Maybe when we have one of our lunches, you can come, drop car off, get lunch, then go pick up.

What's the name of the place? How much do they charge?

[DriftDreamzSS]

You can throw a straight edge on it and get it pretty close if you want to drive it for awhile to make sure you like all the settings before you have the final alignment done. This is usually what i do if I think i may want to play with the ride height some more or make additional camber adjustments for tire clearance or something. If it seems to drive fine as is you probably dont need to mess with it, and can drive for a few days before alignment. Im sure LT or whoever did the install adjusted it pretty close before they let your car leave.

[E90///M3`]

always get a alignment if you lower your car... period.

g'night!

[WesleyC]

It's May 21. The world is supposed to end today.


Still here, though!

[Definitive]

Originally Posted by Wes.

It's May 21. The world is supposed to end today.


Still here, though!

Wll at 6pm... We have some time. Guess i better get an alignment before the world ends...

My car doesn't seem to need it though. And I have done multiple Vegas trips, top speed runs and it doesn't feel off at all...

What's an alignment run these days.
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[DriftDreamzSS]

Originally Posted by Definitive

My car doesn't seem to need it though. And I have done multiple Vegas trips, top speed runs and it doesn't feel off at all...

What's an alignment run these days.
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Honestly if whoever installed your suspension knew what they were doing your car should feel fine on road trips and even high speed. If anything you would notice irregular tire wear if it's a touch off. If you are planning on tracking soon you might consider waiting and hit your tires with a pyrometer if you can borrow one, that way you can decide if you are getting the most out of your settings or need some changes. Might be overkill, hard to find the balance sometimes with a DD that you also use for track.

[Definitive]

Yea, thanks. Ill see how these new rears wear ,but the fronts are even. And if I track I'll prob get a set of. Track wheels/tires.

Anyone seen the 328 hommage on the blog page? Maybe this was the all carbon fiber 3 series that RIZ said was coming into port. It even has white CF wheels...

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[persian54]

Originally Posted by DriftDreamzSS

I'm sure LT or whoever did the install adjusted it pretty close before they let your car leave.

it's not possible to know where alignment should be without laser guidance... though you can be "close,".. you are driving a BMW, and Jamie's case a M3.

Whats $60 to make sure your car's suspension is aligned and driving as designed? (lower but you get what I mean)

Originally Posted by Definitive

My car doesn't seem to need it though. And I have done multiple Vegas trips, top speed runs and it doesn't feel off at all...

What's an alignment run these days.
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It's rather hard to tell, especially if you don't have experience with them.

My place charges me and my friends $60. I think his regular rate is $80?


Some places charge $100. West End Alignment does $100.

Also, there are places that offer "life time" alignment for like $150 or something but I wouldn't go there.. they don't really spend time fine tuning your car.

Maybe Jamie and Wes should go together haha. Reseda is a bit of a distance for you guys though

Originally Posted by E90///M3`

always get a alignment if you lower your car... period.

g'night!

+1

[WesleyC]

Originally Posted by Definitive

Wll at 6pm... We have some time. Guess i better get an alignment before the world ends...

My car doesn't seem to need it though. And I have done multiple Vegas trips, top speed runs and it doesn't feel off at all...

What's an alignment run these days.
D

It's already Sunday in New Zealand.