Track forum general chit chat.

[ayao]

Originally Posted by roastbeef

A few more finished pics. I may have been a pro splitter fitter in my previous life.

Looks butch.

[roastbeef]

Originally Posted by M3 Number 86

Did you use spacers since we both don't have front lips or is it touching the bottom of the center of bumper?

No spacers. Two bolts on the sides and three in he middle.

Also found out I'm the real oem #86.

[roastbeef]

Damn phone isn't posting pics right.

[roastbeef]

Originally Posted by ayao

Looks butch.

Like good? Bad? Sturdy?

[ayao]

Originally Posted by roastbeef

Like good? Bad? Sturdy?

Like good/mean/aggressive.

[roastbeef]

so i took the car out for a fun day trip today. for you socal guys, take your girlfriend/wife/etc., to the cabazon outlets off the I10 near that casino. then head up the 243 to idyllwild from the 10. fantastic drive (i've done it a bunch). have lunch up there, enjoy the shops (my favorite mexican restaurant la casita is up there), and drive down the 243 to hemet.

the carbon driveshaft feels great. car seems to spin up a little faster, but definitely not a huge improvement in that department. the car does feel less laggy when cruising in 7th at 80 mph. the real improvement is the "feel" of the car. it is smoother, yet more direct. definitely less clunking with my dct (even though i have solid/derlin sub/diff bushings). shifts are more crisp, yet smoother. the car isn't decelerating as fast as it used to when coasting- and i'm definitely not imagining that.
my girlfriend (who doesn't fully understand the benefits of the carbon driveshaft) noted it was smoother just a few seconds into the spirited drive up the mountain. overall, this was money well spent.
so far in the "feels good" department, i have ground control camber plates, fall line monoballs, mrf subframe/turner derlin diff bushings, and the m factory carbon driveshaft. this is a great recipe!

[redpriest]

Originally Posted by roastbeef

so i took the car out for a fun day trip today. for you socal guys, take your girlfriend/wife/etc., to the cabazon outlets off the I10 near that casino. then head up the 243 to idyllwild from the 10. fantastic drive (i've done it a bunch). have lunch up there, enjoy the shops (my favorite mexican restaurant la casita is up there), and drive down the 243 to hemet.

the carbon driveshaft feels great. car seems to spin up a little faster, but definitely not a huge improvement in that department. the car does feel less laggy when cruising in 7th at 80 mph. the real improvement is the "feel" of the car. it is smoother, yet more direct. definitely less clunking with my dct (even though i have solid/derlin sub/diff bushings). shifts are more crisp, yet smoother. the car isn't decelerating as fast as it used to when coasting- and i'm definitely not imagining that.
my girlfriend (who doesn't fully understand the benefits of the carbon driveshaft) noted it was smoother just a few seconds into the spirited drive up the mountain. overall, this was money well spent.
so far in the "feels good" department, i have ground control camber plates, fall line monoballs, mrf subframe/turner derlin diff bushings, and the m factory carbon driveshaft. this is a great recipe!

Any vibrations at Mexico legal speeds?

[M3 Number 86]

Originally Posted by roastbeef

Damn phone isn't posting pics right.

[roastbeef]

Originally Posted by redpriest

Any vibrations at Mexico legal speeds?

I don't foresee that being an issue, but I haven't tested above a safe speed in public.

[redpriest]

Originally Posted by roastbeef

I don't foresee that being an issue, but I haven't tested above a safe speed in public.

That's my only concern with the CF driveshaft is vibration > 100 mph. I saw some people who had the Fall-Line version have bad luck with it.

[roastbeef]

Originally Posted by redpriest

That's my only concern with the CF driveshaft is vibration > 100 mph. I saw some people who had the Fall-Line version have bad luck with it.

I'm pretty sure the fall line failed because it replaced the guibo. It was also not even close to being as light.

You'll have to drive my car. I think you'll really dig it.

[okusa]

Originally Posted by M3 Number 86

Damn that sucks!

Anyone ever buy a an eBay lip from these guys? They seem to have several but I can't tell which ones have a flat bottom? http://stores.ebay.com/ikonmotorspor...&_sid=90481575

[roastbeef]

anyone have some apr bumper spats for sale? i'm not looking to get raped for these things.
http://shop.aprperformance.com/index...product_id=430

[macdude357]

Originally Posted by roastbeef

anyone have some apr bumper spats for sale? i'm not looking to get raped for these things.
http://shop.aprperformance.com/index...product_id=430

There's a guy that sells these in the classifieds for a really good price. For the life of me, I can't find the post since he doesn't call them canards but uses some other term I can't remember. They are supposedly the same ones used on the M3 GT race cars. He posts when he gets some in stock so you'll just have to keep your eyes out if you can't find the old thread.

Edit: Found them http://www.m3post.com/forums/showthread.php?t=995406

He calls them "flaps". Turns out they aren't as cheap as I thought. If you scroll to the last page, he does list some for $375.

[roastbeef]

Originally Posted by macdude357

There's a guy that sells these in the classifieds for a really good price. For the life of me, I can't find the post since he doesn't call them canards but uses some other term I can't remember. They are supposedly the same ones used on the M3 GT race cars. He posts when he gets some in stock so you'll just have to keep your eyes out if you can't find the old thread.

Edit: Found them http://www.m3post.com/forums/showthread.php?t=995406

He calls them "flaps". Turns out they aren't as cheap as I thought. If you scroll to the last page, he does list some for $375.

ahh, yes, thanks. i'm not quite ready for canards/flaps. the spats i'm looking for are a bit more subtle. i'd be painting them to match the car as well. they are supposed to help with wind going around the bottom of the tire that sticks out a little bit.

[Jive]

Would you track or autox on a tire with a slow leak? Slow enough that the TPMS goes off every two months or so.

[roastbeef]

Originally Posted by Jive

Would you track or autox on a tire with a slow leak? Slow enough that the TPMS goes off every two months or so.

no. tracking puts a tremendous amount of stress on the tires from loading/unloading and the pressure from the heat expansion. you're asking for it if you do.

[Jive]

Originally Posted by roastbeef

no. tracking puts a tremendous amount of stress on the tires from loading/unloading and the pressure from the heat expansion. you're asking for it if you do.

Figured as much. Doesn't hurt to ask though. Thanks!

[Richbot]

Originally Posted by roastbeef

ahh, yes, thanks. i'm not quite ready for canards/flaps. the spats i'm looking for are a bit more subtle. i'd be painting them to match the car as well. they are supposed to help with wind going around the bottom of the tire that sticks out a little bit.

On a car with wide front Adwheels and tires I wonder whether this would make just as much difference as the types of cosmetics-first splitters most people run to overall lap time. There's a lot of spinning tire exposed to the air with your typical 18x10 et25 front setup and I bet those help clean things up a good bit at higher speeds

[roastbeef]

yea, i run 10.5's and they stick out a little bit.

i had a garage next to a guy a while back at auto club. he had a supercharged space grey m3 with all the big aero bits, including these spats. he liked them.

[ban25]

Originally Posted by Jive

Would you track or autox on a tire with a slow leak? Slow enough that the TPMS goes off every two months or so.

Go to a tire shop and get them to take the tire off, inspect it and, if possible, patch and remount. I had to do this to one of my RE-71Rs that was damaged after an 'off' at Laguna Seca. Two events later and it's still in good shape!

[M3 Number 86]

Originally Posted by roastbeef

ahh, yes, thanks. i'm not quite ready for canards/flaps. the spats i'm looking for are a bit more subtle. i'd be painting them to match the car as well. they are supposed to help with wind going around the bottom of the tire that sticks out a little bit.

Hey that's my splitter! Lol

That's Eric's car (white and orange gt3).