Track forum general chit chat.

tsk94 · 05-10-2021, 05:47 PM

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Originally Posted by roastbeef

I got you fam.

LOL

derbo · 05-10-2021, 05:49 PM

Beautiful lol. That said, speed holes.

roastbeef

roastbeef · 05-10-2021, 05:53 PM

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Bartledoo · 05-10-2021, 05:57 PM

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Originally Posted by roastbeef

I got you fam.

Gat dayum you basically smoked this entire forum in one hit. Gangster.

kyippee · 05-10-2021, 07:29 PM

Jeez roastbeef 🤣

RE: catalyst and audio, I didn't like any earbuds with a helmet on. It hurt. I have an HFC xpipe and corsa muffler now. Full interior.

I plug catalyst into the car's aux port and make sure that in the "prepare to drive" screen that aux output level is maxed out. Then turn up the volume a bit with the car's controls.

I can hear the catalyst voice with my helmet on and WOT. Bonus is that the coach is audible in the recorded videos.

kyippee · 05-10-2021, 08:09 PM

Btw any tips on where to buy from for a deal on stoptech trophy (race), 4-piston F+R?

redpriest · 05-10-2021, 08:20 PM

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Originally Posted by Bartledoo

Gat dayum you basically smoked this entire forum in one hit. Gangster.

I feel attacked 🤣

tsk94 · 05-10-2021, 08:23 PM

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Originally Posted by kyippee

Btw any tips on where to buy from for a deal on stoptech trophy (race), 4-piston F+R?

BimmerWorld has 21% off all ST brakes, including the 4pot trophy kit F+R.

kyippee · 05-10-2021, 08:29 PM

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Originally Posted by tsk94

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Originally Posted by kyippee

Btw any tips on where to buy from for a deal on stoptech trophy (race), 4-piston F+R?

BimmerWorld has 21% off all ST brakes, including the 4pot trophy kit F+R.

Yea I saw that, is the net price after -21% actually a good price vs. what other vendors offer?

tsk94 · 05-10-2021, 08:31 PM

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Originally Posted by kyippee

Yea I saw that, is the net price after -21% actually a good price vs. what other vendors offer?

I think it's hard to find discounts on Trophy Race kits, not many people carry them, just the sports.

I think sub 3k for a race trophy kit sounds like a pretty good deal.

kyippee · 05-10-2021, 08:42 PM

Thanks - good info! Will wear out my set of new front pads, maybe use some of my many spares for my existing BBK then make the F+R switch probably at the end of summer.

My hotboi 6/380mm + 4/355mm BBK will be for sale then

PrimeBMW · 05-10-2021, 08:57 PM

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Originally Posted by sc_tr0jan_m3

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Do you have a E46 M3 with S54? That is why. I switched to a S62 just for that reason 😜

oh yes. it's a tin can with a lot of noise and soon to be running a straight BW exhaust too. it must be a sign that i'm turning old if i'm now doing what i can to protect my eyes and ears.

My ears were numb if I forgot my ear protection (S54). Now a days I have molded ear protection with radio communication. It's still load with the new S62 race engine.

roastbeef · 05-10-2021, 08:59 PM

why the switch? ease in finding pads, wheel choice, ability to rotate pads?

kyippee · 05-10-2021, 09:28 PM

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Originally Posted by roastbeef

why the switch? ease in finding pads, wheel choice, ability to rotate pads?

- More pad choice
- Possibly better brake bias
- Easier pad changes due to better design

911r · 05-11-2021, 03:10 AM

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Originally Posted by kyippee

Btw any tips on where to buy from for a deal on stoptech trophy (race), 4-piston F+R?

Adam Hume (?) of Buybrakes offered me pretty decent pricing, beat out BimmerWorld. Fairly long wait though, from what he told me most of the kits he orders are pretty much built to order. ~$2,500.00 compared to BimmerWorld's $2,879.55 for a front ST-40R (race) kit, mind you this quote was from roughly a month ago. Several people on here have ordered from him.

Kelse92 · 05-11-2021, 08:10 AM

Haven't most people with Trophy kits though had knockback issues more than the regular kits? I would just be buying a regular kit personally...

Richbot · 05-11-2021, 09:42 AM

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Originally Posted by Bimmer Barney

Just curious if this is the Supercar 3 or 3R? I'm on a set of Supercar3's and I really like them on and off track.

The 3 - It's a great tire - but at an autocross, they're weird - there's always more there than you think is there, until there isn't. It was also my first time competing on the tires, so, grain of salt, but I don't recall ever having such an inconsistent front-end on this car before on any other tire. It may be my near-stock spring rates just don't play well with such a stiff tire in quick transitions, because when I have a chance to really load the tire up on an offramp or whatever, it's easy to balance and predictable, and melts your face. It reminded me of the time I drove a couple friends' otherwise familiar cars (328i and Miatas, both cars I am intimately familiar with driving on the limit) on the original BFG Rival. That was a weird-ass tire too

And for the amount of grip that is there, they are ridiculously well-mannered on the street, at least in the dry. Very quiet (at full tread anyway) and only a little more harshness than PS4S

BTW, the top One Lap of America 2021 dry skidpad result was on the Supercar 3's , according to somebody who would know (minimum 200tw for One Lap IIRC)

Made in the USA, btw.

How are yours holding up on track wear-wise?

kyippee · 05-11-2021, 10:39 AM

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Originally Posted by Kelse92

Haven't most people with Trophy kits though had knockback issues more than the regular kits? I would just be buying a regular kit personally...

My friends up here in norcal have experienced the with the 6 piston trophy but not 4 piston trophy. They drive better and faster than me.

tsk94 · 05-11-2021, 11:12 AM

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Originally Posted by kyippee

My friends up here in norcal have experienced the with the 6 piston trophy but not 4 piston trophy. They drive better and faster than me.

I think berns had issues with pad knockback on his 4 piston trophy kit. I'd be ready to buy and install knockback springs if I were you.

SYT_Shadow · 05-11-2021, 11:23 AM

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Originally Posted by kyippee

My friends up here in norcal have experienced the with the 6 piston trophy but not 4 piston trophy. They drive better and faster than me.

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Originally Posted by tsk94

I think berns had issues with pad knockback on his 4 piston trophy kit. I'd be ready to buy and install knockback springs if I were you.

Agreed. There is a vast history of Stoptech bbks and knockback. I would buy the springs together with the bbk and run them like that from day 1

slcook54 · 05-11-2021, 01:32 PM

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Originally Posted by 911r

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Originally Posted by kyippee

Btw any tips on where to buy from for a deal on stoptech trophy (race), 4-piston F+R?

Adam Hume (?) of Buybrakes offered me pretty decent pricing, beat out BimmerWorld. Fairly long wait though, from what he told me most of the kits he orders are pretty much built to order. ~$2,500.00 compared to BimmerWorld's $2,879.55 for a front ST-40R (race) kit, mind you this quote was from roughly a month ago. Several people on here have ordered from him.

Davisca455 went through buybrakes too for his kit

derbo · 05-11-2021, 01:33 PM

m3number86 also had knockback on his ST40.

Just get the springs.. I should've done that from the get go.

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kyippee Lieutenant Colonel 1073 Rep 1,617 Posts Drives: E92 M3, Supra MK5, F44 235GC Join Date: Feb 2017 Location: SF Bay Area iTrader: (0)	Jeez roastbeef 🤣 RE: catalyst and audio, I didn't like any earbuds with a helmet on. It hurt. I have an HFC xpipe and corsa muffler now. Full interior. I plug catalyst into the car's aux port and make sure that in the "prepare to drive" screen that aux output level is maxed out. Then turn up the volume a bit with the car's controls. I can hear the catalyst voice with my helmet on and WOT. Bonus is that the coach is audible in the recorded videos.
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