Track forum general chit chat.

ThunderMoose · 07-03-2020, 05:36 PM

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Originally Posted by evilspiritM3

My shop is thinking of removing the wiring harness all together and building one fresh rather than thinning. Evidently the E90 harness is a rats nest to deal with.

That's the best way. Chassis harness of E46 weighs almost 50 pounds.

dparm · 07-03-2020, 06:50 PM

I have never been disappointed when I picked Michelins. I have been disappointed some of the times I didn't pick Michelins.

There is a reason that brand commands a price premium.

roastbeef · 07-03-2020, 07:53 PM

Just under 8lbs, not including wiper blades. I don't want to lose the wipers, but they will receive some optimization.

roastbeef · 07-03-2020, 10:54 PM

how cool would it be to have one of those aim modules with a separate (for the sake of size and being thin) mounted to the steering column so you could flip it up and down like one of those mclarens...

Move Over · 07-04-2020, 07:31 AM

What's the general consensus for track motor mounts these days? Looks like bimmerworlds are not available, and vibratechnics are a bit too rich for my blood.

Would the rev shift poly bushings be a good option? Mine are poly and appear to be cracked.

roastbeef · 07-04-2020, 08:11 AM

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Originally Posted by Move Over

What's the general consensus for track motor mounts these days? Looks like bimmerworlds are not available, and vibratechnics are a bit too rich for my blood.

Would the rev shift poly bushings be a good option? Mine are poly and appear to be cracked.

Vibratechnics.

Move Over · 07-04-2020, 08:12 AM

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Originally Posted by roastbeef

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Originally Posted by Move Over

What's the general consensus for track motor mounts these days? Looks like bimmerworlds are not available, and vibratechnics are a bit too rich for my blood.

Would the rev shift poly bushings be a good option? Mine are poly and appear to be cracked.

Vibratechnics.

Ugh don't make me spend the money 😆😆

StripclubDJ · 07-04-2020, 11:43 AM

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Originally Posted by slicer

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Originally Posted by StripclubDJ

Welp, he sent it
That's fo sho

Note: valve spring in car requires following tools.
Leak down tester
Shallow 16 mm socket
A steering wheel puller
A cut 18mm socket

Optional items:
Sour punch straws

Track life ftw

Who is "he"?

Umm I dunno
A customer with a broken valve spring lolol

slicer · 07-04-2020, 11:47 AM

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Originally Posted by StripclubDJ

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Originally Posted by slicer

Quote:

Originally Posted by StripclubDJ

Welp, he sent it
That's fo sho

Note: valve spring in car requires following tools.
Leak down tester
Shallow 16 mm socket
A steering wheel puller
A cut 18mm socket

Optional items:
Sour punch straws

Track life ftw

Who is "he"?

Umm I dunno
A customer with a broken valve spring lolol

Glad to hear "he" is not you.

StripclubDJ · 07-04-2020, 12:55 PM

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Originally Posted by SYT_Shadow

Quote:

Originally Posted by StripclubDJ

Welp, he sent it
That's fo sho

Note: valve spring in car requires following tools.
Leak down tester
Shallow 16 mm socket
A steering wheel puller
A cut 18mm socket

Optional items:
Sour punch straws

Track life ftw

This is just God's way of telling you to install 292 cams

Are you going with BE springs or OEM?

How do you like those cams?

Just went with 4 new stock springs and retainers on that cylinder

StripclubDJ · 07-04-2020, 12:57 PM

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Originally Posted by slicer

Quote:

Originally Posted by StripclubDJ

Quote:

Originally Posted by slicer

Quote:

Originally Posted by StripclubDJ

Welp, he sent it
That's fo sho

Note: valve spring in car requires following tools.
Leak down tester
Shallow 16 mm socket
A steering wheel puller
A cut 18mm socket

Optional items:
Sour punch straws

Track life ftw

Who is "he"?

Umm I dunno
A customer with a broken valve spring lolol

Glad to hear "he" is not you.

Haha I would cry

Bartledoo · 07-04-2020, 01:31 PM

Just thought I'd drop an interesting and somewhat controversial opinion here. I just replaced my front tension arms (56k miles and 20 track days) with G.A.S. monoball units between track days a week apart, and I didn't notice any difference in performance/feel. For reference, when I did solid subframe mounts I noticed a huge difference immediately, and on the street before ever having tracked the car.

SYT_Shadow · 07-04-2020, 01:52 PM

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Originally Posted by Bartledoo

Just thought I'd drop an interesting and somewhat controversial opinion here. I just replaced my front tension arms (56k miles and 20 track days) with G.A.S. monoball units between track days a week apart, and I didn't notice any difference in performance/feel. For reference, when I did solid subframe mounts I noticed a huge difference immediately, and on the street before ever having tracked the car.

The front monoballs are not a huge difference like the subframe bushings. Now that is another story!

SYT_Shadow · 07-04-2020, 01:53 PM

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Originally Posted by StripclubDJ

How do you like those cams?

Just went with 4 new stock springs and retainers on that cylinder

I like them a lot, although I have not driven them in a 4.0L engine. In the stroker they are great, I would use even larger ones if I could

Bartledoo · 07-04-2020, 01:56 PM

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Originally Posted by SYT_Shadow

The front monoballs are not a huge difference like the subframe bushings. Now that is another story!

If you can't feel that difference, you have a severe case of numbassitis.

Bartledoo · 07-04-2020, 03:52 PM

Thought you guys might like this funny/weird Cayman GT4 autosave. So strange looking...

SYT_Shadow · 07-04-2020, 04:01 PM

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Originally Posted by Bartledoo

Thought you guys might like this funny/weird Cayman GT4 autosave. So strange looking...

Usually the GTx cars get attracted to the wall as if they were magnets.
It looks like he didn't have the nannies on! Amazing. A driver of the most perfect sports car on the planet actually driving a car instead of the car doing everything for the driver? Heresy!!!

What you actually have here is some poor bastard who bought into the midengined Porsche mantra and actually trying to drive it without all the nannies finding out that midengined cars are a bitch to drive moderately fast

Bartledoo · 07-04-2020, 04:13 PM

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Originally Posted by SYT_Shadow

Usually the GTx cars get attracted to the wall as if they were magnets.
It looks like he didn't have the nannies on! Amazing. A driver of the most perfect sports car on the planet actually driving a car instead of the car doing everything for the driver? Heresy!!!

What you actually have here is some poor bastard who bought into the midengined Porsche mantra and actually trying to drive it without all the nannies finding out that midengined cars are a bitch to drive moderately fast

You think it was off? The way it straightened out just looked so artificial. It was twitching away and then bam magically straight (towards said wall haha).

Ximian · 07-04-2020, 05:34 PM

All the corner workers whenever I'm on track. I forgot to take off my brake rotor shields and every single session I had a rock in there.

gmx · 07-05-2020, 04:51 AM

I reckon aids were on that Gt4. But yeah, mid-engine FTL.

Kelse92 · 07-05-2020, 09:16 AM

Out at the track today and discovered a blown front strut

Welp, time to send them off to KW to rebuild. Anybody know if they will revalve them for me while they’re at it? Or if they’ll only rebuild to their specs?

Dreamer99 · 07-05-2020, 10:26 AM

My NT01 tires are pretty much done and need to order some new tires. I have four 18x10 wheels and two 18x11 and I'm thinking of trying the Nankang AR1 tires. I have Ohlin R&T coilovers and I'm only 1/4" lower than stock ZCP.
My options are :

275/35/18 and 295/30/18 on 10 & 11 wheels
295/30/18 on 10 & 11 wheels
or 295/30/18 on 18x10 wheels all around?

07-03-2020, 06:50 PM	#12916
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07-03-2020, 10:54 PM	#12918
roastbeef Lieutenant General 11586 Rep 12,728 Posts Drives: E92 M3 Join Date: Nov 2010 Location: Orange County, CA iTrader: (4)	how cool would it be to have one of those aim modules with a separate (for the sake of size and being thin) mounted to the steering column so you could flip it up and down like one of those mclarens... __________________ Instagram; @roastbeefmike
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07-04-2020, 07:31 AM	#12919
Move Over Colonel 1258 Rep 2,492 Posts Drives: M3 6MT Join Date: May 2015 Location: Peninsula iTrader: (9)	What's the general consensus for track motor mounts these days? Looks like bimmerworlds are not available, and vibratechnics are a bit too rich for my blood. Would the rev shift poly bushings be a good option? Mine are poly and appear to be cracked. __________________ 2010 E92 M3 DCT
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07-04-2020, 01:31 PM	#12926
Bartledoo Driver 2692 Rep 2,714 Posts Drives: 2011 E90 M3 6MT Join Date: Aug 2015 Location: Seattle, WA iTrader: (0) Garage List 2023 Corvette Stingray [0.00] 2002 Porsche Boxster [0.00] 2011 E90 M3 [0.00] 2021 Tesla Model Y [0.00]	Just thought I'd drop an interesting and somewhat controversial opinion here. I just replaced my front tension arms (56k miles and 20 track days) with G.A.S. monoball units between track days a week apart, and I didn't notice any difference in performance/feel. For reference, when I did solid subframe mounts I noticed a huge difference immediately, and on the street before ever having tracked the car. __________________ E90M 6MT Slicktop Single Humper in need of a diet
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07-04-2020, 03:52 PM	#12930
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07-04-2020, 05:34 PM	#12933
Ximian . 1919 Rep 1,889 Posts Drives: E92 M3 Join Date: Oct 2016 Location: MN iTrader: (1) Garage List 2011 BMW M3 [0.00] 2021 BMW M3 [0.00]	All the corner workers whenever I'm on track. I forgot to take off my brake rotor shields and every single session I had a rock in there. Attached Images
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07-05-2020, 04:51 AM	#12934
gmx Lieutenant 166 Rep 478 Posts Drives: VO 1M Join Date: Aug 2014 Location: Sydney, AU iTrader: (0)	I reckon aids were on that Gt4. But yeah, mid-engine FTL. __________________ Bilstein CS \| Rays ZE40 \| Solid/spherical front / rear. YouTube
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07-05-2020, 09:16 AM	#12935
Kelse92 Major 1132 Rep 1,366 Posts Drives: Former e92 M3 Owner Join Date: Aug 2018 Location: Dallas, TX iTrader: (0)	Out at the track today and discovered a blown front strut Welp, time to send them off to KW to rebuild. Anybody know if they will revalve them for me while they’re at it? Or if they’ll only rebuild to their specs? __________________ #ladydriven Heavy-spec M3 // KW Clubsports // AA x-pipe // Gintani muffler // Macht-Schnell intake // Gintani tune // OMP Seats // Too Many Apex Wheels // Stoptech ST-60 // Cobalt Friction brake pads
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07-05-2020, 10:26 AM	#12936
Dreamer99 Lieutenant 88 Rep 400 Posts Drives: E92M3 Join Date: Feb 2015 Location: British Columbia iTrader: (1)	My NT01 tires are pretty much done and need to order some new tires. I have four 18x10 wheels and two 18x11 and I'm thinking of trying the Nankang AR1 tires. I have Ohlin R&T coilovers and I'm only 1/4" lower than stock ZCP. My options are : 275/35/18 and 295/30/18 on 10 & 11 wheels 295/30/18 on 10 & 11 wheels or 295/30/18 on 18x10 wheels all around?
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