Track forum general chit chat.

[admranger]

Originally Posted by evilspiritM3

Wife surprised me with this set up today!

Best mod I made to my old race car was a cool shirt.

[M3 Number 86]

which ss lines do you guys use?

spoke to bimmerworld and they are out of stock and on back order.

[roastbeef]

You get brakes?

I have speiglers up front. No idea if they are the best or not. No complaints.

[///Mobbin]

Originally Posted by M3 Number 86

which ss lines do you guys use?

spoke to bimmerworld and they are out of stock and on back order.

I use the Stoptech lines, no complaints.

[M3 Number 86]

Originally Posted by roastbeef

You get brakes?

I have speiglers up front. No idea if they are the best or not. No complaints.

Nope stock still

I've had solid guide pins and titanium shims that I've never used yet so want to slap all of these together and see if I actually feel anything different.

[///Mobbin]

Originally Posted by M3 Number 86

Nope stock still

I've had solid guide pins and titanium shims that I've never used yet so want to slap all of these together and see if I actually feel anything different.

I've read that the guide pins may seize if not greased/maintained regularly, something to consider. And I really enjoyed having my Ti shims in the last time out, I do think they helped keep the heat out of the fluid for a bit longer.

[roastbeef]

I'm no expert, but the shims seem kinda scammish.

I'm not saying don't run them... I mean, I did coat the lower part of my intake with gold heat shroud. LoL

[///Mobbin]

Originally Posted by roastbeef

I'm no expert, but the shims seem kinda scammish.

I'm not saying don't run them... I mean, I did coat the lower part of my intake with gold heat shroud. LoL

I was seeing my brake pedal go soft at the tail end of a 25-minute session (regularly). Since then I added rear track pads, decided to stick with SRF all the time (was trying Motul 600 again), and added 1mm Ti shims up front. On my last outing the brakes lasted for each session and only got slightly soft on me one time but nowhere near as bad as before. It was a bit cooler out too which I'm sure helped. Anyway, not sure if the Ti shims alone would have solved my problem but if they even gave me a few more minutes of hot-lapping it was worth it. I am admittedly hard on my brakes also, still learning!

[macdude357]

Originally Posted by ///Mobbin

And I really enjoyed having my Ti shims in the last time out, I do think they helped keep the heat out of the fluid for a bit longer.

I've heard the shims keep the heat in the pads/rotors and can cause them to wear faster though. That said, I guess I'd rather go through pads faster than boil my fluid.

[macdude357]

Originally Posted by M3 Number 86

Nope stock still

Do you run stock rotors as well? If so, it might be worth upgrading those first. The Stoptech and PFC OEM rotors are supposed to have more vents and run cooler.

[roastbeef]

It's coming together!

[roastbeef]

Tig welding the tabs to mount to the oem rack base.

[elim11]

Originally Posted by M3 Number 86

which ss lines do you guys use?

spoke to bimmerworld and they are out of stock and on back order.

I had the Challenge Stainless steel brake lines for my oem....

Just get a BBK already man.

[elim11]

Originally Posted by roastbeef

It's coming together!

Nice! plenty of room for your doggie!

[roastbeef]

All done. Nice and sturdy, but easily removable. I could do it by myself if I needed to!

[ayao]

How is it mounted? Trying to visualize the welded tabs.

[roastbeef]

Originally Posted by ayao

How is it mounted? Trying to visualize the welded tabs.

The supports were close enough to tig a tab on it. He made a tab to fit into the rail with his plasma cutter so it is slightly adjustable. With something like this, you want it to be tight but slightly flexible. If it is too rigid, it won't flex with the car.

[M3 Number 86]

I wouldn't even be able to lift the tires up there or take the rig off myself.

Gotta get dem gains first I suppose lol

[roastbeef]

It's never too late to start lifting broski.

[redpriest]

Technically with how tall roastbeef is, he only needs to lift the wheels waist high to get them on the roof.

[elim11]

All that extra muscle mass roastbeef has is costing him at least 1-2 seconds. Definitely throwing off the weight balance

[roastbeef]

Originally Posted by elim11

All that extra muscle mass roastbeef has is costing him at least 1-2 seconds. Definitely throwing off the weight balance

Hmm, I didn't seem to have any weight handicap at autocross at thermal...