Manda Marza's Pictoral Journal Thread

[famm3]

Originally Posted by Not Sure

sorry for OT but does anyone know what diffuser is on that red car?

Metak diffuser I think

[donut_boi]

Originally Posted by famm3

Metak diffuser I think

Yes its definitely the Metak diffuser in the standard matte finish...I have one myself and love it

[admranger]

Red car was pretty.

Good updates. Time for some PFCs on that thing!

How's vet school going?

[Dr. Dre]

How much did you pay for that brake kit?

[JJH]

Originally Posted by Not Sure

sorry for OT but does anyone know what diffuser is on that red car?

Looks to me like an Metak ABS Rear Diffuser. I've got one myself (sourced from EAS).

[timothy2001]

One word. Wow.

[aus]

Can you just replace the rotor rings with that kit? Are the hats pretty standardized?
I had the first kit for our car from them in 2009 and waited months for it and the bracket didn't fit right. They were stand up about it and paid me back the kit, shipping and install money.

Anyone know what wheels are on the red car?
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[Dr. Dre]

Any word on the price of the kit?

[RoshDawg]

Originally Posted by admranger

Red car was pretty.

Good updates. Time for some PFCs on that thing!

How's vet school going?

Thanks! Oh PFC's would definitely be nice. This is Rosh Dawg btw, I'll tell Amanda to come update the forum herself when she has time. But if you are curious, she's doing emergency medicine rotation right now, working into the early AM hours so I only get to see her for a couple hours before I wake up

Originally Posted by aus

Can you just replace the rotor rings with that kit? Are the hats pretty standardized?
I had the first kit for our car from them in 2009 and waited months for it and the bracket didn't fit right. They were stand up about it and paid me back the kit, shipping and install money.

Anyone know what wheels are on the red car?
.

Wow that is great customer service! That's a big benefit of dealing with a smaller company. The rotor rings do look like they can be easily replaced, but nothing looks standardized on the kit. Almost every piece is proprietary and you have to shop within the WP Pro parts list.

Not sure, here's a closer look of the wheels though:

Originally Posted by Dr. Dre

Any word on the price of the kit?

For the BBK? Not too sure what the price would be now. I think Vivid Racing still has some stock, but WP Pro North America shut down and is now run directly from the manufacture. As in you're literally talking to the guy that makes them if you go to wpprobrakes.com, where you'll be told to email a guy in Taiwan directly. So prices might be a lot cheaper than they used to be through WP Pro North America since you're quite literally dealing with 0 middle men.
For ballpark though, they used to sell them for about 3K for front and 2.4K for rear full BBK. I would recommend against the saw-blade style and stick with regular drilled rotors. They don't offer slotted rotors. If you do get a price can you message back, I'm curious as to what they go for if buying straight from the manufacturer.

[RoshDawg]

Btw, careful of your wheel offsets! Should have checked the forums more..
Wheels on the car are Volk Racing G25 DBK with +22 ET, 9.5" in front and 10.5" in rear. We were originally going to go with Toyo R888R street / track tires, 265/30/19 and 295/30/19.

Unfortunately, they wouldn't fit! Toyo fortunately took them back no problem. Might have been for the best though, not sure how comfortable or long lasting those would be as daily drivers. But WOW did they look awesome.





With +22 ET, you have to run stretched tires to make them fit

[donut_boi]

Originally Posted by aus

Can you just replace the rotor rings with that kit? Are the hats pretty standardized?
I had the first kit for our car from them in 2009 and waited months for it and the bracket didn't fit right. They were stand up about it and paid me back the kit, shipping and install money.

Anyone know what wheels are on the red car?
.

Hey aus...the wheels on the Melbourne are BBS E05s

[aus]

Rosh, those R888 would be TERRIBLE on the street.
Consider the new Continental Extreme ContactSport's, and you can't go wrong with the Michelin 4s.
If you really want a street tire you can track with, consider the RS4, RE71R or maybe the Dunlop StarSpecs.
The best bang for the buck is NT05.

Originally Posted by spr

You're our of your mind.

Motul RBF 660
Dry 617

Castrol SRF
Dry 590

How is SRF better dry? It's not.

I didn't see him say anything about dry boiling point only.
But what's the WET boiling point? That's what REALLY matters... unless you like flushing your brakes regularly or after track events.
The wet boiling point for RBF660 is 400 vs. SRF wet boiling point of 518. So you gain 27 degrees dry vs 118 degrees wet. Problem is, the fluid starts absorbing moisture from the moment it's in the car, so it's not going to be at that dry state for very long... unless you flush it out regularly. Meanwhile, that high wet boiling point of SRF will allow you to run the SAME fluid for months with occasional bleeding of the caliper fluid if you really run it hard. Check out the track section of bimmer forums (one word) dot com and you'll see a LOT of professional race teams use it, and flushing the brakes is no big deal to them. It's not everyone's favorite, but I prefer the ease of use and limited flushes that are needed with it.

Originally Posted by donut_boi

Hey aus...the wheels on the Melbourne are BBS E05s

Thanks. SICK wheels. Afraid to ask how much they are??
Looks like he has a GTS from splitter too.
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[admranger]

Originally Posted by RoshDawg

Thanks! Oh PFC's would definitely be nice. This is Rosh Dawg btw, I'll tell Amanda to come update the forum herself when she has time. But if you are curious, she's doing emergency medicine rotation right now, working into the early AM hours so I only get to see her for a couple hours before I wake up

GL to Amanda on finishing her studies. Admirable profession.

Originally Posted by aus

Rosh, those R888 would be TERRIBLE on the street.
Consider the new Continental Extreme ContactSport's, and you can't go wrong with the Michelin 4s.
If you really want a street tire you can track with, consider the RS4, RE71R or maybe the Dunlop StarSpecs.
The best bang for the buck is NT05.

Yeah, the 888's would suck on the street. The hot set up is still the RE71R for a dual purpose tire. It's hard to beat the 90% solution of PSS for street comfort with tons of street grip. Not the best for the track though, but I'm a fan of having a set of track only wheels due to the harsher treatment they receive.

Originally Posted by aus

I didn't see him say anything about dry boiling point only.
But what's the WET boiling point? That's what REALLY matters... unless you like flushing your brakes regularly or after track events.
The wet boiling point for RBF660 is 400 vs. SRF wet boiling point of 518. So you gain 27 degrees dry vs 118 degrees wet. Problem is, the fluid starts absorbing moisture from the moment it's in the car, so it's not going to be at that dry state for very long... unless you flush it out regularly. Meanwhile, that high wet boiling point of SRF will allow you to run the SAME fluid for months with occasional bleeding of the caliper fluid if you really run it hard. Check out the track section of bimmer forums (one word) dot com and you'll see a LOT of professional race teams use it, and flushing the brakes is no big deal to them. It's not everyone's favorite, but I prefer the ease of use and limited flushes that are needed with it.

Spot on.

FWIW -- I am out of my mind, so he had that part right.

Originally Posted by aus

SICK wheels. Afraid to ask how much they are??
Looks like he has a GTS from splitter too.

Those wheels do look good. Real good. And I have a red M3. Hmmmm...

[Siajoon]

just saw your thread for the first time. I saw your car a few weeks back only because your license plate and i had no idea what it meant and i was trying so hard to figure out the underlying message.. glad to find out thats what people call you... anyways cheers from a local M enthusiast in the Irvine area!
-ZCP E90M AW MT

[RoshDawg]

Originally Posted by aus

Rosh, those R888 would be TERRIBLE on the street.
Consider the new Continental Extreme ContactSport's, and you can't go wrong with the Michelin 4s.
If you really want a street tire you can track with, consider the RS4, RE71R or maybe the Dunlop StarSpecs.
The best bang for the buck is NT05.

.

Amanda ended up getting sponsored by Michelin! I'd like to say we did since I do all the pics. Probably the coolest group to be a part of. Anyways, we got a free set of Michelin PS4S, and they are amazing. Switched from PSS with very decent tread still on, more than half of its life to go, and the difference was noticeable in normal driving. 2 biggest takeaways are that they are quieter both on the freeway and pushing the limit on those lovely 360 on/off ramps, and they are noticeably more responsive on turn in. I have zero doubts that the PS4S has more lateral stiffness than the PSS. The fact that they supposedly last longer and are quieter than the PSS with more grip is pretty impressive. With or without sponsorship its the only tire I'd get for the street. Although I do like the idea of sport cup 2's on a weekend driver and know the RE71R are really great, but would rather go with PS4S on street and PSC2 on weekend toy / track.



Installation was interesting. We actually got turned down by 2 shops that wouldn't gaurantee that they wouldn't damage any wheels, as well as only hand-tourquing the titanium lug nuts. Did some research and got recommended by MRF to go to American Tire and Brake. Highly recommend them for So Cal if you have nice wheels. A bit pricier but I've seen horror shows at Discount Tire..

[RoshDawg]

Originally Posted by admranger

GL to Amanda on finishing her studies. Admirable profession.

Yeah, the 888's would suck on the street. The hot set up is still the RE71R for a dual purpose tire. It's hard to beat the 90% solution of PSS for street comfort with tons of street grip. Not the best for the track though, but I'm a fan of having a set of track only wheels due to the harsher treatment they receive.

Seriously, I can't imagine daily driving the R888R's. At the time we were really considering regularly tracking as a hobby. RE71R would have been a great alternative too. Agree on the track set, so would you run forged on the track and cheaper on the street or other way around? Assuming you wouldn't go forged for both setups $$$$

[RoshDawg]

Originally Posted by Siajoon

just saw your thread for the first time. I saw your car a few weeks back only because your license plate and i had no idea what it meant and i was trying so hard to figure out the underlying message.. glad to find out thats what people call you... anyways cheers from a local M enthusiast in the Irvine area!
-ZCP E90M AW MT

Haha ya and her Tiguan says MEW 4. Mew is her chihuahua, and is honestly an extension of herself, hence their shared name.

This is Mew 1, Mew 2 and Mew 3 all in 1 photo, and one of my favorites:

Btw she's not actually applying the coating in that pic. You never mix photos and coatings because you get distracted and coatings require 100% of your attention. Also, no gloves or respiratory equipment is a huge no!

[Dlpfcb]

Great thread, great choice of mods.

[03BeastCharmer]

Originally Posted by RoshDawg

Installation was interesting. We actually got turned down by 2 shops that wouldn't gaurantee that they wouldn't damage any wheels, as well as only hand-tourquing the titanium lug nuts. Did some research and got recommended by MRF to go to American Tire and Brake. Highly recommend them for So Cal if you have nice wheels. A bit pricier but I've seen horror shows at Discount Tire..

Any pics of that Porsche at the installers? Looks like its done up in the car car livery.

[admranger]

Originally Posted by RoshDawg

Seriously, I can't imagine daily driving the R888R's. At the time we were really considering regularly tracking as a hobby. RE71R would have been a great alternative too. Agree on the track set, so would you run forged on the track and cheaper on the street or other way around? Assuming you wouldn't go forged for both setups $$$$

I run the better looking wheel as a daily (apex 8's) and the stock wheels for track. Forged? I'm not pretty enough to have forged wheels at all...

[RoshDawg]

Originally Posted by 03BeastCharmer

Any pics of that Porsche at the installers? Looks like its done up in the car car livery.

Absolutely, here you go:
[url=https://flic.kr/p/XoEGch]

[Helmsman]

Originally Posted by RoshDawg

Absolutely, here you go:
[url=https://flic.kr/p/XoEGch]

Whoa, what a sweet motor Rosh, another couple of pics available?