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The oil I was looking at is Castrol SRF at around $70 a bottle. I figure 2 bottles will be enough? |
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Regarding the fluid you chose, I too was looking into the Castrol SRF as I was told it was the best, but at $70 a bottle I felt it was overkill and I opted for the Motul instead at around $16 a bottle. Unless you are doing multiple track days a year and running back to back laps, I feel like you would just be wasting money going with the Castrol. It's a solid brake fluid, but I think you would be fine with the Motul or another cheaper alternative instead for a lot less money. I don't know what you use your car for, and my opinion may differ from others, but if you track a lot as described above, definitely go for the Castrol. If you just daily drive or even do the occasional track day for fun, the Motul or even Endless fluid would be fine for you and save you a ton of cash. On a side note: The reason I opted for the RBF600 vs the RBF660 despite them being nearly the same price, is that the RBF600 has a wet boiling point of 420 while the 660 has a wet boiling point of 399 degrees, despite the 660 having a higher dry boiling point. For the driving I do, I figured I would NEVER approach the dry limits of the 600, so it was a better trade off to go for the one with the higher wet boiling point, as the wet boiling point is far more important to consider.
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very good choice on the wheels,
and yes waiting for the ps4 is very good idea. might want to lower the car with kw soon
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Are you really getting the WP BBK?? How did you get hooked up with them?
Back in 2008, I was their test vehicle. The kit came after waiting many weeks and I paid the shop to install it.. bracket didn't fit at all. They were cool about it and refunded me everything including the shop fee, but it sucked to wait that long and not be able to have the kit installed after looking at it for a week until I had time to get it installed. I'm sure they learned from that episode!! As for the brake fluid, ATE is fine for street use and even track use until you get faster. The reason people love SRF is because the wet boiling point is so high. This allows people to run the brake fluid FAR longer than they would with other fluids. You also feel better about using the left over fluid after doing a bleed before a track event because of the high wet boiling point. Many people will say don't use left over brake fluid after the bottle has been open since it'll absorb moisture in the air. .
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Ah you guys have me going back and forth still! I am not that intense and am still getting some lessons (will be doing a lot more starting mid December) and do not anticipate being that crazy on the track, which makes me think Motul will be fine, but at the same time reading what you just said (thank you for that info btw!) I do not want to keep changing my brake fluid all the time. I just googled SRF wet boiling point and its all the way to 520F! How often would I have to change the Motul 600 vs the Castrol? Is the jump from 420F to 520F just overkill? I would pay extra to avoid doing more labor. Haha that's funny to hear you were WP Pro's test vehicle! Sorry to hear about the bracket, I hope I don't run into that same issue but at the same time that is pretty great customer service. Thank you for helping them ironing out the bracket issue for me to have a flawless install I too have waited weeks but I was kept updated of the build process (since they're actually the ones who manufacture their own brakes) - which makes me think each set is built to order? I don't have any events or an organized track schedule so the wait didn't really affect me I got connected with them after consulting with Vivid Racing, I was leaning towards Brembo bc that's pretty much all I knew but learned more about everyone's build processes and why certain items were expensive and others were cheaper. Owner of Vivid Racing also has WP Pro on his own cars and he has access to all the other brake companies through his site so I figured why not?! Also, I was able to get the highest % off of WP Pro compared to Brembo, more finishes and frankly better customer service. Nothing bad about other brake companies out there by any means, but for my budget and preferences WP Pro was my choice. |
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I have not! But Reflex is pretty interesting. You don't need to do a crazy paint prep bc Reflex only lasts 6 months - 1 year, so swirls wont get locked in like they will with Opti Gloss Coat. Much more novice friendly for those who can't get perfect paint correction. I know I wasn't able to first time I did a paint correction back in summer 2015. I left a lot of swirls and ended up locking them in under Opti Coat 2.0
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Get the OEM Alcantara wheel with the blue stripe!! Black Friday may bring some deals. You touch it every time you drive it and you'll keep it in good shape. It's one of the best things I've done to my car.
As for the exhaust, if you go full catless/no resonator, it's going too make any exhaust WAY louder. I have an Akra EVO and it's deep but not loud compared to race exhausts. It's not super angry or aggressive sounding. I heard an Akra exhaust with the Akra GT4 straight pipe and it sounded angry, snarling and was much louder. It didn't sound like an Akra anymore. You may want to get some test pipes as an inexpensive way to gain power, a little volume and if the exhaust shop puts some flanges on, you can swap out the stock cats for smog tests. Again, Black Friday deals are here soon. Quote:
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As for the SRF vs. Motul, it's always up to the owner. Technically, you're suppose to at least bleed (drain a little fluid from each caliper) the brakes before each event to ensure the fluid in the caliper isn't boiled and is relatively fresh. Once brake fluid has been boiled, it basically sucks and is pretty much useless for the track since the boiling point REALLY drops once it's been boiled. It'll work ok for normal street driving, so you may not notice it. Some fluids will advertised their "recovery boiling temp" after it's been boiled, but it's going to suck no matter what. SRF would theoretically allow you to keep using it for a couple years before a full flush since it has such a high wet boiling point, particularly with an bleed once in a while before track events (or maybe even after a couple track events ). There's a lot of discussion on SRF vs. other fluids on bimmer forums (one word) dot com "Track section" if you search SRF. . You may want to get some exhaust thermal wrap for the S pipes at the diff location. I still need to do this, but will probably just thermal coat the exhaust when I'm due for my first smog test. If you're really interested in getting on the track, consider the BMWCCA.org: https://myaccount.bmwcca.org/PortalT...EmailCheck.cfm They run a very safe event and are perfect for the novice/new track person because every car has an instructor and there are strict passing rules. The last event at Buttonwillow had a lot more women than normal, which was great because they don't get enough people and they keep losing money and are thinking about not doing anymore events. One last bit of advice. Avoid the CF splitter if you're going to lower the car. It's going to get destroyed. There is a polyurethane one that'll hold up a lot better. I had a splitter in the past and was very careful, but it's going to get beat up if you're lowered. .
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Just my .02, but I'm glad you found a better solution! Also, your mod bug bit hard lmfao.
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I'm sorry Nik ,I don't know .. and I have no idea why he sold his car ...
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Brake fluid: If you're just putting front calipers in, you'll only need a little fluid to top off the system as you bleed the air out. If you're doing the brake lines and calipers all around at the same time, then you'll need a liter.
SRF: comes in liter bottles, not 500ml bottles so factor that into your expense calculations. Plus, it's just magic compared to other fluid when you track your car. There's a reason it's been used by oodles of Porsche racers/track guys (and BMW guys too). I was a doubter and then put it in my car (after only 20 years with the other stuff, including Motul, etc., etc.). I drove to COTA in June and instructed for three days in torrid temps (including some 30 minute sessions), drove home with brake pad swaps in between street and track driving. Then I commuted with it for a bit, then drove to Laguna and instructed there for 3 more days. I never bled the fluid once. Still have the SRF in the car untouched. With RBF600 I'd have bled the brakes 2 times minimum. One nice thing with SRF is that if you ever do boil it, it recovers very quickly, something that just doesn't happen with RBF600. One less thing to worry about or have to deal with at the track. Not to put too fine a point on it, but you've got how much in wheels and brake calipers/rotors so $70/liter brake fluid should be a non-issue. It's worth it for the low hassle factor alone. Love the detailing work, though I'd wear eye protection as well as respiratory protection when working with the ceramic coatings. You'll need those eyes to help all the animals you'll see during/after vet school.
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Hahaha, unfortunately, no. I don't have any plans immediately. Going to invest in some real estate before I do anything else and see what happens when the dust settles. If things go my way, I'll be back in an E9x in no time.
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I got this Challenge urethane lip after cracking a CF bumper. It was fixable, but what a pain. IND still sells it but the link in the info thread doesn't work anymore. http://www.m3post.com/forums/showthread.php?t=951616 Black Friday deal on Ate for $11.48 a can. Not sure how much shipping is. http://www.bimmerworld.com/About-Us/...ake-Fluid.html .
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