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  • SteelBlueS
    SteelBlueS
    SteelBlue
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    #427

    Tire availability will be an issue well through next year. Toyo and Nitto are absolute dog shit for domestic brands.

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    • KaiserRollsK
      KaiserRollsK
      KaiserRolls
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      #428

      SteelBlue said:

      Toyo and Nitto are absolute dog shit. 

      Agreed

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      • SteelBlueS
        SteelBlueS
        SteelBlue
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        #429

        KaiserRolls said:

        Agreed

        I should mention, I meant that in regards to their current availability right now lol They make good tires, just not the absolute top of the line. We sell more Nitto than any other brand.

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        • KaiserRollsK
          KaiserRollsK
          KaiserRolls
          wrote on last edited by
          #430

          SteelBlue said:

          I should mention, I meant that in regards to their current availability right now lol They make good tires, just not the absolute top of the line. We sell more Nitto than any other brand.

          I needed to follow up on this lol.

          just got back from the tail of the dragon, I was driving the evo on NT555G2s. Was honestly surprised with that tire. Have been on that road many times in the evo on firehawks/conti ECS and honestly the nitto was pretty good. 
           

          brooke was on neogens (Came on the car) and I still hate that tire. Absolute crap on damp asphalt. 
           

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          another miatas at the gap trip in the books and I think there were like 5-6 cars that got totaled this year lol

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          • GunMetalGreyG
            GunMetalGreyG
            GunMetalGrey
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            #431

            KaiserRolls said:

            brooke was on neogens (Came on the car) and I still hate that tire. Absolute crap on damp asphalt. 

            I too echo this statement, made for a very spicy E30 in winter (rain) here

            ...

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            • pynaclP
              pynaclP
              pynacl
              wrote on last edited by
              #432

              KaiserRolls said:

              I needed to follow up on this lol.

              just got back from the tail of the dragon, I was driving the evo on NT555G2s. Was honestly surprised with that tire. Have been on that road many times in the evo on firehawks/conti ECS and honestly the nitto was pretty good. 
               

              brooke was on neogens (Came on the car) and I still hate that tire. Absolute crap on damp asphalt. 
               

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              another miatas at the gap trip in the books and I think there were like 5-6 cars that got totaled this year lol

              One thing I realized from my drive on this road is the turns are pretty aggressively banked. For some reason I always had the misconception it was pretty flat. Properly dialed suspension and great tires definitely matter. My car came with achilles atr sport 2, so that's what I rocked on TOTD. Definitely wouldn't pick up another set lol.

              On a side note, what a beautiful shot! Is that a long exposure or fog??

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              • KaiserRollsK
                KaiserRollsK
                KaiserRolls
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                #433

                pynacl said:

                One thing I realized from my drive on this road is the turns are pretty aggressively banked. For some reason I always had the misconception it was pretty flat. Properly dialed suspension and great tires definitely matter. My car came with achilles atr sport 2, so that's what I rocked on TOTD. Definitely wouldn't pick up another set lol.

                On a side note, what a beautiful shot! Is that a long exposure or fog??

                The banking by the “dip” (gravity cavity) is pretty wild. If you sit in a lawn chair on the high side of the corner in the pull off, you can’t see the road surface. 
                 

                took that with my phone lol, just pointed at it and clicked the button. The fog rolls in heavy there. That river pulls water off the bottom of Fontana dam (like 500’ deep) so it’s like 40-50° . Fogs up all the dang time

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                • KaiserRollsK
                  KaiserRollsK
                  KaiserRolls
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                  #434

                  2 day event in the dells. Excited to see how the CR1s doDFADA93F-73C6-4538-B27E-5FDDBA07EC5D.jpeg

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                  • KaiserRollsK
                    KaiserRollsK
                    KaiserRolls
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                    #435

                    Took first in XSB on my final run and 14/90 on raw time. Having good suspension is night and day. The CR1s were awesome once they had some temp.

                    its a 2 day event so we will see how it goes tomorrow. New course layout to keep things exciting. 
                     

                    http://fvscc.com/results/2021_Summer/event8_raw.htm

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                    • YoungCRY
                      YoungCRY
                      YoungCR
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                      #436

                      Nice work!

                      Chris Young
                      BMWCCA #458972
                      1986 528e/5  | 1994 530i/5 | 1995 540i/6 | 2013 X5 35d | 1998 C1500 Suburban | 1995 K2500 Suburban

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                      • KaiserRollsK
                        KaiserRollsK
                        KaiserRolls
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                        #437

                        Day 2. Took 3rd in XSB behind a codriven 2.5 swapped NC. Couldn’t catch them lol

                        13/93 in raw time 

                        http://fvscc.com/results/2021_Summer/event9_raw.htm

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                        • KaiserRollsK
                          KaiserRollsK
                          KaiserRolls
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                          #438

                          Found some more pics from the event 

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                          • KaiserRollsK
                            KaiserRollsK
                            KaiserRolls
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                            #439

                            USAIR event was today. 
                            took 8th/120 in raw time and 2nd in class
                            course was identical to the one in the spring - the start and finish were in the same spots lol. 

                            In the spring I drove the evo and went 61.2, this event I went 62.0 - super happy with how this car is setup now

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                            • YoungCRY
                              YoungCRY
                              YoungCR
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                              #440

                              Cool that you got lucky with the same track setup for comparison.

                              Chris Young
                              BMWCCA #458972
                              1986 528e/5  | 1994 530i/5 | 1995 540i/6 | 2013 X5 35d | 1998 C1500 Suburban | 1995 K2500 Suburban

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                              • KaiserRollsK
                                KaiserRollsK
                                KaiserRolls
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                                #441

                                More pics from USAIR. 
                                 

                                dyno day this Saturday, interested to see what this car makes before plopping the s52 in it 

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                                • YoungCRY
                                  YoungCRY
                                  YoungCR
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                                  #442

                                  KaiserRolls said:

                                  plopping the s52 in it 

                                  Plotting The Simpsons GIF

                                  Chris Young
                                  BMWCCA #458972
                                  1986 528e/5  | 1994 530i/5 | 1995 540i/6 | 2013 X5 35d | 1998 C1500 Suburban | 1995 K2500 Suburban

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                                  • KaiserRollsK
                                    KaiserRollsK
                                    KaiserRolls
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                                    #443

                                    Dyno day got cancelled lol

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                                    • KaiserRollsK
                                      KaiserRollsK
                                      KaiserRolls
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                                      #444

                                      Almost ready to drop the m52. 
                                      Need to remove: Fuel lines, heater core hoses & front suspension (to make it easier to manage on a jack) 

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                                      • KaiserRollsK
                                        KaiserRollsK
                                        KaiserRolls
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                                        #445

                                        Dropping it out of the bottom Is the way to go

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                                        ABS pump is already gone, as well as all the front brake lines. Working on getting the bias adjuster mounted and remote cable ran. 
                                        quick bend of the rear line gets the angle right for the cable to run to an already existing grommet in the firewall next to the main fuse box harness 

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                                        • KaiserRollsK
                                          KaiserRollsK
                                          KaiserRolls
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                                          Interior stuff is all done, remote Knob used the area for the fog lights (which Are being removed for the OEM “delete” panels) 

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                                          hoping I won’t have to touch interior stuff anymore for this chapter (wideband is already routed, just not connected to anything) 

                                          made a quick “bracket” for the bias adjuster out of some scrap 3/4” alum square tubing. 
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                                          removed the factory heat shield for the exhaust (firewall area, still running the one in the tunnel) as it was pretty disgusting and had seen better days.

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                                          Eventually I’ll add some DEI stuff if needed. Also removed the factory sound deadening thing from the firewall/tunnel. After removing the flanged plastic nuts the stuff basically fell apart as I removed it. It was also gross. Have seen rot behind these before on other cars, but luckily this car has never seen winter. Removed all the studs with an angle grinder as well. 
                                          should have a lot more room to access trans stuff now if I need to. 

                                          next up is to finish making hardlines to go from master to bias valve and master to front brakes. Once that’s done I can start on the engine stuff

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