1999 M3 daily driver running log

[m42b32]

Rekpoint said:

You sell your LTW strutbar?

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Nope still have it, my car isn't worthy lol

[Rekpoint]

m42b32 said:

Nope still have it, my car isn't worthy lol

Make it worthy! I want a E36 m3 with modena Vader's. #bucketlist!

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[m42b32]

136.8k:

Air filter was way overdue so I replaced that and cleaned the MAF. It runs noticeably smoother and I seem to have gained 1-2mpg. More importantly, I finally got this out for some ///Motorsport...

Spent my Sunday at the FVSCC ice rally-x on Lake Poygan. It was an absolute riot and I highly recommend it, I'm definitely going to try and make it to at least one more this winter. The conditions were fantastic and I really started to get the hang of it by the end of the day. Between practice, the timed runs, and a re-run, I got to run the course nearly 20 times! And considering I only found the wrong side of a snowbank twice and my car ended the day in the same condition as it started, I'd call it a pretty successful day.

[Jdesign]

How much does it cost to run at one of those events?

[m42b32]

Jdesign said:

How much does it cost to run at one of those events?

$30 for non-members, $20 for members. Best deal ever

[m42b32]

Photos from this weekend (Photo credit to Austin Boynton, full album

[straight6pwr]

car looks awesome on the ice. i'm glad you made it out there! i was drinking and spearing fish probably about a mile away from you guys. it was slightly heartbreaking

[m42b32]

straight6pwr said:

car looks awesome on the ice. i'm glad you made it out there! i was drinking and spearing fish probably about a mile away from you guys. it was slightly heartbreaking

Not a bad alternative, the weather was great for just about anything out on the lake!

[Jdesign]

Thats cheap!!!

And I just noticed you have a Modena interior??!! I love that color combo. ughhhhh 

[KaiserRolls]

straight6pwr said:

car looks awesome on the ice. i'm glad you made it out there! i was drinking and spearing fish probably about a mile away from you guys. it was slightly heartbreaking

On Lake Winnebago for sturgeon?

[m42b32]

Update: I finished 1st in the RWD/snow tire class!

http://fvscc.com/results/2018_Winter/Event3Combined.htm

[stealthbimmer]

Nice! Is there specific tires required or is it just run whatever you bring

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[m42b32]

stealthbimmer said:

Nice! Is there specific tires required or is it just run whatever you bring

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Pretty much whatever you want. The tire classes are studded, winter/snow (tires with the snowflake/mountain logo), and all-season

[stealthbimmer]

m42b32 said:

Pretty much whatever you want. The tire classes are studded, winter/snow (tires with the snowflake/mountain logo), and all-season

What did you run?

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[m42b32]

stealthbimmer said:

What did you run?

My normal winter setup: General Altimax Arctic, 205/55/16

[straight6pwr]

wow nice times! only 38 cars, that must have been fun getting runs in quickly.

[m42b32]

The morning practice runs were basically hot laps, didn't have to wait more than a few minutes between each!

[m42b32]

138.8k

Passed emissions a few weeks back, no issues, so I'm all good for another 2 years.

Getting ready for the summer, hoping to switch back to summer tires soon. I will be switching from the 18x8 BBS wheels to a square set of 17x8.5 contours this year and will be running 245/40/17 Falken Azenis FK510's on all 4 corners. They're sort of cheapo tires, but they'll be fine for my needs. I got the new-to-me wheels a few months back off bimmerforums, and while 2 are in decent shape and look to be recently refinished, 2 are pretty rough. They've got some curbing and were thinly plasti-dipped black a long time ago and then peeled so it's all in the lug holes and a PITA to get off. 

The plan is to eventually get them blasted down to bare metal and refinish them properly, but for now I have sanded the curbing to knock down any high points or sharp edges, and will get tires mounted in the next week or two. I'll likely just plasti-dip them black to hide the remaining curb damage. I usually don't love black wheels, but I want to focus on the e30 so this will do for now.

[m42b32]

138.9k

Every 3-4 months for the last year or so I've gotten a low coolant warning, but nothing on the ground and the engine isn't burning any so I wasn't sure where it's been going. I'd top it off, look around with a flashlight, find nothing, and then shrug and go do something else...

Well, I got back from a trip this weekend to a decently sized puddle of coolant under my car and found the thermostat housing is now leaking quite a bit. Looks like it's been weeping for a while, so that answers that question. I had replaced it with a cheap aluminum one (one of two Uro parts I've ever purchased, can't say I'm surprised) a few years ago and I guess a lot of people have had similar problems with them. Since there are no quality aluminum housings on the market, I'll be going back to the OEM plastic. It's now parked until the parts come in to fix it.

[straight6pwr]

hmm, i bought the aluminum one, but MTC brand. hope its ok! Can you share where the leak was from? (integrated gasket or at hoses)