chit chat thread

[straight6pwr]

its a felony to take a picture of your marked ballot and show it to us. i took it down for your own good.

you can just say 'vote to make marijuna legal!'

fyi - i have no political stance either way

[patsbimmer1]

So I let my sister in law borrow my wagon for a week then it sat on jack stands for 2 weeks or so as I worked on replacing the AOC filter.  I noticed my steering wheel was crooked and it was darty afterwards which was odd since i never touched the suspension so I took it in for an alignment.  Toe was absolutely fucked front and rear and we ended up finding the rear control arm wwas bent severely.  Nothing a come-a-long can't fix...

[GB-335xiCoupe]

patsbimmer1 said:

So I let my sister in law borrow my wagon for a week then it sat on jack stands for 2 weeks or so as I worked on replacing the AOC filter.  I noticed my steering wheel was crooked and it was darty afterwards which was odd since i never touched the suspension so I took it in for an alignment.  Toe was absolutely fucked front and rear and we ended up finding the rear control arm wwas bent severely.  Nothing a come-a-long can't fix...

So... guessing she hit a curb?

[straight6pwr]

the obvious thing to do is borrow her car, smack it into a light pole, then give it back and say nothing.

someone has to the the adult in the situation, and it sure isn't going to be you.

#family

[SteelBlue]

Jdesign said:

I have not, is it any good?

Very good. Not sure how people shake out on the whole situation, but if you enjoyed the first season, I would highly recommend the second.

Anyone else see the S55 swapped E30 M3 at SEMA?

[jc43089]

patsbimmer1 said:

So I let my sister in law borrow my wagon for a week then it sat on jack stands for 2 weeks or so as I worked on replacing the AOC filter.  I noticed my steering wheel was crooked and it was darty afterwards which was odd since i never touched the suspension so I took it in for an alignment.  Toe was absolutely fucked front and rear and we ended up finding the rear control arm wwas bent severely.  Nothing a come-a-long can't fix...

Oh that Haldex AOC filter is a joy.  Just wait until you need to replace the pump...  You have to remove the driveshaft and input flange to get enough clearance.

Also I like to run near 0 toe in the rear.  It eliminates the side hop feeling when cornering over bumpy ground.  Maybe the XC doesn't have that issue?  Or maybe you don't take sweeping corners at high speeds?

[Jdesign]

SteelBlue said:

Anyone else see the S55 swapped E30 M3 at SEMA?

Yes. there are a few nice BMWs at SEMA. You just need to weed through all the garbage to find them. That thing seems to be on my news feed every 5 mins though. Seems like a really nice car for a student build. $$$

[patsbimmer1]

GB-335xiCoupe said:

So... guessing she hit a curb?

straight6pwr said:

the obvious thing to do is borrow her car, smack it into a light pole, then give it back and say nothing.

someone has to the the adult in the situation, and it sure isn't going to be you.

#family

Hahaha @straight6pwr!  She really is a sweet girl.  I haven't asked her about it yet but I doubt if she knew she damaged it that she'd try and hide it from me.  There was no other damage other than the bent control arm.  I have an alignment check from when I bought the car where rear toe is perfect then my wife drives it to and from LaCrosse then my SIL get's it for a week immediately after that and it was all jacked up.  Between the two of them something happened to it.  Oh well.

jc43089 said:

Oh that Haldex AOC filter is a joy.  Just wait until you need to replace the pump...  You have to remove the driveshaft and input flange to get enough clearance.

Also I like to run near 0 toe in the rear.  It eliminates the side hop feeling when cornering over bumpy ground.  Maybe the XC doesn't have that issue?  Or maybe you don't take sweeping corners at high speeds?

I had to drop the driveshaft and pop out the input flange to get the filter out!  I couldn't for the life of me get the two bolts out and the driveshaft was stuck to the input flange.  It was a real pain in the ass!  I ended up having the DEM rebuilt during this time to.  I haven't really pushed this thing hard in corners since the suspension is so squishy so I haven't experienced the rear hopping out on me.  The travel on this thing is insane though!  I'd love to get a lift on it and some knobbier tires than the SRX's I have on it but for this winter it'll do fine.

[REKIII]

This Cutlass is badass.

[jc43089]

patsbimmer1 said:

I had to drop the driveshaft and pop out the input flange to get the filter out!  I couldn't for the life of me get the two bolts out and the driveshaft was stuck to the input flange.  It was a real pain in the ass!  I ended up having the DEM rebuilt during this time to.  I haven't really pushed this thing hard in corners since the suspension is so squishy so I haven't experienced the rear hopping out on me.  The travel on this thing is insane though!  I'd love to get a lift on it and some knobbier tires than the SRX's I have on it but for this winter it'll do fine.

I think I had to make a custom allen wrench tool to get the screws out for the filter.  Did you have Xemodex rebuild the DEM?  Was it corroded?  I got lucky and my pump failed open instead of shorting out and wrecking the DEM too.  Do you have VIDA to check out pump current draw and pressure sensor reading?

[straight6pwr]

jc43089 said:

I think I had to make a custom allen wrench tool to get the screws out for the filter.  Did you have Xemodex rebuild the DEM?  Was it corroded?  I got lucky and my pump failed open instead of shorting out and wrecking the DEM too.  Do you have VIDA to check out pump current draw and pressure sensor reading?

whatever you guys are on about is boring. shouldnt you be talking about turbos or meatballs or candy fish?

[GB-335xiCoupe]

straight6pwr said:

whatever you guys are on about is boring. shouldnt you be talking about turbos or meatballs or candy fish?

Or beer...

[SteelBlue]

REKIII said:

This Cutlass is badass.

Raptors are sick

[patsbimmer1]

jc43089 said:

I think I had to make a custom allen wrench tool to get the screws out for the filter.  Did you have Xemodex rebuild the DEM?  Was it corroded?  I got lucky and my pump failed open instead of shorting out and wrecking the DEM too.  Do you have VIDA to check out pump current draw and pressure sensor reading?

It looked fine but failed internally.  I bought one on ebay for shits and giggles and it was also dead.  I had no voltage at the connector and when 12v was applied to the pump it worked and no communication to my scan tool so i determined the DEM failed and was proven right. I have an Autel MS906 scan tool so I can communicate with all that shenannigans.  I had it rebuilt by BBA Reman for $225 as opposed to Xemodex for $400+.  They were cheaper and located in the states.  I had it back in the same week it was shipped and spoke to real people.  It was a great experience.

straight6pwr said:

whatever you guys are on about is boring. shouldnt you be talking about turbos or meatballs or candy fish?

It has a 5 cyl turbo... does that count?

[Rekpoint]

Now that Halloween is past. Wibimmers Secret Santa is coming up fast!!.

[m42b32]

Rekpoint said:

Now that Halloween is past. Wibimmers Secret Santa is coming up fast!!.

HEY. Don't forget Thanksgiving.

[jc43089]

I put my snow tires on last night, good thing.  It would have been sketch to the max with the summer only tires today.  

Hooning weather has arrived!

[HipMF]

BFG Sport Comp 2s (Ultra High-Performance Summer) were getting it done this morning. Not enough accumulation on the road for hooning, but there were some icy spots that were a bit sketchy. May be getting new snows sooner rather than later.

[Jdesign]

Skinny prius tires FTW!

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(not really I almost filled my pants when I hit a section of ice at 65mph) BUILD SEASON HAS OFFICIALLY STARTED!

[P_Roloff]

Of course it snows the week before I come home to put the car away. Still has to be moved to storage too, that’ll be interesting.