chit chat thread

[HipMF]

facts of potential interest:

m54b30    HP: 228 hp @ 5900    TQ: 221 lb·ft @ 3500
S52B32    HP: 240 hp @ 6000    TQ: 240 lb·ft @ 3800

s52 makes 5.3% more horsepowers and 8.6% more torques

cost 100-200% or more dollars?

[patsbimmer1]

If all you're doing is looking at those figures then you're missing the point of the s52.  That'd be the same as comparing an s54 and n54 and declaring the n54 a better engine.

[Earl]

Also line a post facelift e36 m3 and an e46 330ci next to eachother and guess which one wins and by how much=P 

Hint: it is the e46=)

[patsbimmer1]

Earl said:

Also line a post facelift e36 m3 and an e46 330ci next to eachother and guess which one wins and by how much=P 

Hint: it is the e46=)

Now place those 2 cars on a race track and tell me who wins.  Or drive them side by side and tell me which is better.  This has been played out over and over and it's always the same conclusion, M cars trump non-m cars.

[ClassE]

....hunting season is almost done - what the hell has been going on in here...

[Earl]

I was watching them race side by side. The 330ci's were walking all over the e36 m3's and it had me quite surprised

[YoungCR]

Got my Altimax Artics on the black 530i yesterday and had some fun in the snow tonight. Holy amazeballs these tires are legit for the price.

[HipMF]

So we'll see you out on the ice this winter? First event on Lake Sinissippi is Jan.8

[B C]

From an article about a guy who was caught doing 208mph

http://jalopnik.com/19-year-old-man-arrested-for-allegedly-going-208-mph-in-1789010226

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Mass has no bearing on velocity, only acceleration.

/factcheckingdouche

[YoungCR]

HipMF said:

So we'll see you out on the ice this winter? First event on Lake Sinissippi is Jan.8

That's the plan!

[B C]

Is Jan 8 a WIBIMMERS coolant leak-a-thon?

[Earl]

Hahahahaha

[Earl]

Merry Christmas Everyone=)

[patsbimmer1]

My son got his first BMW for christmas from my Father in Law.  It looks like n54's run in the family.

[suspenceful]

I took some pictures of the beater in the snow over the holidays...

Lighthouse by Jacob Spence, on Flickr

Skurt by Jacob Spence, on Flickr

[straight6pwr]

winter lighting is the best! and great contrast with the black car.

[patsbimmer1]

I had a scan tool manufacturer tell me that Taiwanese made SD cards do no work in their scan tools, only Chinese made SD cards.   We tested this theory and sure as shit, the Taiwanese SD cards wouldn't work.  Has anyone heard of this?

[straight6pwr]

patsbimmer1 said:

I had a scan tool manufacturer tell me that Taiwanese made SD cards do no work in their scan tools, only Chinese made SD cards.   We tested this theory and sure as shit, the Taiwanese SD cards wouldn't work.  Has anyone heard of this?

i don't know why they are butt-hurt about Taiwanese cards, but SD cards definitely carry manufacturer, serial number, etc in their memory. i've heard of certain cards not working in certain digital cameras, but manufacturer origin isn't the reason, afaik.

[YoungCR]

I'd agree, it should be manufacturer specific as in something in the bios

[wasnt m3]

So, a small plane crashed in Brookfield today. No one was killed. Just happened to crash into a truck and trailer marked "Bad News Racing Team."