chit chat thread

[Iceddragon]

Very nice, what tires are you getting? I'm torn between Michelin PSS and Hankooks for my new wheels

[suspenceful]

Iceddragon said:

Very nice, what tires are you getting? I'm torn between Michelin PSS and Hankooks for my new wheels

I got Michelin PSS for my 135i and Nankang NS-20 for the 328i.

Loved the Pilot Super Sports last year so I got them again. I've had these Nankangs before and they have good reviews. Nice cheap tire for my daily.

[Earl]

http://www.stanceworks.com/2017/02/speed-star-revival-the-legendary-japanese-speed-star-bmw-m1-procar-1077/

[Jdesign]

Earl said:

http://www.stanceworks.com/2017/02/speed-star-revival-the-legendary-japanese-speed-star-bmw-m1-procar-1077/

Thats awesome! Whats that weird cover looking thing over the front brake rotor?

[m42b32]

Jdesign said:

Thats awesome! Whats that weird cover looking thing over the front brake rotor?

My wild guess is a brake cooling duct? you can see some red ducting running from the bumper to that area behind the rotor

[wasnt m3]

Jdesign said:

Thats awesome! Whats that weird cover looking thing over the front brake rotor?

I'd image it's for the brake ducting.

[Jeff]

Has anyone here ever had experience in jr. dragsters?

[straight6pwr]

Jeff said:

Has anyone here ever had experience in jr. dragsters?

dwarf guys who dress like women? wrong forum.

[B C]

I did this ride at an amusement park back home. Basically a 350 SBC jr dragster on a rail/with no steering

[REKIII]

Jeff said:

Has anyone here ever had experience in jr. dragsters?

My Uncle and cousin did this for years.  I never participated but could get info if you'd like.

[Jeff]

What I am wondering is what are engine limitations, can they be 2stroke? Age restrictions? Is there certain days that you can run them on the drag strip? I read up on a lot of info online but it would be nice to know exact info from someone that had done it.

[YoungCR]

Bought this Clarion FZ-102E for one of the cars and I'm super happy with it. Matches the oem lighting perfect and buttons look great too. It's a basic European market head unit but that's all I wanted. Took about a week to ship from the U.K. 

http://m.ebay.co.uk/itm/Clarion-FZ102E-Mechless-Deckless-USB-AUX-In-Car-Stereo-Radio-Player-RED-Display-/271643876546

[B C]

Glad to see there are other OEM style options other than Nakamichi (which have some quality issues)

[Jdesign]

WOAHHHHHH. I had one just like that in my civic many many moons ago. I miss that deck, I should have kept it when I sold the car. FAIL.

[straight6pwr]

aww man that is awesome, need one of those in my life.

[B C]

Being european, does the radio frequency change at all? Probably a stupid question

[YoungCR]

Snap said:

Being european, does the radio frequency change at all? Probably a stupid question

No good question! Not sure what this unit isn't in the us market because it does cover the full American spectrum. I haven't bought the correct antenna wiring yet but many on bimmer forums have had no issues.

straight6pwr said:

aww man that is awesome, need one of those in my life.

Cheaper than a CD43!

[HipMF]

My latest and greatest theory on the once-a-month random-loss-of-power/failure-to-run-at-all e34 life.

-or-

One of several hundred (non moving parts) reasons you shouldn't daily a 25-year-old car.

Car runs great 99.8% of the time. The other 0.2% it doesn't run at all. If you giggle the fuel pump relay, it seems to make no difference. If you jump the contacts with a paper clip it runs fine. However, since it runs perfectly 99.8% of the time (at random), you're never sure if the changes you made actually changed something, or if it just randomly decided to start working again...

[straight6pwr]

lol @ your diagram.

i have some spare relays if you want to try a replacement for free.

[REKIII]

Jeff said:

What I am wondering is what are engine limitations, can they be 2stroke? Age restrictions? Is there certain days that you can run them on the drag strip? I read up on a lot of info online but it would be nice to know exact info from someone that had done it.

Wow....missed this.  My Cousin is now in his late 20's, os it's been a few years since they actually participated.  They usually go through a rule overhaul every few years. My relatives would have a little insight but nothing relevant.  I bet there are internet forums dedicated to this.