QuoteFerdinand The gap between the tip of the magnet and the toothed ring is critical. Because it is a magnet, it tends to collect bits of "stuff" on it's tip. Undo the bolt holding the sensor, pull it out, and clean the tip. Make sure the toothed ABS ring is clean too. i think this is why my ABS is messed up after the 5-lug swap. it works, but the brake pedal vibrates agains
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A friend of mine flew up to Portland to drive to Oklahoma with me. Before we left we drove to the coast for a day, then the next day left for Oklahoma. Over 4 days we took I-84E to I-15N to yellowstone and the tetons (stayed in Jackson Hole), then I-80E to I-25S to I-70E to I-35S to okla hwy 412. I averaged about 25MPG at about 75MPH with the S52, ZF320, and 3.25 LSD. Respectable I think.
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QuoteFerdinand Quotewodcutr earth has its own mechanisms built into it to keep everything in check. It's called "extinction". QuoteThe earth was created for man, not man for the earth. God is in control here. oh Anybody else notice it's getting hot in here? We may need to rig up a fan to cool things off -- mechanical, electrical, or otherwise. Well the earth is
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looks like you can either tie it up, or buy a new one. the new one is probably around $100 or less.
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QuoteArcheo-peteriX Quotewodcutr Daniel - my original post was supposed to be funny. Apparently my sense of humor is not politically correct enough for some people.... One little emoticon in your original post could have avoided this thread going sideways this is true. it didn't sound like you were just kidding.
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Quotewodcutr So Daniel, if you are so smart why aren't you driving a prius? Your S52 is polluting just as much as my M20. Have you been sucking on your exhaust as you suggest I do? Your thinking is so clear but your actions are quite smog filled. You're another Al Gore preaching a good sermon, but unwilling to pay the price yourself to live what you think is so important. Until you
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QuoteCab Treadway Very cool! Looks like a blast, and thanks for sharing the pics! it was one of the best weekends of my life. if you ever get a chance to come out, i highly recommend it, even if you just fly here.
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QuoteEarendil Dang. You couldn't have taken a picture of me in my stock beater from an angle that shows the hot girl in the passenger seat? Now no one will believe me Side note, I actually made her car sick on the group drive after the picnic I'm a bad person... But a decent driver i actually didn't take pictures of your girlfriend out of respect, i guess. but i do think
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i believe it is a 328.
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bmwe30network.net specific content: tyler (earendil): if there are random names you don't know, it is because they are from r3vlimited. all photos were taken using a Nikon D60 with a Sigma 18-250mm f3.5-6.3 lens. enjoy! SATURDAY first we met at shari's then to portland meadows parking lot then to PIR then we drove to gri
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yes, please post a photo so we know exactly what you are talking about
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Quotewodcutr So Rick, you must live in a house made of dirt, ride a bicycle to go anywhere, eat only organic grown food, and you must never fart. NOT!!! The problem with liberals is that they want everyone else to change so they can feel guilt free about their own skewed ideas. The truth is that our human existence is really survival of the fittest. As this economy gets worse and worse the
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here is a link to the e30 picnic photo thread on r3vlimited.
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Quotewodcutr Here's a LINK. It is not the direct article of NASA, but it quotes from it so you should be able to get there from here! that extremely biased article links to this, which links to this, where you can read a summary of the NASA study. Quote Over the past century, Earth's average temperature has increased by approximately 0.6 degrees Celsius (1.1 degrees Fahrenhe
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Quotejl1371 Quotedaniel jus to help with price comparisons, i just had a headers-back exhaust built for my car with a new cat and muffler (2.5in tubing) for $700 total. the cat and muffler were magnaflow, and i think they were about $200 each. When they built your system did they crush bend the tubing or use mandrel bends? I was just on partstrain.com they usually have good prices and I
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Quoterkj Quotejl1371 Also don't buy a cat from the muffler shop you can get one a high flow cat at auto parts store much cheaper and have it installed at the muffler shop usually for less then their cat or especially a BMW one. Well, that used to be more true, these days a new front section isn't that much, last one I bought from BAV was 300 or so. You start welding all those pipes t
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i can tell that your tire pressure is a bit low
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QuoteJohn Yust Looking at the pictures Ferd posted, and considering the symptoms posted under the "swine flu" thread, makes me think the whole swine flu episode was due to the stuff that's in the muffler now working it's way down the pipe. It looks like it might be a good time to start shopping for a new exhaust system. good thinkin!
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QuoteEarendil Quotedaniel QuoteDave_G The difference between 2.0 and 2.3 bars is 29 vs. 33 psi. That may be enough to make a small difference, but not the WOW! dramatic difference that he's describing. Also, no one can see that small a difference in tire pressures just by looking at the tire, certainly not while driving behind the car. You can't see an underinflated tire until it gets a
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Quotejaffar when you walk around the car, the difference is not obvious. but when you drive behind, it becomes :undecided: i agree that you probably couldnt tell just by looking, but, under the force of a cornering vehicle, it is conceivable that someone could notice a difference in how the tire deforms as you go around corners.
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QuoteDave_G The difference between 2.0 and 2.3 bars is 29 vs. 33 psi. That may be enough to make a small difference, but not the WOW! dramatic difference that he's describing. Also, no one can see that small a difference in tire pressures just by looking at the tire, certainly not while driving behind the car. You can't see an underinflated tire until it gets a lot lower than 2.0 bar/29
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i would just have a new muffler welded on if you are sure its the muffler.
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Quotejaffar ok - this is weird. i made a long(ish) drive during the weekend, including lots of twisty roads. i had someone drive behind me (i hope the movie turned up ok, didnt see it yet) and they told me that my rear-left tire seems not inflated enough. i checked and it was at 2.0 bar (i run with 2.2 front and 2.3 rear - so -0.3 difference from the right). i fixed it and ... WOW ! now the car d
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QuoteEarendil If someone actually put an object up my tale pipe I'm going to start carrying a large stick around with me... this should be your plan, then. so if you go to the back of your car, grab the tailpipe and start swinging the muffler around, you can make the same noise, right?
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QuoteDave_G QuotealanrwNah, if it is anything like my 84, you just remove the speakers, the back seat (no biggie) and then the fiberboard base should pop out. The carpet is glued to the fiberboard. I think the speaker screws are what keep the fiberboard in place, I don't think they use pop buttons like the door panels, but you can tell by looking from the trunk. OK, but once you've done
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QuoteEarendil If your exhaust sounds like it has a golf ball rolling around inside of it, what does that mean? When running it doesn't seem to pose a problem (I don't think), but I was changing the back breaks yesterday and bumps the exhaust, and I could swear it sounds like there is a golf ball rolling around inside. Ideas? Is it just fine? Will it explode? Does this prove the ex
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QuoteEarendil I've never seen or heard of a hood quite like that. Was this a coating you put on, or did you find a chalk board hood? my friend sanded my hood and painted about 3-4 coats of chalkboard paint onto it.
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New things since the http://bmwe30network.net/forums/read.php?4,2625"]last set of pics: washed the car lowered the front applied center-caps to wheels custom headers-back exhaust (magnaflow muffler) new injectors and TRM chip e30 m3 front sway-bar drop-links painted front lip, heckspoiler, rockers and valence removed trunk badge new (used but great) fogs final coat/primering of hoo
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ok, well you should stay with her if you can. now you don't have an excuse since you have a place to stay overnight.
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QuoteEarendil Quotedaniel QuoteEarendil I read that and all I can think is how you are leaving the NW before I get a chance to say "hi". Are you spending the summer out there, or will you be back? well you are going to go to the e30 picnic, right? you live right next to it. it would be silly not to. and i am spending the summer there, but i will be back in august. I don'
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