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[YuriLowell]

335i you have to walnut blast the intakes because of the carbon buildup on the valves.

The AWD ones have plastic gears in the transfer case that strip out, and the boots on the half-shafts take a shit like every 30k.

 

[Bandit1]

It's inside and everything major was both under a tarp and in plastic bags so I doubt rust is an issue. I didn't eyeball any codes (which I figured out was a mistake after doing some Googling) but I can probably figure out that info tomorrow. It's a situation where all the parts are supposedly there (and I saw most of the major shit - crank/pistons/cam/rods/heads/manifold/carb/etc) but it's going to be an act of God digging everything out.

We've got a pretty decent machine shop locally so if this project were to go through I'd insist the block/heads would get dropped off there. To be honest my main fear is the block having some unfixable issue like a bad crack or something, then we'd have a bunch of useless parts unless we dropped a grand or so on another block.

Honestly right now I'm leaning no, unless it's a majorly crazy sweetheart deal (like under a grand). Long-term my dad wants to end up with a mild street/strip motor to toss into a rolling chassis and have a weekend fun/occasional drag race car, and I think there are safer/better ways to approach that.

What kind of car does your dad have/want? If it was something from the 50s-60s the 327 would be really cool, because it would be known as "era/period correct" but if he's got like a 79 Camaro or something it might be better/easier to go with a 350 with 4 bolt mains, and some Vortec heads.

 

[golem]

Found a chip on my roof while examining more closely the scratches there, whats the best course of action with these? Im a bit wary of painting the whole roof because you really have to search for it but the inevitable color diference after the paint will be much more noticeable to me. I'm mostly concerned about long term rust


Otherwise Im quite pleased, quick snap I took today

A good detailer can clean all of that stuff up without a problem

 

[nabe_shogun]

I just got back from Japan.

Why can't we have those awesome JDM Toyota's like the mark x. Fucking RWD in a Toyota sedan

I want to import a Crown taxi

I feel you. Especially when you see some of the cheap prices cars are selling for. I need to make more friends in Japan to help me import cars, lol.

 

[sgjackson]

What kind of car does your dad have/want? If it was something from the 50s-60s the 327 would be really cool, because it would be known as "era/period correct" but if he's got like a 79 Camaro or something it might be better/easier to go with a 350 with 4 bolt mains, and some Vortec heads.

this is more like a pie in the sky dream that's dropped into our lap at the moment. i'm inclined to believe something like the 70s camaro w/350 option would be easier/cheaper in general, but the end result from a potential 327 build is cooler. we're about to go out to dinner so i'll talk about it with him then.

 

[Mistel]

this is more like a pie in the sky dream that's dropped into our lap at the moment. i'm inclined to believe something like the 70s camaro w/350 option would be easier/cheaper in general, but the end result from a potential 327 build is cooler. we're about to go out to dinner so i'll talk about it with him then.

You've got a lot of potential with a 327 take a L84 or L76 for example from factory offerings given that this on was raced at one point it probably had decent output for the period. It depends what you want to put it really and the vibe you go for you could go for a vintage performance look or you could build a 383 stroker out of it the whole day two think has quite an uptick especially as it's never going to be numbers matching.

As your dad wants to race it unless he has a specific class or rule set in mind a Tri five, Nova or Camaro should be fine for it but you can stick a chevy small block in pretty much anything if you want to go more out there depends really.

 

[Crayon]

O_O



I would not joke with you. They actually had an alignment machine in the entry bay, so I thought thats what they were doing.

Now I am reading FT86 suspension forums and looking up bling adjustable lower control arms >_< This is all beyond my level of understanding AKA "the settings in gran turismo I don't mess with"

Looking at my tire wear I suspect I have slightly high negative camber in the rear.



This is the front, but is more worn than the rears so I suspect they were rotated.

I *think* I can visibly see some negative rear camber going on but I might be going crazy. Really need to have someone give me actual measurements so I can figure out whats going on.

Here's some random but realted notes for you:

You wont necessarily have more wear on the rear just because it's rwd.

Depending on the caster of the steering, the outside wheel effectively gains (negative) camber when you turn it in.

On a pretty flat floor, you can use a square to eyeball your camber. More or less. You can see if there is any, and if there is more or less between the wheels.

Even wear across the tread is a good goal for a daily driven car but wheels aligned for maximum grip will wear uneven when doing a lot of normal driving. You can't align for both.

In my eperience, noone will give you a really good alignment besides a garage that does race cars. And for them a street car will be no problem. Otherwise, you have to settle for "in spec". Which is shit. For what it's worth, I mostly don't mind "in spec". I'll never ask a run of the mill alignment guy for anything in particular. I would sooner eyeball/measure the alignment in my garage.

If you do find a race shop that will do your alignment or learn to do it yourself, then you can think about adjustable members. Until then, I would advise against.

Tire choice, wheel choice, and pressures are more important than getting a better than in spec alignment.

Viewing the wear or depth across the tread can be misleading. Taking temperature across the tread is more informative.

You may think you want a more aggressive alignment for better grip but it will wear tires faster. If the tires last longer, you can afford to get better ones which may get you better grip than cheaper tires with more camber.

 

[David Incorporated Esq.]

The stick alignment on the 86 is fine, don't worry about doing things differently unless you're serious about track time. Just make sure it's back in the right spec and you'll be fine.

 

[Laws00]

So no more automatic honda civic type r huh

 

[jongkookie]

Yeah as somebody who actually runs a custom alignment on a daily driver... it's not really something you gotta worry about unless you dropped your suspension(by a lot) like I did.

And the only reason why I had to get an alignment was so I won't rub the tires or whatever.

As for tire wear, I honestly haven't noticed it, granted my new tires are only 5 months old, but I haven't seen any indications that it's wearing out fast... and I'm sorta running extreme negative camber at the rear. Not to hellaflush levels, but the bottom of the tires are poking out of the wheel well lol.

You can try to get a custom alignment for a stock suspension car but it's only really useful if you're chasing down milliseconds at a track or autocross.

So no more automatic honda civic type r huh

Good.

I understand the appeal and why people want it, but at least stick a DSG in it not a damn CVT.

 

[Zyzyxxz]

If he's bored he can drive them by a CarMax and they'll tell you what they'd offer for it without going through the dealer dance

I've never tried CarMax before. The cars aren't worth much though, selling them privately could be a real hassle.

Ones a 10 year old GMC V8 truck and another is a 09 Toyota Sienna and he wants to get either a Ford F150 or equivalent truck.

 

[m_shortpants]

So no more automatic honda civic type r huh

I didn't know there ever was? The Si has always been manual only at least.

 

[Mattlikewhoa]

I just got back from Japan.

Why can't we have those awesome JDM Toyota's like the mark x. Fucking RWD in a Toyota sedan

I want to import a Crown taxi

Soooo many cool cars to be had... I thought the same thing after coming back From Japan. Here in Canada, we have to wait till they are at least 15 years old, before we can import them.

I actually imported a JZX100 Chaser... Once I'm finished with building it, I wouldn't mind a 110!

 

[Laws00]

Yeah as somebody who actually runs a custom alignment on a daily driver... it's not really something you gotta worry about unless you dropped your suspension(by a lot) like I did.

And the only reason why I had to get an alignment was so I won't rub the tires or whatever.

As for tire wear, I honestly haven't noticed it, granted my new tires are only 5 months old, but I haven't seen any indications that it's wearing out fast... and I'm sorta running extreme negative camber at the rear. Not to hellaflush levels, but the bottom of the tires are poking out of the wheel well lol.

You can try to get a custom alignment for a stock suspension car but it's only really useful if you're chasing down milliseconds at a track or autocross.



Good.

I understand the appeal and why people want it, but at least stick a DSG in it not a damn CVT.

I didn't know there ever was? The Si has always been manual only at least.

http://jalopnik.com/the-new-honda-civic-type-r-will-get-a-cvt-option-1790795870

 

[mkenyon]

Why do people not take driving seriously?

Driving into work today from Bend, OR to Sunriver, OR, and we've had historic snows so far. Road is basically groomed ice with dirt on top for traction. 1000 ft elevation gain between the two, Sunriver is at 4100'.

I'm in the right hand lane, in the area right before there's a pulloff for semis to chain up. Foggy as hell, very little visibility. Person in some white CUV comes blasting by at 50-55mph (flow of traffic is like 35-40). No lights on, glad I could even see it. I of course have to look at the driver to see what kind of idiot does this, and they're texting while driving. On ice. at 10-15mph over flow of traffic.

They get back in the right hand lane after passing me cause the left lane has pretty shitty traction. Semis lined up about 1/4 mile long chaining up, and she realized this too late. Slams on her brakes (on ice), goes sideways, plows into the snow bank on the right and then slides into the back of the first semi.

No words.

 

[jongkookie]

Sounds like it's not a Texan thing to drive like a jackass when there's snow(even if it's less than .10 inches) on the ground.

A lot drivers think AWD/4WD is going to save their ass, and it'll give them traction at high speed and while that's kinda true... the problem is that they don't realize you lose traction for a split second when you hit the brakes, now combine that with ice on the road, your tires are basically go off the ground in that split second, ergo you have no traction and you slip and slide.

When it snowed here in Texas last week, a majority of the wrecks I saw were trucks and SUVs coz "hur dur I'm AWD."

I didn't know there ever was? The Si has always been manual only at least.

http://jalopnik.com/the-new-honda-civic-type-r-will-get-a-cvt-option-1790795870

There you go lol.

Like I said, I'm fine with a DSG but a CVT on a street legal race car? How the hell is that supposed to work?

Considering it's a turbo, you're probably gonna be running at full boost at all times with a CVT and from what knowledge I have of turbos, that's not really a good thing.

 

[YuriLowell]

Ice doesn't care if you are 4WD or 2WD. 4WD just makes it easier to get unstuck.


So the other insurance company just totaled my Wifes E36.

Gave me 2700 and I get to keep the car. Car drives just fine it is just wrinkly behind the rear fender. Probably gonna use the money to get her an E46 or an E90.

 

[AlphaSnake]

Ice doesn't care if you are 4WD or 2WD. 4WD just makes it easier to get unstuck.


So the other insurance company just totaled my Wifes E36.

Gave me 2700 and I get to keep the car. Car drives just fine it is just wrinkly behind the rear fender. Probably gonna use the money to get her an E46 or an E90.

LOL. Wow, that's pretty crazy. Get the E90, though.

 

[mkenyon]

Ice doesn't care if you are 4WD or 2WD. 4WD just makes it easier to get unstuck.


So the other insurance company just totaled my Wifes E36.

Gave me 2700 and I get to keep the car. Car drives just fine it is just wrinkly behind the rear fender. Probably gonna use the money to get her an E46 or an E90.

http://bringatrailer.com/listing/1997-bmw-m3-sedan-48-2/

 

[matmanx1]

http://bringatrailer.com/listing/1997-bmw-m3-sedan-48-2/

Niiiice, I think I'm smitten. What a well kept M3.

 

[Bandit1]

So apparently Dodge is making a Challenger SRT Demon. And it could be more powerful than the Hellcat...

Silly teaser video that doesn't show the car.

 

[Pinewood]

So apparently Dodge is making a Challenger SRT Demon. And it could be more powerful than the Hellcat...

Silly teaser video that doesn't show the car.

But the Grand Tour told me the Hellcat is rubbish

 

[ascii42]

But the Grand Tour told me the Hellcat is rubbish

Obviously the problem with the Hellcat is it doesn't have enough power.

 

[YuriLowell]

http://bringatrailer.com/listing/1997-bmw-m3-sedan-48-2/

Forget the wife, I'll have two E36 M3s for me.

 

[mkenyon]

Forget the wife, I'll have two E36 M3s for me.

If your current is a coupe, then it only makes sense!

 

[v1lla21]

I don't understand why they made a v6 awd and didn't do it for the hellcat, unless this is what they are gonna do and add more power.

 

[Crayon]

I don't understand why they made a v6 awd and didn't do it for the hellcat, unless this is what they are gonna do and add more power.

Possibly the 4wd tranny not rated for the high power.

 

[AlphaSnake]

I don't understand why they made a v6 awd and didn't do it for the hellcat, unless this is what they are gonna do and add more power.

It's extremely expensive to build an AWD system that can handle that kind of power.

My guess is that because Jeep is getting a Hellcat variant, they've created that AWD system and will now drop it into the Demon + extra power.

 

[op_ivy]

Why do people not take driving seriously?

Driving into work today from Bend, OR to Sunriver, OR, and we've had historic snows so far. Road is basically groomed ice with dirt on top for traction. 1000 ft elevation gain between the two, Sunriver is at 4100'.

I'm in the right hand lane, in the area right before there's a pulloff for semis to chain up. Foggy as hell, very little visibility. Person in some white CUV comes blasting by at 50-55mph (flow of traffic is like 35-40). No lights on, glad I could even see it. I of course have to look at the driver to see what kind of idiot does this, and they're texting while driving. On ice. at 10-15mph over flow of traffic.

They get back in the right hand lane after passing me cause the left lane has pretty shitty traction. Semis lined up about 1/4 mile long chaining up, and she realized this too late. Slams on her brakes (on ice), goes sideways, plows into the snow bank on the right and then slides into the back of the first semi.

No words.

people talk crap about california drivers, and having lived in socal for about a decade, they have a point. buuuuut, from my experience, the biggest a-holes on the road can be found in OR. bar none. seriously psychopaths.

 

[v1lla21]

Possibly the 4wd tranny not rated for the high power.

It's extremely expensive to build an AWD system that can handle that kind of power.

My guess is that because Jeep is getting a Hellcat variant, they've created that AWD system and will now drop it into the Demon + extra power.

Cool, didn't know that.
Didn't even know about the jeep Hellcat until now. That's pretty freaking awesome. Guy in the shop next to us owns a Cherokee srt8 and it's pretty dope.

 

[YuriLowell]

If your current is a coupe, then it only makes sense!

Last Autocross in like mid 2013.

 

[Crayon]

Update on the BF Goodrich Tires. As some of you may know this week in the Bay Area we had a huge storm with tons and tons of water. The tires get top marks for all that standing water. Going straight, felt hooked up the whole time. Tried to hit a few deep ones but they cut right through. Meanwhile I've been going up on pressures and I've gotten surprisingly hi considering I started at 41 PSI front. I think I'm still on 50 psi front with the maximum inflation warning at 51 PSI. I have the rears at 40 and I might play with that a little more, but the rear could go up or down from 40.

In other news, Bros and full size pickup trucks remain some of the most dangerous retarded drivers on the road. Stay in your lane you stupid asshole. As an owner of an F150 4x4; be careful with that piece of shit for the love of God.

 

[AlphaSnake]

Update on the BF Goodrich Tires. As some of you may know this week in the Bay Area we had a huge storm with tons and tons of water. The tires get top marks for all that standing water. Cats going straight felt hooked up the whole time tried to hit a few deep ones but it cut right through. Meanwhile I've been going up and pressures and I've gotten surprisingly hi considering I started at 41 PSI front. I think I'm still on 50 psi front with the maximum inflation warning at 51 PSI. I have the rears at 40 and I might play with that a little more, but the rear could go up or down from 40.

In other news, Bros and full size pickup trucks remain some of the most dangerous retarded drivers on the road. Stay in your lane you stupid a******. As an owner of an F150 4x4; be careful with that piece of s*** for the love of God.

Inflating tires that much is dangerous at highway speeds. And also doesn't really help with water resistance, either. Anything above 40 is absolutely pointless and you're ruining the life of your tire by putting a lot more wear on the center, as opposed to the entire contact patch. You should really bring them back down.

 

[No Love]

Update on the BF Goodrich Tires. As some of you may know this week in the Bay Area we had a huge storm with tons and tons of water. The tires get top marks for all that standing water. Going straight, felt hooked up the whole time. Tried to hit a few deep ones but they cut right through. Meanwhile I've been going up on pressures and I've gotten surprisingly hi considering I started at 41 PSI front. I think I'm still on 50 psi front with the maximum inflation warning at 51 PSI. I have the rears at 40 and I might play with that a little more, but the rear could go up or down from 40.

In other news, Bros and full size pickup trucks remain some of the most dangerous retarded drivers on the road. Stay in your lane you stupid asshole. As an owner of an F150 4x4; be careful with that piece of shit for the love of God.

Stop overinflating your tires, it's fucking dangerous.

 

[TheBryanJZX90]

I just got back from Japan.

Why can't we have those awesome JDM Toyota's like the mark x. Fucking RWD in a Toyota sedan

I want to import a Crown taxi

JZX90 first model year is clearing the 25-year rule as we speak!
Edit: relatively speaking. Wikipedia says the first model year started October 1992 but I could have sworn I had one from February...

 

[Crayon]

Inflating tires that much is dangerous at highway speeds. And also doesn't really help with water resistance, either. Anything above 40 is absolutely pointless and you're ruining the life of your tire by putting a lot more wear on the center, as opposed to the entire contact patch. You should really bring them back down.

Lol the.higher.pressure.isnt for wet traction it's for cornering support. It can vary from tire to tire. The ones I was on before for example had a similar load rating with a max of 44. I ran those at 38 front and they felt good. These. I started at 38 and were way way soft. I rolled oneover kinda bad within a few minutes of getting them on. So I went up to 40. I've been poking around from there and I too am surprised that the go to 50 but the don't feel overfilled and AR not exceeding the reccomendation.

Tho I am wondering about the center tread.and will temp that when I get a chance. But nothing is set crazy. Different tires take different pressures.

 

[jongkookie]

And here I thought I was crazy for running 26 PSI on my tires for the street lol.

You do know that the hotter the tire gets, the pressure increases(and vice versa) right?

IIRC the pressure goes up around 10-20% so 50 PSI after about 20 minutes of driving would equal a minimum of 55 PSI.

Why do you need that much air anyway? Even a Mercedes Sprinter van maxes out at 47 PSI on all corners... and that's with a full load of shit in the back.

 

[AlphaSnake]

Lol the.higher.pressure.isnt for wet traction it's for cornering support. It can vary from tire to tire. The ones I was on before for example had a similar load rating with a max of 44. I ran those at 38 front and they felt good. These. I started at 38 and were way way soft. I rolled oneover kinda bad within a few minutes of getting them on. So I went up to 40. I've been poking around from there and I too am surprised that the go to 50 but the don't feel overfilled and AR not exceeding the reccomendation.

Tho I am wondering about the center tread.and will temp that when I get a chance. But nothing is set crazy. Different tires take different pressures.

And here I thought I was crazy for running 26 PSI on my tires for the street lol.

You do know that the hotter the tire gets, the pressure increases(and vice versa) right?

IIRC the pressure goes up around 10-20% so 50 PSI after about 20 minutes of driving would equal a minimum of 55 PSI.

Why do you need that much air anyway? Even a Mercedes Sprinter van maxes out at 47 PSI on all corners... and that's with a full load of shit in the back.

True story: a family friend inflated the tires on his Nissan Murano to 45 once. He left my brother's house and 20 minutes later 3 of his 4 tires blew out on the highway. He had his wife and kid in the car too. When the tow truck came and he had no idea why, and they couldn't find any nails stuck anywhere...the tow truck guy checked the 4th tire and said "why is your wheel inflated to 49 PSI?". This dummy replies, "I had it at 45".

That's when the tow driver informed him about what the fuck PSI is and what the max is, by showing him the door jamb. When he told us this story the following day, I called him a moron, because he presented it in a way like: "guys, did you know...etc etc etc."

 

[Crayon]

Funny you guys mention. I just did 30 miles on dry freeway and checked pressure. 0.5 psi increase. So nothing weird.

I'm surprised, too. Buy more concerned that at a more normal pressure they were so flimsy.

Stop overinflating your tires, it's fucking dangerous.

The max recco is 51. Which I was surprised to find. Thanks for looking out tho guys!

 

[nabe_shogun]

JZX90 first model year is clearing the 25-year rule as we speak!
Edit: relatively speaking. Wikipedia says the first model year started October 1992 but I could have sworn I had one from February...

October this year is also when the 1st gen lancer evolution becomes legal to import. I kinda want one.

Why do people not take driving seriously?

Driving into work today from Bend, OR to Sunriver, OR, and we've had historic snows so far. Road is basically groomed ice with dirt on top for traction. 1000 ft elevation gain between the two, Sunriver is at 4100'.

I'm in the right hand lane, in the area right before there's a pulloff for semis to chain up. Foggy as hell, very little visibility. Person in some white CUV comes blasting by at 50-55mph (flow of traffic is like 35-40). No lights on, glad I could even see it. I of course have to look at the driver to see what kind of idiot does this, and they're texting while driving. On ice. at 10-15mph over flow of traffic.

They get back in the right hand lane after passing me cause the left lane has pretty shitty traction. Semis lined up about 1/4 mile long chaining up, and she realized this too late. Slams on her brakes (on ice), goes sideways, plows into the snow bank on the right and then slides into the back of the first semi.

No words.

Because most people just don't give a shit about driving or logic. I mean just look at any driving related thread in OT to get a general idea of the average driver, lol.

 

[Crayon]

Why do you need that much air anyway? Even a Mercedes Sprinter van maxes out at 47 PSI on all corners... and that's with a full load of shit in the back.

I wouldn't say I need it. I ad been bumping the pressure a psi, and driving a couple days to see how I liked it. At 43 or so front, they behaved very nicely in general but I felt they were still a little squishy. And funny enough looked a little saggy visually. So before I went further, I went to check the max because I figured it was in the neighborhood of 44 or so. The usual. So when I saw it was way up at 51, I started going up. I will do this when getting a new tire until I either get to the max inflation or they start losing significant grip. At 50, I don't really feel like going further because that's close to the max in addition to just being unusual. But they don't feel overly hard and have not lost grip. They feel like they could go further, but near the max inflation, there is nowhere left to go. I get the impression they are more intended for a lighter or less nose heavy car like a miata. In all, I'd say the car is a little nose heavy for the tire size it's specced with.

I'm comfortable with tires and I regularly inspect for damage. If a tire looked cracked, blistery or torn anywhere, I would not go hard on it with any pressure.

edit: jeez, weird typos trying to type with my phone on the posts above. srry bout that!

 

[v1lla21]

I've been running s04's for the last three years and they have been great tires. Currently on my 2nd set.

 

[Crayon]

I've been running s04's for the last three years and they have been great tires. Currently on my 2nd set.

My first good set of tires was a set of 17 in ch s02's. They were really amazing. Actually that's when I learned that a tire could actually handle well in water.

 

[jongkookie]

True story: a family friend inflated the tires on his Nissan Murano to 45 once. He left my brother's house and 20 minutes later 3 of his 4 tires blew out on the highway. He had his wife and kid in the car too. When the tow truck came and he had no idea why, and they couldn't find any nails stuck anywhere...the tow truck guy checked the 4th tire and said "why is your wheel inflated to 49 PSI?". This dummy replies, "I had it at 45".

That's when the tow driver informed him about what the fuck PSI is and what the max is, by showing him the door jamb. When he told us this story the following day, I called him a moron, because he presented it in a way like: "guys, did you know...etc etc etc."

Good grief.

I'm guessing he read the tire markings and saw that since the max PSI it can take is 50, he'd be "safe" inflating to 45 or whatever?

The sad thing is, people just really don't know. At least once a week we get a call at work asking about the TPMS light and all the related topics for it.

I wouldn't say I need it. I ad been bumping the pressure a psi, and driving a couple days to see how I liked it. At 43 or so front, they behaved very nicely in general but I felt they were still a little squishy. And funny enough looked a little saggy visually. So before I went further, I went to check the max because I figured it was in the neighborhood of 44 or so. The usual. So when I saw it was way up at 51, I started going up. I will do this when getting a new tire until I either get to the max inflation or they start losing significant grip. At 50, I don't really feel like going further because that's close to the max in addition to just being unusual. But they don't feel overly hard and have not lost grip. They feel like they could go further, but near the max inflation, there is nowhere left to go. I get the impression they are more intended for a lighter or less nose heavy car like a miata. In all, I'd say the car is a little nose heavy for the tire size it's specced with.

I'm comfortable with tires and I regularly inspect for damage. If a tire looked cracked, blistery or torn anywhere, I would not go hard on it with any pressure.

I understand the experimentation and curiosity, but curiosity did kill the cat lol.

I've spent a long ass time reading about tires and tire pressures back when I was trying to figure out what the pressure should be on my tires since I wasn't running a stock setup and everything I've read led me to one thing, read the numbers on the door jamb haha.

Like you could deviate from those numbers by a plus or minus 5 PSI but when you start getting past that lots of factors start to come into play. It could be a good thing or a bad thing, or maybe both so I personally just said screw it and just follow what the door jamb says. It kinda feels like finding a needle in a haystack for me lol.

 

[v1lla21]

My good set of tires was a set of 17 in ch s02's. They were really amazing. Actually that's when I learned that a tire could actually handle well in water.

Yeah, they've been great here in San Jose.


I'm really digging the m240i.

 

[AlphaSnake]

Good grief.

I'm guessing he read the tire markings and saw that since the max PSI it can take is 50, he'd be "safe" inflating to 45 or whatever?

The sad thing is, people just really don't know. At least once a week we get a call at work asking about the TPMS light and all the related topics for it.

Oh, you would think that. No, he just inflated them to whatever the fuck. He didn't even KNOW about the sticker in the door jamb.

The best analogy I gave him that day he told us, after calling him a moron, was: "when you inflate a balloon too much what happens?"

 

[Crayon]

Oh, you would think that. No, he just inflated them to whatever the fuck. He didn't even KNOW about the sticker in the door jamb.

The best analogy I gave him that day he told us, after calling him a moron, was: "when you inflate a balloon too much what happens?"

Lol. yeah I doubt the max recco on those was that high. Well I guess at least he was putting air in them. Most people seem to let them get too low from neglect.

 

[Crayon]

Good grief.


I've spent a long ass time reading about tires and tire pressures back when I was trying to figure out what the pressure should be on my tires since I wasn't running a stock setup and everything I've read led me to one thing, read the numbers on the door jamb haha.

Like you could deviate from those numbers by a plus or minus 5 PSI but when you start getting past that lots of factors start to come into play. It could be a good thing or a bad thing, or maybe both so I personally just said screw it and just follow what the door jamb says. It kinda feels like finding a needle in a haystack for me lol.

K well I'll try not to get killed! The only thing I'm concerned with right now is premature wear like alphasnake mentioned. I will hit them with a pyro soon and see about that. There is no visible bulging, though. My curiousity is peaked tho so I might try to get in touch with an engineer at bfg and ask what the story is on this tire. I do suspect that it is more ideal for lighter cars. On the site, it says the load rating for this model is 1200 pounds and the tire only weighs 22 pounds. But with the corolla being so nose heavy I think I may be carrying 900 on a front tire, static. So that's kinda getting there. Seems to all add up, tho. I don't doubt I'm asking more than the average user but I don't think I'm exceeding spec and i certainly don't plan to run them ragged. I guess I'll keep ya guys posted.

Yeah, they've been great here in San Jose.


I'm really digging the m240i.

Whoa is that your car? That's really nice.

or were you just diggin it from afar? Cuz that's what I'll have to do lol.

 

[v1lla21]

Digging it from far lol. I kinda want it now but it's out of my price range. If I could, it'd be between that and the 718 cayman.

 

[Crayon]

Digging it from far lol. I kinda want it now but it's out of my price range. If I could, it'd be between that and the 718 cayman.

Ah I see. Way too rich for my blood hehe. Maybe I could swing the payment but I'm too rough and the tires and gas and etc would drown me. Too fast for me, anyway. :3

Speaking of beating on bimmers:

Last Autocross in like mid 2013.

Beautiful. Make sure to use a strut bar! I tore a strut tower on an e36 m3 after too much roughhousing.

Edit re: tire pressure. I just thought about it and realized that I never check my pressures cold. Max inflation recs are cold. So I went out and checked and stone cold they are 46. Still higher than typical so I will still look into it.