Forum: Off Topic
Sat, May-18-2013, 01:54:52 PM
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Views: 6,438
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Forum: Member Photos and Videos
Fri, May-17-2013, 01:10:21 PM
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Views: 705
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Forum: Member Photos and Videos
Fri, May-17-2013, 11:53:31 AM
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Replies: 24
Views: 705
Re: Colored wheels.
In!
http://i335.photobucket.com/albums/m442/battenej/Track%20wheel%20painting/DSC_0023.jpg
http://i335.photobucket.com/albums/m442/battenej/Track%20wheel%20painting/DSC_0037.jpg
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Forum: WTB - Want to Buy (Beta)
Thu, May-16-2013, 08:16:59 PM
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Replies: 3
Views: 62
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Forum: Parts for Sale/Wanted
Thu, May-16-2013, 07:56:59 PM
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Replies: 35
Views: 950
Re: Group Buy Feeler for Kirk Bolt in Roll Bar
Seems fair to me. Did he mention further discounts for a larger group? Just curious.
We should add a bit more location info to the buyer list, that should make it easier to see if batch shipping...
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Forum: WTB - Want to Buy (Beta)
Thu, May-16-2013, 07:16:26 PM
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Replies: 3
Views: 62
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Forum: Parts for Sale/Wanted
Thu, May-16-2013, 01:14:22 PM
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Replies: 35
Views: 950
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Forum: E46 M3 (2001-2006)
Wed, May-15-2013, 11:29:12 AM
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Replies: 17
Views: 511
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Forum: E46 M3 (2001-2006)
Tue, May-14-2013, 02:49:40 PM
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Replies: 7
Views: 132
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Forum: Off Topic
Mon, May-13-2013, 03:40:54 PM
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Replies: 38
Views: 639
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Forum: Off Topic
Sun, May-12-2013, 09:24:32 PM
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Replies: 59
Views: 932
Re: RS6 Avant or X5 M
True. Real world my money, not buying either. But something about RS6s and CTS-V wagons does it for me
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Forum: Off Topic
Sun, May-12-2013, 02:30:29 PM
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Replies: 59
Views: 932
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Forum: Off Topic
Fri, May-10-2013, 11:41:29 PM
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Replies: 50
Views: 1,206
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Forum: Member Journals
Fri, May-10-2013, 03:40:47 PM
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Replies: 773
Views: 61,739
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Forum: Member Journals
Fri, May-10-2013, 12:56:01 AM
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Replies: 292
Views: 51,701
Re: BlazenXLT - '02 M3 - Journal
Found a few shots from my recent event.
http://i335.photobucket.com/albums/m442/battenej/Summit%20Main%2027-28Apr2013/IMG_6841_zps624dfc3a.jpg
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Forum: Mid Atlantic
Thu, May-09-2013, 03:53:47 PM
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Replies: 79
Views: 1,470
Re: Trackdaze 2013 Event Schedule
That's what I was familiar with, passing anywhere with a point.
Do it! 100% chance you love it.
Just registered for the June VIR event, I'll be there Fri-Sat-Sun.
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Forum: Off Topic
Wed, May-08-2013, 05:52:59 PM
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Replies: 87
Views: 1,259
Re: The Anti-mikymu Fread
This is awesome advice and something I always have to remind myself of on the track. I'm a big over-braker.
I think you mean momentun.
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Forum: Off Topic
Tue, May-07-2013, 09:26:02 PM
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Replies: 87
Views: 1,259
Re: The Anti-mikymu Fread
I think 12 is to keep you from adding a comment in your video referencing a previous session where you were black flagged for passing a miata under yellow on cold, worn slicks.
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Forum: Mid Atlantic
Tue, May-07-2013, 05:03:12 PM
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Replies: 79
Views: 1,470
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Forum: E46 M3 (2001-2006)
Tue, May-07-2013, 03:51:51 PM
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Replies: 16
Views: 1,282
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Forum: Member Journals
Thu, May-02-2013, 06:41:16 PM
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Replies: 23
Views: 807
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Forum: E46 M3 (2001-2006)
Wed, May-01-2013, 03:48:18 PM
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Replies: 120
Views: 3,881
Re: OEM CSL Roofs Still Available from BMW
Interesting. IMO, it's just not worth the work (depending on what your goal is I suppose). If I ever become more hardcore with my track hobby, I'd probably just install the CF sunroof panel, leave...
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Forum: Member Journals
Wed, May-01-2013, 02:23:04 PM
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Replies: 23
Views: 807
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Forum: Mid Atlantic
Wed, May-01-2013, 01:17:15 PM
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Replies: 79
Views: 1,470
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Forum: E46 M3 (2001-2006)
Wed, May-01-2013, 12:53:33 PM
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Replies: 120
Views: 3,881
Re: OEM CSL Roofs Still Available from BMW
Bummer.
Just curious, what's the weight difference between the CSL roof and sunroof delete roof? Seems like that would be a great option and easy to source, unless you need the bling.
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Forum: Off Topic
Wed, May-01-2013, 11:59:49 AM
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Replies: 374
Views: 9,949
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Forum: Member Journals
Wed, May-01-2013, 12:25:09 AM
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Replies: 292
Views: 51,701
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Forum: Member Journals
Tue, Apr-30-2013, 08:09:29 PM
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Replies: 292
Views: 51,701
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Forum: Member Journals
Tue, Apr-30-2013, 02:02:33 PM
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Replies: 292
Views: 51,701
Re: BlazenXLT - '02 M3 - Journal
In my rush to get everything ready I didn't even grab my camera for the trip. I snapped a few on my phone during the prep though.
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Forum: M3 Track: Racing and DE
Mon, Apr-29-2013, 09:20:50 PM
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Replies: 30
Views: 839
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Forum: M3 Track: Racing and DE
Mon, Apr-29-2013, 07:51:23 PM
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Replies: 30
Views: 839
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Forum: Mid Atlantic
Mon, Apr-29-2013, 07:36:09 PM
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Replies: 79
Views: 1,470
Re: Trackdaze 2013 Event Schedule
I should be at a few of these events. Probably June VIR, July Summit and Oct Shenandoah. Considering doing Fri-Sat-Sun for the June event.
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Forum: Member Journals
Sat, Apr-27-2013, 12:48:57 AM
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Replies: 292
Views: 51,701
Re: BlazenXLT - '02 M3 - Journal
FFFFFFFUUUUUUUUUUU!
Something's not right with the brakes on the night before a track event. For some reason I have a squishy brake pedal. Bled the system twice now and can't fix it. It's...
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Forum: Off Topic
Thu, Apr-25-2013, 08:42:48 PM
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Replies: 30
Views: 667
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Forum: M3 Track: Racing and DE
Thu, Apr-25-2013, 06:32:51 PM
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Replies: 48
Views: 1,780
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Forum: Member Journals
Thu, Apr-25-2013, 01:02:59 PM
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Replies: 292
Views: 51,701
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Forum: M3 Track: Racing and DE
Wed, Apr-24-2013, 01:45:57 PM
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Replies: 11
Views: 467
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Forum: Member Journals
Wed, Apr-24-2013, 01:36:17 PM
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Replies: 292
Views: 51,701
Re: BlazenXLT - '02 M3 - Journal
:thumbsup2: The Benz has been awesome so far. I have a few other cool things that I didn't get pics of yet. One of my favorites is the original window sticker. The car was bought in Dec 1982 and...
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Forum: Member Journals
Wed, Apr-24-2013, 12:48:04 AM
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Replies: 292
Views: 51,701
Re: BlazenXLT - '02 M3 - Journal
Thanks guys! Doing really good now, cardiologist gave me to go-ahead to do whatever I want with no restrictions, which is nice since I had a 120 bpm limit for awhile.
In other non-M3 news, I had...
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Forum: Off Topic
Thu, Apr-18-2013, 11:52:40 PM
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Replies: 374
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Forum: Off Topic
Tue, Apr-16-2013, 11:41:34 AM
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Replies: 332
Views: 9,099
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Forum: Off Topic
Thu, Apr-11-2013, 08:20:33 PM
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Replies: 20
Views: 451
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Forum: E46 M3 (2001-2006)
Thu, Apr-11-2013, 04:04:37 PM
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Replies: 22
Views: 658
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Forum: Off Topic
Sun, Apr-07-2013, 09:39:10 PM
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Replies: 16
Views: 287
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Forum: Off Topic
Sun, Apr-07-2013, 09:14:13 PM
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Replies: 16
Views: 287
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Forum: E46 M3 (2001-2006)
Fri, Apr-05-2013, 12:59:47 PM
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Replies: 58
Views: 3,300
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Forum: Off Topic
Thu, Apr-04-2013, 08:33:40 PM
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Replies: 629
Views: 22,135
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Forum: Off Topic
Tue, Apr-02-2013, 04:54:24 PM
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Replies: 235
Views: 8,200
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Forum: E46 M3 (2001-2006)
Mon, Apr-01-2013, 04:25:52 PM
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Replies: 31
Views: 1,070
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Forum: E46 M3 (2001-2006)
Mon, Apr-01-2013, 01:10:58 PM
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Replies: 31
Views: 1,070
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Forum: Off Topic
Fri, Mar-29-2013, 01:03:18 PM
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Replies: 235
Views: 8,200
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Forum: M3 Track: Racing and DE
Wed, Mar-27-2013, 01:02:40 PM
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Replies: 114
Views: 9,126
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Forum: Member Journals
Mon, Mar-25-2013, 10:14:16 PM
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Replies: 150
Views: 9,870
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Forum: M3 Track: Racing and DE
Mon, Mar-25-2013, 08:48:14 PM
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Replies: 42
Views: 2,498
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Forum: Off Topic
Mon, Mar-25-2013, 02:23:22 PM
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Replies: 374
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Forum: Off Topic
Wed, Mar-20-2013, 01:13:48 PM
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Replies: 61
Views: 1,281
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Forum: E46 M3 (2001-2006)
Mon, Mar-18-2013, 12:35:37 AM
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Replies: 57
Views: 2,497
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Forum: M3 Track: Racing and DE
Tue, Mar-12-2013, 04:02:35 PM
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Replies: 27
Views: 795
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Forum: Parts for Sale/Wanted
Sun, Mar-10-2013, 11:27:32 PM
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Replies: 22
Views: 1,387
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Forum: Off Topic
Wed, Mar-06-2013, 12:40:47 PM
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Replies: 26
Views: 487
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Forum: E46 M3 (2001-2006)
Tue, Mar-05-2013, 11:57:33 PM
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Replies: 93
Views: 13,205
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Forum: Off Topic
Tue, Mar-05-2013, 01:08:00 AM
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Replies: 59
Views: 1,579
Re: Stance! #YOLO
:donotwant: I don't like being under a car even if it's on jack stands.
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Forum: Member Journals
Sun, Mar-03-2013, 11:20:29 PM
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Replies: 292
Views: 51,701
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Forum: M3 Track: Racing and DE
Sun, Mar-03-2013, 08:41:16 PM
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Replies: 42
Views: 2,498
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Forum: Member Journals
Sat, Mar-02-2013, 01:31:27 AM
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Replies: 292
Views: 51,701
Re: BlazenXLT - '02 M3 - Journal
20 Feb 2013 til now
Welp, this is not the typical journal update, but here we go...
On Wednesday the 20th I was on my way to my office when I had a pretty significant cardiac event. Apparently...
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Forum: Off Topic
Tue, Feb-19-2013, 10:46:07 AM
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Replies: 263
Views: 5,103
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Forum: E46 M3 (2001-2006)
Mon, Feb-18-2013, 07:15:11 PM
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Replies: 4
Views: 145
Re: Vorshlag nylon motor mounts ?
Hopefully someone else can provide first hand experience, but from what I've heard these are pretty darn harsh. Not sure I'd run them unless the car is track only.
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Forum: Member Journals
Mon, Feb-18-2013, 05:45:34 PM
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Replies: 886
Views: 84,059
Re: flipm3: 2002 Jet Black M3
Finally got caught up on this thread, some great stuff recently :drool:
Was it hard to pull your injectors? The Bentley manual lists some sort of special tool for it (of course), but it seems...
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Forum: Member Journals
Mon, Feb-18-2013, 01:03:04 PM
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Replies: 292
Views: 51,701
Re: BlazenXLT - '02 M3 - Journal
I had no issues with the Mason bar, it's a great piece, well made and super stong. What I didn't like was that to do any work that requires the strut bar out of the way, you had to remove it from...
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Forum: M3 Track: Racing and DE
Mon, Feb-18-2013, 01:00:13 AM
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Replies: 114
Views: 9,126
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Forum: Member Journals
Mon, Feb-18-2013, 12:29:08 AM
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Replies: 292
Views: 51,701
Re: BlazenXLT - '02 M3 - Journal
Thanks! The sealing plate is really easy to work on.
17 Feb 2013
I finished up most of my winter work today with no issues. The car went up on stands and the power steering fluid was...
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Forum: E46 M3 (2001-2006)
Fri, Feb-15-2013, 02:00:18 PM
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Replies: 39
Views: 1,577
Re: best rotors for the track
Agreed. I've found centric blanks to last at least that long (I run hawk pads). I would never argue that they are better than PF direct drives, but at <$250 for a full set I find it hard to believe...
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Forum: E46 M3 (2001-2006)
Thu, Feb-14-2013, 08:45:06 PM
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Replies: 8
Views: 356
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Forum: Off Topic
Wed, Feb-13-2013, 06:54:04 PM
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Replies: 59
Views: 1,021
Re: Pick a place to live outside the US
Where M3F OT wants to live - must have: warm beaches, year round skiing/snowboarding, world class race track, no taxes, low COL, high income, supermodels everywhere.
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Forum: E46 M3 (2001-2006)
Tue, Feb-12-2013, 08:52:09 PM
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Replies: 39
Views: 1,577
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Forum: Member Journals
Tue, Feb-12-2013, 03:20:27 PM
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Replies: 292
Views: 51,701
Re: BlazenXLT - '02 M3 - Journal
Work continues and I think I located the source of the oil. It's pretty tough to see, but I think the issue is the chain tensioner on the passenger side of the engine. The tensioner itself is of...
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Forum: Parts for Sale/Wanted
Tue, Feb-12-2013, 01:04:26 AM
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Replies: 4
Views: 579
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Forum: Parts for Sale/Wanted
Sat, Feb-09-2013, 02:42:27 AM
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Replies: 4
Views: 579
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Forum: Parts for Sale/Wanted
Sat, Feb-09-2013, 02:39:04 AM
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Replies: 541
Views: 39,097
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Forum: Parts for Sale/Wanted
Fri, Feb-08-2013, 12:08:05 PM
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Replies: 4
Views: 579
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Forum: Parts for Sale/Wanted
Fri, Feb-08-2013, 12:04:36 PM
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Replies: 13
Views: 1,506
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Forum: Parts for Sale/Wanted
Thu, Feb-07-2013, 11:48:01 PM
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Replies: 4
Views: 579
Mason Engineering Front Strut Bar
Looking to sell my Mason bar (steel version). Still in fantastic condition with only minor scuffs, mostly from mounting. Sells brand new for $355 plus shipping, I'm asking $300 shipped.
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Forum: Off Topic
Thu, Feb-07-2013, 08:58:31 PM
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Replies: 20
Views: 403
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Forum: M3 Track: Racing and DE
Thu, Feb-07-2013, 01:09:52 AM
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Replies: 93
Views: 7,172
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Forum: Member Journals
Wed, Feb-06-2013, 01:43:50 PM
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Replies: 292
Views: 51,701
Re: BlazenXLT - '02 M3 - Journal
Thanks! It's nice to finally get back into some real work, I always forget how much I like it. I've got a few more parts on the way and should have them next week. I'll also be swapping to a new...
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Forum: Member Journals
Wed, Feb-06-2013, 02:03:58 AM
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Replies: 292
Views: 51,701
Re: BlazenXLT - '02 M3 - Journal
03 Feb 2013
Started in on my winter projects before the Superbowl. I'm replacing my alt, starter, motor mounts, power steering hose and fuel filter, along with various other bits.
Work station...
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Forum: E46 M3 (2001-2006)
Tue, Feb-05-2013, 06:34:31 PM
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Replies: 21
Views: 600
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Forum: E46 M3 (2001-2006)
Tue, Feb-05-2013, 06:28:59 PM
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Replies: 21
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Re: Best 1/4 & 3/8 digital torque wrench.
I have a Husky 3/8 wrench that's OK. IIRC is was about 80-90. I question how accurate it is and how long it would stay accurate, so I tend to use it on less "critical" things. I also have a 3/8...
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Forum: Faults, Fixes and DIY
Tue, Feb-05-2013, 10:52:40 AM
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Replies: 32
Views: 14,211
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Forum: Off Topic
Mon, Feb-04-2013, 08:09:18 PM
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Replies: 51
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Forum: Off Topic
Mon, Feb-04-2013, 08:00:55 PM
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Forum: Off Topic
Mon, Feb-04-2013, 07:29:52 PM
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Replies: 47
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Forum: Parts for Sale/Wanted
Sun, Feb-03-2013, 02:19:05 PM
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Replies: 541
Views: 39,097
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Forum: Member Photos and Videos
Fri, Feb-01-2013, 01:45:50 PM
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Replies: 21
Views: 1,223
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Forum: Member Journals
Fri, Feb-01-2013, 12:39:48 AM
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Replies: 292
Views: 51,701
Re: BlazenXLT - '02 M3 - Journal
I was able to run NJMP last year and really wanted to get back, just didn't seem to fit the schedule, although I see that PCA has a Sept event :hmm:
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Forum: Member Journals
Thu, Jan-31-2013, 09:26:04 PM
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Replies: 292
Views: 51,701
Re: BlazenXLT - '02 M3 - Journal
Nice! I was hoping to have a bit more variety in my tracks, but it seemed every other event had a conflict. That, and I can't pass up a weekend event on Summit main.
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Forum: WTB - Want to Buy (Beta)
Thu, Jan-31-2013, 12:45:59 PM
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Replies: 1
Views: 175
E46 Roof Rack
Probably a long shot, but I'm hoping to find a used roof rack. Going to be used for wheel/tire transportation, so no need for any accessories (bike, board, etc.).
:hattip:
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Forum: Member Journals
Thu, Jan-31-2013, 12:42:44 PM
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Replies: 292
Views: 51,701
Re: BlazenXLT - '02 M3 - Journal
Sounds good, I hear Schattenbaum runs a nice event. Bummer about the mystic, I didn't realize you had sold it. Welcome to the JB world of always needing a car wash!
Paint is holding up...
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Forum: Member Journals
Wed, Jan-30-2013, 11:49:15 PM
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Replies: 292
Views: 51,701
Re: BlazenXLT - '02 M3 - Journal
Starting planning out the 2013 season! So far it looks like I'll be doing the following:
- 27-28 April, NASA, Summit Main
- 7-9 June, TD, VIR Full
- 5-7 July, TD, Summit Main
- 5-6 Oct, TD,...
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Forum: Member Journals
Sun, Jan-27-2013, 09:45:53 PM
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