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Anyone got an engine support bar I can borrow? The kind that spans the engine bay from the guards. Gearing up to do the 130 sump gasket

I beg to differ

250,000km on the 130, not a single fault with the valvetronic system.. so yeh id say its reliable. BMW ditched it with the N53 etc as the similar end results can be had (in terms of fuel efficiency/power/driveablity) with direct injection... which is cheaper and easier to make!

Great, the little bissell is good for small jobs like cars etc, have had it for a few years and it always just works. Its amazing how much coffee comes out of things, the corolla for instance didnt look that dirty previously.. its just the interior has changed shade a few colours! Have a hoover standup carpet cleaner as well, and its rubbish...

Thinking about this a bit more... Car uses roughly twice the oil of the other one, and drinks gas more than I would have expected (more than the extra weight and auto should really). I wonder if theres is something goofy happening with the CCV system?

Parts cannon unleashed... Coils and plugs ordered....

Shared with a bunch of drone mates... lots of people currently saving $400USD in shipping per pelican case

Edit - Try that again with the right data.... Throttle (Manifold) is open for way longer on the bad one before RPM increase.. which makes sense. Fuel trim 2 cranks up on the bad one, good one it leans out. AFRs look similar. Timing looks Similar. Vacuum looks similar. Anyone spot anything else? I wonder if its fuel now :/ The fact that vacuum is inline with the throttle (valvetronic) makes me think the valvetronic motor is fine N52 Good Vs Naughty.xlsx

So S991A Is a press car or test car? - WBSBL92000JR00014 For those who cbf playing carjam

I do not need an E46 project. I do not need an E46 project. I do not need an E46 project. Deep breaths...Im good.

Looks a little bit flogged, who knows though it may have had some $ thrown at it in parts over the years. Lots of high ks cars out there newer innards than low/mid ks ones Edit looking at carjam - Imported from japan in 2000 with nil ks on the clock, and its been steadily driven from then.. "1" owner? Vin doesnt show it as a japanese market car though.

Moved the 330, so I could brew up four jugs of Corolla Carpet Coffee... MMmmm

Decided to try science the sh*t out of it... Compare the happy N52 with the sad one. Hopefully something obvious pops up, for some reason I cant graph the accelerator pots output, but will compare the two. Sad one tomorrow...

Congrats, looks awesome. I keep looking at AW11s on tardme... keep telling myself "no you do not need this"

The internet is so full of words Im struggling with what to believe... Im keen to get ISTA/D on my latptop (i7 on windows 10 fwiw) for diagnosing and reseting adaptations. From what ive read every version that is available outside of being a BMW dealer workshop is hacked/cracked/pirated. Id happily pay for a legit version, particularly if it doesnt involve dodgy websites and goofy reg edits... Is this legit ? http://rheingoldusa.com/conc/index.php/store#!/Software-Download-version/c/16152032/offset=0&sort=priceAsc Is there a non dodgy source if its not?

And people complain about cell phones giving them cancer 3.2kW of pixies jumping through the air... I bet you can do some cool teslacoil party tricks with it.

Replaced Vanos solenoids. No change. #fingthing

Saw a Stinger on the road for the first time today, they look much better proportioned in reality than they do in pictures. I initially thought it was a quattroporte until got closer! Whereas the new commodore looks like an old hyundai accent crossed with mazda 6

It looks like a chinese rip off ?

https://drivetribe.com/p/on-board-footage-of-the-919-hybrid-dn4RhzGSQLKXsRqR46MDZg?iid=WVms_2-rTh-aaD5y8pRbTQ

Freaky, I was thinking today that an N52B30 would be really fun in a Lotus 7 50kW more power and 30kg less weight than an M52. Wiring would probably be fun however.

I bought most of my 130 parts from them, was cheaper than schmiedmann. Shipping price makes sense if you buy a bunch at once, I agree though small things are pricey. My last (in stock) order from Schmiedmann took 6 weeks to ship, one before that was a month... they used to be good.

ECS Tuning, they are just like schmiedmann but waaaay faster and better customer service

I can achieve the same by standing on one of my boys matchbox cars...