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Ohhhhhhhh burn!

So in the last few days, my air con seems to have taken on a mind of its own...

It'll start up fine but then after a few mins, the display dimms and it'll blow very cold air. After a few minutes of that it'll decide it wants to go back to what I set it to (which usually isnt even using the AC). When its dimms theres nothing I can do, the buttons dont work.

I saw theres a guy on trademe who sells refurbished units for $50 if you send him your old one. Worth a try?

My cat threw up a half digested lizard the other night that looked better for that

I had a wee think about this last night and decided its a fake.

Reason for this is the clavicles are too lumpy, you would only see this if they had been broken over and over again. The vertebrae are too compact in the neck.

The recess in the eye sockets are too shallow, aparently this guy had no eyes.

So yeah, Im saying fake. but a brilliant fake

What does everyone else think?

EWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWW!!!!!

I guess we'll just have to whip their butts in the next game...oh wait, we forgot how to do that

So being a kiwi bloke, I like to do the work to my car myself. But whats involved in those regular services we hear so much about? Just so I know what I need to keep an eye on:)

Cheers!

Born out of frustration i believe Mr Miller, this man knows his stuff!

Yeah and I know my teaching but you never see me talk to my students like that

Yawn- how many times do we need to see this post it should be tagged as done to death - read the facts not the hype- its a dud unless you want to turn your advanced M52 into a fuel guzzling gutless M50 clone.

US M3's can suck enough air through the M52 manifold to make 170 kw so look elsewhere- like that skinny single pipe strung under the car.

Man you get anti at times! People should be able to provide information without worry of being hassled for it.

Looks like I wont go for it, horsepower is worthless without torque and with the auto box Id have trouble. I have taken the first cat out already and replaced it with a high flow resonator. Don't know about any power difference but it sounds a little more business like.

The research Ive done says that there are two versions of the M52 2.5 motor. One putting out 190hp and the other 170hp (mine). The only real difference is the intake manifold on the later version (mine again) was restricted to meet emission laws. Putting the other intake manifold on solves this problem.

Does that sound rite? Ill chat with you guys for a few days before I make solid plans.

So heres what I want to do, pop an M50 intake manifold on to my M52 engine. I have an E36 323i and I want the power those damn tree-huggers took off me in Germany haha.

So heres what I want to know:

Has anyone done this?

Any problems I could encounter?

Where can I find a M50 intake manifold? Wreckers?

After that I might look at a pully system and then a dyno tune, I will be happy once I hit 200hp:)

Any help would be fantastic!

I can bring her to Deschlers and we can talk if your keen Sam.

This is not a joke. I need it gone.

I'm pretty sure it's a girl cat

Edit: course it is.

You drink at Deshlers? No way, Im there every week for as mates!

"Just as an aside - the highest number of attacks and fatalities in the world are down to Labradors - not Pit Bulls."

I read that too, its down to them being so trusted so kids get all in their faces and make baby noises...Id attack if someone did that to me too:P

Mines got that thud into second gear. Its a wee bit shameful when you've been telling everyone that the germans make awesome cars:P

Ill be waiting to see what your guys say:)

Whats the point of posting this? Oh yay an m5 for sale big f**kin deal! Cause theres only like 10 for sale right now!

At this rate there are going to be threads for every bloody bm on the market.

This thread is a waste of space and just an excuse for someone to thread jack.

Got your period bro?

Or retire with a new M3- thats a smart way to present it to kids Mr Miller.

Would look even more appealing with BMW examples

did you compound interest? or could that figure be much bigger?

I teach in south auckland, hope that clears up why I used those examples:P

Im a PE and Health teacher, so we cover smoking in the drugs and alcohol module. Everyone know smoking can give you cancer, gives people around you cancer, makes your teeth and fingers yellow, but there is a lot of money at stake too.

I do one activity with my students showing what they could buy is they didnt smoke a pack a day, heres what you can get in...

1 year - 1992 Suzuki Bandit 250cc ($4380)

10 years - 1998 Porche Boxer ($43,800)

20 years - 2006 Holden Monaro ($87, 600)

40 years - 1976 Shelby Mustang GT500E ($175, 200)

As you can imagine, my students would rather be retired and rolling around in Eleanor, rather than rolling around with an oxygen bottle.

If the boys are with me we always have to play Life is a Highway by Tom Cochrane. Pretty epic on the open road

I do however think that antagonizing him by pulling the finger kind of put you into the sh*t. If you didn't react to his stupid driving there wouldn't be a huge dent in your car.

Yeah I had a guy the other night cut me off, so I assume he wants a little race so I smack his crappy nissan down. Later on on the motor way he blocks me in beside a truck, eventually lets me out with the "finger". So what does he get from me? I let my engine do the talking...

two baby seals walk into a club....

hahaha I love it!

Whats brown and sticky? A STICK!

Another thing I love about my 323i is that its graceful and poised...but would gladly rip your face off!

Are we at all against baby jokes? For example...

Whats more fun than spinning a baby around on a clothes line? Stopping it with a spade

ohhhhhhhhh

I love the shape, the seats and the handling. Have not felt better.

The seats are the downfall for me, the back is comfortable but the front doesnt hug me in very well, maybe I need to eat more pies haha. Looking to swap them for Subaru B4 items from Sparco

Haha beautiful!

I thought it would be cool to share what we love about our rides, if us blokes can talk about our feelings:P

What Im loving is that when I bought my 323i I had plans to tune the ride and performance, but after a week of driving it I decided it was perfect how it was. How often does that happen? Ive never seen a standard WRX or Skyline so it shows that the Germans really thought about what their customers would want before they put it on the road.

Also I love passing Hondas in it hahaha!

PEACE! x