cainchapman

Looks nice, I was going to say it looked like it was missing an exhaust.

Looking great David. Dyno run for the black one next month?

Yes, the DSG runs like an Auto normally. You can slip it through the gate and shift manually. It was very smooth and the changes were fast and positive at the same time. The main advantange is that it has 2 clutches, so the next gear (up or down) is engaged as the gear is selected. i.e. Clutch for 1, 3 & 5, another for 2, 4, & 6. The SMG is a normal manual gearbox with a single clutch, so there is a loss of drive whilst the clutch and box grab the next gear, so you can get jerky changes without practice. Towing, well the 540 does a pretty good job of that. Doesn't notice much attached to it. And you can use 6th gear. Off road, well, it's a BMW, and doesn't really like paddocks. Seriously, go and drive a VW 2.0 TDi DSG and tell me it's not great.

I'm in, cainchapman. And Debbie as Deb Chapman.

Never owned one. Doubt I ever will. Drive one nearly every day. My point is, why do you want an Auto? 1. Don't want to change gears? 2. Unable to work 3 pedals? 3. Heavy traffic driving, so continuous clutch usage is strenuous. All used to be valid points. Now with DSG, SMG and whomever elses actuated MANUAL gearboxes you might like to use. Auto, why?

I'm pretty sure he asked for QUIET tyres. Those are noisier than my Yoko A048R. Ask the boys at the dyno run how loud mine are. Also Good wear rate. Not ones that wear out at a good rate. Don't get me wrong, I love my Yoko's!

Don't tell Mark Webber. Search the history of the Mercedes CLK-GTR at Le Mans. I'd say that, "I had a spin" is probably an understatement. Video sent to Andrew. Hopefully he can post it.

They are great bikes. Love the sound of a small 4 running up to 20,000rpm. Took me ages to get used not changing with my earometer. The Moto Guzzi topped out at 6,500rpm. Learn to enjoy it in the wet. Roll onto the white arrows on the road in the wet. Grab a handful of clutch, a fist full of revs and dump the clutch. Only way you can get the rear wheel spinning. Bloody good fun though. Nothing better than a 2 wheel drift.

Cam, you've been spending too much time in the garage with the doors closed and the motor running!

Exactly my point Emma. The DSG gearbox is a manual that you don't have to use a clutch for. Why would you want a transmission that has more power loss and shifting ability is glacial? Nothing wrong with Auckland's traffic. Don't start that argument. Try driving around London, or park in Rome if you'd like to horrid conditions.

Nothing better than being Blown!

A Porsche is a VW in wolf's clothing. Designed by the same Austrian. No need to drive an auto (although you have a good excuse until now) get a DSG and you have 2 pedals and a proper manual gearbox. I seriously recommend you drive one. Awesome. DSG. And then where do auto's have their place? JV has also not won a race in a decade nearly! Not really helping your cause (whatever it was ).

OK, I'm going to be anal for a start. Tiptronic is a trade mark that relates to VW group cars, i.e Porsche, Audi etc. Automatics are automatics and manuals are manuals. If you are talking about BMW's first generation of a Sequential Gearbox, it was pulled toward you to change down and away from you to change up. This is counter intuitive and they have since corrected it. Our race cars have sequential boxes. Think about it. When you are decelerating which way are the G forces on your body? Toward the front of the car. So, if you and your body are being thrust forward whilst braking, you should be changing down gears in the same direction. The opposite goes for acceleration. Automatics are shithouse whichever way you look at them.

I'm working on it. :finger: The new 645 sounds great. They got that right. Maybe I should have a peek under one of those to get a similar sound.

Dragwars Sunday 28th August 2005 Sunday 11th September 2005 Sunday 25th September 2005 I'd say the 25th is best for me, but I can make all of them (in theory). I will have only just got back from trips for the first 2. So if someone wants to organise a day. I'll get there. Andrew, you can't get traction with your current set-up,do you think more horsepower will make you faster? 1/2 strip burnout maybe

True figures in this months. Got them out of other issues. Who knows. Feel free to line up against me any time. Lines, well, lines of E30's, HSV's Fords, Jags and many other cars that should know better.

Will do, I can see the Gin Trap from here. Was going to wander down there. Working.

http://www.stuff.co.nz/stuff/timaruherald/...75a6010,00.html Legend.

Tim, you've pulled the barmaid in Diablo's! No worries, I'll introduce you when you are in Auckland next week-end. Say Hi to Michaela (I think that was her name). Got to head out and find a good place to drink in Napier now. :beer: :beer:

Correct Emma.

I couldn't say. It depends on how good the ECU is. No point in running my old Morris Minor on 98 without changing the ignition timing. Performance increase versus extra cost of fuel. I'd guess it'd be negative. With the 540, it's a positive result. Only way to find out, is to quantify it on the dyno. Try it out, at the current cost of fuel, 2 dyno runs @ $50 each is worthwhile IMO. Then you can make a more informed decision.

She should just ask her Dad for a payrise. I'd assume that that is who is on the management team on the website. And then what would I do with Emma? "It's not the size of the Tomahawk, it's the warrior that wields it." On the flip-side. "You need a big hammer to drive a big nail."

Symantics! Look at the torque curves and forget about the actual figures. The newer fuel has smoothed out the curve significantly. Temperature and humidity will not have significant effect. And yes they were close. Why don't you look at how much oxygen is in the room when you are dynoing also? It has greater impact than a 3 degree temperature variance. A dyno should be used for trending. Every run will be different, even on the same dyno over different days.

98 BP Ultimate. You decide.

96 Pump gas.