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#161
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the gear dial selection made me lose all faith in humanity.
edit: lol, I just looked it up, the 0-60 is 9 seconds.
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I'd daily a Volt in a second.
#166
'13 135i, DCT, M Sport package, HK stereo, etc. It's quick, comfortable, super nice, white over Coral Red interior. In short, I'm in love with this car. 300/300, tune and exhaust are worth 70/90. Only suck thing is that since it's a '13 I have to remove the DME (in the engine bay behind and below the intake manifold) to be bench flashed the first time before it can be flashed through the OBD-II port after that.
The DCT trans is great driven in anger, but a bit grumpy around town. But I knew that going in. Coils, tune, exhaust, wider wheels and tires, done. I think this car is going to be the perfect mix of quick, nice, capable. Knocked down 1525 miles in 33 hours to go from OKC to Indianapolis and back. Girlfriend was a trooper to go with me. Lunch at Schlafly Bottlewerks in St Louis on the way back was fantastic,
The DCT trans is great driven in anger, but a bit grumpy around town. But I knew that going in. Coils, tune, exhaust, wider wheels and tires, done. I think this car is going to be the perfect mix of quick, nice, capable. Knocked down 1525 miles in 33 hours to go from OKC to Indianapolis and back. Girlfriend was a trooper to go with me. Lunch at Schlafly Bottlewerks in St Louis on the way back was fantastic,
#167
I rented a hyrbid fusion for a week once -- it was so insanely underpowered that i was flooring it everywhere and getting poor mpgs considering. merging onto highways was seriously scary; the car could simply NOT keep up.
the gear dial selection made me lose all faith in humanity.
edit: lol, I just looked it up, the 0-60 is 9 seconds.
the gear dial selection made me lose all faith in humanity.
edit: lol, I just looked it up, the 0-60 is 9 seconds.
#169
Do plugs every 20k.
Do the Water pump + Thermostat at 80k.
Do a downpipe before an axle back.
Report back when you load up a corner and feel the rear isolated cradle deflect before the sidewall/ control arm bushings.
Hoon Responsibly,
#170
You will be pleasantly surprised at the increased steering feel when you throw a larger wheel up front.
Do plugs every 20k.
Do the Water pump + Thermostat at 80k.
Do a downpipe before an axle back.
Report back when you load up a corner and feel the rear isolated cradle deflect before the sidewall/ control arm bushings.
Hoon Responsibly,
Do plugs every 20k.
Do the Water pump + Thermostat at 80k.
Do a downpipe before an axle back.
Report back when you load up a corner and feel the rear isolated cradle deflect before the sidewall/ control arm bushings.
Hoon Responsibly,
I'll add plugs to the list since it has almost 27k miles on it.
Was planning on doing water pump/thermostat, around 50k since I drive the car so few miles, may even do it sooner, since I want it to be reliable as a german turbo car can be for the occasional HPDE.
What's the solution on the rear cradle? Stiffer bushing? Bracing?
ER oil cooler, ER FMIC, SSR pan for the DCT I'm hoping will be enough to keep heat under control for cool track days........I don't mess with going to the track in June/July/August when it's already 90° at 9am.
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Yeah, plan is to go with the APEX wheels and do 245/35 front, 265/35 rear PSS or Conti ExtremeContact.
I'll add plugs to the list since it has almost 27k miles on it.
Was planning on doing water pump/thermostat, around 50k since I drive the car so few miles, may even do it sooner, since I want it to be reliable as a german turbo car can be for the occasional HPDE.
What's the solution on the rear cradle? Stiffer bushing? Bracing?
ER oil cooler, ER FMIC, SSR pan for the DCT I'm hoping will be enough to keep heat under control for cool track days........I don't mess with going to the track in June/July/August when it's already 90° at 9am.
I'll add plugs to the list since it has almost 27k miles on it.
Was planning on doing water pump/thermostat, around 50k since I drive the car so few miles, may even do it sooner, since I want it to be reliable as a german turbo car can be for the occasional HPDE.
What's the solution on the rear cradle? Stiffer bushing? Bracing?
ER oil cooler, ER FMIC, SSR pan for the DCT I'm hoping will be enough to keep heat under control for cool track days........I don't mess with going to the track in June/July/August when it's already 90° at 9am.
#173
Yeah, plan is to go with the APEX wheels and do 245/35 front, 265/35 rear PSS or Conti ExtremeContact.
I'll add plugs to the list since it has almost 27k miles on it.
Was planning on doing water pump/thermostat, around 50k since I drive the car so few miles, may even do it sooner, since I want it to be reliable as a german turbo car can be for the occasional HPDE.
What's the solution on the rear cradle? Stiffer bushing? Bracing?
ER oil cooler, ER FMIC, SSR pan for the DCT I'm hoping will be enough to keep heat under control for cool track days........I don't mess with going to the track in June/July/August when it's already 90° at 9am.
I'll add plugs to the list since it has almost 27k miles on it.
Was planning on doing water pump/thermostat, around 50k since I drive the car so few miles, may even do it sooner, since I want it to be reliable as a german turbo car can be for the occasional HPDE.
What's the solution on the rear cradle? Stiffer bushing? Bracing?
ER oil cooler, ER FMIC, SSR pan for the DCT I'm hoping will be enough to keep heat under control for cool track days........I don't mess with going to the track in June/July/August when it's already 90° at 9am.
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