Official North Texas Area Chat Thread (#2)

acj75 · 05-04-2011, 05:05 PM

Thanks man. I'll be posting more like that when I get the time. I never messed with traction control all weekend - I just left it on the whole time. I think Wookie may have played around with different settings.

FYI...the 1st lap is always run at a slow pace with no passing which is why it seems like we're barely moving. Also, depending on your instructor, you may or may not have been given free reign to go hard when it was damp. My instructor was cool and let me go pretty much as hard as I wanted to. But some others like the guy in the white 370Z Nismo, Nils, had an instructor that wouldn't let him drive at track speed. That explains why it looks like he's standing still when Wookie and I pass him. By the way, all the audio you hear in that video was from my car. So when you hear Wookie passing Nils in the Nismo, that was actually what I was hearing from behind. I'm telling you, Wookie's car sounds very mean now!

Once I got around Dan, I was able to push pretty hard, but not nearly as hard as the day before.

PaiNFuLSeDaTiVe · 05-04-2011, 05:10 PM

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Originally Posted by acj75

Thanks man. I'll be posting more like that when I get the time. I never messed with traction control all weekend - I just left it on the whole time. I think Wookie may have played around with different settings.

FYI...the 1st lap is always run at a slow pace with no passing which is why it seems like we're barely moving. Also, depending on your instructor, you may or may not have been given free reign to go hard when it was damp. My instructor was cool and let me go pretty much as hard as I wanted to. But some others like the guy in the white 370Z Nismo, Nils, had an instructor that wouldn't let him drive at track speed. That explains why it looks like he's standing still when Wookie and I pass him. By the way, all the audio you hear in that video was from my car. So when you hear Wookie passing Nils in the Nismo, that was actually what I was hearing from behind. I'm telling you, Wookie's car sounds very mean now!

Once I got around Dan, I was able to push pretty hard, but not nearly as hard as the day before.

yeah I noticed that. I was listening to him too hehe. I could definitely tell you were hitting it much harder the day before. If you reach a higher speed than expected, do they tell you to slow down? I also take it they tell you when to brake for the corners?

Wookie420 · 05-04-2011, 05:19 PM

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Originally Posted by acj75

So when you hear Wookie passing Nils in the Nismo, that was actually what I was hearing from behind. I'm telling you, Wookie's car sounds very mean now!

That makes me happy.

acj75 · 05-04-2011, 05:24 PM

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Originally Posted by PaiNFuLSeDaTiVe

yeah I noticed that. I was listening to him too hehe. I could definitely tell you were hitting it much harder the day before. If you reach a higher speed than expected, do they tell you to slow down? I also take it they tell you when to brake for the corners?

Yeah, they spend a lot of time teaching you "the line" around the track which includes all your braking, throttle, and steering inputs. Obviously, these have to be adjusted as conditions change and they give you pointers as you go. We also had a few classroom sessions between our time on the track.

There were times where I felt like I was going good and getting in a rhythm, but after watching the videos, I see some bad lines and tons of room for improvement.

michael1284 · 05-04-2011, 10:12 PM

Damn that looks fun!

What I did today.
http://www.e90post.com/forums/showth...89#post9527289

Imperator · 05-04-2011, 11:33 PM

I think I'm going to take a stab at this mod:
http://www.n54tech.com/forums/showthread.php?t=10889

Replace the amber gauge face illumination to white. I can also change the center LCD to white but that takes a lot more patience and LEDs.

Add a pair of M3 ring bezels? I'm not sure about these though.

I bought a spare set of red needles from an E60 M5 cluster, but I'm pretty sure they're the exact same ones found in the M3 cluster.

I don't trust myself to make perfect painted lines with a sharpie but this is a pretty good idea too. Might work well when masked off.

bpsu07 · 05-04-2011, 11:42 PM

^ If successful, I may have do mine, or show me what to buy in order to do it!

ghosthi32 · 05-05-2011, 12:34 AM

ricers itt

michael1284 · 05-05-2011, 09:29 AM

I like the white and the gauges by themself, but then the rest of the interior is still orange so I want to see it in person before I decide whether I like it or not :/

PaiNFuLSeDaTiVe · 05-05-2011, 10:29 AM

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Originally Posted by michael1284

I like the white and the gauges by themself, but then the rest of the interior is still orange so I want to see it in person before I decide whether I like it or not :/

I couldn't agree more Michael. And sexy new bumper

Wookie420 · 05-05-2011, 10:57 AM

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Originally Posted by michael1284

Damn that looks fun!

What I did today.
http://www.e90post.com/forums/showth...89#post9527289

Lookin' good man!

michael1284 · 05-05-2011, 09:49 PM

PS I got a spark plug tool for cheap so if anyone needs, LMK. There has been recommendations to change around 20k intervals if tuned. I'll probably be doing mine this weekend...maybe.

Anyone going to C&C?

gstno1 · 05-05-2011, 10:11 PM

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Originally Posted by michael1284

PS I got a spark plug tool for cheap so if anyone needs, LMK. There has been recommendations to change around 20k intervals if tuned. I'll probably be doing mine this weekend...maybe.

Anyone going to C&C?

I would like to go

RioGrandeValley · 05-05-2011, 10:12 PM

^^^Tomato down for some CC this weekend^^^

michael1284 · 05-05-2011, 11:50 PM

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Originally Posted by gstno1

I would like to go

Going to go in your VDUB?

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Originally Posted by RioGrandeValley

^^^Tomato down for some CC this weekend^^^

I can finally get to meet you and talk details about my detail!

RioGrandeValley · 05-06-2011, 04:45 AM

Ok I'll have someone distract you so I can pull your trunk, front lip, wheels etc and put on wife's new ride. This way detail is Free 99!!! Oh also the engine and exhaust too! Can't forget those.

Tomato

artifice · 05-06-2011, 10:35 AM

Carlos I thought I saw you getting on 635 but I had to exit luna on wed.

I was trying to catch you before I hit luna but traffic was in my way.

gstno1 · 05-06-2011, 10:42 AM

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Originally Posted by michael1284

Going to go in your VDUB?

This guys got jokes.

Motastic · 05-06-2011, 11:11 AM

So I wanna go to CC but some jakalope hit me in the parking lot and now i dont wanna go up there all scruffed up.

anyways anyone http://www.e90post.com/forums/showth...49#post9539749

RioGrandeValley · 05-06-2011, 01:12 PM

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Originally Posted by artifice

Carlos I thought I saw you getting on 635 but I had to exit luna on wed.

I was trying to catch you before I hit luna but traffic was in my way.

Your going to need something a bit faster to catch a fully ripe Tomato on 635.
Tomato loves to Tango in Traffic!!

Tomato

wuufer001 · 05-06-2011, 04:44 PM

^Carlos,
car will need a new detail soon

RioGrandeValley · 05-06-2011, 05:57 PM

^^^You got it Mikey^^^ I'm pretty sure not as much work needed on it like last time. Let me check it out whenever you have time. Free photo shoot again if you wish...complimentary of course!

I've discovered a lot of better products too so outcome should be more interesting to say the least.

Thx again for opportunity to work on your very beautiful ride.

Tomato

05-04-2011, 05:05 PM	#991
acj75 First Lieutenant 39 Rep 386 Posts Drives: '07 E92 335i Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: DFW Texas iTrader: (0)	Thanks man. I'll be posting more like that when I get the time. I never messed with traction control all weekend - I just left it on the whole time. I think Wookie may have played around with different settings. FYI...the 1st lap is always run at a slow pace with no passing which is why it seems like we're barely moving. Also, depending on your instructor, you may or may not have been given free reign to go hard when it was damp. My instructor was cool and let me go pretty much as hard as I wanted to. But some others like the guy in the white 370Z Nismo, Nils, had an instructor that wouldn't let him drive at track speed. That explains why it looks like he's standing still when Wookie and I pass him. By the way, all the audio you hear in that video was from my car. So when you hear Wookie passing Nils in the Nismo, that was actually what I was hearing from behind. I'm telling you, Wookie's car sounds very mean now! Once I got around Dan, I was able to push pretty hard, but not nearly as hard as the day before. __________________ '07 E92 BMW 335i
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05-04-2011, 10:12 PM	#995
michael1284 Colonel 246 Rep 2,643 Posts Drives: 2018 M3 Comp Join Date: Apr 2010 Location: DFW iTrader: (45)	Damn that looks fun! What I did today. http://www.e90post.com/forums/showth...89#post9527289 __________________ e92, e90, f30 #DieselLife, e46, f80
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05-04-2011, 11:33 PM	#996
Imperator Major 57 Rep 1,175 Posts Drives: 2010 E92 335i Join Date: Mar 2010 Location: Plano, Texas iTrader: (8)	I think I'm going to take a stab at this mod: http://www.n54tech.com/forums/showthread.php?t=10889 Replace the amber gauge face illumination to white. I can also change the center LCD to white but that takes a lot more patience and LEDs. Add a pair of M3 ring bezels? I'm not sure about these though. I bought a spare set of red needles from an E60 M5 cluster, but I'm pretty sure they're the exact same ones found in the M3 cluster. I don't trust myself to make perfect painted lines with a sharpie but this is a pretty good idea too. Might work well when masked off.
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05-04-2011, 11:42 PM	#997
bpsu07 Major 47 Rep 1,007 Posts Drives: E90 Join Date: Sep 2010 Location: DFW TX iTrader: (3)	^ If successful, I may have do mine, or show me what to buy in order to do it! __________________
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05-05-2011, 12:34 AM	#998
ghosthi32 Banned 39 Rep 2,504 Posts Drives: Water camel Join Date: Dec 2009 Location: strait of hormuz iTrader: (0)	ricers itt
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05-05-2011, 09:29 AM	#999
michael1284 Colonel 246 Rep 2,643 Posts Drives: 2018 M3 Comp Join Date: Apr 2010 Location: DFW iTrader: (45)	I like the white and the gauges by themself, but then the rest of the interior is still orange so I want to see it in person before I decide whether I like it or not :/ __________________ e92, e90, f30 #DieselLife, e46, f80
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05-05-2011, 09:49 PM	#1002
michael1284 Colonel 246 Rep 2,643 Posts Drives: 2018 M3 Comp Join Date: Apr 2010 Location: DFW iTrader: (45)	PS I got a spark plug tool for cheap so if anyone needs, LMK. There has been recommendations to change around 20k intervals if tuned. I'll probably be doing mine this weekend...maybe. Anyone going to C&C? __________________ e92, e90, f30 #DieselLife, e46, f80
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05-05-2011, 10:12 PM	#1004
RioGrandeValley Major 58 Rep 1,024 Posts Drives: E92/E90 Depends on Mood Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Irving, TX iTrader: (1)	^^^Tomato down for some CC this weekend^^^ __________________ Life is Fragile, Handle with Prayer.
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05-06-2011, 04:45 AM	#1006
RioGrandeValley Major 58 Rep 1,024 Posts Drives: E92/E90 Depends on Mood Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Irving, TX iTrader: (1)	Ok I'll have someone distract you so I can pull your trunk, front lip, wheels etc and put on wife's new ride. This way detail is Free 99!!! Oh also the engine and exhaust too! Can't forget those. Tomato __________________ Life is Fragile, Handle with Prayer.
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05-06-2011, 10:35 AM	#1007
artifice Major 49 Rep 1,190 Posts Drives: 2008 E92 M3 Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: The Colony, TX iTrader: (0)	Carlos I thought I saw you getting on 635 but I had to exit luna on wed. I was trying to catch you before I hit luna but traffic was in my way. __________________ e92 M3 6MT, 18's, everything - Sold! e92 M3 Newer e92 335i 6MT - Wifey's with (stuff...) And.... Our daily beater, twinky truck .
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05-06-2011, 11:11 AM	#1009
Motastic Major 89 Rep 1,356 Posts Drives: E92 335! Join Date: Apr 2011 Location: Arlington, TX iTrader: (4)	So I wanna go to CC but some jakalope hit me in the parking lot and now i dont wanna go up there all scruffed up. anyways anyone http://www.e90post.com/forums/showth...49#post9539749
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05-06-2011, 04:44 PM	#1011
wuufer001 Colonel 401 Rep 2,348 Posts Drives: 2006 E90 M/T Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: DFW, TX//Taiwan//South Africa iTrader: (5) Garage List 2006 325i [9.34]	^Carlos, car will need a new detail soon __________________
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05-06-2011, 05:57 PM	#1012
RioGrandeValley Major 58 Rep 1,024 Posts Drives: E92/E90 Depends on Mood Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Irving, TX iTrader: (1)	^^^You got it Mikey^^^ I'm pretty sure not as much work needed on it like last time. Let me check it out whenever you have time. Free photo shoot again if you wish...complimentary of course! I've discovered a lot of better products too so outcome should be more interesting to say the least. Thx again for opportunity to work on your very beautiful ride. Tomato __________________ Life is Fragile, Handle with Prayer.
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