Bartron

Hey guys, thought I'd start this thread where you can post random stuff you've done to or with your ride. Could be a neat place for ideas of what others are doing...

Bartron

I drove to work in this




Hopefully I can make it back home..

Not exactly the best first day to try these new Pagid RS29's I got put on yesterday.

Stephen Ayers

Heading to COTA this weekend so the car has received the full treatment over the past 2 weeks:
Alekshop harness bar
Recado race seats
6 point belts
AIM Smartycam mount
New front rotors + pads (endless ME20)
New Pirelli Trofeo R's
Alignment
Corner balance
Oil change
Air filter

levd

I ordered 4L of Mobil1 0W-40 for feeding this beast. It needs 0.5L oil injection with every second tank of petrol.

Also scheduled a whole day on track with excellent instructor next weekend. There will be instructor, friend of mine with his GT3 and me with mine. Looking forward for getting smarter.

rockitman

I washed, waxed the car for the first time and Regexed my wheels.

Jimmy-D

Had the 3.8 plates taken off wing and being custom painted high gloss black the 3 & 8 and the dot in red. Will be picking them up either tomorrow or Friday

shapiroeric

Hit almost 9K RPM's a few times.....doesn't get any better than that

mqandil

Are these the cup tires on your car? Or do you have winter tires installed. Mark

KMKCMT

damn!

KMKCMT

I took mine to the car wash today considering we're not supposed to wash cars at home now due to drought...
Weird weather calls for rain tomorrow, so the old Bimmer is getting warmed up tomorrow..

FORENN

Good for you and great shot!

Bartron

Cups. Spring here still means morning at or below freezing temps with occasional wet snow days. If you drive like a granny, the cups aren't bad in the cold. The snow was wet so just light slush on the road. If it started to accumulate on the roads I'd have been done for. Brother in law borrowing my truck, otherwise I would not have been so brave!

Got me thinking if lots of negative camber helps with hydro-planing...

xliang

GMG roll bar - in RY
full front clear bra - hood, bumper and fenders
Nav-tv rear camera
Oil change at 1800km - after first track day
window tint - 30% and 80% front

mqandil

I hear you. I grew up in Ontario so I am well aware of the wonderful spring. The cups are really useless in these cold wet, slushy conditions. I am glad you made it back safely to your home.

As for the negative camber I am not really sure it helps with hydroplaning. I heard this argument before where some think because of the tire smaller print as it sits on outter edge, it can slice through water easier. Not sure if any of these theories or speculations have any merits. Hydroplaning resistance is mainly a tire function & it's design and I guess the camber may effect it ever slightly but I would think it is a negligible effect. You would have a better shot of getting improved hydroplaning resistance with higher tire pressures for a given tire than any other adjustment. Mark

Bartron

Track Day!

Picking coffee up before the day...





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