Forum: Main Message Centre
19-01-2014, 06:33 PM
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Replies: 33
Views: 2,888
Hi,
Quote- ''Your science is flawed...
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Hi,
Quote- ''Your science is flawed...
Drag is drag, the calculations are
just pure calcs as such, if you have
a warmer day, tyre drag is higher,
if you have a warm day and full tank
drag...
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Forum: Main Message Centre
19-01-2014, 01:19 PM
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Replies: 33
Views: 2,888
Hi,
Quote- ''7000rpm in 6th (0.83) on...
Hi,
Quote- ''7000rpm in 6th (0.83) on standard final drive 3.64 and 265/30 x 19 tyres = 174mph true speed and would be 181mph with the 35 profile tyre (so no science defiance]
So no drag ?
...
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Forum: Technical Area
19-01-2014, 11:11 AM
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Replies: 144
Views: 18,995
Hi,
Quote, ''Gorilla could exhaust gas temps...
Hi,
Quote, ''Gorilla could exhaust gas temps cause a problem at WOT?''
For sure, as Mr Lawsy says you do not want
it, but if I am correct I think Shimmy was/is
running std Map etc.
As a...
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Forum: Main Message Centre
18-01-2014, 05:18 PM
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Replies: 33
Views: 2,888
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Forum: Technical Area
18-01-2014, 02:11 PM
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Replies: 144
Views: 18,995
Hi,
Quote - ''...US car in California have...
Hi,
Quote - ''...US car in California have same issues and I doubt they run any antifreeze....''
I doubt they do also but that's the point
as anti freeze has a higher boiling
point than...
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Forum: Main Message Centre
18-01-2014, 11:52 AM
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Replies: 33
Views: 2,888
Hi,
If you do the Maths then based
on 7000...
Hi,
If you do the Maths then based
on 7000 rpm in 6th which
would be very hard to achieve,
std Diff Ratio 3.64 and o/a diam
of wheel tyre say 614mm [265 35 19]
then if your doing over 170...
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Forum: Technical Area
18-01-2014, 11:08 AM
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Replies: 144
Views: 18,995
Hi,
Shimmy- in regard to the ''running hot''...
Hi,
Shimmy- in regard to the ''running hot'' which
if I am correct was at Spa ? where cars with
almost identical set ups, in respect of Cooling,
was that some Cars after several laps and with...
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Forum: Technical Area
17-01-2014, 02:11 PM
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Replies: 144
Views: 18,995
Hi Shane,
I have a S54 CSL cylinder Head...
Hi Shane,
I have a S54 CSL cylinder Head here
which was taken off an engine where
Water / Meth injection had been run for
around 12-16 months.
[not by me]
I purchased the engine for the...
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Forum: Technical Area
17-01-2014, 01:39 PM
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Replies: 144
Views: 18,995
Hi,
Mr. Lawsy please tell me that your not...
Hi,
Mr. Lawsy please tell me that your not going
to run a Water / Meth injection system on
the S54.
The S54 cylinedr head for what ever reason is
prone to corrosion pitting which can occur...
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Forum: Technical Area
17-01-2014, 10:37 AM
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Replies: 144
Views: 18,995
Hi,
Quote- ''I've never seen you mention...
Hi,
Quote- ''I've never seen you mention doing any track days with the car and I would have thought such a recognisable car would get photographed a lot.''
Less is more MikeR, but why would...
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Forum: Technical Area
16-01-2014, 09:35 PM
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Replies: 144
Views: 18,995
Hi,
Quote- '' However, the proof is in the...
Hi,
Quote- '' However, the proof is in the pudding, as reading between the lines, this is how you are HOPING it will work, as it seems you haven't proved that yet.
See there you go again with...
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Forum: Technical Area
16-01-2014, 03:18 PM
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Replies: 144
Views: 18,995
Hi,
Quote - '' If you're using the same feed...
Hi,
Quote - '' If you're using the same feed as the OE item for your water cooled Mocal item, which as stated limits the amount of oil it allows to flow past it, then surely your cooling method...
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Forum: Technical Area
16-01-2014, 02:43 PM
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Replies: 144
Views: 18,995
Hi Lawsy,
Not sure how.
55 degree water...
Hi Lawsy,
Not sure how.
55 degree water stat is so that the
water path / cycle opens and stays open and so the thermosat [std one]
is unable to fluctutate, once open it stays open to
ensure...
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Forum: Technical Area
16-01-2014, 10:33 AM
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Replies: 144
Views: 18,995
Hi.
Quote - '' The way it works on the S54...
Hi.
Quote - '' The way it works on the S54 engine is that it doesn't release all the oil through the cooler when it gets hot, so this is why you get excessive oil temps on track, as the oil cooler...
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Forum: Technical Area
16-01-2014, 12:15 AM
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Replies: 144
Views: 18,995
Hi,
Quote- ''...What they do is remove the...
Hi,
Quote- ''...What they do is remove the thermostatic valve in the oil filter housing allowing the oil to circulate round the cooler at a cooler temperature''
Not following your logic here at...
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Forum: Technical Area
09-01-2014, 11:15 AM
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Replies: 86
Views: 12,732
Hi,
Quote[ ''As for talks about moisture and...
Hi,
Quote[ ''As for talks about moisture and rust from the epoxy ... seriously learn a bit of chemistry people. If that was the case then expect all our carbon roof ridges to all rust to...
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Forum: Technical Area
07-01-2014, 10:23 AM
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Replies: 86
Views: 12,732
Hi,
Yes, Bending and Shear are two...
Hi,
Yes, Bending and Shear are two different
load / Stress factors, but the 'bolt head' that holds
the subframe to its fixing point is approx 60mm
down from where the bolt is secured [depth...
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Forum: Technical Area
06-01-2014, 07:05 PM
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Replies: 86
Views: 12,732
Hi,
Here are the pics taken which show
the...
Hi,
Here are the pics taken which show
the metal tube that is welded in to
the bottom of the boot floor where the
subframe bushes sits against and the
middle section of the 3 sheet layers.
...
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Forum: Technical Area
06-01-2014, 03:47 PM
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Replies: 49
Views: 5,322
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Forum: Technical Area
06-01-2014, 09:58 AM
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Replies: 86
Views: 12,732
Hi,
Alx- I do not have pics of what I am ...
Hi,
Alx- I do not have pics of what I am
suggesting only the direction I have
gone, which is far away from stock/std.
There are several ways the rear subframe
/ subframe mounts can be...
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Forum: Technical Area
04-01-2014, 04:18 PM
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Replies: 6
Views: 1,356
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Forum: Technical Area
04-01-2014, 01:15 PM
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Replies: 86
Views: 12,732
Hi,
AlexGTT- I think you could achieve the ...
Hi,
AlexGTT- I think you could achieve the
same results with less work.
On a Car that has not suffered any metal
fatigue then a 12.9 HT Bolt that has a fixing
point on the top when bolted up...
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Forum: General M-Car Discussion
04-01-2014, 10:49 AM
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Replies: 2
Views: 609
Hi,
See ''World Series'' is not really...
Hi,
See ''World Series'' is not really correct is it !!!
First you'd like to rewrite History ''Hollywood style''
alleging that the Yanks cracked Ingma [sic] and now
its the Siemens DME Code...
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Forum: Technical Area
04-01-2014, 12:26 AM
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Replies: 86
Views: 12,732
Hi,
I was under the impression that the work...
Hi,
I was under the impression that the work
relating to the ''design flaw'' was / is being
carried out as act of ''Goodwill'' and that
BMW introduced a self imposed deadline
for their own...
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Forum: Technical Area
29-12-2013, 01:33 PM
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Replies: 80
Views: 11,493
Hi,
The other Big aspect is personal driving...
Hi,
The other Big aspect is personal driving
styles, one likes what another dislikes and so
on.
I personally like a Car with Oversteer dialled
in at the start so the deeper in you go,
the...
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