Recent content by 3002 tii

Tech inspection is pretty standard here. Some clubs like Porsche Club and BMW CCA will even point you to a list of pre-approved shops. And then on the morning of, you have to go through a lite inspection at the paddock where they do one final check on functioning brake lights, brake pad...

I've posted this before but the cheap generic $20 liners work fine. They're thinner and therefore less rigid compared to oem but they get the job done. And if you really want, you can double stack them although that makes the fitment little tougher.

One of these things where you can’t really know for sure if it works or not. Best case it does, worst case you burned few bucks on glorified snake oil. But I would not use this to remedy an oil leak if that’s what you’re asking.

Zimmerman plain face rotors are fine. Nice thing about FCP of course is the free lifetime replacement policy, though shipping rotors back can significantly eat into your savings. Most track day organizers will provide you a tech inspection sheet which will cover all the items that need to be...

In the past year I’ve come around to the idea of trailering the Z4. While car is still comfortable enough to drive to/from the track, the truth is trailering makes things a lot easier. For one, I limit wear n tear on the car. Two, I can run slicks or bring a 2nd set of tires. And three, in the...

Been a minute since my last update, but there just hasn’t been much opportunity to get on track. Barely got my car ready in time for my annual trip to Watkins Glen, where I’d see my friends, some of whom brought new toys, including a CTS-V BW, G80 M3 and 991.2 GT3. Like most race tracks with...

Just curious in the 12 years you owned the car how many times did you change the diff fluid?

1. Serviced the wiper motor 2. Finally managed to get all the air out of my brake lines on the 2nd flush attempt. 3. Fitting new tires for track duty

E85 M, depending on tire sizes yes. Fronts will likely require tad camber.

Got the rare opportunity to test out the new M2 Racing. What a fantastic race car. Stating the obvious but nothing comes close to a factory race car. The car didn’t have the fastest straight line speed but it was so well composed. You couldn’t tell it was 4 cylinder turbo. No lag, no heartsick...

Had the intermittent wiper issue where it would stop mid-way. Not fun discovering the issue during a rainstorm. Inspected the wiper motor out and cleaned off the excess grease, fingers crossed. And yes managed to break 2 clips from the cowl, one of which happens to be on the far end so the cowl...

For something that could be easily detached, lost, etc CF seems silly. Plus the plastic oe ones weigh nothing.

I couldn’t be bothered trimming the sides on the 2nd iteration either 🤣 Re exit tunnels, just make sure you have really good bracing (i.e. chassis mount). Re DRL, I tried a few but it’s either one of these 2, don’t recall where I landed but if I had to guess maybe the first...

I run both 18 and 19. All else equal (e.g. same tires and overall rolling diameter), no real downside imo. Potential cons: tires are more expensive, ride might be slightly harsher, brakes may look tad undersized. Yes 19s weigh more but so do 18” tires. So the weight difference isn’t all that...

I used cheap garden edging trim. Version 1 Version 2 (extended splitter)