Recent content by Claymore

Interesting. I thought the CDV was only fitted for the North American market. Definitely a pain in the ass and worth canning.

Would this require a remap?

There's the truth of it. Most people will never truly reach the performance limit of this car in stock form.

I'd be interested too, even with the exchange rate considerations.

They work fine with a proper harness.

Ayup. Granite counters and all-new appliances within a month.

It's like buying a new refrigerator - pretty soon you've done the entire kitchen (ask me how I know this).

How many miles on it? Could be the flex disc/guibo.

I came very close to buying a 997 before I bought my coupe (in fact I bought the coupe at a Porsche dealership), but was scared off by the lack of engine access. I like to do my own wrenching when I can, and everything about the Porsche screams "don't even think about it, junior".

Bridgestone RE-11 or Michelin Pilot Supersport XL. I ran the Bridgestones on my Mini track car; unfortunately I can't find the correct size for the M Coupe rear wheels here in the US. The Michelins were a HUGE improvement over the OEM Continentals.

Interesting - I thought that was a US-only feature. I drilled mine out as well, seems to help a bit on the track.

And another new member here! Here's the car: http://www.bmwmregistry.com/detail.php?id=9607

I suppose I've been lucky - 66K miles and never had to adjust the valves, and I take it to the track 4-5 times a year. In fact I just had my mechanic check them (while he was replacing the VANOS - another horror story) and they were well within tolerances.