NOR-CAL General Chat.

[oliver.r]

Hey Oliver, are you planning on using the M42's cat-conv in your 2002?

NOPE. told Simon i dont need them

[Steven]

I think I'm having no cultch cylinder problems again. My clutch isn't biting except after I pump it up if that make sense. It just seems to bottom out and doesn't want to go in or out of gears. The thing that trips me up is that I just changed my clutch cylinder sub 1k ago. Could it be that air got in some how or my brake master is gone? Or do I just need to replace my clutch mast again?

[2mAn]

it's a 74 he doesn't need to

2man i'm back in SF tomorrow night, can pick up your fenders on Saturday if DK can't make it happen

thanks Dmitry, Jason (DK) got them for me today!

NOPE. told Simon i dont need them

STRAIGHT PIPE BRO!!! :rofl:

[Bimmerman325i]

who also has the only E36 I would want. Quickly went through your thread... and .... wow. Im very jealous of your setup, that car will be a beast on the track too.

I really need to finish getting mine BAR legal. Stupid cosmetic issues...

Thanks!! The car is indeed a beast. Aiming for another track day at Thunderhill in March.

What's the issue for BAR?

[Bimmerman325i]

Dyno update!

San Jose place fell through.

Found another place in Sonoma (actually AT Sonoma) that would be happy to do a dyno day if I can give them a rather firm head count. I don't know the date, so keep that in mind. It is a two wheel dyno as best I can tell, so awd is SOL.

Max charge is $80 for three pulls and AFR data, to cover their time (1/2 hr) to run and set up the car. If we get more than three people the cost will go down per car, as the operators will pull in additional support staff and techs to increase car throughput. I'm not sure how the cost reduction would go, but budget $80 and be pleasantly surprised.

They are willing to entertain the idea of a weekend event IF we have sufficient cars.

This is their website: http://www.tfbperformance.com/

What I need from y'all is to confirm or deny interest at the $80 pricepoint, and what your availability is (weekend only, weekday, either, only on the third blue moon following a red sunrise under the cancer zodiac on pluto, etc), and number of cars you'd like to dyno EACH at the $80 cost. Remember, the more cars we get, the cheaper it will be.

So:

1) Bimmerman325i: YES INTEREST -- 1 Car (RWD) -- either weekend OR weekday
2) ????

[2mAn]

Thanks!! The car is indeed a beast. Aiming for another track day at Thunderhill in March.

What's the issue for BAR?

I need the proper tune. Im currently using a Tuner Motorsports Tune for a S50 with 21.5# Injectors on the 413 ECU. I have a M52 with S52 cams and the 21.5# injectors so I thought this would be close enough, but I didnt pass the 25mph test. Passed everything else. Im in contact with SSSquid to see if he can help, but I might just get a TRM chip instead.

Dyno update!

San Jose place fell through.

Found another place in Sonoma (actually AT Sonoma) that would be happy to do a dyno day if I can give them a rather firm head count. I don't know the date, so keep that in mind. It is a two wheel dyno as best I can tell, so awd is SOL.

Max charge is $80 for three pulls and AFR data, to cover their time (1/2 hr) to run and set up the car. If we get more than three people the cost will go down per car, as the operators will pull in additional support staff and techs to increase car throughput. I'm not sure how the cost reduction would go, but budget $80 and be pleasantly surprised.

What I am getting clarification on is IF we get enough people interested CAN we set up a dyno day on a weekend, or would this be a weekday thing. As that is likely a deal breaker for many/most, but will likely depend on the number of cars, please respond anyway.

This is their website: http://www.tfbperformance.com/

What I need from y'all is to confirm or deny interest at the $80 pricepoint, and what your availability is (weekend only, weekday, either, only on the third blue moon following a red sunrise under the cancer zodiac on pluto, etc), and number of cars you'd like to dyno EACH at the $80 cost. Remember, the more cars we get, the cheaper it will be.

So:

1) Bimmerman325i: YES INTEREST -- 1 Car (RWD) -- either weekend OR weekday
2) ????

I dyno'd my E30 there a little over a year ago. Good guys! I cant commit until I know the date unfortunately :( but I could be a plus 1 once the date is in place

[Toodaloo]

NOR-CAL General Chat.

You're at JC now--what engineering classes and projects have you worked on? I didn't care for engineering for the first couple years of classwork courses, but loved the project courses.



I would also strongly disagree with your salary vs company size argument. If you're a mediocre engineer, you will get paid crap no matter where you are. If you're talented, you'll be well compensated, especially at a startup if your skills and expertise fill a missing void. If you're just one of a hundred people titled 'Pipeline Engineer I' you're a replaceable cog in a cubicle, and you will be paid accordingly. I've found the trend follows a bell curve. The tiny and largest companies either can't afford to pay you more or don't care whether you work for them, so they provide a lower salary, with a bell curve distribution of pay vs size in between the extremes.



Take entrepreneurship courses during engineering school! You don't need a business degree, and if you think about it, who will a startup hire to help get whiz-bang disruptive buzzword hashtag product out the door? The guy with the technical expertise in the area of interest, or some business guy who knows which end of the wrench to hold, but no design/analysis skills?



The point is: don't aim to be a mediocre engineer. You're absolutely right in that you need to distinguish yourself to get the cool jobs, so learn the skills, do the projects, and excel academically (this is not negotiable) to get the job you want and avoid cubicle hell. Also, work part time during school at actual engineering companies to gain experience to avoid the training wheel entry level jobs.



-engineer with a cool job who also screens and hires people

Thanks for the insight and advice!

[Bimmerman325i]

Dyno guy said he's up for a weekend, pending sufficient cars, but the sooner we can do it the better since race season starts soon.

[Cabriolet]

David, you need an e30 man. it's time for the slow life.

[Bimmerman325i]

David, you need an e30 man. it's time for the slow life.

Yup, it's been a while since I had one. Kinda want to do a stroker/cam/itb iX or touring.

Maybe someday.

[decay]

it's a 74 he doesn't need to

yeah, i know, but i thought he might want to, or at least didn't want to promise the cat to someone else without checking in with him.

[2mAn]

Dyno guy said he's up for a weekend, pending sufficient cars, but the sooner we can do it the better since race season starts soon.

Feb - you- airy SIX, feb - you -airy 6 !!! Im up that weekend already.

Yup, it's been a while since I had one. Kinda want to do a stroker/cam/itb iX or touring.

Maybe someday.

My buddy Cheuk is selling his Lachs iX coupe. His add is up in the PNW forum. Its a great car hes taken good care of. Just needs a new owner with fresh passion. I knew this would happen to him when he bought his E39 M5

[Bimmerman325i]

Feb - you- airy SIX, feb - you -airy 6 !!! Im up that weekend already.

Righto, adding to the list.

Feb 6 works for me too, anyone else?

My buddy Cheuk is selling his Lachs iX coupe. His add is up in the PNW forum. Its a great car hes taken good care of. Just needs a new owner with fresh passion. I knew this would happen to him when he bought his E39 M5

Gah...if I wasn't trying to do cams and a 6spd/diff on the red car I'd be all over that!

[dadsbmw]

Im interested in the dyno but I'd need something farther out. Car I want to dyno isnt running currently...

[Bimmerman325i]

Who is available Feb 6 for dyno? Budget max $80 for three pulls with AFR, possibly less (depends on number of participants). Location is at Sonoma Raceway in...Sonoma.

Copy paste this list and add yourself!

Dyno update!

1) Bimmerman325i: YES INTEREST -- 1 Car (RWD) -- either weekend OR weekday
2) 2mAn: YES INTEREST -- 1 Car (RWD) -- Weekend of Feb 6
3) ???