NOR-CAL General Chat.

[Cabriolet]

yeah last meet was a blast.


what do you guys think about using a generic cat in my e21?

flowmaster has one i can pick up for like 100 and then probably have installed for like 60-100

this is your only option. you cant get stock.

[Pantless Spency]

welp hope fully it works lol

[JinormusJ]

Didn't the smog year get bumped to like... Mid 80s? Around like 84 or something

Or we're they trying to pass a law that bumps it?


EDIT:
1981 and it hasn't been passed yet

[kronus]

it got rejected, I think, so even worse than not passed yet.

[Pantless Spency]

they should bump it...

but i have an 83

[bastianshaw]

Where do I get convertable rear headrest mounts?

I think the brackets from a sedan w rear headrests will work

[bastianshaw]

wow ac nice! lol You should have stopped by our shop for a fill up its only like 30-40 bucks to fully fill the e30 (your price) lol


I don't think I even had a car w working ac yet..... sux lol (10-15cars later)

we talking r12 here?

[kronus]

they should bump it...

but i have an 83

get this: http://sfbay.craigslist.org/nby/cto/3999451637.html

[Pantless Spency]

Damn. I wish....

I would just want all the s parts lol and the cat

[Cabriolet]

i just replaced the soft AC lines and the dryer on my mtech, then filled with R134a and oil. omg is it cold. the lines are expensive but so worth it.

[YosemiteSam]

So now that my car is in halfway decent shape I'd like to do some autocrossing. I figure I should check out the BMWCCA, but are there any other autocrossing groups I should check out for the south bay?

[Cabriolet]

So now that my car is in halfway decent shape I'd like to do some autocrossing. I figure I should check out the BMWCCA, but are there any other autocrossing groups I should check out for the south bay?

DONT. autox cost me $1000s in repairs. and your engine should be doing that.
i broke a driveshaft, 2 wheel bearings, a slave cylinder, a fuel pump and it eats through brakes, tires, clutch and others.

[Pantless Spency]

That's some silly advice.

[kronus]

DONT. autox cost me $1000s in repairs. and your engine should be doing that.
i broke a driveshaft, 2 wheel bearings, a slave cylinder, a fuel pump and it eats through brakes, tires, clutch and others.

how the heck did you manage to break a driveshaft and two wheel bearings autocrossing?

[BlackbirdM3]

So now that my car is in halfway decent shape I'd like to do some autocrossing. I figure I should check out the BMWCCA, but are there any other autocrossing groups I should check out for the south bay?

Come out and run with NORCAL UFO. We have our acts together with minimal amounts of standing around waiting for things to get going. If your car is solid, you should have no issues. If there is an issue, you might find it sooner than you think. I ran my M3 for first half the season last year, no issues whatsoever. I've done several autoX schools, one of which between a friend and I, put over 100 runs on the car in a day. If you are eating brakes, you are using the brakes too much. There shouldn't be any wear on the clutch since you generally shift only once right at the start. Eating through tires depends on where you are running. Street tire will last for a very long time. R compounds run out of heat cycles before they cord (unless you are using the brakes too much and locking the brakes up.)

I've been autocrossing since 2005, all the parts I've broken would have broken anyway, and they have all been 40+ years old. Yes, racing can be hard on parts, but if the car is solid, you won't have any issues. If you do have a weakness, it will eventually show up. Either way said part will need to be replaced at some point. Don't be scared, come on out.

I'm instructing at an autoX school at Sears Point Sept 21 (its a saturday) tons of seat time. PM me if you are interested in attending.

Will