W-w-w-w-w-WINGS every Thursday at 7:30pm?

[Bimmerman325i]

Pretty much all 89+ M20 cars that I've been in run maybe 1/3 from cold on the temp gauge. The radiator is the same as the E36 M3's radiator, and is way oversized for the m20. They all run silly cold.

[Roland H]

intriguing.

[blefevre]

I get 26mpg with a 4.10 LSD, and I've replaced the thermo already, no change. Shit just runs cool. The radiator is HUGE for a 2.5L 6cyl imo.

[Roland H]

if your engine is running cold, it's very likely the thermo is stuck open...

which means you're getting shitty gas mileage. Change that isht out!! (it's sooo easy:))

[Cloudbase]

I can only get my E30 to half temp if I floor it up I70 in 4th for a long, long time. Oh well, it will still get beat on. At the same time, the Jeep is always as hot as the suns core and it sees redline all the time and still runs like a champ.

Mine is the same way, but it's my thermostat stuck open (I think)...

[colorado_cabrio]

I don't normally drive my cars





but when I do, shit's on like donkey kong, brah.

this

[Bimmerman325i]

I don't normally drive my cars





but when I do, shit's on like donkey kong, brah.

[Roland H]

This, all win.

Gawd, again I wanted to strangle somebody on NAM (Mini board) talking about cheating engine death with lower than required octane rated fuel.
And I proud to red-line each and every one of my vehicles. Roland, take note!
I need to get back into school just to go play with 60in wheelbase racecars.

- Erik

I red line all of my vehicles...?*















*when I drive them.

[Bimmerman325i]

Good sir, the proof is in the pudding, as it were.

aka yup.

[blefevre]

I can only get my E30 to half temp if I floor it up I70 in 4th for a long, long time. Oh well, it will still get beat on. At the same time, the Jeep is always as hot as the suns core and it sees redline all the time and still runs like a champ.

[Bimmerman325i]

The octane isn't so much the issue, if you run lower octane the car will just pull timing. Mini owners complain about carbon buildup because they're too dumb to redline the motor so that it self-cleans.

It's funny, but motors that get beat on hard (when up to temp and other maintenance issues are looked after) tend to last longer and better than ones that were pansied about.

[blefevre]

The M20 scares me to redline it. It's loud.

And what do you mean?! If I buy shitty low-octane gas I can save 3 ENTIRE DOLLARS on gas!

[bluefox280]

Minis owners are mostly retarded
Drive car hard, no problems, drive scared, big problems
FSAE is WINcest

This, all win.

Gawd, again I wanted to strangle somebody on NAM (Mini board) talking about cheating engine death with lower than required octane rated fuel.
And I proud to red-line each and every one of my vehicles. Roland, take note!
I need to get back into school just to go play with 60in wheelbase racecars.

- Erik

[iamsam]

good luck w/ the project....

[Bimmerman325i]

haha. If I didn't have this one paid for already I sure would be. Been rethinking the doc and don't really see a reason why I need one, I want an MBA down the road more anyway.