just picked up a new ride

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Jun 30, 2005 | 01:02 AM

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adrian

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Originally Posted by NZO

Thats nice but my statement remains. Even the most experienced drivers sometimes make mistakes.

and i have... theres no shame in it... if you race or do stupid things onthe street you can damage or totaly wreck your car. btw i have never had an acident that was due to my "mistake" in driving...

Jun 30, 2005 | 01:07 AM

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knock on wood... congrats on the new ride!

Jun 30, 2005 | 09:32 AM

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nice...speaking of nice m3's. I saw an e30 in sf on monday. Holy crap. Insanely clean. Black. Dope as hell...one of the nicest I've ever seen and it was just....pretty much stock or bmw hope up.

Jun 30, 2005 | 09:34 AM

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Zoeb2s

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Originally Posted by Lurk

Sorry to hijack, but since you're a BMW tech, I was wondering where does one hook up the E39 M5 in the front if you were to strap it down on the dyno? The control arm and the aluminum bar behind the control arm both have stickers that say "do not hook or pull".

TIA.

How are you going to be dynoing that car?

Those cars have speed sensors in each wheel iirc and if they the rear wheels are moving faster then the front wheels I think it will throw something off.

not 100% sure but i'm pretty sure i've read that somewhere.