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I no longer have the Z4M! That's why I've been searching for a perfect one, but it would also mean getting rid of one of my other cars

I highly advise against RAID0 with SSD's especially for the system drive. Why? Because you are cutting in half the time to failure (all drives fail, it's an inevitability), you are reducing useable space (you will have a lot of blocks that are only partially filled), any trouble with one drive...

insulated inlet piping, etc etc (GT770+) is making 668awhp and 623awtq, and it will hit 177mph before touching the pedal controlling those beautiful PCCB binders; and that's without pushing hard enough that you utilize the extra 800ft "run-off". On a less extreme side of things, my 328Ci...

Funny enough, this popped up just as I've been thinking about getting another Z4M, but for use as a dedicated track car. I had a beautiful Alpine White over Imola Red '06 6MT that I owned from 22k to 69k, and I miss the car more so than justaabout anything else I've sold. Regarding problems...

The above poster put it better (efficiency), but still, I believe that if you have to kill someone, it should be as quickly and humanely as possible. Why make them suffer? I just think that when talking self defense, it's too often put in people's minds that the person you're shooting isn't a...

I have always carried semi-autos, and maybe it's because I grew up with them or something, but even the inherent reliability of a revolver doesn't offset the fact that 6 rounds is not what I consider adequate for "meeting any threat". Plus, I have trained and competed exclusively with semi's...

I am deathly allergic to sludge (it makes me feel sick, lol), and I have had good results using 15-20 percent MMO in the crank, but I only do it in the Winter and in my non-BMW's (I am not risking a problem with such expensive motors, regardless of how small the risk may be). That includes the...

I would be at the scrapyard looking for a mint (ish) Modular 5.4L V8, which can easily fit inside what is one of the largest/roomiest engine bays I've worked in. Seen some wicked, wicked sleepers, and it seems like the guaranteed recipe for making a 2.5 ton car haul, is a 5.4 w the GT40 heads...

I used their spun hi-flo cats for a while in place of a pair of resonators on my 328Ci post supercharger install and I was quite pleasedwwith them. They only cost me a handful of HP, only noticeable on a dyno, and significantly out flowed the stock Euro cats while keeping emissions well within...

I am even more ADD when it comes to firearms than I am with cars, to theppoint that I went tthrough 18 different AR15 pattern rifles (13 being SBR's, 10.1-12.8") in a year, and aside from a 300BLK 11.4" suppressed Noveske that I stillhhave, not a single other rifle lasted for more than 60 days...

This is my OPINION based on my experience with the M5x series engines, from daily driver duty to full on track cars, and most somewhere in between. I do have an '01 325i 5MT/ZSP European Delivery with, as of yesterday, 178,922 miles on it and completely original engine (head/block/internals)...

Actually, with an automatic you will still burn gas, it's a manual where the engine cuts fuel. The torque converter is not able to function as a clutch in this regar. YYou will still get better fuel economy by not being on the gas, but the engine is still essentially idling. Unless this has...

I absolutely love inline 6's! You can probably guess from my signature, lol. The only better engine, IMO, is a Ferrari V12, and

Funny enough, all my BMW's get better economy when driving around 75 then any other speed. I agree with the post about payingat tention to traffic and not your exact speed. The whole hypermiling thing is dangerous, it is an absolutely guaranteed way to make everyone else on the road think you...

While I have become a convert to the Church of Lysholm, lol, I have had a number of centrifugal SC setups on various cars. The only ways I would really be hesitant to do anything would be if the impeller blades are ceramic, or if the blower has a known issue with the bearing. Otherwise, I...

All mine have been Hengst.

Fair points all around.

I was saying, in the quoted section, that the only likely noticeable benefit for the average person is FEWER trips to the shop, as a result of the longer possibleOCI. I cconsider the no sludge aspect to be important as well, but not necessarily noticeable.

Mixing is actually recommended by a number of high end tuners specific to BMW, but while it is mostly in regards to reducing the chatter from a lightweight flywheel, it's also indicated for more consistent year round use.

Just to be clear, I am referencing primarily my built 328, which is blueprinted to thetightest end of factory tolerance specs. A cursory glance shows that to be a very significant amount "tighter" than MOST big blocks. Also, the stresses that a dual VANOS system w hydraulic lifters puts on an...