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max225 wrote: Wed Sep 18, 2019 12:52 pm
CaleDeRoo wrote: Wed Sep 18, 2019 12:52 pm

What is that, 400 miles in regular sized car speak?
About right. :lol:
I probably would have done the same. I day dream about driving this thing
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max225 wrote: Wed Sep 18, 2019 12:52 pm
CaleDeRoo wrote: Wed Sep 18, 2019 12:52 pm

What is that, 400 miles in regular sized car speak?
About right. :lol:
In 1000mi you've done 498 more car lengths in the mini vs the M3


Maybe. My math might be FUBAR
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D Griff wrote: Wed Sep 18, 2019 12:22 pm
max225 wrote: Wed Sep 18, 2019 12:20 pm

There are a ton of people that "tune" these... and there already have been a lot of reported issues. A few mini guys popped their engines because of "shitty cali 91" :yeahok:

But no big deal i am sure it was WORTH IT. :lol:
The way I see it is like going to a whore house and rawdogging whoever you like, chances are you're fine, but chances are you may get a little gift that lasts a lifetime.
:notwrong: analogy :lolol:

It's fun while yer in it brah!
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max225 wrote: Wed Sep 18, 2019 12:20 pm
D Griff wrote: Wed Sep 18, 2019 12:16 pm

:word:

It's a bit tempting as the N20 has some pretty cool tuning options... but I'm really trying to resist temptation, they are stout from the factory (particularly in the > 189 hp forms).
There are a ton of people that "tune" these... and there already have been a lot of reported issues. A few mini guys popped their engines because of "shitty cali 91" :yeahok:

But no big deal i am sure it was WORTH IT. :lol:
The way I see it is like going to a whore house and rawdogging whoever you like, chances are you're fine, but chances are you may get a little gift that lasts a lifetime.
Doesn't tuning companies makes file that compatible to octanes, so technically I see no excuse from it.
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MexicanYarisTK wrote: Wed Sep 18, 2019 7:22 pm
max225 wrote: Wed Sep 18, 2019 12:20 pm

There are a ton of people that "tune" these... and there already have been a lot of reported issues. A few mini guys popped their engines because of "shitty cali 91" :yeahok:

But no big deal i am sure it was WORTH IT. :lol:
The way I see it is like going to a whore house and rawdogging whoever you like, chances are you're fine, but chances are you may get a little gift that lasts a lifetime.
Doesn't tuning companies makes file that compatible to octanes, so technically I see no excuse from it.
Yea but ... MOAR POWER ON 93 BRUH.
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max225 wrote: Wed Sep 18, 2019 7:32 pm
MexicanYarisTK wrote: Wed Sep 18, 2019 7:22 pm

Doesn't tuning companies makes file that compatible to octanes, so technically I see no excuse from it.
Yea but ... MOAR POWER ON 93 BRUH.
lol good luck with these guys, not my problem :aintcare:
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D Griff wrote: Wed Sep 18, 2019 12:16 pm
max225 wrote: Wed Sep 18, 2019 11:19 am I also don’t trust tunes on this car. It’s factory tuned, and it is expansive. For example in sport the car idles at 1000rpm vs 780, it also sends more fuel down the exhaust so that’s it “explodes” and pops. That’s engaged with a flip of a switch.

These are pretty low production vehicles I don’t trust the aftermarket to have done even 1% of the work the oem did on designing and tuning this car.

Remus charges $2500 for the same exhaust, so I’m sure a cheapo tune will cut corners and make my car worse in some way, unless it costs somewhere closer to 3-5k , at which point no one will buy it
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It's a bit tempting as the N20 has some pretty cool tuning options... but I'm really trying to resist temptation, they are stout from the factory (particularly in the > 189 hp forms).
I ran stage 1 on the 320 for 3 years with zero problems and have passed the 3 year mark in the 328 with JB+ and again, no issues. You're not pushing much above stock and anyway, the only thing you might be looking at is the plastic charge pipe failing and they make more robust aftermarket CP's like this one

https://x-ph.com/evolution-racewerks-n2 ... rge-pipes/

Other than that, the things that fail on the n20 fail on stock cars anyway like water pumps, leaking valve cover gaskets and timing chain etc. Lots of bros run JB4 on the 328 which is pretty balls fast but I don't really want to push it

Max, post vid clip of Armenian street racing bro exhaust when you're done. I strongly considering M sport exhaust but am afraid even that will be too much. Supposedly it is really mild.. Can be had for like $900
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McQueenBalls wrote: Tue Sep 24, 2019 4:38 pm
D Griff wrote: Wed Sep 18, 2019 12:16 pm

:word:

It's a bit tempting as the N20 has some pretty cool tuning options... but I'm really trying to resist temptation, they are stout from the factory (particularly in the > 189 hp forms).
I ran stage 1 on the 320 for 3 years with zero problems and have passed the 3 year mark in the 328 with JB+ and again, no issues. You're not pushing much above stock and anyway, the only thing you might be looking at is the plastic charge pipe failing and they make more robust aftermarket CP's like this one

https://x-ph.com/evolution-racewerks-n2 ... rge-pipes/

Other than that, the things that fail on the n20 fail on stock cars anyway like water pumps, leaking valve cover gaskets and timing chain etc. Lots of bros run JB4 on the 328 which is pretty balls fast but I don't really want to push it

Max, post vid clip of Armenian street racing bro exhaust when you're done. I strongly considering M sport exhaust but am afraid even that will be too much. Supposedly it is really mild.. Can be had for like $900
Well they will sound nothing alike... because of a plethora of differences.

I was hoping to install it this friday... but i am :notsure: now since I have a ton of work to catch up on, post my trip. ugh... life...


Also 3rd gas tank...
27.3 MPG
27.7 mpg
27.5 mpg

While not great... not bad... I seriously don't understand the gas tank size... car stated 30 miles left... I got 11 gallons in.. that/s .6 gallons... that's 15 miles at most. :wtf:
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thats not bad, 27. whats your city/hwy mix?

btw, how many miles do you drive per year roughly?
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McQueenBalls wrote: Thu Sep 26, 2019 12:42 am thats not bad, 27. whats your city/hwy mix?

btw, how many miles do you drive per year roughly?
15k
50/50 but this is dependent on location, people in Wisconsin think going 45 for 10 miles with one stoplight To church is city miles.
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max225 wrote:Image

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And you crossed out your license plate. :impressive:

Weren't you one of the guys saying that's stupid?

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max225 wrote:Image

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And you crossed out your license plate. :impressive:

Weren't you one of the guys saying that's stupid?

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And you crossed out your license plate. :impressive:

Weren't you one of the guys saying that's stupid?

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max225 wrote: Thu Sep 26, 2019 1:15 pm
Gberg2119 wrote: Thu Sep 26, 2019 1:10 pm

And you crossed out your license plate. :impressive:

Weren't you one of the guys saying that's stupid?

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I was fking waiting for you guys to notice... FINALLY! Jesus.
How are you going to lift it?
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Desertbreh wrote: Thu Sep 26, 2019 2:03 pm
max225 wrote: Thu Sep 26, 2019 1:15 pm
I was fking waiting for you guys to notice... FINALLY! Jesus.
How are you going to lift it?
One side... put on jacks, other side... put on jacks ... :iono: Ghetto fab
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Why take the effort to block out the license plate? Anyone can see you driving the car at any time with plate fully visible (which is the law).
Desertbreh wrote: Tue Oct 10, 2017 6:40 pm My guess would be that Chris took some time off because he has read the dialogue on this page 1,345 times and decided to spend some of his free time doing something besides beating a horse to death.
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Detroit wrote: Thu Sep 26, 2019 2:40 pm Why take the effort to block out the license plate? Anyone can see you driving the car at any time with plate fully visible (which is the law).
I did it for you guys :( since I thought it would be funny :oops:
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max225 wrote: Thu Sep 26, 2019 2:42 pm
Detroit wrote: Thu Sep 26, 2019 2:40 pm Why take the effort to block out the license plate? Anyone can see you driving the car at any time with plate fully visible (which is the law).
I did it for you guys :( since I thought it would be funny :oops:
:iswydt: :mahman:
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Detroit wrote: Thu Sep 26, 2019 2:40 pm Why take the effort to block out the license plate? Anyone can see you driving the car at any time with plate fully visible (which is the law).
Such effort. Such Soviet :wub:
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So aren't you supposed to be looking for $1.5M homes, planning a wedding and looking at plans for a nursery for your Sino-Russian crotchfruit?

Yet here you are. Laying on the concrete in an Eastbay garage installing exotic fartcania on your Clowncar. Way to wave the middle finger at adulting, Maximillian Zhukov.
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Johnny_P wrote: Thu Feb 09, 2023 3:21 pm Earn it and burn it, Val.
max225 wrote: Mon May 01, 2023 5:35 pm Yes it's a cool car. But prepare the lube/sawdust.
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Desertbreh wrote: Thu Sep 26, 2019 7:15 pm
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So aren't you supposed to be looking for $1.5M homes, planning a wedding and looking at plans for a nursery for your Sino-Russian crotchfruit?

Yet here you are. Laying on the concrete in an Eastbay garage installing exotic fartcania on your Clowncar. Way to wave the middle finger at adulting, Maximillian Zhukov.
Wedding is going to be done with 6 people for no money at all. She :aintcare: we went over this. No planning nothing.

1.5M homes ain’t happening because we ain’t married yet and prop values are projected to decrease over the next 12-18 months so we have nothing to lose by waiting.

This clown car is costing me 1/2 of what the Kamry cost me to operate. So yes it is adulting believe it or not. I’m hoping the exhaust will bring the “fun” level to m3 status.

And I’m installing it are my friends POS 923 sq foot house in San Jose. So I have to figure out a way to drive two sets of exhausts that can barely carry me

And you don’t wanna know what I have planned for next Wednesday.
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max225 wrote: Thu Sep 26, 2019 7:28 pm
Desertbreh wrote: Thu Sep 26, 2019 7:15 pm

So aren't you supposed to be looking for $1.5M homes, planning a wedding and looking at plans for a nursery for your Sino-Russian crotchfruit?

Yet here you are. Laying on the concrete in an Eastbay garage installing exotic fartcania on your Clowncar. Way to wave the middle finger at adulting, Maximillian Zhukov.
Wedding is going to be done with 6 people for no money at all. She :aintcare: we went over this. No planning nothing.

1.5M homes ain’t happening because we ain’t married yet and prop values are projected to decrease over the next 12-18 months so we have nothing to lose by waiting.

This clown car is costing me 1/2 of what the Kamry cost me to operate. So yes it is adulting believe it or not. I’m hoping the exhaust will bring the “fun” level to m3 status.

And I’m installing it are my friends POS 923 sq foot house in San Jose. So I have to figure out a way to drive two sets of exhausts that can barely carry me

And you don’t wanna know what I have planned for next Wednesday.
I DO doe. And for the record a day spent installing a turboback exhaust on ANYTHING is a good day. Just having my fun per the usual, my green visored pilgrim from the Urals.
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Johnny_P wrote: Thu Feb 09, 2023 3:21 pm Earn it and burn it, Val.
max225 wrote: Mon May 01, 2023 5:35 pm Yes it's a cool car. But prepare the lube/sawdust.
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