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[size 38R]

i got Dixcel rotors, slotted and vented, for $145 a piece. and super agressive stopping pads for under $200.

it's not really the car make that counts. unless it's really unique. and BMW? should be no different to nissan in an aftermarket manufacturers eyes. almost identical parts, different measurements.

http://www.dixcel.co.jp/en/

 

[GreenFrog]



E46 chassis and inline 6 with manual is just so fun to drive. Obviously I love the m3 version but the e46 in general is great.

Agreed. I'd like to get into an E46 M3.

 

[UnFacconable]

how has idfnl not flown off the handle yet and started an Official BMW E46 Brake Discussion Thread?

 

[Cell247]



Agreed. I'd like to get into an E46 M3.

Let's find you one!

I smile every time I drive mine.

 

[aflatau]

 

[Cell247]

^^ Nice!

 

[GreenFrog]

1,700 mile roadtrip begins today.

Wish me luck!

And goodbye Dallas .

 

[Beckwith]

Good luck. You should have thought about doing the drive Alex Roy style.

 

[Find Finn]

Gold rush and gum ball are starting/started this week so it would be fitting.

 

[whiteslashasian]

I feel like the e60 M5 mpg is too poor to make for an effective gumballer.

 

[Beckwith]

He did it in a "modified" m5, with expanded/extra fuel tanks in the trunk.

 

[whiteslashasian]



He did it in a "modified" m5, with expanded/extra fuel tanks in the trunk.

Didn't the guy who supposedly destroyed the record do the same to a Merc? 3 Tanks that could all be filled simultaneously to speed up refueling time.

 

[Find Finn]

Richard Rawlings from gas monkey and Dennis Collins beat Alex Roy's time in a Ferrari 550, I believe someone beat that time last year, but the proof was doubtful at best.

Edit: Roy beat Rawlings and not the other way round.

 

[GreenFrog]

Finished leg 2 of 3 for my trip. Currently in a hotel in DC and then my trip will finally be completed tomorrow.

Averaging 18 - 20 MPG @ 70 - 80 MPH, depending on posted speed limits, of course. Not bad, given that I'm also lugging around about 300 lbs of my ****. That said, I've stopped at 9 gas stations already (filling up at half tank intervals). Will probably hit another 5 - 6 more stations by the end of my trip, lol.

My lower back was really starting to hurt yesterday after the first couple hours, so I tinkered around with the seat settings and found bolster and lumbar support controls that I had never noticed, ever. Changed all my seating settings and it's gotta be at least twice as comfortable now. I can sit for hours and hours now without any discomfort. Basically forces me to sit with good posture now.

Also, SO many truckers. I walked into a gas station full of truckers in West Virginia to pay for my pump and I had never felt so out of place, lol.

 

[Rumpelstiltskin]

Finished leg 2 of 3 for my trip. Currently in a hotel in DC and then my trip will finally be completed tomorrow.

Averaging 18 - 20 MPG @ 70 - 80 MPH, depending on posted speed limits, of course. Not bad, given that I'm also lugging around about 300 lbs of my ****. That said, I've stopped at 9 gas stations already (filling up at half tank intervals). Will probably hit another 5 - 6 more stations by the end of my trip, lol.

My lower back was really starting to hurt yesterday after the first couple hours, so I tinkered around with the seat settings and found bolster and lumbar support controls that I had never noticed, ever. Changed all my seating settings and it's gotta be at least twice as comfortable now. I can sit for hours and hours now without any discomfort. Basically forces me to sit with good posture now.

Also, SO many truckers. I walked into a gas station full of truckers in West Virginia to pay for my pump and I had never felt so out of place, lol.

Which one and what part of town? Not that I am coming out on such a ****** nite but I'm curious (read: nosey)