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11-27-2012, 05:26 PM | #529 |
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11-27-2012, 05:40 PM | #530 | |
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there is a sound limit at tremblant and calabogie but no sound limit at tracks like mosport and watkins glen. just to let you know, the car with the bastuck exhaust is very close to the sound limit of calabogie so be careful with what you do when it comes to exhaust mods.
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11-27-2012, 05:43 PM | #531 |
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niqui hasnt passed anything since he had his catless set up. in fact he hasnt tracked since he installed that set up.
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11-27-2012, 05:48 PM | #532 | ||
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Modded or stock, its the same thing...if you already start with better tires, brakes, etc, i think you'll be safer than starting stock. Im not gonna go back to stock just to "start trim". The power is there but you can control it and not use it untill you are better.
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11-27-2012, 05:53 PM | #533 | |
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what about tremblant? was it close? okay so we dont know if he would pass or not since he hasnt tracked since he installed that set up lol
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11-27-2012, 05:55 PM | #534 |
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on a different note.... just changed the battery on the green frog today.... i tested the battery myself and it looks like its not holding a charge as well as it should anymore. didnt want to wait until the battery went completely flat so i changed it pre-emptively.
quoted price from dealer = $300 + cost of 1 hour labor + tax price of replacement battery from walmart (EverStart sealed battery) = $118 + tax +DIY battery swap was very simple to do. took me 20 mins from start to finish and i was taking my own sweet time. plus the walmart battery has a 3 year warranty versus 1 year warranty on the porsche battery. and walmart battery has higher cold cranking amps than the stock battery as well. also has higher amp-hour rating (battery capacity). cant believe how much of a rip off these stealerships are. anyone who needs to get a battery change should just pay me $20 to do it... thats how easy it is. one thing you need is to have a battery maintainer handy so you can make sure the car doesnt lose all its memory and go crazy when you disconnect the stock battery from the car.
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11-27-2012, 06:03 PM | #535 | |
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You would be safer in a stock Toyota Echo... speeds would never be as high as with your M3. |
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11-27-2012, 06:14 PM | #536 |
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Not really! You can control the speed and better brakes makes you stop faster!!! You can go as slow as you want...oh and Goodluck on that toyota echo saving your life after a crash loll
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11-27-2012, 06:17 PM | #537 | |
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one question, since you are going to store the car, why didnt you wait until next spring? or it doesnt really matter?
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11-27-2012, 06:45 PM | #538 | ||
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We care for you Fahad, so the suggestions of not modding for more powe were only for your safety. Although this Catless x-pipe won't give you enough additional power to get you any more in trouble, it's not logical to get it because you surely will not pass sound limit at some tracks, this you can be sure of, this is not speculation. You can disagree all you want, doesn't mean you're right ha ha!
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11-27-2012, 06:53 PM | #539 | |
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the best way around this issue would be to not touch the exhaust for now and go to tremblant early next season and ask the sound guy for your sound levels. this way you'll know how far or close you are to the limit at that track. i think calabogie's testing is slightly stricter than tremblant so you MIGHT be able to get away with that x-pipe over there but i think you should wait.
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11-27-2012, 08:05 PM | #541 | |
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11-27-2012, 08:43 PM | #542 |
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To be honest, I didn't code anything....I read that some people say you don't need to do it and some say you do, one of the service advisors was confused when I told him about registering/coding the battery so I didn't.
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11-27-2012, 08:51 PM | #543 |
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I also do not understand the need to code for a battery. I find it quite ridiculous, as if they are inventing ways to make us become completely dependent on the dealership, LOL! The lack of an oil gauge is one blatant attempt at making us become completely useless.
Why in this day and age it's more expensive to change something as basic as a battery is beyond me, we need to revolt and claim back our intelligence
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11-27-2012, 08:57 PM | #544 | |
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I know you guys care and that's why I'm not getting pissed....I'm learning from you guys since you have more driving/track experience that me. Looll true but also I'm not gonna go to every track event, I guess if it's over the limit, I have to pull the ugly exhaust tips that anthony had to put on his car lmao
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11-27-2012, 09:04 PM | #547 |
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Fahad, you realize if I post whore just a little more than you are doing, I might be able to pass you on post counts...he he he!
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11-27-2012, 09:07 PM | #548 | |
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Changing the battery is even easier than an oil change, just need to unplug wires, take the old battery out, put the new one then connect the wires. What's sad is a lot of people get it done at the dealership thinking they are getting a special service haha
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11-27-2012, 09:10 PM | #549 |
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LooooL!!! You might but by the time you do that, I'll be 2k post more than you hahaha... I use to post whore but not anymore
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It's one thing to screw the unsuspected, but another to think everybody is clueless about cars and don't mind getting robbed in broad daylight. Having said this, the only way we can reverse the trend is to voice our discontent to the manufacturers and in car surveys!
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