*Official Ohio Chat Thread*

schach23 · 03-22-2015, 02:55 PM

Hey guys,

Can anyone recommend a good shop for suspension install in the akron area?

Thanks

Scott

E92TTKING · 03-24-2015, 05:48 PM

For sale~ pm me!
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The Die · 03-25-2015, 12:14 PM

Well, the car is going into Kelly on the 2nd, then into Best Motor Werks on the 6th. Time to get some fun stuff done!

SUHleen · 03-25-2015, 12:27 PM

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Originally Posted by The Die

Well, the car is going into Kelly on the 2nd, then into Best Motor Werks on the 6th. Time to get some fun stuff done!

What are you doing to it?

The Die · 03-27-2015, 07:45 AM

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Originally Posted by SUHleen

What are you doing to it?

Need to have an oil change at Kelly and get them to double check some issues I've been having. Then I'm getting the intake walnut blasted, having a 40 gallon fuel cell installed, some electronics work done, custom turbo back exhaust. At some point it's going to TC Kline to have their dual adjustable suspension done.

SUHleen · 03-27-2015, 09:41 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by The Die

Need to have an oil change at Kelly and get them to double check some issues I've been having. Then I'm getting the intake walnut blasted, having a 40 gallon fuel cell installed, some electronics work done, custom turbo back exhaust. At some point it's going to TC Kline to have their dual adjustable suspension done.

Nice! And John Best is going the fuel cell? What are your plans for the car? Electronic work like coding?

Have you checked out Tom Hatem?

SUHleen · 03-27-2015, 09:42 AM

Anyone here going to Water By The Bridge tomorrow? I'm thinking about making the drive down...

The Die · 03-27-2015, 09:45 AM

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Originally Posted by SUHleen

Nice! And John Best is going the fuel cell? What are your plans for the car? Electronic work like coding?

Have you checked out Tom Hatem?

I'm going to talk to them about the fuel cell. I have an idea of what I want, I just need to sit down with the guys over there and see if they want to handle all the work of doing the fuel cell and the other stuff.

The electronics work I need to have done is a two-parter. I need to have some cut-off switches installed for certain lights on the car. I also need a car audio guy to handle some other installs.

Tim603 · 03-27-2015, 05:34 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by schach23

Hey guys,

Can anyone recommend a good shop for suspension install in the akron area?

Thanks

Scott

Go see Cary at German Auto Pros in Parma, you won't regret it. Tell him Tim McMahon sent you

http://www.germanautopros.com/

moneil1 · 03-29-2015, 06:26 PM

Spring certainly took long enough to get here. Finally decided I'd had enough waiting and put on my new wheels and summer tires. Also got the windows tinted a few weeks back. I am ready for summer!

Before:

After:

I went with 19 inch VMR VB3's with Hankook Ventus V12 tires. Loving the look of it so far.

schach23 · 03-30-2015, 08:53 AM

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Originally Posted by moneil1

Spring certainly took long enough to get here. Finally decided I'd had enough waiting and put on my new wheels and summer tires. Also got the windows tinted a few weeks back. I am ready for summer!

Before:

After:

I went with 19 inch VMR VB3's with Hankook Ventus V12 tires. Loving the look of it so far.

Looks good. Hope the pot holes by you are fixed. Pretty bad by me so gonna wait to get the summers on.

Scott

schach23 · 03-30-2015, 08:53 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Tim603

Go see Cary at German Auto Pros in Parma, you won't regret it. Tell him Tim McMahon sent you

http://www.germanautopros.com/

Thanks!

moneil1 · 03-30-2015, 06:10 PM

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Originally Posted by schach23

Looks good. Hope the pot holes by you are fixed. Pretty bad by me so gonna wait to get the summers on.

Scott

Thanks, I appreciate it. The pot holes aren't terrible here but I certainly drove to work this morning much more carefully!

AS4EX · 04-03-2015, 07:24 PM

Need some fender rolling done in the near future, anyone in the Cleveland area or know of any reputable shops that can do it?

The Die · 04-11-2015, 10:36 AM

Well, I brought the car to Kelly and had the oil changed. Drove the car home and it stayed parked for the weekend until I brought it to Best for the carbon cleaning on Monday. When I went pick the car up on Tuesday, the tech and I drove the car a bit and the misfire is still occurring as well as a stumble on roll-in. I left Best Motor Werks and drove the car straight to Kelly again.

Kelly started doing some tests on the car to figure out what the hell is going on. Everything looked good; leak down was fine, pressure test was fine, they even put a borescope in each cylinder to verify that the valves were opening and closing properly. Then they pulled the oil filter out the car and there it was... copper flakes in the oil.

Kelly is now in the process of pulling the engine out of the car and replacing it.

I always make sure I let my car warm up before driving it. I know how hard it is on bearings to drive the car while cold, but the car only has 70k miles on it. I didn't think the bearings would die so soon...

David1 · 04-12-2015, 09:20 AM

No need to let it warm up with modern motors and oils. The cars ecu takes care of boost when cold (when stock). N54's do have occasional rod issues lately.

David1 · 04-12-2015, 10:13 AM

Leaky injectors also gas wash the bearings and then the motor is a time bomb.

SUHleen · 04-12-2015, 08:58 PM

My car is having a random 5/4 misfire and I've come down to injectors or walnut blasting as they are all new coil packs and new spark plugs. Car has a bit of a hesitation when cruising that most likely I can only feel but lately it has gotten worse. Hopefully it is not something like this

David1 · 04-13-2015, 02:35 AM

Tis the season for injectors.

SUHleen · 04-13-2015, 09:07 AM

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Originally Posted by David1

Tis the season for injectors.

They only have 30k-ish miles on the current ones. I guess that is normal life on these now a days?

I may take the e85 tune off for now and see if it will run better on straight 93.

David, or anyone else for that matter, do you know of any good paintless dent removal places here in Columbus. I went out downtown this weekend for the first time in ever and some jackass put a dollar coin sized dent in my car on the rear quarter panel right above the side skirt.

Hoping the Hilton/Covention center parking garage has cameras

David1 · 04-13-2015, 09:12 AM

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Originally Posted by SUHleen

They only have 30k-ish miles on the current ones. I guess that is normal life on these now a days?

I may take the e85 tune off for now and see if it will run better on straight 93.

David, or anyone else for that matter, do you know of any good paintless dent removal places here in Columbus. I went out downtown this weekend for the first time in ever and some jackass put a dollar coin sized dent in my car on the rear quarter panel right above the side skirt.

Hoping the Hilton/Covention center parking garage has cameras

Go see Ed at Dent Solutions on Hamiliton Rd. He does all my stuff.

SUHleen · 04-13-2015, 09:18 AM

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Originally Posted by David1

Go see Ed at Dent Solutions on Hamiliton Rd. He does all my stuff.

Pretty reasonable on pricing? I've never done PDR so I'm not sure what to expect. I had my old BMW for 5 years with maybe one door ding the whole time I owned the car. This new one, that cost me 4 times as much, and I havent even had a full two years, has gotten at least 5 that I need to get taken care of. I don't get it. People are jackasses

03-22-2015, 02:55 PM	#2443
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03-24-2015, 05:48 PM	#2444
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03-25-2015, 12:14 PM	#2445
The Die The Stig's American Cousin 28 Rep 184 Posts Drives: '10 E90 335xi, '13 E84 X1 Join Date: Aug 2013 Location: Powell, OH iTrader: (1)	Well, the car is going into Kelly on the 2nd, then into Best Motor Werks on the 6th. Time to get some fun stuff done! __________________ 2010 335xi 6AT Black Saphire Metallic / Black Dakota Leather \| Staggered Sparco Pro Corsa 18's wrapped in Pilot Sport PS2 ZPs, Alpina B3 Flash, BB Flash, JB4, BMS DCI, Mishimoto FMIC, AL Priority Quad Head Laser Jammer w/ Escort 9500ci antenna, Valentine 1, Backup and dash cameras, lots of custom coding, tons more... \| In Progress: Custom 60 gallon fuel cell, full air ride suspension. Need coding in Central OH? Hit me up!
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03-27-2015, 09:42 AM	#2449
SUHleen Lieutenant Colonel 164 Rep 1,752 Posts Drives: 335is Join Date: Sep 2013 Location: Central Ohio iTrader: (18)	Anyone here going to Water By The Bridge tomorrow? I'm thinking about making the drive down...
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03-29-2015, 06:26 PM	#2452
moneil1 New Member 0 Rep 11 Posts Drives: e92 335i xdrive Join Date: Apr 2014 Location: Ohio iTrader: (1)	Spring certainly took long enough to get here. Finally decided I'd had enough waiting and put on my new wheels and summer tires. Also got the windows tinted a few weeks back. I am ready for summer! Before: After: I went with 19 inch VMR VB3's with Hankook Ventus V12 tires. Loving the look of it so far. __________________ 2011 e92 335i xDrive \| M sport Package \| 6MT
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04-03-2015, 07:24 PM	#2456
AS4EX N 31 Rep 631 Posts Drives: X3 Join Date: Sep 2013 Location: Ohio iTrader: (5)	Need some fender rolling done in the near future, anyone in the Cleveland area or know of any reputable shops that can do it?
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04-11-2015, 10:36 AM	#2457
The Die The Stig's American Cousin 28 Rep 184 Posts Drives: '10 E90 335xi, '13 E84 X1 Join Date: Aug 2013 Location: Powell, OH iTrader: (1)	Well, I brought the car to Kelly and had the oil changed. Drove the car home and it stayed parked for the weekend until I brought it to Best for the carbon cleaning on Monday. When I went pick the car up on Tuesday, the tech and I drove the car a bit and the misfire is still occurring as well as a stumble on roll-in. I left Best Motor Werks and drove the car straight to Kelly again. Kelly started doing some tests on the car to figure out what the hell is going on. Everything looked good; leak down was fine, pressure test was fine, they even put a borescope in each cylinder to verify that the valves were opening and closing properly. Then they pulled the oil filter out the car and there it was... copper flakes in the oil. Kelly is now in the process of pulling the engine out of the car and replacing it. I always make sure I let my car warm up before driving it. I know how hard it is on bearings to drive the car while cold, but the car only has 70k miles on it. I didn't think the bearings would die so soon... __________________ 2010 335xi 6AT Black Saphire Metallic / Black Dakota Leather \| Staggered Sparco Pro Corsa 18's wrapped in Pilot Sport PS2 ZPs, Alpina B3 Flash, BB Flash, JB4, BMS DCI, Mishimoto FMIC, AL Priority Quad Head Laser Jammer w/ Escort 9500ci antenna, Valentine 1, Backup and dash cameras, lots of custom coding, tons more... \| In Progress: Custom 60 gallon fuel cell, full air ride suspension. Need coding in Central OH? Hit me up!
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04-12-2015, 09:20 AM	#2458
David1 Brigadier General 812 Rep 3,949 Posts Drives: 09 E92 09 X5 Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Columbus, OH iTrader: (1)	No need to let it warm up with modern motors and oils. The cars ecu takes care of boost when cold (when stock). N54's do have occasional rod issues lately. __________________ 2021 M2 Comp Sunset Orange \|Black with orange Stitching Dakota Leather\|Executive Pkg\|DCT
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04-12-2015, 10:13 AM	#2459
David1 Brigadier General 812 Rep 3,949 Posts Drives: 09 E92 09 X5 Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Columbus, OH iTrader: (1)	Leaky injectors also gas wash the bearings and then the motor is a time bomb. __________________ 2021 M2 Comp Sunset Orange \|Black with orange Stitching Dakota Leather\|Executive Pkg\|DCT
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04-12-2015, 08:58 PM	#2460
SUHleen Lieutenant Colonel 164 Rep 1,752 Posts Drives: 335is Join Date: Sep 2013 Location: Central Ohio iTrader: (18)	My car is having a random 5/4 misfire and I've come down to injectors or walnut blasting as they are all new coil packs and new spark plugs. Car has a bit of a hesitation when cruising that most likely I can only feel but lately it has gotten worse. Hopefully it is not something like this
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04-13-2015, 02:35 AM	#2461
David1 Brigadier General 812 Rep 3,949 Posts Drives: 09 E92 09 X5 Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Columbus, OH iTrader: (1)	Tis the season for injectors. __________________ 2021 M2 Comp Sunset Orange \|Black with orange Stitching Dakota Leather\|Executive Pkg\|DCT
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