Suspension and Matte Black = winning

turb0mik3 · 03-24-2011, 06:59 PM

As Charlie Sheen said throughout his various interviews, I am definetely...
WINNING

First off I was talking to my buddy regarding my one-year anniversary of my BMW purchase. I can't believe how far my car has come in the past year. I thought it was weird I hadn't received anything yet and sure enough, next day rolls around and this is what I find on my porch...

It is on a nice canvas paper and I actually really like it. I would definitely loose a pen pretty easily as a college student, so this will be framed and hung on the wall.

Next up is what I purchased a couple weeks ago. My buddies have been purchasing road bikes for some odd reason as of lately and been having a lot of fun so I decided to join the crew. Now I hope you all didn't think I vinyl'd my car matte black, because I didn't. However, I did choose that color scheme for my road bike.

2011 Raleigh Revenio 3.0. It is a matte black with lime green highlights. I positively love it and with full shimano 105, the gear and quality of parts is phenominal. I have had experience with bikes but this one is an extremely good starting point. I didn't want to drop 2.5k+ for a CF frame, so this will do for now, haha.

Now, on to the good stuff. As you all know, I have done a lot of performance/track oriented modifications to my car. However, my suspension was lacking. I love my KW V2s, but the progressive springs have more to be desired. Since HPA is right in my backyard I hit up harold and told him it would finally be time to upgrade my suspension. Due to money constraints I was not able to get the full M3 conversion, but this will do for now. This car was already a beast on the track and now it will just be ridiculously fun to drive. Hope you all enjoy!!!

KW-Swift conversion w/ Vorshlag Camber plates. Spring rates are 400F/800R, a perfect setup for the track. HPA had 500F but that would be ridiculous for everyday use, lol.

And for all you M3 junkies I got the front control arm conversion kit as well. The guide Rods, tire rods, rear control arm, and subframe bushings will come in the future.

And in addition, Fred from ER just hooked me up with a new and improved design (proposed by myself and Fred thought it was also a good idea) for the 335i/135i charge pipe. The meth bung used to be relatively close to the BOV, which would thus leak minor amounts of methanol and not be fully effective in cooling the air, found in the first picture. The second picture shows a better location for the meth bung, where it will be able to fully atomize the methanol into the air and will not leak into the BOV.

The only stupid thing is all of these modifications can't be seen at LTBMW's grand opening, but i'll try to brag about them in some fashion. It's all about the "go" over "show"

However I will probably have a change of heart on Saturday when I see some pretty ridiculous rides, lol.

Hope to see you all there!!! Thanks for looking.

~Mike

Craig@SupremePower · 03-24-2011, 07:05 PM

new toys FTW!

FLOSS · 03-24-2011, 07:19 PM

niice bro!!

u gonna be with MrAdam on sat??

NYC_e92 · 03-24-2011, 07:22 PM

Nice!

turb0mik3 · 03-24-2011, 07:24 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by FLOSS

niice bro!!

u gonna be with MrAdam on sat??

I shall be! We are mob'ing down from SB together and another dude. Should be dope.

FLOSS · 03-24-2011, 07:33 PM

^^ dope.. looks like we'll be meeting, cause he's gonna pass by my place..then go from there

Tee212 · 03-24-2011, 07:58 PM

congrats on the super cool new toys! nothing wrong with showing it off!

chris b. · 03-24-2011, 08:09 PM

datbimmerdoe · 03-24-2011, 11:06 PM

good shit bro! duh!!

to_riffic · 03-24-2011, 11:34 PM

nice mods. sick bike. i have a Giant Defy 3. I probably should have gone with something a bit more higher, but i'm ok with it. how light is the bike?

hipnotic · 03-24-2011, 11:44 PM

nice

turb0mik3 · 03-25-2011, 02:59 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by FLOSS

^^ dope.. looks like we'll be meeting, cause he's gonna pass by my place..then go from there

Ya, he was talking about you and I wasn't sure if you were the same dude. It should be a dope ride and I hear you got some VIP seats for the show!!! LOL.

Quote:

Originally Posted by ra2fanatic

nice mods. sick bike. i have a Giant Defy 3. I probably should have gone with something a bit more higher, but i'm ok with it. how light is the bike?

The bike is around 18lbs i believe, like most aluminum frames with CF fork. I was looking at the Giants, but they are pretty pricey, although you get really really good parts. I think this was a good beginner bike and I can move up from here.

ibeclueless · 03-25-2011, 05:37 AM

awesome, nice new mods

Verbiage · 03-25-2011, 02:37 PM

Nice!

BenTrovato · 03-25-2011, 02:46 PM

this bike is winning

Hooy · 03-25-2011, 02:56 PM

I need your job..

Nice everything, btw.

03-24-2011, 06:59 PM	#1
turb0mik3 242 Rep 2,781 Posts Drives: E90 335i Racecar Join Date: Jan 2010 Location: San Diego, CA iTrader: (1) Garage List 2010 BMW 335i [8.90]	Suspension and Matte Black = winning As Charlie Sheen said throughout his various interviews, I am definetely... WINNING First off I was talking to my buddy regarding my one-year anniversary of my BMW purchase. I can't believe how far my car has come in the past year. I thought it was weird I hadn't received anything yet and sure enough, next day rolls around and this is what I find on my porch... It is on a nice canvas paper and I actually really like it. I would definitely loose a pen pretty easily as a college student, so this will be framed and hung on the wall. Next up is what I purchased a couple weeks ago. My buddies have been purchasing road bikes for some odd reason as of lately and been having a lot of fun so I decided to join the crew. Now I hope you all didn't think I vinyl'd my car matte black, because I didn't. However, I did choose that color scheme for my road bike. 2011 Raleigh Revenio 3.0. It is a matte black with lime green highlights. I positively love it and with full shimano 105, the gear and quality of parts is phenominal. I have had experience with bikes but this one is an extremely good starting point. I didn't want to drop 2.5k+ for a CF frame, so this will do for now, haha. Now, on to the good stuff. As you all know, I have done a lot of performance/track oriented modifications to my car. However, my suspension was lacking. I love my KW V2s, but the progressive springs have more to be desired. Since HPA is right in my backyard I hit up harold and told him it would finally be time to upgrade my suspension. Due to money constraints I was not able to get the full M3 conversion, but this will do for now. This car was already a beast on the track and now it will just be ridiculously fun to drive. Hope you all enjoy!!! KW-Swift conversion w/ Vorshlag Camber plates. Spring rates are 400F/800R, a perfect setup for the track. HPA had 500F but that would be ridiculous for everyday use, lol. And for all you M3 junkies I got the front control arm conversion kit as well. The guide Rods, tire rods, rear control arm, and subframe bushings will come in the future. And in addition, Fred from ER just hooked me up with a new and improved design (proposed by myself and Fred thought it was also a good idea) for the 335i/135i charge pipe. The meth bung used to be relatively close to the BOV, which would thus leak minor amounts of methanol and not be fully effective in cooling the air, found in the first picture. The second picture shows a better location for the meth bung, where it will be able to fully atomize the methanol into the air and will not leak into the BOV. The only stupid thing is all of these modifications can't be seen at LTBMW's grand opening, but i'll try to brag about them in some fashion. It's all about the "go" over "show" However I will probably have a change of heart on Saturday when I see some pretty ridiculous rides, lol. Hope to see you all there!!! Thanks for looking. ~Mike __________________ HG Motorsports \| Motiv Motorsport \| Sparta Evolution \| BBS Motorsports \| Sabelt \| JRZ \| NASA ST1 SoCal --- 554whp/487wtrq --- 3200lbs <<YouTube Channel w/ Race Videos>>
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