Butters project GO-FAST (LOUNGE STYLE)

[Tristo]

Just seems like alot to me...you can get a well sorted turbo for that price.

[GG///M3]

FI in general equals sadness . The only form of FI I would go is Twin Screw, but that's impossible since they are never for sale. Hence n/a build on stock motor. When it dies high comp 11.5.1 pistons with 2 tunes . 1 pump. 2 e85.

[pbonsalb]

FI has been happiness for me. I thought about keeping the car NA and tracking it, but track stresses cars a lot and probably ends up being just as expensive a hobby as an FI street car. The best way to keep costs down is to DIY.

If you cannot DIY, you should buy a fairly new car that already makes a lot more power and stick with basic mods. There are lots of fairly new cars out there that would be a lot of fun to daily drive and play with. They are not all BMW.

If you are going to do any serious mods, I recommend having 2 cars in case 1 is down for a little while. I also recommend both cars be fun cars you really like to drive, so you are still happy even when one is down.

[Butters Stoch]

Labor is expensive.

For general repairs you are usually paying 4 times the cost, over doing it yourself. This number is actually very accurate. I could break it down, but I wouldn't be very popular with u guys.

[Rudolph320i]

Labor is expensive.

For general repairs you are usually paying 4 times the cost. This number is actually very accurate.

Very true, a good portion of the bills I gave to people were mostly labor, the parts usually arent that bad.

[Butters Stoch]

Very true, a good portion of the bills I gave to people were mostly labor, the parts usually arent that bad.

There is a equation that shops have been using for years, well ones that stay in business that is. To be successful in this field, there are tricks and "wording" that needs to be done on invoices. You learn them over the years.

[pbonsalb]

Labor is expensive.

For general repairs you are usually paying 4 times the cost, over doing it yourself. This number is actually very accurate. I could break it down, but I wouldn't be very popular with u guys.

An oil filter housing gasket is $5. I would pay Butters $20 to put one in.

[Rudolph320i]

There is a equation that shops have been using for years, well ones that stay in business that is. To be successful in this field, there are tricks and "wording" that needs to be done on invoices. You learn them over the years.

Oh yea, its all in how you write it up.

[Butters Stoch]

An oil filter housing gasket is $5. I would pay Butters $20 to put one in.

Yes. And when you need brakes with new calipers, pads and rotors, we will X that by 4 as well.
We both know I would do that job for $5 and a 4 pack if monsters.
So would cost around $11

Point is, at the end of the week. When reports are pulled and week is closed ....parts = labor and parts are doubled. For instance a simple brake job on a Toyota whatever is roughly $280 -300 out the door using ceramic pads. My Cost........$60-70

[GG///M3]

All incorrect

[flyfishvt]

It's not about a shops labor rate. That's meaningless if it's not fixed right the first time. A shop down the street from me has three bays full 5 days a week. He is always booked up a week in advance because people know they take it to him and they don't have to bring it back. I know mechanics that charge $70 that are worth a lot more. I know mechanics who charge $90 that it will never go to.

[GG///M3]

Weeeeeeee

[Butters Stoch]

Just ran a 350Z at the strip.
11.99 @ 127.17 for me.
We may " you tube " it.

I think it was a impostor 350Z cause it only ran a 15.3 @ 98

[GG///M3]

Just ran a 350Z at the strip. 11.99 @ 127.17 for me. We may " you tube " it. I think it was a impostor 350Z cause it only ran a 15.3 @ 98

Yes had to be a replica.

[cj.surr]

He was probably going too fast to registered by the sensor at the 1/4. He was clocked after he turned back around to go to the snack shack.

[GG///M3]

He was probably going too fast to registered by the sensor at the 1/4. He was clocked after he turned back around to go to the snack shack.

http://forums.bimmerforums.com/forum...ostor-350-370z

[Butters Stoch]

Nicely done

[Butters Stoch]

Going to run bracket racing today. First experience doing it . the protree will mess with me tho.

[Butters Stoch]

First run. I qualified beating a eclipse. 11.7 @125


Update .
Made it to round 2 , by default.
Hell I'll take it.

[t94blackcoupe]

11.7

[Butters Stoch]

11.7

Got eliminated in round 3. Against a 10sec integra. Not sure why he was in the same class. But he was gutted on full slicks. The class I was in was supposed to be street cars on dot tires. But honestly I had a splitting headache . the stereo competition and all the pot smoke was getting to me ; )

[Chapel]

question for you guys... are there any tunes worth running on a stock M52B28?

[Butters Stoch]

question for you guys... are there any tunes worth running on a stock M52B28?

Probably not for the money they cost. Unless M3 cams are involved.

[cj.surr]

Nice time. Did they prep the track better for this night?

[Chapel]

Probably not for the money they cost. Unless M3 cams are involved.

yeah, that's what I've been thinking. as much as I'd like more power... meh.