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    Introduction- New Turbo M3 Owner

    Just wanted to Say Hello to you guys and formally introduce myself. I just purchased Matt's (Matutino's) Car. This is my first Turbocharged M3, however I've been around the block a few times with 911's, a Cayman S, and a Big Turbo SRT back in the Day and am currently building a turbocharged Exocet. I have been reading the threads and found them to be really helpful. Matt has been great about giving me the background on the car and reading the threads on here have really helped me see both the good and the not so good. I am having the car shipped out east here to Savannah next week. Rest assured that the car will be in good hands and not some former Mustang owner looking for a crowd to run down...My biggest concern is the VANOS stuff.

    Thanks again for any help, guidance, and general ball-busting...Did you hear he bought a Dyson, I mean Tesla as a replacement?? Crazy, right??

    Ken
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    Hey I'm about 3 hours away from ya lol vanos is easy just buy the tools

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    Thanks! The car seems really well sorted. Can't wait for it to show up. Christmas in August, I guess.

    Ken

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    Quote Originally Posted by terry baby View Post
    Hey I'm about 3 hours away from ya lol vanos is easy just buy the tools
    You're from Los Vanos, CA?

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    Car should be showing up tomorrow. I am pretty pumped!

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    Welcome, Matt's car was well sorted and a head turner.
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    Thanks man...It's going to be a new experience for me, but I'm looking forward to it. What is the wheel setup on your car? I need a track setup (road course) and your car looks awesome!

    Ken

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    ...annnnnd, I'm breaking parts. 😉 Busted the downpipe flange on the v-band clamp going to the car while doing some data logging. The weld gave up. No biggie, got it welded up and it'll be back on the road tomorrow.

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    The weld failed at the flange?

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    Yep. It was a pretty weld, but not great penetration. I was WOT and all of the sudden things got really loud. Thought I had just popped the clamp loose.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Quicker10u View Post
    Yep. It was a pretty weld, but not great penetration. I was WOT and all of the sudden things got really loud. Thought I had just popped the clamp loose.
    Does this exhaust have a flex section somewhere ?
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    No, but it's on rubber hangers so it moves enough (or so I thought). It's going to my local exhaust guy soon to get as tucked to the body as possible while still allowing an air gap and room for movement. The roads here might not be as friendly as so-cal.

    https://flic.kr/p/XTwPpr
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    Quote Originally Posted by Quicker10u View Post
    No, but it's on rubber hangers so it moves enough (or so I thought). It's going to my local exhaust guy soon to get as tucked to the body as possible while still allowing an air gap and room for movement. The roads here might not be as friendly as so-cal.

    https://flic.kr/p/XTwPpr
    Thats a simple fix. Maybe it was just fuse welded w/o filler.
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    Congrats on the new toy!

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    Quote Originally Posted by ECSTuning View Post
    Congrats on the new toy!

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    Thanks James. I am a longtime customer of yours on the VW/Porsche side. Don't expect that to stop anytime soon...

    Hate when the wife sees those nice ECS boxes though.

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    lets see some pics?


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    Quote Originally Posted by SHARKBITEATTACK View Post
    lets see some pics?
    I don't know if my post count is too low to post pics or what, but I can't get anything to Upload. It's Matutino's old Dakar M3.

    I'll work on this when I get home and see...


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    Quote Originally Posted by Quicker10u View Post
    I don't know if my post count is too low to post pics or what, but I can't get anything to Upload. It's Matutino's old Dakar M3. I'll work on this when I get home and see... Ken
    probably so
    This is my signature....

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    Quote Originally Posted by Quicker10u View Post
    Thanks James. I am a longtime customer of yours on the VW/Porsche side. Don't expect that to stop anytime soon...

    Hate when the wife sees those nice ECS boxes though.

    Ken
    Hahahaha every time I bring boxes home I get the "o what did you do now look".... so I've started to randomly bring empties home for the kids to play with lol.

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    Got the downpipe repaired and am back on the road. Ordering new tires soon. Can't wait to have some traction. Just going with a 200tw street tire (BFG Rival or similar) as I value my axles and rearend.

    Should hook better than the 4 year old PSS's that I have on the car now...

    Ken

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    Quote Originally Posted by ECSTuning View Post
    Hahahaha every time I bring boxes home I get the "o what did you do now look".... so I've started to randomly bring empties home for the kids to play with lol.
    Now that is quick thinking!

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    You should seriously consider the RE71R's. Very close to an NT-01 but softer sidewalk and better in the rain.
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    Having driven most of the performance summer tires the re71r is without question the tire you want.

    The nt01 is faster around a road course but heat cycles out on the street just like the r888 does.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Kevin325i View Post
    Having driven most of the performance summer tires the re71r is without question the tire you want.

    The nt01 is faster around a road course but heat cycles out on the street just like the r888 does.
    Now this is good information to know. I was looking hard at the Kumho V720's as my buddy has them on his ACR and he is killing it...

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    Here are a few pics for those who were asking...
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