Official Texas M3 Chat Thread

DevJ wrote

Probably a little later in June I was thinking..so we can give everyone that wants to come a heads up. I'm definitely down for making it a bit later though lol

i'm down...finally done with all the traveling over the past 2 months so i'll be in town. it's a little hectic with graduation coming up and associated debauchery but otherwise don't have any real obligations until the end of the month. i still haven't uploaded photos from the last C&C, including some exhaust vids (sbm, pittsy) that i should have as soon as i find my SD reader.

in fact, does anyone here know of convenient software to compress videos taken with a digital camera? my canon s90 records mpeg4 (i think?) in .mov format, but the filesizes are gigantic because there's no onboard compression algorithm(like all the other canon point and shoots i know of). i want to compress them but don't have/know what exactly to do. help?

ploo wrote

i'm down...finally done with all the traveling over the past 2 months so i'll be in town. it's a little hectic with graduation coming up and associated debauchery but otherwise don't have any real obligations until the end of the month. i still haven't uploaded photos from the last C&C, including some exhaust vids (sbm, pittsy) that i should have as soon as i find my SD reader.

in fact, does anyone here know of convenient software to compress videos taken with a digital camera? my canon s90 records mpeg4 (i think?) in .mov format, but the filesizes are gigantic because there's no onboard compression algorithm(like all the other canon point and shoots i know of). i want to compress them but don't have/know what exactly to do. help?

ohh yeah, i wanna hear the vid you took of my exhaust!!

After very nearly 18 months of running H&R spacers without fail I've finally had an issue. Turns out that these spacers don't mate well with my TRMotorsport track wheels

JC919 wrote

After very nearly 18 months of running H&R spacers without fail I've finally had an issue. Turns out that these spacers don't mate well with my TRMotorsport track wheels

Ouch. What happened?

^Just a lot of wheel wobble, nothing catastrophic. I've found another pair of spacers that should work as I need at least 10mm to run a 275/40 up front. I'll make a thread to explain why the H&R spacers don't work with these wheels later.

Just hope the new spacers are here in time for the H2R track day this weekend

thatarchitect wrote

You sir, have excellent taste.

Thanks, I am loving my new boat. I had to put the M3 on hold for a bit but thats ok cause the rates were stupid anyway..

also, I had to do something before getting it since Cal got me in the doghouse with the wife. hahaha

but I am thinking of trading the truck in on a diesel x5 jsut not sure how it will handle pulling the boat.

buschy wrote

Thanks, I am loving my new boat. I had to put the M3 on hold for a bit but thats ok cause the rates were stupid anyway..

also, I had to do something before getting it since Cal got me in the doghouse with the wife. hahaha

but I am thinking of trading the truck in on a diesel x5 jsut not sure how it will handle pulling the boat.

We pulled ours just fine with a crappy RX. What are your ramps like?

Got a fucking ticket yesterday...its my second in 3 months. I got the first one off the record bc I took defensive driving (finished it last week and mailed in the form yesterday lol) so Im hoping I can do deferred disposition this time.

It was up near the Tour 18 golf course in Roanoke, TX...I missed a turn so I was cutting through a neighborhood and he got me going 40 in a 25. I though he was stopping me for rolling through a stop sign but that wasn't the case. I asked what he shot me with and he showed me the laser gun...weird thing is, my passport 9500ix didnt make a sound Damn it

Cop was very nice though, very professional and commented on the car. I asked for a warning, said no, then I asked for him to drop the speed, and he still said no. Oh well, I tried.

xsilvor wrote

We pulled ours just fine with a crappy RX. What are your ramps like?

the ramps are not to bad, most are not to steep.

F1 Circuit in Austin...F*** YEAH!!!

JC919 wrote

F1 Circuit in Austin...F*** YEAH!!!

x10000. now we just need the olympics.

a Tuesday afternoon tidbit for the day ::

Res Ipsa wrote

Who the fuck buys a college student an M3?

DevJ wrote

Actually I was in high school when I got it

JC919 wrote

F1 Circuit in Austin...F*** YEAH!!!

Best news all day, John. Can't wait to get out there!

I saw 2 people on the way home with the black star license plate! It was way better when nobody knew about it. Saw it on Godzilla in your video too Blake, poser. Go back to Florida

^If I see that e46 with a CCA license plate, I'm going to flip my shit for sure

JC919 wrote

F1 Circuit in Austin...F*** YEAH!!!

Just heard about that myself! Awesome

Hi,

I am looking for a cheap daily driver (dont want to put miles on my new M). Anyone looking to sell their "extra" car?

Thanks
AP

AP555 wrote

Hi,

I am looking for a cheap daily driver (dont want to put miles on my new M). Anyone looking to sell their "extra" car?

Thanks
AP

the M3 is a daily driver

why would you not put miles on it

DevJ wrote

Actually I was in high school when I got it

even worse

i drive a porsche. im 19

AP555 wrote

Hi,

I am looking for a cheap daily driver (dont want to put miles on my new M). Anyone looking to sell their "extra" car?

Thanks
AP

I heard if you drive backwards it rolls the miles backwards... but my advice was from Ferris Bueller so I wouldn't trust it.

buschy wrote

Thanks, I am loving my new boat. I had to put the M3 on hold for a bit but thats ok cause the rates were stupid anyway..

also, I had to do something before getting it since Cal got me in the doghouse with the wife. hahaha

but I am thinking of trading the truck in on a diesel x5 jsut not sure how it will handle pulling the boat.

What boat did you get?

well, the X5 35d puts out 425 ft/lbs. of torque at 1,750 RPM. it should pull all but the biggest boats with no problem but you might need an electric brake controller to be added.