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I did that once. The fuel pump ground came loose and it was dark. I had to wait 2' for a flat tow. Hauled the car home. jack it up and found the problem as soon as the flash light was aimed in the direction of the pump. $90 m

I have not tried this yet, but an acquaintance of mine swears by John Deere Exhaust paint. It costs around $12 for a spray can. He swears by this stuff. He used it on a turbocharger housing, but has not yet run the turbo. I saw the housing and it is a satin black finish. I thought I'd wait and see what it looked like after running. :seeya: m

VHT Engine paint is a non-solution. I have not tried any other products. m

They will. But they will still shove their bumpers up your chuff as they try to get a closer look, and also mistake the car for being further away than it really is due to it's small size. Nice set up. m

The sump of my Birkin is so low that the car will be high centered, making the snow tyres futile, I would think. m

11 years and 28k miles on the zetec Birkin. Probably less torque than the duratec. Choice would depend on availability, I would think. m

Make sure your carpet is new and that the fire hydrant has a fresh coat of paint on it. :willy_nilly: m

I use a couple of pieces of ABS plastic that the circle track racers use for Air Dams. It is purchased by the linear foot and comes in all sorts of colours. Cut to size and have two holes drilled to match the dimension of the rear most front wing mounting studs. They do a good job of directing stones which eventually are trapped between the side panels and the bottom frame rails in the engine compartment. m

I used a filter king filter/regulator by Malpassi from Pierce Manifolds. I converted from the Standard Ford Contour zetec management. I plugged the return, in case I switched from DCOEs to ITBs in the future. m

For sure. Racoons don't have the pelvic structure of a biped. m

Amazing. Racoons in my area won't turn down a kitty snack. m

Fixed it for you. Used Porsches don't cost that much. :jester: m

If he can keep the scrutineers off his case, I think he'll be a great asset to the aero team. From the Winning Renault team to this one shows how much he was punished by the Tin gods in the FIA m

I was thinking about a Bumble Bee taking out the laser lens :ack: m

Reminds me of the Todd Rundgren song, "Future". m

Ahh.. I'd recommend that you just save and get a set of new production tyres. I have used Kumho Victoracers(R comps) that were 20k plus miles old on the car, but the age of the rubber was the same and they had been on the Birkin since new. Once they were heat cycled out, the car was still predictable. I'm sure you would be able to figure out what the handling balance is with the mixed compound Yoks, but the balance can change depending on the road surface and the temperature of the surface. The two different compounds will wear differently, react differently to changing ambient temp, and to fluid on the road surface. I experimented in early fall with an ancient ('89) pair of BFG R comps on the rear and a pair of firestone street tyres on the front. I could never be confident that the handling balance would be the same as the day before. Tyres are a safety item. They tend to make other safety items redundant if they don't do the job. m

This is what happens when you procrastinate and are devious. :cheers: How much does the backbox weigh? m

104.6 MPH in fourth in a stock zetec powered Birkin. But a 10 second faster lap time than my M3. m

3 miles now. Used to be 45 miles one way at night, with skunks, coyotes, foxes, whitetails, racoons, feral dogs, cats and the odd owl as part of the traffic. If I used the 7, it was Hare'em-scare'em time. m

The last pic from Kiwi B looks awfully good to a 7 owner surrounded by inches of snow and sub-zero temps. m

That's ridiculous. The suspension makes my Birkin look like Barney Rubble's Miata. m

That's good news. It would have been funny if she had seen your face as soon as you had gotten out of the vehicle. She's probably trying to suss out what kind of hold the vehicle has on you. m

It needs some 18" red steelies, white sidewalls and a bike engine. :hat: m

The comments from the peanut gallery of the first vid were hilarious. m

Have a look at these pages. http://forums.bimmerforums.com/forum/showthread.php?t=1735377 m