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On Thu, 10 Jun 2010 15:28:52 -0400, Dean Dark
> wrote: >On Thu, 10 Jun 2010 19:00:10 +0100, Zathras > wrote: >> >>>Still have not been full throttle yet... >> >>..ahh..you don't believe these then.. >> >>http://www.mototuneusa.com/break_in_secrets.htm > >That's one of the most ghastly web sites I've ever seen. I couldn't >bear to read very much of it, it made my eyes hurt. Well done..shot the messenger! Sites look completely legible on my monitors. Perhaps style over substance is your thing? >>http://www.pumaracing.co.uk/runin.htm > >David Baker's still around then? Recently retired AFAIK. >He has to be one of the most >self-important and opinionated people out there. > >I am not disagreeing with you, What did *I* say?! > I'm just suggesting that you need some >sources with better presentation and credibility. Eh? Two hugely experienced, professional, independent race engine builders from two different countries. What expertise do you possess to even question their credibility? -- Z |
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Auto Wipers
On Thu, 10 Jun 2010 15:33:57 -0700, "Floyd Rogers"
> wrote: >If you hold the stop/start switch for >2 seconds, >the engine will shut down, Fantastic..a car just like my PC..ok, it needs 4 seconds! -- Z |
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On Fri, 11 Jun 2010 00:03:54 +0100, "Dave Plowman (News)"
> wrote: >In article >, > Dean Dark > wrote: >> >http://www.pumaracing.co.uk/runin.htm > >> David Baker's still around then? He has to be one of the most >> self-important and opinionated people out there. > >But absolutely spot on most of the time. But when he's called out for being wrong about something, his "personality defects" become even more apparent, his ego can't handle it, and all his toys go out of the pram. |
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Auto Wipers
On Fri, 11 Jun 2010 09:09:17 +0100, Zathras
> wrote: >Eh? Two hugely experienced, professional, independent race engine >builders from two different countries. What expertise do you possess >to even question their credibility? *Now* who's shooting the messenger? If you read carefully, I was just pointing out that a) someone who learned a few HTML tags and thinks he can put together a "web site" and b) an egomaniac, are not the best showcases for engineering knowledge, no matter how sound most of it may be. Do you see? |
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"Floyd Rogers" > wrote in message ition... > > "David Skelton" > wrote >> I also found that it is not possible to turn off the ignition whislt moving, which >> might worry some drivers that think that if the electronic 'throttle' control 'sticks' >> open, then the engine cannot be turned off. Hence, I will be fitting a (hidden) fuel >> pump kill switch to this car too. > > You must not have done it correctly. If you hold the stop/start switch for 2 seconds, > the engine will shut down, no matter whether you are moving or whether you are > still in gear. > > I just tried this on my 335d. > > FloydR Thanks, that is good to know. best wishes David Skelton --- news://freenews.netfront.net/ - complaints: --- |
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"Zathras" > wrote in message ... > On Thu, 10 Jun 2010 15:36:01 +0100, "David Skelton" > > wrote: > >>Still have not been full throttle yet... > > ..ahh..you don't believe these then.. > > http://www.mototuneusa.com/break_in_secrets.htm > http://www.pumaracing.co.uk/runin.htm > > <pedant on> Where's the "throttle" on a 335d?<pedant off> ;-) > > -- > Z The first is a builder of high revving race engines, not the same as a diesel road engine. The second, well I followed most of that advice, but going full throttle for 10 seconds in fourth or fifth gear will put you into licence losing territory within ten seconds if you are already moving. Even in manual mode, the gear box will still shift down at approaching full throttle, therefore not keeping the revs below the *manufacturers* guidance ( whom has a lot more experience of their engines than any 'builder', BTY). So we did, from 200 miles, do several short 1/2 throttle bursts in a high gear every time we went out in it. I think you will find most mechanics will change the oil in their own car (if it was new) after about the first 1500 miles. We collected the car with 8 miles registered on the odometer, no idea how it was driven during that time. The engine is test run at the engine factory before shipping it to the car assembly plant, which is hundreds of miles away from the engine factory. I agree that the first oil, or engine fill at the factory should not be fully synthetic, but that would ruin the DPF as it needs to be a low SAPS oil, not available as a non fully synthetic. best regards David Skelton --- news://freenews.netfront.net/ - complaints: --- |
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>> and An additional immobilisation device. > > Anyone clever enough to bypass the BMW immobiliser would soon find a > switch? > > -- > *He broke into song because he couldn't find the key* > > Dave Plowman London SW > To e-mail, change noise into sound. Most higher end cars are stolen these days *with* the ignition key gained from residential robberies, or, as I have seen, a *fake* accident where the desired car is bumped at a junction, the driver gets out and is overpowered and the car is then taken. The fuel pump kill device does not have to be a switch. I have used a phono jack plug and socket as a link in the circuit before. The more 'ways' on the jack, the better. Some have four connections, only two need to be linked. That is six combinations of possible circuits it could be to make the fuel pump circuit complete. best wishes David Skelton --- news://freenews.netfront.net/ - complaints: --- |
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In article >,
Dean Dark > wrote: > On Fri, 11 Jun 2010 00:03:54 +0100, "Dave Plowman (News)" > > wrote: > >In article >, > > Dean Dark > wrote: > >> >http://www.pumaracing.co.uk/runin.htm > > > >> David Baker's still around then? He has to be one of the most > >> self-important and opinionated people out there. > > > >But absolutely spot on most of the time. > But when he's called out for being wrong about something, his > "personality defects" become even more apparent, his ego can't handle > it, and all his toys go out of the pram. Not found that at all. Of course being 'wrong' can just be an opinion. -- *Elephants are the only mammals that can't jump * Dave Plowman London SW To e-mail, change noise into sound. |
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On Fri, 11 Jun 2010 13:06:51 +0100, "Dave Plowman (News)"
> wrote: >> >> David Baker's still around then? He has to be one of the most >> >> self-important and opinionated people out there. >> > >> >But absolutely spot on most of the time. > >> But when he's called out for being wrong about something, his >> "personality defects" become even more apparent, his ego can't handle >> it, and all his toys go out of the pram. > >Not found that at all. Of course being 'wrong' can just be an opinion. I can stick to my *opinion* that the earth is flat if I want to. The *fact* is that it isn't. That's the difference. Sometimes you've just got to admit that you were wrong and, without all the drama and tantrums, move on. |
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In article >,
Dean Dark > wrote: > On Fri, 11 Jun 2010 13:06:51 +0100, "Dave Plowman (News)" > > wrote: > >> >> David Baker's still around then? He has to be one of the most > >> >> self-important and opinionated people out there. > >> > > >> >But absolutely spot on most of the time. > > > >> But when he's called out for being wrong about something, his > >> "personality defects" become even more apparent, his ego can't handle > >> it, and all his toys go out of the pram. > > > >Not found that at all. Of course being 'wrong' can just be an opinion. > I can stick to my *opinion* that the earth is flat if I want to. The > *fact* is that it isn't. That's the difference. Sometimes you've > just got to admit that you were wrong and, without all the drama and > tantrums, move on. All I can say is your experience of Mr Baker is very different to mine. I've never met him personally, but have received (free) advice from him on a number of occasions. His web site is a wealth of information (based mainly on his own practical experience) full of things not that readily available elsewhere. I agree he can be blunt - but nowt wrong with that. ;-) When it comes to modifying engines for performance, there are lots of ways to skin a cat, as they say. -- *Marathon runners with bad footwear suffer the agony of defeat* Dave Plowman London SW To e-mail, change noise into sound. |
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