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MINIz guy
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Picked this up for a great price. It had one bad ignition coil but otherwise, it is a good runner. Sadly I still haven't had my replacement coil delivered yet due to the holidays.
MINIz guy
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http://youtu.be/nKcuW7ynZWw

No new pictures. Just one video of an autocross at school. 50 degree weather + rain + 500 treadwear all-seasons = FUN.
MINIz guy
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Been autocrossing it lately. Took it apart this weekend to replace vacuum hoses and a plastic coolant pipe. Ended up sending out the injectors to be rebuilt and putting the car up on stands for the next week.



MINIz guy
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Quote from DeadWolfBones :More shots of the FR-S:

At times, I do wish I sprung for the FRS when the chance was given to me. However, it is really nice to have a cheap, old BMW that I don't have to worry about ruining when I take it to college. I've had my 318 for 9 months now and I haven't even though about washing it yet.
MINIz guy
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I have a Corsair TX750 PSU. I will be more than fine with powering up my system.

I have the former C2D E6300. I thought it was 1.83GHz but may have remembered wrong since it is so long ago. It is an old CPU for sure.

I run short watercooled loop right on my rig. Swiftech MCR220 radiator (2x120) and a Swiftech Apogee GTZ. I don't see past 35*C ever with my current setup.
MINIz guy
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My CPU is 1.83 GHZ stock. It is now at 2.8 GHz. I don't know how much more voltage I can add until I blow it up!
MINIz guy
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Yep, I'll check on my CPU once I go back home from college.

I do have a 64-bit OS. I can probably steal 1GB of ram from my family's spare desktop too and see how it fares with that. I will have to downclock to 667 mHZ though if I do run 5 GB RAM.

Ebay prices for Q6600's are around $50 too. Doesn't seem like a bad upgrade if I really need it. I'm not big into computers anymore, as seen by my ancient hardware, so I don't really want to build a new rig or dump money into my aging one. I mainly just use my laptops for web surfing and school work.
MINIz guy
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Microsoft Security Essentials. Nothing runs in the background really. I just use it for LFS.

I could drop in a couple more GBs of RAM. It's cheap anyway.

I use an ancient Asus P5W DH Deluxe. I'll check out some new CPUs. I thought 2.8GHz was enough, but I guess not.
MINIz guy
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1680x1050 on a 20" monitor.
Does my desktop have what it takes?
MINIz guy
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Current specs of my desktop:
E6300 (LGA775) @ 2.8 GHz
4GB DDR2 800 MHz RAM
160GB 7200 RPM HD
5870HD 4GB
Win7 Home Premium

All LFS settings max'd out.

I use wireless internet as my modem is 2 floors up in the house.

When I get to big multiplayer servers and am around 20 cars, my FPS drops into the high 20's. It makes it very hard to race.

I know my desktop is archaic but I was still hoping that it would play LFS. What needs to be upgraded. It mainly does web surfing and LFS/iRacing.
MINIz guy
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I went for the waterproof one. I love it but it is big. The water resistant feature is good as I can always rinse off whatever college beverage gets spilled on it.
MINIz guy
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Quote from mamoru :How high are college costs over there? I am a college student as well and own an E90 (fully registered and insured in my name, so not parents)

$15k a semester, 2 semesters each school year. And that is with my scholarship. It would be double that if I didn't have a scholarship!
MINIz guy
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Quote from Bose321 :What happened to the E39?

Sold it to my cousin. This car is much easier to live with being a college student. However, I'm still fixing little things wrong with it so I can't take it to school yet.
Quote from Scrabby :Ah shame, swap a boosted S52 in there, lot's to find in the US

S52 would be fun, especially since it is pretty light. I do want to autox this thing though, so money will be poured into fixing it up and good suspension first.
Quote from Michel 4AGE :No cool wheels, shiny paint or hot girls there


What forum have you been reading up on?
MINIz guy
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Quote from Scrabby :Nah, they're actually pretty fun to drive. What engine is in it?

I got the M44 in mine. The US only got the M42 or M44.

Coming from an E39 M5, it is a very humble car. I do like it, but I am getting sick of working on it out in the cold. I keep finding more things wrong with it that I don't have time to fix, or it is too cold for me to be working on it.

Once I come back from school this summer, the work resumes. Vacuum and fuel hoses, PCV, power steering hoses, cooling hoses, brakes and some rust prevention. Will need to get an alignment check to see if I need subframe and RTAB bushings.
MINIz guy
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I may have bought the wrong E36.


Project36_07 by MINIz guy, on Flickr
MINIz guy
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http://youtu.be/3iTxHXR6hRU

Just me playing around in the snow with my 318ti. I had to take the video at night since the town would have plowed it by the morning.
MINIz guy
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Quote from Ricou :Is that an M5 ?

Quote from matijapkc :I guess it is... http://www.xtremesystems.org/f ... mp;viewfull=1#post5117908

Quote from Jakg :That'd be a yes...


How the eff did you guys find all of that? Little freaky.
MINIz guy
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MINIz guy
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Let keep this BMW thread on topic.


First outing 001 by MINIz guy, on Flickr
MINIz guy
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Got the Subaru Impreza back. Missed out on all the snow though. I hope we get more but it doesn't look like it as we're going into February.
MINIz guy
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Moved from an autotragic BMW X5 into a 5-speed Subaru Impreza. However, I haven't had it for nearly 2 weeks as Subaru is chasing a droning sound on it. They replaced the transmission already but haven't released the car back to me as they don't think it is fixed. Blech...


Subaru 008 by MINIz guy, on Flickr
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Pads 006 by MINIz guy, on Flickr


Pads 005 by MINIz guy, on Flickr


Pads 004 by MINIz guy, on Flickr

I'll get better pictures tomorrow.
MINIz guy
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Third day off of school because of the recent Halloween snowstorm. I'm finally regaining my sanity after all the fire calls on Saturday, Sunday and Monday. Hopefully the school gets power soon; I'm sick of being off of school with nothing to do.
MINIz guy
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I remember this thread...

Still going on the same P-6831FX. I think I'm going Apple once college starts, though.
MINIz guy
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After Storm 001 by MINIz guy, on Flickr
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