jockhater2

I was a douche. I get it.
 
Does anyone know of any good or less expensive shops where I can have the head gasket done? and not kummrow automotive. 
I was given an off the top of of the head estimate here in saukville and the guy said $2000-3000. which doesn't surprise me but definitely way too high.

Whoa whoa whoa.....how is that possible!  You ripped, berated and ruthlessly insulted those who use a diesel for ANYTHING other than towing.  I see trickery going on here.

I really tried to talk her into an X5.  We downgraded the SRT to a 14 Summit.
 

 
It's a very nice vehicle.  We are debating on throwing a whipple supercharger on it.

He is still powder coating. I have talked to him recently and he just ordered some more powder, and has been doing a few runs here and there. He does not have the large oven completed yet, so still only smaller parts.

In his defense (giving credit where credit is due) last fall he had a shop space with a legit oven setup that he built. I wouldn't quite call that "nothing".
Last I heard he was baking us a nice loaf of banana bread for the e30 picnic

Speaking of Jake, I just took a look at his site and Rawsomotion is closing up shop in Germantown and he's joining up with Endless Autosport in West Allis. Good to see he's staying in the mix.
 
https://www.facebook.com/Rawsomotion

10 Hour day. 10 hour Banana Phone. Coincidence? I think not.

I love you more with each passing day
 
 
 
 
 

German humor....
 
They're an odd bunch.
 

LBP is the shit!

This hurt my heart.

nice thing with the n52/54/55..er..basically any new bmw  is the electric water pump/thermostat . it starts blowing heat very quickly because it keeps the pump off or on very low till the coolant warms up.. and even when its cold the factory tune limits boost to somewhere around 5 psi till oil is 120f
 
i let mine run for like a minute when its super cold. otherwise i start driving

Are they being shipped to you zach in port washington?

Fixed

Buy one anyway! Every purchase gets you a wibimmers vip memebership.

I also work 1/8 mile from the freeway on-ramp... So without a warmup idle, I'm going from frozen to 75mph cruising in about 30 seconds.

Letting the car idle especially in the cold is horrible - snap already hit on it with carbon buildup. "Warming up" the engine should involve immediately driving it and keeping the rpms in check. This way all components of the car properly heat up. Another way to think about it is ok, so you let your car idle to warm up (which by the way letting an N54/N55 BMW idle to get the oil gauge up to temp will take like 30 minutes), but let's just say you do let it idle to warm up. At that point, you go to drive and everything else important that's mechanical is still cold as fuck like, let's say your CLUTCH. People who warm up their cars like that and then drive like normal are 100% doing long-term damage to their car, reducing the life expectancy of parts. 
 
High rpms when the engine is cold is indeed a bad idea. Good way to crack a block. I've seen it happen. The internals of an engine are made of metal and alloys, which contract and expand with cold/heat. Also, in a BMW, oil is used as a cooling mechanism which is why so many of them require 7-8 quarts of the stuff. Same concept as what Porsche does. The oil temperature should be at regular levels before putting undue stress on the engine (high rpms) when it cannot cool effectively. 
 
Bottom line is, I immediately start driving when I start my car and do not go above 3k rpm until the oil temp is good. 

I just thought of something.
 
Gyro plate.

Pizza cutter tires are the way to go for winter.  I always go a size narrower and upsize the sidewall number to maintain similar O.D.
 
The Maxima stock size is 215/55-R16 and for winter I use 205/60-R16.  Goes and stops on a dime with Blizzaks.

Wide tires on trucks is just for looks, running wide mud tires is horrible in snow/ice and most offroad even. I have 245/75-r16 on my truck and even though they are almost bald highway type tread it does ok. Next I will be getting treadwright a/t's with kedge grip. Sweet stuff, I'd post a link but potato phone.
Sent from my potato phone

You're wearing your sweatshirt wrong. Your thumb is supposed to go through the hole in the cuff

This will serve me well on them lonely nights

This truck is actually a little bitch 2500. It has highway mirrors instead of towing mirrors. It has the best MPG gear ratio. It didn't come installed with a 5th wheel and it's never had a trailer hitch on it. This truck was a total douche bags truck which is perfect for me. Super douche it up.