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No tariffs here! (SOLD) *NEW* J'S Racing Coolant Hose Kit - $185 Authentic red silicone coolant hose kit from J's Racing for the FL5 Type R, purchased from BlackHawkJapan. Purchased this as part of a build, but ended up using the Acuity reverse flow coolant hose kit since my car is...

You're a smart man, sir! Same here (except I'm making quick trips to the dyno and my tuner for an RV6 sway bar and Whiteline camber ball joints install, so it'll be parked before turkey day). I tried to become a BMW guy (I've been a member of BMW CCA for two decades), but it just wasn't me...

That wheel scraping on the barrel looks like it was damaged by some gorilla using a tire iron to get the tire bead over the wheel flange. I have those marks from a buddy who mounts tires for me on my track wheels.

I traded in my F87 on an FL5 and couldn't be happier. About the only thing I miss is the F87 was 3" shorter and 5" narrower. BMW's auto high-beam feature was better, too. On track, the FL5 has been smooth as butter compared to the M2. I now understand why buyers ask dealers to skip the...

I bought that 3rd set and went down the rabbit hole. My former Evo and its 4 sets of wheels makes this car look "practical" to my wife.

One of the reasons I ditched the stock wheels shortly after purchasing the car - reverse-mount seems to be an issue. I wanted 18" tire choices anyways, so it was a good idea from several perspectives to go with traditional wheels. Ironically afterwards my go-to tuner shop, which mounted my new...

Sounds like chaos at UPS: https://www.tomshardware.com/tech-industry/ups-reportedly-destroying-packages-due-to-customs-confusion-thousands-of-parcels-per-day-are-seemingly-affected-by-delays-due-to-documentation-issues

What color is the car? I have a BBP and can see some dust and other airborne stuff on the car from just sitting in the garage with the door open. I'm assuming some colors will show a lot more particulate than others.

At my recent track day at Lime Rock Park, I never got to drive in the rain, so I didn't bother playing with long push and drove three sessions with the pedal dance in place. We got shut down for 1.5 hrs late in the day due to lightning, and I took the opportunity to put my car on the trailer...

Does your track day offer in-car instruction or are you on your own? What kind of runoff room does Buttonwillow have if you make a mistake and spin/go off track? I'm a certified track instructor with the BMW Car Club of America. As an instructor, we usually allow students to determine whether...

I got every part in it except for the PRL intercooler. While I drive to the shop to drop it off for an install appointment, my wife followed me on the drive and asked why I was sticking to the right lane on the highway. "The car is so packed I can't see out the right side - even the side mirror...

Wow - glad you're OK. It's why I always remind my students to keep their visors on their helmets down, even in a car. I'd be suspicious of the rear view mirror and the items behind the plastic trim, if not the plastic trim itself. I didn't see any info in your post that says whether you can...

Let me sing the praises of Kuro R. His packing job on this wing was on another level, and I really appreciate the effort he put into getting me this wing and hardware in great shape while protecting it from any shipping damage. 5 star experience with the end result.

Yes, true, from what I've been told. It's not a fool proof method of hiding your tuning from Honda. It supposedly keeps counters of key turns and mileage, which are also store elsewhere on the car, so with some diagnostics it will be evident that it's been tampered with.

I had mine done by @Jester04 and everything works as it should.

On it now and no issues.

When I had my Evo 8 time attack car, I used Swain Tech White Lightning coating on my header, and then I used Jet Hot on my down pipe. Initial impressions were the Swain Tech was a thick coating, as opposed to the Jet Hot 2000 coating, which was very thin and appeared to just change the color of...

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Have you tried any Solo user groups? https://www.facebook.com/groups/140815893249677/?ref=share&mibextid=NSMWBT