TX Region SCCA Autox #1

[C3]

Anyone else going? Due to some sh*tty circumstances with my race tires I'll be unable to field my normally-uncompetitive () BStock entry. I'll be there in BS on Azenis.

[Fair!]

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Anyone else going? Due to some sh*tty circumstances with my race tires I'll be unable to field my normally-uncompetitive () BStock entry. I'll be there in BS on Azenis.

"Calling Cody Case to the starting line...
...Cody Case...
...OK that'll be a DNS."

Where was Cody?
Where was Paul?
Where were the 3 missing cylinders on our M3?!

We've had a bad stumble that got REALLY bad 2 weeks ago. Codes showed Crank Pos. Sensor. Repaired that, it ran well enough last weekend, except for stumbling on Hanchey's last runs. Cleared codes, reset battery... ran well on Saturday at the SCCA Driving School. Sunday = no workie. Out of 6 runs the car made only 2 were semi-functional (these only had heavy misses on the straights) but the other 4 were with ZERO power. Now its throwing 4 different codes. Cam sensor is next, then wiring traces. 117K miles and this is the first time I can remember it letting us down this badly. Previous owner must have been rough on it!

Big thanks to McCall for letting me co-drive on my last run after the M3 went ka-put. The EVO = Fast! Jason put the hurt on the STU class and Mel punished STU-L (and most of the men, too!).

[C3]

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Meh, just didn't feel like going out and getting smoked on streets. Rs are the only thing that makes stock class fun! Unfortunately CCW tore the beads on my Hoosiers when they mounted them so discount refused to flip them for me. So now I'm left with no Rs until I get this sh*t worked out with CCW on Monday.

[Dean!]

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Meh, just didn't feel like going out and getting smoked on streets. Rs are the only thing that makes stock class fun! Unfortunately CCW tore the beads on my Hoosiers when they mounted them so discount refused to flip them for me. So now I'm left with no Rs until I get this sh*t worked out with CCW on Monday.

You bought CCW's ? So CCW of all people, messed up the tires ? Figured they'd be perfect, like their lightweight high quality wheels.

[C3]

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You bought CCW's ? So CCW of all people, messed up the tires ? Figured they'd be perfect, like their lightweight high quality wheels.

Yep, and yep. I bought a package deal (no cost savings but a bit more convenient, or so I thought) from CCW for the wheels and the Hoosiers. I called John on Saturday when I found all this out and he said they had a guy early this year who they had to let go for shoddy work. He initially offered to cover 50% of the cost of new tires, but considering I only had 12 runs on them I'm not sure that is such a great deal. We'll see how it turns out.

[John in Houston]

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Fair... pull out your Bentley Manual and pull the coils. Do the test on them (only slightly beneficial) and see if they are bad.

Is the miss only under load, or at cruise / idle also? If it's load related, then I gots my $$ on coils.

[John in Houston]

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We'll see how it turns out.

Call Todd and see if he can flip them. Then get John to pay 50% towards a new set.

[C3]

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Call Todd and see if he can flip them. Then get John to pay 50% towards a new set.

CCW says they will want the tires back, so I either live with the ripped beads (one is a good 6" long, the other is only 1/2" or so) or get some reimbursement towards a new set. Personally I'd rather they have just done it right in the first place.

[John in Houston]

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CCW says they will want the tires back, so I either live with the ripped beads (one is a good 6" long, the other is only 1/2" or so) or get some reimbursement towards a new set. Personally I'd rather they have just done it right in the first place.

That sucks. Call John back and tell him that the tires only had 12 runs on them and that 50% isn't going to cut it. His shop fd up... not you.

[C3]

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Update: Full credit to John @ CCW. Just called him up and explained that they only had 12 runs to him, and he offered $400 towards replacing both tires without me even finishing my sentence. They certainly did the right thing and I wouldn't hesitate to be a return customer if (okay, when) I change cars.

[McCall]

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Big thanks to McCall for letting me co-drive on my last run after the M3 went ka-put. The EVO = Fast! Jason put the hurt on the STU class and Mel punished STU-L (and most of the men, too!).

All I can say is WOW. We are now definitley bringing a g4n to a g4n fight now. I'm still amazed that the car is that good out of the box. There still is a decent push but of course we were driving Pennington so it will probably be loose as h3ll everyone else. We'll see this weekend as we are going down to Houston to run GGP.

That's a bummer about Fair's car but I think it can easily be resolved. What really scared me was how fast MeL was in the car. She was beating me after the first run and I really had to put a good last run together to get the 1/2 second gap between me and her. If she had run open class I think she would have finished third right behind Fair! Needless to say she LOVES the car as well.

Now all we have to do is add POWER! muhahahahaha!!!

[Fair!]

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You bought CCW's ? So CCW of all people, messed up the tires ? Figured they'd be perfect, like their lightweight high quality wheels.

Quality? Pretty much.
Lightweight? Not so much...

John - we'll start with the coils since they were of recently during a cam cover gasket + spark plug change.

Simptums include: intermittent backfires under load but also soticable at other times from idle on up, loaded and not. its gotten progressively worse and last night wouldn't start after repeated tries.

Other issues of late: battery/charging issues. if it sits for 3+ days the small Oddessey batterygoes dead. its 3 years old, tho.

Some have suggested: charging system, bad engine ground, bad battery, bad MAF connection, bad coils, bad plugs, cam sensor.

I just spent $90 on a cam sensor and we'll start checking the rest tonight. thanks!

[Dean!]

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All I can say is WOW.

If she had run open class I think she would have finished third right behind Fair! Needless to say she LOVES the car as well.

Now all we have to do is add POWER! muhahahahaha!!!

That sounds awesome! Them Evos are some pretty fantastic cars. Glad to hear that MadMel is doing so well in the car!

[hancheyb]

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Glad the Evo was working even with the adjustment challenges. It's too bad this weekend didn't have better data. Fair's car on 3 cylinders and Gabby don't put up much of a fight. On top of that, Pennington is never a good BMW lot, too slow. Can't wait to see Paul and McCall battle it out once both cars are prepped (and running). That should take STU to "the next level". I still say those Bridgestones are head and shoulders above the current tires out there. I talked to Andy Hollis at the BMW event. He knew of some top guys testing them that agreed with that. As Cody says, "you ST guys swap tires more than SP!" We have almost new tires on the silver car that are now "slow". Where was this "saving money" idea?

[McCall]

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Glad the Evo was working even with the adjustment challenges. It's too bad this weekend didn't have better data. Fair's car on 3 cylinders and Gabby don't put up much of a fight. On top of that, Pennington is never a good BMW lot, too slow. Can't wait to see Paul and McCall battle it out once both cars are prepped (and running). That should take STU to "the next level". I still say those Bridgestones are head and shoulders above the current tires out there. I talked to Andy Hollis at the BMW event. He knew of some top guys testing them that agreed with that. As Cody says, "you ST guys swap tires more than SP!" We have almost new tires on the silver car that are now "slow". Where was this "saving money" idea?

Yea, I wish the M3 would have been up to snuff and Paul's car could have been there but when comparing my runs vs. other classes I think I put down some pretty competitive times.

If the San Diego Tours results are indicative of the rest of the year, it should be another great battle between the M3s, STis, and now Evos.
http://www.scca.org/_FileLibrary/Fil...0final%202.pdf

As far as tire costs, the Bridgestones are only $160 a piece for my car.