Murray_Calavera

Yep, the rails will have an impact on the overall seat height. In this instance though I bet there will be hardly anything in it, surely the Recaro rails will be well designed and I bet they will be near identical to the factory rail height. If he said, and I plan to use these cheap no-name $100 seat base/rails, then yeah I'd be concerned about the impact they will have on the seating height. So what I was suggesting is, using the assumption that the factory rails and Recaro rails will have a similar impact on the seating height, he can measure the thickness of the seat base as this will likely be the largest impact on the overall seat height.

Hmm I don't think there is anything to be concerned about, but I doubt me saying that will convince you. I also doubt anyone with these seats will reply in this thread (at $6000ish for a pair I'd be surprised to find anyone running these seats in an R chassis). So my solution is, take measurements yourself and see what you think. Measure up your factory seats and compare with this -

Is your concern that the Recaro seat will sit so low that visibility will be impacted?

100% this, it would just end up being a new black hole for the funds to be shovelled into lol.

I think it sounds really good actually lol. I turned my VCT on at idle and dropped the timing to 0, my car didn't sound anything like that and I was very sad

I vote you upload a video of your idle in here for those that haven't heard it before. (For those that haven't heard it, you need to hear it to appreciate how good it sounds)

Sounds good. Have you started approaching any workshops yet? It doesn't sound like your plan needs to change from what you intended to do from the start.

What was your intention when you bought the car, did you plan to repair it yourself or were you planning to find a shop to do the work for you?

Unfortunately cars get stolen with tow trucks all the time . I still wouldn't call skull dragging a car onto a tow truck a great length for a motivated thief. That's why the first thing I said was, the primary defence is to keep the car out of sight. If our thief with a tow truck doesn't know it's there, he isn't coming for it.

I hate to say it, but this isn't a 'great length' to steal a car. The people that steal high value cars are very used to stealing cars from garages. It really isn't a complicated process, a lot of people leave their keys in very typical places (think bowl/rack by the front door). You break into the house, grab the key and off you go. So what, in about 1 minutes time they have taken the car? Probably goes without saying that most of these cars being pinched in this manner are the higher end Audi/AMG/etc. It's the same process though regardless of whatever the car is. If you're worried about this, keep your car out of sight. If no one knows its in the garage, no one is coming for it. Other things include if you have an aftermarket ECU, change a setting so the car won't start even with the keys, setup CCTV cameras that ping your phone on activation etc. If you think it's hard to break into a house to grab the keys first, just picture the fire fighters coming to recuse someone from a burning house. It's what, 10 seconds to gain entry if that? Locks only help honest people stay honest.

That's my experience too. Before I had a CAN based wideband, I always used an AEM wideband (I wouldn't be surprised if I was using one for over 10 years without issue).

Which ones? (there are a few types of pilot sport tyres lol)

Lots of good comments in this thread, I'll just throw this bit on top. With semi's in the rain, there are a few things to think about - * Getting temperature into the tyres is really important for making semi's hook up. Driving in the rain on a cold winter night will be very different to driving in the rain on a hot summers day. * Semi's wear fast, tread depth has a big impact on how well they will hook up in the wet. Semi's don't have sipes so they need all the tread depth they can get to help evacuate the water. * Not all semi's will work in the rain, regardless of temp/tread depth. Think Ventus Z214 vs Nankang NS2R. If you want to use them in the rain, I'd want to get some real world examples of them working in the wet first. I've used Nankang NS2R 120TW year round in wet/dry conditions, in the rain on a hot summers day up here in QLD, it's a fantastic tyre. The best tyre I've driven on in the rain. I could actually put power down which amazed me. On a cold day in the wet, they couldn't get enough temp into them to become optimal, however I wouldn't say they were dangerous. Think closer to a shitty street tyre rather then death trap lol. I'd also say go with the advice above, get a set of good street tyres, something around Michelin Pilot Sport 4S quality level. Once you start making more power, you could consider going to semi's if you think the cost/performance ratio makes sense.

So pretty

My crystal ball says if he is buying upgraded fuel pumps, drilling out a venturi, buying an upgraded fuel pressure regulator, if he doesn't already have an upgraded rail/injectors, it's only a matter of time now lol.

I vote Radium direct mount regulator. It's super nice mounting the reg directly on the rail. Keeps everything neat and tidy, saves space and saves on fittings/hoses/etc

What's the news?

I've got the same diff, mine never made any noise remotely close to what your describing. It's been perfect for the 8 or so years its been in the car now.

I see @hypergear do the N55 turbo, I wonder how similar the N54 is? https://hypergearturbos.com/product/bmwn55/

Have a think about an upgraded clutch pivot ball, it's cheap insurance.

At a very general level - On the street, going wider you'll notice more tramlining and tendency to hydroplane in standing water. (On the street, one would hope you aren't doing anything to cause a tyre to overheat, however if you are the below also applies). On the track, going wider improves the tyres ability to handle heat which improves grip levels and wear rates. Wider tyres generally means larger tread blocks, this again improves the tyres ability to handle heat.

What does the just send it button do?

Sometimes the correct decision is to stop throwing good money after bad If the company that sold that kit had a picture on their site of it fitting correctly, I'd be chasing a refund (false advertising) and going down another path. I can't see your 'cheap' body kit being cheap after you've paid the bodyshop to make it fit.

So would an extra 6" be enough? lol https://www.quickjack.com.au/accessories/slx-frame-extension-kit-pair.html

It's not cheap, but would something like this work - https://www.quickjack.com.au/accessories/truck-adapter-set.html