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bcrdukes 06-12-2025 06:43 AM

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Originally Posted by red kryptonite (Post 9181049)
ya i dont plan on tuning it, ever haha

Famous last words! :accepted:

EvoFire 06-12-2025 07:11 AM

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Originally Posted by bcrdukes (Post 9181059)
Famous last words! :accepted:

I said the same about my car. It's 7 years old and no tune. I've only got a mid pipe for sound and some suspension work.

red kryptonite 06-12-2025 08:42 PM

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Originally Posted by EvoFire (Post 9181047)
I spoke with my friend about it and he gave me a response.

The valves button should remember last setting, so if you leave it open when you turn off the car, it'll be open when you start the car. Vice versa.

Cold start - nothing he can do about it through coding. Cold start can only be changed via a tune, which I don't think you are interested in atm. A tune of any sort will almost guarantee a flag in the system and a denial of warranty on the engine and drivetrain. BMW has a new directive since iirc 2021 where when a car is being worked on in the dealer, they have to plug it in and it'll do a scan for tampering.

tried it today. it doesnt remember the last setting, it opens up with every start.
oh well.... i tried.

Dbone 06-13-2025 06:55 AM

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Originally Posted by EvoFire (Post 9181047)
The valves button should remember last setting, so if you leave it open when you turn off the car, it'll be open when you start the car. Vice versa.

Do you even BMW bro? :suspicious:

It never remembers. At least in the M cars we have the M buttons now so you don't have to go to every sub menu to set things up every time.

trollface 06-13-2025 07:01 AM

Yeah, i dont think i've ever driven a car that rmrs the last valve settings unless it's aftermarket coded.

They're vacuum valves.

77civic1200 06-13-2025 10:06 AM

BMW hasn't used vacuum valves in like 15 years, all electric now

EvoFire 06-13-2025 11:03 AM

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Originally Posted by Dbone (Post 9181222)
Do you even BMW bro? :suspicious:

It never remembers. At least in the M cars we have the M buttons now so you don't have to go to every sub menu to set things up every time.

Nope you are right. I'm sorry Red

trollface 06-13-2025 11:33 AM

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Originally Posted by 77civic1200 (Post 9181261)
BMW hasn't used vacuum valves in like 15 years, all electric now

Oh WHAT

red kryptonite 06-15-2025 10:54 PM

installed aliexpress gas cap and door handle chrome delete
took out a door ding.

https://tnstatic.net/attachments/8e7...y-jpg.1117425/

https://tnstatic.net/attachments/c78...e-jpg.1117426/

Badhobz 06-16-2025 04:58 AM

ALIEXPRESS IS DA BEST!

red kryptonite 06-16-2025 10:21 AM

We’ll have to wait and see how well they hold up from the sun and hand oils. My expectations aren’t high but I hope to get at least till the end of summer.

Badhobz 06-16-2025 10:24 AM

thats okay, by the end of summer you'll be bored of the car and wanna get rid for it.

bcrdukes 06-16-2025 10:55 AM

Hello, Corolla.

red kryptonite 06-16-2025 03:37 PM

Nope! No more cars for me until 2028.

radeonboy 06-16-2025 03:45 PM

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Originally Posted by red kryptonite (Post 9181628)
Nope! No more cars for me until 2028.

Famous last words coming from someone buying 3 cars within a year :lol

JDMDreams 06-16-2025 03:56 PM

Can I has m3. Trying to see if worth the hype or just skip it and buy a boxster.

Badhobz 06-16-2025 04:15 PM

^what do you even drive!? HOPES AND DREAMS!?!?

red kryptonite 06-16-2025 09:03 PM

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Originally Posted by radeonboy (Post 9181631)
Famous last words coming from someone buying 3 cars within a year :lol

technically its only 2 cars within a year :alonehappy:

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Originally Posted by JDMDreams (Post 9181632)
Can I has m3. Trying to see if worth the hype or just skip it and buy a boxster.

the e46 is fun and a great drivers car but imo not worth the hype, i still love it though.
the only boxster/cayman ive driven are the 981/718. it drives great too but didnt feel like a special car.

maybe ARZD can put it into words better.

RabidRat 06-16-2025 09:42 PM

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Originally Posted by Badhobz (Post 9181581)
thats okay, by the end of summer you'll be bored of the car and wanna get rid for it.

I wish that were true. I'd etransfer him a deposit right now lol.

BIC_BAWS 06-17-2025 12:24 AM

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Originally Posted by red kryptonite (Post 9181655)
the e46 is fun and a great drivers car but imo not worth the hype, i still love it though.

I agree with this statement. It was a don't meet your hero's moment for me. Which really sucked cause I had dreamed of an E46 M3 since I was a kid walking home from school and walking by auto shops that had 46M3s outside of them. Pretty sure I've seen Jing's car from back then haha.

But the E46 330ci being my initial experience, I didn't like how front end heavy the M3 feels. OTOH, the E36 M3 (and my example was a pretty shit example) was fantastic. God I miss that car haha.

The balance, weight, and engine (powerband) felt very on point to what I'm familiar with. Yes, Westopher, I just said a non-M feels the same as a previous gen M car. The 36M, while I'm not skilled enough to drive that kind of raw rwd, is like a slightly faster + LSD 330ci. Felt slightly lighter too but it must be rust weight reduction lol. I felt a lot more at home with the 36M compared to the 46M.

AstulzerRZD 06-17-2025 08:13 AM

Idk my thoughts are not the usual car guy’s stuff.

E46 seems cool if you’re tryna learn to turn a wrench, drives pretty nice and inteeeting engine. What else are you gonna get that fits 4 people and does all this?

Boxster seems nice, Cayman is practical. 981/781 have worse steering than 9th gen Civic. You might not be entertained but they’re incredible cspsbsle and you’d get the badge; I’d buy a 987.2.

Like what else are you gonna get? A 6MT G37 instead of E46? An S2000 instead of 987?

If you’re looking for interesting drives and entertainment, I’d throw a Scat Pack on that list.
Yeah it’s front heavy but it’s super easy to slide and has trans/damping/engine is super eager.

red kryptonite 06-17-2025 08:31 AM

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Originally Posted by RabidRat (Post 9181656)
I wish that were true. I'd etransfer him a deposit right now lol.

She’s a keeper for now.

roastpuff 06-17-2025 08:38 AM

I uh, I might've gone over 9000.

In an AP2 engine.

Yeah.

Traum 06-17-2025 09:15 AM

I'd have to disagree with this, esp when the 9th gen Civic is just about the crappiest Civic built in recent history. (The other one is the 01 - 03 Civics.) I don't remember the steering being particularly good or bad, but everything else other than the K24 in the Si seem to suck based on what I can remember LOL~ And then even the K24 lost a lot of feel / character compared to the 8th gen, although the torque wave you get from the bigger displacement is nice.

The Boxster / Caymans are all so nice! Their steering is telepathic! The 987 has a better steering feel bcos of the hydraulic steering, but they are all super precise.
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Originally Posted by AstulzerRZD (Post 9181670)
Boxster seems nice, Cayman is practical. 981/781 have worse steering than 9th gen Civic. You might not be entertained but they’re incredible cspsbsle and you’d get the badge; I’d buy a 987.2.


AstulzerRZD 06-17-2025 09:30 AM

Yeah the 987 is really where it’s at. 981 GTS just has 0 load up or resistance even when you have track forces on summer tires.

It’s precise but there’s close to 0 feel.


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