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Miscellaneous Pictures:

Great way to put some break-in miles on the car, drive it to MSR to watch some racing! I got some great rides too, but no track driving for ours until I get some miles on it!
After fettling we decided to drive it around for the 1st time with the roof removed. It is great fun, and it made the engine sound even sweeter!
After fettling we decided to drive it around for the 1st time with the roof removed. It is great fun, and it made the engine sound even sweeter!
Dyno day with a friend, see "Tech Pics" section below for details. This is a vid cap of a friend and I dynoing our cars. Due to problem my first 2 runs did not get recorded so later they moved my car over to the dyno on the right.
May 31, 2009 - 10 years and 2 days after I took delivery of my ///M3
First "Big Track" event with the Lotus - Eagles Canyon (07/2009). Proofs from hart-photography.com

Tech pics:

The ADVAN A048 LTS is Yokohama's DOT-Legal Competition tire designed for the drivers of vehicles who participate in autocross competition, track schools, lapping days and circuit-type club racing. The ADVAN A048 was developed from Yokohama racing technology and came standard with our car. On the outside, the ADVAN A048 molds a race-ready compound that provides dry grip over a wide range of temperatures into a 6/32-inch deep, "single block" tread design that increases tread stiffness and features a wide center area that stays in continuous contact with the track to enhance cornering stability, on-center feel and steering response. As the tire's outer shoulder tread wears from hard cornering, the ADVAN A048's directional tread design and symmetric internal construction allows worn tires to be remounted "inside-out" on their wheels to help prolong their life. On the inside, the ADVAN A048 features twin steel belts that are reinforced with spirally wrapped nylon cap plies and belt edge strips. The belt package is placed on top of a rounded casing design that allows the tire to predictably handle transitions from straight-line travel to high g-force cornering and back. When hot they handle even better than the spectacular AD07's that I had on my M3 - but they wear much faster too!
So here is the deal, if you want to listen to music just turn up the volume. The volume control is located just under your right foot. Come on people, the engine is right behind you! While I am sure the head unit is a fine piece, it was paired with only 4 speakers which have zero bass. I think it would sound better if the stereo was a jam-box that was dragging behind the car. But I knew this going in, maybe someday I will upgrade the stereo but it will do for now. Funny, cars delivered only a few weeks earlier still came with the Alpine CDA-9856, mine was delivered with a CDE-9872 w/ipod adapter.
Pictures of before and after intercooler air intake fettling.
Stock airbox and filter on the left, new Cup airbox with K&N filter on the right.
Larini de-cat race pipe
Saikoumichi oil catch cans
Stock intercooler on top, Really Light Stuff (RLS/Bell) on bottom.
Finally made it to a dyno with a friend that had a '07 Exige-S w/Cup airbox and Lotus Stage 3 cat back exhaust. He put down 208RWHP. Click to the right to see my dyno graph - 241.5 RWHP @ 7946 RPM, 163.2 FT/LBS torque @ 7621 RPM. That easily puts the car above 265 crank HP. Not too bad for a 2070lb car!
I took the day off after Memorial Day '09 and thought I would finally try to build a radiant heat barrier for the intercooler. Luckily my faithful garage dog Morgan was there to help! In this picture you can also see the RLS intercooler and the catch cans.