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crystalworks 12-11-2018 11:38 AM

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Originally Posted by Overboost (Post 1148798)
Testing this morning in 40 degree weather

What are you testing? ;) Something boosted? Should love the colder, denser air.

Overboost 12-11-2018 12:07 PM

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What are you testing? ;) Something boosted? Should love the colder, denser air.

Norma M30 LMP3 NA 5.0L Nissan V8 VK50

Overboost 12-11-2018 08:56 PM

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And my Flat Stanley moment. Covered in salt and grime from the drive yesterday but happily posing next to the high banks of Daytona. ;)

crystalworks 12-11-2018 09:26 PM

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Originally Posted by Overboost (Post 1148805)
Norma M30 LMP3 NA 5.0L Nissan V8 VK50


I bet that makes okay numbers too, even without the FI. :D

Overboost 12-11-2018 09:29 PM

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Originally Posted by crystalworks (Post 1148849)
I bet that makes okay numbers too, even without the FI. :D

All about the downforce. At 100MPH you could put this thing upside down on the ceiling and it would stick. ;)

KEI7 12-12-2018 05:08 AM

I did the ECS level 2 refresh a while ago, and reading this thread I start to regret I should have sticked to Genuine BMW for ET.

https://www.ecstuning.com/b-assembled-by-ecs-parts/ecs-cooling-system-refresh-kit-level-2/ecse531711-9/

The coolant level is fine, no leak, level sensor is plugged in, but low level message...

ET is made by "Vaico".

Anyone have the same experience?

I remember reading a thread about ET sensor mechanism somewhere on this forum.

crystalworks 12-12-2018 12:01 PM

^OE is definitely safest for that "feel good" status of not having to worry about it. For cooling systems I stick to OE, Behr, or Wahler with good experiences. But YMMV. Never used Vaico specifically.

I avoid URO like the plague... says the man currently running a URO expansion tank. ;) I was forced into it.

Overboost 12-13-2018 01:03 PM

Well my 1095 mile test drive is complete. :bustingup
All good with the Dorman parts. They got me there and back with no issue what-so-ever. :thumbup:


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