R63 AMG The Unicorn of my Destruction

In reply to Bill Mesker:

A slight breach of etiquette jumping to the triple dog dare.....

mndsm wrote: In reply to mazdeuce: I dare you.

I double dog dare you!

Ah damn it lol. I'll be totally honest with ya.. I'm not the most etiquettetical guy you'll meet here so I'll reel back a bit and just double dog dare ya haha. Guess I had a bit o an itchy trigger finger eh.

Wait... PMR just double dog dared you... Now I'm triple dog daring you! HA!

I think a later EFI Bitrouble could be reliable enough for OneLap without a metric-berkeley-ton of effort or cost.

mazdeuce wrote:

mndsm wrote: I have it. You want am adventure? You're feeling italian? Want cheap entry? Make a biturbo reliable. Then one Lap it.

Ain't nobody can make a Biturbo reliable enough for One Lap.

Sure you can. LS+6speed+ painless wiring harnes+ $$$$$$$

m4ff3w wrote: I think a later EFI Bitrouble could be reliable enough for OneLap without a metric-berkeley-ton of effort or cost.

I dare you

In reply to mazdeuce:

I double dog dare you.

i lost count, I guess I'd be septtuple dog?

If you want your unreliable twin-turbo to be even more rare, find one of the Callaway GTV6's. They at least have an aftermarket to mostly track-prep the chassis but it would definitely NOT be easy.

Mad_Ratel wrote: i lost count, I guess I'd be septtuple dog?

Ever seen an octodog?

If you want unreliable, how about Ralph Nader's favorite, the Corvair? I do like the idea of that BiTurbo, but how about with an AMG engine swap or drop in an Audi drive train with Quattro? The one thing I remember about my buddy with the Testa Rossa was how crazy expensive parts were for it. $500 for a distributor cap, couple grand for the 12 plugs and new plug wires and they had to be changed out every 5 or 10k miles. That service requires dropping the engine, which you are a pro at already, because you couldn't reach the innermost plugs with the engine in place. I think he had to leave a $5 grand retainer with the mechanic for them to start this service.

I nonuple dog dare you lol

The biturbo would be perfect.

Seriously.

Fall in love...

Just catching up on this thread after a few weeks of being too busy to.

Mazdadeuce, words fail me, and that almost never happens. I simply don't have sufficient adjectives in my verbal arsenal to adequately express my admiration and awe at what you have accomplished here. Major kudos to Mrs. Deuce for serving as your enabler. What a woman!!

To quote a line from one of my favorite movies (Apollo 13) that seems appropriate here:

"And you sir, are a steely-eyed missile man!!"

Another route on a new project...how about a B6 Audi S4 that's ready to grenade itself? Preferably with a manual trans. Maybe even an Avant? Just think of all the engine out, timing chain goodness...

icguy75 wrote: Another route on a new project...how about a B6 Audi S4 that's ready to grenade itself? Preferably with a manual trans. Maybe even an Avant? Just think of all the engine out, timing chain goodness...

Haha aren't those always ready to grenade themselves?

In reply to mikedd969:

Thanks. My wife really is the amazing one, I just play with cars. If I can get this AC sorted I'll have a very relaxed summer.

Today was going to be an inside day. Clean all the things. Make Mrs. Duece happy. But wait! What's that! The new code reader came! Off to the Grosh! Just a couple minutes. I swear.

Will that scan and tell me SRS codes? I need to swing by if so.....

going_west wrote: If you want unreliable, how about Ralph Nader's favorite, the Corvair?

Uh Oh! Them's fightin words...

Thinkkker wrote: Will that scan and tell me SRS codes? I need to swing by if so.....

It looks like I can read down to the individual airbag level. There's tons of stuff.

The new code reader says I have a 9006 which is a short in the compressor. Is it really a short in the compressor? That's harder to tell. The only electrical part is the valve that regulates coolant flow through the compressor. I'm thinking that means that it somehow went bad on the shelf. Not sure how that happens, but maybe it was on it's last legs? Or maybe it's something else? The only thing I can find wrong in the whole system is the aux battery is sitting at about 11v. I can't see how that would be a concern, but I plugged in the trickle charger and we'll see if it tops up the whole system or just the big battery.

mazdeuce wrote:

mndsm wrote: In reply to mazdeuce: I dare you.

Damn you. That's going to haunt me.

I knew it would.

Two bolts to remove the lines. Two bolts to remove the compressor. Assembly is reverse. I think it will be harder to put the new dryer on. I have all the parts.
Part of me wants to see if I can replace the solenoid and save $300. Another part of me wants to get it done. Drive it around.