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Do you know if the Yokos are a directional tire--they dont appear to be. My avids I had on my Mark were directional so they had to be rotated on the same side of the car--no cross-rotation.
One of my chromies has a couple of small areas with a yellowish tinge . Dont know if this will come of with a stronger cleaner like maybe ajax. Not sure if I want to use an abrasive cleaner on it though but Scotian had good luck with the ajax. Anyone else have discoloration of the chromies.
EZ
Have we ever got a definitive answer on how much of the 99M exhaust system is stainless steel? I would like to get an idea if I should keep some of the pipes when I go for duals, or discard them all and go totally new. I think SDMike used some part of the old pipes but he has a newer M. Anyone know? The window sticker from the M doesn't say. It did on my old Aurora's sticker.
It probably would be a good idea to spray that inner center disc area with silicone or wd-40 when the wheels are off the car during a rotation--cant hurt...
http://public.fotki.com/Scotian/300m/exterior/razorstar_wheels/cross-drilled_rotors/dcp_459.html
Liquid Tech Metal Finish (available at http://www.myroadster.net/wheelcare.asp) works great!
Matte chrome removal; I only did it because I had to:
http://public.fotki.com/Scotian/300m/exterior/razorstar_wheels/matte_chrome_removal/
They are also quieter than the eagles. I had 25k on 2 of the old tires and 42k on the other 2. Goodyear replaced 2 tirs and Chrsler replaced 1 bad wheel @ 17k. The ones with 42k were real close to dangerous, so I replaced all 4.
I haven't done any hard driving yet, so I can't tell too much; plus I'm still getting some noise from all the little rubber tips.
Thats an interesting sound.
Rick/Geezer300
Good Year's on 2000 300m and replaced them with Yokohoma Avid T4 (Performance All Season). I love them. They are a lot quiter than the Good Years. I had problems with off the line traction with the Good Years from day one. The Yoko's are a lot better. I have took some hard corners with them, one was in a double turn lane and i was on the outside. I open up full throttle in middle of the turn. With the RSA's i would have went straight into the yard. I was racing a Z28 (I know i am a little cocky) needless to say i beat i out of the turn, the camero lost traction and nearly slid into me but i was 3/4 a car length in front of it. The road noise is a lot quieter than the RSA's. $99 bucks a tire on www.tirerack.com. I live in Chicago so i need tires for the snow and rain also there was one other performance all season tire Michlin Pilot $200 a tire. I looked at the stats and yoko beat in two catagories and was only a few tenths of point behind in traction at $100 less a tire.
Question #2 - I want to clean and shine the valve covers and some other components in the engine. What's the best product to use? Would something like Armor All be bad?
-vman
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Bosch Platinim +4 plugs ($35, tiny performance gain)
Dual Exhaust ($500, noticable gain)
K&N Aircharger or similar intake mod ($250, small performance gain)
Prowler Pro Gears ($1,500+, results TBD)
Paxton makes a supercharger system for the Prowler (which uses the same engine and tranny) but nobody that I'm aware of has tried to put the supercharger in the M. For a lot more information on mods, check out the message board at the 300M Enthusiasts's Club website at http://pub88.ezboard.com/b300menthusiastsclub
Here are some pictures of my intake and exhaust mods (among others)
http://community.webshots.com/user/bigred300m
Get your rotors cut, and specify that you want "ceramic" pads. They are much more friendly to rotors.
M3
So, I'm wondering whether any owner of a PHG M (preferably one who likes to corner enthusiastically!) has installed the Yoko 420's and can compare them to the stock Michelins, mainly in terms of handling ability. Thanks!
I had the KVR's, $400 worth, and I threw them away because the noise on braking was unacceptable and they would not take them back. They explained that all cross-drilled rotors make this noise because of air escaping through the holes. I sent them to Andy300m because he wanted to play with them. Just be sure that KVR will guarantee your satisfaction before you spend the money.
I recommend you also consider http://www.appliedrotortechnology.com/ as an alternate.
M3
I think I will go with factory pads or raybestos premium pads and plan on using Raybestos rotors. I believe the factory rotors may have a problem as many here have complained about them warping. Ricva has the raybestos setup and is happy with it.
LOL... I saw those color statistics too! Had RED when I was 16 with several more from then until now at ?? years old! Black is nice, but I don't want to spend 24/7 cleaning it. Silver, to me, is no color. Dark blue is nice, but falls into the same category as the black. Maybe some new colors will be appealing? Just my .02.
ottowrkr-
Thanks for the invite. I feel out of the loop now. You never know when I might say that I'm on my way to visit my Northern neighbor! ;-))
WOW! I forgot that I got you here! You weren't known as ottowrkr then! ;-)) I remember that first letter I sent you. It took me about 4 hours to type it! I'm sure when you didn't hear back from me for several weeks that I was full of $$$$. As soon as I received your 2nd message saying "still waiting", I knew I HAD to write to you! Hope all is well. Enjoy your vacation! Will e-mail you soon. One project after another around here, but NOTHING like YOUR project! LOL... I think of you everytime I'm in that store!
fastdriver
Wheels first.
1) The stock 17" chromes have a plastic center cap. After taking good care to keep the wheels clean these plastic caps have fallen off. Leaving behind an UUUGGly hole. Can these be replaced?
2) The wheels corrode along the bead area. I've had the tires pulled off and this area polished to stop air leaks. Is this a common problem?
Tires
I'm moving to the 245/50R17 Mich. Pilot Sport A/S or Dunlop SP Sport 5000. Need good allseasons for upstate NY. Anyone have any good tips on selection??
EZ
Those wheels should still be covered under the factory warranty (unless you're over 36K miles). I would take 'em back to the dealer to get fixed. If you are out of warranty, those center caps can be bought at about $25 ea (ouch!) from a dealer. I think someone posted the part # here a while ago.
Regarding the bead area- this is a relatively common problem with all aluminum wheels in areas of the country subject to snow/salt. Having the bead area polished should solve the air leaking. I would keep the wheels as clean as possible during the winter "salt season" to help prevent corrosion.
Jon
http://public.fotki.com/Scotian/300m/exterior/razorstar_wheels/corroding_center_caps/
Actually, if you still have the chrome covers you could probably just reattach them with Auto Goop and ignore the clips.
http://public.fotki.com/Scotian/300m/exterior/razorstar_wheels/slotted_rotors/
http://www.cnn.com/WORLD/africa/9812/11/flame.thrower.car/
mritchi1@san.rr.com
Think I saw this once before. I could have used that on Christine as I LEFT the "5-STAR" ;-)))
fastdriver
One problem is probably more criminals than honest people would buy it. What a great way to avoid getting a speeding ticket or for criminals to avoid arrest. Only in Africa... you wont see that here unless the mafia starts a black market.
On rotors-- About a week ago, I put in the Applied Rotor Technology cryogenically treated and slotted rotors, and they came with Pinnacle Carbon Metallic pads. The jury is still out on this changeover. I will update in a couple of weeks. Had some initial problems, but Dean at APT has been good to work with so far. Questions, e-mail me off line.
Is the issue you are having related to noise?
Although I live in sunny San Diego, we do have a couple mountain ranges within an hours drive, plus lots of skiing places within 2 hours so I went with the all seasons. I think the tread wear on those are better than the regular Pilot Sports anyway.
The release date for the Holiday Inn Select, Brampton, Ontario is Thursday (July 18th)
We have the Chrysler corporate rate of $70.00/nite for Sunday, August 18th, with the plant tour on Monday.
The phone # is 905-792-9900.
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So I told that to my mechanic who checked the back and he said the auto parts guy was wrong. He said that's only a case with drum brakes. However, disk brakes is pretty even with it's work load and there's usually never a problem. He also said mine were wearing fine.
So I'm not sure if I should go to a different place like Midas (or even Chrysler) to double check the back brakes. If there is a problem I don't want to wear out the fronts again.
What do you guys think? Could all of our warped front rotors be caused by bad rear brakes?
-vman