Speaking of. . . my house is TINY and I'm going to re-carpet the living room, and I want to tile the kitchen, hall and bath in the same tile, but dammit, I can not find anything I would like to flow through from room to room.

Hardwood everywhere and then get a rug.

 

 

I have nice oak floors under the carpet throughout, but I don't want wood in here, and the rugs I want cost more than the house, so. . .

I hate Oak, but love wood.

It was all of Sean's talk.

I saw the x6M and wow was it sexy. I have always liked the x5M after the first in person view and the same is with that thing.....

Perfect winder car? Maybe.

Until it breaks. Good luck finding one that isn't shit for less than $60k as well. I want one.

X5M works for me.

Why do all the turbo kits say "for off road use only".

Okay, I know why they do, but obviously it isn't that big of a deal considering how many are run. Easy here since they don't even emissions test, but I don't understand how a procharger can be CARB and a turbo not.

I realize the tuning will make it pass or not and that is included usually with a Charger setup but is this the only reason?

kb racing & trick make kits for the Esky and in general I think the lag of a centrifugal or turbo will probably benefit my trans if I do it. Obviously the turbo shaves some wear off the motor since it isn't leaching power and actually looks like a cheaper option in particular if I do something different on the motor requiring a complete custom tune anyways.

 

 

With a blower, you do not need to mess with the exhaust.  With a turbo, it's all about the exhaust.  Any deviation from factory will fuck you with CARB whether you pass emissions or not.

Luckily carb isn't required in all states yet.

I hate Oak, but love wood.

What hard wood would a M5 use is an M5 could use wood?

Sean I started a post about speaker choices in the subwoofer/ speaker forum. Should be right up your alley and I would really appreciate your opinion.

I answered before you typed this

Space is the first frontier. Goals next. Makes driver choice easy

I hate Oak, but love wood.

What hard wood would a M5 use is an M5 could use wood?

I like the extremes. Blond maple or Dark Walnut. Depends on the space. Beech/Hickory and wood that shows both depths is also interesting to me, but it really needs to fit the space. Not opposed to a cherry as well, but they are usually boring for the $$. When I see oak I paint it.

Almost ripped out my floors for that reason, but replacing the oak floors on just the main level was more than $25k

And then of course I'd retrim, change the windows, blah, blah blah and >$100k occurs

Why do all the turbo kits say "for off road use only".

Okay, I know why they do, but obviously it isn't that big of a deal considering how many are run. Easy here since they don't even emissions test, but I don't understand how a procharger can be CARB and a turbo not.

I realize the tuning will make it pass or not and that is included usually with a Charger setup but is this the only reason?

kb racing & trick make kits for the Esky and in general I think the lag of a centrifugal or turbo will probably benefit my trans if I do it. Obviously the turbo shaves some wear off the motor since it isn't leaching power and actually looks like a cheaper option in particular if I do something different on the motor requiring a complete custom tune anyways.

 

 

With a blower, you do not need to mess with the exhaust.  With a turbo, it's all about the exhaust.  Any deviation from factory will fuck you with CARB whether you pass emissions or not.

Ah, how about non-CARB states?

<-has never read emissions laws, but I smell more socialistic bullshit coming

Almost ripped out my floors for that reason, but replacing the oak floors on just the main level was more than $25k

Faaaaaaaahwk

They are compliant if they pass your states emission test if there is one.

 

Why do all the turbo kits say "for off road use only".

Okay, I know why they do, but obviously it isn't that big of a deal considering how many are run. Easy here since they don't even emissions test, but I don't understand how a procharger can be CARB and a turbo not.

I realize the tuning will make it pass or not and that is included usually with a Charger setup but is this the only reason?

kb racing & trick make kits for the Esky and in general I think the lag of a centrifugal or turbo will probably benefit my trans if I do it. Obviously the turbo shaves some wear off the motor since it isn't leaching power and actually looks like a cheaper option in particular if I do something different on the motor requiring a complete custom tune anyways.

 

 

With a blower, you do not need to mess with the exhaust.  With a turbo, it's all about the exhaust.  Any deviation from factory will fuck you with CARB whether you pass emissions or not.

 

Ah, how about non-CARB states?

CARB is CARB.  You either build for it, get tested and licensed or you don't.  You can sell your product for use off-road only if not certified.  It may be kosher in some places, but like in Cali, if you go to get tested and have an unauthorized part, big fine, no contest. 

They are compliant if they pass your states emission test if there is one.

Compliant to the state only, not CARB.

And some cities/counties test independently from the state.  You must comply with local laws if they do.

Yes that is what I meant. CARB compliance is not mandatory in the majority of the us

MN is not Cali...although sometimes it tries. I didn't mean I want it Cali legal, just want to make sure that emissions wise and legality where I live is okay now.

If we copy CARB, I bet they will grandfather IF YOU pass emissions.

Curious why you didn't think I was a smoker. Smoked cigarettes from when I was 14 until about 6-8 years ago. I LOVE the act of smoking, just not what it does to my body so I stopped.

 

Because of how healthily you eat. It just seems contradictory.

Most likely to the extent that they did with obd1 and obd2 inspections in ny.

In which case you might love vaping.

It just looks SO cheap compared to a supercharging setup if you need a custom tune and are doing a short block anyways.

Curious why you didn't think I was a smoker. Smoked cigarettes from when I was 14 until about 6-8 years ago. I LOVE the act of smoking, just not what it does to my body so I stopped.

 

Because of how healthily you eat. It just seems contradictory.

I don't eat healthy to be healthy, I eat what tastes good. Just happens to be healthy as I have nearly no desire for sweet things. I eat a shitload of fat and meat, just no processed sugar.

 

Why do all the turbo kits say "for off road use only".

Okay, I know why they do, but obviously it isn't that big of a deal considering how many are run. Easy here since they don't even emissions test, but I don't understand how a procharger can be CARB and a turbo not.

I realize the tuning will make it pass or not and that is included usually with a Charger setup but is this the only reason?

kb racing & trick make kits for the Esky and in general I think the lag of a centrifugal or turbo will probably benefit my trans if I do it. Obviously the turbo shaves some wear off the motor since it isn't leaching power and actually looks like a cheaper option in particular if I do something different on the motor requiring a complete custom tune anyways.

 

 

With a blower, you do not need to mess with the exhaust.  With a turbo, it's all about the exhaust.  Any deviation from factory will fuck you with CARB whether you pass emissions or not.

 

Ah, how about non-CARB states?

 

Most locales with emissions testing tend to follow CARB guidelines. Usually in the form of a visual inspection.