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Date Posted: 21:08:04 06/20/02 Thu
Author: Vlad
Subject: About that awfull time
In reply to: thrasher_dude 's message, "lesson #1: ALWAYS use a stopwatch or better with acceleration times..." on 00:21:24 06/20/02 Thu

Considering you only reached 60 mph and that the speedometer is optimistic, I'd say your engine is worn/out of spec seriously. Is the car an automatic (perhaps even 3 speed)?

The easiest thing to do is to check the timing (influences engine performance vastly) and the spark plugs/compression. My manual 84 318i did 0-60 in 10 seconds. It also had no oil creeping past the oil filling cap.

And you say you used counting as a test bench? LOL And don't forget to substract 5% for speedometer correction next time.

Good luck

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Re: About that awfull time -- thrasher_dude, 21:58:14 06/20/02 Thu
- i should be able to hit 60 in 11.6 seconds... (NT) -- thrasher_dude, 21:59:51 06/20/02 Thu
Re: About that awfull time -- thrasher_dude, 06:14:09 06/21/02 Fri
- That's much better -- Vlad, 12:21:23 06/21/02 Fri
  - Vlad, pix for you (odd connector), Bill, pix for you (rust looking stuff on my spare bottlecap rim--Tnucu claims it as possible old embedded brake dust?)--(long...longer than this subject line) -- thrasher_dude, 03:33:24 06/25/02 Tue
  - Vlad, pix for you (odd connector), Bill, pix for you (rust looking stuff on my spare bottlecap rim--Tnucu claims it as possible old embedded brake dust?)--(long...longer than this subject line) -- thrasher_dude, 03:43:06 06/25/02 Tue
    - Re: Vlad, pix for you (odd connector), Bill, pix for you (rust looking stuff on my spare bottlecap rim--Tnucu claims it as possible old embedded brake dust?)--(long...longer than this subject line) -- Vlad, 16:32:03 06/25/02 Tue
      - Re: Vlad, pix for you (odd connector), Bill, pix for you (rust looking stuff on my spare bottlecap rim--Tnucu claims it as possible old embedded brake dust?)--(long...longer than this subject line) -- thrasher_dude, 16:54:36 06/25/02 Tue
- Re: About that awfull time -- Ernest, 13:12:44 06/21/02 Fri
  - Oops! Typo! -- Ernest, 13:14:30 06/21/02 Fri
    - Re: Oops! Typo! -- thrasher_dude, 19:33:49 06/21/02 Fri

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