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Tech Area => General Buick Tech => Topic started by: daveismissing on June 12 2014, 09:09:55 AM

Title: Things we learned this week
Post by: daveismissing on June 12 2014, 09:09:55 AM

Original bumper fillers are urethane. Nobody's replacements are, despite claims. 5MPH crashes could result in damage.

Order a Turbo with anti surge ports, there is no penalty and is good insurance.

Toilet bowl cleaner cleans the corrosion off bulb contacts. How you get the cleaner off the contacts is your problem :)

Brake pads have edge codes which show you

 Co-efficient of friction:
http://www.bimmerfest.com/forums/attachment.php?s=d3dec4c13699f32c5beebaafb1a498c6&attachmentid=294882&d=1317139243 (http://www.bimmerfest.com/forums/attachment.php?s=d3dec4c13699f32c5beebaafb1a498c6&attachmentid=294882&d=1317139243)

and manufacturer:
http://www.safebraking.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/02/AMECA-List-of-VESC-V-3-Brake-Friction-Material-Edge-Codes-May-20112.pdf (http://www.safebraking.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/02/AMECA-List-of-VESC-V-3-Brake-Friction-Material-Edge-Codes-May-20112.pdf)

not a bad read:
http://www.brakewarehouse.com/brkewrhsefaqs.asp#topmyth (http://www.brakewarehouse.com/brkewrhsefaqs.asp#topmyth)

Title: Re: Things we learned this week
Post by: tb3 on June 12 2014, 09:27:21 AM

Order a Turbo with anti surge ports, there is no penalty and is good insurance

what does that mean?

Title: Re: Things we learned this week
Post by: daveismissing on June 12 2014, 10:47:40 AM

http://www.gfb.com.au/tech/tech-articles/11-the-truth-about-compressor-surge (http://www.gfb.com.au/tech/tech-articles/11-the-truth-about-compressor-surge)

even has aircraft references, flyboy :)