They are also very directional. I listened to a set and they sounded pretty good. Then I stood up and the effect was totally different.

Ah, I didn’t know it was a different OS. And access to the store is also nice. I haven’t seen a cardboard app yet that is worth running more than once.

Maybe he should have jumped out of the way, rather than throw bullets at it. Cars don’t magically stop if you shoot at them.

So isn’t it worth getting a cardboard for $15 to see if it’s worth it? I see there are even fancy versions of the cardboard for $35. They may not have the extra sensors that the Gear has, but they look more comfortable than the cardboard.

The Gear/Cardboard seem like they are only suitable for watching content.

How is it different than cardboard? All of the sensors in it are also in a phone, are they just better? Screen size is the same.

I saw him plug something into the ODB-II port on an El Camino, a car that stopped being made a decade before ODB-II was introduced. I had to turn it off, I couldn’t take it anymore. Can the writers of this show at least try a little bit?

No. Even at the track, they still have to pump the gas for you. They will also only pump into red containers. You can then dump that gas into a white container right in front of them, and it’s OK. Stupid Jersey.

Ah, I didn’t know that chromecast audio used wifi, this article was talking about bluetooth and I mixed it up with that.

Problem is, leaving your onkyo receiver on 100% of the time to play music draws a LOT of power. My Denon amp draws something like 200 watts even when it’s silent. The sonos amp draws about 15.

Sonos has systems that let you plug into separate speakers, either as an amp or not. I have 3 ZP120’s(i think they are now called connect:amp or something). They power in-cieling speakers and other non-sonos speakers. What’s annoying though, is the connect amp hasn’t changed in close to 10 years and still costs $500.…

I really like this idea, and I’m amazed how long it took someone to put it together. Can I get one that works just like a regular bulb though? bluetooth? really? How about just using the radio time signals like a watch?

my swap was for a race car(chump,lemons,AER). Putting in some fancy euro spec motor or the M6 motor would have been very expensive, and would have moved us from ‘slightly cheaty’ to ‘hella cheaty’.

Hm. I did the swap last winter on an e24, but I did use an e24 M30B35 as the replacement. I used a wiring harness adapter, and it was fairly simple. I’m still not sure how I managed to blow up 2 ECU’s though. That was a pain.

I’m glad mine hasn’t blown up yet, but I have a spare just in case. I think it’s fairly common for people to swap back to a normal brake booster. Did BMW use it as a marketing tool? “Now with Nitrogen Ball Technology!!” I think brake bomb sounds cooler though.

No way. That brake problem is no joke on there, it’s not a simple brake booster, it’s a crazy power steering pump driven thing. If you do an engine swap, why not get the better M30B35 motor? And, why would it need an engine swap in the first place, M30’s are bulletproof.

What about the AER race - Jalopnik vs. Road&Track

Mercedes Benz 380SL, you should be able to pick up a few for under 10k

$150 in tools, e46fanatics.com, and youtube will save you thousands in repair costs. 90% of the stuff that breaks on bmw’s is fairly easy to fix and doesn’t even require a jack. (except the starter, that was a pain in the ass)

Mine just ran over 100k. I like to think of it as reliable, and then i remember that I’ve replaced the alternator, starter, cooling system, and differential. There are more things that are on borrowed time. Still love it though.