Recent content by dolanh

takes me back The car i built after college was a 1972 240z with an L28 and the twin SU carbs from the original 240 motor. It was very quick and loud (and fun!) but handling was far from modern. I prefer the 240 simply because of the less ugly bumpers and more classic interior, but they're...

Hi all, Tires come and go, and mine are going. I have a slow leak in my drivers front tire which sucks, as i was hoping for a few K more miles out of this set. But, as they're getting pretty bald and winter's coming on, they could use replacing. Last time I looked I narrowed it down to...

Personally I gave up and just ordered a $120 (total) Blaupunkt head unit (+install kit) from Crutchfield. It was the cheapest thing I saw with and aux-in (dual RCAs on the rear). I tried a friend's iTrip for about 5 minutes and that was all it took for me to make the decision. The install...

Hi all, I recently bought my PR5 at 13k miles, and quickly enough i'm up to 15k. As I'd like to keep the warranty going, i'm looking for somewhere to do my 15k mile service. I live in San Francisco and work in San Jose, so recommendations for places in either city would be useful. The...

LOL -- are you sure you don't live in San Francisco? You'd be shocked at the number of Audi Allroads around here with rail riders and crossbars and no mounts. I still can't figure it out... why have a rack on your car if you're not gonna carry anything? Also, I see loads of people leaving...

The car looks good the way it is (with the racks). I have a similar setup (Yakima Q-Towers, 2 copperhead trays, ski mounts in the middle). It may be me, but it looks like your rear towers are a little too far forward. I diligently followed the fit guide with a tape measure, and here's the...

Thanks! BTW, I started looking around at soundproofing materials around when I started this thread and came across B-Quiet's site. This is an email exchange I had with Wade of B-Quiet, if anyone is interested: This would be pursuing the more costly route, but would probably more effective...

The higher sidewall tires are a good idea. Besides, 205/50R16 is much easier to find than 195/50R16. Right now the car has plenty of handling so i'm not worried about giving up a little of it; I drive 280 and 101, not 17. The Falken ST are only in 205/55R16, as far as I can tell. Right now...

That makes two of us -- let me know if you find a supplier...

Yeah, I'd do that (or use a hitch mount rack, since I have a hitch installed by the previous owner), if I had anywhere to store the damn thing. But, as I live in SF.... well, let's just say that garages here are a luxury, not a right :)

Thanks for the welcome. I had a 240z once with straight headers for a few days (was waiting for an exhaust to be fabricated). You could hear it for several miles in any given direction :) These days, I just want the performance of my 240z without a migraine. That's the whole point of this...

Thanks for the link. Looks like they really gutted the interior, but I guess if you're gonna do it, you might as well do it right.... How much was the total cost of for all the dynamat and installation? How long did the shop take to do it all? I'm trying to figure out whether or not it's...

Hi all, I recently bought a 2002.5 PR5, my first. It's a nice car with one exception, the road noise is a bit much for me. My commute (SF-SJ) is about 100mi/day, three days a week, and I tend to drive it at about 80mph. Part of it is the tire noise. The car only has 13k miles on it so it...