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  1. #591
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    Quad exhaust? So you have 1.5 cylinders per pipe?
    Or do you mean a twin exhaust split into quad tail pipes?
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  2. #592
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    Hmm... having my wheels refurbished having accumulated a sufficient helping of scrapes. What do you think of these options for a white e63?

    Original titanium gray

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    Or black with diamond cut rims?

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  3. #593
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    Defo the latter!

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  4. #594
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    Quote Originally Posted by CageyH View Post
    Quad exhaust? So you have 1.5 cylinders per pipe?
    Or do you mean a twin exhaust split into quad tail pipes?
    Almost certainly the latter

    Marco.
    Main System

    Turntable: Heavily-modified Technics SL-1210MK5G [Mike New bearing/ETP platter/Paul Hynes SR7 PSU & regulator mods]. Funk Firm APM Achromat with Nagaoka GL-601 Crystal Record Weight. Isonoe feet & boots. Ortofon RS-212D tonearm with Denon DL-103GL, in a Denon PCL-300 headshell, fitted with Funk Firm Houdini and Kondo SL-115 pure-silver cartridge leads.

    Paul Hynes MC head amp/SR5 PSU. Also modded Lentek head amp and Denon AU-310 SUT.

    Other Cartridges: Nippon Columbia (NOS 1987) Denon DL-103. USA-made Shure SC35C with NOS stylus. Goldring G820 with NOS stylus. Shure M55E with NOS stylus.

    CD Player: Audiocom-modified Sony X-777ES/DAS-R1 DAC.

    Tape Deck: Tandberg TCD 310, fully restored and recalibrated as new by RDE, plus upgraded with heads from the TCD-420a. Also with matching TM4 Norway microphones.

    Preamps: Heavily-modified Croft Charisma-X. Power Amps: Tube Distinctions Copper Amp, fitted with Tungsol KT-150s. Quad 306.

    Cables & Sundries: Mark Grant HDX1 interconnects and digital coaxial cable, plus Mark Grant 6mm UP-LCOFC Van Damme speaker cable. MCRU 'Ultimate' mains leads. Lehmann clone headphone amp with vintage Koss PRO-4AAA headphones.

    Tube Distinctions digital noise filter. VPI HW16.5 record cleaning machine.

    Speakers: Tannoy 15MGs in Lockwood cabinets with modified crossovers. 1967 Celestion Ditton 15.

  5. #595
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    Quote Originally Posted by Marco View Post
    Defo the latter!

    Marco.
    Yes, I think so too. It's already quite subtly agressive, and the black wheels will work well with the black roof, mirrors and spoilers. Ws also considering whether a dark red wheel rim might look good.. hmm. Need to look at some colour charts
    Quote Originally Posted by Marco View Post
    Defo the latter!

    Marco.

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  6. #596
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    Mavic wheels rule (wrong thread ???, sorry)




  7. #597
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    Yes, for here you need something with an engine

    Marco.
    Main System

    Turntable: Heavily-modified Technics SL-1210MK5G [Mike New bearing/ETP platter/Paul Hynes SR7 PSU & regulator mods]. Funk Firm APM Achromat with Nagaoka GL-601 Crystal Record Weight. Isonoe feet & boots. Ortofon RS-212D tonearm with Denon DL-103GL, in a Denon PCL-300 headshell, fitted with Funk Firm Houdini and Kondo SL-115 pure-silver cartridge leads.

    Paul Hynes MC head amp/SR5 PSU. Also modded Lentek head amp and Denon AU-310 SUT.

    Other Cartridges: Nippon Columbia (NOS 1987) Denon DL-103. USA-made Shure SC35C with NOS stylus. Goldring G820 with NOS stylus. Shure M55E with NOS stylus.

    CD Player: Audiocom-modified Sony X-777ES/DAS-R1 DAC.

    Tape Deck: Tandberg TCD 310, fully restored and recalibrated as new by RDE, plus upgraded with heads from the TCD-420a. Also with matching TM4 Norway microphones.

    Preamps: Heavily-modified Croft Charisma-X. Power Amps: Tube Distinctions Copper Amp, fitted with Tungsol KT-150s. Quad 306.

    Cables & Sundries: Mark Grant HDX1 interconnects and digital coaxial cable, plus Mark Grant 6mm UP-LCOFC Van Damme speaker cable. MCRU 'Ultimate' mains leads. Lehmann clone headphone amp with vintage Koss PRO-4AAA headphones.

    Tube Distinctions digital noise filter. VPI HW16.5 record cleaning machine.

    Speakers: Tannoy 15MGs in Lockwood cabinets with modified crossovers. 1967 Celestion Ditton 15.

  8. #598
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    Quote Originally Posted by Marco View Post
    Yes, for here you need something with an engine

    Marco.
    Oh, I don't know? These work well.



    Very popular in Romania too.
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  9. #599
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    Quote Originally Posted by Marco View Post
    Yes, for here you need something with an engine

    Marco.
    Pretty well excludes my car then, around 70 BHP with classic wooden pistons!
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    Not seen one of those on the road for a long time.
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