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A large integrated circuit (10) of modular design, each module (12,14,16) having a circuit section (22,24,34) and a separate dedicated testing pad section (20). Each circuit module (12,14,16) can be individually functionally tested as an independent circuit with conventional prober equipment for defects. Each testing pad section (20) facilitates controlling the entire integrated circuit (10) so that the respective module circuit section (12,14,16) can be tested. Control circuitry (26) comprised of pass gates is provided to isolate the testing pad sections (20) from the operational portion (22,24,34) of the integrated circuit (10) when not under test. The present invention is ideally suited for large spatial light modulators, memory devices and other large sophisticated integrated circuits.
1. A semiconductor integrated circuit comprised of a plurality of interconnected circuit modules, each said module having a circuit section and a dedicated testing pad section coupled to said circuit section, said integrated circuit having a control circuit connected to both a first said testing pad section of a first said module and to said circuit section of a second said module, said control circuit facilitating operation of said second module circuit section to test said first module circuit section from said first testing pad section.
2. The integrated circuit as specified in claim 1 wherein one said testing pad section is identical to at least one other said module testing pad section to permit testing of said circuit modules with a single piece of testing equipment.
3. The integrated circuit as specified in claim 1 wherein at least two said circuit modules have commonly located said testing pad sections relative to said circuit modules.
4. The integrated circuit as specified in claim 1 wherein said control circuit selectively electrically isolates said first testing pad section of said first module from said circuit section of said second circuit module.
5. The integrated circuit as specified in claim 1 wherein at least two said circuit modules are not identical to each other.
6. The integrated circuit as specified in claim 1 wherein at least two said circuit modules are identical to one another.
7. The integrated circuit as specified in claim 6 wherein said two identical circuit modules are coupled to a non-identical said circuit module.
8. The integrated circuit as specified in claim 1 wherein said circuit modules form an elongated said integrated circuit having a length greater than about 1 inch.
9. The integrated circuit as specified in claim 6 wherein said identical circuit modules comprise a spatial light modulator.
10. The integrated circuit as specified in claim 9 wherein said spatial light modulator is comprised of a plurality of micro mirrors.
Cross referenced is made to co-pending patent application Ser. No. 07/990,992, entitled "Large Die Photolithography", filed Dec. 16, 1992.
Cross referenced is made to co-pending patent application Ser. No. 07/990,992, entitled "Large Die Photolithography", filed Dec. 16, 1992.
The present invention is generally related to the fabrication and design of large integrated circuits, and more particularly, to the design and testing of large integrated circuits having a die which is too impractical to test with commercially available automated die probers.
Since the invention of the integrated circuit, semiconductor dies have become increasingly more sophisticated and large in size. To ensure providing high quality and reliable products to industry, semiconductor manufactururers traditionally functionally test and optically inspect their integrated circuits before the die is packaged.
Traditionally, to perform functional die testing, off-the-shelf planar probe equipment is implemented to test the functionality of the die. The integrated circuit is usually designed with peripheral testing pads connected to the circuitry and which are accessed by the automated probers. Power is provided to the integrated circuit via the bond pads, and the circuit is dynamically tested for functionality using custom software testing programs. Integrated circuit dies which fail to meet established performance parameters are either identified and repaired, or rejected and never make it to the packaging step. This testing procedure can be rather involved, and may include subjecting the integrated circuit die to vibration, humidity, extreme temperatures, and so forth.
With the advance of the integrated circuit, off-the-shelf automated probers have advanced as well. Automated probers are available from well known companies including Hewlett Packard and Teledyne. Some sophisticated integrated circuits, including digital signal processors, microprocessors, and so forth are known to have die sizes approaching 1" by 1" which is huge by industry standards. As the size of these integrated circuits increasingly become larger, so must the sophistication and conformity of conventional testing equipment.
One interesting technology evolving from Texas Instruments Incorporated of Dallas Tex. is a Spatial Light Modulator (SLM) comprised of a Digital Micromirror Device (DMD). These DMDs can be implemented in both hard copy electrostatic printers, and also used to provide high resolution displays including monitors and large screen televisions. DMDs implemented in the design of a television is disclosed is U.S. Pat. No. 5,079,544, to DeMond et al. entitled Standard Independent Digitized Video System and U.S. Pat. No. 5,061,049 to Hornbeck, entitled Spatial Light Modulator and Method, both assigned to the assignee of the present invention. A DMD incorporated into a hard copy printing device is disclosed in U.S. Pat. No. 5,105,369, to Nelson, entitled Printing System Exposive Module Alignment Method and Apparatus of Manufacture, also assigned to the assignee of the present invention. The teachings of all three of these patents is included herein by reference in the present application.
The development of DMDs for the hard copy printing products is especially challenging due to the fact that the integrated circuits are approaching 5" in length. These DMDs comprise a linear array of micromirrors serving as pixels, and may comprise an array of 64 by 7,056 pixels. One invention which addresses the need to reliably manufacture large integrated circuits of this magnitude is disclosed in the cross referenced patent application, wherein a single reticle is implemented in a step and repeat procedure using conventional photolithography equipment. By implementing a single reticle, the step and repeat procedure exposes the die one module at a time, wherein some intermediate modules are repeated, to reliably align one module with an adjacent module. With this design technique available to fabricate large integrated circuits of enormous sizes, the forgoing invention sets out to provide the testability of an integrated circuit this size and sophistication.
The present invention finds technical advantages by providing a large integrated circuit comprised of several interconnected circuit modules each with a dedicated testing pad structure. The modular integrated circuit is such that it can be tested one module at a time by a conventional prober, with each module tested as an independent integrated circuit. The probe pads provided for testing the associated circuit of the module are consistently arranged and located module-to-module such that they can be accessed by the automated prober which steps from module to module.
In an elongated die such as that used in a hard copy DMD device, each module comprising the elongated integrated circuit has testing pads which can be used to test the circuity on that associated module. To independently test each circuit module, full control of the entire integrated circuit is sometimes necessary from the associated testing pads on a module under test. Therefore, the testing pads can also be used to control testing of the entire integrated circuit, including circuitry of other modules comprising that integrated circuit. Some circuit modules are also provided with controllable gate circuits to allow selective access by other modules. When the testing step is not implemented, such as during normal operation of the integrated circuit, these testing pads are functionally and electrically isolated by the gate circuits from the rest of the integrated circuit so as not to interfere with normal operation of the circuit. Thus, RC problems are avoided during normal operation of the circuit.
To permit testing large integrated circuits, such as the 5" DMD die used in the hard copy device, access by one module to control circuitry on other modules is necessary to functionally exercise circuitry on a module under test. This particular die has a series of identical and repeatable modules, comprising a pixel array, arranged adjacent one another with a logic module provided at each end of the die, this left and right logic module controlling the operation of the entire die. Each of the intermediate repeatable circuit modules comprise an array of micro mirrors controlled by the logic circuitry at each end of the die. Each end logic module may also comprise a portion of the array. With the present invention, each circuit module can be tested, individually, even though it may require providing signals to adjacent modules.
According to the present invention, large non-standard integrated circuits can be fabricated, yet tested with available off the shelf testing equipment. By providing each circuit module comprising the integrated circuit with dedicated testing pads, some pads permitting control of the entire integrated circuit, failure analysis is both possible and practical. Moreover, since the testing pads can later be electrically isolated from the rest of the functional circuitry, these testing pads do not degrade the performance of the integrated circuit during normal operation.
FIG. 1 is a block diagram of one large integrated circuit for which the present invention finds use, shown as a 5" long integrated circuit of modular design used in a hard copy device; and
FIG. 2 is a schematic diagram of test isolation circuitry provided on some modules of FIG. 1 to selectively isolate some of the testing pads from the remaining functional circuitry during normal operation of the integrated circuit.
By way of illustration, but with no limitation intended to the embodiment illustrated, the present invention will be set forth as implemented in a DMD die used in a hard copy device manufactured by Texas Instruments Incorporated of Dallas Tex. This hard copy device implements a DMD type SLM comprising a modular integrated circuit of approximately 5" in length. The DMD hard copy product is set forth in U.S. Pat. No. 5,105,369 to Nelson, entitled Printing System Exposure Module Alignment Method and Apparatus, this patent being assigned to the assignee of the present invention, and the teachings incorporated herein by reference. While the present invention is set forth as ideally suited for such a hard copy DMD device, the scope of the present invention is intended to cover all large integrated circuits of modular design, wherein each module can be tested individually with conventional testing equipment, even though the functional testing of some or all modules may depend on the cooperation of other modules.
Now, with reference to FIG. 1, a simplified block diagram of an elongated integrated circuit for use in the hard copy product is shown. The integrated circuit is generally shown at 10 and is seen to comprise a left control circuit module 12, a right control circuit module 14, and a plurality of identical intermediate circuit modules 16. These modules are shown to be interconnected and arranged adjacent to one another and forming a linear array of pixels which may be of the size of 64 by 7,056 pixels. Each of circuit modules 12 and 14 may also have pixels, as shown, which form a portion of the overall pixel array. This elongated integrated circuit 10 may be fabricated using the unique process disclosed in co-pending patent application Ser. No. 07/990,992 entitled "Large Die Photolithography", filed Dec. 16, 1992, assigned to the assignee of the present invention, and the teachings of which are included herein by reference. Basically, the elongated 5" die is fabricated using a single reticle to step and repeat across a wafer using conventional photolithography techniques. Since each of the intermediate circuit modules 16 forming the mirror array are identical with one another, only three patterns are required of this reticle to expose and fabricate the large elongated integrated circuit as shown in FIG. 1. Each of circuit modules 12, 14 and 16 are shown to electrically interface on at least one side with an adjacent circuit module via connections which are precisionally achieved using this novel step and repeat process.
According to the present invention, each of circuit modules 12, 14 and 16 are also each seen to include a group of testing pads generally shown at 20. Each of these testing pads is electrically connected to one etch of the associated circuitry on that particular module. Using conventional prober equipment, the associated circuitry on each module may be functionally exercised, while being subjected to conditions including vibration, humidity and extreme temperatures if desired. The testing pads sections 20 of each module are provided in identical locations relative to the module such that standard prober equipment (not shown) can be easily stepped across the circuit 10 from one module to the next during the testing procedure. The pads for each section 20 are identically laid out, and are preferably commonly identified from module to module, as shown. For instance, the left most pad may be identified as the "T" pad of each testing pad section 20. The second, third etc. testing pad, as viewed left to right, would also be identically labeled for each testing pad as 20 section as shown. However, each of these testing pads could be used and identified differently from module to module if desired, depending on the circuitry and requirements of the associated module or the overall circuit 10.
With reference to the left and right most circuit module 12 and 14, respectively, a left logic circuit section 22 and a right logic circuit 24 can be seen to each be electrically coupled to respective testing pads D1 and D2. A gate or switching circuit 26 is seen to also be provided on each circuit module 12 and 14. The left gate circuit 26 of module 12 permits pads L1 and L2 of all modules to be selectively electrically connected to left logic circuit 22, and the right gate circuit 26 of module 14 permits all pads R1 and R2 to be selectively electrically connected to right logic circuit 24. Each testing pad "T" is seen to be connected to these gate circuits 26 via line 28, and are used to selectively enable these gate sections 26. When circuits 26 are enabled, all testing pads L1 and L2 will then become electrically connected to logic circuit 22 via lines 30 and 32, and all testing pads R1 and R2 will become electrically connected to logic circuit 24 via lines 38 and 40 for functional testing thereof if desired to utilize logic circuitry 22 and 24.
Each of intermediate circuit modules 16 can be seen to have array of pixels represented at 34, such as deflectable micro mirrors which are normally addressed and controlled by the logic circuitry 22 of module 12, as well as the logic circuit 24 provided on the right circuit module 14. The control of this array is via lines 36, as shown, which represent row and column address lines, clock lines, read and write lines, etc.
In the foregoing illustration, operation of the pixel array sections 34 is controlled by both logic circuit 22 and 24 of left and right circuit modules 12 and 14, respectively. Thus, to properly test each pixel array section 34 of circuit modules 16, circuit etches 30, 32, 38, and 40 are provided to selectively connect each of testing pads L1, L2, R1 and R2 to the appropriate logic circuits 22 and 24, via the respective gating circuitry 26, as shown. A conventional prober (not shown) can access each testing pad section 20 in a well known manner, and functionally exercise respective array 34. Power and ground is provided to integrated circuit 10 via any of testing pads P and G.
Referring to FIG. 2, a schematic representation of the preferred embodiment of each gate circuitry 26 is shown, although other equivalent circuits are acceptable to achieve the function, whereby the circuit 26 of module 12 is shown for purposes of illustration. Gate circuitry 26 comprises a separate MOS transistor switching device 50 in series with each associated signal line, such as lines 30, 32, 38 and 40 as shown in FIG. 1. Each MOS transistor 50 has its drain terminal connected to the input side, and its source terminal connected to the output side. The gate terminal of each MOS transistor 50 is connected the test enable line 28, this test enable line being connected to pad "T" of each pad section 20 of FIG. 1. By enabling test line 28, each switching transistor 50 will be caused to conduct allowing respective signals to pass therethrough from the drain terminal to the source terminal.
When testing of the integrated circuit 10 is not desired, testing line 28 is grounded on line 42 by a system controller (not shown), thereby causing transistors 50 to turn off and disconnect the input line from the respective output line. Therefore, during normal operation of integrated circuit 10, the testing pads 20 can be disconnected from the outside lines connecting the system controller to logic circuits 22 and 34, shown at 44, 46, 48 and 50, thereby avoiding any RC problems. As shown, the test enable line 28 is inverted by a pair of inverters 52. The output of each inverter 52 is connected to the gate terminal of a respective MOS transistor 54. Grounding pad "T" turns MOS transistors 54 on. Each transistor 54 has its drain terminal grounded, and its source terminal connected to the respective input line 30 or 32. Therefore, when the testing function is disabled by grounding line 28, transistors 54 in turn ground the input lines 30 and 32 to avoid floating.
Testing Operation
With the forgoing description of the preferred embodiment of the present invention set forth, a typical testing scenario according to the present invention will now be described. After integrated 10 has been fabricated, using techniques such as those described in the cross referenced co-pending patent application, each integrated circuit module 12, 14 and 16 will be individually tested using a conventional off the shelf testing prober (not shown), such as one of those manufactured by the Hewlett Packard Corporation, and Teledyne Corporation.
The prober equipment is coupled to the appropriate pads of pad section 20 of circuit module 12, and power and ground is applied to the P and G pads of respective section 20. Next, an enable signal, such as +5 volts, is applied to test enable pad "T", thereby enabling each of gate sections 26 on circuit modules 12 and 14. Thereafter, testing signals are applied to testing pads L1, L2, D1, D2, R1 and R2 to appropriately test and exercise the associated circuitry 22. After circuit module 12 has been tested using a software routine which may be custom designed for this associated circuit module 12, the prober equipment is stepped right to the next circuit module 16 to be tested, and connected to the testing pad section 20 with associated module circuitry 34.
Again, power and ground is applied to pad P and G to power and enable operation of the entire integrated circuit 10. Test enable pad T is biased, and appropriate testing signals are provided to the testing pads 20 to functionally exercise the respective array circuitry 34 of the associated circuit module 16. While some testing signals are unswitched and provided directly to array 34 via respective testing pads D1 and D2 such as dock signals, other testing circuit signals needed to operate array 34 such as row and column address bits, write and read bits, etc., are provided to the left and right logic circuitry 22 and 24 of circuit 12 and 14. These testing signals are provided thereto via lines 30, 32, 38 and 40 and the respective gating circuitry 26. Of course, this gating circuitry 26 has first been enabled by applying the appropriate bias to test enable pad T. Logic circuits 22 and 24 process these signals from pads L1, L2 R1 and R2, and provide output signals on lines 36 to array 34 which are necessary to exercise array 34. The testing program implemented emulates the system controller (not shown) normally used to control the circuit 10 via lines 44, 46, 48 and 50 when implemented in the hard copy device.
Thereafter, the prober equipment is stepped fight to the next circuit module 16 to be tested, and the same testing sequence again preformed. Finally, the probing equipment will be stepped fight to the last circuit module 14 with the appropriate testing signals being provided to the respective testing pads 20.
Each of the circuit modules 12, 14 and 16 can be individually tested and exercised, dynamically, using conventional off-the-shelf prober testing equipment. The arrangement of the testing pads on each circuit module, and in cooperation with the gating circuitry 26 of the left logic circuit 22 and the right logic circuitry 24, allows complete operation of integrated circuit 10 from any of the testing pads 20 of any of circuit modules 12, 14 or 16. Each of the circuit modules can be characterized, with any defects being isolated at the module level.
Other Embodiments
While the present invention has been set forth with reference to an elongated DMD integrated circuit such as those implemented in a hard copy device, the scope of the present invention is intended to cover the modular design and method of testing all integrated circuits of non-standard size, and of size greater than that compatible with conventional off-the-shelf prober equipment. Thus, a large integrated circuit having both a large width and length, such as large memory devices, signal processors, microprocessors etc., are also within the scope of the present invention. The integrated circuit is modularized and provided with dedicated testing pads, with each module being individually testable. Some modules are tested with the cooperation of other modules comprising that large integrated circuit. Therefore, the present invention is flexible and can be incorporated into any integrated circuit architecture which can be modularized, such as into arrays or functional subsets.
While the present invention has been set forth where the testing pads sections are set forth in identical locations from module to module, limitation to identically arranging these testing pad sections is not being inferred. For instance, the testing pads sections can be provided into a lower left corner of one module, a middle location of the next circuit module, and a lower right location of the next circuit module. Testing of each module can still be done individually using conventional prober equipment, whereby these testing pad sections may provide access to control the entire integrated circuit. Some or all of these testing pads can be electrically disconnected from the integrated circuit during normal operation, such as by disabling the gating circuit which connects the testing pads to the circuit module circuit sections. With the present invention, each of the circuit modules can be optically tested as well using conventional technology and equipment.
While the present invention has been set forth as including only a few testing pads for each pad section, and only a few interconnected and dedicated signal lines, it is to be understood that many testing pads, and many such signal lines are typical in such complex devices, and are suitable with the present invention. In addition, the gate circuitry 26 can be implemented using other circuit designs to selectively isolate the testing pads from the operational circuit.
Though the invention has been described with respect to a specific preferred embodiment, many variations and modifications will become apparent to those skilled in the art upon reading the present application. It is therefore the intention that the appended claims be interpreted as broadly as possible in view of the prior art to include all such variations and modifications.
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I am writing a program with CUDA C/C++, and I have some constant integers that specify various things, like coordinates of the bounds of the calculation, etc.. Currently I just have those things in global device memory. They are accessed by every thread in every kernel call, and so I figured that if they are in global memory, then they never are being cached or broadcast (right?). And so these little integers are taking up a lot (relatively) of overhead, and have a lot of 'read redundancy.'
So I declare in a header:
__constant__ int* number;
I include that header, and, when I do memory stuff, I do:
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My code crashes. With number in global memory, it is just fine. I have determined that it crashes sometime upon accessing number within the kernel. This means that either I am accessing or allocating it wrong. If it holds the wrong value, it will also cause a crash, because it is used to index into arrays.
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Harvey Mushman
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The first day in Baja, day 10 of our trip, had been a great start. We got a tour of the facilities from the caretaker, found out there are many things to do in the area--climbing, petroglyphs, waterfalls--but we were itching to ride so off we went. The sand road leading back east towards Laguna Salada was a blast. A couple inches down it was still wet, and there were some berms at the turns where you could rail it, I roosted Bryn pretty well a couple of times, he was laughing.
The plan was to follow BigDog's track from 2007 where he went across Laguna Salada and then connected with Mex 5--the paved 2-lane road that runs south from Mexicali to San Felipe--then turn west on Mex 3 at El Chinero and then take the dirt road to Mikes, a trip of about 145 miles. We were stoked.
We had no idea that this day would be, in many ways, the decisive day of our journey.
The day was warm--probably upper 60's--but cloudy as we followed the dirt road lined out by the track. It was helpful having the track because it gets a little maze-like in places. As we continued to head south we felt like this is the Baja experience we'd been dreaming of. Beautiful desert, cactus, occasionally we'd pass by a little rancho and wave to the residents. There was a small herd of wild horses who'd run with us alongside the road and then peeled off to the side. We came across a military training compound, apparently deserted--but wondered if we were being watched. The road was a mix of medium sand, sometimes harder washboard, sometimes rocky, but we were maintaining about 35-40 mph on my lead, a speed nowhere near the fastest we could do, but heck, we had 5 more weeks ahead of us and I wanted to make sure we lasted 5 more weeks...
As we continued south I realized that our road had started to diverge from BigDog's track. We were heading southwest on the road, but the track was headed southeast in order to intersect with Mex 5. I wasn't too concerned, saved tracks are fairly coarse and often there will be sections of the track that are off the road where some points have been filtered out, but eventually within a half-mile at the most the track will rejoin the road or trail you're following.
The track and our road continued to diverge and after 3 or 4 miles I stopped to try and figure out whether to keep going along the road, or go back and follow the track. I had no idea how important this decision was to be.
Decisions like this are based in part on information-----and the information I had was far from adequate. For navigating in Baja I was relying on: BigDog's tracks and waypoints from 2007, my 60CSx gps with Open Street Maps topo & routable gps maps, a 2010 edition of the AAA paper map of Baja, and the Nat. Geo paper maps of Baja. As I quickly learned, this was Gear Issue #5--
of my gps maps showed the road we were on nor did they show a road or trail where BigDog's track led; the Nat Geo map showed nothing as well, and although the AAA paper map did have a road shown the scale makes it difficult (not impossible, just difficult) to accurately correlate where you are on the map from the gps coordinates.
Next time I will have the very best paper and gps maps I can find. Period. I'd read that the E32 gps map is very detailed and accurate, and the same with the Baja Almanac paper maps. But figured I could save $100 by going with the "good enough" free OSM gps maps, and the Baja Almanac was out of print and I could only find it selling used on amazon for $85. Good enough isn't, by a long shot. (The Nat Geo maps were a waste of money--not accurate, and poorly edited. The AAA map was surprisingly good, thankfully, and I'd take it to Baja again-----along with the Almanac AND the E32 gps maps.)
So, the information I had was that our road should be trending to the southeast--the AAA map shows a fork right about where we were, the southwest fork heads up into the Sierra Juarez, while the southeast fork heads to Mex 5; and BigDog's track led southeast as well, meeting up with Mex 5.
At this point I assumed we'd passed the fork and taken the wrong side, and that the track on my gps was the road on the AAA map. I decided we should head across the desert and reconnect with the track.
I'd just turned into Michael Scott, and was about to follow my gps into Lake Scranton, with Dwight in tow...
We headed across the sandy desert, feeling like JN Roberts in
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dodging the pucker bushes. About a mile or so later we found the "road" that the gps track marked. Eureka! That was easy, and away we continued. This Baja stuff is COOL. As we continued along we could see we were on a track that had been used for a race--there were occasional race markers, cast off parts, water bottles and oil containers were marking the course as well.
We were out on the bed of Laguna Salada and occasionally we would come across mud sections. The first deep section was a surprise--you'd suddenly find the back end sliding and trying swap with the front, but it the trail would dry up pretty quickly and continue through a dry section. Bryn went down in one muddy section, I stopped and helped him up, and a little while later it was my turn to drop the bike.
We were laughing, having fun, not worried at all. Heck, we've both ridden and raced in mud, it's just part of riding offroad. Eventually we stopped for a break and could see the mud was building up heavily on the fenders and swingarm. We spent a few minutes cleaning it off with some sticks found nearby. We could see Mex 5 off in the distance with Mexican truckers and Canadian RV's crossing north and south. We ate an Odwalla bar, it was only about 11 am but we'd worked up an appetite.
Back to it, a muddy section, then some drier sand, then some mud. We finally hit a stretch where the mud didn't stop. It didn't take long-----no more than 2-300 yards, and suddenly I'm in first gear, clutch siipping, and barely moving. I look back and Bryn's completely stopped. I get off my bike and look down to see that the forks, chain, chain guide, swingarm, linkage and shock is PACKED with mud, so much that it's actually extruding out the sides of the subframe about 6 inches to each side, looking like a play-doh extrusion.
Remembering a ride report where a WR250R rider had fried his clutch in mud like this...I had a sinking feeling. Went back to Bryn, his bike was even more packed with mud than mine, and the clutch was gone. Crap.
We fooled around, trying some adjustments to see if we could get it back. Nope. Let it cool off some, no difference. Ohhh Kayyy. Time for plan B. We could see the highway clearly now, using my gps I estimated it was about 3 miles away from us. OK, let's put the bikes in neutral and push them out--it's flat, only 3 miles, no problem.
Hah. The bikes were completely locked up with mud, our boots had even less traction in the mud than a mud-packed D606. Impossible.
OK, new plan. We could spend the night here, but camping in the mud would not be easy, and we'd be just postponing the inevitable--we needed help to get these bikes out of here, and one of them was broken. We decided to take our gear, and, gulp, abandon the bikes while we hiked out to Mex 5 and try to get some help. It was only 1 pm or so at this point, 3 miles, no big deal right?
Wrong again. Hiking out through that mud, in mx boots, carrying 60-80 pounds of luggage and gear, with 30-40 mph winds screaming across Laguna Salada was one of the hardest things I've ever done.
The pictures (of course) give no clue as to what the mud was like. I know it looks like a dry surface with all those cracks and fissures, but stepping off the track into the surrounding terrain you'd sink a good 6-8 inches into gooey mud-cement, and the track itself while only about 3-4 inches deep with mud was slicker than gorilla snot. I'd made it perhaps halfway, a mile and a half, and I just had to stop. I couldn't go any further.
This is where I get grateful. Grateful to have a son like Bryn, that he was with me on this trip and that he's grown into the fine young man he is. He is stong and resilient, and part of his job requires him to schlep awkward and heavy gear for hours at a time. He never panicked, never got angry for my role in navigating us into this mess. Our only concern was how best to deal with our situation. He suggested that I drop my gear and luggage, and I hiked out unladen while he carried his gear out, dropped it at the edge of Mex 5, and then went back for mine. While he was making the extra 3 mile trip I rested, ate a clif bar, and was very, very grateful.
By the time he returned the sun was dropping behind the Sierra Juarez mountains and it was getting dark and cold by the minute. We had to laugh-------our second day in Mexico and we'd done just about everything you're NOT supposed to do in Mexico: broke and abandoned our bikes, 50 miles from Mexicali, 65 miles from San Felipe, it's getting dark, and we're trying to hitchhike. The Americans tried not to look as they drove by, the Canadians looked aghast at us two dirty scruffy scoundrels standing with their thumbs out. After about a dozen cars and trucks had passed us, we were starting to get really worried when suddenly I realized the stakebed pickup that had just blown by was slowing...they've stopped about a 1/4 mile beyond and their backup lights are on. We take off running down the shoulder. A chance!
They didn't speak English, we knew a few words of Spanish, but they let us know it was dangerous out here!
We told them we know!, our bikes are stuck in the mud, could we get a ride to San Felipe? They were heading there, yes, we could ride in the bed along with the boxes of pvc fittlings and sewer pipe--they worked for a plumber. We grabbed our gear, piled in amongst the fittings, and were extremely thankful.
These two men were sent from heaven, I think. They gave us their coffees they'd bought for the ride home (we tried to refuse, but they set them beside us on the bed and went back to the cab)--forced us to take them--tried to give us their cookies (we won that battle), when we got to San Felipe asked us where we wanted to go-----we had no idea------they took us to the El Cortez, a very nice place, and then returned the next day to see if they could help us extract the bikes.
We rode 65 miles facing backwards in that stakebed,
went through our first military checkpoint, through a sandstorm, sliding tires as we went through the sand drifts on the road, and arrived at the El Cortez in the dark, cold and windy, dumped our gear in the room, and collapsed. I called my ace in the hole, WoodsChick, explained our predicament, asked if she could scrounge us up some Robby Gordon type in San Felipe to extract our bikes, and fell asleep fitfully.
I was embarrassed, to say the least. And more than a bit worried this could be the end of our journey.
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Educational toy clocks can be used to easily teach children how to tell time. The best part is, kids think they're just playing! Make this Child's First Learning Clock from Marla Canfield Clark to use at home using our free felt craft patterns.
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- Embroidery Hoop (we recommend a 10 or 12" hoop)
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- Recycled an old embroidery hoop or buy an inexpensive 10 or 12" wooden hoop.
- Find a piece of felt or use scrap fabric that is slightly larger than your embroidery hoop.
- Fit the felt or fabric over the bottom hoop and put the top hoop back on over the felt. Make sure the felt is stretched tight.
- Turn the hoop over and trim some of the access felt. Leave about ½" of felt.
- Hot glue the felt so that it sticks flat onto the inside rim of the embroidery hoop.
- Turn over to work on the "front" of the clock.
- Using a ruler, measure down about ½ from the top middle and mark lightly with a fabric pen or chalk. You can find the middle directly under the "tightener" on the embroidery hoop. The tightening screw can serve as the top of the clock.
- Continue marking using your ruler for the number positions. Mark top and bottom (12, 6), across the middle (9, 3) and so on for (1, 2, 4, 5, 7,8, 10, 11). Position your self adhesive numbers around the clock where your marks are. Find the middle of the clock and make a small mark.
- Make the hands of the clock using a strong and stiff laminated or coated paper. We used an old file folder.
- Cut one long strip of the paper and angle the tips like an arrow. We used pinking sheers.
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- We added a Mickey Mouse decoration to the top of our brad. Decorate as desired.
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KTM; 690R or 990R?
Hi Guys,
Please help! I currently ride a Super Tenere and I have been considering moving from it to a 2012 990R, in fact I may do a test ride today. Living in the middle of New Mexico, we ride several hundred of miles of slab to SW Colorado to the San Juans, and of course the Tenere or the 990 will handle that just fine, and I assume the 990 will be better on the high mountain passes in the rough stuff than the Tenere. My question is whether I should consider the 690R - how will it do on say a 400 mile day on the slab going to and coming home from Colorado. Will it do 80mph comfortably all day long?
Thanks in advance for any and all inputs!
Fruit Coot
Joined: Dec 2010
Location: Southern California
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The 690 will do it (not comfortable at 80) but the 990 will be a hell of a lot easier. The opposite rings true for rough off road stuff.
Red Sox Nation
Joined: Oct 2004
Location: India Wharf
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My 12 690R is OK for all day regarding every aspect but the seat. I bought a new Seat Concepts seat and will try my first ride on it today. Also mine is just as good at 80 as my KTM 950 was. It is smooth and getting smoother all the time. I have about 3k miles so far. I figure another thousand miles will deliver me the motor I'm going to have. Right now it is vibey between 66-73mph. Not hand sleep vibey, but it vibes. Slower or faster and it is remarkably smooth. I have no idea why.
Mine is set up for travel. The reason I went from a twin to the 690 is weight and agility when exploring solo. If you don't expect to be solo trying to navigate occasional rock gardens, mud and sand washes, it's pretty hard to beat the 990.
On the other hand, you really shouldn't try that stuff solo on the twin if you struggle to pick it up by yourself.
Lastly the new larger bore 690R is remarkably fast. It accelerates as hard as my 950 did up to near 100mph. I mean it gets there in a flash. I think my 950 made about 85hp and weighed about 500lbs. The 690 makes 66hp and is 150lbs lighter. Of course the 990 is a more powerful motorcycle than my 950 was.
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Gnarly Adventurer
Joined: Jun 2012
Location: Central New Mexico
Oddometer: 340
I guess I am interested to know if the 690 is "tolerable" on the highway, and based on your inputs it definitely sounds like it is. I assume I could get used to it, and suck it up and deal with it on the asphalt, but then have the performance advantage when we start doing more and more of the difficult passes in Colorado, not to mention the desert stuff here in New Mexico.
Appreciate the inputs, please keep them coming!
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Location: Seattle
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For all that slab I would prefer the 990. I ride my 690r on the highway 30-60 miles to get to the dirt and usually do not top 70mph. It is OK for that but riding 300-400 miles slab in a day would not be fun on the 690r. I have a small screen which helps and a Renazco seat so the bike is OK comfort wise. I guess I just don't like riding a single cylinder bike that far just droning along. Probably it is OK, and more of a personal preference. I have a 990r Supermoto for road riding and that one is great on the highway. On the other hand the 690r is great in the dirt. I did a week in Baja with a few 990 Adventures and 950 Super Enduros. All did OK offroad although I had an easier time of it on my 690r. One guy had a minor get-off on his 950 SE and got stuck under the bike. We had to lift the beast off of him! Something to consider. As others had said the 690r is fast! I am keeping my 690r as I am not interested in riding a heavier bike in the dirt. In fact I have considered getting the 500exc, but for now the 690r is a nice compromise.
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not totally clear what you want to do but I certainly do what I want to..... on the 690
the 690 is the one with a black safari and white graphics
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I was in the same boat as you. Had considered the 950, 990, and the Tiger 800XC.
I ended up with the 690 and have been happy overall. Is it ideal for a 400 mile day on the slab all the time? Of course not, that's why they make road bikes.
I went with the compromise as I felt the benefits of the dirt riding would outweigh the marginal benefits of the road riding.
The only thing I would consider is if you regularly do all that highway riding to just have a couple of dirt days here and there, then it may not be worth it. But if you do that slab riding to spend a significant amount of time offroad, and do some dirt riding at home, then I think the 690 is worth consideration.
There's a few road reports of extended 690 use if you want to check it out to get a better idea.
Do you plan to do any 2 up riding? That would change my vote instantly.
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Life with a new KTM 690R
Maybe I'm wrong about riding singles 14 hour days, but after riding my 950 all over the continent for seven years, I decided to ride the Continental Divide Road and thought I would be solo. I did my research and knew I could hit some serious mud plus two water crossings. Maybe 1500 miles of dirt farm and forest roads from Canada to Mexico. There would be a few side jaunts to ride sections of the Oregon Trail too. The big twin was out for that if I was solo. I bought a Yamaha WR250R on the recco from this site. That was after reading every RR posted on that route. At first I thought it was a big mistake. More like a scooter than a motorcycle, but it turned out to be a revelation. I was shocked at the stuff I could roll with that little thing! Rock gardens, miles of deep sand washes, creek crossings. Dang, it made me feel 40 years younger!
I added comfort and luggage parts like a windscreen, power outlets for heated things and a Wolfman system. I even bought a sheepskin butt pad. Then I shipped it to Salt Lake City and flew to meet it. Last minute a buddy joined me from California and he was aboard a new KLR. It was 9 days worth. Maybe 250-300 miles per day on the dirt paths and another 400 or so on the two pavement days we had. Let me say, that Yamaha was every bit as comfortable as my KTM 950, I was shocked! Its only weakness was it was most happy slabbing all day in the mid 60's. KTM twin liked mid 70's.
Like I said earlier, I left the Yam in Phoenix after that trip and now fly out to ride it a few times per year. The last was the Pony Express trail from SLC to Hwy 93 in Nevada, and then on to Reno. Awesome!
After the CDR I replaced my 950 with a much more powerful version of the Yamaha. That is my new 690R. I set it up exactly the same way as the Yamaha too. The sheepskin didn't work, though, so I bought a Seat Concepts seat and after today, think it will solve the butt burn for at least 6-8 hours. The stocker was only good for 3. After that it's just butt burn until you get where you are going.
On the negative side, the 690 is a little unstable above 80 so I added a steering stabilizer. I think it has to do with round cross section DOT knobbies, though, because my 950 was unstable too when I used TKC 80's.
That little bit of thumper vibration is a negative. If mine continues to vibe between 65-73, I'll be riding above or below that when riding long slab days. The Yamaha is electric smooth, so it is more friendly I'd say.
The FI is snatchy around the city. I end up short shifting mine into a gear too tall and it doesn't seem to mind. The fuel range is a problem too. Out west I'd say 210 miles range is what you need. The 690 has about 170 miles (140 to the light) if you are gentle. It really needs another gallon and there are no efficient ways to increase your tank capacity. $600 buys you the Rally Raid rear tank that gets you that gallon. Ugly and expensive. Over $1k for the front tank options and they are an overkill. I don't need 350 miles range!
Lastly, it's a real expensive motorcycle for what it is when you want to use it for travel. I'm into mine over $13k! But it is probably my last motorcycle so I don't really mind. It delivers what I wanted most; Yamaha 250 weight and agility and soft enough to use principally as a streetbike.
I rode three dual sport rides with it so far. I flopped in the mud twice and filled my boots with water. I picked it up and I even did a couple of hero sections without much drama. And that's the other objective...no drama.
Still, I'd jump on that 950 and ride to the west coast in a heartbeat. I'd Interstate all the way to Badlands or the The NM border. Then 2 lane it to my dirt road loops along the way as I worked west. Not sure I'd be so eager with the 690, but we'll see. I'm sure I'll do it at least once. If no fun, than maybe one more bike before I'm done...
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On your age. In your 20s, no problem with a 690 all day slab. 30s yea Ok, 40s not that great, 50-60s forget it. Get the 990. Or Keep your S10 and also get the 690.
Gnarly Adventurer
Joined: Jun 2012
Location: Central New Mexico
Oddometer: 340
Part of this is a moot point I suppose b/c today the dealer would not even get in the ballpark on the Tenere trade, so that is off the table.
So, I am leaning towards keeping the Tenere as my "touring bike", and in a few months buying either the 690R or maybe even the 500 EXC.
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Interview with Darren Higginson: Its all about power-to-weight
What about the bikes; did you ever miss the power and comfort of a more travel-oriented LC8 Adventure?
I can honestly say that at no time did I wish for a heavier, more powerful bike. The KTM 690 Enduro R was everything we needed; it carried us and our luggage without complaint across the globe. Its a fantastic bike.
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Joined: Feb 2010
Location: 1313 Mockingbird Lane
Oddometer: 340
I have owned both and 400mi of slab on a 990 is no picnic either... The windscreen buffeting will scramble your brains. The 690 has clean air being there is a minimal windscreen. You will get wind pressure and you may get tired from that but the wind will be clean.
There are places in Colorado that may limit you on a 990 namely Poughkeepsie Gulch. Be prepared to fan the clutch a lot on the 990 if climbing the various passes. And ride with someone because picking up the 990 while at 13000ft will sap what ever energy you have.
You will also delight in the ease of maintenance of the 690 over the 990.
Having owned both, the 690 IS THE dual sport bike biased to the dirt but that's what I ride.
Gnarly Adventurer
Joined: Jan 2002
Location: Scarsdale, NY
Oddometer: 345
Had the 950, just too heavy. Ride the 690 with the
Evo upgrade among others. At 57 years I ride all day and cruise at 80 +. Get a good seat and maybe the Ralley Raid fairing and tanks and you have all the advantages of the big bike with a fraction of the weight. The previous power to weight comment is correct.
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EventID 34113: too busy to quiesce to take the snapshot
We want to make VMDK backups of VMs hosted on a VMware ESXi 5.1 host but get the following error:
- unable to create a snapshot of the virtual machine. The virtual machine may be too busy to quiesce to take the snapshot
We use two backup servers in our environment which face this problem. One with Windows 2003 R2/BE2010 R3 and the other with Windows 2008 R2/BE2012. Both Windows and BE are fully patched.
The VMs don't have VMware tools or BE agent installed. With the VMware Vsphere Client it is possible to make a quiesce snapshots.
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I also assume that you have SP3 for BE 2010 R3 and SP2 for BE 2012 installed?
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Hello JaapB,
could you please check if there are any existing snapshots present, if snapshots are present please remove those snapshots and than try,
if snapshots are removed and still facing the same issue, in browse VM folder the one in question in datastore and check for a delta file which is created with snapshot which needs to deleted when snapshot is deleted, if file is present please delete that file and than try with a backup job.
Please have a look at VMware article http://kb.vmware.com/selfservice/microsites/search...
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vStorage api is not installed on the ESXi 5.1 host. This host is just running the free version for test purposes.
We are using this box to test if our BE environment can backup ESXi 5.1. If it's working we intend to upgrade our vCenter 5.0 environment.
If this api is needed, why can we backup VMs from a ESXi 5.0 host that also not contains the vstorage api?
We installed a fresh installation of ESXi 5.1 on a host and left it in evalution mode. After that we copied a VM to that host and were able to make a successful VMDK backup of that VM.
To compleet the test we entered the free license key which caused almost all features (including the vStorage API) to be disabled. After that we preformed the same backup again and this time the backup fails again with eventid 34113.
We compared both hosts (ESXi 5.0 and ESXi 5.1), but they have the same features installed. On both hosts the vStorage API is not in the list of available features.
To compleet the test we entered the free license key which caused almost all features (including the vStorage API) to be disabled. After that we preformed the same backup again and this time the backup fails again with eventid 34113.
This is an expected behavior as evaluation key will include the eval of vstorage api as well
We compared both hosts (ESXi 5.0 and ESXi 5.1), but they have the same features installed. On both hosts the vStorage API is not in the list of available features.
Its quite strange that the VM backups are working on 5.0 host without the Vstorage api
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Hello JaapB,
as you have mentioned above that you are trying to backup two virtual machines which are linux, may be this VMwae article might help, please run a non GRT backup and check if that backup completes successfully or not.
We did read the article but according to the documentation the VASD feature is not supported on the free edition of ESXi 5.1. Making a non-GRT VMDK backup from a Linux guest therefore also fails with the same error.
We just don't understand why it is possible to make a VMDK backup from a guest hosted on our free edition ESXi 5.0 hosts which does not list VASD as an installed feature.
This api is an api using which backup exec or any backup application will talk to Vmware to backup the VMDK right from the datastore without needing a temp staging location, like the previous VCB api
We need this for the backups to work.
Please review
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"All free versions of ESXi (4i and 5) require a minimum license from VMware in order to be protected by Backup Exec. This is due to the lack of vStorage API forData Protection support in the free unlicensed versions of ESXi and is a current limitation of VMware."
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G-power has decided to throw out a perfectly good twin turbo V8 with untapped potential in order to swap in an SMG transmission and a twin-supercharged V10. Now, we are the first ones to admit, this is pretty cool. However, it is also pretty pointless.
The X6 M already has a twin turbo V8 putting out over 550 hp. Why not concentrate on upgrading that powerplant? 900 hp certainly isn't out of reach especially with top mounted turbos. But hey, we respect different approaches and this certainly is different. Did we mention the V10 was stroked to 5.5 liters as well? ...Published on 07-15-2010 10:12 AM
BMW was very quick in already announcing the M-Sport package for the new X3. Most noticeable are the exterior changes in including the front and rear bumpers as well as the fenders being body colored. Carbon Black paint makes a return and is exclusive to the M-Sport package.
19 inch lightweight M alloy wheels are also included. These are combined with a slightly lower stance with sportier suspension tuning. There are interior changes (which are not pictures) including an M steering wheel with paddles and an M gear lever. Sport seats similar to those on the 5 series M-Sport are also included. The package will not be available until 2011 it seems making this quite the early announcement. ...Published on 07-14-2010 11:59 PM
Videos of the New 2011 BMW X3. ...Published on 07-14-2010 11:57 PM
BMW revealed the new BMW X3 today. The car has an attractive design inside and out. The X3 will be receiving 3 motors although only 2 are confirmed for the USA at the moment, the 240hp Xrdive28i powered by the N52 and the 300hp Xdrive35i powered by the N55. BMW is reporting a 0-60 of 5.7 seconds for the xdrive35i.
The vehicle comes with an 8speed automatic and a diesel is available but not in the US market yet. The diesel model is the Xdrive20d which is a 4 cylinder diesel, specs: Displacement: 1,995 cc, power output: 135 kW/184 bhp at 4,000 rpm, max. torque: 380 Nm at 1,750 2,750 rpm.
With a curb weight around ~4000 pounds, the X3 is one of the lightest SUV's on the market. We would argue the X3 would serve as a better base for an M suv than the X5 or X6 even. Unfortunately, it seems BMW will not be giving this model a V8. ...Published on 07-14-2010 10:58 PM
BimmerBoost is pushing the dyno event back to accomodate ESS. Note, Asbjorn, the tuner for ESS, is in Europe and is going to be there through the date originally scheduled. He said he would be willing to fly out if necessary which we truly appreciate. The cost of forcing him to fly out for a weekend and then fly back just isn't fair or something we should realistically expect him to do.
Several other tuners have expressed that they appreciate the additional time as does BimmerBoost. We are working out the details on the time necessary to read the stock files to have the event go smoothly and exactly as scheduled.
We would also like to announce that Powerchip has asked to participate in every portion of the event. This means they will be added to the N54 and Diesel portions. This event is now going to completely represent the best of the best on every platform. ...Published on 07-13-2010 05:06 AM
KK Automobile revealed their widebody today along with several other performance parts. The widebody is carbon fiber and priced reasonably well in comparison to the other offerings on the market.
The KK Automobile M3 has the carbon widebody, coil-overs, shorter diff, larger brakes, racing seats, lexan windows, etc. Basically, all the bells and whistles possible aside from a supercharger. Here is the complete product offering and price list: ...Published on 07-11-2010 09:40 PM
The number 92 M3 driven by Bill Auberlan and Tommy Milner finished second overall behind the Ferrari F430 GT. The second M3 driven by Dirk Mueller and Joey Hand finished in 4th place behind the Corvette ZR1.
The most important development here is that Porsche was kept out of the top 4 spots allowing BMW to move into first place in the manufacturer standings. There are still plenty of races left in the season but BMW should be proud of their early success. The Rahal-Letterman teams have the right strategy with the M3's as the M3's show great endurance. ...Published on 07-10-2010 11:05 PM
This video shows the BMW Rahal Letterman M3 driven by Tommy Milner in a qualifying lap at the at the Miller Motorsport Park. The two M3's qualified 5th and 6th for the race tomorrow at 4:30 PM Eastern Time. The top 9 GT class cars were all within 1 second of each other in qualifying.
Dirk Mueller describes his qualifying effort: ...Published on 07-09-2010 10:24 AM
The BMW M3 has officially turned 25 years old. 4 Generations of cars. Motors ranging from 4 cylinders to 8 cylinders. Coupes, sedans, and convertibles. Manuals, automatics, sequentials, and dual clutch transmissions. An untold number of smiles from the drivers behind the wheel.
The BMW M3 is a special automobile. It is the car many of us most readily associate with M. It isn't the most powerful M car, the most expensive, or the most flashy. It is the most fun, the best drivers car, the choice of the M enthusiast. It is a vehicle that elicits superlatives across the automotive world and the target many others shoot for but one they haven't been able to hit. The M3 is quite simply one of the greatest all around cars in the world and it has been since its introduction, 25 years ago. ...Published on 07-09-2010 03:15 AM
BMW released the teaser video above on the 1 series M coupe today. The video features Dr. Kay Segler discussing how the car will put a smile on your face and we have no doubt it will do just that which is what the vast majority of BMW's do.
Car and Driver also released their first drive impressions which told us a few things, most importantly that a tweaked N54 would be used putting power at 335 hp which is no doubt underrated. BimmerBoost predicted an N54 in this article here.
The car will obviously have suspension tweaks, a unique exhaust, a limited slip differential, better brakes, as well as unique body work and wheels. However, we can't help but feel a bit let down. First of all, M cars always have had a unique/special powerplant that goes with the chassis. An N54 just running a few more pounds of boost is a bit boring. No cylinder head changes? No valvetrain changes? No turbo changes? No special motor? Many of the N54 enthusiasts are already running more power. ...Published on 07-07-2010 06:43 PM
I just happened to be browsing coil-over options when I noticed yet another user mentioning issues with his KW coil-overs:
Minutes later, the thread was deleted and the user was banned for posting his experience:
Now, there are several issues with the KW V1's and KW coil-over's in general, reports of the squeaking/rattle and issues with the perches:
It is the responsibility of any forum to allow users to post their experience to inform other users before making a purchase. Bimmerpost is protecting vendors who have an inventory of these coil-overs at the expense of the users, literally. It is shady, dirty, deliberate, and just plain wrong. If any vendor asks for a board to delete messages about a defective product to move inventory, they should be exposed for it, not protected. ...Published on 07-07-2010 04:45 AM
After 5 years, the production of the E60 M5 has come to an end. Production was a record high for M5's, with exactly 20,548 units having been produced. 19,523 were the sedan with the rest of the production belonging to the wagon. The E39 M5 was produced for 6 years, 1 year longer, but had smaller production numbers overall.
The United States was the largest market for the vehicle, accounting for 8,800 sales alone. Germany only accounted for 1,647 units. Great Britain and Ireland combined for 1,776 units sold. Japan was the fourth largest market. Interestingly enough, the United States was larger than the next 3 largest markets combined. It was also the only region to receive a 6 speed manual option. ...Published on 07-05-2010 06:10 PM
We have seen many users and HPF fans alike on various BMW forums touting the 139 mph trap speed achieved by Evil Twin Robs HPF Stage 2 M3 at the Spokane Motorsports Drag Strip.
Often when there would be a conflict or questions as to how fast an HPF car is these 137-139 mph trap speeds would be used to prop up HPF cars when keyboard racing. Recently, Evil Twin Rob ran at this same track after the suspect timing equipment had been replaced and his traps were over 10 mph less than what was achieved before. This large of a variance shows the previous suspect times were inflated and not accurate. The track was not NHRA approved when the runs were made. ...Published on 07-04-2010 01:53 PM
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Here you can see the pictures of the hardware and the difference between the stock X6 M compressor wheel with the modified wheels. ALSA believes they are the first to have the completed hardware even though Nowack claims to have upgraded turbos. Nowack has not posted any photos of their hardware or any dyno graphs. The same goes for RDsport so it clearly seems ALSA is the first to have upgraded turbos available for the twin turbo BMW V8's.