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My first 02 (with lots of pics!)


pklym

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Welcome to the party Pal. Sorry but I could not resist the reference to Die Hard.

There should be (2) horns behind the grills. One high and one low tone.

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Don't think they are the root of many horn-related issues. I would investigate the wiring and horn contact ring behind the steering wheel.

Jim Gerock

 

Riviera 69 2002 built 5/30/69 "Oscar"

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'76s (and '75s for that matter) have only one horn, a Hella. Will be on the driver's side, unless someone (as I have done on both of our cars) has added a second one. The bolt hole is there for the second one if you ever decide to add it. A second one helps to alert drivers who are changing lanes without really looking, or to scare the urine our of little old ladies.

Bob Napier

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'76s (and '75s for that matter) have only one horn, a Hella. Will be on the driver's side, unless someone (as I have done on both of our cars) has added a second one. The bolt hole is there for the second one if you ever decide to add it. A second one helps to alert drivers who are changing lanes without really looking, or to scare the urine our of little old ladies.

Bob Napier

Thanks for the info Bob. I believe mlytle recently added one on his '75.

Jim Gerock

 

Riviera 69 2002 built 5/30/69 "Oscar"

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With apologies to those who think otherwise, using a non-vacuum advance dizzy is not a performance improvement in any car. The only reason that BMW or any other manufacturer does this is that there is not a good source of pre-throttle vacuum in the motor (e.g., FI or dual carbs). You want to have timing advance at lean mixtures (light throttle cruising- probably most of the driving you will do), which significantly increases fuel economy and driveability.

Chris B.

'73 ex-Malaga

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manifold reference would be if a P.O. had "port matched" the manifold to the head - it would be a bit unusual for someone to put the effort into this with a thermal reactor manifold, as the various emissions type manifolds aren't usually considered to be particularly desirable from a performance standpoint (port matching involves making the exhaust ports in the head and manifold exactly the same size and shape to promote smoother exhaust gas flow).

Just a side note - port matching on the exhaust side doesn't help anything, and if anything, it hurts. Exhaust ports should be smaller than the manifold to keep the exhaust flow moving. During the overlap cycle, the intake and exhaust valves are both open, and the piston moving down can pump exhaust back into the cylinder. It's a little off topic, but port matching the exhaust side should never be done, and there's no point to port match the intake side on a street car because there are plenty of other places to squeeze power from.

1971 BMW 2002

38/38 DGAS

292 cam

TEP 4-1 header

Ansa Sport muffler

Bilstein Sports

H/R Sports

Full Urethane

Bavaria Control Arms/02 Tension Rods

IE adjustable sways

15x7 König Rewind

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