My E30 M3 Track car
01-08-2010, 04:01 PM
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Very impressed!
I also would love to see it on the track. Are you planning on using it this year?
If so, will you be attending any of the s2ki/track-action trackdays in it?
I also would love to see it on the track. Are you planning on using it this year?
If so, will you be attending any of the s2ki/track-action trackdays in it?
01-10-2010, 04:15 AM
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THAT... is superb.. a genuine classic and a work of art to boot.
Anyone who says cars cant be art are up their own arses imo and the E30 M3 in race prepped warpainted guise just proves that they are wrong.
By far the most exciting car BMW ever made and great to see the love and attention you have put in.
Big thumbs up
Anyone who says cars cant be art are up their own arses imo and the E30 M3 in race prepped warpainted guise just proves that they are wrong.
By far the most exciting car BMW ever made and great to see the love and attention you have put in.
Big thumbs up
01-10-2010, 05:08 AM
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Once again many thanks for the compliments I know it is a bit of a "show off" looking thread but like most people on here I love cars especially older ones and I always enjoy reading peoples restorations and am always amazed at the amount of time and effort put in. So it is nice to share it with other like minded folk.
My mistake the engine is group A and I have found some old posts on the E30 M3 forum from the guy when he was building it (Adrian) with help from John in Germany who has a similar engine.
Hi John,
I knew you wouldn't be far away to comment. I totally agree with you, that you cannot go and buy the Grp A parts for a street car, they must be used in conjunction with each other. You might want to use a part for coolness factor but you find that it will not work or fit without fitting parts A and B as well. That's when you find the prices are so prohibitive.
Yes John, I can justify my engine bits and their prices and can see the worthiness of them but bear in mind my engine cost nearly £11,000 just in parts prices. As you know my car rolling roaded at 319bhp but how accurate that is, no one knows but it gives you a rough guide of what the engine is putting out even if the rolling road was a bit optimistic. As you have said in the past, BHP figures are irrelevant, you have to get in the car and feel the driveability, power and torque and leave the figures for down the pub
John,
I have been following this thread with great interest and I am a little worried. With the set up I am running, am I safe with my standard 2.5 crank or do I need an extra oil hole in the journals like Jefrem suggests ?
Just to remind you, I have 38.5/32.5 MS valves with 29.5 ports, SRD7 springs with shim under tappets, 312/292 MS cams timed to your specs, 48mm throttle bodies with a 50/55 4 into 2 Evo 3 manifold
Bottom end is new genuine BMW 2.5 block with the extra webbing for strength with oil squiters. Standard BMW 2.5 crank but it has been lightened and balanced along with an Evo flywheel, the compression ratio is 12.0:1. I will be using your 18cm runner CF airbox with alpha N.
What can I safely rev to bearing in mind I do not expect to go to anywhere near the 10,000 as mentioned in earlier posts?
My mistake the engine is group A and I have found some old posts on the E30 M3 forum from the guy when he was building it (Adrian) with help from John in Germany who has a similar engine.
Hi John,
I knew you wouldn't be far away to comment. I totally agree with you, that you cannot go and buy the Grp A parts for a street car, they must be used in conjunction with each other. You might want to use a part for coolness factor but you find that it will not work or fit without fitting parts A and B as well. That's when you find the prices are so prohibitive.
Yes John, I can justify my engine bits and their prices and can see the worthiness of them but bear in mind my engine cost nearly £11,000 just in parts prices. As you know my car rolling roaded at 319bhp but how accurate that is, no one knows but it gives you a rough guide of what the engine is putting out even if the rolling road was a bit optimistic. As you have said in the past, BHP figures are irrelevant, you have to get in the car and feel the driveability, power and torque and leave the figures for down the pub
John,
I have been following this thread with great interest and I am a little worried. With the set up I am running, am I safe with my standard 2.5 crank or do I need an extra oil hole in the journals like Jefrem suggests ?
Just to remind you, I have 38.5/32.5 MS valves with 29.5 ports, SRD7 springs with shim under tappets, 312/292 MS cams timed to your specs, 48mm throttle bodies with a 50/55 4 into 2 Evo 3 manifold
Bottom end is new genuine BMW 2.5 block with the extra webbing for strength with oil squiters. Standard BMW 2.5 crank but it has been lightened and balanced along with an Evo flywheel, the compression ratio is 12.0:1. I will be using your 18cm runner CF airbox with alpha N.
What can I safely rev to bearing in mind I do not expect to go to anywhere near the 10,000 as mentioned in earlier posts?
01-10-2010, 08:36 AM
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I always used to love seeing these race in the 80's, punching well above their weight, and in the old Class B of prod saloons too!
I always used to enjoy the Wilhire 24 hour race at Snetterton, M3's Vs Sierra Cosworths, great battles! Love the thread, please keep us up to date on this.
I always used to enjoy the Wilhire 24 hour race at Snetterton, M3's Vs Sierra Cosworths, great battles! Love the thread, please keep us up to date on this.
BMW's, and a properly executed project. 
