Bmw e30 - Hunt for the 8sec is ON !!

[panose30]

omg!!!nice car man,,i saw your car on performance bmw magazine btw...the manifold is state of art

[karel]

The Manifold has arrived..

a good friend of mine took his time to make this.

[karel]

Still some small updates.

The Turbo has arrived..

and some stuff for the exhaust and the intake.







New sponsor is CatCams Uk

they will supply me with an custom cam.

[karel]

Its standing still in the garage.. still waiting for some parts. such as Pistons and The turbo.

Here are some pics of the car.

and some parts.

Waiting for new parts :)


This is an mess.. but soon there will be complete weldon stuff


Needs a bit cleaning up in here i think











Finally got the stuff from weldon.. and others



Have been talking to ross pistons.. and got an super good deal from them.. Spoke to CP as well but they havent had the time to offer me anything.. so Looks like im be running ross pistons.. feels good.. they have been working good for 3 years.

[karel]

I see and what spring rates? I'm kind of amazed that an e30 can haul so much ass TBH I always thought the semi-trailing arms wouldn't let you put the hammer down hard enough.

i think i went with the 170lbs springs.

im gonna get a set of 200lbs so i can try it out on the track.

[Kershaw]

this IS a dd...

[325ix]

This is going to be a dd? Bet that will be fun at the stop light!

[Adrian_Visser]

I see and what spring rates? I'm kind of amazed that an e30 can haul so much ass TBH I always thought the semi-trailing arms wouldn't let you put the hammer down hard enough.

[karel]

So what rear suspension setup are you running if you don't mind my asking?

im running avo coilovers..

adjustable bound and rebound.

[Adrian_Visser]

So what rear suspension setup are you running if you don't mind my asking?

[Frenche]

Thx dude ! :)


Im gonna be totaly honest..

iv never got any ticket with the green one :)

and iv been driving it on the streets since 3 years back.

with my work car i got 3 tickets i 4 months :D

lol how in the world...
nice

[greekfreak]

i would shit myself... good luck with the 8sec 1/4 mile

[karel]

I like that paint job!!
Have u gotten any tickets or been pulled over?
if so please tell :)

Thx dude ! :)


Im gonna be totaly honest..

iv never got any ticket with the green one :)

and iv been driving it on the streets since 3 years back.

with my work car i got 3 tickets i 4 months :D

[Frenche]

I like that paint job!!
Have u gotten any tickets or been pulled over?
if so please tell :)

[karel]

Out of curiosity, how does one "daily drive" and 646+whp e30?

what do you mean ?

^like a boss


karel, god speed on your quest! car is already beyond words. paint job to celebrate 8 seconds?

Thx m8 :)

im not sure what will happen to the car after the 8sek i reached. but a new paintjob i not a bad idea :)