My new soon to be race car...

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  • randomtask37
    No R3VLimiter
    • Oct 2003
    • 3154

    #16
    well done. have fun autocrossin it
    98 M3/4/5

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    • eric1855
      Member
      • Sep 2004
      • 69

      #17
      Originally posted by bmwm3n528
      Can you lose the interior in SP?
      Negative. I can add a racing seat (given its upholstered and a few other things)

      I will put the back seat back in before the season. I am finishing off the local season here in SM so I had it pulled out.

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      • RandyB
        Noobie
        • Aug 2004
        • 26

        #18
        I like the orange looks old skool BMW racing. i.e. 2002 cars. I do think you should black out your chome!! the orange doesnt go with the chrome. Overall nice! wish I would have found that 1200 IS for me to put goodies in my es

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        • Mystikal
          Moderator
          Wheel Fitment Expert
          • Nov 2003
          • 9602

          #19
          Re: My new soon to be race car...

          Originally posted by eric1855
          I got a friend that works for Koni making me up a set of D/A shocks for use with Ground Controls and GC Camber Plates and all the other suspension goodies. 15x8" Kosei K1s with Hoosiers (would be V710s and still might be if they ever make some decent sizes) going on and itll be ready to race.
          Hell yeah. Love the colour too.

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          • nando
            Moderator
            • Nov 2003
            • 34827

            #20
            looks great, what color is that? it looks brighter than henna, but henna never looks the same in pics as it does IRL.

            Originally posted by nickmp0wer
            for autox maybe u should have gone with the 318
            I disagree.. the 325is would clean up over a 318. you don't have enough torque to pull away after sharp corners, and a properly setup 325 will handle just as well, especially if it's a dedicated car and you can remove a lot of the extra weight.
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            Bimmerlabs

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            • parkerbink
              R3V OG
              • Jun 2004
              • 10134

              #21
              I love the color, my favorite car of all time was my Inca 2002Tii!!!

              Great job!

              [IMG]https://cimg4.ibsrv.net/gimg/my350z.com-vbulletin/550x225/80-parkerbsig_5096690e71d912ec1addc4a84e99c374685fc03 8.jpg[/IMG

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              • eric1855
                Member
                • Sep 2004
                • 69

                #22
                Originally posted by nando
                looks great, what color is that? it looks brighter than henna, but henna never looks the same in pics as it does IRL.
                Its actually Chevy Omaha Orange modified a bit with some wet look hardener and thinned to not be as "orange" I guess is a good way to put it.

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                • UNHCLL
                  R3V OG
                  • Oct 2003
                  • 8789

                  #23
                  Originally posted by nando
                  you don't have enough torque to pull away after sharp corners,
                  momentum driving.


                  Cool color choice!
                  Below the radar...

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                  • eric1855
                    Member
                    • Sep 2004
                    • 69

                    #24
                    Originally posted by UNHCLL
                    Originally posted by nando
                    you don't have enough torque to pull away after sharp corners,
                    momentum driving.
                    Spoken like a Miata driver. Its all about momentum and lines. Hell at thel ast National Tour I was at a Nick Flynn in his CS miata was less than one second behind Danny Popp (who happened to be running his ASP Z06 in SM2 which he still won).

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                    • UNHCLL
                      R3V OG
                      • Oct 2003
                      • 8789

                      #25
                      Originally posted by eric1855
                      Spoken like a Miata driver.
                      I learned that from M3's.... Momentum driving is more fun too... any fool can slam the go pedal. Good drivers carry their speed. 8)
                      Below the radar...

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                      • niq_nak
                        E30 Addict
                        • Apr 2004
                        • 422

                        #26
                        Originally posted by UNHCLL
                        Originally posted by eric1855
                        Spoken like a Miata driver.
                        I learned that from M3's.... Momentum driving is more fun too... any fool can slam the go pedal. Good drivers carry their speed. 8)
                        i coast around town in neutral, get about 10 mph above the speed limit and throw it in neutral, i usually make it to the next red light before having to put it back in gear and go again, gotta do something to save gas money. :)

                        nice car, orange is my favorite color on cars, looks great and will look even better when u paint that b pillar black and tuck the bumpers.

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                        • UNHCLL
                          R3V OG
                          • Oct 2003
                          • 8789

                          #27
                          [quote="niq_nak"]
                          Originally posted by UNHCLL
                          i coast around town in neutral, get about 10 mph above the speed limit and throw it in neutral, i usually make it to the next red light before having to put it back in gear and go again, gotta do something to save gas money. :)
                          what the hell does that have to do with Momentum Driving?????????
                          Thats not momentum driving... thats just dumb. ;)
                          Below the radar...

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                          • niq_nak
                            E30 Addict
                            • Apr 2004
                            • 422

                            #28
                            Originally posted by UNHCLL

                            what the hell does that have to do with Momentum Driving?????????
                            Thats not momentum driving... thats just dumb. ;)
                            i use momentum to keep going after i put it in neutral :D
                            and yes, i do know that its dumb.

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                            • RandyB
                              Noobie
                              • Aug 2004
                              • 26

                              #29
                              Originally posted by niq_nak
                              Originally posted by UNHCLL

                              what the hell does that have to do with Momentum Driving?????????
                              Thats not momentum driving... thats just dumb. ;)
                              i use momentum to keep going after i put it in neutral :D
                              and yes, i do know that its dumb.
                              Thats not momentum driving! Momentum driving is going around cornors scrubbing as little speed as possible so when exiting cornors your going faster than the other guy.

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                              • Rob
                                Moderator
                                • Oct 2003
                                • 8166

                                #30
                                Originally posted by nando

                                I disagree.. the 325is would clean up over a 318. you don't have enough torque to pull away after sharp corners, and a properly setup 325 will handle just as well, especially if it's a dedicated car and you can remove a lot of the extra weight.

                                I routinely run circles around 'torquey' 325s around the autocross course.
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