Eurostop / Metrix Motorsport / Groma Race Fabrication Drift Project

[SkiFree]

Well I'm glad your not going to rush it Andy, but I'm bummed you wont be able to run this year. What will you be doing to test the setup, track days? Thanks for sending those stub axles back, Rob is over right now working on some diffs.

[Shmately]

[e30polak]

LOVE the vette style intake!!!!

Sickest E30 build ever! keep up the good work! :bow:

[dillon7]

how have I missed this??? Absolutely awesome. I will definitely be rooting for you in FD next season.

[Shmately]

LOVE the vette style intake!!!!

Sickest E30 build ever! keep up the good work! :bow:

Thanks dude! It was hard to make that thing work! No one made thin wall 4.25 inch tube to connect the intake to the throttle body. So I grabbed some .060 steel sheet, rolled it into a 4.25 tube and welded the seam. Then I cut the tube into a few pie shapes to make the bend. The intake was way too low to the ground so I had to cut the plastic intake tube shorter to get the intake it line up with the opening in the front bumper.

[gkurey]

Great job man...this is insane!

[BoostinEuros]

Love it! I hope to see it on track soon!

[fatsooo]

Figured I throw in a little update for you guys, as I get a fair amount of information about this build. Andy, from my understanding, got the car tuned and went out for testing this past weekend up to Willow Springs. From what I know, it went fairly well and he has a small issue with the map sensor.


That's all I got. lol sorry guys. I know you are all patiently waiting for updates from the source as am I!

[Shmately]

Thanks for updating for me dude! Got the map sensor fixed, wiring guy put a 3 bar in the car for some reason... The tune went good despite the throttle cable end fitting popping off, luckily it landed on the water pump and stayed there while I rolled back into the pits. Got that fixed and finished the tune, huge thanks to Tom Nelson at Nelson Racing Engines. He is amazing with tuning and he is very humble about it. Some tuners think their own shit is made of gold. Tom gave me a great price and stuck to it even with the extra work due to the map sensor not functioning. He liked the build too, it feels weird impressing people that are that good at what they do. Brakes are still not where I want them, I might go back to a booster. The huge 60mm e46 m3 calipers up front are not helping me balance it out. Car got a hot for such a cold day, intake temps were 42F and I still got the water temp to 215F after a little drift session. When I hook up the water sprayer this should improve, how much is the question. I have already marked up the bumper and trunk lid to cut out sections for more air flow, and will be adding fans to the trunk lid too. More testing to come after the holidays. Happy holidays to all the e30 freaks out there!


Video of the little drift session after tuning, can't wait to get used to her!

https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?v=772401289442753

[Shmately]

My buddy came by with a strobe and got some good shots. He sent them to my phone so they are a bit lower resolution than normal. Better pics and video coming soon...

[Shmately]

Update:
I went back to a brake booster as I do not have the right pedal ratio to run manual brakes. I cut large openings in the trunk and bumper, I will be mounting 3 fans on the trunk to increase airflow. New griffin radiator and fan shroud are on the way. Once the new radiator is mounted and I get my -20 fittings welded on the car is ready for testing again. Look for videos in about 2 weeks.

[TeXJ]

sweet ride!

[bataangpinoy]

http://vimeo.com/89158550

Good luck this season dude, livin the dream!

[dinanm3atl]

Saw this in person at FD ATL. It's awesome. Andy did some fine work.

[Lodsin]

http://vimeo.com/89158550

Good luck this season dude, livin the dream!

Really cool video, wondering how the roof cam was turning as it did.