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  • gnzRR
    Noobie
    • Aug 2012
    • 39

    #46
    Love the whole sleeper concept !


    "M20 is too mainstream"

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    • vwtech
      Advanced Member
      • Mar 2011
      • 109

      #47
      Thanks man! People have no clue, just "sounds so damn loud!"

      I really need to change the diff out for taller ratio. 3.73 is too short. I plan on using a 3.25 LSD.
      Last edited by vwtech; 08-28-2012, 03:48 PM.
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      • vwtech
        Advanced Member
        • Mar 2011
        • 109

        #48
        Update: So coming home from work today, i decide to take the nice sweeping/country back road. It was sunny outside, not too hot, and not a cloud in the sky. I come to a 4 way stop and begin my normal ripping in the BMW, an over-the-top hard pull from 1st to 2nd gear......then clunk/bang/crunch/etc. I completely blew apart 2nd gear! I literally limped it home using 3rd and 4th through town with the 4 ways on the entire way.

        I guess I can't be too mad or upset because the old getrag 250 had over 250,000 miles on it! It also would grind into 1st if I wasn't all the way stopped before engaging 1st. So the bottem line is that I need a transmission. I want to try and find a taller geared trans and I honestly don't know the specs on like getrag 260/ZF 330/etc...so anybody that knows more than me, please chime in!

        I'll try and get some pictures posted up of the carnage asap.
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        • evandael
          R3VLimited
          • Oct 2009
          • 2881

          #49
          did you have a g250 from the e36 or a g260 from an e30? g250's have 1:1 5th gears like the ZF310's and ZF320's. G260's have an overdriven 5th (.81:1) that would work perfectly with your 3.73 rear end.


          i have a g260 sitting in my garage by the way.. ;)

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          • vwtech
            Advanced Member
            • Mar 2011
            • 109

            #50
            Pretty sure it was a 250 and I got another one back in now, but now I really need a 3.25 diff. Anybody have one???

            Also got around to ripping the back seat out, then removed the driver side seat. I installed a custom seat bracket and bolted up my old omp Kevlar seat with a sparco cam lock harness. Wow what a difference in the feel and control of the car!!!

            Last edited by vwtech; 09-29-2012, 10:14 AM.
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            • vwtech
              Advanced Member
              • Mar 2011
              • 109

              #51
              Next on the list will be solid front and rear strut and shock mounts. I m undecided on the brand for the camber plates. Then I want to install my revshift solid motor mounts.

              I am also in the middle of getting some other 15x7 track wheels and tires. the wheels look like rota slips and the tires are toyo ra-1's. will try and get some more pics up as always.
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              • vwtech
                Advanced Member
                • Mar 2011
                • 109

                #52
                UPDATES....................

                The car has been sitting a lot lately. The whole short ratio diff is annoying to drive, so I found a 3.15 from a z3 and the best thing is that it's a torsen LSD unit!!! The other night I ripped her all apart again for like the 3rd time, cleaned the diff, sealed the cover with my poly mount and re-installed everything.

                The car is finally driveable again! No more 4200 rpms at 75 mph! The power band is perfect now and it pulls nice in 2nd/3rd/4th!!!!!!!

                heres some pics:





                Last edited by vwtech; 10-14-2012, 07:12 AM.
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                • Kershaw
                  R3V OG
                  • Feb 2010
                  • 11822

                  #53
                  i take it you've sorted out the transmission then? i have a friend who has several ZFs for sale. i cant believe you're running around on 215s with a 3.3l s52. that's nuts man. you need 245s at least!

                  great sleeper build though. you've definitely put in some man hours and it shows.
                  AWD > RWD

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                  • vwtech
                    Advanced Member
                    • Mar 2011
                    • 109

                    #54
                    Thanks man, I have put some crazy hours in the car. I would love to put 245s in the rear! That would be sweet. Got any leads on a wheel and tire setup that size that would fit an E30?

                    Btw, how much shipped for a ZF unit? And are they zf320? Or 330?
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                    • vwtech
                      Advanced Member
                      • Mar 2011
                      • 109

                      #55
                      So big plans for the E30 !!!

                      I completed another HPDE this time with NASA and it was again at Summit Point, the main nov finale. It was awesome and I have the addiction so, my plans for the 325e are going to shift towards full HPDE 2/3/4 then TT. Since the last post, I had a friend fab up a harness bar for the two race seats/belts. I purchased a helmet and sparco race gloves. Man this time due to the improvements and the perfect driving instructor, it went amazing!!!!!! I hit the 2900 straight at 135 mph!!

                      here are some pics of the car before the event:











                      Last edited by vwtech; 11-13-2012, 06:32 PM.
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                      • vwtech
                        Advanced Member
                        • Mar 2011
                        • 109

                        #56
                        Here's some pictures from the nov finale










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                        • kingston
                          R3VLimited
                          • Jun 2010
                          • 2669

                          #57
                          Car looks great, well done! Would look even better w/ Euro bumpers :)

                          And yeah, this track stuff is seriously addicting! I did my 1st HPDE earlier this year, then did 2 endurance races in another $30 in Chump Car, racing at Gateway and Road America. It is the most fun you can have with your clothes on!1
                          Last edited by kingston; 11-18-2012, 07:18 AM. Reason: 1
                          Originally posted by LJ851
                          kingston is the play by play announcer for this thread.
                          ‘Tis by the grace of God that my cars run!

                          Originally posted by unloadedak
                          #teamross
                          Siobhan's Build Thread - UPDATED!

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                          • vwtech
                            Advanced Member
                            • Mar 2011
                            • 109

                            #58
                            thanks kingston the car is alot of fun to drive on the track. I want to wide body the car, cut out the fenders and make more room for bigger tires and maybe add a wing. I have to move the o2 sensor closer to the manifold, its way too far back and sets a fault in the DME. So I'll have to cut out a spot for it and well in a bung way up as close as I can to the heat.

                            The next big thing on the ole to do list is the fuel system. Now the setup I have now works great for driving around town, but on the track its a different story as the lambda meter going all the way lean! So my plans are to fab up a fuel cell and mount it either in the spare tire well or just in the trunk. I will have to use 2 pumps so I will probably just get another walboro 255 and wire them up on the same feed but seperate relays.

                            If anybody has done the fuel cell install, I would love some info or help if possible, thanks in advance!
                            Last edited by vwtech; 11-19-2012, 01:40 PM.
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                            • vwtech
                              Advanced Member
                              • Mar 2011
                              • 109

                              #59
                              the car is now for sale*******************NOT ANYMORE AS OF NOW
                              Last edited by vwtech; 05-04-2013, 03:54 AM.
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                              • robgoesvroom
                                E30 Modder
                                • May 2009
                                • 821

                                #60
                                Sad to see it for sale. Are you buying a more competitive chassis/platform? In the end, was it worth it?
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