e30 318is, 4.0 v8, Wisefab Drift Project

[GB / John]

Still having slight issues with wheel rubbing the wishbone preventing full lock
So I added a spacer to the front wheels.
Had a bit of a test session yesterday on private land.

http://youtu.be/IPTgyeE8Hto

[GB / John]

Its Kawasaki Green. Lock is awesome, really pleased I went with Wisefab. Gonna have to add some spacers to the front wheels for clearance.

[jalopi]

haha guess they watered it down for when they started bringing it to 'Murica or something, unless it goes down like bud lite most people here aren't interested.

btw, how'd the lock kit work for you on the track? did you ever end up using 100% lock? (or whatever you could get since you said it was binding up on track)

also, what color green is that? I'm torn between doing a light blue (google grabber blue), about that color green or a bright orange on my car

[GB / John]

Ha Ha Newcastle Brown is awesome, not as strong as it used to be tho.
Temps aint too bad here atm, just waiting for snow coming next week supposedly.

Been talking to a guy who uses a 50/50 mix, along with an oil cooler and his temps dont go above 90c.
Think I'll do the same over the next couple months.

[jalopi]

Yeah just looked up the weather in Newcastle (by the way, are you where the brewery is? because newcastle brown is some good shit) and it does get chilly - 50/50 is probably fine, cracking something would suck

[DER E30]

I'd run water for coolant (if you have a heated garage or other means to not worry about freezing) simply because it is cheap and so you don't die if you're scalded! Safety first!

I've heard that a drop of liquid soap does the same thing as water wetter to the surface tension...

[CorvallisBMW]

I'm surprised your sanctioning body allows you to run antifreeze at all. Most specs over here require 100% water because of the spill risk. Glycol is super slippery on a track.

jalopi is right though, water has a much higher specific heat and can not only absorb more heat from the engine per liter but is also more efficient at transferring it through the radiator due to it's surface tension characteristics.

I'd keep the thermostat in. It's designed to keep the engine at the optimum temp all the time and will fully open if needed. The only thing that changes by leaving it out is that the engine takes a very long time to warm up and can run too cold, which hurts power.

Still though, sick build! I love the paint scheme, looks mean!

[GB / John]

Arghh, yes I'm an idiot lol Think I'll drop the coolant back into the containers and try 100% water then, maybe add 1 litre antifreeze.

[jalopi]

Coolant doesn't absorb heat as much as water does - refer to the link I posted a few pages ago.

[GB / John]

Get the low temp T-stat. I have one and the needle rarely sees the mid way mark.

I'm not using a thermostat, at drifting temperatures thermostat would be constantly open anyway. So I removed it to help the coolant flow better. The dash temp gauge isn't working, I need to put in an e30 sender, to make it work.

[DER E30]

Nice! Looks good sideways!
I had a bit of a "Huh, that passenger side tire looks flat as well....... Oh duh, He drives righty..."

[dirty30]

Get the low temp T-stat. I have one and the needle rarely sees the mid way mark.

[GB / John]

Did Teesside NYE Drift Day, It went really well, very happy with the car, couple of things to sort out but nothing major. Checked the lock before hand, and nothing hits anything, but found on track wheel hits either the wishbone or chassis preventing full lock and acting like a brake on that wheel making me spin. So either need a 20mm spacer or better offset wheels.

I was also drifting with a flat drivers side front tyre for most of the day without realising it. Destroyed a wheel, and can only think it must of been done on west track on my 3rd lap as thats only time I cut a corner.

I learned you just cant put 300bhp thru 205/55/16 tyres with 2mm tread in the wet. 4th gear from 3k revs effordless drifting.


Here's a few Video's

Notice the flat tyre lol

http://youtu.be/qbw1iAHtZBM

http://youtu.be/ckCl9NizK9w

http://youtu.be/_GdX50Wze2M

Pictures.
Looks like bits of wheel behind me.




4th gear even in the wet produces smoke.






Oh does anyone know what temperature its supposed to run at? I'm using almost 100% Antifreeze, got 2 digital temp gauges, 1 as water enters the radiator which was often showing 105c, and other on exit of radiator show under 80c. I heard these run hot, but kept thinking over 100c is too much even tho 100% antifreeze wont boil til 150c.

[jalopi]

Yeah at first, scrolling through the thread, I wasn't sure about the way you were doing your two tone... I'm usually not the biggest fan of stickers/vinyls, but the two tone/sticker combo works really well (specifically on the doors)

[GB / John]

yeah I like it looking mean, turned out just the way I wanted it to.


2 more Video's from the practice session.
3rd gear Donuts and Figure 8's.

http://youtu.be/vZqdQpNAZG4

http://youtu.be/FxcUA-Wp9SU