91 318is GT car

[el bimmer]

Nice! Very motivating video. Thanks for sharing.

[JRKOUPE]

nice power.....wow....

how much lighter is the m42 over an s5x?.....

do u ever run out of brake w/ that set up........altho u r pretty lite..

Can u share your spring rates you usually run?....feel free to pm or e me.......thanks.

Really enjoyed the vids.....

[Roysneon]

Looking forward to seeing this on the track sometime this year, Paul. I haven't seen it with the new engine, yet; in fact I think the last time I saw it is when you lost the last one.

[E-Thirty]

This made my day. How much life are you expecting out of this sort of build?

[robgoesvroom]

Wing is mounted to a composite trunk lid, which is bolted to the chassis. The wing and truck come off as one, the combo is very light.

I'll take some detailed pics of the car this weekend while I try and finish prep for a race at the end of the month.

I'm very interested to see photos detailing the trunk and wing setup! PM me photos, thanks =]

[TheRealE30kidd]

Sick build!

[pmachan]

The joint at the gearbox is worn, the one with the dense foam inside, that foam is toast. So it is loose, shifting action is fine, just wobbles when in gear. I have a new joint, just haven't put it in yet.

Wing is mounted to a composite trunk lid, which is bolted to the chassis. The wing and truck come off as one, the combo is very light.

I'll take some detailed pics of the car this weekend while I try and finish prep for a race at the end of the month.

Suprisingly, the intake noise from this thing, while loud, is not like what you hear on some bonkers S14 builds, it does not have very agressive cams, its a really strong midrange motor and we shift at 7500rpm.
I'll post a dyno sheet later of one of the runs, BTW, it makes 200 lbs ft of torque.

[pacmanE30]

not many m42's get my pants tingly...this definitely just made it go off the richter scale.

+1

[mcr_driver]

Not many M42's get my pants tingly...This definitely just made it go off the richter scale.

[greg1333]

love the car and the video..... one concern however, in the video the AKG shifter looks loose or atleast it seems to have a lot of "slop"... It may just be the length of the shifter exaggerating the movement when you let go of the knob. I was thinking about getting one of those for my e30, but now I am having second thoughts...

[robgoesvroom]

are you serious =]


Need more pics showing your rear aero, is that simply trunk mounted?

[chance]

That is insane

[ELVA164]

Very awesome, I love that you went with the M42 instead of an S14, S52... etc.

I'd say this definitely qualifies as an S42 at this point.

[Cinnabar325is]

Very awesome, I love that you went with the M42 instead of an S14, S52... etc.

[pmachan]

The motor was built to be a full racing engine, so it has extensive headwork, custom cams, and was tuned for a couple days on the dyno, by a builder well known for making power.
I will say it was not cheap, we could have gone to an S52 or something for MUCH less money, but we wanted to stick with the lightweight theme of the car.

The engine that came in the car was a Metric Mechanic 2.1 Rally M42, it made about 160 at the wheels from what I recall, it was fairly strong in the car, but it exploded in grand fashion.

When I say basic car, I mean the rest of it, suspension is stock e30, no geometry mods, just bolt on stuff you can get anywhere, even has non-adjustable dampers..
Stock 318 brakes, with PFC01 pads, the diff is not stock, but again, bolt on type deal.