The emphasis so far has been on proving the car reliable, completing Paul's rookie requirements, and practicing our race craft. There are 3 things we're working on to make us faster: seat time, setup, and tires.
We don't have any Dynojet numbers but your estimates don't seem out of bounds (closer to 280 on a DynoDynamics at the race level boost settings). The head would benefit from improved airflow as we redline around 7K. Peak HP and torque are about the same but at very different places. Peak torque comes on around 4K, peak HP around 5.5K
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I was speaking specifically of e30 M3 JP cars which usually arent putting down more than 210hp and weigh ~2400lbs. Comparing that to the 300rwhp/325rwtq (estimated DJ #s) these guys are putting down, it should be no contest.Leave a comment:
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No such thing as a 200hp JP car either...
What are you guys putting down, if you don't mind sharing? And what is your max RPM?Leave a comment:
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As a driver, I need more seat time. Some of these guys have been club racing for years. I know with practice I will get there. Due to the issues on Saturday we ran the fewest number of laps compared to all the other drivers.
The car weighs about 2400 lbs.
The setup is good, it could be better. I know our setup will get better with time. We were making setup changes right up to the race on Sunday. I basically started the race with a setup I hadn't driven all weekend. It turned out the change we made was helpful. It's always better to get your setup changes figured out before qualifying (obviously).
We have been running on Dot-R's. We expect to be a little faster on slicks. All the cars in our class run on slicks.
Another challenge is making the hp drivable. The way the power comes on was a challenge in Phoenix. I had to short shift to 4th between turn 3 and turn 5 due to traction issues. We have a couple ideas on how to improve that and will take those measures during the off season.
As far as we know, this is the only Turbo M42 racing in BMWCCA. We can't lean over the person sitting next to us to get the answers... its all trial and error for us.
If slicks would give us 2 seconds a lap at Phoenix (which is what one of the club racers told us), we would have been running around 7th overall based on Sunday's race lap times. We would have been fighting for the 3rd position in class.
Although our car and driver aren't there yet, as of 10/10/08 we are 10th in points nationally out of 50 cars that have run this year in D-Mod.Last edited by e30pq; 10-25-2008, 02:41 PM.Leave a comment:
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In the nicest way possible, why are you guys so slow? I mean you guys are posting slower lap times than the majority of the JP cars with their 200hp of fury. I'm guessing a big part of it is driver inexperience but what's the rest? Setup? The car seems to drive 'heavy', what's its current weight?Leave a comment:
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yeah cant tune shit on dynojets....dyno dynamics or a dynapack steady state makes life sooo much easier :DLeave a comment:
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Nice work on the quick HG swap. It's awesome that you had a spare!
I'm looking forward to checking out the video when I get home.
So did the head not warp at all when the gasket blew? It seems like every time someone blows a gasket on a turbo M20 the head needs to be sent to the shop to be resurfaced.Leave a comment:
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About 15lbs of boost and about 300hp to the wheels using a Dyno Dynamics. We use the Dyno Dynamics since it offers steady state tuning. The numbers you get from that kind of dyno are more conservative than a Dynojet.Last edited by e30pq; 10-24-2008, 06:03 PM.Leave a comment:
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Hey man, sorry to see the carnage from on silly mistake. It sucks when stuff like that happens...
Im just curious. How much boost and how much hoorsepower are you guys getting out of that m42? (i want to drop one in a 2002)Leave a comment:
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Haha you can see me in T2!
You need to ditch that TiaL pile of junk and get some bosch diverter valves. Even better get the billet versions.Leave a comment:
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