Anyone regularly track car with engine swap?

Collapse
X
 
  • Time
  • Show
Clear All
new posts
  • bmwpower
    E30 Mastermind
    • Jul 2007
    • 1556

    #1

    Anyone regularly track car with engine swap?

    As in M50, S50, etc. kind of swap.
    89 325is track project / 05 x5 / 99 M3
    E30 stuff for sale | Parts I'm looking for
  • jlevie
    R3V OG
    • Nov 2006
    • 13530

    #2
    I see E30's with M/S engines quite frequently at the track and most of those are primarily track rats.
    The car makes it possible, but the driver makes it happen.
    Jim Levie, Huntsville, AL

    Comment

    • rThor432
      No R3VLimiter
      • Feb 2007
      • 3907

      #3
      Yes; plenty.

      Comment

      • Dave
        E30 RAT
        • Nov 2003
        • 11675

        #4
        Charlie does.
        Current Cars
        2014 M235i
        2009 R56 Cooper S
        1998 M3
        1997 M3

        Comment

        • Charlie
          kid tested, administrator approved
          • Oct 2003
          • 6686

          #5
          Yes, Charlie does.

          -Charlie
          Swing wild, brake later, don't apologize.
          '89 324d, '76 02, '98 318ti, '03 Z4, '07 MCS, '07 F800s - Bonafide BMW elitist prick.
          FYYFF

          Comment

          • gobuffs
            E30 Addict
            • Dec 2004
            • 513

            #6
            Many are done for that very reason.

            Mine is a race prepped CM car.

            Comment

            • cheades
              Mod Crazy
              • Oct 2003
              • 632

              #7
              Yes, Charlie does....

              I do too actually, though not enough recently.

              Comment

              • bmwpower
                E30 Mastermind
                • Jul 2007
                • 1556

                #8
                So are they competitive or just for fun? Not sure of how things gets classified and such.
                89 325is track project / 05 x5 / 99 M3
                E30 stuff for sale | Parts I'm looking for

                Comment

                • markseven
                  R3V Elite
                  • Sep 2006
                  • 5327

                  #9
                  Originally posted by Charlie
                  Yes, Charlie does.

                  -Charlie
                  Originally posted by cheades
                  Yes, Charlie does....

                  I do too actually, though not enough recently.
                  Suspension setups, please?
                  I Timothy 2:1-2

                  Comment

                  • cheades
                    Mod Crazy
                    • Oct 2003
                    • 632

                    #10
                    Custom valved Bilsteins, ground control 440/660 with stock swaybars, poly CAB's, Vorshlag camber plates.

                    Comment

                    • De //m3
                      Advanced Member
                      • Oct 2003
                      • 165

                      #11
                      Yeah, I was wondering about class as well. Does it automatically put you into a Super Modified type class like an Auto-X becasue you've changed blocks?
                      sigpic
                      2001 330i - In the garage.
                      1986 335is - 325e with Euro 735 M30B34, Under Construction.
                      1989 E30 ///M3 - Sold.
                      1975 2002 - Sold.

                      Comment

                      • gobuffs
                        E30 Addict
                        • Dec 2004
                        • 513

                        #12
                        Originally posted by bmwpower
                        So are they competitive or just for fun? Not sure of how things gets classified and such.
                        Yes.

                        Comment

                        • Dave
                          E30 RAT
                          • Nov 2003
                          • 11675

                          #13
                          Originally posted by bmwpower
                          So are they competitive or just for fun? Not sure of how things gets classified and such.
                          Classified for what?

                          Auto-x?
                          Club Racing?
                          Time Trials?
                          Current Cars
                          2014 M235i
                          2009 R56 Cooper S
                          1998 M3
                          1997 M3

                          Comment

                          • rThor432
                            No R3VLimiter
                            • Feb 2007
                            • 3907

                            #14
                            Mike Akard is competitive with his S50 car. Runs the same lap time as a Porsche GT3 Rolex car at Roebling.

                            Comment

                            • 1990m3
                              E30 Enthusiast
                              • Feb 2004
                              • 1180

                              #15
                              mine is an HPDE car. s50 motor, e30 m3 5-lug, Turner J-stock suspension. It works well, needs some tweaking, but is a great, reliable car all around. I've run 15+ days on it with ZERO major issues.

                              Advice -- use poly engine mounts from AKG. The e28 rubber mounts will tear and put your motor through your radiator/core support. i caught mine about 10 laps before it was too late. Easy fix, this winter I'll install mounts that are less likely to tear like the rubber e28's I have been using for the past 15k miles.

                              Comment

                              Working...