Colorado general chat...

[Bimmerman325i]

Interesting comparo. Until 4k, a stock car will be quicker, but yours now has retarded top end power and will easily be quicker after 4k

Would the turner shorties or racelands give enough midrange torque to beat stock s52 no matter the revs?

[fsmtnbiker]

Below 3k they are essentially identical, at least as low as the dyno's go. The S52 stock intake manifold gives that torque increase from 3-4k. I suspect I could gain some power from 3000-5000 with a smaller header. I am hoping that tweaking the cam timing a bit may pickup a little power in the midrange and the extreme top end... But we'll see. I'll see what Active has to say on Monday.

[clarkkey594]

I am hoping that tweaking the cam timing a bit may pickup a little power in the midrange and the extreme top end... But we'll see. I'll see what Active has to say on Monday.

I like the sound of that.

[downforce22]

man that looks like a great e30, not sure why you want to rip it apart to rally it. Are you keeping the low beams? I may be interested in them. Otherwise looks like a solid car, very close to the '318' that was at this years ppihc, s52 or s54 swap iirc.

nice m3/4/5! looks sweet and sounds even better!

[Eric]

Nice numbers!

4 doors are always better

[Roland H]

4 doors are always better

8-)

[Bimmerman325i]

5 > 4 doors.

[Cloudbase]

3 > 5 doors...

[Bimmerman325i]

3 > 5 doors...

[Eric]

3 > 5 doors...

agreed.



edit: shoot, i guess this thing really has 5 doors... 3 human entrance/exit doors > 5 doors.

[Bimmerman325i]

That's five doors. Two rear, two side, and one driver.

[Eric]

That's five doors. Two rear, two side, and one driver.

yeah yeah, I realized it just as I clicked the post button. check my edit :loco:

[Bimmerman325i]

yeah yeah, I realized it just as I clicked the post button. check my edit :loco:

A wild ninja appears!

[Cloudbase]

Thought about the clubman, but technically that has 4 doors doesn't it?

Speaking of which I priced out Lotus Exige 240's w/ instructor for the first lap for an evening at the ring for our trip this summer. Oh please tax return be fat! I was going to email you for some beta once I know it's a possibility.

I've been pricing Z3 steering racks. The E36 rack DIY is pretty comprehensive. Anyone locally done a Z3 or E36 rack swap?

[Cloudbase]

Dam you guys are fast!