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[ForcedFirebird]

We are fairly humble, but just finished the 14hr of Sebring, and is a great achievement! We finished 3rd out of all BMW's (including e36/46 chassis), top e30 by a nice margin (closest e30 was 37th AOF),...

[ForcedFirebird]

I bought an e36 that has been passed around a few friends over the course of about 5-6yrs, so that I could prototype the Jenvy ITB's. The tranny always whined like mad - sounded like straight cut gears....

[ForcedFirebird]

That appears to be an Euro spec early model sending unit. If you have a Euro model, you will have only one external pump.

Early model US spec 325's and late model 318is's have one sender/pump...

[ForcedFirebird]

Car is in really nice shape. Taking a break while the compressor fills, but about wrapped up on the jobber. Needs shock/struts, timing belt was unknown interval, water pump bearings had play, did all...

[ForcedFirebird]

Works fine. A local friend of mine bought Nick G's e46 that has been turbo charged since day one (last pic in this link http://techniquetuning.com/e46zhpman.php). It's got something like 100k miles on...

[ForcedFirebird]

Same one....

[ForcedFirebird]

Heat rises, naturally. Not sold on heat management seeing a glowing red turbine housing is now moved from near the hood, down to the passenger feet. Please don't take that in a wrong way silnc, this is...

[ForcedFirebird]

Great observation. Initially, I was under the assumption it was a Rama kit, but reading back, they have an idle balance screw on each throttle.


RHD has actually done some homework,...

[ForcedFirebird]

Ah. Never heard of "Dynoproject" and did a quick search before replying and gathered it was wheel HP, but after a little more reading this morning, it is indeed "calculated brake HP"....

[ForcedFirebird]

I am doing my set today or tomorrow, might just do a write up....

[ForcedFirebird]

I strip the boots and use a couple gallons of fuel. Since we have cars come in the shop that sit for extended periods, there's always fouled gas to use up. Brake clean would be far more expensive than...

[ForcedFirebird]

IRP unit in the race car. Throw is too short for my liking, but easy to get used to. Only has one 14hr race on it, very well built, but not so easy on your budget.

[ForcedFirebird]

The bushing and non-bushed alternators are almost identical - save the front cover. If you have a used non-bushed alternator and a new bushed unit, just remove the bolts and swap covers.

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[ForcedFirebird]

If all else fails, pretty sure we have 3 VGC frames in stock - just a long trip to Canada-land for a large package :(

[ForcedFirebird]

Thanks fellas. Simon, you know this was after another tragedy in the fam'. Amazing how resilient the human body/mind/soul is!

On another note, Bradnic bought a local BAT car local to me....

[ForcedFirebird]

So, let's see if these BAT e30's are really all they are cracked up to be....

[ForcedFirebird]

Empi and GKN is the way to go. We have been running the endurance car (original 158k miles car) since 2014. Four to five 14-24hr races per year. They started showing cracks in the bellows two races ago,...

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1992-1996 Commission sales - mostly newspaper subscriptions (ran a door-to-door cold sales company)
1996-2003 Concrete shell construction contractor, tinkered every night on vehicles
2003-2007...

[ForcedFirebird]

When it rains, it pours.

Almost lost my life partner this past weekend. Wifey had to have emergency surgery on Sat. We are in the clear now, but man that's scary.


In short,...

[ForcedFirebird]

223whp is about right. We were able to get 217 with a 272 cam and similar specs otherwise. Nice job!