drifty325i

About 210-215kph, didnt really want to push it any higher than that, gets a little hairy on down shifts comming into the sweaper lol. Cheers

I could imagine, its not really that quick down the straight, just very quick in the tight stuff. The BMW's will be good to watch

That was a rapid wee car, good around the corners and brakes

Had an awesome day at Ruapuna today, was the Lancia/Fiat club day. Alot of other cars turned up though Few Ferrari's,Lambo,Porsches,350z,TVRs,V8 RX7,Walkinshaw comordore etc. The e30 went very well I though, Had full interior and sounds subs,amps etc.Had some really good duels with the TVR and the Commy,Was slightly quicker than the v8 TVR though and the 380rwhp Track tired Walkinshaw, Good bit quicker than the Porsche 911 3.6 (He lost it while infront of me lol) , left pretty much all of the fiats/Lancias,Lambo behind, didnt get a chance to play with ferrari gutted or the Elise,The RX7 (Would of ate me) and 350z because he spun out trying to keep up with me lol. Was quicker around the track than the some of the smaller engined Lotus 7s (however they were well quicker around the corners and on the brakes), the v8 and cosworth ones were way to quick, dam they are quick! Also the fiat x1/9 racecar was very fast and beat everything The Radiator needs upgrading,was struggling on the hot day while driving slow after i had been caning it. Also was getting a little hot when really really pushing the car, this caused the link to cut the engine out a few times also when the gas was getting low it was starving for fuel on some corners. The car handled very well,well balanced indeed, very predictable, brakes held up very well, they got a good working.Toyo T1R tires were good,bloody good road tires, decent grip, would of loved some proper track tires though. By the way traction was excellent! hardly chirped the tires comming out of the corners when i was progresive on the throttle. Did get a few drifts going just for fun No real close calls so that was good. Here's a video on you tube Wearing Franks, JJS John Jone's steel race suit and helmet, as you can see it was slightly to small lol and it was bloody hot wearing it!

Looks bloody sweet mate! gotta love the ca18det, great wee engines

Welcome to the forum mate, post up some pics and dynos etc

Thanks for your comments, very in depth indeed. I think your right about using harder rubber engine mounts as apposed to poly etc. And I've thought about the dampener as well, I think i could mount the dampener off the shock tower where the strut brace mounts or even off the strut brace. Ill look into it, thanks for your help it certainly makes sense cheers Riley

I'm using the factory e30 325i rubber engine mounts for the V8, Now they are showing signs of stress under the torque (they are old though), so i need to upgrade, I havint rang around yet because i wanted to here what you guys though as far as urathane mounts go, what brands and what prices etc? Interested to here what you e30 race boys are using, Andrew etc Cheers Riley

^^ Pretty much spot on again. Get that car to the track tomorrow

Pretty rare mags. bloody nice looking! theres a blue e34 V8 M5 6speed here in Rangiora with them, they look amazing. Love your car!

They would fit a treat on an e30, but im after something WIDE

Dam they are hot, i want dish bad!

I would rock them, i like the look of really wide rims on e30s with the guards filled right up

A small spacer will need to be used and more than likely some guard rolling but these would look good on a decent e30 IMO http://www.trademe.co.nz/Trade-Me-Motors/C...n-144251926.htm

Oh no I totally agree with you there Cain no offence taken, its all theoretical and totally sceptical, and there are so many other variances to take into account. But i actually think its relatively close to what actually might accrue. Its all fun though I cant wait to get mine on the 1/4 trust me lol When are you off home mate? Shame you couldn't stay for the track meet this weekend Riley

E36 328i 4Door Power at Flywheel (BHP) : 193 Weight without Driver (KG) : 1425 Power to Weight Ratio (BHP Per Ton) : 137.61 0 - 60 (Secs) : 7.61 0 - 100 (Secs) : 21.31 60 - 100 (Secs) : 13.69 Quarter Mile (Secs) : 16.02 Terminal Speed (MPH) : 86.70 Drag Strip Quarter Mile (Secs) : 15.92 Drag Strip Terminal Speed (MPH) : 87.69

This site says 1395kgs, but thats without A/C and about 30kgs for the A/C So lets say 1425kgs And About 193hp http://www.unixnerd.demon.co.uk/bmw_e36.html

God thats cool, the Supercharged v8 has better throttle response but the bimmer just loves to rev, sounds amazing

As above! so hot

HAHA Awesome

This is from a modified E36 M3 3.2 Power at Flywheel (BHP) : 345 Few mods Weight without Driver (KG) : 1480 Lightend Power to Weight Ratio (BHP Per Ton) : 236.85 0 - 60 (Secs) : 4.81 0 - 100 (Secs) : 11.05 60 - 100 (Secs) : 6.24 Quarter Mile (Secs) : 13.07 Terminal Speed (MPH) : 108.73 Drag Strip Quarter Mile (Secs) : 12.97 Drag Strip Terminal Speed (MPH) : 109.96 "power is just a guestimate but last time i went over the 1/4mile got a 13flat at 106mph, so other than trap speed being abit high its not too bad i spose" Pretty close if you ask me

Well thats the question i guess. My old m20 pull fairly similar figures (15.3) to the STANDARD 325I E30 as posted above

Check this site out, very interesting indeed and i feel they are quite accurate with there findings if you type in the correct info ie your excate weight and flywheel horsepower, obviously the true figures may diviate a little with wind/surface/tires/no lsd/lsd etc but i think this its pretty close, interesting anyway ITS ONLY CLOSE TO ACURATE IF YOU USE THE CORRECT FIGURES NO GUESSES OK This is my car: DRIFTYS E30 V8 Power at Flywheel (BHP) : 340 Weight without Driver (KG) : 1250 that's including subs,spare wheel interior,1/4 gas etc Power to Weight Ratio (BHP Per Ton) : 276.37 0 - 60 (Secs) : 4.31 (In Reality i think ill be around the 4.7 to 5 second mark) 0 - 100 (Secs) : 9.96 60 - 100 (Secs) : 5.65 Quarter Mile (Secs) : 12.57 Terminal Speed (MPH) : 112.35 Drag Strip Quarter Mile (Secs) : 12.47 Drag Strip Terminal Speed (MPH) : 113.64 In reality I feel ill be around the 12.6 to 12.9 1/4 mile STANDARD NEW E30 325I Power at Flywheel (BHP) : 170 When new, less with age Weight without Driver (KG) : 1200 Factory straight out of the box Power to Weight Ratio (BHP Per Ton) : 143.94 0 - 60 (Secs) : 7.31 0 - 100 (Secs) : 20.60 60 - 100 (Secs) : 13.30 Quarter Mile (Secs) : 15.74 I think this is pretty much spot on for a healthy standard 325i Terminal Speed (MPH) : 87.39 Drag Strip Quarter Mile (Secs) : 15.64 Drag Strip Terminal Speed (MPH) : 88.40 STANDARD 3.0 EURO E36 M3 Power at Flywheel (BHP) : 286 When new Weight without Driver (KG) : 1510 Power to Weight Ratio (BHP Per Ton) : 192.44 0 - 60 (Secs) : 5.68 0 - 100 (Secs) : 13.79 60 - 100 (Secs) : 8.12 Quarter Mile (Secs) : 13.99 Terminal Speed (MPH) : 100.71 Drag Strip Quarter Mile (Secs) : 13.89 Drag Strip Terminal Speed (MPH) : 101.84 Here is the like guys enjoy http://www.letstorquebhp.com/calculator.asp Post up your figures guys! And remember no guesses lol POSSIBLE STICKY????

Oh snap! yummy i smell a swap to

That could be pretty awesome with some work, i doubt its a genuine ACS car but its got some nice bits!