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Had a pretty kick ass day in the MR2, 215,000km of road testing ensured it didn't miss a beat. Overall we managed to finish 5th in the 6 hour. Thanks for sharing the drive Ollie, Ashkan and Daniel. Bring on the 2KCUP!!

Loving the Pimp interior

underway ... 6700 files and about 3+gig

This has to be on the new website under a info section.

I want to build a e30 with a monster engine that shows these turbo cars how its done.

Is this a race car or road car and what is your budget?

My 2c,

Most people will suggest to get a S14 or S50 if you want absolute N/A power. What are your goals and what is your application?

PM April if you're genuinely looking for a 850i. Her's has had all the basic's recently done such as; new Bilstein shocks, rear bushes, trans filter/oil change, tires, leather interior refinished, the list goes on and it has been serviced by Ross at BM Workshop.

$80?

850i into 2002ti

It was nice to see a good spread of cars, not the normal e30 and e36 fest that normally happens.

Just an update on this,

We have had a few sponsors come on board to offer discounted product for series competitors:

Toyo Tires - Discounted Proxes T1R's or 4's

Vortex Racewear - 25% off single items, 15% off packs

EBC - Discounted Race/Road Pads

On the 29th of May HRC are holding a Motorsport License evening for the 2KCUP, this will be an evening to sit your National Race License (C Grade) and also join the HRC car club if you are not already a member of a car club. More info can be found at http://2kcup.com/?p=167

So far there are 17 Entries - http://2kcup.com/?page_id=67

YES!

As per the title, I am in the market for some S50B32 pistons, two of mine have cracked and started to fall apart. Lucky for me they managed to go out the exhaust without causing any damage.

I either need 2 or more stock pistons, or a full set of something aftermarket, I am wanting to retain the stock compression ratio and bore.

Interested in the gearbox but don't really want to pay more than 2k, any idea on final pricing?

The only thing people can see is the "2K"

Do we really need another class in this country?

Surely the E30 class ticks all the right boxes for the right reasons?

2k for the car, cage 3k, wheels and tyres 1200, seat 500, belts 300, replace all stock bushes with new another 2k plus,new shocks all round 600plus and lets freshen the motor and drive line spending 10k wont be hard and having it optional for a cage?

Wait till theres a serious accident and OSH get involved, there's countless used race cars around for under 10k then again buy a e30 cause when you've had enough someone will want it how many people want to pay 10k plus for a revamped honda accord, not many if any

Thanks for the feedback Steve but (not to cause offense) your exactly the type of person this series is not aimed for.

In one week (via word of mouth) 2KCUP have had 14 people come forward wanting to genuinely get involved, funny thing is they have never been part of a car club or done motorsport before. They are not interested in modifying the car and just want to have a go. <- They are the type of person this series is geared for. If people want to modify there car there are heaps of other series to join, Classic Japanese, honda cup etc etc

Lots of grey area's that I cant get my head around, also massive potential for cheating, sounds cool though.

fastest car you could buy would be a Honda CRX SIR if you could find one, its not on the list but would decimate all with over night parts from Japan.

Cant see why they would allow a Honda with V-Tec of a Toyota MR2 but not a FTO Mivec.. also missing Nissan Sylvia from that list.

So to expand that last question, "Cant see why they would allow a Honda with V-Tec (176 hp/174 N·m) or a Toyota MR2 (178 hp/191 N·m) ( but not a FTO Mivec (197 hp/200 N·m).. also missing Nissan Sylvia (sell for $4+) from that list."

The series is trying to keep peak HP under 180hp, we are also trying to keep the cars list realistic.

If people want to cheat they should refer to rule 2.8:

2.8: At the end of the meeting, the organiser may elect to purchase any vehicle from its owner(s) for $2500 In other words, don’t spend a lot on a cheater. This rule is only applicable to proven Cheaters. We will most likely just cancel your entry and tell you never to come back.

also - "fastest car you could buy would be a Honda CRX SIR if you could find one, its not on the list but would decimate all with over night parts from Japan."

At 1050kg with 150hp, I think it would have reasonable parity with other cars running ~170hp and 1150kg.

As a side note, although I have not updated the rules yet, all ~1595cc DOHC VTECH's will have to run in the 1600-2000cc class to keep parity.

Sold the E30 today... On steel wheels. Was a sad sight for me.

Had the same exact feeling when selling my E34

One big difference about this series is that the Championship is done off the "team", not the driver or car, for this reason you can change the car OR driver as much as you like during the season. The main reason for this is because there are a lot of companies that are keen to sponsor 1 car and share it among their staff, there is even one company that is putting up 5 cars to share among its staff but is going to have different drivers throughout the season.

Like the facebook page if your keen, its an easy way to keep updated - https://www.facebook.com/2kcup

Ashkan in my car taking a mint new line threw turn 1 ..

Thrashed my daily at Hampton yesterday and ended up doing something similar, there are some fails at the end of the video - https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?v=10151599132383000

RIP Brian, such a GC.

Did this ever get anywhere? Just weighed my doors and they came in at 25kg each, I would be keen for a lighter alternative.

A 40kg weight saving for the cost of $1250+get seems to go to be true.

Jealous, have been looking for a e34 M5 for ages.

E36 M3 brakes on a light E30 with decent disks, pads and fluids would be more than capable for Targa/Rally etc, its not as hard on brakes as track driving, you need to choose a forgiving pad that will last, so many cars end up in ditches from massive lock ups.

My E30 has standard E36 M3 brakes, stops just as good as anything else on the track, pads last forever and I don't run any cooling ducts.

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Even though the dyno was saying I had 270rwhp, I felt I was down on power at the last meeting. Last night I started to tear down the car (to find the reason) and found the #3 spark plug has been hitting the piston (giving near 0mm spark plug clearance), also cylinders #1 and #3 are down 50psi on compression compared to the other cylinders. (200psi on #2, #4, #5, #6)

I'm not really surprised, this S50B32 has managed to last 15 years (with 4 years of racing) with no major rebuild.

success!, 16x10 rears with 16x8.5 fronts, fit perfectly.