hybrid

He was telling me about these ... look sweet! (and lite)

Enjoy

I ran Denso IXU22 plugs. Awesome plug with an interesting design however the only major I had with them is they're fragile and I have the earth strap actually come off. Was very lucky there was 0 bore or piston/valve damage. That happened at 42000ks. I run Bosch now.

Easiest way to make all of this work is to transplant the electronics from a later model car into yours. While it is entirely possible to build up a analogue to CAN signal transceiver it is a hell of a lot of work. The main reason is someone (me cause I don't know anyone else in NZ with the ability to do it) would have to dis-assemble the BMW EGS CAN frames and then protocol to understand what we were turning the analogue signals into. Then cross your fingers that all of the sensors and calculated values are in range for the receiver to accept it. This doesn't count for f**k ups that would require a s**t ton of road testing to get everything in alignment. I would then also say it would only be 70%. As Michael said .. getting it all wired up and working is one thing.... mapping it all properly is where the time is. The way car manufactures get it mapped out is by attaching a mother ton of extra sensors that capture any variance .. they then use that data to to 'smooth out' or in fill the gaps. That gets most of the heavy lifting done as far as tuning it, then the rest is tweaking.

good bugger award goes to dutchy

Sounds like a good idea

And a solution for all of you on a budget and wanting to just view it and not own it. https://vimeo.com/ondemand/adrenalin

Graeme Hughs did my e30 roof rust and job. The job turned out quite nicely. They do take their time on things if your getting it done cheaply but their work is great. Ballpark jooles your looking at 5k. Thats about the quote I got for the e30 back to mint condition which I think is very reasonible for what your getting. He showed me a nice VW bug he restored and I was very impressed with the work.

disa valve diff hanger bush subframe control arm bushings brakes cam and crank sensors MAF airbag seat sensors ABS sensors o2 sensors auto gearbox thumps (worn valve body) central locking relays stop working with a hot car in the GM5 module window relays wear out and actuator -> support carrier breaks all things to have a look at on these. Great cars really though.

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Nice car, not sure about the prices of e30 matching the akl property market for standard spec cars though?

Sweet mind if I come take a hoon on you car for free ?

Sure thing man

Graham (Apex) said something when I first started that stuck with me and I even do now days. Do the first several laps at no more than 80% .. then look to have a a couple of screaming laps then warm down. This way you can build up to it in both your car and your mind. About the others, most of the regular track dayers will spot people and not try and late brake or set up if someone looks like theyre new at it. All that will happen is both will end up in a big mess. So Im yet to see anyone whos been bad. When you first start the scarier moments are look out for are race cars (or people running slicks / big brakes etc) They can outbrake, take proper lines, power past and out corner any car. The best thing you can do is on the straights take quick glances every few seconds in the rear vision mirror and hold your line. Its their problem to get around your car. Even in a corner if theyre sitting up your a*s just hold your line and they will go around. Takes a bit to get use to it if your new to it. Like wise if you are the fast car, at public days always leave a gap for errors of you and the person your over taking. When your learning, leave DSC on. While it cuts in on the track a little too much it keeps you safe while you learn your chassis and its limits. Seen quite a few people who turn it off after one outting and end up in the wall powering out of turn 1 or turn 4 of hamptons. Car wise, make sure your brake fluid is in top condition. Use a great dot4 or 5.1 fluid. For this I use motul as its rated for race temps .. even your road car will get up there in temp. The last thing you want is screaming along down the straigt and you boiled your fluid and created air bubbles in the lines .. hit the pedal and nothing. It _really_ knocks your confidence when it happens .. Pads, just make sure theyre in good condition. OEM pads are great around the track, cheaper aftermarket pads and discs will warp after time. Road tires will start to over heat pretty quick and loose grip at higher temps. Cheaper tires will start to have side wall issues. Tire pressures should be around 34-36psi or 38-40+ on low profile tires. Engine oil and filter should be new or near new. Cooling system should be checked and in top condition Other things like trans or gear box fluid should be looked at. For the next track day, I always change my brake fluids and engine oil gets a really good look. If it smells burnt .. it gets binned. typing all of this stuff mainly as a FYI for others

Jamez and I are looking at starting up the twilight stuff again ... Its easy enough to put a transponder in a car and record the laptimes ... Amber this is one of the main reasons I built the e30 for time attack runs. Lots of us hit the track days, I actually lost enthusiam for the public open days because of numbers clogging the track. It felt like the auckland motorway at some points. The other problem was you would have to wait an hour to get out on the track because they let all of the other traffic out. Made it hard to come in and adjust setup if something wasnt running right. I started showing up aorund 11-12 instead of in the morning just to let the masses get it out of their system. The semi private twilights are where its at. Its a lot more relaxed atmosphere. Amber I think first off, go and do a few track days and get bitten by the bug, you will then learn the mechanical limits of your car and the track.. This will push you to do things like getting a second set of wheels and tires for track days only, because 19s on the track are useless (unless youre tom with CSL specific michelens on $$$$$) And preparing yourself a track day 'go bag'. After this, everything else on the road seems silly. Getting a bunch of mates alone who have their cars is awesome, some of the best times in cars are with this. Its a bit lonely doing it yourself so doing it with mates makes it soooo much better. Bank on around $400 each time. Which will include fluids, entry fee, petrol there, around the track and back, lunch and other random stuff. You can do it for cheaper but in the end thats what youll end up spending when you start to wear things out. So once you get into it .. Can start talking doing a superlap style thing .. Can put you in touch with Jamez if you want to know more about setting up an event at hamptons and what is required, tips etc.

Will pop up this weekend .. text me when you're free and will organise brendon and we'll pop up. Will bring oscilloscope too so we can measure the signal properly from timing wheel.

cheers fellas, yeah the new bits really do help out a lot.

Unfortunately ... yes :/ cost lots more than e30s thats for sure!

cheers, yeah custom CAD + laser printed and CNC folded. My father and I mocking it up on his cutter out of cardboard before Ollie sent it off to be done forealz. http://youtu.be/yZ44KuXIC6k?list=UUs1zFUKvu6KQwRngZG6wPmA http://youtu.be/pXFVh0nq7uI?list=UUs1zFUKvu6KQwRngZG6wPmA

Went a bit nuts on the wax and coated it 3 times and tooth brush cleaned it all.

Westy was talking about paintbooths in the weekend. Needing one to use to do all of our paint jobs in

Have a intake smoke test done .. will show any intake leaks after the throttle body or connecting vaccum hoses

blimmey!

So badass man .... Almost just begging for a clear perspects bonnet. Time to power bulge the existing bonnet then