BM WORLD 1286 Report post Posted August 1, 2007 guys said nothing about the engine or the modified engine mount , only mention was an exhaust clamp sitting a bit low underneth . the fact is the car is real low in the front ( stupid jamex springs) going to have to change that soon , dont like the ride . car runs great m not easy to drive in trafic to work . heavy clutch which shudders a bit if you tak eoff to slow , heavy throttle spring ,and the diff gearing is to tall for this engine . 3.07LSD , so will change it to something like 3.46 or 3.64 etc .. taking to hi-velocity on monday for a bit od dyno tunning etc . maybe get some spacers for the front springs as well Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ED1RTY 2 Report post Posted August 1, 2007 Saw you taking it for a spin down Kelvin road last night, I was driving out around 10 -11 PM, Pics are looking good Brent, must be a weapon! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
steve R 0 Report post Posted August 1, 2007 saw your car the other day...really caught my eye, looks mint Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
btccm3 1 Report post Posted August 1, 2007 thats a cool old car man. must be nice to own a peice of motorsport history Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
BM WORLD 1286 Report post Posted August 1, 2007 Saw you taking it for a spin down Kelvin road last night, I was driving out around 10 -11 PM, Pics are looking good Brent, must be a weapon!yes first real drive , just got it back from the petes muffler shop . yes goes pretty good , just need to get it tunned proper and sort the diff out Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
drifty325i 0 Report post Posted August 2, 2007 Whats your final drive ratio on your gearbox? looks awesome by the way! does the engine not have the tq to pull with that diff? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
cainchapman 0 Report post Posted August 2, 2007 Well done Brent. Looks good. Post the dyno run. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
BM WORLD 1286 Report post Posted August 2, 2007 Whats your final drive ratio on your gearbox? looks awesome by the way! does the engine not have the tq to pull with that diff?just std overdrive box getrag 260/6 .about a 0.8 or so . with a 3.07 diff .. this engine doesn't have as much torque down low in the revs as the std M30 3.5 engine had . so a bit laboursome around 2000rpm . torque/power exceeds std engine at about 4000rpm . where the old engine just pulled strong in th elow revs . so at 50km/h 3rd gear less than 2krpm . 100km/h 5th gear less than 2krpm . needs to be about 2500rpm in those gears at that speed I think. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
