BM WORLD 1283 Report post Posted January 30, 2016 nice work I like your airbag looks like you could do with a quicker rack ? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
polley 916 Report post Posted January 30, 2016 What are you using for a lap timer and camera? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
qube 3570 Report post Posted January 30, 2016 waa close call with the black e36 at around 2:14 hehe exciting stuff Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
hybrid 1043 Report post Posted January 31, 2016 What are you using for a lap timer ... Andriod phone + Racechrono pro + bluetooth 10hz GPS 1 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
polley 916 Report post Posted January 31, 2016 Andriod phone + Racechrono pro + bluetooth 10hz GPS Sweet, I'll have to do that sometime. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Jamez 2147483647 Report post Posted January 31, 2016 What an awesome first weekend out. The car is now safely home and in one piece, not even a scratch on what is one of the few cars that drove to and from the track, running flawlessly the whole time. The entire weekend people kept coming up to me and cracking jokes about my little hatchback, name likes "shopping wagon", "little girls car" and "hairdresser's car" were thrown around, but after people had a look at in on the track the names changed to "it's pretty f**king quick", "What the hell is it" and "that's not a 316ti". Race 3 was a good race with me setting my best lap time of the weekend, but also managing to gain .3 of a second on sector 1 by adding 2psi to the front tyres which made it a lot more stable in high speed corner entry. My best lap ended up being a 1:13.301 but going off best sectors for race 3 the car is capable of a 1:13.081, then if you take the best sectors from all 3 races, the car is capable of a 1:13.037, but with 2psi extra the car was loosing a few hundredths in the slower corners. Still stoked I was able to get pretty close to my goal of a 1:13.0 by weekends end. Here is a video of my best lap, a bit of drizzle in this Now its time to cut out 100kg+ of weight, get a swirl pot so I don't have to run a full tank to avoid surge(-40kg), get a tune to add some HP (+30rwhp) and add a rear wing so I can keep the rear end under control. New goal will be 1:11.0 around Hampton Downs. 7 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Jamez 2147483647 Report post Posted January 31, 2016 Race 2 - Handicap Start Race 3 - Grid Start - Drying track 2 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
zero 1162 Report post Posted February 1, 2016 Nice driving in the handicap race, especially overtaking two cars on the final turn. I think brent is right though - you need a quicker rack. 1 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
5amchris 45 Report post Posted February 2, 2016 love the upgrade to black tape. On point. 1 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
richard 384 Report post Posted February 2, 2016 (edited) Nice driving on the weekend, also good on you for putting your vids up here. Can I ask you some questions on your front sway bar set up.......... 1) what size diameter is it and 2) is it attached to the control arm as in a standard e36 or to the shock like a M3. 3) do you use M3 king pins. Edited February 2, 2016 by rich Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Jamez 2147483647 Report post Posted February 2, 2016 Nice driving on the weekend, also good on you for putting your vids up here. Can I ask you some questions on your front sway bar set up.......... 1) what size diameter is it and 2) is it attached to the control arm as in a standard e36 or to the shock like a M3. 3) do you use M3 king pins. 1) E36 6 cylinder M Sport Bars front and rear, I think the front is 25.5mm 2) Attached to the control arm 3) Front spindles are E36 M3 Evo It's no secret what I am using as the everything is pretty much OEM E36, kind of makes the whole thing quite comical when the cars I am racing around all have AP racing brakes, dry sumps, carbon airbox's, adjustable sway bars, modified motors etc etc, I think I was the only car there still running carpet 4 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
richard 384 Report post Posted February 2, 2016 glad to hear there's still some common sense in the open class. Not everyone's got $250k to burn. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
E30 325i Rag-Top 2956 Report post Posted February 2, 2016 glad to hear there's still some common sense in the open class.Not often the words "common sense" get mentioned in a post about James and racing!!But, seriously, it is a damn, damn good car and still has heaps of potential. Not going to trouble the $$$$ machines at the very pointy end, but that was not the objective. A reliable (hence stock parts) and low(ish) cost to run in the enduros was the aim.. Can't wait for the first round, will be grouse!! 1 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Mark kinch 0 Report post Posted February 7, 2016 or Anyone know where i could find a spoiler like the one here? Cheers Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Jamez 2147483647 Report post Posted February 15, 2016 Tried out some tunes on the Revolution Dyno Centre dyno. I still need to dial in the tune but have already got massive gains in the midrange. 2 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Jamez 2147483647 Report post Posted March 9, 2016 Spent some time on the dyno yesterday fixing the fuel and trying to smooth out the power with Bredon and Josh. Some good gains over stock for what ended up being a pretty safe map. Doing a trackday on Friday to see what difference the gains make. 2 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Jamez 2147483647 Report post Posted March 12, 2016 I finished 5th in the 1 hour, but was 3rd in the pitstop at 30min. Due to the stock fuel system and no pit crew I had to jump out to put 24L of fuel in, which cost enough time to drop the 2 positions. Managed to get maximum value from the slicks. Now to loose some weight, add a wing and turn it into a proper race car. Having a glance over the data, turns out more horsepower really helps, who would have guessed? OEM ECU Best Sectors: S1 - 22.94 S2 - 24.45 S3 - 25.69 Total - 1:13.08 Top Speed into last turn - 172kmh Top Speed into first turn - 211kmh Tuned ECU with +5rwhp peak and +30rwhp midrange. Best Sectors: S1 - 22.82 S2 - 24.35 S3 - 25.04 Total - 1:12:21 Top Speed into last turn - 180kmh Top Speed into first turn - 218kmh S1 is from the start line to just after turn 3 S2 is from just after turn 3 to the hairpin. S3 is from the exit of the hairpin and is basically all open throttle. 1 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
polley 916 Report post Posted March 12, 2016 1.12s is fkn fast. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Silver Fox 43 Report post Posted March 12, 2016 Pity he didn't do a 1.12.21, eh James, optimum doesn't count... Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Jamez 2147483647 Report post Posted March 12, 2016 Pity he didn't do a 1.12.21, eh James, optimum doesn't count... I did two full laps at 1.12.5 pace but because I had to pass a car round the outside at the final corner both times ended up doing 1.12.9 Then when the canvas came through, well stringing a perfect lap together was never going to happen. My new goal will be 1.10.5 when I put my car on a diet, get new tyres and fit a rear wing. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Silver Fox 43 Report post Posted March 12, 2016 Nice James, I'll get there one day to play. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Silver Fox 43 Report post Posted March 12, 2016 You know you're good when you can do your optimum, 2 tenths is my closest, normally about 4 or 5 tenths off tho. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
zero 1162 Report post Posted March 12, 2016 Can you detail what you did to the motor when you rebuilt it? Is it stock m3 cams etc? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
HaNs 226 Report post Posted March 12, 2016 Nice work. I had a few people comment to me since you where out there on Friday about this "little fast white BMW" hahaha If you decide to do another enduro and need service crew just let me know and will do my best to get down there. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Jamez 2147483647 Report post Posted March 12, 2016 Can you detail what you did to the motor when you rebuilt it? Is it stock m3 cams etc? It's almost 100% OEM S50b32 except I added uprated valve springs so that if I ever choose to upgrade the cams I don't have to pull the head apart. Since I have vanos, all the trickery is in getting the ecu tuning right. Nice work. I had a few people comment to me since you where out there on Friday about this "little fast white BMW" hahaha If you decide to do another enduro and need service crew just let me know and will do my best to get down there. It was part of the doing everything, but will keep you mind for next time. 1 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
