BMW 325E E30 IP build

[morerevsm3]

$1000 ebay special to vic E30 series racer

[morerevsm3]

bought the car about 18 months ago for $1000, then ruptured my achillies the same weekend... pushing the car through some traffic lights when it mysteriously cut out, got my achillies repaired, then 2 weeks later, while a still in a brace, I had a phone call, the Hq's had pulled out of a meeting at calder, and they were trying to get enough cars to run a BMWCCV regularity event, so I entered, it was only my clutch foot that was stuffed
http://i5.photobucket.com/albums/y171/morerevsm3/E30%20stuff/e30atCalder.jpg

I even jagged winning the event, I did a couple of clubsprints at Winton and Mallala, next I purchesed some H&R springs and camber plates that are control items for US spec E30, as theses are proven to be a good, well balanced setup
http://i5.photobucket.com/albums/y171/morerevsm3/E30%20stuff/FILE0013.jpg

before
http://i5.photobucket.com/albums/y171/morerevsm3/E30%20stuff/Picture008.jpg
after
http://i5.photobucket.com/albums/y171/morerevsm3/E30%20stuff/Picture011.jpg

this resulted in a 4.5 second/lap improvement at winton, down to 1:46...not to bad for a car with only ~70RWKW

[Sketchy]

Nice work there mate. Will the rules allow a 323 or 325 head to be stuck on for stroker awesomeness?

[morerevsm3]

next on the list was a 327i conversion, 323i head, 325i manifold, throttlebody, loom and ecu, 19lb injectors and 535 AFM
http://i5.photobucket.com/albums/y171/morerevsm3/E30%20stuff/IMG_0122.jpg

it now actually revs and makes ~ the same power as stock 325i approximately 105rwkw, so they will let me run with production class in E30 racing


now the real fun has started
IE sway bars, 25mm hollow front, 22mm hollow rear
http://i5.photobucket.com/albums/y171/morerevsm3/E30%20stuff/IMG_0186.jpg
http://i5.photobucket.com/albums/y171/morerevsm3/E30%20stuff/IMG_0185.jpg
http://i5.photobucket.com/albums/y171/morerevsm3/E30%20stuff/IMG_0184.jpg
http://i5.photobucket.com/albums/y171/morerevsm3/E30%20stuff/IMG_0182.jpg

then the roll cage build
http://i5.photobucket.com/albums/y171/morerevsm3/E30%20stuff/IMG_0187.jpg
http://i5.photobucket.com/albums/y171/morerevsm3/E30%20stuff/IMG_0190.jpg
http://i5.photobucket.com/albums/y171/morerevsm3/E30%20stuff/IMG_0191.jpg
http://i5.photobucket.com/albums/y171/morerevsm3/E30%20stuff/Picture004.jpg
http://i5.photobucket.com/albums/y171/morerevsm3/E30%20stuff/Picture005.jpg

[Nafe]

Good to see you got Edo to take the pics for you :)

[Gammaboy]

Bilsteins?

[morerevsm3]

Bilsteins?

it had billsteins in the rear when I got it (still there) along with stock single acting front shocks, which will be replaced with konis eventually

[charged]

Looks good Alan, I should be down at a vic circuit next year for some fun with the e30s. Those e30 boys race pretty hard and seem to love slamming into each other and if you fall off track make sure you come back on without looking for other cars thats seems to be the norm:rotflol:

[profi]

Looks good Alan, I should be down at a vic circuit next year for some fun with the e30s. Those e30 boys race pretty hard and seem to love slamming into each other and if you fall off track make sure you come back on without looking for other cars thats seems to be the norm:rotflol:

hahahaha you saw them play bumper-cars at Sandown, that collision coming onto the main straight was laughable.

[charged]

last year at PI I saw some deplorable driving, coming off the track, then coming back on full tilt without looking. In race 1 a BMW was getting lapped by myself and another guy and he let the other guy through, I was following and he closed the door at turn 1 on me. Why the guy needed to take the race line when he was fucking coasting around I have no idea. The faster BM guys seemed okay and seemed to have a clue at what was happening around them but the mid to rear guys had NFI:knock:

[da9jeff]

well this thing has moved along nicely, cage looks great. what will this lap mallala in when its all done?

[morerevsm3]

well this thing has moved along nicely, cage looks great. what will this lap mallala in when its all done?

low 1:20's would b e a good, I hope I am not a mobile chicane like some of the other competitors, I would like to think I have been around long enough to know better

[charged]

Its quite wierd the cars are meant to be heavily controlled engine wise but at PI some were a lot quicker in a straightline than others:eek:. I think the last time they ran at Lala in 2007 the quick ones ran high 23s and the slow ones 27-28s http://www.natsoft.com.au/cgi-bin/results.cgi?20/05/2007.MALL.R3


Alan you will lift the driving standards by a mile mate, most of the guys are good its only a few that need a axe to the head :)

How long before you hit the track with the car mate ?

[morerevsm3]

there are 2 classes within the class, E30 race cars and E30 production cars (supposed to be stock), mine will be in between and not eligible for series points, I probably won't be ready until first round next year, still don't have harness, window net, C3 license, fia tagged underwear etc yet, also some tyres with grip would help, but I need some tyres for the M3 for aust hillclimb championships, the ones I used for state round other weekend were SR2 compound bridgstones that someone used in 2005 targa tasmania, so I need something better I think (even though I won IP at state round and set track record)

[charged]

that makes sense with the race/production classes.

[profi]

What do these things handle like? is the suspension a horror (as a road car) also whats the stud pattern?

Cheers

[Euroboost]

Looks like the old Australian Zender demo car. All these cheap BMWs are tempting me.

[morerevsm3]

What do these things handle like? is the suspension a horror (as a road car) also whats the stud pattern?

Cheers
the balance is pretty good, but a little too soft in the spring rates standard, wheels are 4 X 100, ET 25

[morerevsm3]

skid vid from saturday

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8GQdsoQomRI

[morerevsm3]

starting to look a little respectable


http://i5.photobucket.com/albums/y171/morerevsm3/E30%20stuff/IMG_0213.jpg

http://i5.photobucket.com/albums/y171/morerevsm3/E30%20stuff/IMG_0212.jpg

[Potsy]

Should have at least tried to fix some dents before applying the paint:(
I suppose its only a race car, so bound to get some panel damage anyway.....
Makes me want to ditch the corolla and invest in a BM-trouble you.

[morerevsm3]

it will get more for sure, ask anyone that has seen an E30 series race...

[Zac]

Looks good, is that the same colour as your M3?

[morerevsm3]

Looks good, is that the same colour as your M3?

yes, same colour

[morerevsm3]

http://i5.photobucket.com/albums/y171/morerevsm3/E30%20stuff/IMG_0216.jpg

http://i5.photobucket.com/albums/y171/morerevsm3/E30%20stuff/IMG_0217.jpg

[morerevsm3]

http://i5.photobucket.com/albums/y171/morerevsm3/E30%20stuff/IMG_0261.jpg

http://i5.photobucket.com/albums/y171/morerevsm3/E30%20stuff/IMG_0260.jpg

http://i5.photobucket.com/albums/y171/morerevsm3/E30%20stuff/IMG_0257.jpg

[da9jeff]

may i reccomend powdercoating the wheels white? also, is it glossier in the flesh or does it need a polish? Will turn out good me thinks.

Cheers,
Jeff

[morerevsm3]

car is now logbooked, first meeting and OLT at Mallala on 27th Feb

[charged]

Excellent Allan, will you be running in IP ? if so get yourself down to the directors hotel at 7.30 (http://maps.google.com.au/maps?sourceid=navclient&rlz=1T4ADBF_enAU328AU329&um=1&ie=UTF-8&q=directors+hotel+adelaide&fb=1&gl=au&hq=directors+hotel&hnear=adelaide&cid=0,0,14037769020925953425&ei=Rv9jS43rOJTIsAPc4ujLBw&sa=X&oi=local_result&ct=image&resnum=1&ved=0CAoQnwIwAA) on the 22nd Feb and meet the guys. Sadly I wont be racing saving the $$$$$ for the FOSC event at Bathurst :)

[morerevsm3]

yep in IP, not sure what state I will be in on 22nd though. and all going well, will be in round 1 of E30 racing series at Winton the weekend after Mallala

[Potsy]

Updates ?
Kinda keen now as i have a 325e sitting on the lawn looking unloved ;)

[ALLMTR]

http://i5.photobucket.com/albums/y171/morerevsm3/E30%20stuff/IMG_0217.jpg

The M3 is the registered one, yeah?

[morerevsm3]

yes, M3 is the registered one.

taking the 2.7 engine with 2.3 head and 2.5 intake and electronics out and fitting the stock 2.5 engine to suit production class rules this weekend before doing it's first official race meeting the weekend after (got a complete E34 525i for the motor) was racing speedway go karts last weekend, so only thing I got done sunday evening was trimming and fitting crank scraper, definately a must if you are going to track an E30, they suffer severe oil starvation on left hand corners otherwise

[morerevsm3]

got through OLT at Mallala, after Dave75 didn't like my worn tyres, had a radiator hose leak in qualifying, smooth sailing after that, except for balance problem with setup.
this weekend was Winton, round 1 of E30 racing series, first 2 races, had engine cutting out just over 5000 rpm, ended up being water in TPS from hose leak at Mallala, car balance was much better, still on very worn tyres (except wet races, competitors loaned me some better tyres for both of them, got down to low 1:45 in race 3, fastest race spec car in that race was low 1:42 (mine is production class, not race spec) we had 2 wet races, finished 5th in first one with engine not running right, but couldn't see a thing in last race (not even the tail lights of the car in front of me), so cruised around and stayed on the track for 7th, so really happy so far, had some really good race long tussles, no paint exchanged. now to remove 50kg, and get some better tyres before Phillip Island

[R32Big_boy]

What competitor number were you at winton, I'll have to pop in at PI and say hi.

[morerevsm3]

number 54 in the E30's, make sure you do come and say hello

[profi]

So that was you.... damn would of come over for a chat.

[morerevsm3]

So that was you.... damn would of come over for a chat.
I want to have a chat to you at some stage, see if you are interested in building a cage for my M3, can't wait to see your sports sedan on track, looks awesome

[R32Big_boy]

http://c.photoshelter.com/img-get/I00004ITgzrKZy64/s/800/800.jpg

[profi]

I want to have a chat to you at some stage, see if you are interested in building a cage for my M3, can't wait to see your sports sedan on track, looks awesome

Sorry i missed this, send me your email address, do you want a cage built soon? we are in the process of setting up the new factory.

Ta, Liam

[morerevsm3]

http://c.photoshelter.com/img-get/I00004ITgzrKZy64/s/800/800.jpg

good pic, thanks

[morerevsm3]

put the old banger on the dyno thursday, the stock 2.5l engine that I took out of a $400 ebay purchased wrecked E34 525i seems to be pretty good, it has some shitty extractors, and I fitted a crank scraper before putting it in, made 110.8 RWKW

[Potsy]

Not bad at all.
I am still stuffing around with my bent rear suspension.
The 2.7 is an absolute dog with its rev cap of 4500rpm.

[RealizE]

Not bad at all.
I am still stuffing around with my bent rear suspension.
The 2.7 is an absolute dog with its rev cap of 4500rpm.

Grab a $20.00 ebay chip and chuck it in. They make quite a big difference to overall power and response and bump the limiter up to 5300.

[morerevsm3]

still got an annoying random miss/engine cut, and running on very stuffed tyres, but getting there

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qz315aJWfAE

[Potsy]

Thats a standard 2.5l ?
Oh ,and nice wiper blades !

[morerevsm3]

standard except for pod filter

[Potsy]

standard except for pod filter

Sounds HaaawwwwT !
Love it.
Going outside now to work on my POS.

[morerevsm3]

some TK goodness arrived last night-
http://i5.photobucket.com/albums/y171/morerevsm3/E30%20stuff/IMG_1146.jpg
http://i5.photobucket.com/albums/y171/morerevsm3/E30%20stuff/IMG_1147.jpg
http://i5.photobucket.com/albums/y171/morerevsm3/E30%20stuff/IMG_1148.jpg
http://i5.photobucket.com/albums/y171/morerevsm3/E30%20stuff/IMG_1144.jpg

[Turbo 351]

Looks great Al!!

[TK]

Nice vernier wheel - you'll find some ponies on the dyno playing with that.

[morerevsm3]

http://i5.photobucket.com/albums/y171/morerevsm3/E30%20stuff/IMG_1151.jpg
http://i5.photobucket.com/albums/y171/morerevsm3/E30%20stuff/IMG_1150.jpg
http://i5.photobucket.com/albums/y171/morerevsm3/E30%20stuff/IMG_1149.jpg
http://i5.photobucket.com/albums/y171/morerevsm3/E30%20stuff/IMG_1153.jpg

[Potsy]

Is that a 731 head or 885 ?
Matching 325i manifold ?

[morerevsm3]

885, and matching 325i manifold, it was terrible where it meets the head, hard to see in photos, but floor has ~8mm lump right accross it, takes a long time to clean out with a slow arse compressor, 4 minutes waiting for compressor for every 30 seconds of grinding

[Potsy]

Got that head on yet ?

[morerevsm3]

head is on.
had a good weekend at Winton, still had miss in practice and qualifying, the a flat left front on 2nd flying lap in qualifying, so only did !:46 or something, loosened and retightened every earth I could find, changed MAF and TPS, cleaned crap out of plug under manifold properly, and hoped for the best, started race 1 from P10, miss was gone, passed a few cars and finished 6th, ended up 5th outright for the weekend, after finishing in 6th every race, and got down to 1:42.2, on very worn tyres, was involved in close tussles throughout every race, and no scratches, so very happy

[morerevsm3]

went well at PI, was 3rd fastest car in E30 class (1:57.3), overtaking through turn 12 and running side by side sliding through lukey heights is awesome fun, got taken out in race 3, 2 dented guards, 2 dented bumpers and bent tie rod end being the result, but thats racing

[profi]

You just drove off home through the tunnel as i was running to your car, at least i know what your head looks like now.

[morerevsm3]

You just drove off home through the tunnel as i was running to your car, at least i know what your head looks like now.

bugger, had to get away fairly quick, had to be 1.5 hours west of Adelaide monday for work

[sv_i]

I saw you on Sat (I was in the grey landcruiser at Turn 4 doing recovery).
Car looked pretty quick!

[morerevsm3]

woohoo, had a race win and a round win at Winton this weekend

[charged]

Nice work Alan

[womblesti]

Congrats Alan. Looked good out on the track.

Was meaning to get over to your pit to have a chat but got side tracked with my car shitting itself. The BMW guys definitely looked like you were having fun.

[morerevsm3]

Congrats Alan. Looked good out on the track.

Was meaning to get over to your pit to have a chat but got side tracked with my car shitting itself. The BMW guys definitely looked like you were having fun.

thanks, what were you running? nothing too serious/expensive that broke I hope. if I had known any pfers were there, I would have come and said hi

[da9jeff]

good work alan. was it running the TK head?

[morerevsm3]

yes, TK head is on, rest of the car is still lower spec than the other cars, I still have full diameter springs, so am limited to how much - camber I can run etc

[womblesti]

thanks, what were you running? nothing too serious/expensive that broke I hope. if I had known any pfers were there, I would have come and said hi

Green WRX in the U2L Sports Sedans. The dog box got stuck in 5th on the 3rd practice lap, shouldn't be too hard to fix but the issue is making sure it doesn't happen again.

[morerevsm3]

need to take some holidays so I can add some straightline and cornering pace before new season starts, still waiting on some parts, but most are here
http://i5.photobucket.com/albums/y171/morerevsm3/E30%20stuff/Picture003.jpg
http://i5.photobucket.com/albums/y171/morerevsm3/E30%20stuff/006.jpg

and if I am bored after fitting all that, I will alter ramp angles etc on this 3.91 LSD, anyone got a medium case E30 diff cover they want to sell??
http://i5.photobucket.com/albums/y171/morerevsm3/E30%20stuff/Picture004-1.jpg

[morerevsm3]

race 4 from Sandown yesterday
t328Mm9jtl8

[morerevsm3]

new suspension to go in before next round, Ground Control setup with double adjustable Konis

http://i5.photobucket.com/albums/y171/morerevsm3/E30%20stuff/Picture033.jpg

[MRMOPARMAN]

i hear someone got first at winton today??

vids or it didnt happen!

[morerevsm3]

no, weekend of 3rds, 3rd in Qualifying, and 3rd in every race, still .5 sec/lap behind front two, me and car are 40kg over minimum weight, and rear sub frame bushes and brake bias valve still to be done, between them, hopefully I can find the time, car is 2 seconds quicker than last time there (now 1:40.36) so very happy with ground control suspension setup

[morerevsm3]

second hand fibreglass front bar fitted, camber and toe adjusters fitted in the rear, brake proportioning valve installed and plumbed up, hopefully will help my laptimes

http://i5.photobucket.com/albums/y171/morerevsm3/E30%20stuff/Picture065.jpg

[morerevsm3]

rain is wonderful stuff, qualified 2nd in IP at Winton on the weekend in the wet, but all the races were dry, finished 5th in race 1, 5th in race 2, then halfway through race 3, was in a fight for 3rd, 4th,5th,5th,7th and 8th and engine wiring harness got a short in it and melted wire from ecu to fuel pump and ignition relay, so ended my weekend, but the results of race 1 and 2 give me a big enough points lead in late model B catergory in IP to win the championship with 1 round to go

[sv_i]

How'd you go with the brakes yesterday? I saw you were running around midfield but then it looked like you came in last at the turn 4 exit?

[morerevsm3]

got the brake issue sorted with 3rd set of calipers for the weekend, got from 19th on the grid up to 12th, then throttle jammed almost wide open coming into lukey heights... was going to come back to pits, but safety car came out, so stayed out to record finish by riding brakes in 5th, and using ignition on and off, finally had a trouble free race for the last event, but I wasn't having the best drive of my career, only got from 20th to ~ 15th

[morerevsm3]

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[9triton]

very good

...watched the first 6 mins and last 1 min...

[morerevsm3]

best pic of the car to date-

http://i5.photobucket.com/albums/y171/morerevsm3/E30%20stuff/CCF16012012_00000.jpg

[jimmyg]

n5jF0Ylm44Q

Well thats how your tires got so melted!!!! LOL :)

[morerevsm3]

race 3 from wakefield on the weekend

M0dSSnm7MK4

race 1

ZKG1eSci6ns

race 2

YiiAZHprDW8

[-Matt-]

Entertaining to watch...especially the guy going off at the first corner...Well done Alan you smashed these guys in the wet

[XAC15T]

Saw you race on sunday mate. Top stuff in the wet! You were a cut above the rest!

[morerevsm3]

thanks, should have come and said hello

[[RX3]]

How do you find the ground control suspension? I was looking at buying a set later on.
Did you consider going for the BC coilovers ?

[morerevsm3]

;841386104']How do you find the ground control suspension? I was looking at buying a set later on.
Did you consider going for the BC coilovers ?
the Ground control suspension is very good, and they are very helpful, I went lower spring rates than they recommended, and are happy I did, I still run higher rates than all the other E30 racers though, except the Canberra guys that have had Greg Nolan playing with their cars, he has gone stupid high rates on front, and soft on rear, + cut metal spring stubs off (illegal for class). I did consider BCs, but I don't think they have seperate bump and rebound, and are much heavier, weight is critical to me being in a heavier 4 door car, and a fat cunt.

[jimmyg]

Hardly call you a fat cunt. Well not to your face anyways. ;)

Nice smooth laps. Made it look easy. Well done. :D

[morerevsm3]

6th outright in IP at Winton this weekend, very happy

[morerevsm3]

Phillip Island IP race 2 from the weekend



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[TT]

I'm sure this car was on tv last night. Some show about south east qld and what it has to offer had the BMW owners club doing a hill climb and the chick went for a spin in it and near shit herself. :lol:

[Madhatr]

If it was bmw qld, might be Ian's car, think that's yellow too.

[TT]

that would make sense..

[morerevsm3]

some more vids,
Wakefield Park, completely stuffed up twice in first lap and a half, but had already won the other 3 races, so still won the round, and had fun working through traffic
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Sandown IP race 3 and 4...it was a little dark for race 4, could not even see the flag points!
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[morerevsm3]

couple of races at Sandown on the weekend

race 2-

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race 3-

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[Cal]

Old mate in the Datto was a tad ambitious!

[jimmyg]

:oh: :oh: :oh: :oh: Fark that! Its like a free for all. Shit flying everywhere. :ugh2:

[old_geez]

that would make sense..

yeah, that was me. Took Jessica Skarrit for two runs around Mt Cotton


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Whg7_grkn2s&list=UUp6KlOrE-uemgD1VclgozVg&index=1&feature=plcp

[morerevsm3]

http://i5.photobucket.com/albums/y171/morerevsm3/CCF29072012_00000.jpg

[-Matt-]

Your dirt & DECA skills came in handy firt corner first lap both races

[morerevsm3]

won the round at Winton on the weekend, lowered the official E30 lap record to 1:38.6 round win also gives me this years championship with 2 rounds out of 8 left to run :) 4 X 1st places, 1 second and 1 3rd (after DNF in 1 race due to broken gear linkage), so TK's head work is certainly doing the job for me, along with Braune supa tunes tuning getting the most out of it. the guy that should have been second also has a TK built engine, but due to other circumstances, he missed 3 rounds.

[I'm DJ!]

Congrats mate

[Momus]

Yes, well done.

What rpm do you reckon the horsepower peaks at?

[morerevsm3]

about 6000rpm

[jimmyg]

1:38 for that power is off its tits!!!!!!!

Must must post that race up. MUST! :cool:

[morerevsm3]

1:38 for that power is off its tits!!!!!!!

Must must post that race up. MUST! :cool:
unless someone has a way of recovering a corrupt 256 meg .mov file, I can't

here is proof though
http://racing.natsoft.com.au/635534327/object_40603248.94R/Result?37

[jimmyg]

Well you'll just have to do it again. :)

[morerevsm3]

Well you'll just have to do it again. :)
I have video from previous round, just scraped into 1:38's then, but vids a bit boring, started front row, and led all the way, so not much action to see, so haven't uploaded to youtube

[sv_i]

How did you go on the weekend? I was at the Hayshed all weekend, looked for you in the pits very late yesterday but couldn't find you.

[morerevsm3]

I have a slight problem, large bottem end rattle, only did half a lap at full noise with it rattling it's head off :sad:, first I was thinking tyre delaminating, then gearbox shitting itself, then, at the end of the main straight, worked out it was engine rev related, so went in at Honda and packed up, will post video when I get time

[lightyear]

1:38 for that power is off its tits!!!!!!!

Must must post that race up. MUST! :cool:

Good time for winton. Obviously you are going quick as you are winning. But I still wonder how my stock motor mx5 with 89.3rwkw has done a 1:38.0. When compared to your car that has had some development and a lot more power. Hope you don't have too much dramas with your engine.

[morerevsm3]

^^ weight and tyres would be 2 things to start with

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[lightyear]

I must giving racing a go soon. Looks like a lot of fun. What is with all the smoke from the laser?

[sv_i]

it was a 323 GTR or similar I think. He lunched his gearbox later in the day too. Wasn't happy at being flat towed either...

[12arx3]

That video was saturday's race yeah? They look like good fun to drive and (relatively) cheap to race. Seems to be a reasonable number of them now too. Did you guys all get 4 races a day (ie with saloon cars and IPRA)? I was there on sunday on the outside of honda and only saw you do about one lap before pulling off. Hope damage is not as bad as it sounds.

[morerevsm3]

was sunday morning IP race, I didn't cross enter into saloon cars, the rest did, qualifying and race 1 for each class saturday, and 2 races for each class on sunday, winton we get practice, qualifying and 4 races per event, generally the cars are very reliable and cheap to run, I have spare crank and rods laying around, so won't cost much in $$ to fix, just some time

[Terribleone]

Nice build! What combination of parts made 145kw?

[morerevsm3]

to be fair, car is not strapped down, and runs up on front roller only, which gives consistent readings, but ~ 5-8 rwkw higher than if strapped into both rollers.
specs are
TK ported head, JE 9.7:1 pistons, 64mm throttle body, flywheel lightened to dangerous level, raceland headers, adjustable cam gear, and some really good cold air ducting, all else stock, including ecu and chip, injectors, fpr etc as per class rules, I think around 7 E30 race cars have been on the same dyno, and have varied from 106rwkw, up to mine having most power...by 2kw over another one TK did...

[MRMOPARMAN]

is there a compression limit in class rules?

[morerevsm3]

factory pistons or the JE equivalant pistons only, 10.0:1 maximum compression (which you can't get with 9.7:1 pistons anyway, my pistons were just touching the head...now have spun bearing)

[morerevsm3]

rebuilt engine today ready for round 1 in 2 weeks time

http://i5.photobucket.com/albums/y171/morerevsm3/E30%20stuff/Picture007_zps2f295a23.jpg


slightly reshaped chambers where pistons were just touching the head and caused the problem
http://i5.photobucket.com/albums/y171/morerevsm3/E30%20stuff/Picture015_zpsd6a0691c.jpg

slightly lightened flywheel (class rules say original flywheel must be used, but can be lightened)
http://i5.photobucket.com/albums/y171/morerevsm3/E30%20stuff/flywheel2_zpse3c845d5.jpg

http://i5.photobucket.com/albums/y171/morerevsm3/E30%20stuff/Picture019_zps55cca321.jpg

http://i5.photobucket.com/albums/y171/morerevsm3/E30%20stuff/Picture020_zpsdba65acd.jpg

[E-Z]

Mate could I trouble ou for some pics of the rear camber and toe setup?
This thread is awesome! What happened to the 2.7 engine with the 2.3 head?

[morerevsm3]

Mate could I trouble ou for some pics of the rear camber and toe setup?
This thread is awesome! What happened to the 2.7 engine with the 2.3 head?
I sold that motor, have another 2.7 for my sons 13's for 1300 turbo E30, will get forged pistons and 2.5 head, megasquirt etc, should be good for a reliable 400hp

camber/toe kit details here, much better than any pics I could take-
http://www.e30tech.com/forum/showthread.php?t=80410

[E-Z]

Awesome thankyou! Started reading your turbo thread but all the pic links are broken, I'm turboing my 2.7, was going to run the chip for more revs but since I'm trying to keep the engine reliable I think I'll keep the low rev limiter
Plus I'm doing it just for fun, not power so doesn't make a big difference to me

[morerevsm3]

turbo car pics are here-
http://s5.photobucket.com/albums/y171/morerevsm3/tims%20and%20Bens%20cars/