M3-R race car picture thread

[setra]

Originally Posted by CraigMillwardCroft

Thank you for the information will give him a call next week, what are the rim style or model ?

They are called ARC-8

Short vid from testing yesterday..

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ToAAaXVn9Oo

Only manage to do a few laps before suffering from a overheating servo.. Back to the drawing board..

[CraigMillwardCroft]

Thanks again for the information, good video too

[Loaded]

Amazing work.. ;-)

[jsantos2004]

Originally Posted by setra

Thanks guys!


The rims are 9,5x18 ET35 front and 10x18 ET25 rear. I run 25/64-18 tires front and 27/65-18 rear. The 6 pot ap's are not a problem, i run them my self.
However, i had to use 5mm spacers up front to clear my intrax coilovers, didn't need spacers to clear the motons i had before...
I'm pretty sure they'll fit a csl with cup tires. You can call eddy@apexraceparts on number 001-925-245-0773. He's very helpfull and will answer any of your questions.

But the wheels directly purchased in the USA, or dealer in UK?

[Babw]

Car looks fun with the snap oversteer but does it not seem to be understeering quite a lot initially?

[setra]

Originally Posted by jsantos2004

But the wheels directly purchased in the USA, or dealer in UK?

Bought them directly from Apex in US.

Originally Posted by Babw

Car looks fun with the snap oversteer but does it not seem to be understeering quite a lot initially?

It's fun, that's for sure This video was recorded after my out lap so the tires was cold, and this set of slicks had over 440 miles on them. So as you can see the grip just wasn't there...

[setra]

Thought i'd update this thread a bit..
To start it off, here's a couple of trackpictures from last year.




It's winter in Norway, and that means less driving time and more garrage time.
ESS tuning used my car to make a new upgrade to my supercharger kit. This kit is called VT2-575, and is suppose to make 575 crank hp.
Turned out to be make about 630hp instead. Here's a dyno chart and a picture from when it was strapped to the dyno.


There's one thing i've really been missing on my car. That's a rear wing. The more i've thought about it, the more incomplete the car has looked to me. So now i've stepped up and ordered a "Elite wing" from Brooks Motorsport. The wing is suppose to ship within next week, and I must say i'm quite excited about this part. It's looks pretty much like the one in this picture.


During last season I experienced some fuel starvation problems in right hand corners. Starting from about 1/4 of full tank. To be able to save some weight by running less fuel, i've ordered a fuel starvation kit from Bimmerworld. What this kit does, is ad a second fuel pump that pumps fuel over to the part of the fuel tank that the original fuel pump sits. Hopefully this will work.

I've also ordered this roof vent to help out with cabin temperatur.


Well, that's about it. I might end up ordering a set of stiffer spring for my intrax suspension, but i've yet to decide.

[The Gorilla]

Hi,

Quote - Starting from about 1/4 of full tank. To be able to save some weight by running less fuel, i've ordered a fuel starvation kit from Bimmerworld. What this kit does, is ad a second fuel pump that pumps fuel over to the part of the fuel tank that the original fuel pump sits. Hopefully this will work.


You should have done a search on here.

http://www.cslregister.com/forum/sho...uel+Starvation

Never understand why simple solutions
are not applied.

Regards,

The Gorilla.

[setra]

Originally Posted by The Gorilla

Hi,


Never understand why simple solutions
are not applied.

Regards,

The Gorilla.

You mean to fill it up?

[alexk]

Originally Posted by setra

You mean to fill it up?

I think he means the longer pipe.

I personally think for a non-racing car it's better to run the tank full because the fuel cools down the pump.