M3-R race car picture thread - Page 4

KamalRostov · 24-03-2012, 10:26 PM

Nice build!

setra · 25-03-2012, 02:17 PM

Thanks guys!
So i'm back in Norway after two amazing days at the Nürburgring. The weather was incredible, the car felt great, people was nice. All in all just perfect. This was the first test for the M3-R. It held up pretty good. Didn't start that good though. On the first lap i had a terrible vibration in the front. Cause I use spacers up front, i didn't get the wheel centered when putting it on. I dropped the spacer and the vibration went away. On the second lap this happened...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3uXVC5GuFWE

The new bumper couldn't manage the downforce it produced so it crashed when i got over 200km/h. Had to cut it a bit. On the third lap i felt the car wasn't running cleen when accelerating. Popped the engine cover, and it turned out to be a coil that wasn't propperly in place. Changed that and everything runned smooth. I suffered from high oil temp the entire two days, so i couldn't push very hard, had to short shift and use half trottle on the climbing parts and straights. I've ordered a oil diverter valve so all of the oil will be running through the oil cooler in the future. Hoping that will fix it. The servo pump kicked the bucket after two hard days, going to buy a new one and hoping it will last in the future. So to sum it up, it was some small problems in the start of the first day. After lunch on the first day everything went smooth, and the second day went great. The servo didn't cause any down time on the car, only made my overarms pretty big...

Big thanks to destination Nürburgring for the best trackday ever!
Here's a couple of pics and a vid where a friend riding shotgun. (Sorry for the bright video, the weather was just to good for the gopro cam..

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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fe8zlxo1w3o

setra · 31-03-2012, 12:42 PM

Small update...
Got my new Intrax suspension installed. Also changed the servo pump. Here's a couple of pics.

**CraigMillwardCroft** · 31-03-2012, 01:18 PM

Some great pictures and in car video, looking good

**CraigMillwardCroft** · 31-03-2012, 06:18 PM

What size rims are you running with the slicks, if 19's what are the slick size ?

setra · 31-03-2012, 10:29 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by CraigMillwardCroft

What size rims are you running with the slicks, if 19's what are the slick size ?

Thanks! It's 18" rims. I'm running 25/64-18 front and 27/65-18 rear.

setra · 22-04-2012, 10:16 PM

New update... Ordered another set of ARC-8 wheels from Apex to go with the rain tires. Great service, and the set shipped within an hour after my order. 100%

I also installed the new bumper from PeeBee motorsport. Here's a couple of pics of how the car looks now.

Also got my racing licence today. Three weeks to first race, looking forward to it!

**AlexGTT** · 23-04-2012, 01:03 AM

Looking great. Keep us updated on your racing.

**CraigMillwardCroft** · 23-04-2012, 12:02 PM

Looks great now you have had the bumper repaired

setra · 28-04-2012, 11:16 AM

Thanks guys!

This week has been a productive one. I got a race licens for the car.
The new Apex wheels showed up, and I've ordered two sets of new Michelin racing tires. 1 set of wets and 1 set of slicks.

Installed a Setrab oilcooler to run in series with the vac cooler i got from earlier
Here's a pic of the new oil cooler.

Also made a piece to wrap the inside of the doors
Here's a before picture of the door

And here's the after picture

24-03-2012, 10:26 PM	#31
KamalRostov S3 - On the open road Join Date: Jan 2012 Location: Malaysia Posts: 99 Casino cash: $3395	Nice build! __________________ 2006 Euro A08 E46 M3

31-03-2012, 12:42 PM	#33
setra S4 - Getting the hang of it Join Date: Jan 2009 Posts: 129 Casino cash: $3885	Small update... Got my new Intrax suspension installed. Also changed the servo pump. Here's a couple of pics. __________________

22-04-2012, 10:16 PM	#37
setra S4 - Getting the hang of it Join Date: Jan 2009 Posts: 129 Casino cash: $3885	New update... Ordered another set of ARC-8 wheels from Apex to go with the rain tires. Great service, and the set shipped within an hour after my order. 100% I also installed the new bumper from PeeBee motorsport. Here's a couple of pics of how the car looks now. Also got my racing licence today. Three weeks to first race, looking forward to it! __________________

23-04-2012, 01:03 AM	#38
AlexGTT CSL Register Uber-poster! Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: Herefordshire Posts: 4,374 Casino cash: $8572	Looking great. Keep us updated on your racing. __________________ CSL Register Alcoholics Anonymous Group Leader & Businessman of the Year '93! www.earleyengineering.com

28-04-2012, 11:16 AM	#40
setra S4 - Getting the hang of it Join Date: Jan 2009 Posts: 129 Casino cash: $3885	Thanks guys! This week has been a productive one. I got a race licens for the car. The new Apex wheels showed up, and I've ordered two sets of new Michelin racing tires. 1 set of wets and 1 set of slicks. Installed a Setrab oilcooler to run in series with the vac cooler i got from earlier Here's a pic of the new oil cooler. Also made a piece to wrap the inside of the doors Here's a before picture of the door And here's the after picture __________________

31-03-2012, 01:18 PM	#34
CraigMillwardCroft CSL Register Uber-poster! Join Date: Oct 2010 Location: Marlow Posts: 3,973 Casino cash: $18153	Some great pictures and in car video, looking good

31-03-2012, 06:18 PM	#35
CraigMillwardCroft CSL Register Uber-poster! Join Date: Oct 2010 Location: Marlow Posts: 3,973 Casino cash: $18153	What size rims are you running with the slicks, if 19's what are the slick size ?

23-04-2012, 12:02 PM	#39
CraigMillwardCroft CSL Register Uber-poster! Join Date: Oct 2010 Location: Marlow Posts: 3,973 Casino cash: $18153	Looks great now you have had the bumper repaired