202ing a Beemer
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Posted 26 March 2016 - 09:22 PM
Lol! That's with no gas too.
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Posted 29 March 2016 - 02:30 PM
well done mate 
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Posted 30 March 2016 - 02:12 AM
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Posted 30 March 2016 - 09:07 PM
Cheers fellas.
I thought it was a descent enough effort for its first time outing.
Mic, I have a plan....
Ok, so being so close to potentially knocking on the door of an 11 second pass I'll continue on with the 1 3/4" su's for now.
I'll look at getting a better set of rear tyres, maybe some slicks, as I think the Hoosier's were an old set & really needed a big burnout to get them to grip. And they have some small cracks already in the sidewalls....
I need to get a tacho that works, to replace the cheap rubbish I bought off the net. I had to run the whole weekend without watching the revs coz the tacho shit it's pants while on the trailer Friday morning.... not happy.
And I'll sort something out to log the air/fuel readings, because do you think I could remember to look at it going down the strip 10 times....??
Not sure if my innovate gauge can do it, I'll have a look.
I could change the type of fuel I put in it too, we'll see, so I got a few things to work on before I throw my 2" su's on.
I take my hat off to these guys running 11's & under with n/a Holden 6's, it's not the easiest thing in the world to do. And after copping mega disappointment running the EH down the 1/4 it looks promising getting half descent numbers out of the Beemer at an early stage.
Life has just begun.
I thought it was a descent enough effort for its first time outing.
Mic, I have a plan....
Ok, so being so close to potentially knocking on the door of an 11 second pass I'll continue on with the 1 3/4" su's for now.
I'll look at getting a better set of rear tyres, maybe some slicks, as I think the Hoosier's were an old set & really needed a big burnout to get them to grip. And they have some small cracks already in the sidewalls....
I need to get a tacho that works, to replace the cheap rubbish I bought off the net. I had to run the whole weekend without watching the revs coz the tacho shit it's pants while on the trailer Friday morning.... not happy.
And I'll sort something out to log the air/fuel readings, because do you think I could remember to look at it going down the strip 10 times....??
Not sure if my innovate gauge can do it, I'll have a look.
I could change the type of fuel I put in it too, we'll see, so I got a few things to work on before I throw my 2" su's on.
I take my hat off to these guys running 11's & under with n/a Holden 6's, it's not the easiest thing in the world to do. And after copping mega disappointment running the EH down the 1/4 it looks promising getting half descent numbers out of the Beemer at an early stage.
Life has just begun.
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Posted 31 March 2016 - 12:44 AM
yeah, that's better plenty of exercise and a diet, a metal diet.
Regards
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Posted 31 March 2016 - 06:42 AM
Well done.
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Posted 31 March 2016 - 08:22 AM
Pretty sure the lc1 will log revs and AFR 
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Posted 31 March 2016 - 10:28 PM
how much did you pay for the hoosiers on the back and how much.
i mean at the end what size.ha ha.
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Posted 01 April 2016 - 07:54 AM
They were 26.5 x 8 x 15 radials, and $190ea rings a bell.
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Posted 01 April 2016 - 10:18 PM
And frOcking pleasurable it was.
Incar next time please.
I closed my eyes for a second during the burnout and just listened to the symphony, I had a faint twinge where im sure I could smell the rubber breifly.
Thank you.
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Posted 01 April 2016 - 10:21 PM
In car? One moment....
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Posted 01 April 2016 - 10:28 PM
God dammit that thing is mint.
The tyre smoke out of the fuel filler is the cherry on top of the pudding methinks.
I so want another E30 now....
Edited by Bomber Watson, 01 April 2016 - 10:29 PM.
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Posted 01 April 2016 - 10:52 PM
very nice jonsey,nothing wrong with those tyres.
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Posted 01 April 2016 - 11:16 PM
Here's the in car footage, a little wobbly but that's what you get!
First run of the weekend, wheelspin, knocking exhaust, hitting limiter, not running right, and a 6.9 sec falcon.
Edited by SA EH, 01 April 2016 - 11:22 PM.
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Posted 01 April 2016 - 11:25 PM
what size convertor are you using jonsey?
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Posted 01 April 2016 - 11:30 PM
4k dominator, it comes up a little on the gas, say to 4500.
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Posted 02 April 2016 - 12:02 AM
where you using the gas just to get it up on the convertor?
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Posted 02 April 2016 - 06:33 AM
Those tyres are hooking up ok,they aren't turning, convertor is a little "tight" without a spray.
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Posted 02 April 2016 - 07:57 AM
Warren it was about a 50/50 split of 10 runs when it hooked up or didn't. If I used the converter at all it would wheel spin like crazy, so had to just leave at idle, or if the burnout wasn't long enough it would do the same.
And no gas on any of those runs.
And no gas on any of those runs.
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Posted 03 April 2016 - 07:00 AM
You might have to make adjustments to the suspension so that It'll hook up all the time. The track appeared to be prepped.
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Posted 04 June 2016 - 10:08 PM
Just finished reading this thread,what a great build, low budget and heaps fun.Id like to try something similar.cheers
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