s50'd E30 at Retro Rides Gathering

Post Sat Sep 06, 2014 8:02 pm

Does anyone know this car - great attention to detail on the build and running open trumpets - sounded awesome!

Would love to see a build thread if anyone has a link?

Post Sat Sep 06, 2014 9:04 pm

it's been doin the rounds on facebook ,everyone likes it ...there a better two tone turbo'd one goes to santa pod every year

Post Sat Sep 06, 2014 9:08 pm

magpie wrote:it's been doin the rounds on facebook ,everyone likes it ...there a better two tone turbo'd one goes to santa pod every year

I'm not on the facebook so not seen what's been posted up - think it was built by Forge Motorsport.

What's the turbo car?

Post Sat Sep 06, 2014 9:56 pm

magpie wrote:it's been doin the rounds on facebook ,everyone likes it ...there a better two tone turbo'd one goes to santa pod every year

Aint that gary swain's car (can't remember his user name) from derby way?? Sure its an S50 aswell.

Post Sat Sep 06, 2014 10:26 pm

It's awesome, the guy is from near castle coombe
Had a long chat with him and it's a very clever build with attention to detail where a lot of people miss out
Think is this thing can go round a circuit too

Two tone? Sounds shit

Post Sat Sep 06, 2014 10:34 pm

Phill172 wrote:It's awesome, the guy is from near castle coombe
Had a long chat with him and it's a very clever build with attention to detail where a lot of people miss out
Think is this thing can go round a circuit too

Two tone? Sounds shit

You could see the detail under the bonnet had been given serious thought - went up the hill well!

Post Sat Sep 06, 2014 10:42 pm

Phill172 wrote:
Two tone? Sounds shit

it's a very well executed job...you should see it,it's a step up from this one .

Post Sun Sep 07, 2014 11:04 am

Open trumpets and vanos delete?

Post Sun Sep 07, 2014 11:09 am

HairyScreech wrote:Open trumpets and vanos delete?

What's wrong with it? Seemed to go very well.

Post Sun Sep 07, 2014 5:32 pm

magpie wrote:
Phill172 wrote:
Two tone? Sounds shit
it's a very well executed job...you should see it,it's a step up from this one .

Got a link?

Post Sun Sep 07, 2014 10:23 pm

i'll try and get some pics this year..the guy's not on here .

anyone who's camped at pod the last four yrs will have seen it or may have pics of it ,so if ya reading...don't be shy and share those pics .

Post Sun Sep 07, 2014 11:31 pm

LondonTom wrote:
HairyScreech wrote:Open trumpets and vanos delete?
What's wrong with it? Seemed to go very well.

Don't get me wrong it looks to be a well built turd.

There just seems to be this sickness among "tuners" for removing perfectly good VVT systems and adding throttles that are way too short.

Dumping the vanos is just throwing away free torque, there are cams out there that require it, but on anything short of a full race build the car would be faster with a vvt compatible cam.

Open trumpets are a huge no from me, after a 6 hour even I hoovered about .5kg of tyre rubber out from the inside of the car because there was a missing floor bung.
Without a filter that stuffs also heading for your pistons.
There is no logical argument for not filtering the inlet air, even the guys designing high power disposable engines fit air filters.

Post Mon Sep 08, 2014 11:44 am

If i remember rightly i think the motor is from his old e36 race car, be it maybe a kumho car not sure.