santa pod,the times and the excuses

[dano0]

hi i managed 3 runs before the mother of all hang overs kicked in bare in mind this was my first time up the strip .
run 1 16.5421 against a e46 330 he ran 16.9771
run 2 16.2596 against diddlers 4 door he ran17.9075
run 3 16.2452 against a e36 m3 he ran 15.6831 i was firs untill the last 100 yards

my cars standard apart from a btb six branch and full system

all in all im not unhappy with the times

lets see what 2.7 or 2.8 does next year

[The_Diddler]

run 2 16.2596 against diddlers 4 door he ran17.9075

not fair , i only noticed that the grenn light had come on after a couple of seconds, you were long gone

[Alex]

my best was 17.2

last year was 16.4

however this year there was the massive head wind, full tank of juice and a lot of camping gear and minus a stainless steel exhaust although i doubt that did much

you got a good excuse in having 2 cylinders missing

Very true

[d6dph]

run 2 16.2596 against diddlers 4 door he ran17.9075

not fair , i only noticed that the grenn light had come on after a couple of seconds, you were long gone

Poor excuse mate, Your time starts when you break the timing light iirc. Reaction times would suffer tho.

[dano0]

run 2 16.2596 against diddlers 4 door he ran17.9075

not fair , i only noticed that the grenn light had come on after a couple of seconds, you were long gone

yea it was a bit unfair as that was your first go ever to my second
and your car had 2 more doors weighing it down

good to meet you paul cant wait to see what you bring next year

[Blitz]

run 2 16.2596 against diddlers 4 door he ran17.9075

not fair , i only noticed that the grenn light had come on after a couple of seconds, you were long gone

I only noticed who were just now. Should have known as it was a very nice mooredoor.

[capri_rob]

Just watched all the vids - gutted I couldn't make it again this Year

Dan's car looked quick as expected

[gareth]

Slowest one yet then! haha

18.6 sec

excuse.... M40 haha

However, have any of your mates (not us sad losers) got a better time? If no, then you win the girlies

That had been interesting.
I know what those 2 deviants are like

Expect nothing else from the moderating team ey Dave!

Can you believe it, we were in bed by 3am! WTF! That's so far short of the expected standard it's unreal!

The question is do you two improve your (drinking) times each year?

Drinking quantities yes, times maybe not so much. Being the last man standing wins here

[mincedbeef]

My best time was 14.9 running a cammed M30 3.5 with 3.91 diff.
Has made me relise i need to change my diff just to make more use of the power as i was in 4th way before the line

[gareth]

I was struggling when i ran with a 3.91 a few years ago. the 3.64 small case felt better geared, just a little too weak

Your's is a red cab isn't it?

[e30shed]

hi i managed 3 runs before the mother of all hang overs kicked in bare in mind this was my first time up the strip .
run 1 16.5421 against a e46 330 he ran 16.9771
run 2 16.2596 against diddlers 4 door he ran17.9075
run 3 16.2452 against a e36 m3 he ran 15.6831 i was firs untill the last 100 yards

my cars standard apart from a btb six branch and full system

all in all im not unhappy with the times

lets see what 2.7 or 2.8 does next year

What E30 were you running? I got virtually identical times to you, car as my sig with stock exhaust held on with cable ties

[zaust]

run 2 16.2596 against diddlers 4 door he ran17.9075

not fair , i only noticed that the grenn light had come on after a couple of seconds, you were long gone

Poor excuse mate, Your time starts when you break the timing light iirc. Reaction times would suffer tho.

Exactly, You can sit on the line for 5 seconds Making your reaction time poo but your time on the run would still be the same.

[town325i]

Just watched all the vids - gutted I couldn't make it again this Year

Dan's car looked quick as expected

Im going next year too i hope if the turd is done

[mincedbeef]

Yeah the red cab with audi alloys.
I'm going to have a look around for the another diff as that seem to be my main problem.
Had a unichip fitted and tuned afew months back and it made 249bhp and 235 of torque so its got the power to run better times just need to sort out the gearing.

Can anyone tell me what other diffs fit in the E30?

[charlE30]

Can anyone tell me what other diffs fit in the E30?

Have a look into E28 and E34 diffs (yes there are some E34 diff's that fit) My favourite diff at the mo on my 335 is my 3.07 off an E28 - first & second gears gets you to 60 very rapidly as the M30 is sooo torquey - your would be a serious weapon

3.46 of an E30 is the preffered ratio by many on the 335.

Some excellent videos and excellent times - one day I'll get my sorry ass down to the pod to have a go. What was traction like it looks all greasy on the strip.

[mincedbeef]

Cheers bud, i'll look into that
What model E28 does the 3.07 diff come on??
The right lane on the strip seem the better 1. Alot of people including myself were struggling in the left lane.
I was running toyo proxy T1R's on the back of mine with about 17psi so once i got them warm and sticky it seemed to have a bit of spin then grip and go

[dano0]

hi i managed 3 runs before the mother of all hang overs kicked in bare in mind this was my first time up the strip .
run 1 16.5421 against a e46 330 he ran 16.9771
run 2 16.2596 against diddlers 4 door he ran17.9075
run 3 16.2452 against a e36 m3 he ran 15.6831 i was firs untill the last 100 yards

my cars standard apart from a btb six branch and full system

all in all im not unhappy with the times

lets see what 2.7 or 2.8 does next year

What E30 were you running? I got virtually identical times to you, car as my sig with stock exhaust held on with cable ties

1987 325 sport high comp engine running later type managment and a btb six branch and full system k&n panel filter its got 147 k on the clock

[gareth]

Yeah the red cab with audi alloys.
I'm going to have a look around for the another diff as that seem to be my main problem.
Had a unichip fitted and tuned afew months back and it made 249bhp and 235 of torque so its got the power to run better times just need to sort out the gearing.

Can anyone tell me what other diffs fit in the E30?

That's a pretty healthy power figure Nice one, do you have a build thread anywhere? Or specs on your engine

[Asserti]

I would have taken the E34 516g up the strip in the first free hour, my excuses; it rained and the battery died. So i let it stay at the parking for the rest of the day.

Thanks for the push, Gareth and the other two zoners, who I forgot to ask their names

[Rav335uk]

Thanks for the push, Gareth and the other two zoners, who I forgot to ask their names

Were they "Short" by any chance??

[d6dph]

Cheers Rav.

It was indeed Dan320is and myself. No problems mate, Strangest engine swap I've ever seen too!

[Ziggy]

I would have taken the E34 516g up the strip in the first free hour, my excuses; it rained and the battery died. So i let it stay at the parking for the rest of the day.

Thanks for the push, Gareth and the other two zoners, who I forgot to ask their names

Did you manage to get home ok after your rather epic weekend?!

[magpie]

nearly forgot 16.5092 on my first ever pod run

not bad for a humble 4-pot 'is'

[Asserti]

I would have taken the E34 516g up the strip in the first free hour, my excuses; it rained and the battery died. So i let it stay at the parking for the rest of the day.

Thanks for the push, Gareth and the other two zoners, who I forgot to ask their names

Did you manage to get home ok after your rather epic weekend?!

For the rest of the weekend, we parked the car on slight hills, so it was easy to pushstart. Except in Dover, but luckily the friendly port and ferry people helped a hand.
And the hotel on sunday evening was marvelous too!

On a downside, I think the wind at the Pod was a bit too much for me... Ill since monday afternoon

Cheers Rav.

It was indeed Dan320is and myself. No problems mate, Strangest engine swap I've ever seen too! :.:

Thanks ^^ But you have to admit, it does sound quite well ^^

[jonb]

Watching 325i's going up the 1/4 is a painfull experience. I was at the bmw pod day in 2006 and i found it really boring untill a topfuel did a run.

My old skyline did a 12.5 best at the pod.

[bss325i]

There was a 135i that did a 12.1 on sunday, that was impressive!

[leeparkes]

May aswell add mine

14.5 @ 94.89mph

M30/b35

[Blitz]

This anyone see what that G power supercharged E93 M3?

[E30BeemerLad]

This is what was happening at Santa Pod the weekend before us lot turned up

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[Jim320i]

http://www.santapod.co.uk/e_flame.php

This is happening soon.... Might go... Anyone else?

[mincedbeef]

Yeah the red cab with audi alloys.
I'm going to have a look around for the another diff as that seem to be my main problem.
Had a unichip fitted and tuned afew months back and it made 249bhp and 235 of torque so its got the power to run better times just need to sort out the gearing.

Can anyone tell me what other diffs fit in the E30?

That's a pretty healthy power figure Nice one, do you have a build thread anywhere? Or specs on your engine

No sorry never done a built thread as been i've doing bits to it over the last few years.

I removed the head and refurbed it with new seals, Re ground and re seated the valves, ported and fitted a CAT 284 cam.
had a custom, twin 2.2 inch stainless system made for it.
Unichip fitted and live mapped.
Twin cone air filter
Homemade alloy air box with cold air feed.

Not much more i can do on it without spending big bucks!
Would like a 6 branch for it but its a joke how much these sell for

[mincedbeef]

This anyone see what that G power supercharged E93 M3?

Only see it run once. Think it was in the 13's
Not that much more impressive than a standard M3 really

[DanThe]

Watching 325i's going up the 1/4 is a painfull experience. I was at the bmw pod day in 2006 and i found it really boring untill a topfuel did a run.

My old skyline did a 12.5 best at the pod.

Jon, I saw you pilot that E36 shitter up the strip in 2006, there is no way you drove a 12.5, you must have handed it over to an M30 driver

[Rav335uk]

Watching 325i's going up the 1/4 is a painfull experience. I was at the bmw pod day in 2006 and i found it really boring untill a topfuel did a run.

My old skyline did a 12.5 best at the pod.

Jon, I saw you pilot that E36 shitter up the strip in 2006, there is no way you drove a 12.5, you must have handed it over to an M30 driver

Dan, there is NO WAY, an M30 pilot would even touch an E36 Shitter!

[DanThe]

Watching 325i's going up the 1/4 is a painfull experience. I was at the bmw pod day in 2006 and i found it really boring untill a topfuel did a run.

My old skyline did a 12.5 best at the pod.

Jon, I saw you pilot that E36 shitter up the strip in 2006, there is no way you drove a 12.5, you must have handed it over to an M30 driver

Dan, there is NO WAY, an M30 pilot would even touch an E36 Shitter!

Then explain Lee Parkes,,,,

These M30 converters are not all deluded you know