S50 sump baffles

Thu Feb 17, 2011 10:17 pm

How do you know you were doing 120?

Its not like its a race where you need 100% concentration, takes less than a second to eye the gauge up mid corner. Passengers come in handy for stuff like this

Thu Feb 17, 2011 10:33 pm

All good points - what would bother me more are the surges in pressure that can happen that the gauge will never pick up - most sensors only operate at a low sampling frequency so harmful fluctuations aren't always picked up...

Go for a baffle and concentrate on your lines without worry!!

Thu Feb 17, 2011 11:13 pm

I thought you would have jumped at the chance to pull the engine out of your own car again just for the craic

My M52 is at home on a stand at the moment so maybe some night next week or the following weekend I'll have a look at whats needed. Must finish fragging the M5 this weekend so I can weigh in a few shells that have been gathering up around the place... although must go to a 21st tomorrow night too so Saturday may well be wrote off already

Fri Feb 18, 2011 6:52 am

DanThe wrote:How do you know you were doing 120?

Its not like its a race where you need 100% concentration, takes less than a second to eye the gauge up mid corner. Passengers come in handy for stuff like this

I Watched the in car video back of me spinning!!!

Your comment about getting a passenger to watch is a good idea though.

Fri Feb 18, 2011 6:58 am

Mikey_Boy wrote:All good points - what would bother me more are the surges in pressure that can happen that the gauge will never pick up - most sensors only operate at a low sampling frequency so harmful fluctuations aren't always picked up...

Go for a baffle and concentrate on your lines without worry!!

I'd love to mikey but so hard to get one done!!

DAVE if you could do that I would be soooo grateful, obviously I would pay you, although isnt the M50 sump different to the M52?

Sat Feb 19, 2011 11:45 am

Its going into an E30 so will be using an E34 M50 sump.

Tue Mar 08, 2011 6:45 pm

Okay guys. I ended up biting the bullet and buying a VAC Motorsport baffle. I'm going to take some photos and measurements as it looks very simple and in no way worth the £220 it ended up costing with import duty. We might be able to get someone to copy it! Its being fitted on the 17th so will post news of how it goes after.

Tue Mar 08, 2011 9:27 pm

Good luck with the baffle

Keep us updated

Thu Apr 07, 2011 12:33 pm

you had the sump fitted??

is it working ok?

Thu Apr 07, 2011 9:15 pm

Sorry peeps, it's been manic and I havent been on here much.

It has been fitted and was a right pain, it seemed to fit okay and didn't look like it fouled anything but after fitting there was a whine which turned out to be the oil pump chain rubbing so a chunk had to be notched out of the baffle. I have got pics and will post later when I get access to the pc.

Sat Jun 25, 2011 2:04 pm

Any updates on this?

Sat Jun 25, 2011 3:32 pm

The guys at Munich motors can get you some bespoke baffles made and fitted for £100 plus postage.