2nd run today back at Keevil airfield. Main focus again to get more miles on the car and the engine to bed it in. I discovered there was no thermostat in the engine which explains why I was struggling for water temperature last time out. I fitted one and also put the smaller rad back in and it ran fine today. It seems to be pressurising slightly though which needs some investigation but it doesn't over heat at any point.
The sun shone all day and it was nice to give the car a little more 'grief' this time out. A mate of mine from the local area had recently finished building his E36 compact cup cars and had them out as well. Was really interesting to have a bit of fun with them on track and see how the two cars handled and worked. Despite them having legs on the straight, due to me changing gear at 5kRPM and them going to 7.2kRPM, I found my car was better in the corners and under braking which kept a good balance for us to have a tussle
Got the most out of my front tyres too:
Can't get enough of this angle of the car either, looks wicked
So now that it's hit the track I wanted to do a quite 'spec list' on where it's at now:
Rebuilt engine with mild delta reground cams, 3 angle valve seats and light weight flywheel with stage 1 clutch
Mapped ECU
K&N panel filter in standard airbox
4.1 LSD with 4 clutch upgrade
WilWood 4 pot front calipers with 280mm discs
Rear brake calipers from touring E30 (2mm large piston)
Braided brake and clutch lines
Brake bias valve in the cabin
Internal and external fire extinguisher and battery cut off
Light weight heater
Carbon Door cards
Templar performance hard coated polycarbonate windows
Fibre glass bonnet and boot lids with Aerocatches
Custom cages 6 point weld in roll cage
Sunroof delete
Cobra Sebring Pro Kevlar seat with aluminium mounts
TRS 6 point harness
Steering wheel with quick release
E46 '067' steering rack
AST single adjustable coil over dampers with solid top mounts
Eibach anti roll bars front and rear
Powerflex purple bushes all round (eccentric front wishbone)
Team dynamics 1.2 wheels offset ET15 for caliper and damper clearance
Wide rear view mirror and steering wheel hook
SPA design dual digital gauges for oil pressure/temp and fuel pressure + battery voltage
Z3 short shifter
Front tow strap
Infinity Exhausts full stainless exhaust system
Electric fan
'25' racing battery with anderson plug
E36 M3 fuel pump
Reconditioned serviced injectors
Front turret reinforcement gussets from E30 cabriolet
SFS performance silicone hoses
Stripped back chassis loom
Need to get it on some scales and find out what it weighs really, quite interested. Thats a wrap
