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Wed Jun 06, 2007 10:13 pm

Hi guys,
sorry about the no replies (stupid not getting notifications !!).
Thanks for the great comments.Yeah its quick !
Licence good so far Bob !

That last pic there,i was doing a burn out,you can vaugely (sp ?) make out the smoke :burn: :drive:
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Thu Jun 07, 2007 7:58 am

the car looks the nuts and the vids are great! enjoy the fruits of your labour!
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Thu Jun 07, 2007 9:30 am

buster wrote:sorry about the no replies (stupid not getting notifications !!).
Andy,

This is a problem with Hotmail, and we haven't got to the bottom of it yet. Steve is working on it though. You will get notifications if you have them sent to somewhere other than Hotmail.

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Thu Jun 07, 2007 3:25 pm

Wow dude the car looks soooo good :wan: , that's something I would like to do myself but don't have the buget for it.
Bet you can't wait till you get it on the road and take out the other guy :shoot1: .

Best of luck to ya
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Thu Jun 07, 2007 7:15 pm

it is on the road :screwy:
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No match for a mighty 4 pot tho, eh Si??

Glad you got her finished Andy. Hows the licence holding up?
Haha well it might be a match at the mo as i'm limited to 3-4k rpm while im running the engine in. :cool: Andys had it after that tho.....I think not lol.
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Si316 wrote:
CaesarBob wrote:
No match for a mighty 4 pot tho, eh Si??

Glad you got her finished Andy. Hows the licence holding up?
Haha well it might be a match at the mo as i'm limited to 3-4k rpm while im running the engine in. :cool: Andys had it after that tho.....I think not lol.
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When we having a northern meet then ?
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buster wrote:
Si316 wrote:
CaesarBob wrote:
No match for a mighty 4 pot tho, eh Si??

Glad you got her finished Andy. Hows the licence holding up?
Haha well it might be a match at the mo as i'm limited to 3-4k rpm while im running the engine in. :cool: Andys had it after that tho.....I think not lol.
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When we having a northern meet then ?
soon i hope as im dying to see your car up close
excellent times mate and im sure youll get them down soon enough :twisted:
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Fri Jun 08, 2007 12:36 pm

yep i vote north meet soon! maybe next month some time so me and andy gall can pop along with our m30's!

race ya buster :wink:
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any pics of how fa you back box comes down the ca at all?

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buster wrote:sorry about the no replies (stupid not getting notifications !!).
Andy,

This is a problem with Hotmail, and we haven't got to the bottom of it yet. Steve is working on it though. You will get notifications if you have them sent to somewhere other than Hotmail.

Cheers,

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it's due to the change of address from co.uk to net save www.e30zone.net as one of your safe addresses and they come through
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Fri Jul 13, 2007 12:57 pm

Jhonno wrote:any pics of how fa you back box comes down the ca at all?

(laptop is fecked)
LOL Been laughing at all your posts mate ,sorry :P

My camera is bust but if i remember on, i'll get someone to take a pic for you this weekend.
The back box joins approx where the fuel tank is.


Here have some r's on me .... r r r r r r r r r r r r r r
feel free to copy and paste them into your posts ! :teehee:
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that looks and sounds lovely :cool:
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buster wrote:Here have some r's on me .... r r r r r r r r r r r r r r
feel free to copy and paste them into your posts ! :teehee:

:lol: :lol:
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Thu Nov 01, 2007 2:18 am

wELL as most Londoners would say, your car is TONK!

Very well done on your conversion and you can easily better that 1/4 time! could do around that time in a fwd vr6 with only about 230 bhp at the fly. would have thought you could get high 11´s or low 12s.
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Thu Nov 01, 2007 3:08 am

dunno.. fastest N/A e30 at pod this year was Karan's 3.6 M5 lumped thing with a 13.5..
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Thu Nov 01, 2007 8:26 am

I hit a 13.5 at york this year so it will be quicker at the pod as you can get grip,unlike @ york :(
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Excellent work,
S50´s are amazing things.
With great challenges comes great engineering.

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Thu Nov 01, 2007 11:21 am

buster wrote:I hit a 13.5 at york this year so it will be quicker at the pod as you can get grip,unlike @ york :(
I've always found exactly the opposite Andy. York tends to give better times. Santa Pod is like an ice rink some days.
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ste wrote:
buster wrote:I hit a 13.5 at york this year so it will be quicker at the pod as you can get grip,unlike @ york :(
I've always found exactly the opposite Andy. York tends to give better times. Santa Pod is like an ice rink some days.
not yet run at either, however from talking to mates that have this is what im lead to believe also
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Thu Nov 01, 2007 1:01 pm

the thing with the pod is somtimes it can be too sticky.....depending on how well they've prepped the track (depends on the event), you can bog down at the start, and then there is alot more rolling resistance as the track is glued the entire length

york on the other hand is only glued on (and shortly after) the start line, i have seen loads of people get better times at york, other people with loads of power get better times at the pod, but they do loose a few mph at the end of the 1/4
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Thu Nov 01, 2007 2:45 pm

Smaller rims, wider tyres and larger profiles with some of the air left out of them with softer suspension settings and almost bald tyres should see that time improve massively! Going on diet usually helps winkeye , im 13 stone!
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Thu Nov 01, 2007 2:52 pm

hi buster did you rr your car yet?
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Fri Nov 02, 2007 1:28 pm

I haven't ran at the pod ,just that the guys I know which go to york have all ran faster at the pod.I will have to try it for myself some time.
Brian,
Yes i did have it rolling roaded ( cue list of excuses) but,My car had a bad misfire :roll: (does it when its been raining a lot)
Also there was doubt that the rolling road was ran on the correct settings .
Anyway, it put out 285hp at 282 LBft
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Fri Nov 02, 2007 4:06 pm

282lbs?
That sounds well in excess of what a 3.2 is supposed to do.
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buster wrote: Also there was doubt that the rolling road was ran on the correct settings
what is factory torque for an 3.2 and 3.0?
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Fri Nov 02, 2007 6:30 pm

for the 3.0 its:

Max. output: 284.8 PS (281 bph) (209.5 kW) @ 7000 rpm
Max. torque: 320 Nm (236 lbft) (32.6 kgm) @ 3600 rpm


actually i also got

Max. output: 295 PS (291 bph) (216.9 kW) @ 7000 rpm
Max. torque: 323 Nm (238.2 lbft) (32.9 kgm) @ 3900 rpm

but thats for the 3.0 GT :? dont know what thats about?

i dont know what it is for the evo but i have seen busters car running and it runs well :twisted:

285bhp i thought was a bit gutting but i think a little play with the exhaust was the plan?
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Fri Nov 02, 2007 6:39 pm

well 285bhp is nothing to cry about,more than two iS's :mad:

do you think its due to manifolds.I understand it cant be avoided but do you think thats why?
ps great car,and looks stunning,and goes like shit off a shovel,top work :wink:
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Fri Nov 02, 2007 7:35 pm

brian325i wrote:

do you think its due to manifolds.I understand it cant be avoided but do you think thats why?
i've managed to get mine in with no modifications to the manifolds other than the one collector box that fouls the 'lolli-pop' wishbone bracket.
being lhd helps :thumb:

285bhp 'aint too shabby'
especially on a suspect rr

well done andy!
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Tue Nov 06, 2007 7:02 pm

thanks Glenn :D
I dont think its the manifolds though.It had a horrible missfire.i blame that.
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Tue Nov 06, 2007 7:17 pm

Sweet - 285 eh? 8)

Mines in for as session on the dyno next week so we'll see what happens! Hope you're well mate, haven't spoken since the dreaded floods :cry:

Go steady.

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Tue Nov 06, 2007 7:20 pm

hi mate.Yeah long time no speak.Did try and call a few times but couldn't get through.I didn't want to pester you as i knew you had a lot on your plate.
Hows it all going now ? The house sorted yet ?

all the best,
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Tue Nov 06, 2007 7:23 pm

Again,

282lbs torque.
can you post up the dyno chart.
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Tue Nov 06, 2007 7:31 pm

Gunni wrote:Again,

282lbs torque.
can you post up the dyno chart.
no.I wouldn't know how to.Unless i take a photo of it i suppose,if i can find it :?
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Tue Nov 06, 2007 7:33 pm

buster that looks wicked,what wheels are they?

how wise are they at the back and are you using the E30 M3 suspension set up?
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