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Cotty

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39,389 posts

283 months

Monday 22nd September 2008
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I was at Santa Pod on sunday for the Ultimate BMW Show and for £20 you could have as many goes as you liked. Never done it before but was a lot of fun. 16.60 @ 84mph was my best. Near standard 325i auto with a chip.







Edited by Cotty on Tuesday 23 September 20:10

Slinky

15,704 posts

248 months

Monday 22nd September 2008
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A very resonable time for the car... What was your launch technique?

Has the bug bitten at all?

slinky

Cotty

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39,389 posts

283 months

Monday 22nd September 2008
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Launch technique was left foot on the brake, let it creep until I lit the pre-stage and staged light then hold it with the left while the right hovered over the throttle. Hitting the throttle on the ambers still gave me a shabby .4958 rt, still nailed the 735i to the tree though hehe

If the other driver had not staged, I tried to build some revs then release the brake and mash the throttle on the amber.

veryoldfart

1,739 posts

204 months

Monday 22nd September 2008
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you need a shift kit and higher stall converter, speak to mr frost (red victor) as slush boxes are his speciality.

then you need a NOS kit

some slicks on the back

slip the PAS and AC belts off

pump the front tyres up a bit

once bitten, theres no going back


Cotty

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39,389 posts

283 months

Monday 22nd September 2008
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veryoldfart said:
you need a shift kit and higher stall converter, speak to mr frost (red victor) as slush boxes are his speciality.
Red Victor, the fastest door slammer in the country ? not sure he would be intersted in a 325i touring. I wouldn't mind a tougher box as I would like something able to take 300hp


veryoldfart said:
some slicks on the back
Not a problem, I have a second set of wheels, could stick a pair of slicks on them. Apparently E30's are difficult to tub so 9" would be the max.

Im not LSD, but to be honest I would not do this to my car are its my only driver, im thinking of a project I have on the back burner.

Lee@LA

170 posts

210 months

Monday 22nd September 2008
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Mickey Thompson et street radial tyres cotty, that will get you some quicker etscool

Edited by Lee@LA on Monday 22 September 21:54


Edited by Lee@LA on Monday 22 September 22:24

Cotty

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39,389 posts

283 months

Monday 22nd September 2008
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Lee@LA said:
Mickey Thompson et street radial tyres cotty, that get you some quicker etscool

and lower the psi?, strip it, etc etc its was my first time and im not planning a drag car nono ................ scratchchin ............. no really its my every day car

Slinky

15,704 posts

248 months

Monday 22nd September 2008
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Cotty said:
Lee@LA said:
Mickey Thompson et street radial tyres cotty, that get you some quicker etscool

and lower the psi?, strip it, etc etc its was my first time and im not planning a drag car nono ................ scratchchin ............. no really its my every day car
Sounds to me like the bug has taken a gentle bite!

Cotty

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39,389 posts

283 months

Monday 22nd September 2008
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Slinky said:

Sounds to me like the bug has taken a gentle bite!
It took a gentle bite years ago whan I was running Mk1 cortinas. Steve Green was my hero with his red Mk1 before it got painted in the wolf colours.



Lee@LA

170 posts

210 months

Monday 22nd September 2008
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Cotty said:
Lee@LA said:
Mickey Thompson et street radial tyres cotty, that get you some quicker etscool

and lower the psi?, strip it, etc etc its was my first time and im not planning a drag car nono ................ scratchchin ............. no really its my every day car
Cotty write down everything you do on the run, launch rpm, shift points, tyre pressures and even how much fuel is in the car. This will allow you to find the sweet spot and get quicker and quicker.Then buy some et street radials. read

Jon C

3,214 posts

246 months

Monday 22nd September 2008
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Cotty said:
Lee@LA said:
Mickey Thompson et street radial tyres cotty, that get you some quicker etscool

and lower the psi?, strip it, etc etc its was my first time and im not planning a drag car nono ................ scratchchin ............. no really its my every day car
Thats what Andy Frost said 20 some years again...

Lee@LA

170 posts

210 months

Tuesday 23rd September 2008
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Jon C said:
Cotty said:
Lee@LA said:
Mickey Thompson et street radial tyres cotty, that get you some quicker etscool

and lower the psi?, strip it, etc etc its was my first time and im not planning a drag car nono ................ scratchchin ............. no really its my every day car
Thats what Andy Frost said 20 some years again...
and here is the tv programme to back it up...enjoy http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YtxfbxGz1u4

Uncle Wonko

105 posts

197 months

Tuesday 23rd September 2008
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As Steve Reyes would have said - needs a blower and nitro.

veryoldfart

1,739 posts

204 months

Tuesday 23rd September 2008
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Andy business is auto boxes, ask him, every penny you spend ends up in a big red snarling victor...lol


redvictor

3,152 posts

236 months

Tuesday 23rd September 2008
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Cotty said:
veryoldfart said:
you need a shift kit and higher stall converter, speak to mr frost (red victor) as slush boxes are his speciality.
Red Victor, the fastest door slammer in the country ? not sure he would be intersted in a 325i touring. I wouldn't mind a tougher box as I would like something able to take 300hp


veryoldfart said:
some slicks on the back
Not a problem, I have a second set of wheels, could stick a pair of slicks on them. Apparently E30's are difficult to tub so 9" would be the max.

Im not LSD, but to be honest I would not do this to my car are its my only driver, im thinking of a project I have on the back burner.
I'm interested in lots of other things.I started off running low 16's and came up through racing ranks,something which i'm sure you could do if you're willing to put in the time and dedication.
Anyhoo,It would be a struggle to do anything(within a reasonable budget) to that ZF trans as it's pressure is electronically modulated.Maybe think about doing it to your other project?
Are you going to tell us what it is?

Cotty

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39,389 posts

283 months

Tuesday 23rd September 2008
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Crap, talk about bringing out the big guns on me redface Hi wavey I didn't realise you were on here.

redvictor said:
Are you going to tell us what it is?
Its a project that I have had on the back burner for a couple of years. I love BMW E30 touring's and Hartge (German tuning company). I believe that Hartge made an E30 touring as a promotional vehicle to promote their rally car. see pic in link

http://www.pistonheads.com/gassing/topic.asp?h=0&a... I build a Hartge touring replica

The thing is, it was just made to look pretty and not actually do anything. So whatever I wanted to do to the interior and under the skin would not be an issue regarding originality of the orignal verhicle.

Over the years I have managed to source the wheels, front and rear spoilers and sideskirts. I could proably buy the car and fit the body kit, wheels and graphics and that would be enough to create the replica as I assume it was standard inside. The idea was, I already have a nice E30 touring so the Hartge replica could be put to use on track days, sprints, hillclimbs etc in which case it would need to be a manual. Never thought about putting it on the drag strip


Edited by Cotty on Tuesday 23 September 21:46

redvictor

3,152 posts

236 months

Tuesday 23rd September 2008
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Cotty said:
Crap, talk about bringing out the big guns on me redface Hi wavey I didn't realise you were on here.

redvictor said:
Are you going to tell us what it is?
Its a project that I have had on the back burner for a couple of years. I love BMW E30 touring's and Hartge (German tuning company). I believe that Hartge made an E30 touring as a promotional vehicle to promote their rally car. see pic in link

http://www.pistonheads.com/gassing/topic.asp?h=0&a... I build a Hartge touring replica

The thing is, it was just made to look pretty and not actually do anything. So whatever I wanted to do to the interior and under the skin would not be an issue regarding originality of the orignal verhicle.

Over the years I have managed to source the wheels, front and rear spoilers and sideskirts. I could proably buy the car and fit the body kit, wheels and graphics and that would be enough to create the replica as I assume it was standard inside. The idea was, I already have a nice E30 touring so the Hartge replica could be put to use on track days, sprints, hillclimbs etc in which case it would need to be a manual. Never thought about putting it on the drag strip


Edited by Cotty on Tuesday 23 September 21:46
I'm on a lot of drag racing forums to be fair..biggrin
If you build a replica rally car then it has to corner,something that isn't a big consideration in a drag race car.
If i were you i'd stick a turbo/stand alone EFI on the BMW engine so you could have the power for all of the racing you want to do,but still use the manual without blowing it to pieces,which you would with the torque of a V8.An easy 700hp would be available with all the right kit on there.When you want to drag race turn up the boost.Rallying,sprinting and hillcliming would use less boost built quicker.If you were building just a drag racer then a big V8 with an auto would be the way to go..
Good luck with your project.It'll look good when it is finished.

Jon C

3,214 posts

246 months

Tuesday 23rd September 2008
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Hmmmm



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DO IT!!!!

Edited by Jon C on Tuesday 23 September 22:49

veryoldfart

1,739 posts

204 months

Wednesday 24th September 2008
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Cotty said:
Launch technique was left foot on the brake, let it creep until I lit the pre-stage and staged light then hold it with the left while the right hovered over the throttle. Hitting the throttle on the ambers still gave me a shabby .4958 rt, still nailed the 735i to the tree though hehe

If the other driver had not staged, I tried to build some revs then release the brake and mash the throttle on the amber.
stage, hard on the brake, then hit the throttle, load up the converter, release brake on the last amber......whhheeeeeeee

Furyous

23,500 posts

220 months

Wednesday 24th September 2008
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I KNEW Mr Doignie had to show up in this thread somewhere laugh