E36 Compact as a track car

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andyiley said:

So you don't think changing cams & flywheels is surgery then?

Nope, that's modifying. Cam swap isn't that hard, and a flywheel swap is part of a clutch change. My cams and my flywheel were just bolt-on mods. 'Surgery' implies actually expensive work- flowing the head, porting it out, etc.

Best friend's came back at 267bhp today after mapping. Still room for improvement, apparently!

[Fab32]

mk4gtiturbo said:

Fab32 said:

Welcome to the club!

http://www.pistonheads.com/Gassing/topic.asp?h=0&a...

I need to do a bit of an update but I actually just enjoyed looking through it again.

As you will see in some of the pictures my mate has a MK kit car which he built (he's running a Hayabusa engine in it now!) On the track it's quicker than mine, his consumables are a lot less money, but he doesn't have a roof when it rains or a heater when it's cold. His is worth more than he has spent on it, mine is certainly worth less but I wouldn't swap.

Just a word about bhp, you won't get 250 out of a 2.8 unless you visit someone with a generous dyno

Another good read!! Could I ask what gearbox, driveshaft, diff and half shafts you are using?

I am running a 2.8 race clutch and fly wheel, 2.2 z3 getrag gearbox, 1.6 prop and drive shafts, I was running the standard diff but have just swapped it to LSD out of a 1.8 saloon (major surgery was required and it's not running right yet)

[mk4gtiturbo]

Thanks, I'm trying to work out if my standard drivetrain it up to the job of the 2.8 or whether I need to upgrade, LSD will come in time!

[Fab32]

mk4gtiturbo said:

Thanks, I'm trying to work out if my standard drivetrain it up to the job of the 2.8 or whether I need to upgrade, LSD will come in time!

When I first put my conversion together it was literally just the 2.8 engine dropped in, I burnt the 1.6 clutch out in the first few miles, the gearbox lasted a couple of track days before breaking.

[mk4gtiturbo]

Cool, I think I'll be running the ZF, and try to cobble together a prop. From my research I think front half should be 328 and back half can be existing. I understand the E30 half shafts are better. It's all very confusing!!