A Good Chassis, and a Divisive Engine. The American M3.
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Right, we're getting achingly close now. Exhaust is all run and the entire oil system is primed. Wiring done. Gearbox linkage for the CAE setup done. Just waiting on a couple of sensors and gauges to arrive. You'll notice the CAE is mounted backwards compared to everyone else with a 46M. This is because of the Tremec box and it seems to integrate better this way!
Decided to send my dampers off for a rebuild while everything was up in the air. If anyone is interested in taking these KW V3s, Turner top mounts and Tom Schirmer's Nurburgring setup off me in about 6 months do let me know via PM. Happy to take a deposit now to guarantee.
So literally all that is left OE is the dashboard and shell, and even that's been modified haha.
Looking a bit sorry for itself, but more like a car than it has in 3 months!!
Excitement levels; Critical.
Decided to send my dampers off for a rebuild while everything was up in the air. If anyone is interested in taking these KW V3s, Turner top mounts and Tom Schirmer's Nurburgring setup off me in about 6 months do let me know via PM. Happy to take a deposit now to guarantee.
So literally all that is left OE is the dashboard and shell, and even that's been modified haha.
Looking a bit sorry for itself, but more like a car than it has in 3 months!!
Excitement levels; Critical.
AshBurrows said:
Awesome It sounds great on tickover, but not as filthy as I had imagined when revved? Is it quite a quiet exhaust or is the mic maybe just not picking it up properly? Either way, first startup is always a great moment!
leglessAlex said:
Awesome
It sounds great on tickover, but not as filthy as I had imagined when revved? Is it quite a quiet exhaust or is the mic maybe just not picking it up properly? Either way, first startup is always a great moment!
It's pretty quiet as I need to be able to get on circuits. That's doing maybe a thousand revs. It should sound adequately angry at 7! Also just a phone I'll try and do some better videos when it's not stuck damperless on a ramp!It sounds great on tickover, but not as filthy as I had imagined when revved? Is it quite a quiet exhaust or is the mic maybe just not picking it up properly? Either way, first startup is always a great moment!
SebringMan said:
A great milestone to hit! The force is strong regarding trying not to go for those coilovers...
Hehe, they are very good! I just decided to go intrax with custom stuff now the balance of the car is so different. Gassing Station | Readers' Cars | Top of Page | What's New | My Stuff