A race bmw 316, m10, s14, m20, turbo, na, its been the lot!

[Graham]

Re: worlds most powerfull bmw 316?

or even this, sorry about the pic quality

[mk1 gaz]

Re: worlds most powerfull bmw 316?

i'll sell you a few more faster motors if you like .............

[Graham]

Re: worlds most powerfull bmw 316?

thanks for the offer gaz but i've got too many motors i need to sell one or two, added to 3 motors on this tread i've also got my everyday hack and tow car, and the company van and trailer, if i try i can fill every parking space in the whole street

[tim]

Re: worlds most powerfull bmw 316?

ill take the RS off your hands then

[Retromotorsport]

Re: worlds most powerfull bmw 316?

Will you stop with the 6 series pics

[Graham]

Re: worlds most powerfull bmw 316?

Will you stop with the 6 series pics

it could be yours if you like them that much

you know you want one

[Cosnada]

Re: worlds most powerfull bmw 316?



Graham that is

The only BMW I have ever liked and would love one. A nice 636 CSI on my drive would make me very happy

[carpmart]

Re: worlds most powerfull bmw 316?

Top bit of kit this Graham - shame about your engine issues!

I have a question regarding the diff, does a standard e30 sport lsd cope with 400lb of torque OK? Do you know the limit for this diff? Is it a 30% locker?

Just curious!

[Graham]

Re: worlds most powerfull bmw 316?

it copes just fine! its a very very strong diff, they origonated from the 5/6/7 series, never heard of anyone breaking one.

the mounting bolts which attach it the the rear beam tend to work loose but then std cars do that anyway

the relatively low lock level is probably a good thing, the power alone is enough to make plenty of oversteer if required, let alone having a diff trying to go sideways the whole time, unless you start doing stupid things with the throttle its generally the car is quite neutral to mild understeer, , the only place i ever recall traction being an issue is out of devils elbow at lydden, but even then its only an issue using an extremely tight line, which doesnt really suit the power delivery anyway.

[Graham]

Re: worlds most powerfull bmw 316?

thanks to clint

i now has a 4wd cossie manifold in my possession with will be the basis of my turbo mounting for 2007, my fabricated manifold worked really well from a power point of view but not so good in the reliability stakes, hense my decision to adapt a ready made manifold, initally i tried a 2wd cossie manifold, but without a total re engineer of the car no way was it ever going to fit,

i realise the 4wd manifold isnt as good, but im at the stage i would rather drop 60bhp over the current one and finish the race with the same power i started it with rather than start out with 460bhp and finish with 160bhp.

the manifold wont bolt straight to the head and even if it did there would be enough room for the turbo so i wil have to get very busy making adapter plates, as usual for me, theres no real up front plan i shall just fabricate and engineer as i go.

a couple of pics showing my diy manifold compaired to the 4wd cossie one

[david_white]

Re: worlds most powerfull bmw 316?

Its a shame your one isn't strong enough Graham, it looks so much better than the cossie one. I guess flow isn't quite so critical on turbo'd cars compared with N/A though

What other mods are you planning for 2007, or is it all top secret?

[Graham]

Re: worlds most powerfull bmw 316?

first thing for 2007 is find some money otherwise ther wont be anything done to the car

i have some plans to try and improve the manifold a bit, i shall also be building a new exhaust system turbo technics have been telling me my current 3 inch bore is system is too small but i wasnt so sure but over the weekend i got under rod birleys car and meassured the exhaust on that its 5 inch bore which is a hell of a lot bigger when you think he only has 80bhp more than me.

i shall also be trying a new exhaust cam, well its a group N inlet actually but im going to install as an exhaust.

finally there may be some body and suspension mods at the front, only so i can get the same wheels and tyres on the front as i run on the rear.

you cant get 9x17's on the front of an e30, but i need a wider front tyre than the current 200/15 but you cant get that in a 15, and ex touring car 235/610/17s are the only sensable option for me

i'm hoping if i put some offset caster bushes on the bottom arms and take some caster out on the topmounts i'll be able to fit the 17's without them being hard up against the floor/inner arch like they would be now, and then just modify the front wings to cover the extra width

[david_white]

Re: worlds most powerfull bmw 316?

Will look and go much better with the big rims on the front, always thought the 15's were a bit small compared to the rears.

Guess i'm gonna need a mahoosive exhaust system aswell then, hope theres room for it

[Graham]

Re: worlds most powerfull bmw 316?

the 15's were the b*****ks on the 2002 and even worked well on with the 8valve in the e30, but the 16v just has too much speed and they go off.

twin 3inch will do fine, geoff kershaw recons 3inch is fine upto 300bhp

[Graham]

Re: worlds most powerfull bmw 316?

oh yes and emerald will be upgrading my ecu, so i will have switchable mapping and will have an EGT sensor ( exhaust gas temp) fitted and wired in to work in closed loop, that really is the dogs danglies, i was over at emeralds the other day and they were mapping a turbo elise, you can set it up so as the exhaust temp starts to exeed a safe 850 degrees the ecu can either back the boost off or richen the mixture or even both and bring the temp down, it gives you a handy safety net if something starts going wrong