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  1. Kale's E36 STX build thread

    in Passing Lane

    Posted

    Ok, Solo Nationals is just a few days away. I leave VERY early Sunday morning for my 13hr drive to Lincoln, Nebraska.

     

    http://i976.photobucket.com/albums/ae245/bmwohio/C093DF81-A9A8-4122-B719-AA05DD6FCA68_zpse9rhwws7.png

     

    The way Nationals works is you get 3 runs on the East Course and on the next day you get 3 runs on the West Course. You then add your two fastest times together from each course, and the person with the lowest time wins, and obviously everyone falls into place behind.......

     

    I run next Tuesday and Wednesday (September 2nd and 3rd)

     

    Live timing and video will come from this feed, if you would like to follow along:

     

    http://sololive.scca.com/

     

    Here is the East Course:

     

    http://i976.photobucket.com/albums/ae245/bmwohio/EastCourseMap_zpsef9b51a9.jpg

     

    Here is the West Course:

     

    http://i976.photobucket.com/albums/ae245/bmwohio/WestCourseMap_zps879a8224.jpg

     

     

    I do not have a truck and trailer, so the trip will be done in the racecar :)

     

    more to come............

  3. Thanks, Brian!

    in Sponsors

    Posted

    This is no comparison to some of the numbers other guys have out there, but Brian worked with me on getting my new chip dialed in just in time for nationals. My other 'out of the box' chip was not doing well for me, so I bought one that I could tune myself with a laptop and play with timing and fuel levels.

     

    Learned quite a bit about tuning my car, and Brian worked with me on getting my car in on short notice.

     

    This was with my 'out of the box' chip (about a 25hp and 10 tq dip right before Vanos turns off):

     

    http://i976.photobucket.com/albums/ae245/bmwohio/Dyno/6DCA49E7-58D3-42FA-B1C2-C775603F4E3C_zps5zjbyojl.jpg

     

    This was after about a 2 hour seesion of tuning:

     

    http://i976.photobucket.com/albums/ae245/bmwohio/Dyno/24497E1C-E061-4133-9FDF-B27BC54DDCFC_zpsc7ct2pm7.jpg

     

    Again, not huge numbers since I have to abide by the 'rules' but happy to see the 'dip' is no longer there and I can have some of my power back in the mid to high range.

     

    Would recommend Brian for sure, and will probably be back to do some 'fine tuning' in the future.

  4. Kale's E36 STX build thread

    in Passing Lane

    Posted

    That almost makes me want to buy a WAR chip for my 325. Let me know if you have any e36 stuff you want to unload.

     

     

    What are you looking for, specifically?

     

     

     

    In her new home as of this weekend [emoji2]

     

    http://i976.photobucket.com/albums/ae245/bmwohio/E36%20STX%20build/72FF3E96-7AE0-4C16-BB56-393261391181_zpspkn16sn6.jpg

  8. Kale's E36 STX build thread

    in Passing Lane

    Posted

    Update time......

     

    It has been quite some time since my last update....alot has gone on since then, and I just haven't had the time or motivation to update the progress.

     

    I have continued to struggle this season with getting this car up to par, and have been playing with ALOT of different set-ups.

     

    -Changed camber

    -Changed alignments

    -Change sway bars

    -Changed driving styles

     

    Finally after noticing that my 60 ft times were not up to par with other cars at the Pro Solo's I went and had my car dyno'd, and there it was starring me in the face.....a big ole' power dip right in the power range of my car.

     

    http://i976.photobucket.com/albums/ae245/bmwohio/Dyno/6DCA49E7-58D3-42FA-B1C2-C775603F4E3C_zps5zjbyojl.jpg

     

    So, at first I thought something was wrong with my Vanos, and Adam and I took the valve cover off and started 'poking around' the Vanos to see what was wrong. We thought we may had missed a tooth on the Intake Cam when re-installing the Vanos, but after KNOWING we re-installed it correctly, I re-dyno'd the car, and the graph was EXACTLY the same...no change at all.

     

    So what now?

     

    Well, I searched high and low on the forums, and had LOTS of conversations with people on what this may be.........

     

    What causes this dip is the intake cam stays 'advanced' for too long before returning to the 'home' position and gives a nice little 'tug' on the power band.....

     

    What's the answer?

     

    Well, I bought a new chip with the capability to lower the Vanos turn off point, which basically got rid of the dip in the power band.

     

    So here's the before and after, just in time for Nationals......we'll see what happens.....

     

    Not a huge jump in power, but they power delivery is MUCH smoother than before.

     

    Brian at DynoTune Motorsports has been great to work with, and was very flexible in getting me in for dyno time when I needed it. Thanks, Brian!

     

    http://i976.photobucket.com/albums/ae245/bmwohio/Dyno/9FBB2CFA-15D1-42E6-8D6E-7E19FE6DAA3A_zpsinnnnpby.jpg

     

    Here are some videos since my last update:

     

    Wilmington Pro Solo:

     

     

    Wilmington Champ Tour:

     

     

    Local from National Trail this past Sunday:

     

     

    Nationals is just over a week away in Lincoln, Nebraska http://www.scca.com/events/index.cfm?eid=6995 and I run Tuesday/Wednesday September 2 and 3......I'll be sure to report back then.....hopefully with better news than from the rest of this season......

     

    Stay tuned!

  17. **FOR SALE** Wine Rack from World Market

    in Other Stuff

    Posted

    Wine rack from World Market

    $100

     

    Measures 4 ft tall, 3 ft wide, 14.5" deep.

     

    Will hold approximately 16 wine/martini glasses (hanging upside down) with room for more on the shelf underneath and 27 bottles of wine/champagne.

     

    Also has 2 drawers.

     

    Works perfectly fine, and I love it, but we have a built in wine rack at the new house and don't have a need for it anymore.

     

    (Wine, glasses, etc. not included )

     

    Located in Westerville

     

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  21. Axle sheared on an Evo IX (video)

    in Pics and Vids

    Posted

    This was at the SCCA Wilmington Pro Solo this past weekend. For those not familiar, cars line up for a 'Christmas Tree' start on an autocross course.

     

    This is the result of a modified Evo IX with 315 Hoosiers strapped to it.....

     

    Car was fixed in paddock and back on course the next day

     

     

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    10409384_10204486891478238_4794728965935155167_n.jpg

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