Considering doing something new. Advice?
Considering doing something new. Advice?
Rob Bodle
Rob Bodle Images, LLC
RBI Competition
2007 ARRC Three hour "not a real" Enduro ITO Co-Champion.
2009 ARRC ITO Champion.
2009 ARRC Enduro Pole Winner
2010 ARRC ITO Champion(car owner for Cliff Brown)
2011 ARRC ITO Champion
Sounds like you experience with the Mustangs tells you the ITR options don't have potential...?
K
i dont know, really. i would think they are underpowered and heavy. i know the new t3 mustang v6 is spunky. i was not really thinking about an ITR mustang. I was thinking about something that is already developed that i could plug in and play
Rob Bodle
Rob Bodle Images, LLC
RBI Competition
2007 ARRC Three hour "not a real" Enduro ITO Co-Champion.
2009 ARRC ITO Champion.
2009 ARRC Enduro Pole Winner
2010 ARRC ITO Champion(car owner for Cliff Brown)
2011 ARRC ITO Champion
BMW E36 3 series is probably about the closest ITR has to "plug and play".
z3/m coupe?
Rob Bodle
Rob Bodle Images, LLC
RBI Competition
2007 ARRC Three hour "not a real" Enduro ITO Co-Champion.
2009 ARRC ITO Champion.
2009 ARRC Enduro Pole Winner
2010 ARRC ITO Champion(car owner for Cliff Brown)
2011 ARRC ITO Champion
Sure you want to run in ITR?
This car sounds like a ton of fun: http://www.racingjunk.com/category/8...-Race-Car.html
Houston Region
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Jake Gulick
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Some additional thoughts on this: the parts are just as avalible for the Z3 roady/coupe as they are for either the e-30 or e-36 sedans. The front end is from the e-36 and the rear is directly from an e-30. Part's avalibility isn't the problem, it's making it work togeather like the e-36 sedan.
Also, I'm not a believer in the power output of the 2.8 motor either. When a motor with the exact same head and cams, adds 300cc you'd expect it to make more hp not the same. The rpm band is also narrowed by 450rpm as the peak hp is lowered by an intake manifold with narrower runners, smaller plenum volume, and can't be port matched. The compression ratio is also lowered by .3 points, so the motor takes a hit there too.
STU BMW Z3 2.5liter
Still thinking the best combo is this:
E46 325 Coupe. Power of the 2.5, slick and beautiful coupe body, the updated E46 rear suspension and the low weight...
I want to see a 3.8 Camaro! But that doesn't fit the already figured out...
Chris Rallo "the kid"
-- "wrenching and racing" -- "will race for food!" -- "Onward and Upward"
Plus another on the E36. That's about as developed as they come...
If you want to build something slightly less developed and more rare, do the 01-06 E46 with the 2.5L engine. Similar idea as the E36 (same engine?) so most of the work is done, "better" chassis and aero(?), larger brakes, +35 pounds over the E36. Contact the guys at AutoTechnic in New Milford, CT; they've been kicking tail in ITS with E46s for a couple seasons now... - GA
i always tend to look at the cars on the lighter end of the class that can easily keep tires and brakes underneath them for the entire length of a race.
i think in ITR that's the Type R, and E36/46. I really like the E46, but it's a lot more money to get the most out of it compared to the others from what i can tell.
Travis Nordwald
1996 ITA Miata
KC Region
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