99TL

Were you the person with the red e36 m w/ the lw wing and forgelines?

And my car is n/a 4.0 V-8.

Muddy

I will be happy to drive your car, anytime. The suspension seemed a bit soft to me, but I bet it will feel a little better once you get some decent tires.

MrSideways

Yeah that was me.

99TL

I gotcha... I was the one that asked you what suspension you were running. That car is beautiful. If you don't mind me asking what kind of motor work do you have done? Car sounded great and looked pretty powerful.

-Kris

MrSideways

not all that powerful, she ran a 14.007 @ 98.9 mph at Bithlo 3 days ago.

Just Euro HFM, Jet headers, Chip with the AFM, Underdrive pulleys, and a Borla exhaust. Pretty much the same as the Blue M3 that was there.

99TL

I gotcha. I'm surprised with those mods your car didn't pull better times? Is that track extremely slow or something? Wish I could find a set of headers for my car for less than $2500. Parts availability for the e34 is pretty lack-luster. What kind of times did you end up getting? I am hoping that with the rest of my suspension work being done and hopefully some better tires I will be a little closer to you big boys' times. More seat-time certainly won't hurt me either. Really like your car, though.

MrSideways

I got down to a 108.8 second run. I think Jamal got me with a 108.5.
Yeah bithlo is known for being a slow track.

flmcoupe

You suck! BTW, I was on street tires, he was on slicks!

Busy day at work, I'll try to get a video up later!

Good seeing everyone! 99TL, very nice driving! I was working during your runs, man that's a big car!

MrSideways

Yeah, that V-8 hauled some AZZ down those straights, it was impressive to watch it grab rubber into 3rd run after run.

Ian

99TL

Thanks Jamal... for a heavier car (~3800lbs) it actually handles surprisingly well... I wish the steering was a little tighter but oh well. That was my last event on the oem 108k mile shocks so that will be a pleasant change... they are pretty much done for. I also hope to have a decent set of tires for the next event too.

As far as being impressive on the straightaway I think Jamal might take the cake on that one... Jamal, Ian, and Danny were definitely a blast to watch. Hopefully a couple of you guys will be there for the next bmwcca event and you can maybe offer me some advice on how to dial the suspension in correctly and give me a few driver pointers. I'm always up for some constructive criticism.