My E90 M3 Dedicated Track build (with pix!)

roastbeef · 03-09-2021, 02:06 PM

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Not all of that on the front axle, but a decent chunk is. From there it becomes a more focused approach - take things apart, put them back together with less/no fasteners and brackets where you can. Lighten individual parts as much as possible. Supercharger bracket could probably be optimized to lose a little weight. Supercharger aftercooler system could move to the trunk for probably a small net weight gain but better distribution... Or convert to air-to-air intercooler and try to use the stock plenum. I think I can get the car to 3400 comp weight relatively easily... But getting to less than that and getting it off the front wheels is rough.

Sounds like roastbeef may need to offer his consulting services on adding lightness

I'd love to spend some time helping that car lose some weight!

DRLane · 03-09-2021, 02:17 PM

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Yeah, that first lap full send was awesome! Surprised he didn't bring 4 sets of stickers. One for each morning plus the final shootout on Sunday. Seems like he wouldn've edged out Amir.

2:17 is insane. Jackie probably still has 200whp on the m3s plus all the aero & weight advantages.

Yeah, 2 sets of fresh yokos for this event was already $3k+.... along with all the other expenses associated with the event, and going in knowing I was going to be overweight and underpowered with an untested car, I knew the chances of catching Amir and Jackie was not super good. I burned up one set at Chuck and Friday at COTA, and used the freshies Saturday morning, then put the old tires back on, and ran the 'fresh' set again sunday morning. Botched T18 on my flyer Sunday morning which killed my chances of catching Amir.
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Totally, obviously not alluding that you don't know better than I.

I was just rooting for you aggressively after that Sat morning flyer and wanted something to blame. Didn't realize the drifting was on purpose until after the fact.

This platform is just going to struggle with the torque of those turbos.

Really enjoyed watching y'all drive. Looked like you were having an awesome time lap/lap with COTA to yourself.

dogbone · 03-09-2021, 10:00 PM

I'm happy to be back at home. Made it back before Noon.

I did have one weird incident that occurred on the way back on Monday. I was on the phone with DRLane while sitting at a light in some tiny town in Texas. It was a slight uphill grade to the light. I was behind an 18-wheeler rig with a full size container. The light turned green. The lane next to us went. The 18-wheeler bounced up and down and slowly inched backwards towards me. And it kept doing that over and over......just bouncing up and down while moving backwards. I had a big rig behind me. (I have a camera on the back of my trailer.). I was leaning on the horn. He kept coming backward, and I kept inching backwards too. I was gonna gonna get squished between the big rigs. Finally, I backed up one more time, and made a big move with my rig to go around the big rig in front of me. Traffic was coming up in the lane I was moving into. I didn't care. I had to move. What an odd situation. Had more adrenaline running through me than when I'm on track.

Honest Assembly Garage ordered power steering lines so I took the E90 to their shop and brought the engineless E92 back home. The lines are shipping ground from Chicago. Hopefully they'll be in some time next week.

Lots of stuff to sort out in the coming weeks.

I'm sitting here staring at the brand new Pirelli DH that still haven't been run yet. Gonna have to do something about that.

Although, there appears to be a shit ton of snow coming----like 6-10 inches on Saturday and 1-2 feet on Sunday.....yikes.....that might be a problem.

roastbeef · 03-09-2021, 10:25 PM

is your garage heated so the tires don't get ruined?

dogbone · 03-09-2021, 10:32 PM

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is your garage heated so the tires don't get ruined?

I stored all my new tires in my finished basement which is 70°F.

Richbot · 03-10-2021, 08:30 AM

What an epic thrash. Congrats on even making it to the weekend

dogbone · 03-10-2021, 10:18 AM

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What an epic thrash. Congrats on even making it to the weekend

Going to Texas without testing the car was always a risk. I was very aware of that. But I had requested a lot from all the techs around me, and I was willing to also put in the effort of going down there.

In the end, I know that everyone threw everything they had at it. I’m leaving this episode knowing there’s nothing more any of us could have done. If the power steering lines turn out to be the culprit, that’s fine. We didn’t have any at our disposal. I mean.....I guess we could have ripped them out of OG Shark’s orange car, or we could have given Chris some sleeping pills and stolen them out of his E92!!!!

DRLane · 03-10-2021, 10:22 AM

If it ain't stealing, it ain't racing...

redpriest · 03-11-2021, 07:24 PM

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I'm happy to be back at home. Made it back before Noon.

I did have one weird incident that occurred on the way back on Monday. I was on the phone with DRLane while sitting at a light in some tiny town in Texas. It was a slight uphill grade to the light. I was behind an 18-wheeler rig with a full size container. The light turned green. The lane next to us went. The 18-wheeler bounced up and down and slowly inched backwards towards me. And it kept doing that over and over......just bouncing up and down while moving backwards. I had a big rig behind me. (I have a camera on the back of my trailer.). I was leaning on the horn. He kept coming backward, and I kept inching backwards too. I was gonna gonna get squished between the big rigs. Finally, I backed up one more time, and made a big move with my rig to go around the big rig in front of me. Traffic was coming up in the lane I was moving into. I didn't care. I had to move. What an odd situation. Had more adrenaline running through me than when I'm on track.

Honest Assembly Garage ordered power steering lines so I took the E90 to their shop and brought the engineless E92 back home. The lines are shipping ground from Chicago. Hopefully they'll be in some time next week.

Lots of stuff to sort out in the coming weeks.

I'm sitting here staring at the brand new Pirelli DH that still haven't been run yet. Gonna have to do something about that.

Although, there appears to be a shit ton of snow coming----like 6-10 inches on Saturday and 1-2 feet on Sunday.....yikes.....that might be a problem.

Did you check the wiring harnesses? I'm not sure if you saw what I posted earlier but I had the exact same problem where the power steering would go dead in the middle of a turn and it was all due to frayed wires.

dogbone · 03-11-2021, 07:30 PM

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Did you check the wiring harnesses? I'm not sure if you saw what I posted earlier but I had the exact same problem where the power steering would go dead in the middle of a turn and it was all due to frayed wires.

Yes we looked. Connectors were plugged in and nothing seemed frayed that I know of.

What I’ve been told is that you should see fluid moving in the power steering reservoir. The fluid was not moving.

redpriest · 03-11-2021, 11:43 PM

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Yes we looked. Connectors were plugged in and nothing seemed frayed that I know of.

What I’ve been told is that you should see fluid moving in the power steering reservoir. The fluid was not moving.

Well shit, that completely sucks

dogbone · 03-17-2021, 05:14 PM

Okaaaaaaaaaaay.......let's file this one under......well......we might have to file this one on top of something.......

I'm just gonna ask the question----IS THAT A F***KING BIRD SITTING ON MY ROOF AS I GO AROUND COTA!!!!????? ok, I get it....I was going slow because I couldn't corner due to my power steering problems......but was I going bird-sitting-on-my roof slow????

Thanks to @larry_chen_foto (IG) for the beautiful pic. I have others but I just had to start with this crazy thing.....

Here's the zoom in......

tsk94 · 03-17-2021, 05:26 PM

LOL that's awesome.

No idea how he was hanging on but that must have been quite the ride haha.

Bartledoo · 03-17-2021, 06:03 PM

Lmao is he latched onto the shark fin??

redpriest · 03-17-2021, 10:55 PM

LOL! Insult added to injury

Kelse92 · 03-17-2021, 11:21 PM

Omg too funny

OG Shark · 03-17-2021, 11:37 PM

Yeah dogbone - pretty sure that bird was eating some of the brisket that got spilled on your wing during lunch on Saturday

DRLane · 03-18-2021, 12:13 AM

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Yeah dogbone - pretty sure that bird was eating some of the brisket that got spilled on your wing during lunch on Saturday

Sounds like clever sabotage!

Shmelgy · 03-18-2021, 12:17 AM

Lol could it have been flying by, and the angle makes it look like it's sitting on the roof?

dogbone · 03-18-2021, 04:38 PM

Found a few cool photos from the COTA event.

Photo by: @snapsstudio

Photo by: @larry_chen_foto

b4hand decided my windshield needed some attention. A photographer captured his kind gesture! (The Titan7 guys are in the background. The Franklin BBQ is on that red cart!)

Photo by: @lukemunnell

roastbeef · 03-18-2021, 06:56 PM

Maybe I'll try to fly out next year... the bbq and festivities sound like a lot of fun.

Mr_Reeves · 03-19-2021, 06:56 AM

That bird on the roof is hilarious!

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03-17-2021, 05:14 PM	#2498
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