Ti track pics

[1996 328ti]

Originally Posted by kuleinc

Minis are easy to drive fast. Hpde for NASA. I run Komi yellows, 4 cyl hnr race rear springs, cut front m3 springs, front m3 sway and stock rear sway. Totally needs improvement, starting with spacers, then springs, then a rear LSD diff... Tires are z1 starspecs. Runs are 17*7.5 ltws non staggered.

Where is the M3 sway bar connected to?
I think on a stock ti, the M3 sway is going to have less tension.

[kuleinc]

It's connected to the rest of the front m3 suspension on my Ti, which is right below the s52 in my Ti. Spacers do help handling, they effectively give u stiffer sways without all the body creaking

[1996 328ti]

Originally Posted by kuleinc

It's connected to the rest of the front m3 suspension on my Ti, which is right below the s52 in my Ti. Spacers do help handling, they effectively give u stiffer sways without all the body creaking

Didn't know you had changed out the suspension.
I drove my ti with stock springs and SA Konis for years.
Still have the stock sways.
Installed H&R Race Springs last year.

Sounds like you need seat time and instruction once you replace your springs.
Might also want to hook up with a BMW CCA club over NASA. For now anyway.

[kuleinc]

I cant stand BMW elitests

[1996 328ti]

Originally Posted by kuleinc

I cant stand BMW elitests

Why do you say that?

[kuleinc]

I was really turned off to bmwcca, most people were BMW snobs, can't stand that... My car looks like hell, doesn't really fit in with the look how shiny my BMW is crowd

[mohaughn]

Originally Posted by kuleinc

It's connected to the rest of the front m3 suspension on my Ti, which is right below the s52 in my Ti. Spacers do help handling, they effectively give u stiffer sways without all the body creaking

Are you referring to wheel spacers/hub extenders or some other kind of "spacer."

Wheel spacers give the car a little bit of added track widthand affect scrub radius, but don't affect the sway bar at all.

For learning, I'd suggest neither NASA or BMWCCA, unless either of the events is just a school with no race groups. There are other groups that don't have the race groups that tend to get more track time than the organizations that have race groups.

[1996 328ti]

Originally Posted by kuleinc

I was really turned off to bmwcca, most people were BMW snobs, can't stand that... My car looks like hell, doesn't really fit in with the look how shiny my BMW is crowd

Sorry to hear that. Must be different on the left coast.

[Jean H.318TI]

hope to get some pics this weekend gettin my novice license soon too, cant wait, hope pics look great

[Jean H.318TI]

had a blast at the track on sunday here is a little video of the last session, at around 4:50 u can see the little opps moment lol, sorry for the video first time editing video and stuff like that so my bad











http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zfq3b...=youtube_gdata

[Jean H.318TI]

mock start

[Jean H.318TI]

here are some more videos

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P3Vpg83JBqk

http://youtu.be/xN_yZWq8PT4

http://youtu.be/m59ItYY1FLk

http://youtu.be/vncR01CgfaI

[kuleinc]

Heres a pic from last Sundays Solo Event with SCCA at the Oakland Colosseum...

[mohaughn]

jean, which track is that? Looks like a lot of fun on the twisty section back in the trees. Driving lines look good as well. Keep it up..

[Jean H.318TI]

Originally Posted by mohaughn

jean, which track is that? Looks like a lot of fun on the twisty section back in the trees. Driving lines look good as well. Keep it up..

pacific raceways up here in washington, its alot of fun, hit 120mph in the front straight, so nice and is very technical too, huge altitute change and road surface that goes from super grippy to nothing at all.