332ti track brakes and tires

[anassa]

Originally Posted by Speed25

I HAVE thought about oil starvation, and it's on the list. I'm going to check for the welded/wired/upgraded oil pump nut and oil pan baffle. I'll look into the S54 pickup, too.

Yeah, I felt zero problems with the "deadly"�� E30 rear; I could put the car wherever I wanted and control it up to and even beyond the traction limits without issue. Frankly, I was looser with my bro's e46 (although with the supercharger, your right foot hangs it out at any time ��).

I hit a new snag two-miles from the house. Heard some noise up front, rough idle, then bang. Stock fan clutch fail with full blade deployment �� into the radiator. New radiator and fan delete with electric fan were on the list...now they're at the top.

LOL!!! Sorry I know its horrible, but i couldn't help but laugh, *knock on wood!* -> for myself. But having someone experience the "typical" weakness in person is ironic when we where talking about the other parts that might need help. I just went with the bimmerworld fan delete/electric SPAL fan kit.

I am sure if you had the same power as the e46 m3 in the ti, the rear would hang out more too

I think also many people do not take into account that in comparison to the z3 and e30 at least the 318ti has more of a wheel base, not sure about the other trailing arm BMW's, but I don't doubt that also helps keep it steady. I have enjoyed many many hours in the canyon with my ti when I used to drive it spiritedly often and it was always great controllable fun.

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I went with a Mishimoto radiator because I got lucky and found one for cheap (new too! and my car isn't tracked) but have you thought about the z3 s54 "three row" radiator? Seems like it has some more cooling capacity.

[Speed25]

The humor and irony weren't lost on me, either!

I did research the Z3M one, but think I'll pass on the plastic tanks even though the core is good. The one I just pulled out WAS all aluminum, but it looks like a no-name eBay special. I'll go to at least a Mishi or one of the other upgrade from ECS/Bimmerworld/Turner/ whatever. SPAL is what I want for a fan, too.

[1996 328ti]

I have a S54 pickup and still get oil starvation on fast left handers.
Smoothing my line actually helped.

I think I may have a bearing problem that is causing the oil starvation.
I haven't been on track for a couple years so I'm no longer concerned.
Sometimes when it's very hot and I'm at idle I get low oil pressure.

I know the internet is full of people securing the oil pump nut.
My mechanic claims he has never seem a nut come off but will happily take people's money.

I think the ti shines on short technical tracks.

Originally Posted by Speed25

I HAVE thought about oil starvation, and it's on the list. I'm going to check for the welded/wired/upgraded oil pump nut and oil pan baffle. I'll look into the S54 pickup, too.

Yeah, I felt zero problems with the "deadly"�� E30 rear; I could put the car wherever I wanted and control it up to and even beyond the traction limits without issue. Frankly, I was looser with my bro's e46 (although with the supercharger, your right foot hangs it out at any time ��).

I hit a new snag two-miles from the house. Heard some noise up front, rough idle, then bang. Stock fan clutch fail with full blade deployment �� into the radiator. New radiator and fan delete with electric fan were on the list...now they're at the top.

[Speed25]

Originally Posted by 1996 328ti

I have a S54 pickup and still get oil starvation on fast left handers.
Smoothing my line actually helped.

That's kinda funny; when the fuel starting getting me at half tank and I didn't want to quit a session, I'd adjust my line and "zig zag" a bit through the long, right-hand Turn 17. It helped!

The oil is of course more troubling, though.

[7Senna8]

Originally Posted by theButterson

That upgrade kit looks pretty neat. I wonder how the analysis turned out in terms of bias when combined with the m3 front brakes. You may want to contact them and ask before purchasing. A lot of people "upgrade" the brakes on their street car under the assumption that bigger is better and say "it works great!" without having any numbers on the change to stopping distance, bias, fade, etc. You don't want to get your car out on the track and find that you spent money and ended up with something that works worse.

Good point. I'm using similar logic with my Ford XR brakes.

[Speed25]

In my case, I ended up with M3 brakes all around and the bias is perfect (as you'd expect). The car is 100s of pounds lighter than the M, too (I'll be weighing it shortly to know for sure).