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murran wrote:jim when you set them cold you need to take into account the fact the pressures will be higher when the tyre temp rises.
the 28 psi in that tyre will increase to around 36/7 when the tyre is fully up to temp.
it not an exact science but for example, with brands, setting them when cold id go with 21/22psi in the n/s/f, 22/24 psi in the o/s/f and maybe 24 in both rears?
but deffo go out do 3-4 laps to get the tyres up to temp, then come in the pits jump out and check them before they have chance to cool off and then adjust them when hot to the 28 psi all round (or what ever you want them to be when on track and up to temp).
also after this, when they do cool off, take note of what pressures they drop to..... that way you can set the pressures to that when cold, then when your on track and up to temp you know theyre guna be correctish without checking them again.

^^^^^^ hope im making sence with this waffle???

That's pretty much what I do. I'm starting to wonder if that one tyre might have been faulty as after checking them all closely today, it's the only one that's blistered. I've mailed the supplier to see what they say anyway.

Belgian Tuur Vanden Abeele doing very well in the Belgian Historic Rally Championship winning the 2011 title. Sad news though, the car is up for sale atm and he will be joining the modern cars with a Polo Super 2000 in 2012. 300BHP @ 8500RPM and 4WD doesn't sound too bad but it would be too smooth for me!

Great idea this!
love the E21s in action

Also worth getting a tyre pyrometer
you can learn a lot about set-up etc from tyre temperatures across the tyre
once set-up you won't damage your tyres (much)- I still have a set of Yoko 008Rs- must be 5 years old for practice= even set up (on Butch)

hopefully here is our tyre temp sheet (seems to have lost the formatting lines - sorry!)


TYRE
TEMPERATURE
EVALUATION
DATE: __________________

CAR: __¬________________ DRIVER: __¬_______________ SESSION: __________________


LEFT FRONT RIGHT FRONT




PRESSURE ______________________ PRESSURE ______________________


LEFT REAR RIGHT REAR



PRESSURE ______________________ PRESSURE ______________________


LEFT FRONT
Camber OK? _______________
Pressure OK? _______________
Toe OK? _______________
RIGHT FRONT
Camber OK? _______________
Pressure OK? _______________
Toe OK? _______________
LEFT REAR
Camber OK? _______________
Pressure OK? _______________
Toe OK? _______________
RIGHT REAR
Camber OK? _______________
Pressure OK? _______________
Toe OK? _______________


COMMENTS: ______________________________________________________________________

___________________________________________________________________________________


HANDLING BALANCE: _____________________________________________________________

___________________________________________________________________________________

___________________________________________________________________________________

Now who hasn't got any ideas yet on spending his xmas money? Because here's one: Tuur Vanden Abeele's winning 323i! http://www.rallycarsforsale.net/clas/in ... s&id=58646

I wonder how you get an M20 tot 3100cc. Anyone here any expercience?

Block is bored to 86 mm (3.4 in) and the 89.6 mm (3.5 in) crank is used for 3.15 liters. It has been reported that engine-builders have bored out as far as 86.4 for an even 3.2 liters but this is beyond the generally accepted design limitations of the M20 block.

OK perhaps these pics are not of an e21 in competition but I can't resist. Here is our $500 Chump Car errrr, pickup truck. With 1.8 litres and possilby 100hp of fury under the hood it's a real rocket, let me tell you.......not




It is truly a pile of junk and should have been sent to the crusher. With some new sheet metal where the floor used to be and a few sheets of plywood it lives to take on its new task of crapcan endurance racing.

I really like that.

Saw some pics of the big bavarian beauties e30 cabrio PBMW car and started getting ideas about a Baur trackday toy. Must seek out a tatty Baur!

Like the pick-up man.

Mine is finally on the final build up. Went for m20 on 40's in the end. Soon as fiberglas bits turn up, paaint then mot time.

Last year as Jagermeister- summary

New pictures





and a movie

Rawecki Racing wrote:New pictures

Where did you get your fender flares if you dont mind me asking?

Nice pics, love the color of your car big time!

Onboard from last race of the season - lots of action , spins, overtakings