Nice V8 project

YankeeWanker · Post by **YankeeWanker** » Mon Oct 12, 2009 4:31 am

WOW ! ! !

Nice project! I bet it's like a Viper in terms of "smokability" of the tires.

As for us US guys, you're right - we don't get 98 at the petrol station.

But most of us use 93 oct.

The 91 is reserved for tree-hugging states like California.

That's why STis and WRX Imprezas are more powerful in states with lax laws.

In NC, I can buy race fuel and pump it straight into my tank (110 oct). Perfectly legal unless I get caught by the Department Motor Vehicles.

YW

340i · Post by **340i** » Mon Oct 12, 2009 9:27 am

YankeeWanker wrote: In NC, I can buy race fuel and pump it straight into my tank (110 oct). Perfectly legal unless I get caught by the Department Motor Vehicles.

haha yes, everythings legal till you get caught!

if you know the right people here, you can get avgas filled into tins and some guys have been known to run that on the street (or a partial mix). its got quite a distinctive smell though, so you wouldnt want mr policeman wandering by when you're idling at the traffic lights...

tommi_e21 · Post by **tommi_e21** » Mon Oct 12, 2009 6:27 pm

i used some of the waste fuel from the lemans team i work for once in my ford fiesta i was running around in at the time, think its 114 octane or near, anyway needless to say it made the car much faster.

340i · Post by **340i** » Tue Nov 17, 2009 8:06 am

340i · Post by **340i** » Wed Dec 02, 2009 9:46 am

updates...
between designing my custom fron suspension and getting prices etc, i've been doing a bit of DIY. i got a bit carried away with the angle grinder and cutting wheel making room to fit recaros in the rear seat area, cut out the tyrewell to make some room for my diffuser, found some rust in both sides of the boot so cut that out too, and cut out the fuel filler (which was previously just fibreglassed over). there is going to be a bit of welding to get it all back in one piece, but should be good when done. im going to have a rear strut brace welded in and some more reinforcement while im at it too.

tommi_e21 · Post by **tommi_e21** » Wed Dec 02, 2009 11:19 am

legend! lol, lots n lots of cutting, cracking effort! bet she is a lot lighter now,

340i · Post by **340i** » Wed Dec 02, 2009 11:38 am

haha cheers, yeah its a bit lighter. i did the cutting in several stages, as i kept changing my mine how much i wanted to take out. im up to my 9th 100mm cutting disk now...

im not looking forward to prepping all the areas for welding, its gonna get dusty!

tommi_e21 · Post by **tommi_e21** » Wed Dec 02, 2009 11:41 am

i always forget to ad the costing off cutting disks, there fricking expensive! i used 8 doing my arches and other bits

340i · Post by **340i** » Wed Dec 02, 2009 10:16 pm

mine weren't too bad, i got a 10 pack for $13 (~6 quid?). wire wheels are a killer though, they were $50 each at the place i was at. might have to shop around...

tommi_e21 · Post by **tommi_e21** » Thu Dec 03, 2009 10:33 am

cost me £10 for a pack of 6!!!!!

E21meister · Post by **E21meister** » Thu Dec 03, 2009 4:54 pm

austin25uk wrote:i always forget to ad the costing off cutting disks, there fricking expensive! i used 8 doing my arches and other bits

How much do you pay for cutting discs? I'm lucky, I've got a proper old-school engineering shop 5 mins from me, do all sort of sheet metal/fittings and the like (think of the shop out the Two Ronnies 'Four Candles' sketch), I can get TUV-tested cutting discs for 87p each (box of 10 for a tenner), when H*lfords (hair rises on neck) charge about £2 for an inferior Chinese equivalent!

Pho21_girl · Post by **Pho21_girl** » Fri Dec 04, 2009 8:49 pm

so gettin you to get my disks next time then! oh this is tommi on spannas account

E21meister · Post by **E21meister** » Fri Dec 04, 2009 11:04 pm

Pho21_girl wrote:so gettin you to get my disks next time then! oh this is tommi on spannas account

yeah no probs just let know.
BTW I hope it's only Hannah's E21.net a/c you're dressing up in...

340i · Post by **340i** » Sat Dec 05, 2009 1:13 am

ps. this is the 340i thread, not the cutting disk thread...

cheers.

murran · Post by **murran** » Sat Dec 05, 2009 1:37 am

topic..........
every hero i ever heard of says f*** off to the space to keep a spare wheel!