ILC's 1991 318 S50 track rat

[i_love_cars]

i need help with the explanation for the DMV of what it means so that they actually approve it. Help me make something up

[B C]

Soccer Home Team F.C. Kenosha

Because you root for them when they play against Barcelona

[suspenceful]

i_love_cars said:

Yesterday I ordered a CCA grill badge because I think E30s should just have those. I also ordered a set of hyper silver Apex ARC-8 wheels and new Direzza tires. The car won't make a full locking turn right now and rubs badly because the prior owner mistakenly bought 235/45 tires instead of 235/40, so they are wayyyy too tall. Plus I don't really like the E36 rims that are on the car. Good news is that I have brand new Rival tires from the Miata that I never installed, so Big Bear is letting me return those for a full credit towards the Direzzas, which makes the tires basically a wash. Big Bear also has a buyer for my E36 wheels, and after selling the Avanti wheels I had for the Miata, everything is basically a wash. 

I'm hoping everything fits, but still not sure. The E36 wheels are 7.5" with 41 offset and 12mm spacers around, and I have about 1" clearance between the strut and the top of the wheel when it is cambered in on the ground. I had to pick up 17x8.5 et40 from Apex, so I'm hoping they will still fit, but I ordered a set of 15mm spacers just in case. Still may be a little close but keeping my fingers crossed. Everything is getting fitted next week on Thursday.

Nice. Check out www.willtheyfit.com for tire fitment needs.

I did a new vs. old for you. First one is without spacers on the new wheels, second one is with the 15mm spacers.

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[i_love_cars]

awesome! looks like i won't even need spacers, or at worst a small one.

[patsbimmer1]

m42b32 said:

According to the WDMV plate lookup, "SHTFCK" is available!

This!  So much this!  It has to happen!

[patsbimmer1]

Or RDRCKT... I check and it's available.

[i_love_cars]

yup, did some math and took some measurements - looks like the rears will clear with no spacer at all as I have like 1.5" between the strut and the wheel, and it only adds 1.7mm of poke. 

The fronts will still require a spacer because the strut is closer to the wheel. It's got probably 3/4" or a bit more, so likely re-use the existing 12mm which would give about .46" closer to the strut and about .5" more poke which should work out given the tire will stretch a bit and be lower profile.

[patsbimmer1]

You could also add a German twist to it

ROTRCKT

[i_love_cars]

RED ROKT would be alright. Double standard with south park and also the fact that it's a pretty fast street car that's red. 

Sidebar: 135 will be on the dyno next week on Wednesday morning

[suspenceful]

i_love_cars said:

RED ROKT would be alright. Double standard with south park and also the fact that it's a pretty fast street car that's red. 

Sidebar: 135 will be on the dyno next week on Wednesday morning

Am I the only one thinking of the gross type of red rocket? You know, that thing that happens when a male dog gets excited?

Which dyno are you getting on? I'm excited to see the numbers.

[i_love_cars]

yea that's why i said "it's a double standard with South Park" because they did an episode on that one time, LOL. 

I'm not actually getting that plate. I may not get any vanity plate if i can't think of something i really like. 

I'll be up on LMT's dyno   Should be a good day. immediately following that I'll be getting the new tires mounted on the Apex wheels for the E30, so i can go home and put htem on.

[suspenceful]

i_love_cars said:

yea that's why i said "it's a double standard with South Park" because they did an episode on that one time, LOL. 

I'm not actually getting that plate. I may not get any vanity plate if i can't think of something i really like. 

I'll be up on LMT's dyno   Should be a good day. immediately following that I'll be getting the new tires mounted on the Apex wheels for the E30, so i can go home and put htem on. 

Ahh... I don't watch South Park. Glad we're all on the same page though 

If you put down monstrous numbers, I might have to pay them a visit for my car. Any guesses?

[i_love_cars]

Hard to say for sure. The car isn't fully tuned yet but it is running smoothly enough that I think it's worth getting an initial dyno pull. 

From all the dyno results I have seen on N55 pure stg2, targeting 21 psi on E50 has resulted in anywhere from 480-500. People running meth put down slightly better numbers ~530. 

I would be happy to see 475 because that would show a gain of over 100 whp going from stock turbo to Pure. I'm more concerned with the gain than the raw number. Helps me validate the money I spent

[patsbimmer1]

suspenceful said:

Am I the only one thinking of the gross type of red rocket? You know, that thing that happens when a male dog gets excited?

Which dyno are you getting on? I'm excited to see the numbers.

Double entendre, dual meaning.  Most definitely meant it as a dog boner and the fact that his car is red.  I went for the triple entendre with ROT RCKT since ROT is German for red, dog boners and he has a red car.  It was meant as more of a joke.

[patsbimmer1]

Side note, I had to explain to my boss what a red rocket is today and now he won't stop saying it.

[bk335]

suspenceful said:

Ahh... I don't watch South Park. Glad we're all on the same page though 

If you put down monstrous numbers, I might have to pay them a visit for my car. Any guesses?

I know LMT is certainly not a heartbreaker. A FBO (no inlets) N54 335i on a E60 Wedge tune (~21psi peak) put down 450whp in 3rd gear, should be around 460whp in 4th gear (dyno operator couldn't figure out the kickdown I guess, idk haven't tried a 6AT e90). Meanwhile I put down 391awhp with minimal mods, stock dp's, stock fmic on 18psi with a few gallons e85 to prevent timing correction from high iat.

Anyways, I vote for SHTFCK

[wasnt m3]

They've changed the calibration on the dyno relatively recently to sae correction, for whatever it's worth.

[Rowleym]

This is my favorite t shirt in existence.

[KaiserRolls]

Just checking in to ask how much you love it more than the miaturd

And mainly checking in to ask how your plate submission forms went at the DMV.

Because SHTFCK

[i_love_cars]

New wheels are on. I could not possibly be any happier with how they look. Fitment is really good with 12mm spacers all around. I think I am going to drop to a 10mm just for peace of mind but right now I can get a full lock on the wheel again with no rub and driving over normal bumps so far is no problem.