BMW 1 Series Australian Drag Racing Standings

[BBK]

Originally Posted by 1q2w3e4r

Good to see so many owner's getting out there and having some fun with their cars!

Pretty rare with BMWs.

I thought someone else drives Justin's car?

[1q2w3e4r]

I think you are right.

I meant largely in general. People getting out, having a go and a good time all at once.

[BBK]

This is true, I think really it is because of the ease and availability of good meth kits lately.

[fly135]

Originally Posted by micha3l

All I know is its running a GTX4508r and has made 890hp @ 31psi. Has been told he should be running 9 second passes if he installs an auto box.

Wow, that is some huge psi. That sounds more like a tyre pressure reading than turbo boost.

BTW congrats on a great pass...high 11's is seriously quick.

[micha3l]

Originally Posted by MrBlonde

I ran 136 MPH in my M Coupe with 468 rwhp.

A 1715kg / 3780lb car (1800kg / 3968lb with driver) with a 134-136mph trap speed would indicate 700hp+ according to most of the calculators on the internet?

Doesn't really matter, its a beast of a car no matter what its "hp number" is.

You can have a 1000hp car and still not have a "quick" ET, thats what makes drag racing such a challenge

[adrian@vishnu]

Originally Posted by micha3l

Who knows, he was still spinning all the way through 1st, 2nd & 3rd.

All I know is its running a GTX4508r and has made 890hp @ 31psi. Has been told he should be running 9 second passes if he installs an auto box.

PS: Just got his times off (http://www.1320go.com/willowbank/getDates.php - Car 786) and he wasn't very accurate with telling me what the times were.

Quickest run was a 11.211 @ 134.20, fastest run was a 11.224 @ 136.17mph.

His first run of the night was the 11.665 @ 128mph run

136MPH... that is more like it. That is certainly worthy of the 500kW ATW dyno.

Justin's car ran drag radials. It would seem the extra load from the tyres caused clutch issues, so it only got one pass. I think it was only a highish 1.8 60 foot, so alot more to come here. It should be capable around 2 tenths better in the 60 foot time with the DRs, so 11.5-11.6 is definately on the cards once the clutch is sorted and the car can post a good pass. Also MPH was down from last time on the only pass done, so probably a little more in it with that. This car with an Auto would be a serious contender for low 11s.

[The__J__Factor]

wow you guys are killing it these days!
Cant wait to see the 500kw+ beast at willowbank one night.

[JD75]

Originally Posted by MrBlonde

I've heard on the wire another 135 is running 11 second passes tonight.

Well Kenny was correct, but the car only ran a single 11 second pass.

Actually we only ran 3 passes in the whole night.

The first pass was a "do-over", as the car bogged badly out of the box due to the grip we now had, from both the Hoosiers and the somewhat sticky track.

The second effort saw our 11.949 seond pass with what we suspected to be clutch slippage on the 2nd to 3rd & 3rd to 4th gear changes, which is evidenced by our "slow" 120 mph trap speed.

Unfortunately the 3rd pass confirmed our clutch suspicions, it was not a happy camper.

Truth be told, it was fucked!

According to "the Stig" aka DMM aka Dale it was slipping badly out of the box and was near impossible to grab a gear on the up changes.

He limped it back around and after a quick evaluationi it was obvious the clutch was now toast, so we called it a night.

Thankfully following a cool down it was a little easier to engage a gear.

With the use of some TLC and double clutching he was able to drive it back to Advan and park it safely in the workshop.

FYI,

the upgraded ACT organic "Street" clutch is a damn fine clutch.

It had held countless dyno pulls at well over 300 rwkw and a shite load of torque at the crank, two solid track days and a lot of "spirited" driving on the street, ummm I mean "private road" of course.

However lanuching the car out of the box at 6,500 rpm with 275 Hoosiers on the rear, was beyond its clamping capabilities.

We kind of knew that and Peter suspected it would just be a matter of time before it let go.

I would consider it the best clutch upgrade currently available, for anyone who wishes to retain a high degree of streetability and improve upon the pedal feel of the lifeless OE clutch.

Unless you plan to go drag racing with super grippy Hoosiers on the rear and have dynoed up, North of 300 rwkw it's a great choice.

The ACT "Street" clutch has a firmer pedal than the OE unit and it also has a nice progressive feel to it, where the pedal firms up the closer it is to the floor.

All around it's a better clutch than the stock unit and certainly more of a "driver's clutch", the OE clutch is just too light and spongey in its operation.

Oh, lastly here is the timeslip from our not so eventfull trip to WSID.

Cheers,

JD.

[micha3l]

Nice work Justin, Im sure you will be in the mid-11's with some more work so it can handle the power!

[BMW86]

Nice work Justin and solid trap speed too. Look forward to seeing what you can do with the new clutch. Btw it looks like Michael was the first 11 second car by a matter of minutes!! Lol nice work to both of you

[adrian@vishnu]

It takes years for an 11 second car to arrive in Oz and then two do it within 4 minutes!! How funny is that. Well done to both of you. What is the next milestone?

[MrBlonde]

Great to see two eleven second passes on the same night! Michael with the first Australian eleven and the quickest 135 in Oz, quickest AT 135 in Oz. Justin with the quickest MT 135 in Oz and second car into the elevens by a couple of minutes.

Great times!

[BBK]

Originally Posted by MrBlonde

Justin with the quickest MT 135 in Oz and second car into the elevens by a couple of minutes.

Great times!

I know it's knitpicking... but you can't really say Justin is in the 11's. His car is

[MrBlonde]

Originally Posted by BBK

I know it's knitpicking... but you can't really say Justin is in the 11's. His car is

That's exactly what I said Richard. Justin with the quickest MT 135 in Oz. The entry on the list is under Dale Malone who was the driver.

[micha3l]

Haha, amazing it was only a few minutes! Lucky I got there on time for a change lol

Might have to get drag radials for me to do any better

[JD75]

Originally Posted by micha3l

Nice work Justin, Im sure you will be in the mid-11's with some more work so it can handle the power!

Cheers,

I very much believe that will be the case, providing we do not brake something else in the process.

We are just sorting out the best plan of attack, with regards a suitable replacement clutch & flywheel combo.

Originally Posted by BMW86

Nice work Justin and solid trap speed too. Look forward to seeing what you can do with the new clutch. Btw it looks like Michael was the first 11 second car by a matter of minutes!! Lol nice work to both of you

Ummm, actually the trap speed was down on our previous runs.

The three low 12 second passes we ran last time out saw two 122.xx mph traps, with another that was 123 mph.

Yep, a clutch that can handle the punishment the Hoosiers throw at it should make for interesting times, no pun intended.

I'm not at all concerned that we were not the first to run an 11 second pass in Aus, but thank you nevertheless.

Originally Posted by adrian@vishnu

It takes years for an 11 second car to arrive in Oz and then two do it within 4 minutes!! How funny is that. Well done to both of you. What is the next milestone?

Hey Adrian,

very funny indeed, but who will be the first to run an 11.4xx pass?

With regards the "next milestone", what is the N54 manual transmission record ET that your boy Shiv owns?

If we could better that, I imagine that pass would make for some rather interesting forum banter.

Originally Posted by BBK

I know it's knitpicking... but you can't really say Justin is in the 11's. His car is

Ummm, I cannot argue with that fact.

However I gain the same level of satisfaction from the vehicle running strongly, whether I am behind the wheel or not.

Originally Posted by micha3l

Haha, amazing it was only a few minutes! Lucky I got there on time for a change lol

Might have to get drag radials for me to do any better

Without a doubt the drag radials will improve your 60' time, though IIRC it is a damn fine time already.

However if you are running the OE clutch, it will surely take a beating if you launch it out of the box hard.

Dale was being "mechanically sympathetic" on our first outing with the Hoosiers and we still managed to toast the ACT "Street" clutch, which is by no means a "glass" clutch.

Just something to consider mate, but good luck.

[BMW86]

Justin - might be an idea to get in touch with HPF as they have a clutch in the works. All of their parts are top notch, I have their FMIC and it's a great piece of kit. I'm sure their clutch will be nothing short of high quality but it will cost a bit $$ and will take some time.

[MrBlonde]

The race industry can engineer something superior to any HPF solution.

[BMW86]

Originally Posted by MrBlonde

The race industry can engineer something superior to any HPF solution.

HPF claim it should be good for 750hp though which should be enough for this build. Not sure on price or ETA though. Custom clutch would still be the way to go.

[MrBlonde]

Originally Posted by BMW86

HPF claim it should be good for 750hp though which should be enough for this build. Not sure on price or ETA though. Custom clutch would still be the way to go.

HPF are expensive for everything they offer. Also don't believe US marketing about anything!

[BMW86]

I finally fixed my meth flow problems yesterday and decided to take it to the drags straight away, I didn't have time to log the car but I could tell it was flowing properly from the oil hijack gauge and my butt dyno.

The changes to the car from previous runs were: Meth (70/30 mix), Wavetrac LSD, SF-71 19 inch wheels, Michelin PSS 225/35/19 265/30/19.

My best time was 12.173@113.70mph. Overall, I was satisfied that I made progress with a new PB but disappointed that I didn't break into the 11s just yet. Most of my mph were in the 113-115mph range. I will have to go back soon as it's only my 4th time ever drag racing.

[JB4-335]

Originally Posted by BMW86

I finally fixed my meth flow problems yesterday and decided to take it to the drags straight away, I didn't have time to log the car but I could tell it was flowing properly from the oil hijack gauge and my butt dyno.

The changes to the car from previous runs were: Meth (70/30 mix), Wavetrac LSD, SF-71 19 inch wheels, Michelin PSS 225/35/19 265/30/19.

My best time was 12.173@113.70mph. Overall, I was satisfied that I made progress with a new PB but disappointed that I didn't break into the 11s just yet. Most of my mph were in the 113-115mph range. I will have to go back soon as it's only my 4th time ever drag racing.

Well done Vinney. Nice time mate.. Good to see the meth is flowing well for you. What additive were you running? That 11 second barrier is alot harder than it seems even with meth and LSD.

Good to see that looooooooooong list of mods finally in your sig.