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Originally Posted by MightyMouseTech
Yes, apparently it's a thing. Heard of some people installing an accusump to prevent damage.
Seems we have a similar background. I also used to track a car with a B18C here in Ontario. Ran regional sprints and the Canadian Touring Car series with it.
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Thank you MMT! You are a wealth of information. I'll have to buy you dinner if I get out to Ottawa or if you're here in GTA for a race.
I found the threads on N55/54 oil starvation. Looks like I'll be using one of the data acquisition channels to monitor the oil pressure.
https://www.1addicts.com/forums/show...t=Catastrophic
Is this the system to get or should I get just get baffles?
https://www.ecstuning.com/BMW-E82-13...Oiling_System/
Those Honda race cars were a lot of fun and handled great with the right stiffening (welded-in 8pt cage), chassis and suspension mods ... once the bumpsteer was fixed. Too bad Honda didn't have a close ratio gearbox or a 6 speed at that time as I'd lose so much time avoiding a short 2nd gear or holding in 4th before braking for a turn.
The 1'er seems to be an expensive vehicle to prep for racing. I'm planning on a lightly modded DCT for track days next year after a 18 year absence and a race prepped 1'er (probably normally aspirated) manual for 2022.
Always loved the look of the old 2 box shaped race cars like the BMW 2002, Datsun 510, Lotus/Ford Cortina, etc. The 135i/128i fits that nostalgic look for me.