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by Maurizio
Wed Apr 29, 2015 10:04 pm
Forum: Introduce yourself - Gallery
Topic: Mats Strandberg (SWE)
Replies: 785
Views: 345538

Re: Mats Strandberg (SWE)

Nice , problem is everything is gonna be to perfect with no tweaking , fixing , paching so life's gonna be boring :D But you will ever miss a track day and even have perfect visibility and warm feet in a snow storm . :D beemers also break. It is just another type of crowd. The way I see it is that ...
by Maurizio
Thu Apr 23, 2015 9:37 pm
Forum: Performance
Topic: Jim K. 3.2 engine
Replies: 344
Views: 165732

Re: Jim K. 3.2 engine

"The ultimate wet dream", really test where the limits are, with destructive testing!


I work at and for firms who have serious r&d budgets and even here, this is still a wet dream :mrgreen:
Though we break enough stuff also :wall:
by Maurizio
Thu Apr 23, 2015 10:15 am
Forum: Performance
Topic: Jim K. 3.2 engine
Replies: 344
Views: 165732

Re: Jim K. 3.2 engine

Jim K wrote:I suppose your next post will be about the 'correct' 'π' and not just 3.14? 8)
Jim K.
no, I don't want to disturb your sleep anymore....
At least your building something and not just crunching theoretical numbers :twisted:
by Maurizio
Wed Apr 22, 2015 9:39 pm
Forum: Performance
Topic: Jim K. 3.2 engine
Replies: 344
Views: 165732

Re: Jim K. 3.2 engine

Mats wrote:Backyards per hour? Sounds like a lawnmower unit... :lol:

As far as in/mm, it's ~0,039370078. :wall:
Mats,

We don't want the lawn mower engine to explode at first startup.
So we are talking scientific numbers here so: ~ 0.03937007874015748031 :mrgreen:
by Maurizio
Sun Apr 19, 2015 10:08 pm
Forum: Performance
Topic: Jim K. 3.2 engine
Replies: 344
Views: 165732

Re: Jim K. 3.2 engine

No I haven't. Although Vizard's articles are very interesting and well-documented, for the time I want to keep costs down -ie, not replace half the seats and valves with bigger ones. Jim K. Jim, Not hindered by any knowledge. Maybe a simple low budget idea about this one, but will already too late,...
by Maurizio
Sat Apr 18, 2015 2:48 am
Forum: Performance
Topic: Jim K. 3.2 engine
Replies: 344
Views: 165732

Re: Jim K. 3.2 engine

Image

ok, a better description: The green circles are those the notches for cam lobe clearance?
by Maurizio
Thu Apr 16, 2015 10:36 am
Forum: Performance
Topic: Jim K. 3.2 engine
Replies: 344
Views: 165732

Re: Jim K. 3.2 engine

JK, Those yellow circles you made on the valve follower bores are the notch you told me to do to accommodate the follower's upward movement with the re-ground cams? My guess is that you see the notch at the picture where the calipers are in. The yellow circles... hmm let me guess, extra oil feed ho...
by Maurizio
Sun Mar 22, 2015 1:01 pm
Forum: Suspension, Steering, Wheels, Tires
Topic: Alu transaxle
Replies: 10
Views: 12115

Re: Alu transaxle

Hi Maurizio, worried about what we are doing to your old car :wink: :lol: Oh no, you're going to properly use it, I can only appreciate that! I'm more worried about you. :? The design is made in Solid Works, with all parts and the total assy stress-tested. Mats, wrote out what I was thinking.
by Maurizio
Sun Mar 22, 2015 8:18 am
Forum: Suspension, Steering, Wheels, Tires
Topic: Alu transaxle
Replies: 10
Views: 12115

Re: Alu transaxle

Nice rendering pictures. But I have serious doubts about this one. Don't get me wrong here, this is a gut feeling thing. I'm just judging rendered pictures. Do you home work absolutely to the full extend, look seriously into load cases, stresses etc. The rationale behind my doubts: - Aluminum when u...
by Maurizio
Fri Mar 20, 2015 1:33 pm
Forum: Introduce yourself - Gallery
Topic: Mats Strandberg (SWE)
Replies: 785
Views: 345538

Re: Mats Strandberg (SWE)

Ring trip planned for this summer, we should meet up and go back to that Italian resturant. :D
Give a shout in front and we'll meet up with the beemers :mrgreen: :lol:
by Maurizio
Fri Mar 20, 2015 4:48 am
Forum: Introduce yourself - Gallery
Topic: Mats Strandberg (SWE)
Replies: 785
Views: 345538

Re: Mats Strandberg (SWE)

Mats wrote:Too boring for you I guess... :|
yes :mrgreen:

No of course not, too busy with other stuff...

So what is the plan / framework:
a street legal weekend/fun car, with occasional trackday use?
by Maurizio
Sun Mar 15, 2015 10:36 pm
Forum: Introduce yourself - Gallery
Topic: Mats Strandberg (SWE)
Replies: 785
Views: 345538

Re: Mats Strandberg (SWE)

Ah of course 2005, the obvious answer would be a E87 130i .... :mrgreen:

it feels like they designed/build it with a 75 as role model :twisted: :lol:
by Maurizio
Sun Mar 15, 2015 12:30 pm
Forum: Introduce yourself - Gallery
Topic: Mats Strandberg (SWE)
Replies: 785
Views: 345538

Re: Mats Strandberg (SWE)

Mats wrote:Well it's RWD, from -05 and has a six cylinder 3 liter engine.
:? e46 m3 is a 3.2 :D
by Maurizio
Sun Mar 15, 2015 7:21 am
Forum: Introduce yourself - Gallery
Topic: Mats Strandberg (SWE)
Replies: 785
Views: 345538

Re: Mats Strandberg (SWE)

Mats wrote:Well...
I'm already knee deep in another project, but it's not Alfetta based so I'm not sure it's fitting to display here. :shock:

:wall:
still alfa I hope.. :?: :twisted:

no kidding, we will make an exception :lol:
by Maurizio
Tue Dec 02, 2014 2:53 am
Forum: Introduce yourself - Gallery
Topic: Mats Strandberg (SWE)
Replies: 785
Views: 345538

Re: Mats Strandberg (SWE)

Oouch... not much to say, this hurts for sure, major crap :| On the positive note, now you have a legal excuse to buy that bmw race car. :wall: :lol: :mrgreen: On the serious note, I hope you 'll find the courage, motivation and time to start a project in a while.... ones those old crappy alfa are i...