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- Wed Apr 29, 2015 10:04 pm
- Forum: Introduce yourself - Gallery
- Topic: Mats Strandberg (SWE)
- Replies: 785
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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 ...
- Thu Apr 23, 2015 9:37 pm
- Forum: Performance
- Topic: Jim K. 3.2 engine
- Replies: 344
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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
Though we break enough stuff also
I work at and for firms who have serious r&d budgets and even here, this is still a wet dream
Though we break enough stuff also
- 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
no, I don't want to disturb your sleep anymore....Jim K wrote:I suppose your next post will be about the 'correct' 'π' and not just 3.14?
Jim K.
At least your building something and not just crunching theoretical numbers
- Wed Apr 22, 2015 9:39 pm
- Forum: Performance
- Topic: Jim K. 3.2 engine
- Replies: 344
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Re: Jim K. 3.2 engine
Mats,Mats wrote:Backyards per hour? Sounds like a lawnmower unit...
As far as in/mm, it's ~0,039370078.
We don't want the lawn mower engine to explode at first startup.
So we are talking scientific numbers here so: ~ 0.03937007874015748031
- 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,...
- 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
ok, a better description: The green circles are those the notches for cam lobe clearance?
- Thu Apr 16, 2015 10:36 am
- Forum: Performance
- Topic: Jim K. 3.2 engine
- Replies: 344
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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...
- Sun Mar 22, 2015 1:01 pm
- Forum: Suspension, Steering, Wheels, Tires
- Topic: Alu transaxle
- Replies: 10
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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.
- 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...
- Fri Mar 20, 2015 1:33 pm
- Forum: Introduce yourself - Gallery
- Topic: Mats Strandberg (SWE)
- Replies: 785
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Re: Mats Strandberg (SWE)
Give a shout in front and we'll meet up with the beemersRing trip planned for this summer, we should meet up and go back to that Italian resturant.
- Fri Mar 20, 2015 4:48 am
- Forum: Introduce yourself - Gallery
- Topic: Mats Strandberg (SWE)
- Replies: 785
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Re: Mats Strandberg (SWE)
yesMats wrote:Too boring for you I guess...
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?
- Sun Mar 15, 2015 10:36 pm
- Forum: Introduce yourself - Gallery
- Topic: Mats Strandberg (SWE)
- Replies: 785
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Re: Mats Strandberg (SWE)
Ah of course 2005, the obvious answer would be a E87 130i ....
it feels like they designed/build it with a 75 as role model
it feels like they designed/build it with a 75 as role model
- Sun Mar 15, 2015 12:30 pm
- Forum: Introduce yourself - Gallery
- Topic: Mats Strandberg (SWE)
- Replies: 785
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Re: Mats Strandberg (SWE)
e46 m3 is a 3.2Mats wrote:Well it's RWD, from -05 and has a six cylinder 3 liter engine.
- Sun Mar 15, 2015 7:21 am
- Forum: Introduce yourself - Gallery
- Topic: Mats Strandberg (SWE)
- Replies: 785
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Re: Mats Strandberg (SWE)
still alfa I hope..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.
no kidding, we will make an exception
- Tue Dec 02, 2014 2:53 am
- Forum: Introduce yourself - Gallery
- Topic: Mats Strandberg (SWE)
- Replies: 785
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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...