Donovan goes 11.6 @ 120mph in his e30

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Donovan goes 11.6 @ 120mph in his e30

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R/T... .652
60'... 1.671
330... 4.915
1/8... 7.524
MPH... 96.51
1000... 9.747
1/4... 11.627
MPH... 120.52

Basically a street legal gutted race car. TCD manifold and downpipes with Donovan building the kit and doing the tuning on MS.

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Re: Donovan goes 11.6 @ 120mph in his e30

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T_C_D wrote:R/T... .652
60'... 1.671
330... 4.915
1/8... 7.524
MPH... 96.51
1000... 9.747
1/4... 11.627
MPH... 120.52

Basically a street legal gutted race car. TCD manifold and downpipes with Donovan building the kit and doing the tuning on MS.

Todd
Anyone remember what BimmerJim was getting with slicks?! Before he blew his motor?
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why are you not going faster over their`?

we runs hi 9 second laps with standard bmw parts (pistons, rods, rear axles) :)

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my fastest time is 10,23 143mph
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I've seen his car at my friend Pete's shop... it's a freaking animal.
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raceaddic wrote:why are you not going faster over their`?

we runs hi 9 second laps with standard bmw parts (pistons, rods, rear axles) :)

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my fastest time is 10,23 143mph
Because we just started racing BMWs last year. There are only a few guys in the entire USA that actually strive to drag race BMWs. We are still learning.

Care to share any of your secrets?

Todd
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Yes of course what do you want to know?

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what engine are you using?

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m30 or m20? and how do you run 26 psi on stock internals? thats alot for even these cars!
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Re: what engine are you using?

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bimmerboy wrote:m30 or m20? and how do you run 26 psi on stock internals? thats alot for even these cars!
You use an M30.

You also do what a few E36 people I know do.. run a TON of boost, blow motors all the time, but, used M30s are dirt cheap, who cares?

Look at that guy Ulysses in MD.. 700whp on a stock internal'd M52B28.. M52s are cheap, so big deal if you blow one.
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a healthy bmw motor with a proper tune can take the pain. ulysses' motor didn't blow unitl he hit 704 rwhp on 33 psi. this was after multiple 30+ psi runs at the drag strip. also, i believe a few years ago andreas from ppf in sweden built a m20 e28 that ran 28 psi on stock internals.
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gol10dr1 wrote:... ulysses' motor didn't blow unitl he hit 704 rwhp on 33 psi. this was after multiple 30+ psi runs at the drag strip. also...
What broke on ulysses' motor?
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really the m30 takes that much with no work?

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i thought they broke around 21, if your using stock pistons. which is still mighty impressive. is it just that you need to be real careful with fuel/spark to go so high?
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