RX7 is a fun car - but dont fancy that the rebuild of the tips every few years - esp when one starts tuning them!

Evorich - Interesting feedback about the EVO, I have heard similar critisisms of the EVO. So what happens if you cross the line with the EVO? If you push too hard through a bend does it throw its toys out of the pram bigstyle?

JJ

 

Spend £5k on your Sapphire and make it totally reliable with sensible mods then .

Rear beam, proper suspension, quality tyres, proper brakes and a 350bhp engine would wipe the floor around the Ring with a normal E46 M3....

 

THIS.......................

 

He already has one . Get with the program Jim!

 

Hey........I've just woke up

Keep the cosworth in that case......

There is no replacement for a Cosworth..........

I couldn't affort both, otherwise

 

i recently bought a focus rs and have been impressed with it, after owning a few 300- 350 bhp cossies and a variaty of other cars i thought it might be one i sold on after a couple of months, it handles really well out of the box and stops, with the right mods goes really well , it has impressed a few people who really underated it- one of them owns a e36 m3 evo, all it had done is a decat. not even considered selling it yet as still having fun and no hassel so far,

 

Mkiv supra turbo good trackcars when setup right whit proper suspension and brakes not only good for dragracing only.
Chevrolet corvette z06 both the c5 and c6 version can you say porsche killer.
Audi s4/rs5 old model (turbo versionl no the new version na version.
Whit decent engine suspension brakes mods will be awesome weapon on road and track.
Nissan r32 gtr and r34 gtr don't need to say more.

 

Jim - great minds think alike! I love my M5 - it is the daily runner!

Mike Rainbird - I am coming round to the idea of keeping the little Cos a while longer - I think you are correct - maybe time to consolidate and make strong again. If I had my time again and budget, then I would prob go in a different direction, but with the lion portion of the costs behind me, I guess it may be fun to make it a proper M3 killer! Once Stu has worked his magic with the power plant - back to suspension methinks!

I like the idea of the Corvette - but I reckon mega bucks for one of those!

JJ

 

The not that expensive.
A z06 corvette can be tuned to kill anything on track.
I diffrent forum i am member off has c5 zo6 corvette as his project car.
And whit couple of tweaks will see you well over 400 whp just by playing whit cams headers and a decent exhaust.
http://motors.search.ebay.com/chevro...Z6000QQsaspiZ2

 

i like the m5
but i've heard the use alot of engine oil and the cranks are prone to bending
is this true??

 

if i sold the sierra , i would buy a audi RS4 salloon if i had the money

awesome looking cars

i saw one at donnington and looked awesome

marco

 

How about a Holden HSV......Vauxhall based I know....but one hell of a car IMO, grunt, noise etc - MINT!!!

 

im really sorry but is just me or does it sound like someones looking for a new sex toy?? "WEEKEND TOY, RING TOOL" "gotta be ludicrously fast"......

 

Oil use - yes sadly uses loads

Crank -no this is bollocks

Hope this helps!


Marco - ref the RS4 I agree they look rather tasty! That said, I hear they are prone to a touch of understeer to say the least!

 

EVO or Porsche depending on funds, mind I fancy a twin turbo Supra for this summer

 

Ultima GTR - www.ultimasports.co.uk -check out the videoes of 0-100-0 in 9.3 secs

 

M5's....Oil = About the same as a high spec cossie...but it was designed that way.

Cranks : Crap....they're steel EN40B, Just like the Cossie.

 

ITs funny, Jim cos I have never ever heard anything bad about the Cranks in my experience of the M5 boards and ownership - was this news to you as well?

Now if he had mentioned the VANOS.........

 

Why the hell would you call an EN40 crank crap?

Most modern cars are running on at best an EN16 I believe!

 

Westfield Megabusa (Susuki 1300 Hyabusa engine). After driving a friends on a track day, i would say it is the fastest and most enjoyable toy car you could get for under £20k.

 

e36 m3 turbo


pick up an m3 cheap now, then just get it turbo'd!

 

I think he's saying that the reported problems are crap , NOT the crank

 

Ah for me then!

 

Now this could be quite interesting - any further knowledge, or shooting from the hip?

JJ

 

yep i'd just heard they bend cranks , no proof of this
mmm i could live with them using oil a bit
might have to look into one of these if the saff goes
how about an e36 m3 but super charged???
do the venos give problems on the m5 or m3 evo ??

 

supra ?

 

Sadly, the Vanos on both the E36M3 and the M5 are known to have the occassional sulk. Best to buy one that has had it addressed if possible. the frequency of failure I dont know - it is always difficult to tell, as often on the BMW forums people post about troubles, and dont when they are fine. As such, the frequency of failure can be exaggerated.

JJ

 

£5K = http://www.da-motorsport.com/projele...rbor/index.htm

520bhp

 

further options here:

http://forums.bimmerforums.com/forum...d.php?t=521046



Personally if it was me, i would probably buy one of the yank kits available, and then build from there.

 

It depends. In my case right hand side of the Evo made contact with the armco


They are very stable especially new models with active diffs can go well over the grip limit still maintaning some stability, but when you ovedo it big time there is no escaping. In my case slick tyre + water puddle and I was done :-/

 

If you ask me what I would replace the Cossie with I say:


http://homepage.mac.com/wojnar/PhotoAlbum71.html