New guy from Colorado

[DaveKern]

Hi All,

My name's Dave and I have an addiction to cars. I've been involved with racing for the last 9 years or so, and I've never looked at owning a BMW before. I got hooked doing some ice racing on frozen lakes here in Colorado, progressed on to auto-x, track days, some HPDE and then found my real interest...getting dirty.

For the last two years I've been hillclimbing an Evo, and I'm looking to move into stage rally, and after doing some extensive youtube searching (bmw rally footage), a BMW is one of my top choices. RWD, good powerplants available, and no turbos to blow up every weekend. I'm not a big fan of cars with big overhang, so I'm looking at picking up a 3-series to transform into one of these beauties.

Dave

[tiFreak]

welcome, if you're looking for a 318ti rally car I hear there's one for sale in Hungary, how expensive could the shipping be?

not too many members on here using their ti's for rallying and stuff, I'm looking forwards to seeing a build thread

[RAiMA]

Nice one. Keep us posted on the progression

[spidertri]

Sweet, definitely keep us updated on the build/racing. I'd suggest you look for a '95 ti since they are OBDI and have the M42, easier to mod/swap if you desire.

[DaveKern]

Originally Posted by spidertri

I'd suggest you look for a '95 ti since they are OBDI and have the M42, easier to mod/swap if you desire.

Thanks for the tip! Keeping things simple is key for me on the build, and reliability is the #1 goal. Can't tell you how many times I've seen a team tow 1000 miles only to have an engine or transmission problem crop up and take them out of the race. I need to keep researching engine options, but the rules for Rally America on a 2wd car are:

Turbo/SC modifier 1.7
Ajdusted Displacement under 5100cc

So, that lets me use up to a 3.0L engine if I want to go forced induction, or 5.1L if I stay N/A. Does anyone know of any resources that would list engine weights?

Based on my prior experiences with high HP cars (my Evo), I think power somewhere in the low to mid 300range should be plenty.

Dave
btw, when signing up for the forum, it recommended that I post an introduction in this forum...but after further looking around on the site I see there's a better spot for that. Sorry.

[(408)-OUTLAWti]

Originally Posted by tiFreak

welcome, if you're looking for a 318ti rally car I hear there's one for sale in Hungary, how expensive could the shipping be?

not too many members on here using their ti's for rallying and stuff, I'm looking forwards to seeing a build thread

Ive seen that car!
i randomly ended up in an ebay like website but they only thing they sold was rally cars,that thing looked mean as ****!
i'll try to digg up some pictures...

[(408)-OUTLAWti]

Found it!
Specs:FOR SALE BMW Compact M3IX, built in 2009 3000 cm3 M3 type engine, IX drive, 1250 kg, new – 5-speed sliding gear system by Béres Height and stiffness adjustable Bilstein undercarriage by Katona, 350 horsepower performance, WRC roll bars by Rétei, full plastic car body, polycarbonate windows, full Kevlar casing at the bottom of the car, gravel brakes + 4 piston “asphalt” Brembo brakes, Tilton brake control, full teflon metal brake pipes, sintered clutch, steering wheel accelerator, aluminum cooler, flocked dashboard, gravel wheel set, ET-05 road wheels, green silent blocks, 2x60 rustproof exhaust pipe, spare parts: original IX gear system, transfer gearbox, half-axle, swivel arm, + 1 complete plastic set e-mail: hazaiimi@gmail.com

tl;dr-swapted M3 engine pushing 350hp













the website is www.rally24.com

[DaveKern]

Originally Posted by (408)-OUTLAWti

Found it!

LOL, I didn't realize you were looking for the page it was listed on. I had it linked in my first post.

Here's another good one: E36 M3

Dave

[(408)-OUTLAWti]

Originally Posted by DaveKern

Here's another good one: E36 M3

Dave

that one is sitting a bit too high for my taste,but i must admit,the E46 fender grilles look very clean...