316ti Race Car, M Compact Spec

[Jamez]

Figured since I used this forum a couple of times whilst building my compact I should introduce myself.

I have a 316ti that I have built up to M Compact Spec and then turned into a race car.

Started as this


Went like this around a track with the 316ti motor and auto


Then looked like this with the S50B32 installed



and went like this:


Then looked like this with cage and race seat/harness


Built in lap timing on the steering wheel



Then went like this with the cage and race seat installed



Now looks like this after its first race weekend



General Specs are:

E36 Comapct Body with Msport Kit and Reiger GT front lip.
100% OEM E36 M3 Brakes, Fuelling, Clutch, Intake, ECU, Motor and Gearbox.
3" Exhaust
Alloy Flywheel
Coilover suspension with non adjustable bilstein shocks.
3.91 LSD
Z3M S54 Water Radiator (85c-95c depending on weather)
E36 325tds Oil cooler (110-120c depending on weather)
17" Michelin Slicks
E36 Motorsport Swaybars
Bimmerworld Oil valve (Dropped temps by 20c)

Weight 1240kg (Full tank) + driver
Power ~270rwhp

Next steps are to reduce weight and increase HP to drop the lap times down.

I have a facebook page that has more history about the car - https://www.facebook.com/bmw303

[teetime4one]

Cool car. Thanks for sharing.

[BMW_Hatchback]

Beautiful Ti, thanks for sharing indeed

[Stealthbeam]

Awesome Car! What's next for this gorgeous Ti???

[Jamez]

Its time to cut out 100kg+ of weight, get a swirl pot so I don't have to run a full tank to avoid surge(-40kg), get a tune to add some HP (+30rwhp) and add a rear wing so I can keep the rear end under control. New goal is to drop 2 seconds off the best lap time, which should see it about 2-3 seconds slower a lap than the E46 V8 GTR's and E90 GT2/4 Spec cars, plus 1-2 seconds faster than the modified E36 M3's etc.

[Toolmaker]

Very nice. Thanks for sharing

Lino

[bmo.yves]

awesome build great to see ti's on the track

[riddleyo]

Great stuff. Where will the 100kg be coming from?