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Racing equipment - 1997 BMW M3

Or, "Where'd all my money go THIS time?!"

Motor racing, even at this level, is a ridiculously expensive hobby. This project couldn't have happened as quickly or as relatively affordably as it did if not for the kind assistance of the following people/businesses:


1997 BMW M3 race car

Engine

  • 52xxx-mile 3.2L S52 motor (from 1998 M3)
  • Head rebuild by Mike Kolbet (425-822-4776) at Accurate Engines (surface, valve grind, stem seals, pressure test)
  • Schrick cams (264 intake/256 exhaust)
  • Cold air intake with cone filter (fed through ram-air headlight intake)
  • BMW 24# fuel injectors
  • BMW M50 (325) intake manifold
  • Eurosport lightweight underdrive pulleys
  • Fluidyne 38mm full-core all-aluminum radiator from Absolute Radiator
  • VAC Motorsports oil cooler
  • VAC Motorsports baffled oil pan
  • MoTeC M48 ECU with custom programming

Drivetrain

  • 13xxx-mile 5-speed transmission (from 2000 M Roadster)
  • TMS 3.46 LSD
  • Quaife 3.73 LSD (for "point and squirt" tracks)
  • UUC transmission mounts
  • VAC Motorsports diff cooler
  • TC Design finned diff cover
  • E36 M3 Lightweight flywheel
  • Sachs Sport clutch

Exhaust

  • Kromer Kraft headers & pipes (ceramic-coated stainless steel)
  • All emissions equipment removed

Fluids

  • Mobil 1 15-50 synthetic (engine)
  • Red Line MTL (transmission)
  • Red Line 75W90 (diff)
  • Motul RBF 600 (brakes/clutch)
  • Red Line Water Wetter & distilled water (radiator)
  • Chevron 92 and Sunoco 100 fuels

Body/aero

  • FiberArtz fiberglass body kit (front/rear bumpers, doors, fenders/quarters)
  • Carbon fiber hood & rear deck from MA Shaw
  • M3 EVO-style adjustable-pitch carbon fiber rear spoiler from MA Shaw
  • Fiberglass headlight blank and intake duct from MA Shaw
  • Lexan windows from MA Shaw
  • Cantrell Motorsports aluminum front splitter and undertray

Suspension

  • Moton 3-way coilovers (high-/low-speed compression plus rebound)
  • Eibach race springs
  • Ground Control adjustable rear control arms
  • Ground Control rear swaybar end links
  • TMS World Challenge adjustable sway bars
  • Solid bushings
  • E30 M3 front control arms
  • E36 M3 Lightweight X-brace
  • Front strut tower brace
  • -4° front camber, -2.5° rear

Brakes

  • StopTech big brake kit (4-piston calipers; 355mm slotted floating rotors; flexible, stainless steel brake lines) (front)
  • stock M3 rotors (rear)
  • stock M3 master cylinder
  • Performance Friction PF01 pads (front), PF97 (rear)

Wheels/tires

  • BBS CH wheels (18x10)
  • H&R 20mm aluminum/magnesium spacers
  • Toyo R888 tires, 275/35-18, shaved to 3/32" (dry)
  • Toyo R888, 275/35-18, full tread at 6/32" (wet)
  • Mount and balance by FTL Performance

Safety

  • Fuel Safe fuel cell (25 gallon)
  • Halon fire system (3 nozzles)
  • AFFF handheld extinguisher
  • 8-point cage with NASCAR-style door bars, tied to front/rear suspension and differential
  • Sparco 6-point camlock harness
  • Window net
  • Hood pins (4), deck clips (2)
  • Cutoff switch

Driver interface

  • Stack ST8100 programmable display w/shift light
  • OMP fiberglass seat
  • Sparco "Ring" wheel w/quick release
  • AMB TranX260 DP direct-wired transponder
  • Blind Apex lap timer
  • Motorola CP-200 radios
  • Carbon fiber switch panel (toggles for master power, MoTeC, fuel pump, wiper, corner lights, diff pump, and ABS; pushbutton starter; 4 buttons for switching among the Stack display settings; fuel cell gauge)

Weight

2620lbs (fueled, no driver)

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