A big newbie greeting from Sydney

[MrBlonde]

Hi fellow BMW fans.

Your real name: Kenny Shelswell
Your ride:
1999 BMW M Coupe
2001 Porsche 911 Turbo
2001 Ducati 748R
2003 Aprilia RS250 GP1

Your age: Born 30th October 1966 .. never looked back
Your interests/hobbies: Drag racing, motorcycles, snowboarding, paintballing, moviemaking, photography, libertinage

General comments:
My BMW is faster than yours!

 

[Shaun]

HelloOooOO speed racer! heahaha

Maybe you could tell us more about the setup on that 10 sec M coupe in your sig. Also, is the 996T stock?

 

[Azrielsc]

That is ONE AWESOME ride!! Love the colour too!!! Yah, would love to know your setup as well!

Btw, welcome to our forum!! Hope to hear about your experiences soon!

Cheers! :wavey:

 

[MrBlonde]

Thanks guys.

Weight reduction
The car has been treated to a diet by stripping the interior sound deadening, carpets and much of the trim as well as a few other tricks. A carbon fibre bonnet replaces the stock steel item and aluminium control arms are waiting to be installed as part of the current upgrade (Phase 8 ).

Current weight of car: 2911 lbs street, 2822 lbs race

Paint
The car originally came in OEM Artic Silver paint and has now been totally resprayed in Metallic Silver Grey (a la E46 M3 CSL).

Wheels
- Street setup
Front: custom Simmons wheels in style Alta 18"*8" with Yokohama AVS tyres 235/35 R18
Rear: custom Simmons Alta 18"*10" with Yokohama AVS 285/35 R18 tyres

- Race setup
Front: Custom front runners 15"*4" with Mickey Thompson front runners
Rear: Custom 15"*10" with Mickey Thompson ET Drag 26"*10"

Brakes
Front: 13.5" AP Racing front rotors fitted with Porsche 911 GT3 4 spot calipers
Rear: Standard M Coupe rear disc fitted with Porsche 911 GT3 4 spot calipers
Stainless steel braided brake lines and racing brake fluid

Suspension
- Street Suspension modifications
H&R height adjustable coil over sports system featuring Bilstein shock absorbers and H&R springs
Polished aluminium strut brace

-Race suspension modifications
Ahhhh! ;-)

Driveline
- Street
Heavy duty clutch assembly
Revised Final drive differential ratio

Engine/turbo system
Rebuilt S50B32 3.2 litre DOHC 24V engine featuring:
- Forged low compression pistons
- O ringed cylinder block and head

Custom turbo system fabricated and installed consisting of:
- Custom made stainless steel ceramic coated exhaust manifold
- Garrett GT series ball bearing turbocharger
- Turbosmart external wastegate
- Custom ceramic coated turbo dump pipe
- Custom made exhaust system
- Custom inlet piping
- Large air to air intercooler
- K&N air filter
- Electronic blow off valve
- Aluminium plenum chamber
- Bosch Motorsport injectors
- Modified fuel rail
- Malpassi fuel pressure regulator
- Twin Bosch Motorsport fuel pumps in conunction with OEM in tank pump as a lifter
- Twin surge tanks with Earls braided lines and fittings
- TSI engine management system working in conjunction BMW DME
- Electronic boost control adjustable by in cabin control

Current modifications underway
- New ground up build S50B32 engine with BMW motorsport and custom components
- Larger Garrett ball bearing turbocharger
- Larger intercooler
- Larger intercooler piping
- larger exhaust system
- CO2 intercooler spray system
- Six point welded Chrome Moly rollcage
- Parachute for drag racing
- Stack dash and Stack boost gauge
- Other stuff!

 

[ryan]

Welcome Kenny!

Very very nice stuff you have there.

Looking forward to more tech discussions in the folders!

 

[Whisky_Tango]

Hi Kenny

Wow...!! Tats a great mod list u have there.

Mcoupe with turbo!! Hmm.... 600bhp there about?

Appreciate if you can share your views on the CO2 intercooler spray system...

Well done dude!!

 

[MrBlonde]

Hi Kenny

Wow...!! Tats a great mod list u have there.

Mcoupe with turbo!! Hmm.... 600bhp there about?

Appreciate if you can share your views on the CO2 intercooler spray system...

Well done dude!!

Thanks for the kind words. Take a look at the dyno sheet below.. We recorded 468 rwhp which is 627 bhp.

I'll give you more info on the CO2 intercooler spray when I've used it under different circumstances.

 

[MrBlonde]

Welcome Kenny!

Very very nice stuff you have there.

Looking forward to more tech discussions in the folders!

Thanks, happy to help out if I can.

If anyone has some hosting space I also have 260Mb of movies of my car at the race track, including in car footage.

 

[Azrielsc]

MrBlonde,

More pics of your car pls!!!! Its not very often that we get such "hardcore performance" modders and we definitely would like to see some exterior & interior shots of your car!

Absolutely BEAUTIFUL!

 

[rex7_vtec]

Woah mate, that is one wicked ride! By the way is'nt there supposed to be a supercharged E36 M3 running around somewhere in the Eastern States? Acclaimed 700bhp with NOS of course... Not sure how true is that anyway.

However, you have one helluva ride!!! Good stuff mate!

 

[Whisky_Tango]

Hold the horses!! Awesome power!!

1/4mile in 10.7s is monsterous!!

Im always keen on cold air fusion and still looking at ways to DIY. Correct me if Im wrong, 1deg C in reduction will give approx 2bhp??

Our climate here is always HOT (average 32deg C) and i was hoping to reduce inlet temp to 20deg C constant. But of course with the CO2 the air temp after intercooler will be even lower (maybe 5 to 10 degC??). The downside is that the bottle has to be refilled.

Yes... appreciate your feedback once you have trialed the CO2 system.

Cheers mate!

 

[MrBlonde]

MrBlonde,

More pics of your car pls!!!! Its not very often that we get such "hardcore performance" modders and we definitely would like to see some exterior & interior shots of your car!

Absolutely BEAUTIFUL!

Thanks, I will continue to add pix to my gallery for you to look at.

 

[MrBlonde]

Woah mate, that is one wicked ride! By the way is'nt there supposed to be a supercharged E36 M3 running around somewhere in the Eastern States? Acclaimed 700bhp with NOS of course... Not sure how true is that anyway.

However, you have one helluva ride!!! Good stuff mate!

Thanks. I've heard tell of many supercharged or turbocharged monster M3s on the East and West coast of Australia, but none have ever been sighted!

I am not into the horsepower "dyno queen" scene, I prefer to let my ET and trap speed do the talking. And my car is the fastest BMW street car in Australia.

 

[MrBlonde]

Hold the horses!! Awesome power!!

1/4mile in 10.7s is monsterous!!

Im always keen on cold air fusion and still looking at ways to DIY. Correct me if Im wrong, 1deg C in reduction will give approx 2bhp??

Our climate here is always HOT (average 32deg C) and i was hoping to reduce inlet temp to 20deg C constant. But of course with the CO2 the air temp after intercooler will be even lower (maybe 5 to 10 degC??). The downside is that the bottle has to be refilled.

Yes... appreciate your feedback once you have trialed the CO2 system.

Cheers mate!

WT,

Yeah, I know about the hot andhumid weather in Singapore, bummer dude.

Have a look at the DEI site and their Cryogenic system . You could utilise the fuel bar and air inlet cooler as well as the intercooler spray bar.

More comments when I've given the system a thorough workout.

 

[Azrielsc]

Wait Kenny... while i get my lower jaw off the floor!!!

More more more pics!

 

[rex7_vtec]

Woah mate, that is one wicked ride! By the way is'nt there supposed to be a supercharged E36 M3 running around somewhere in the Eastern States? Acclaimed 700bhp with NOS of course... Not sure how true is that anyway.

However, you have one helluva ride!!! Good stuff mate!

Thanks. I've heard tell of many supercharged or turbocharged monster M3s on the East and West coast of Australia, but none have ever been sighted!

I am not into the horsepower "dyno queen" scene, I prefer to let my ET and trap speed do the talking. And my car is the fastest BMW street car in Australia.

Yea I'd say results are the surest bet of proving your ride! Anyway I think there are'nt any real fast vehicles in WA... Only two I can think of is a S13 and a R34 GTR both running on JUN engines. Both running sub-10s as well.

As for fast BMWs, I think a standard M3 is about the fastest it can get around WA.

 

[Whisky_Tango]

WT,

Yeah, I know about the hot andhumid weather in Singapore, bummer dude.

Have a look at the DEI site and their Cryogenic system . You could utilise the fuel bar and air inlet cooler as well as the intercooler spray bar.

More comments when I've given the system a thorough workout.

Thanx for the DEI leads... nice stuff they have!

Will wait for ur feedbacks. Some data tat I would like to know are, CO2 outlet pressure and temp, size of bottle and usage duration. Thanx in advance!!

Btw, wats under the hood of the green E36 compact ?

 

[MrBlonde]

Thanx for the DEI leads... nice stuff they have!

Will wait for ur feedbacks. Some data tat I would like to know are, CO2 outlet pressure and temp, size of bottle and usage duration. Thanx in advance!!

Btw, wats under the hood of the green E36 compact ?

The green compact has an M44 16 valve 1.9 litre BMW 4 cylinder engine with an ASA supercharger. The owner claims 300 rwhp at 19 psi with low compression pistons.

I have a movie available of this race with in car footage. Need a host :-(

 

[Whisky_Tango]

The green compact has an M44 16 valve 1.9 litre BMW 4 cylinder engine with an ASA supercharger. The owner claims 300 rwhp at 19 psi with low compression pistons.

I have a movie available of this race with in car footage. Need a host :-(

M44 is the 318is year 1998 production i think. Engine block is wider, very strong and reliable 4 cylinders engine IMO.

Damn... 300rwhp for a smaller and lighter car... Wish I was living in Oz...

Harlow..?? Anybody out there is willing to host the movie clips??

Cheers...

GONG XI FA CAI eveyone...

 

[ryan]

Kenny,

I could host some of the movie clips you mentioned, just let me know how you would like to send them / host them so i can download and reupload onto my server.

Cheers!

Thanx for the DEI leads... nice stuff they have!

Will wait for ur feedbacks. Some data tat I would like to know are, CO2 outlet pressure and temp, size of bottle and usage duration. Thanx in advance!!

Btw, wats under the hood of the green E36 compact ?

The green compact has an M44 16 valve 1.9 litre BMW 4 cylinder engine with an ASA supercharger. The owner claims 300 rwhp at 19 psi with low compression pistons.

I have a movie available of this race with in car footage. Need a host :-(