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Some footage from Anglesey back in August, I'll get round to Cadwell video and maybe write something up soon. Getting used to it a bit more now. Engine appears to be solid, as does pressure and temperatures.

At the moment, nowhere! When I get some time I'll start something (heading to Anglesey and Cadwell towards the back end of August). I'll update here when and wherever it may end up 👍

Correct, new engine loom and EMU Black 👍

Yeah. To be honest if none of that at the front has been touched before now, Its a huge job. This car has spent the past 10 years as a "weekend car", with enthusiast owners, however if its passed an MOT then nothing has been touched. The deeper I dug, the more I found. I always planned on taking...

I used a ROHLER kit, decent enough quality - it's not a difficult job, fine to do in-situ but it was easier with the engine out and upside down. Note the stock windage/baffle has its own 'trap' doors.. Yeah, tyres I run Nankang AR-1 in the dry, PS5 in damp/wet. Also consider this is on...

Maybe in stock form - most low temp thermostats for the 996/997 platform are 75C. I think OEM is 83C. The middle of the (highly inaccurate) gauge is 80C. Stock setup also use MAF sensor, I use MAP. However it's not relevant in my case. I simply target a specific lambda on each bank in closed...

I do it all myself - but I am familiar with BMW programming, this is a bit more complex than usual as you don't have any OEM BMW modules (just the DSC unit) so there a few things you have to do in addition. However fault code reading can be done with any tool, even your cheap dongles, which is...

For a basic start with the engine, I have: - Millers 5w50 - 997 GT3 OIl Cooler - Center/3rd Radiator - Low Temperature Thermostat - Mahle filter (spin on) with non-return valve (the original paper filter/housing does not have this). - 997 Oil Return Pipes - 2qt Deep Sump/Baffle (Takes around...

Yeah, its the MK60E5, used in most E9x 6cyl chassis. M3 units have different software, but non M3 units can be flashed with it no problem. The 4cyl models had MK60E1. The first benefit of the E5 is it has 5 internal pressure sensors, and can regulate the output to each caliper in real time (EBV...

Had a day out at Croft last week. Original ABS went in the bin beforehand. Installed a modern BMW E9x M3 based system, light years ahead. Going quicker on a dry track with AR-1 highlighted a weak point in the rear wishbone/camber bolt retaining plate (either from previous damage, age or the...

Yeah, i ditched the OEM headers with cats in for more money than i paid for these. They are from a 986, not 987 - meaning i can use the 986 route to the back, rather than the 987 which goes through the wheel arch, very close to the shock, which I didn't fancy with the Nitrons I'm on EMU Black...

Under £200 delivered for the pair. Generic eBay stainless headers (Gravity/Toyosport/etc) which I then modified with vband, EGT. Decent thickness on the head flange, and decent thickness wall tube. The lambda port locations are as good as useless, so i have my widebands after the vband.

Made it to Snetterton at the end of May after many a late night... Then spent the last month working out various niggles (mainly the stock ABS), and sorting things I didn't have time to finish before then. Croft in a few weeks, so we'll see how that goes 🏁

Yeah there is a lot more than posted for one reason or another. Some stuff transferred from E36 (fuel system, etc). Not documented yet, however I have more photographs than I know what to do with so I'll write it up at some point. Whichever way I'll post it in here. Just been a mad dash to get...

Where to start 😂 So many issues, terrible parts suppliers and various other things along the way. However I'll just throw a few pictures in here, its been to a shell and back together. It's going to be mapped in a couple of weeks then out at the end of the month. I'll put a thread together at...

Yeah, it is quick, more so when ECU controlled, however if we're talking about versus a crank spinning at 7k RPM, its incredibly slow 😂 So the normal way to run it is the 12v+ electronic valve on the end of the accusump canister. This is obviously charged on the air side to the equivelant of...

Yeah - well it is all relative like anything. Parts (and what people suggest) can be as cheap or expensive as they make them. Its only the same as BMW - I'm coming from the E36 where in reality it would cost some £35-40k to replicate. Yes I didn't spend that, but I'm getting a significant amount...

And thats why I've never been interested in two wheels on track 😂 zero aches or bruses after the roll, but only because it was built properly 🤣 I have a few plans, ill do a post at some point. Yeah, aware of all that (more so from BMW stuff) and the remedies. I take a lot of the forum posts...

2.7, 5 Speed 👍 However I'll be running it on my EMU Black, with a few other basic mods, for now!

Yeah it turned out much better than expected, especially for DIY, but I suppose you do it to your own standard then. I may do a thread about it. Already quite a bit happened, engine and box are out, and going for cage mid February 👍

After a successful Oulton in February, we decided to go to Cadwell Park in April. All I had to do was fit some new front pads. Conditions were great the next morning. The track was dry, however as you can imagine the grass was covered in dew and was still very much wet. Late morning, I...

We were then at the back end of 2022 and the weather wasn't really ideal for jobs outside. Concrete was sealed, walls painted, second hand racking put in and started filling it with sh*t 😊 Various other jobs were done like guttering, drainage along the front, fascia above the door and so...

500x Solid Dense 7.2N blocks then arrived and the walls started to go up.. The front walls were doubled up and two padstones installed to take a decent sized steel, which was a big lift by hand... I could then set about doing the roof structure. 9x4" C24 mid beam, then 9x2" C24...

Between those days, I had been building a garage, something I've never had. Doing it DIY obviously takes time, but it was worth the effort. It was weather tight in 2022, but rendering and other jobs ran into early 2023. No trades involved, aside from calling in a favour from a mates dad -...

I decided to book Oulton Park for February 2023, a risk at that time of year but with no changes to make I just wanted to use it. The day ended up being dry, conditions were near perfect and the car was flying. The front pads were finished, but a fault free day. I even got some video:

I borrowed the use of a dyno to run the engine in, and then booked Cadwell Park for August. The engine turned out well, no oil consumption and all temperatures solid. Done these enough times now to know if something was amiss. Then just before the trackday, @BIFCAIDS suggested we use the left...

Over the next month or so the donor bottom end was then stripped, parts sold on eBay (which covered the cost of the bottom end), and then dropped off at a new machine shop. I had already taken the previous block to this place for an opinion and he confirmed our thoughts. Now it was down to this...

First thing to do was a compression test. All cylinders healthy as expected, the engine was making good power still.. So only thing to do was pull the head off for a look. All cylinders showing the same mirroring after only 3 trackdays and dyno time... So I pulled the engine from the...

Yes, single VANOS heads anyway. Obviously I went solid lifter due to the camshafts to support the RPM but the flow is there (with the right inlake/exhaust manifolds). So once it was mapped nothing much changed. I had some decent days out in 2021 with mates, the engine performed well.... First...