Author Topic: My name is....TIATO (Read 35934 times)

tiato · « **on:** April 18, 2006, 09:34:33 AM »

I own a '91 318is and a supercharged '98 M3 Sedan. Benn invloved with BMWs since 1998 when I bought a 1.9L Z3. Since then I have owned and tracked almost every BMW Ive owned - Techno '98 M3 Coupe, '99 Z3 M Coupe, the Z3. 97% of all car work I do myself.

Out of all the cars Ive drievn on track, the z3 and the 318 have had the most modifications and been the most satisfying to drive fast. Ive driven at Lime Rock, Summit Point and Watkins Glen, but most of my seat time is at the Glen.

Below links to two track videos, edited to provide more visual entertainment.

First Watkins Glen 1.

Many years before Saab used Paul Oakenfolds Ready, Steady, Go in their lame ass commercials, I used it in my own driving video with much better impact.

WGI 1

Watkins Glen 2 - Here you can hear the hamster spinning fury of the M42 as muffled through a custom Magnaflow exhaust.

WGI 2

Heres the skinny on my car:

No A/C
No Trunk Lining
No Radio
No Speakers

H&R Adjustable Suspension
ST Sway Bars
Turner Rear Sway Bar Re-enforcements
K-Mac Camber Plates
Rogue Engineering Rear Shock Mounts
e30M3 Aluminum Control Arms
e0M3 Offset Control Arms Bushings
IE Rear Trailing Arm Bushings
IE Rear Subframe Bushings
Turner Stainless Brake Lines
4.10 LSD
15x7 Kosei K1 (for track)

Turner Conforti Chip
Custom CAI
Custom Magnaflow Exhaust
1.9L Z3 Shift Lever
Speedware Motorsports HarnessBar
Schroth Profi III 4 pt harness

Makes for a quick car.
Enjoy.

e9nine · « **Reply #1 on:** April 18, 2006, 10:26:00 AM »

....hey man; Welcome!

tiato · « **Reply #2 on:** April 18, 2006, 10:32:08 AM »

Why, thank you Mr. Nine.

Febi Guibo · « **Reply #3 on:** April 18, 2006, 11:54:47 AM »

Hey, first off, big welcome dude!

okay... I just watched the videos... the second video, I'm embarrassed to say, is pure porn...

watching you out-brake, out-corner, and then out rev that audi (a4?) was phenomenal... that poor dude is still trying to figure out what happened.

We have a small topic area for racing and other organized driving type events, so any knowledge etc you can pass on would be welcome.

thanks for joining up!!

mikesjo · « **Reply #4 on:** April 18, 2006, 12:08:33 PM »

That's a quick m42 you have there. I enjoyed the video

. How many cameras did you have going there? 4 or 5 it looked like. How many kms are on the car?

asubimmer · « **Reply #5 on:** April 18, 2006, 12:10:15 PM »

great videos, a big welcome to the board.

Gunni · « **Reply #6 on:** April 18, 2006, 12:31:47 PM »

I don�t know of anybody else who can work a M42 like that except you Tiato

M42boy · « **Reply #7 on:** April 18, 2006, 01:20:49 PM »

Wow, that video is way better than pics! :cool:

That being said, can you post or send me a pic of your Speedware harness bar?
I used to work just down the street from Speedware. They are in Bellevue, Washington and do a lot of P-car work for the local Microsofties. It's a pretty cool race shop though and they do some nice fabrication work.

You say you have H&R adjustable suspension. Is this the H&R coil-overs that Turner sells?

Welcome to the club!

tiato · « **Reply #8 on:** April 18, 2006, 01:37:12 PM »

Thanks for the kind words guys.

Febi - that Audi was an mid 90's production S4 (based on the Audi 100 series before they were rebadged A6) - 5 cylinder turbo. Fast cars. The end of that video is a great example of the equalizing factor a well driven lightweight momentum car has when pitched against a much more powerfull but heavier car. Check out what happens when I go up against a Focus SVT. Ill post that video in a bit.

Mike - 1 Camera, 6 different video (Track) sessions. I used a remote camera that interfaces with the video camera.

M42 - let medo some digging and I will post an image. Yes, it is the suspension that turner sells.

tiato · « **Reply #9 on:** April 18, 2006, 01:45:56 PM »

Focus SVT Video

Blowing past an SVT Focus

Speedware harnessbar:

e9nine · « **Reply #10 on:** April 18, 2006, 02:06:44 PM »

FWIW this is the guy and his car that made me get an m42 and a Magnaflow. (good times Mario...good times

)

Febi Guibo · « **Reply #11 on:** April 18, 2006, 02:07:04 PM »

...that SVT focus clip is totally hot... dude, you can really drive

I love how after you blow by him, he comes off his line to try to chase you, early apexes, and gets eaten alive. classic!!

Every year for the past 4 years or so I do a weekend at Lime Rock (skip barber). I'm (almost always) amazed at the disparity between what the guy drives to the track, and how the guy drives *on* the track.

(I had a distinct advantage in this one area because for the last three years, I had no car!

)

Granted its driving school so mad props to anyone who wants to get better... but holy cow... I can imagine the owner of that audi heading straight to his service counter asking 'wtf is wrong with my car??!'

related point on the SVT focus (a very decent little car):
can anyone on the board imagine getting truly excited about a FWD car?

tiato · « **Reply #12 on:** April 18, 2006, 02:38:25 PM »

Quote from: e9nine

FWIW this is the guy and his car that made me get an m42 and a Magnaflow. (good times Mario...good times )

HAHA, funny you mention that, because whenever I drive the car near a concrete divider, I think back to that day....

I was an evil influence

M42boy · « **Reply #13 on:** April 18, 2006, 04:02:39 PM »

Quote from: tiato

Febi - that Audi was an mid 90's production S4 (based on the Audi 100 series before they were rebadged A6) - 5 cylinder turbo. Fast cars. The end of that video is a great example of the equalizing factor a well driven lightweight momentum car has when pitched against a much more powerfull but heavier car.

Having owned a '94 Audi S4 and a '95 S6 Avant, I can attest to this. They are reasonably fast stock (6.5 second 0-60), and can be made into beasts with simple software and bolt on parts (RS2 Porsche turbo, injectors, MAF, etc). Febi, all the performance Audis are Quattro AWD.

Unfotunately for the S-cars, all that great motor was sticking out in FRONT of the front wheels to accomodate the very heavy and large Torsen differential, casuing a lot of "plow" or understeer into the corners.

Great driving car, especially if you live in snow country. Poor choise for a track car IMHO. Too heavy and with all that weight up front, cause for poor performance driving dynamics. Also, the steering rack was mounted in the wrong place (on the firewal) making the steering feel numb and disconected.

Thanks for the pic of the harness bar. How pricey was it? I know Speedware isn't known for it's low cost. :rolleyes:

Febi Guibo · « **Reply #14 on:** April 18, 2006, 04:04:19 PM »

... my bad, I was talking about the SVT focus...