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Cheers, Ben.

Glad you enjoyed it

I paid to have the suspension components sand blasted locally. I then sprayed the subframe with aerosol paint, but that was a mistake because I had overspray on my car and on my garage.

I do and thanks for pointing out the mistake.

I eventually gave up and stuck black tape over the light 😀 However, just last week, I think I figured out what I did wrong, and I may have another go at cracking the problem.

I'm glad it helped, and thanks for the feedback.

Thanks for the feedback. My background is in data analysis (in the IT industry), and my objective was always to turn data into actionable information. I'd like to do the same with race data. To some extent, I'm presenting my thought process here. Hopefully, I'll converge on actionable information.

Glad you enjoyed it!

I reckon you're right. Ideally what I'd like is matching videos, front and rear. Possible future video.

Good question. I guess quite a lot of distortion. I do wonder if I can reduce the distortion by increasing the tyre pressure. So your question is very pertinent.

All the cars in our race series run with the same ECU map, which is programmed by EndTuning - www.endtuning.com

Still not sure 😞. But I have investigated further - see ruclips.net/video/LaVQWhiA6JM/видео.htmlsi=WBshrlMafvRJDT88

I always have classy pillows in my garage 😀

Great feedback - thanks. I can improve the screen refresh time. There are a couple of timers in the code that I can fiddle with, but ultimately I plan to swap out the old Pi for a newer faster one, and the display for one with a faster refresh rate. The gear spacing on my car is quite big; there's a massive jump from second to third. So thrash to the red line would seem to be the answer.

Thanks for the feedback. My initial thoughts were based on observations I made while racing. In my head, I always tried to keep the RPM above 4500 as I felt the car bogged down below this. But I concede, my initial thoughts were probably a bit naive.

Glad it helped

I'm no expert at that sort of issue but there are a few things I would do. I'd make sure there isn't an oil leak. I'd then do a compression test after the engine was warmed up. If a pressure is bad, I'd drop 5 ml of oil into the bad cylinder and check the compression check again. If the pressure comes back within spec, that would indicate to me that the bore and/or rings are worn, and the oil is being lost by getting past the rings. If the pressure remains bad, it is probably a bad valve stem seal problem. Having said all that, I'd ask the same question on a BMW forum as others have probably got better ideas than me.

I got mine from here - www.anthonyseddonracing.com/products/complete-exhaust-system but it may not be suitable for your 118i. I have also had problems getting an MOT in the UK because the testers can't insert an emissions problem into the tailpipe.

All cars in our series run Nankang NS-2R tyres. We also all run a package of shocks, struts and springs from Gaz Shocks - see www.anthonyseddonracing.com/products/gaz-shocks-trophy-kit . Then most of us run poly bushes; some Strongflex and others Powerflex. We all run M3 front camber arms to get more camber. Everything else is standard.

Nevermind 10nm i saw

Yep, 10 Nm is what I used.

Cheers!

Good question. I have an AiM setup in my car. This comprises an AiM Solo 2 DL data logger and an AiM SmartyCam. The DL is wired into the CAN bus in the car so that it can pick up ECU data (throttle position, brake pressure, etc.). Speed data is based on GPS and generated by the DL itself. The DL and camera are connected together by a wire in the car. You can configure an overlay (in my case with the gauges you see) for the video image. As you run around the track the DL pumps the necessary data to the camera and the camera updates the overlay appropriately.

@@PaulOffordRacing That's a solid set up!

Cheers, that will be nice to see 😀

Thanks for clarifying, Ben :-)

Many thanks!

Sounds good 👍

Thanks, will do!

It's this one - www.amazon.co.uk/BMW-1-4-cyl-Petrol-Diesel/dp/0857338722

Hi, I'm not an expert at tuning them, all I can tell you about is what we do to race in our series. Remember, the engine we use is N45B16, so the following may not be applicable if you have a later model. The changes we make are 2L throttle body and air box, Klarius sports exhaust, remapped ECU and lightweight flywheel. This gives 130 bhp. I wouldn't recommend the lightweight flywheel for road use as it's a one piece flywheel (rather than dual mass) which makes the transmission noisy.

Prueba aquí - www.amazon.co.uk/BMW-1-4-cyl-Petrol-Diesel/dp/0857338722

Thank you

Castor - English, Caster - American

It really is!

I checked your website. The filters look really good. I'll order a pair later today. Do you notice any increased misting in wet weather?

@@PaulOffordRacing no misting, but I in general either open a window or use the a/c when there is a lot of humidity in the air. Burger Motorsport does quick shipping btw.

116 Trophy, a series run by the 750 Motor Club. Low cost racing ( if there is such a thing). We race in 116i cars from 2004 to 2006.

@PaulOffordRacing that's very cool. Thanks for sharing! I really appreciate the effort of the side-by-side comparison with timing screens. And I would like to point out that it's not the gear, it's the driver! For comparison, Bruce Springsteen uses a budget Fender Telecaster guitar while playing his gigs and always has done.

Lol

Once the car is warmed up, I don't think steam from the exhaust is normal. A lot of the 116 cars on the grid smoke a bit when they pull away - oil from the crankcase vent pools in the manifold. Is the coolant disappearing? Could you test the compression on each cylinder?

@@PaulOffordRacing hi paul again thanks i will check it all once i finish my work

@@PaulOffordRacing had done some veryfications, i filled power steering fluid and coolant and oil on engine 5w30 C2. I will stay on alert on the fluids if anything change over time, i lifted the car and checked for any other leakage but nothing seems wrong. I did not make the compression control because we dont have for gaz cars, and our software used on toyotas are not compatible with bmw. Anyway im suspecting the vanos has trouble too theres a bit of weird noise comming from that place

You need to check the oil pickup arrangement on your engine. On mine (N45B16A), there is no strainer on the end of the pickup, so it could get sucked up, particularly as it's light and would get swished around in the oil. Do you think it would come out if you drained the oil?

​@PaulOffordRacing before my next journey, I'm going to do a service. I'm slightly mindful that it may not come out with the oil.

Yeah, I can see how it might not. When I took the sump off mine, I found bits of plastic chain guide. I reckon they had been there for about 10k miles. So I got away with it, but that's not a good strategy.

@@andrejones497 I had a quick look at the oil pump setup on the N13 engine (which I think is what you have). It doesn't have a strainer on the pickup (suction) pipe. See www.realoem.com/bmw/enUS/showparts?id=1A12-EUR-06-2012-F20-BMW-116i&diagId=11_5008

Maybe

@matttibbittsmacroart Cheers Matt. Congrats to you and Theo, too.

I like it. The added corners are all different and it makes things quite interesting.

@@PaulOffordRacing great to hear, will have to try it out in AC this weekend. Been itching for some club racing.

The AC course is pretty accurate.

Thanks 😁

Cheers, Sam. I'll be there, and I look forward to battling with you again.

Is there a danger of damaging the pad?

@@PaulOffordRacing no screwdriver goes between in the gap off the brake caliper in the fins off brake disc

​@@MrRichiem3 Aha. Got it.

Sure are!

No mods to the throttle body or intake manifold were needed. As you'll see in the video, I did swap the 1.6 MAF into the 2.0 air box. This was based on instructions from the guy who remaps our ECUs - they designed the map to work with the 1.6 MAF.

@@PaulOffordRacing perfect, I do not plan to use the 2l airbox, as this is not a spec car, just my road/ project, so I plan to build a custom air box from aluminium and then mount everything up

Thanks for the feedback. I don't know much about debugging mods. I'll look into and come back to you with instructions. It may not be for a while as I'm a bit tied up with my racing 116 Trophy car at the moment.

That's right. Must be pre-LCI.