Tommy's Z3 Turbo drift car
- Thread starter Tommy Bates
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I like this form of Motorsport, more power is ALWAYS the right answer in this game!
The Z makes a great looking drift car, was good to see yours in action, that shape just looks like it meant to be doing skids (some of the boxy jap cars look awkward in comparison).
Sounds lovely too.
The Z makes a great looking drift car, was good to see yours in action, that shape just looks like it meant to be doing skids (some of the boxy jap cars look awkward in comparison).
Sounds lovely too.
Well Tommy, I thought you did very well at Santapod, even if you couldn't get BMbabe to scream. God knows what you will be like if you manage to squeeze another two hundred horses out of that engine. Think you should cut a nice neat hole in the bonnet, so you'll be able to watch the piston crowns going up and down.
Mike
Mike
Tommy Bates
Zorg Guru (I)
Let their be light ,
Had to completely rebuild the half of the slam panel I cut out to fit the other turbo in so it was a lot harder than you'd think
Also offerd my new turbo up roughly where it needs to be
It's so pretty it's a shame to hide it
Had to completely rebuild the half of the slam panel I cut out to fit the other turbo in so it was a lot harder than you'd think
Also offerd my new turbo up roughly where it needs to be
It's so pretty it's a shame to hide it
Tommy Bates
Zorg Guru (I)
Awesome when are the next passenger rides
I expect not pay as a fellow Zedder
Tommy Bates
Zorg Guru (I)
youl have to get yourself down to a drift day instead of a show usually santapod drift days it's £10 to get in and you get to go in whatever car you want providing the person driving is confident enough
I used about half a tank and reset the miles before and did 70miles all day and I wasn't out a great deal , the fuel economy on thus turbod engine is better than what the engine used to be N/a
Hmm, that's an interesting bit of info......
Wow, 70miles in one day around that 'track' which could be measured in yards! There wasn't anywhere you didn't go sideways either..how many rear tyres?
Will be interesting to see how many litres it actually used when you next brim it. The Z's first half of the tank goes slower than the second but even then that's impressive economy!
I reckon I've gotten as low as 100miles out of the first half of the tank with no drifting!
That turbo seems like a sensible mod improving the mpg and all...together with some lpg and we could be onto something!
Will be interesting to see how many litres it actually used when you next brim it. The Z's first half of the tank goes slower than the second but even then that's impressive economy!
I reckon I've gotten as low as 100miles out of the first half of the tank with no drifting!
That turbo seems like a sensible mod improving the mpg and all...together with some lpg and we could be onto something!
That is just the fuel gauge messing with your head.
Tommy Bates
Zorg Guru (I)
@Dino D thats on super unleaded which makes a huge difference on its own,
even though it looked like i was ringing its neck the majority of the day i was tickling the throttle to try and preserve tyres , i managed to use 10 tyres , had that been a competition or a drift day where you can get on the door of people it would of been double that
even though it looked like i was ringing its neck the majority of the day i was tickling the throttle to try and preserve tyres , i managed to use 10 tyres , had that been a competition or a drift day where you can get on the door of people it would of been double that
Tommy Bates
Zorg Guru (I)
Ok so started building my own manifold,( I had nothing else to do and I have all the tools so why not)
Here is the 2 flanges mocked up to where they need to be
Which will put the turbo In This position
It's not going to be the prettiest but considering my only other option is to spend £700 on a cast log manifold I figured I might aswell build a stainless log manifold
Similar to this design
Here is the 2 flanges mocked up to where they need to be
Which will put the turbo In This position
It's not going to be the prettiest but considering my only other option is to spend £700 on a cast log manifold I figured I might aswell build a stainless log manifold
Similar to this design
Wish I had your talents Tommy! Keep those updates coming, please! JIM
looking forward to seeing this, mad skills!
Did you mill the base plate yourself? Looks good. Not easy in this thickness.
Tommy Bates
Zorg Guru (I)
I had the flanges made with cnc @Stormy_be
as a Newby, i've just read this from page one. well done @Tommy Bates !
Do you have dates for the 2016 series yet?
Do you have dates for the 2016 series yet?
Tommy Bates
Zorg Guru (I)
Sorry for lack of updates recently it's been far to cold to be out in the garage
Managed to get the manifold tacked together though just need some 10mm sections cutting now to raise it off the flange and then cut the collector for the turbo flange out and join it all together, admittedly this could have probably been made abit better and tubular but at this moment in time money is tight , if the bottom mount setup works il be building these manifolds to sell and also making tubular ones that are bottom mount ,
Tubular one will look somthing like this ,
Managed to get the manifold tacked together though just need some 10mm sections cutting now to raise it off the flange and then cut the collector for the turbo flange out and join it all together, admittedly this could have probably been made abit better and tubular but at this moment in time money is tight , if the bottom mount setup works il be building these manifolds to sell and also making tubular ones that are bottom mount ,
Tubular one will look somthing like this ,
Wish I had your talents @Tommy Bates!! JIM