Why buy just any Spec E46 race car, when you could have the very first one built?
Billed as the first car created for the Spec E46 Series, this BMW is noted to have been constructed by BimmerWorld and also features competition history in the International Race Drivers Club through…
And, hey, we have written about that very Spec E46 before.
I do need this!
In reply to pinchvalve (Forum Supporter) :
You do!
One nit to pick, from the ad:
"The car comes with a total of 4 sets of wheels and tires. These wheels are either mounted to a set of Toyo Proxes RR or Hoosier R7. Both are applicable in the SPEC E46 series but have different cost."
R7's are not Spec legal, and NASA is moving to the Hoosier RCES from the Toyo RR next season. So while I assume there will be a grace period to allow for the new tire to phase in, sometime next year the Toyo's will be out, also.
That said, seems like a pretty good value at the price they're asking. Just parts costs, with no labor, gets you a long ways towards their asking price.
Spearfishin said:R7's are not Spec legal, and NASA is moving to the Hoosier RCES from the Toyo RR next season. So while I assume there will be a grace period to allow for the new tire to phase in, sometime next year the Toyo's will be out, also.
I think a Spec E46 on R7s is specifically classed in SCCA T3, so that's probably what it means.
Why are E46 short shifters seven feet long?
Serious question. I always see shifters in BMWs that look long enough to use as a tree pruning attachment. What's going on there?
JG Pasterjak said:Why are E46 short shifters seven feet long?
Serious question. I always see shifters in BMWs that look long enough to use as a tree pruning attachment. What's going on there?
Less distance for your hand to travel to get from the wheel to the shifter and back, it reduces the amount of time you're driving one-handed. They look goofy but they work really well.
codrus (Forum Supporter) said:Spearfishin said:R7's are not Spec legal, and NASA is moving to the Hoosier RCES from the Toyo RR next season. So while I assume there will be a grace period to allow for the new tire to phase in, sometime next year the Toyo's will be out, also.
I think a Spec E46 on R7s is specifically classed in SCCA T3, so that's probably what it means.
Probably, but as written ("Both are applicable in the SPEC E46 series...") it's not accurate. Picking nits, like I said.
codrus (Forum Supporter) said:JG Pasterjak said:Why are E46 short shifters seven feet long?
Serious question. I always see shifters in BMWs that look long enough to use as a tree pruning attachment. What's going on there?
Less distance for your hand to travel to get from the wheel to the shifter and back, it reduces the amount of time you're driving one-handed. They look goofy but they work really well.
Good question and good answer, but I am assuming that the shifter throw is minimal despite the length of the stick--is this correct? I really don't know!
DavyZ said:Good question and good answer, but I am assuming that the shifter throw is minimal despite the length of the stick--is this correct? I really don't know!
The shifter in the photo appears to be the same CAE brand that I have, and yes, the throw is pretty short. They relocate the pivot point upwards to achieve this. It's probably a small reduction in linear distance from what it was stock (not sure, because my car came with an SMG and I never drove it with a stock manual shifter). The change in the lever length means that it's a much less curved/angular motion than a lower-mounted shifter, though.
In reply to DavyZ :
I have this same shifter in my e36. Same throw. Very crisp. And yes, from wheel to shifter is quicker. I love it.
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