BMW E36 M3 BC Racing Coilovers Track Tested!

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6 жыл бұрын

In our continuing effort to make Moose's Euro-spec E36 M3 a better track day car for the big man to enjoy, we installed a set of BR-series coilovers from BC Racing Canada and as a result its lap time dropped by 2.2-seconds at Toronto Motorsports Park.
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@ChaseDiaz_garage_works 6 жыл бұрын

Moose always moves around like he has to be somewhere in 15 mins. Moose speed is a real thing huh.

@psirider 6 жыл бұрын

dude acts like hes just done a line of the shneef but thats what we love about him

@speedacademy 6 жыл бұрын

He makes the Energizer Bunny seems like a lazy sack of fur.

@NextDoorGuy 6 жыл бұрын

I do love the M3 content, but honestly I cant wait to see Moose inside Connie again :)

@skiptastic1000 6 жыл бұрын

Is his G/F'd ? Connie?

@speedacademy 6 жыл бұрын

You'll see Moose all up inside her soon!

@beowolf9991 6 жыл бұрын

making videos like thats what we thought how videos should be .. thanks man for the tests of everything you installed and how much it improved lap time ..thanks again man

@JakobButcher 10 ай бұрын

One of the few videos that actually shows improvements in track times! Thinking of installing BC's on my M4

@TABRO284 6 жыл бұрын

Moose is high energy

@gabrielsandoval4994 6 жыл бұрын

Super smooth 6 cylinder, I love my M3

@x2p428 6 жыл бұрын

Glad you guys finally have some Euro on the show.

@Tillhony 3 жыл бұрын

One of my fav coilover install vids idk why

@P3PPING 6 жыл бұрын

Always like Moose's enthusiasm, you can tell he's a guy who likes to get shit done.

@jdmfreak22 6 жыл бұрын

i love when Moog is in the videos, you guys make a good humour couple lol. That Trex though! ROFL! Gotta love an euro spec E36 M3!

@georgefloydhadasthma9133 6 жыл бұрын

Moose = legend

@TheTsunamijuan 6 жыл бұрын

T-Rex Wants to fight you should be the next Speed academy shirt, With DP's face and the wrenches.

@Dumbo3.1428 4 жыл бұрын

I really like this series. Not totally overdone and you canadians seem like nice and funny guys to me as a German. Greetings

@SebasOV_ 6 жыл бұрын

What an amazing video. Very well detailed. Good job camera guy

@speedacademy 6 жыл бұрын

Thank you!

@mondomoleno.3404 6 жыл бұрын

I like these driveway builds. Connie, Helga, they're a different pace from the shop built cars, and I notice you guys aren't shooting for a specific lap time for either car. They're just cool projects you guys are working on for yourselves.

@kashv2500 6 жыл бұрын

Tell him to get a OMP front brace too, will help the turrets alot too. Also I ran the rear adjuster for the spring the other way round, alot easier for height adjustment later

@BenFreedmanRacing 6 жыл бұрын

Great video

@081588101 6 жыл бұрын

OOOHHH JAAA, DAS IST SEHR GUT!

@RobertKohut 6 жыл бұрын

Nice!

@gedasalekveravicius5466 6 жыл бұрын

I and my brother made Bmw drift missiles first we did spring chop. When we got some cheap coils dampening non adjustable. So we installed that hard shock and putted in coilover spring with out ride colar and ride was actually the same. Also harder coilover spring and harder absorber on rear wheels reduced wheel hop and i was able to shred in 3rd

@Mike_Pedals 6 жыл бұрын

Videos with Moose = pure melee

@dirtslider1997 6 жыл бұрын

Been looking around for some coils for my e46 and you might of just sold me on some BC's!

@BlackSpiderMan 4 жыл бұрын

I think those rear springs were installed upside down. Otherwise, with the way it's placed, the ride height can't be adjusted. I just installed mine today and forgot to install the factor rubber shims. Gotta throw my alignment into the backlog now! Great video, really helped with navigating the install process.

@hackengineering401 6 жыл бұрын

M3 Evos should have the front topmounts set back for added caster, hence your wheels are sat forward in the arches. BC do sell topmounts for this, would be worth changing to those guys. Keep up the good work

@simonkent1291 6 жыл бұрын

Rear spring adjusters want to be at the top so they can be easily adjusted.

@jonathanh3632 6 жыл бұрын

yay time lapse

@SGTRacing 6 жыл бұрын

I love the E36 M3! Imo it was an over rated car 20 years ago but today it truley is an under rated car... Cant wait till we finish ours!!! Def want to see more from this car! Thanks for another awesome vid guys.

@ERK77VI 6 жыл бұрын

Imo US spec e36 m3 is still over rated, 328i and US m3 are too close to each other. luckily moose's m3 is euro spec but sadly after seeing coil cover and vanos unit, it is older gen euro s50b30, with 286 hp. Euro S50b32 is more desired with 321 hp

@SGTRacing 6 жыл бұрын

tyler t who needs a Euro spec E36 M3 when you have a forged frankenstein combined with boost 😁.

@ERK77VI 6 жыл бұрын

True :D

@rtheorymotorsportsltd2278 6 жыл бұрын

4:10 nice happy face in the background lol

@singlemaltwsky 6 жыл бұрын

Was great to see it on the track last weekend. By 'IT' I mean Moose, and maybe the car too :-)

@speedacademy 6 жыл бұрын

You two in a car together would be hilarious. Like a couple of vanilla gorillas in a Austin Mini.

@singlemaltwsky 6 жыл бұрын

Speed Academy I smell a video. His E36 or mine?

@andrewd2911 6 жыл бұрын

The Mullet E36 has more torque .... If we are both in the car it will need it :)

@singlemaltwsky 6 жыл бұрын

Moose, you could drive them back to back solo and compare them. Like apples and V8 oranges.

@WarriorsPhoto Жыл бұрын

Congratulations 🎊🎉🍾🎈 on this change. The car still needs some work. What did you all do next?

@mikecoleman4927 6 жыл бұрын

More Moose please. Just rocks up, manhandles shit and gets it done.

@Kapil-Patel 6 жыл бұрын

MOOOOOSSSSSEEEEEEE !!

@colinwatt00 6 жыл бұрын

@5mins Proving yet again, even Canadians can't handle the metric system. (#cm not mm)

@reviewcrewforyou 6 жыл бұрын

I'm a simple man. I see Speed Academy posted, I make a new account and hit subscribe

@SebastianOutzen 6 жыл бұрын

Put that shirt on your page and you got yourselves a customer!

@ammo3793 6 жыл бұрын

The rear spring adjuster goes on the top of the sprig else you can’t adjust it without taking everything else

@markbarlow4918 6 жыл бұрын

Try jacking both sides of the same axle to save fucking around with arb drop links in the future. Good work though guys!!! And your Mms are our Cms lol!!

@jaggafeen 5 жыл бұрын

i have had many suspension setups on my euro e36 m3 evo, bilsien b12 kit too stiff and skittish on bumps, hsd and bs coilovers both shit, finnally spent the dough and got kwv3 which are awesome and so much better than all the other cheap tat.

@daynerampersad8968 6 жыл бұрын

what would you commend for an ideal setting for the damping setting 28 way adjustable dampers

@SouthdownGarage 6 жыл бұрын

Did you find it hard to adjust the rear springs with the adjusters on the bottom Rather then the top?

@grattidude 4 жыл бұрын

Great video. How have these BC coilovers held up since this video was filmed? I'm looking to buy coilovers for my E36 M3.

@shortroundChris 6 жыл бұрын

Did you have the E-brake on when doing the rears? For future, disengage it and that spring will just come right out.

@BMkeys14 4 жыл бұрын

Moose, how have the BCs held up? I’m thinking of getting a set for my E28

@tommyboy1two 6 жыл бұрын

I want to see Moose driving

@turbovolvos40 6 жыл бұрын

I'm pretty sure the rear spring adjuster is supposed to be on top of the spring not under it, how can you adjust it otherwise?

@ScottMerrihew 6 жыл бұрын

Moooooooooooooose

@KAZKIELEK 6 жыл бұрын

Would you be interested in testing 2004 c5 z06 stock power with coilovers and tons of aero on it

@speedacademy 6 жыл бұрын

Send us an e-mail at dave@speed.academy (no .com on the end). We may start doing more track reviews of local cars and yours sounds like it could be a fun one to try! Dave's done a lot of racing in Corvettes, so it's a good fit for his background and dad-bod.

@vickg 3 жыл бұрын

Are the top gaskets needed? He was holding it with reinforcement plate.

@simonelombi8871 3 жыл бұрын

sorry, can you tell me how many nm the screws must be tightened to? thank you

@AX-xi2pw 6 жыл бұрын

Don't do one side at a time for coilovers. The swaybar will push up and give you a hard time. Better lift each axle at the same time Edit: oh ok, the end link attach to the coilover anyway. That's a bit strange lol

@kevinbowers3917 6 жыл бұрын

Anti-sway bars reduce body roll. Did you upgrade them? Nice coil overs for sure, but body roll is controlled by the bars.

@RCXDerp 6 жыл бұрын

Spring rate and changing to non-progressive springs should help too.

@speedacademydave 6 жыл бұрын

Swaybars only work in roll, springs and dampers work both in roll and in pitch and dive. Swaybars are a secondary tuning device for roll stiffness, but the springs set the baseline.

@andrewd2911 6 жыл бұрын

The M3 has some beefy ARK Swaybars already installed

@david929190 6 жыл бұрын

What about FEAL coilovers?

@Mike_Pedals 6 жыл бұрын

Why would BMW put those giant mufflers so close to the rear wheels? Almost looks like it could rub.

@gabrieljimenez60 6 жыл бұрын

Drift it one-time

@sk83rboi777 6 жыл бұрын

Shouldn’t the rear reinforcement plate go below the top surface of the shock?

@andrewd2911 6 жыл бұрын

It sandwiches the OE sheet metal between the HD upper shock mount and the aftermarket reinforcing plate. Helps spread the loads over a larger area.

@carlbenz3341 6 жыл бұрын

CENTIMETERS obviously... ;)

@frenchieblack1 Жыл бұрын

Are the BR series fast on track?

@jpwilliams5264 6 жыл бұрын

This e36 is a real euro spec right?

@jf1177 6 жыл бұрын

i agree on the reinforcement plate in front but the back is actually the weakest link you should seriously consider with 10k springs.

@speedacademydave 6 жыл бұрын

we did put reinforcing plates back there too.

@jf1177 6 жыл бұрын

yes but only the slap ons all the dudes at my track icar told me they weld extra metal to the towers because there's too little metal and eventually the stress cracks the towers because of stiff setups.

@andrewd2911 6 жыл бұрын

The weight of the car is transferred to the chasis sheetmetal thru the separate spring, this the bulk of the stress/load. The separate Damper/shock adds little load to the chassis. The shock tower reinforcememt plate should be fine. A number of track focused cars do a true coil-over conversion, with the spring and shock bolting up where the shock sits. This requires substantial (Welded) reinforcement of the whole area. . The Weak spots in the rear of the car are where the Sub-frame bolts up (Already reinforced from the factory ...because M3), the trailing arm pockets and the sway-bar mounts. These will be welded in at a later date

@jf1177 6 жыл бұрын

tks for the info

@henrykwan1221 2 жыл бұрын

you guys at TMP?

@jonathanmoga5188 6 жыл бұрын

Another data point. My us spec m3 is many seconds quicker per lap around fhis track.

@funkybrethren 6 жыл бұрын

is the same moose from the 8thcivic.com forums? he was really knowledgeable in brakes and suspension

@speedacademydave 6 жыл бұрын

Yup, same Moose.

@stevenstratford137 5 жыл бұрын

What sort of price is this kit?..

@PROSTO4Tabal 3 жыл бұрын

even budget coilovers are way better than stock suspension, but they are too stiff and not comfortable driving city especially road bumps and humps, but even road works just great

@adamblaknovski279 6 жыл бұрын

It's a REAL M3!! 💛💙💜 Is it a 3.0 5speed or 3.2 6speed or something else?

@andrewd2911 6 жыл бұрын

Euro 3.0 5-speed

@333KINGPIN33 6 жыл бұрын

Will you guys review a Lexus ISF ? It has been forgotten and not many people track it.

@speedacademy 6 жыл бұрын

You got one for us to review?

@Rolandswebkro 6 жыл бұрын

use 50 % of your fot on the brake and gass whit the other half of your fot. in sted of heel to ( sorry bad englihs)

@unclejamesx9808 6 жыл бұрын

What big brake kit is that?

@DavisSgt 6 жыл бұрын

Porsche 911 996 non-turbo calipers with adapter mounts and E46 M-Sports rotors with Hawk Streey/Race pads.Check the part 2 video of this series,they installed it there

@WhenImGoneCa 6 жыл бұрын

couldn't even watch it. hardly heard them talking so i put it up... scared the shit out of me when it went into the music...

@ravenstylea2 6 жыл бұрын

Anyone have the STX coilovers? I got them new and installed by a reputable place. They have been retightened at the strut mounts a few times but they are constantly making noise at low speed bumps. It’s annoying. Anyone have this problem?

@kamils6829 6 жыл бұрын

Do you have pillowball mounts on them?

@PedroFTeixeira 6 жыл бұрын

That's actually not max camber. You have to remove the inside bolts and set them on the next thread. Still that's a nice setup right there.

@Simas306 6 жыл бұрын

Is that safe to do so? And how much camber do you gain?

@PedroFTeixeira 6 жыл бұрын

No problem. Those bolts only suffer vertical loads. If there was a problem there wouldn't be different thread positions. :)

@speedacademy 6 жыл бұрын

We knew somebody would spot that! We did in fact max it out as you've suggested before aligning it. Just didn't shoot any video of it so used that clip in the edit.

@Simas306 6 жыл бұрын

How much camber did you get by maxing it out?

@AndiSelaj 6 жыл бұрын

You really need to put in a Z3 or E46 ZHP steering rack

@andrewd2911 6 жыл бұрын

It is on roadmap

@dirtslider1997 6 жыл бұрын

The "ZHP" rack is a bit of a myth pretty much all 330's came with the yellow tag rack and IIRC all the facelift 330's had them no need to pay extra for a rack from the zhp.

@jonathanmoga5188 6 жыл бұрын

Dirt4k not a myth. Rack doctor tore them apart

@MeowMr2 6 жыл бұрын

I see a lot of understeer and push. Need better alignment settings.

@jf1177 6 жыл бұрын

by welding metal

@runrabbitrunracing 6 жыл бұрын

Moose, yer a dude

@dsturbovq 6 жыл бұрын

On m3 u shouldn't need the reinforcement plates

@dirtslider1997 6 жыл бұрын

AK-DAVE- 47 its the same towers so why wouldnt you?

@NoSleepRacing 3 жыл бұрын

That guy looks dangerous to work around lol

@tomhiggins4816 6 жыл бұрын

Is it just me or is the steering ratio really slow on that car?

@tomhiggins4816 6 жыл бұрын

zeroyon223 would make a pretty cool video, get on it speed academy guys!

@speedacademy 6 жыл бұрын

It is a slow rack, for sure. Might be a good fit for Moose, though, who is prone to moments of extreme excitement! Haha

@vmanikas6490 6 жыл бұрын

4:50 wait what? thats a woopsie

@Sumpula 6 жыл бұрын

Moose you are talking about centimeters. 1 centimeter is 10 millimeters. One foot is around 304,8mm or 30.48cm. One inch is 25.3 millimeters or 2.53cm. Im being anal here am i. I bet you knew what you were talking about. Just mixed up.

@speedacademydave 6 жыл бұрын

Ya, Moose's brain often moves faster than his mouth.

@charleslussier9046 6 жыл бұрын

25.4mm in an inch *

@Conchhhh 6 жыл бұрын

Lol nobody can heel and toe an e36 it's more of a big toe and pinky toe

@Kenbark42 6 жыл бұрын

If moose wants to go fast, he could probably lose a few pounds. Not only would he increase his quality and longevity of life, but he would go faster. He could also get a better car.

@dogeislove.dogeislife.811 6 жыл бұрын

BC coilovers.. lmao. Junk

@dirtslider1997 6 жыл бұрын

LeBMW skeet Ive seen literally every brand called junk by someone.

@dogeislove.dogeislife.811 6 жыл бұрын

Well compared to TC Klines, Ground Control, Fortune Autos, Ohlins, H&R, fk, bilsteins, ...... BC is junk. I've had 2 e36 M3's and an mroadster. I would never run BC's. lol

@rockprophecy2897 6 жыл бұрын

Hmm. That's interesting, I also own an estoril blue m3 with BC's and they feel absolutely amazing. Unless you've tried them you can't call them junk. Opinions are like assholes though 😊 (BC's sponsor almost all of formula drift cars but 🐸 ⛾)

@lonewolf3564 6 жыл бұрын

Estoril Doge lol ground controls, fortune auto are utter garbage.