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Active
Autowerke based in Miami, Florida have been one of the
Top Tuners in the US for the BMW market. They have supported
this project from the very beginning and has always provided
great service and products. Karl Hugh is the main man
in charge of tuning and software development.
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INNOVATE
MOTORSPORTS INC has the best wideband Air Fuel Ratio Meter
in the market! Innovate's LM-1 lets you log/record up
to 44 minutes of test runs. We are also using their LMA-3
Auxbox to log AFR, RPM, TPS, BOOST, EGT and Acceleration.
Their XD-1 digital gauge is fully programmable and customizable,
perfect for what we need. I highly recommend their products
as it helped us and my tuner to get the car dialed in
as well as archived all the power with the best AFR.
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YOKOHAMA
TIRES have always supported the motorsport division of
this industry, especially the BMW race cars. They provided
their ultra sticky AVS Sport radial tires.
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Greg
Donsbach of CODE PRO Performance was the person who built
the S50US motor that we are currently running in this
car. He also fabricated some of the piping and motor mount
brace to make everything work, among other things. I always
admire the high quality and meticulousness in his work.
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Turbos
Direct is the source for the one of the most important
part of our turbo BMW project- the GT35R twin ball bearing
turbo. Turbos Direct is one of the largest Garret distributors
in the US and always provides the best and timely service.
Scott helped tremendously to properly matched and size
the correct turbo in our application.
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CLUTCH
MASTERS supported this project by offering their stage
4 clutch kit. The 4-puck /sprung hub disc combined with
their pressure plate is rated with a holding capacity
of 170% over stock. They were able to increase clamping
power by re-engineering the fulcrum point of the pressure
plate.
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BBS
of North America provided the GT2modular race wheels for
this project. With the specs given to them, they made
a 3pc. wheel, the center being made out of forged aluminum
and the outer and inner rim halves made out of spun aluminum.
BBS Motorsports is a German Manufacturer of high-performance
road and racing wheels.
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VICTORY
PRODUCT DESIGN, based in Texas provided the Oil Cooler
kit specifically designed for race and force fed applications.
It comes with everything to make it a very easy install.
Great customer service and a great product to match.
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Ben
of Rogue Engineering supported this project through their
Power Pulleys, short shift kit, transmission mount, CF
strut bar and clutch stop. They also offer many tuner
parts for most popular BMW models as well the the Mini.
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BLITZ
Performance Sales is the source for our boost controller
as well as our turbo timer. The SBC I-color boost controller
features a full control, digital display utilizing dual
solenoid to control boost. It can also display RPM, Speed,
as well as AFR, TPS, Oil and Water Temps and any fluid
pressures. This is def one of the best in the market.
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ARP,
the world leader in fastener technology is the pre-eminent
source for serious racers for engine and driveline fasteners.
They promptly provided their premium quality heat treated
8740 chrome moly cylinder head stud kit to assure optimum
engine sealing.
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Ignition
Solution based in San Diego, California have provided
us with their Plasma Coils which directly replaces the
stock BMW coils. The Plasma Coils increases the primary
and secondary spark resulting in complete combustion thus
preventing misfire.
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Sparco
race products have been used by the top teams in the Automotive
industry. We are using their Pro2000 bucket seats and
base, Flash 5 steering wheel and E36 BMW hub adapater.
We also bought the 3 inch SFI-aprroved 4 point harness.
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AUTO
EXPLOSION was the one responsible of putting together
all my ideas in how I envisioned this project to look
like. They have the most talented crew that I've seen
and I love the fact that they have a very open-minded
approach to their work.
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H&R
Suspension has always been my choice to tackle the handling
and stability part of this project since day 1. In addition
to their coil-over set up, they also made a special set
up for the rear suspension with the combination of tender
springs and a higher rate race-spec coils.
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Mike
Shaw of MASHAW helped us with this project through being
the source for our Carbon Fiber LTW wing. They have a
lot of quality race parts for BMW and Porsches both in
fiberglass and carbon fiber. I also want to note that
he was the source for the used S50US motor that we rebuilt
for this project.
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JP
PERFORMANCE EXHAUST was responsible for all the turbo
piping and the twin DTM dual exhaust system. They also
did a dual stage thermal coating on the exhaust manifold.
They specializes in custom headers and exhausts for street
and race cars.
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If
you are interested in the ESQUISS Widebody kit for the
E36 BMW, you have to contact Mulsanne Enterprise. They
are the sole distributor for all Esquiss products here
in the US. He has helped us get the look that we wanted
for this project. High quality and great prices. (310)
370-1126. Ask for Philippe and tell him that Jon Sibal
referred you.
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Wheel
Power have always been there to help us get this whole
project started back in 95. They are the main source for
the HAMANN products we ran for many years as well as the
BBS LM wheels that we used to have.
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When
I decided to upgrade the very 1st Angel Eye retrofit in
the E36 in the world, I turned to Matt of Umnitza. They
provided a great product and service.
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