The first car that was part of KGB Racing was a 2000 BMW Z3 Coupe. 2,8 litter of pure BMW power That is the car that i took to my first autocross and it earned me a 3rd place in Novice Class in 2001. This was my first ever new car and my second BMW. This is also the only car i really miss.
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After driving with a big 533 alternator for a few years i finally replaced it with something a little more speedy. This one if from Performance Distributors and is 6lb and produces 50 AMP.
Installation is not too complicated. The smaller of the mounting holes
is threaded for the M8 bolt, same size as used for 2002 alternator
mounting. A spacer was used to place the alternator in the proper
spot.
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A little late into the off-season but planning is over and installation has started. Over the next few weeks I am going to re-plumb the car with high pressure line and fittings that came from LPI Racing (http://www.lpiracing.com), fuel pump that came from 2002 Haus (http://www.2002haus.com), header from Ireland Engineering (http://www.bmw2002.com), throttle bodies from Extrudabody, (http://www.extrudabody.com/) clean up wiring under the hood, remove all old ignition and fuel supply parts, and
For the last few years i have been trying to prevent my car from lifting the inside rear tire during right hand sweeper. The latest changes finally worked. Removing the rear sway bar and installing 800lb springs did the trick.
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The first car that was part of KGB Racing was a 2000 BMW Z3 Coupe. 2,8 litter of pure BMW power :) That is the car that i took to my first autocross and it earned me a 3rd place in Novice Class in 2001. This was my first ever new car and my second BMW. This is also the only car i really miss.
Not much progress has been done in the last week, mostly parts research and search. New studs are coming from Ireland Engineering (http://www.bmw2002.com/).
The old studs were Moroso 7/16 diameter and 3 long. the new studs are
once again metric. They are made by ARP. Thread is 12x1.5 and the
length is 65mm. Another change int he car will be the front brakes.
Thanks to the recommendation from Jeremy i an going away from Hawk Blue
bads since they seem to overheat and cook my rotors in
First thing that EFI requires is a 2 fuel line. One feeding the fuel injectors and the other to return access fuel back to the tank. A stock BMW 2002 only has one line. It;s a plastic line that runs inside the cab and was designed to feed the carburetor at 3.5 PSI. The news system will put out about 50 PSI.
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First of all I have to thank guys at EDGE Motorworks (http://www.edgemotorworks.com)for getting the
car ready in time. With new front pads and rotors and new wheel studs all
the way around, the car made it to show. Presented in its race gear with
all of the stickers and on race rubber it was a nice site. There were
over 100 cars at show ranging from concourse restorations to 35 year old daily
driven originals. 6 factory Turbos, as many Tourings, one convertible, and
an electric '02 we
A few broken rockers did not stop KGB-Racing BMW 2002 from attending SCCA Solo Nationals in Lincoln, NE.
Three weeks prior to the departure date at American Autocross Series
event at Marina CA a disaster struck. In the end of the day car lost
power and start making a lot of noise from the engine bay. Fear we had
was that the bearing were gone, but to a pleasant surprise, after
taking the valve cover off we discovered that the problem was in the
head. Exhaust rocker for #1 piston was br
Fuel delivery has been installed and tested. It is now time to set up all of the electrical parts. Wiring under the hood was cleaned up., since there is a lot more of it coming. Battery cable is now terminated at junction block. A new lead runs from there to the starter. Another distribution block was set up for all positive connectors under the hood. They all used to terminate on the starter. That was a bit messy.
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Steve Kupper of KGB-Racing takes 7th place at SCCA Solo Nationals in Lincoln, NE. Andrew Quigley took 21st in a very competitive F Street Prepared. For the second year in a row a rear wheel drive car takes the first
place in FSP. It was Iain Mannix's 1968 BMW 2002 Driven by David
Fauth. David took a commanding lead after day one on the east course.
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As some of you might have heard about 2 weeks prior to the Nationals and right after the head was rebuilt, the car started to misfire badly. I found the misfire of cylinder #1 and thought it was due to a leaking gasket that is on the water neck and the first intake. After fixing that, the misfire did not go away. And what i discovered is that the misfire was on cylinders #1 and #3.
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Last weekend was the second annual Shriner Children's Hospital Charity
Event hosted by Sacramento Chapter of SCCA. KGB-Racing car number 26
was present to compete in FSP on Saturday June 10th with the best time
of 55.5 seconds on the second run. The course resembled a 5 leaf
clover with a lot of surface changes going from concrete to asphalt. 2
member of BMW 2002 FAQ (http://www.bmw2002faq.com),
Norm and Ali (index.php?option=com_gallery2 Itemid=29 g2_itemId=1357), have joined Steve K.
Carter fuel pump that has been running in the car for about 4 years
has died at the last SFR SCCA event at Golden Gate Fields after one
run. Golden Gate Field is usually good for KGB-Racing with multiple
PAX placing in top 10. This time we had to push the car back on the
trailer
New fuel pump was acquired from Gottelli Speed Shop in
South San Francisco and we were racing again in Stockton with
Sacramento Chapter.
steve k.
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The last event of the regular season for SFR SCCA is on September 10th. We are currently in 1st and hoping to stay that way. Come and join us. More information about the event is available at http://www.sfrscca.org/solo2
Steve K.
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For the last few years i have been trying to prevent my car from lifting the inside rear tire during right hand sweeper. The latest changes finally worked. Removing the rear sway bar and installing 800lb springs did the trick.
racinricpix's Flick Photostreem (http://www.flickr.com/photos/43812942@N06/sets/72157624308119207/)
Not much progress has been done in the last week, mostly parts research and search. New studs are coming from Ireland Engineering (http://www.bmw2002.com/).
The old studs were Moroso 7/16 diameter and 3 long. the new studs are
once again metric. They are made by ARP. Thread is 12x1.5 and the
length is 65mm. Another change int he car will be the front brakes.
Thanks to the recommendation from Jeremy i an going away from Hawk Blue
bads since they seem to overheat and cook my rotors in autoc
As some of you might have heard about 2 weeks prior to the Nationals and right after the head was rebuilt, the car started to misfire badly. I found the misfire of cylinder #1 and thought it was due to a leaking gasket that is on the water neck and the first intake. After fixing that, the misfire did not go away. And what i discovered is that the misfire was on cylinders #1 and #3.
A little late into the off-season but planning is over and installation has started. Over the next few weeks I am going to re-plumb the car with high pressure line and fittings that came from LPI Racing (http://www.lpiracing.com), fuel pump that came from 2002 Haus (http://www.2002haus.com), header from Ireland Engineering (http://www.bmw2002.com), throttle bodies from Extrudabody, (http://www.extrudabody.com/) clean up wiring under the hood, remove all old ignition and fuel supply parts, and
Last weekend was the second annual Shriner Children's Hospital Charity
Event hosted by Sacramento Chapter of SCCA. KGB-Racing car number 26
was present to compete in FSP on Saturday June 10th with the best time
of 55.5 seconds on the second run. The course resembled a 5 leaf
clover with a lot of surface changes going from concrete to asphalt. 2
member of BMW 2002 FAQ (http://www.bmw2002faq.com),
Norm and Ali (index.php?option=com_gallery2 Itemid=29 g2_itemId=1357), have joined Steve K. in F S
A few broken rockers did not stop KGB-Racing BMW 2002 from attending SCCA Solo Nationals in Lincoln, NE.
Three weeks prior to the departure date at American Autocross Series
event at Marina CA a disaster struck. In the end of the day car lost
power and start making a lot of noise from the engine bay. Fear we had
was that the bearing were gone, but to a pleasant surprise, after
taking the valve cover off we discovered that the problem was in the
head. Exhaust rocker for #1 piston was broken
The last event of the regular season for SFR SCCA is on September 10th. We are currently in 1st and hoping to stay that way. Come and join us. More information about the event is available at http://www.sfrscca.org/solo2
Steve K.
First thing that EFI requires is a 2 fuel line. One feeding the fuel injectors and the other to return access fuel back to the tank. A stock BMW 2002 only has one line. It;s a plastic line that runs inside the cab and was designed to feed the carburetor at 3.5 PSI. The news system will put out about 50 PSI.
