Hey guys, here's an update on the new front end!
I had Killer Hot Rods delete the side markers again on this new bumper, since they tend to fall out anyways.
They also molded some sheet metal in the fog light area, to duct air to the oil coolers.
I'm running dual 19 row oil coolers right now. They worked great at the last track event back in Sept at MSR Houston. I never saw anything above 198 on the track.
With the cooler weather now, the temps are a little TOO cold now (158-160 cruising). I'm thinking my t-stat plate might be malfunctioning. It's either stuck open or the temp on the valve is too low. From what FBM told me, it is a 65C valve, which is pretty cold. I had PRT order me a new one, the new mocal plate should be an 85C t-stat plate. I'm hoping this will solve the issue. If it doesn't, I might try to disconnect one cooler and just run one during the winter. If it gets too hot, then I might have to change up the routing of the oil lines. Right now it's routed in series. Routing in sequence might help bring the temps up. For the summer times, this will definitely help.
With the dual coolers, it has also been helping with my oil pressure. I feel a lot more confident when I'm pushing the car now, knowing my oil pressures are where they should be. I was running 15w-50 previously but now that my pressures are good, I'm going to drop it down to a 10w-40. I think a 10w-30 would be ok for street, but on the track I might stick with the 10w-40.
I also had the Classic BMW race team raise the car up a bit. When I go over dips at the track, things tend to hit the track (and break sometimes). I also wanted to be able to soften up the rear a bit. It's too stiff right now and I'm bouncing around on the track on the wider radius corners. I also broke a support rod on my diffuser at the last event. And those things are NOT cheap! ($30/each)
The Classic BMW race team also did an alignment and corner balanced the car, since I removed a lot of the CF interior. I also had the new front crash bar done, so it changed the weight up front a bit as well. I'm not used to driving really low cars on the street and I still want to be able to drive this car on the street. It's not quite ready to be a track dedicated car.. So this height is perfect for me.
BTW I spoke to the guys at Classic BMW and they said they welcome anyone who needs a corner balance or alignment. Just FYI, their race team participates in the PWC TC class. Their driver is Toby Grahovec and he also works at Classic BMW. You can contact him if you're interested in alignments, corner balance, or anything to get your car ready for the track. They really know their stuff and have given me a lot of pointers!