Taking the E55 ASL to Northern Speed Time Attack

[@J_Harris99]

0:58 "well actually I'll let you guys watch all that rather than ruining the results for you guys" 1:03 " In the end though I still managed to get second place"

[@HotMike]

I see the letters "XF" in my feed. I click. I'm NEVER disappointed!🤩

[@fb2800]

As an aircraft and part time race builder, this car has huge potential but you will be plagued with continued reliability issues until you button up all the lose ends. Your hoses should be positively locked so they cant blow off, worm type hose clamps are useless under race conditions. Go over the whole car and look for failure points because if untended they will bite you when you least expect, costing you results and trophy's! Dry sump for sure, because as you get quicker the G on the oil will increase and you will shortly exceed the limits of the sump and you know what comes next. Scrub pads on the floor to allow for floor bottoms as the down force climbs with your soon to be achieved faster laps times. Tools and spare parts check list? Oil, coolant, fluids, ignition parts, hoses, various spares etc? Lastly please consider the cabin ergonomics in case of a crash. I see a lot of sharp edges there that could be rounded, tied back, add padding, or removed all together. wear race gloves. No one wants to crash but the probability is high in this sport! Love the channel, keep it up, stay reliable and stay safe.

[@QueensGTO_Viper]

I love following this racecar journey. Dry sump will be a worthy upgrade 👍

[@luningye6132]

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[@robertfontaine3650]

Great to see this car being used. Inadequate heat in the tires makes everything else hard to judge. It's a limiting constraint.

[@guidois14]

Hii why dont you just swap the automated 350z manual for a BMW DCT TRANS. That way you have truly lighting fast shifts and you don't need any air compressor an such excess components.

[@CP110]

His AEM infinity ecu doesn't have the capability to control a dct trans. Plus building one to handle the torque his twin turbo v8 produces would be expensive. A manual transmission with dog teeth should be just as fast. And weigh much less. Also take into consideration that It's hard to beat the affordability, strength, and ease of procurement of a Cd009. New they are only 1800.

[@markscully2342]

@@CP110 the automated shift system they have built is really cool and will eventually be a much better solution for a race car.

[@benjiman46]

I have one of those transmissions in my E92 335i... I've had to drop nearly £2000 on a new Mechatronics unit... So if you keep on top of the servicing, then they truly are an incredible transmission! The Getrag GS7D36SG is the same as the DCT that's in the E92 M3 and they can take a LOT of power. Mine is running 402 bhp (at the wheels) and I've had no issues whatsoever. (Mechatronics unit died before the remap, intake, charge pipe, intercooler WMI and exhaust was done)

[@benjiman46]

And don't use launch control... That's what fucked my mech unit.

[@yeechng87]

When are you going to build a "brake magic" system to build front temperature

[@DruNicholsMD]

Loved the walk around with the times!

[@singlecams]

don't use antifreeze on the racetrack use water and a bottle of waterwetter. Antifreeze is very slippery, it is like oil when you slide through it and doesn't dry up as fast as water, there is a reason they don't allow it in many race series and even some tracks have banned it. In fact at this very racetrack I slid through some nsx's spilled antifreeze and destroyed my header going off. So they should just ban it from race events already. Love the update and all track footage!

[@singlecams]

That shifter was amazing incredible stuff 🔥👍👍

[@HuntersMoon]

Another great video! Such an impressive project, I really enjoyed seeing the times other cars were doing for scale too. Best of luck with the build!

[@limitlessbuilds]

Ouch. Definitely worth looking into electric water pump man. Can let it cool after you shut down if needed. Still looks like a blast to drive!

[@Omeshan]

Great to see this car up after watching the build as you did it from start! Suggestion: Put a cooldown timer on the car, that if you switch the car off (via ignition) and the car is still hot (or even close to), then the car stays idling for another minute or two? I say "via ignition" so this feature does not work if you use kill switch etc. Good luck and looking forward to seeing more!

[@lop8828]

Turbo timers are for the weak. Put the purse down

[@Gamen4Bros]

Great to see it on video!!

[@TheHeretic435]

The footage the Chinese pretty took hand-held at 18:10 must have been excellent

[@ryancuda45]

personally i love watching you go out on the pirelli hard compound tires and get podiums, your getting so much faster and confident. sure it makes you a better driver on that setup, but you are ready for more grip and a wider rear tires.

[@buggerlugz6753]

This projects complexity still totally blows me away!

[@benistingray6097]

I'll say it again, something is off with the suspension, the visibly low mechanical grip, you can see how the tyres are jumping around and loose road contact, thats also why the tyres wont heat up. Im no suspession guru so i really cant tell whats the problem but the above mentioned points are a pretty good hint something doesnt work as it should.

[@lucasvanhamburg4937]

maybe too high tire pressure

[@xfmotorsports]

It's just the tires. On the previous R1s tires it was completely normal and putting temperature within a lap. These tires are made for heavier cars.

[@benistingray6097]

@@xfmotorsports Interesting, so its the other way around. You have no mechanical grip because the tyres dont heat up. Good to know, in that case looking forward to when you change back to the R1's. Cheers

[@bilaltariq7819]

How can you say the suspension setup is wrong when you haven’t driven the car, seen any data or have experience with suspension tuning?

[@benistingray6097]

@@bilaltariq7819 Certified car mechanic since 20 years, about the same time in sim racing and highly interested in motorsport. Again, im no suspension guru but i do understand a thing or two about suspension geometry and car setups. We the viewers can only watch the video and make guesses from there and thats all i did. Its pretty clear something is not working, he has no grip in low speed corners and you can see how the car is bouncing and jumping so i assumed thats the reason for his tyres not heating up. But as he said himself in the comment above these tyres are made for heavier cars, so they are probably a litttle bit harder in compound but mainly in the construction and sidewall strengths because its made for higher forces of a heavier car. This explains the bouncing of the tyres (unsprung mass that normaly would help damping and now it doesnt or much less) because the tyres absorb less bumps and the suspension (that bottomed out in the last video) has to do much more work. Makes all sense. So we will see how the car performs when he switches back to the other tyres he used before.

[@EduardoCastrillo]

I'm impress with the performance of this machine! I feel like the aero package will do much more than maxim-out the engine's potential to the overall timelap, just my 2 cents. Congrats and keep pushing!

[@endeavour2127]

Great video! Looking forward to seeing your car fully dialed in!! Keep the videos coming!👍

[@mattman4023]

Really enjoy your videos. I was wondering if you’d ever thought of running waterless coolant in your E55 ASL? Apparently it doesn’t expand much as it heats up so shouldn’t blow off hoses, plus it has a few other advantages. Curious to hear if you have any opinions on it.

[@matthias18]

Im no expert but what if the pneumatic actuators pull on the cables directly would get rid of play and would free up a lot of room in there

[@LQhristian]

Great video/driving!! Double check the pressure release valve! If it's not working then the hose will blow off.

[@nv1493]

This build has been brilliant. And it all works.

[@vitor900000]

I really want to see you finish the E55 ASL. Its being siting almost finished for so long :(

[@bernardwarr4187]

Bro, takes time to dial it in! One thing for sure, can’t see many guys overtaking you! Great job

[@keithspencersr.6806]

Great start, keep it up, I wondered when I saw that coolant bottle, it did surprised me.

[@bl00dh4nd5]

I’ve always had one question, why the asl has no windshield? Wouldn’t it be more aerodynamic?

[@georgobergfell]

I am sure you considered increasing your front track angle a little bit, to heat up your tires faster, that's one way I would do it

[@benistingray6097]

There is a different underlying problem with the suspension, you can see how bad the mechanical grip is and how the tyres jump around, thats why he doesnt get any heat into the tyres.

[@georgobergfell]

@@benistingray6097 I re watched some of the onboard footage from the video, but with this frame rate I couldn't see anything particularly wrong with the front suspension. I am sure, the geometry is about right, since he simulated it, perhaps the dampers could be adjusted even softer in the front. Footage of the wheels from a High speed camera would be really interesting to see. This could perhaps fix some of the understeering. An anti-roll bar in the rear would also help, I am not sure, whether he uses anti-roll bars already.

[@morganfreeman5171]

@@benistingray6097 No the track is slow, the downforce is low and the tyres are wide on a light car. Low tyre temp = no mechanical grip. He will get it fixed with softer compounds or a faster track !

[@benistingray6097]

@@morganfreeman5171 He answered me and said the tyres he used are made for heavier cars so they are much stiffer than they should for the cars weight. Too stiff tyres explain the bouncing, not heating up and resulting in low mechanical grip. The R1 tyres he used before were suited for the cars weight and heatup up fine.

[@davidfink4963]

I love your channel because of what you say. You are a very intelligent person, and teach me alot. The racing is pretty awesome too, though.

[@wanderingfirbolg6738]

Having the passenger along side, in an open cockpit, wearing shorts is a bit of a risk.... for him. Great upload. Can't wait to see what comes next for this car.

[@justarandomweeb3220]

It seems like the car and you got to excited when the girl sat next to you lol. Also great job on getting 2nd place! Its amazing to see the evolution of this car and your skill as a driver!

[@SavedbyHim]

This is awesome! I would go with an n/a setup for this light weight car. May be more usable on a tight race track like this one...

[@drrock5356]

Awesome race car build! I don't race cars, but I work on them for fun, and I also work with carbon fiber and epoxy. What epoxy did you use to build the body panels? Do you know what the ultimate (post cured) Tg is for the epoxy system?

[@jamesjenkins7814]

Good job on all the work on your car. It truly is amazing what you've done. I know you love the Amg motors but when it blows again consider a turbo j35. Love the channel man

[@amgonegaming9515]

Time to attack, gooo XFfffff 🥰👏

[@hebe1792]

Congrats. Tire temperature is an issue. Also, you may want to adjust your wings to the track and current driving skills. It seems like it’s lacking downforce. Also, wear some gloves and have your passenger wear a race suit for protection. Enjoying your progress.

[@pushatune2606]

I truly enjoy your journey I’m try to do the same thing few years from now, but curious question have you ever thought about making a cover or shield for the amazing transmission system as a safety thing, worried if something goes wrong

[@Dodo-tf4td]

can anyone give me an update on the xf1 car i must have missed it

[@yayayayya4731]

Congrats on 2nd place. Lets aim of that 1st next time haha

[@WayneStcroix]

How do you get started in time attack racing I'm interested in this

[@PIWO2237]

What geometry (camber caster front rear) have you?

[@browskie]

I Need to build my own after seeing this, that E55 ASL is a beast

[@johnsendo]

Where do you race at and what state. If not to far I will come next time. let me know. Thanks, John

[@bilaltariq7819]

Hey what alignment are you running at the moment?

[@DruNicholsMD]

Definitely go straight to the A7s. You're car is so light that it's going to hard to get temp into any tire, and the A7s will make getting into the target range easier.

[@kaumohlamonyane272]

Does XF stand for Xtremely Fast?

[@Khaledghaffari]

which oil viscosity use for this engine.

[@KhanyisoMapuma]

You should watch that video on how Fernando Alonso was able to get his tyres up to temp with his strange driving style of inducing understeer. He won 2 championships like that

[@bigbird2100]

Great video 👍 your lap time's are faster as you don't have all the electronic stability etc.Do think a quicker steering ratio would help.

[@AnthonyEdwardBrowne]

We need The Stig to take it for a lap around the Nürburgring

[@tonypate9174]

How about Mark Higgins takes it for lap on the Islands big "wide" roads ? Think my spot for that run the made in a shed car be at ....think,think.,think ...oh yes...THE BOTTOM OF BARREGARROW ...

[@georgenaidoo9553]

Bro does Martin and that beautiful civic have a a page?

[@tarekz9992]

It drives like a gen 4 Viper. Tail happy. I'd dial the boost down and make it behave more linear via a boost controller Also what tire pressure you run? Try a few psi lower

[@gasgasgas]

Hope you're coming to pikes peak next year!

[@james137]

Finally! Another Esl55 video!!!

[@zakr1187]

Whats an esl55

[@james137]

@@zakr1187 ur mum

[@bobmartin5259]

Really love the build, but the shifter is just overengineered. Especially the 2 - 3 shifts are way to slow, and im pretty sure you could safe weight with a different transmission. But actually it doesnt matter as long as it is fun to drive! :)

[@mikemakuh5319]

Sure like what your doing, reminds me of SCCA back in the 70's.Thought you and the other fella built a dry sump?

[@quaaludes7898]

This is an engineer's wet dream. I'm in heaven

[@tonypate9174]

In a don't/never do ...SS7 BRANDYWELL IN CAR....back in the real world way ....think the ...BOTTOM OF BARREGARROW...not be putting team made in a shed to the test any time soon ....even after a "kipper for brakfast" and a psych up blast of ...META TARO BLU-RUY.. Time Attack for life way ,way back from the "edge" ...Brum Brum !

[@newtonfirefly3584]

Seem either You are not actually an engineer or at best someone with an engineering technology degree or student. Am actually a very experienced engineer, high level development expertise as mathematician, scientist [physics, chemistry], and high level engineering design, development, testing, verification, etc. This fellow, who also drives this E55 does speak somewhat like an engineer, but with more details seen during several videos, he also seems to be either an engineering technology student or may have such a degree, and more than a mechanic, perhaps an associate engineer and auto enthusiast. An actual engineer uses CAD for every aspect of design, development, verification, testing prior to any build. Such the Chevy Corvette C8 was developed along with many other versions prior and other vehicles of this millennium, by all manufactures. But, the public is still mostly unaware of the design, development, verification, testing process that has existed for all my years of major designs, for over 40 years. Especially since the mid 1980s [1984-5], all components were designed, developed, verified, tested using CAD, simulations, without a prototype and further develop required. The first actual build works properly according to the design, precisely. The further use of CAD for entire systems or an entire vehicle, came about using the same CAD, with some further development, as computer processing improved, with the following years. The military aircraft developed during the 1980's were completed using this design, development process beginning with the Northrup F-20 Tigershark [independently developed; not accepted - SADLY, nor their superior F-23 (which had much of their technology developments from the F-20, with many improvements as required] The commercial aircraft of the updated Boeing 747-400 and MD-11 [of CD-10] were done via CAD, especially the avionics, and testing [one manufacture-Sperry, Tuscon, AZ developed the same set of advanced avionics for both aircraft; thus basically duplicates with the variations of some signals, wiring, firmware for each aircraft. Such advanced avionics was already designed, developed, in use with updated F-14, 15, 16, 18, 101, and other types of military aircraft including C-130, helicopters, etc. The process seen in these videos seem enjoyable for the viewer, but are extremely inefficient, ineffective and very outdated. The actual engineering teams for automobile, engine, transmission, other components, manufactures and racing teams of from the mid 1960's onward into the 1980's were more exact, precise, accurate, efficient, proper than seen by this fellow during these videos. Am not at all clear or certain who is paying him to develop this E55, nor exactly what level of schooling he has, but, it does seems to be like a fun, enjoyable, learning project for a rather beginner, and high school maybe an introductory local community college level [but still very lacking the necessary design tools. How can anyone with basic mechanics knowledge, not have brought all of the necessary basic tools, parts, fluids including a computer for viewing logged data, adjustments, etc. ??!! Clearly, this fellow lacks some basics. Sincerely

[@tonypate9174]

@@newtonfirefly3584 INCOMING !! The man with the facts....Even behind why Das Audi Auto ....Had the team working on the A2 taken from ze bunker and shot as was not the time for a Kettenrad Mk VI until a final soluti......sorry "Fix" for the glitches (auto turn right, far far right in hope a romp over Poland to old Mother Russia until the snow stops play) and lack of a "windshield" for the uber kool with a "K" hip trendy volk with a "V" to tint and lick ....the no front brake and non " stick " box was taken as a must do for North American sales ....Was the Dodge Avenger battery placement a CAD master class ?

[@frongicide]

@@tonypate9174 Jesus Crist dude you sound insfufferable. Doing 100% of developpment in CAD is better when you are a team working on a product that you intend to manufacture after, but when you are a single person working on a one off sometimes it is much faster and easier to do things in an artisanal way. It's a tradeoff, but every engineering project is but a pile of tradeoffs.

[@tonypate9174]

@@frongicide Well thank you for the ...ART-IS-ANAL....puts less is more in it's place to a time all ace spanner men was Nobby but only if a Clark(e) with a E....hope not to head over or wood trees for you

[@snikclefritz]

Why do you have to blipp the downshift if the system do the clutching for you?

[@morganfreeman5171]

Rev matching down shifts prevents rear tyres from locking under engine deceleration.

[@dacribmotorsports1815]

quick acceleration and hard braking right after is a good way to get tire temps up

[@blanchae]

On your fast lap, you can see how slippery the tires were. When you get the Hoosiers, I think you'll pick up more seconds then you think.

[@idriwzrd]

Isn't the purpose of an automated shifter to decrease shift time?

[@carwerks101]

So funny seeing the shifter move by it’s self

[@AmirPomen]

Actually that intro got me wondering if its possible for u to source the "radical track car" bodywork and put it on your asl55

[@DriftJunkie]

SIR! To get heat into the tires, don't "weave" on straights at safe speeds. For front heat It's much more effective to agressively turn too much on longer sweepers at higher speeds and hold the car understeering through as much of the corner as possible. The car won't do anything unexpected, my promise and the fronts will gain alot of heat. It might be counter-intuitive to do these aggressive moves with the steering at high speed, but it works like magic and is very safe if you are comfortable with holding understeer line.

[@guerrinlove69]

Just got done watching the last vid and this pops up lol. Dad's got a W210 E55 that needs this treatment! Haha

[@komoru]

What do you do for a living to be able to spend all this time on your cars?

[@HaloHamstur]

Need a sequential transmission with dog boxes and straight cut gears.

[@Leonelf0]

Yeah the shifting sounds slower than me in a manual diesel 😅

[@joekanitz1660]

or a dct

[@MotownModels]

Why's it so hard for people to listen to what he says in the video? It's his first time using this shifter, so it's tuned to be very slow to keep things on the safe side in case anything goes wrong. Obviously he'll speed up the actuation as things progress.

[@jttech44]

When you get this car dialed in, it's going to be so-so fast. You should consider an electric water pump, it's nice to have because you can run an umbilical and cool the engine in the pits, no cooldown lap required. Also no belt to break, which is nice.

[@thomaseisen304]

For me the car needs a little bit more downforce to get it more stable in the curves ! Can't wait for the next video this was FUN !

[@markoajduk7096]

I wish he had a smaller and lighter turbocharged motor in the back and dct with peddal shifter since it already looks like an f1 car in terms of aero

[@thomaseisen304]

@@markoajduk7096 engine in the front is not the bad thing ....just more work for the suspension , but the gearbox in the back would be good like in the SLR ! ...but those are so expensive uff!!!! Still that car has a lot of potential !!!! Keep up the good work ...I'm pretty sure you can fix it !

[@markoajduk7096]

@@thomaseisen304 Yes but with engine weight on the rear wheel he would get a lot of grip

[@thomaseisen304]

@@markoajduk7096 If you ever got the chance to drive a Porsche 944 (because thats a true transaxle drivetrain) and imagin that with the power of your engine then you will know what I mean ! ;)

[@markoajduk7096]

@@thomaseisen304 I wish I got that chance man...

[@azargelin]

Two vids this week, nice. Hopefully less problems next time

[@fazorni]

that civic though! wth beating all those super cars by a MARGIN

[@jonnycutcorners]

Every time I see one of these videos I'm actually shocked by the lack of safety regs for these races. In the UK even on a non timed trackday you need to be fully clothed (no shorts & t-shirts) in a tin-top car and in an open top car you need gloves and usually a suit. You'd also get banned if your passenger was filming with an untethered handheld camera like that!

[@petervogwill6499]

Good enuff on the shifter...OLD PIRELLITIRES ARE TUFF ENUFF , ENDURANCE GRADE SUFFICIENT TO ENDURE TEST SESSIONS... NOW ITS time for really sticky boots ,eh..?

[@adriel1176]

"The ecu is falling out" 😂😂😂

[@jamesjenkins7814]

We like our ECU's easily accessible

[@cafe88racer53]

should put some radiator fans for backup cooling lol

[@driver46]

It is great that you enjoyed using the car after so much time spent to build it . It was funny how you kept driving while the car was falling apart just because of chick next to you , lol

[@The_Angry_BeEconomist]

that wall of champions

[@markscully2342]

who goes to the track in a car like that and doesn't take spare fluids and the tuning laptop??? As far as improving your laptimes and getting the tires up to temp It would make a huge difference if you didn't brake so early! if you never struggle to keep the car on the track going into a corner you're not trying hard enough! Just winding you up I can't tell from the video but I always found for me the quickest way to find the limit was to try too hard then dial it down a bit? I'm not that great on a track but I always was stunned by how late the really fast guys could brake

[@petervogwill6499]

All needed upgrades WILL DO THE TRICK...engine pieces for oil and cooling..aero completion...tires ...shift calibration...a/f dyno proofing.....detailed nut etc check....your machinery is a triumph of good bones and well thought out .....GOOD LUCK NEXT TIME...?

[@nationwideofficial7201]

Cool man cool

[@raw-amg4396]

Lookes really stable

[@shanemac1111]

Get a hood for safety sake!🔥

[@chipcity3016]

Im really only interested in following your E55 engined race car. Please keep that content coming.

[@monkmodemalik8225]

Car looks so out of balance, is it the tires not grippy enough?

[@profrook]

gj my man, you broke the broken car even more to impress girl, way to go! XD

[@frankbevan413]

Just need speed and g numbers on the screen

[@vitaobatera]

0:58 - Says I won spoil... 1:03 - Spoils

[@denelvo]

Your car is awesome, but please, for the car's sake and safety, get the right compound of tires. Tires are 90% of any car's performance. Tires before boost!

[@nickacelvn]

gr8

[@frosty98412]

You really need a better onboard camera :)

[@swapnilsays]

18:45 things guys do to impress a pretty girl. :D

[@Fifou001]

pls get rid of that robot shifter. you'r a great driver who just needs some smoothing

[@mattosoffice477]

like and comment before i watch the video

[@StephenJohnson-jb7xe]

I can't imagine that any of the footage from your passengers hand held GoPro was any good at all, he camera was jiggling all over the place.

[@emmanuelmonge6965]

COOL IT DOWN AROUND THE PITS OHHHHHHH NOOOO!!!

[@walidsobah3500]

Why you push your car

[@imSchwaggy]

I should get an s600 and have u turn it into a "street legal" version of this 🤣

[@jasonbirch1182]

Genius guy; makes a custom manual trans conversion for his custom built car. Same genius guy; Makes auto conversion for his manual trans. Wait what!??!

[@boostkash2640]

I love Honda Civic .