Race car
#33 BMW E36
The pro-class car. A turbocharged V8 built by Mindworks for the Pro league, and the car I race for the whole season.
BMW E36
The Car
V8 Turbo
At a glance
805BHP
933N·m torque
1210Weight, kg
- Chassis
- 1997 BMW E36 coupe
- Engine
- 4.3 L V8 turbo (3UZ-FE)Mapped by Kamuto Productions
- Built by
The idea
Lexus heart,
BMW soul
The heart
A 4.3-litre Lexus V8, made for luxury cars and turbocharged here. Built by Groundwirus and mapped by Kamuto Productions, with reliability first.
The soul
A 1997 BMW E36 coupe. Light at 1210 kg and balanced perfectly 50 / 50, so it reacts to every input of the driver, which is exactly what drifting needs.
Together
A light, balanced E36 and a turbo V8 are a perfect match: good handling, good grip and loads of power. Mindworks built it as a highly reliable Pro league car with maximum precision.
Build sheet
What is under the skin
Engine and power
- Engine
- 4.3 L V8 turbo (3UZ-FE)
- Engine built by
- Groundwirus
- Turbocharger
- Turbosystems
- Mapped by
- Kamuto Productions
Electronics
- Engine management
- Ecumaster EMU Black
- Power management
- Ecumaster PMU 16
- Dash display
- Ecumaster ADU 7
- Wiring
- Motorsport wiring
Drivetrain
- Gearbox
- Samsonas Motorsport Sequential Gearbox
- Clutch
- Xtreme Performance
- Differential
- BMW 210 differential
- Halfshafts
- Wisefab halfshafts
Suspension, steering and wheels
- Suspension
- BC Racing RM coilovers, revalved
- Steering angle
- IRP V2 angle kit
- Control arms
- Wisefab upper, IRP lower
- Camber plates
- IRP adjustable camber plates
- Wheels
- Japan Racing R18 JR29
- Tyres
- Zestino Max 265/35/18
Cockpit and safety
- Seats
- OMP First R
- Seatbelts
- RRS R6
- Fire extinguishing
- OMP electronic fire extinguishing system
- Steering wheel
- Sabelt
Body and weight
- Bodykit
- Full GTR fiberglass
- Weight
- 1210 kg
- Weight distribution
- Front 50.4 %Rear 49.6 % Left 50 %Right 50 %
Dyno
Horsepower at the wheels
High boost 1.1 bar
701.5WHP
819N·m wheel torque
Low boost 0.8 bar
596WHP
694N·m wheel torque
Measured at the wheels on 26 June 2025 at Kamuto Productions. WHP is wheel horsepower. At the engine the car makes 805 BHP.
Test pull at 1.3 bar made 750 WHP. This engine is built to be reliable, with room to add more power if needed.
Wheel horsepower Wheel torque
The garage
Two cars, two jobs
Photos soon
Training car · in the build
BMW E46 325ti
A cheap beater for everything the race car is too precious for: drift matsuri, fun on frozen winter lakes and low-cost training days.
Assetto Corsa
Drive it yourself
I race this car for real. You can try it in Assetto Corsa: the E36 in the carVertical livery is a free download.
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Gallery
The car in pictures
Partnerships
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