How to Get your Car Ready for an Endurance Race (and not blow up)

A video on YouTube. In Cars, a Krater category.

Summary by Krater

ChrisFix prepares his BMW E46 for an endurance race by installing a junkyard engine, headers, new steering wheel, cutoff switch, custom livery, oil pressure gauges, wheel studs, firewall plating, and a heel plate, while upgrading the oil weight and addressing aerodynamics.

From the video

Answers: How do you prepare a BMW E46 for an endurance race on a budget?

BMW E46 race car prep
exhaust header installation
quick release steering wheel
battery cutoff switch installation
AEM oil pressure and temperature gauges
wheel stud conversion
firewall repair and plating
heel plate installation
polycarbonate window installation
air flow aerodynamics study

What it concludes

Running with front and rear windows open creates air flow disruption, reducing downforce and creating drag.
Closing the rear windows reduces lift, increases downforce, and improves aerodynamic efficiency for endurance racing.
Upgrading to 10W-60 fully synthetic oil protects the engine against catastrophic failure after the oil thins out during racing.
Installing wheel studs significantly speeds up and eases wheel changes compared to using factory lug bolts.

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