So, I bought a new car...

[Simeon]

Just where are the pictures?

[irdave]

45 minutes ago, Simeon said:

Just where are the pictures?

 

Oi!  I haven't even had it in the air yet!  Wife just got back into town after a week away, I still need to let her know I bought the thing.  :)

 

Let me get it up on jackstands tomorrow.  My understanding is that there is a bunch of chassis reinforcement...

 

It's ok to drive, short first gear though.

[jimk]

12 hours ago, irdave said:

It's ok to drive, short first gear though.

Dave, First gear makes for a good trail machine in Colo.

[Simeon]

5 hours ago, jimk said:

Dave, First gear makes for a good trail machine in Colo.

 

It’s good for self-recovery from ditches. 

 

?

[irdave]

On 11/10/2018 at 7:15 PM, Simeon said:

Just where are the pictures?

 

Blog...

 

[irdave]

6 hours ago, Simeon said:

 

It’s good for self-recovery from ditches. 

 

?

 

12 hours ago, jimk said:

Dave, First gear makes for a good trail machine in Colo.

 

[g_force]

Dave is the short 1st because the e30 M3's 4:10 is low for a car as light as an '02?

[irdave]

4 hours ago, g_force said:

Dave is the short 1st because the e30 M3's 4:10 is low for a car as light as an '02?

 

It just runs out fast- like leaving from a normal light in a normal (for normal people? NOT 7k rpm) manner, and you're almost instantly needing to shift to second.  Seems like it's at around 30mph.  I've only driven it for a little bit- we'll see.  I think it's just that first gear is short, probably to help people that can't drive a manual get going- BMW does silly stuff like that all the time, eg, the brilliant clutch delay valve in at least the e46 / e85/6.  Along with the dual mass flywheel.  Who knows what they're thinking.  (This is the reason I keep bugging Toby about using a T5- so I can pick the ratios.  Probably all the years riding a bicycle has me sensitive to the cogs.  And I'm kinda' picky when it comes to mechanical stuff- just want it to be right.)

 

Tangent, kind of...  If you have a regular e46m3, get a diff from the convertible m3.  It's just a touch shorter and you can totally feel it- it's absolutely correct for the s54.  I think the regular m3 has the diff it has because you can reach 60mph (just) in second (at 8200 rpm)- requiring only one shift- so it's good for the journalist / magazine type shoot outs...

[ray_]

I don't find first too short. 

 

S14's like to rev!

 

 

Cheers,

[irdave]

3 hours ago, ray_ said:

I don't find first too short. 

 

S14's like to rev!

 

 

Cheers,

 

Ray, you rollin' the 265 or the 245 and with which rear diff?

[ray_]

265, 4.10, 2.5, same front diff as you ?

[irdave]

2 hours ago, ray_ said:

265, 4.10, 2.5, same front diff as you ?

 

Guess I just need to rev it more...  And I'm only sitting at 2.3- not nearly as cool.  :)

[jimk]

13 hours ago, irdave said:

like leaving from a normal light in a normal (for normal people?

It's either that Ray doesn't or isn't  

[ray_]

Well I do need to get away from all those bad drivers behind me!

 

Cheers,