tail happy in wet

[e30mtech]

just finished building my 325 and got it all legal on weekend, so after couple runs i'm happy with it just need couple things to finish it off,

anyway first time in rain today and oofft its a bit sketchy in the wet, i'm no stranger to a bit sliding fun with my e34's but this thing just steps out on every roundabout and corner with slightest touch of the throttle, doesn't help that my town has more rounabouts than anywhere else lol even putting the power down on the straights it starts swingin.

i'm just running 14 inch bottletops. think i need some nice premium rubber before i end up with a ban for diagonal driving

[grantfk10]

Might see you around, I work in Kirkcaldy ;)

[Barx325i]

keem the bottles on!! nothing will phase you after a winter with those attached

[steve_k]

Welcome to a 325i in the wet lol.

[rich318i]

just finished building my 325 and got it all legal on weekend, so after couple runs i'm happy with it just need couple things to finish it off,

anyway first time in rain today and oofft its a bit sketchy in the wet, i'm no stranger to a bit sliding fun with my e34's but this thing just steps out on every roundabout and corner with slightest touch of the throttle, doesn't help that my town has more rounabouts than anywhere else lol even putting the power down on the straights it starts swingin.

i'm just running 14 inch bottletops. think i need some nice premium rubber before i end up with a ban for diagonal driving

thats E30's with a 2.5i for ya, guessing you got a LSD aswell?

[Barx325i]

just finished building my 325 and got it all legal on weekend, so after couple runs i'm happy with it just need couple things to finish it off,

anyway first time in rain today and oofft its a bit sketchy in the wet, i'm no stranger to a bit sliding fun with my e34's but this thing just steps out on every roundabout and corner with slightest touch of the throttle, doesn't help that my town has more rounabouts than anywhere else lol even putting the power down on the straights it starts swingin.

i'm just running 14 inch bottletops. think i need some nice premium rubber before i end up with a ban for diagonal driving

thats E30's with a 2.5i for ya, guessing you got a LSD aswell?

You've never experienced a 2.5 in the wet with 14" budget tires then!!

[e30mtech]

my 525 and 530 v8 were nothing compared to this lol, it is fun but bad for ma license,

no lsd

i like me bottle tops.

its a malachite coupe grant ; )

[G-Bear]

I just picked up a 325 last night, having owned an IS up until now. I'm noticing how twitchy it is on roundabouts. 6 pots all the way..


No wet weather trials yet..

[rich318i]

just finished building my 325 and got it all legal on weekend, so after couple runs i'm happy with it just need couple things to finish it off,

anyway first time in rain today and oofft its a bit sketchy in the wet, i'm no stranger to a bit sliding fun with my e34's but this thing just steps out on every roundabout and corner with slightest touch of the throttle, doesn't help that my town has more rounabouts than anywhere else lol even putting the power down on the straights it starts swingin.

i'm just running 14 inch bottletops. think i need some nice premium rubber before i end up with a ban for diagonal driving

thats E30's with a 2.5i for ya, guessing you got a LSD aswell?

You've never experienced a 2.5 in the wet with 14" budget tires then!!

just a 328i M52 with a LSD and 15" almost slick BBS'S. which is my car, used to have 13" bottle tops years ago they do spin up good

[rich318i]

I just picked up a 325 last night, having owned an IS up until now. I'm noticing how twitchy it is on roundabouts. 6 pots all the way..


No wet weather trials yet..

be careful!!!! if your not used to it. it will catch you out!!!!

[G-Bear]

I just picked up a 325 last night, having owned an IS up until now. I'm noticing how twitchy it is on roundabouts. 6 pots all the way..


No wet weather trials yet..

becareful!!!!

Roger

[rich318i]

I just picked up a 325 last night, having owned an IS up until now. I'm noticing how twitchy it is on roundabouts. 6 pots all the way..


No wet weather trials yet..

becareful!!!!

Roger

you got a slipper?

[Barx325i]

thats E30's with a 2.5i for ya, guessing you got a LSD aswell?

You've never experienced a 2.5 in the wet with 14" budget tires then!!

just a 328i M52 with a LSD and 15" almost slick BBS'S. which is my car, used to have 13" bottle tops years ago they do spin up good

aww blessingtons, I'm just so jealous of your 'just a 328i M52 with a LSD and 15" almost slick BBS'S. which is your car, used to have 13" bottle tops years ago' I'm almost reduced to tears..

I'm puzzled how you stopped with 13" wheels on, without brakes

even more jealous of your edit, which is different to the one quoted above..

[rich318i]

fred flintstone style

[SGP]

I wonder how the ix handles in the wet

[rich318i]

I wonder how the ix handles in the wet

i liked to drive one to see how good they was, shit i guess and heavy at the front

[retroboyo]

After I serviced my 325 it spun in a straight line in 2nd in the wet no problem

[Morat]

err let's put this thread back on topic or it'll get a thorough pruning..

Ref the OP - are you sure your Rear Subframe Bushes are OK? I thought I was a drift hero for a couple of months until I got the MOT report..

[e30mtech]

fresh mot on mine only failed on 2 brake pipes, small fuel leak and small patch to weld, no advisories. all done now.

[Cloggy Saint]

Surely any rwd car is only "tail happy in the wet" if you're not driving it according to conditions. Less throttle = not tail happy

[Morat]

Well, there is that

[Barx325i]

fresh mot on mine only failed on 2 brake pipes, small fuel leak and small patch to weld, no advisories. all done now.

[rich318i]

Rich I am interested. How did you manage to get a seat in an RPU car. Further more how did you a) get to drive and b)get to drive at 150mph?

Sorry mate but it does strike me that the risk assessment form alone would take most of your lifetime to fill in.

pm'd

[47423]

To the OP - a 325i will be tail happy in the wet if too much throttle is used.

The very reason i enjoyed mine

[rich318i]

the only way is side ways lol

[G-Bear]

becareful!!!!

Roger

you got a slipper?

No.. just enjoying the extra torque from the engine on its own at the moment..

[rich318i]

Roger

you got a slipper?

No.. just enjoying the extra torque from the engine on its own at the moment..

great. once you get round to getting a slipper you'll notice how much it better the drive is.

[Bristol_Jer]

An m30 engined e30 with budget tyres on in the wet with a 3.73 LSD fitted, now that is a handfull, rear tyres spinning up in 3rd without even trying Those shitty tyres didn't stay on the car for long!

[G-Bear]

you got a slipper?

No.. just enjoying the extra torque from the engine on its own at the moment..

great. once you get round to getting a slipper you'll notice how much it better the drive is.

Definitely, I think most of the bushes could do with being replaced, and perhaps slightly stiffer on suspension, then an LSD may be on the cards...

[Barx325i]

An m30 engined e30 with budget tyres on in the wet with a 3.73 LSD fitted, now that is a handfull, rear tyres spinning up in 3rd without even trying Those shitty tyres didn't stay on the car for long!

It's all part of road safety, if you can control your car in an emergency with budget tires, anything else is like a godsend..

[rich318i]

1k in total there mate for that upgrade, thats if you go for billy shock's B6 too

[Barx325i]

1k in total there mate for that upgrade, thats if you go for billy shock's B6 too

@ me?

[rich318i]

no @ G-bear

[Morat]

Thread pruned, clippings moved to Kindergarten

[jmc330i]

An m30 engined e30 with budget tyres on in the wet with a 3.73 LSD fitted, now that is a handfull, rear tyres spinning up in 3rd without even trying Those shitty tyres didn't stay on the car for long!

S50 conversion with 4.27 diff (gearbox needs a 3.15 ish) on cheapo plastic tyres on 14" botttle tops - that was fun. Pull away in 3rd with wheelspin, spin the tyres in 5th. Tyres lasted quite well, the diff on the other hand....