Wheelspinning

[323i_rare]

I am just wondering what engine size your E30 car needs as stock in order to get it to wheelspin with 15" wheels from pulling out of a junction, it is difficult to do in my 323i, god knows what it would be like on a 320i

[stuartgallafant]

if you get the revs up enough, you can make anything do it!!!

[TheRealest]

my 318iS used to peel up well

[hammoj28]

You can get a wheel spin out of all of em. Prob not good for the car though.lol.

[TheRealest]

well it had few bits done to it.

used to step out well

[Kos]

my 316 used tgo do lovely burn outs and wag the tail with some seriously aggresive driving!!

but i have broken 4 small case open diffs over the years

[robmpulse]

My 325i cabrio will drift through 3rd............

It will also break loose on an agressive shift into 4th at about 70 (when wet)...... pretty scary when you are not expecting it....lol

[Rosc0PColtrane]

No worries wheel spinning my 320i cab

[WerkdE30]

this question makes little sense wheel spin out of a corner all depends on the entry. there is no benefit in spinnin the wheels once your leaving a corner as the car should be lined up well by this stage and all you will acheive is slowing down. wheel spin before the apex is what u want for an impressive slide.

in my oppinion on exit of a corner if wheel spin hasnt happened yet you are travelling at a decent speed and are pulling very minimal sideways G's so with good tyres and good road surface you would need more than an average e30 has to offer in the way of power to break traction. If your car is set up well. having an LSD would make this much harder also. 325i would do it with provocation by droppin the clutch maybe but u be taking a slow line through the corner which is pointless and no fun. try putting it well sideways before the corner then your having fun ... if u can do it and not find the gutter.

[dark_sounds]

my tyres are basically slick, (sub 1mm) they just dont spin, or its very hard to, but in the wet,,, damn i cant get no grip!

[hammoj28]

dark sounds, thats the IS?? Mine quite likes to spin in dry and i have pretty good tread. gets a bit lairy sometimes in the wet.lol. my car loves roundabouts.

[dark_sounds]

i swear mine is just wrong, doesnt have the torque my old IS had, which sounds very familier to what yours has!

off topic,,, this is making me more and more aware of how potentially cruddy my engine is,, can someone from the guildford boys have a looksy please

[FlappySocks]

My old 320i would wheelspin with very little effort, and it was rather alarming at times. My 325i Sport however, takes much more effort, even in the wet. LSD is a major factor in this.

Stuart.

[hammoj28]

Hmmmm, maybe your clutch is fookd? I dunno wat it could be. Get it rollin roaded and you would know for sure. Will have to get mine done actually but even i dont thik mine is running perfect. To rich at the mo.lol

[cliffybabe]

I can get a smart car to wheel spin

My cab spins up no probs, and the LSD is wicked

[hammoj28]

hehe, my 1litre mini could spin actually.

[320Touring]

hehe, my 1litre mini could spin actually.

aye, over on its roof so you can weld it!

I find the whole sliding away form junctins is entirely dependant on tires

a 316 with tesco value tires in 165/14 or whatever will be more likely to light up than a 325i with a set of proxies on it

[dobbie82]

I've never tried to spin the wheels on my e30's , tyres aint cheap!

I keep accidentally doing it on my toyota Carina, 2.0litre, front wheel drive. My 1.0L nissan micra used to do it occasionally too.

Oh its taking a long time to get used to Front Wheel Drive!

[miniblob]

Like Stu said, you can make any car do it if you try!!!!!!!!!!! Although i don't think i ever got wheelspin out of the diesel land rover discovery i used for a bit!!

Funniest was an old rear drive volvo - people used to crap 'emselves and move out the way very quickly when they saw that wheelspin away and then go sideways round the roundabout!!!!!!!!

[robmpulse]

Funniest was an old rear drive volvo - people used to crap 'emselves and move out the way very quickly when they saw that wheelspin away and then go sideways round the roundabout!!!!!!!!

another funny story with the good old Volvo.......

I used to have a 90 760 GLE. The previous owner had converted it to a Chevy 305 small block. I could roast the tired literally as long as I wanted. I used to love the look on the guys that drive mustangs and camaro's at the light. They would rev their motor up.....the light would turn green.....and I would leave them in the dust while spinning sideways fighting to keep her in the road........classic......


I miss that car......lol

[Paulsimon8]

Wouldn't know anything about decent wheelspinning from the above engines, but here is a clip of me spinning in a clircle at silverstone on sunday, then leaving a HUUUUUUUUUGE pair of black lines as I set off from a standstill giving it large a fishtail slide, then missing 2nd gear like a chump - 350 BHP and similar torque is more than adequate for this

Right click, save as. Play in quicktime

www.e30cosworth.co.uk/video/e30spin.3gp

Note, the exhaust sounds like a jet fighter

[robmpulse]

have a better vid? I couldn't make anything out.......

all I saw was an E30 spinning out in a coud of pixilated(sp) smoke.....

[Paulsimon8]

Not got a better vid, I was sent that video of me by a friend who quickly filmed it on a mobile phone

I'm sure theres more video's out there somewhere

[Simon13]

when it's wet anything will spin up!

[fuzzy]

mine wheelspins no problem in first and is still wheelspinning when you change to second and is only a 2 litre

[maxfield]

Until it breaks again

[mattG]

my 325i sport auto kicks out changing from 1st to 2nd when diven hard in the dry, wet is scary!

[Paulsimon8]

mine wheelspins no problem in first and is still wheelspinning when you change to second and is only a 2 litre

Is that before or after you realise you've eaten another propshaft bearing?


Sorry - couldn't resist that one James

[Simon13]

thats the 3.91 diff for u, my 325i auto with a 3.64 diff wouldn't pull your f***skin back but it's a lovely cruiser

imagine a manual! good 2.7's go in 3rd in the wet lol

fuzzy howabout an e34 m5 engined e30? more torque and reliability and they spin in 3rd + 4th in the dry when going through the gears absolute animal of a car

[mattG]

my dad had a e21 323i dogleg box 3rd & 4th gear fish tailling in the wet.
any body seen a swedish black e30 M5turbo engine 900bhp i think ,red it in a bmw
mag a while ago nice

[fuzzy]

ok lads ,i admit its not the most reliable but its guaranteed to put a smile on my face i would have loved an m5 engined e30 but the cossie engine was in the right place at the right time.what did you do with your prop set up paul?

[Simon13]

e21's are dangerous also! all to do with the angle of the trailing arm, was changed slightly for the e30 to create the leg end that is!

[hammoj28]

Yeah e21's are meant to be absolutely insane in the wet! mine will spin up in third comin off a roundabout in the wet and go squiggly on me! Quite good fun.lol

[mattG]

so that V12 e21 project