My 35is
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No, not a bit, once the system is fitted and set up how i want them to suit my style of driving (fully adjustable for ride height,damping & rebound) i`m sure the car will perform way better than the standard set up. Already with the lower weight of the new wheels and the vred ultrac tyres the ride is like night and day compared to the rft`s, grip is amazing, quieter also and i don`t fear potholes as much.Maniac said:
James Junior said:Looking good. I fancy a 35i as my next car.
Have you had remapped cars before?
Just a word of caution - both my remapped diesels repeatedly spat out clutches, DMFs and had major gearbox issues.
I thought the first might have been bad luck, but then had similar problems with the second. Both had been fitted with updated clutches. Both cost a fortune in repairs.
After that experience I will never remap another forced induction car again.
Not trying to rain on your parade, just strongly suggest if you do go down thus route, you do so with your eyes open and do your research.
I think you had a bit of bad luck there both times. What cars were they and were they a proffesional shop?
If they were, it was probably you driving
I have a friend who goes round corners presses the clutch, revs the nackers off, then releases the clutch!! If you drive like that your going to chew threw clutches and gear boxes. (i am not saying you do by the way)
BeemerMad said:James Junior said:Looking good. I fancy a 35i as my next car.
Have you had remapped cars before?
Just a word of caution - both my remapped diesels repeatedly spat out clutches, DMFs and had major gearbox issues.
I thought the first might have been bad luck, but then had similar problems with the second. Both had been fitted with updated clutches. Both cost a fortune in repairs.
After that experience I will never remap another forced induction car again.
Not trying to rain on your parade, just strongly suggest if you do go down thus route, you do so with your eyes open and do your research.
I think you had a bit of bad luck there both times. What cars were they and were they a proffesional shop?
If they were, it was probably you driving
I have a friend who goes round corners presses the clutch, revs the nackers off, then releases the clutch!! If you drive like that your going to chew threw clutches and gear boxes. (i am not saying you do by the way)
Once maybe bad luck, but twice no way.
First car had a tuning box, second was remapped by the most regarded Alfa tuner in the country. The outcomes were the same.
Both my cars were dailies and spent most of their time not being driven particularly hard, though that's not to say they didn't get taken for the occasional Italian tune up.
The remappers rhetoric has always been smooth power delivery, safe torque levels etc, but since it has become more mainstream in recent years and greater numbers of cars have been running maps for many years, more and more anecdotal evidence of transmission, clutch and DMF damage have surfaced.
Totally not worth it in my experience and created a lot of unnecessary stress.
Good luck with your project though. Hopefully your experience will be different to mine.
KW v3 coil overs fitted,
set to a quite stiff set up yesterday and the handling has proved me correct, much better all round, understeer into fast right left has all but gone, can brake way later than before, less dive under braking, rear end squat under hard acceleration has gone, like this set up for fast road/ track use. Today turned down damping and rebound two stops and it rides much like the standard set up, the ride height is set about 5mm lower than standard, but to change that it is a major job, all wheels off, then wind up or down for required height, I think I will leave the ride height as it is. i
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This is the info from the 4wheel alignment, the before readings were quite different side to side both front and rear, this I am told was the cause of some minor pulling to the left under acceleration and braking, now that does not occur at all, absolutely straight as an arrow, more feel from the steering which I think is pretty dead anyway, so much more confident feel to the car all round. With the lighter wheels and vred ultrac vorti tyres on this suspension set up i have what i set out to achieve, result.IMG]http://img.tapatalk.com/d/13/07/25/jy6uhyru.jpg[/IMG]
All suspension fitting and alignment was carried out by Grosvenor BMW Reading, BIG thanks to Justin, this guy knows more than any I know about BMWs, even Maniac.
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All suspension fitting and alignment was carried out by Grosvenor BMW Reading, BIG thanks to Justin, this guy knows more than any I know about BMWs, even Maniac.
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I really should get mine done as mine does a bit of pulling under braking and acceleration and I thought it might be a buggered bush somewhere (potholes!!) but perhaps its just a minor realignment that's needed...
The setup looks good, sounds like you'll have a lot of fun!
What benefit does different settings for compression and rebound give ?
The setup looks good, sounds like you'll have a lot of fun!
What benefit does different settings for compression and rebound give ?
Maniac said:
Well, every car that i have had cause to get the wheel alignment reset it has made the most positive improvement over all else, it is without any doubt the best thing anyone can do to their car, so much more accurate than the standard factory " there or there about" setting, and i think a good idea to do this on an annual basis, along say at mot time, as you say Maniac those bloody potholes just don`t help anyone.