Build Thread?
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Pretty lame picture, but did some tooling around in this last night.
It developed an idle surge that was 500-3k Rpm. Need to figure that out
It is pretty great at blasting through snow banks!
The tires are awesome in snow, but now I really do need an LSD or welded diff! -
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I have one if you need it. Only used to bolt up.
Gravedigger much?
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was that over a curb? haha
Not quite. It's a grassy strip between the two buildings where all the snow gets piled.
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Everyone tell Ben to not worry about his surging idle and take the E to an ice rallycross this weekend.
I'll take video.
Or he can come to my house and start taking parts off my extra ETA e30. I replaced the intake AFM IAC etc, as I had a surging idle before.
sk8 or die
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The biggest problem is the fact that it's not just the idle that surges. It's the driving as well. I drove it around and never touched the gas. That isn't optimal for ice racing. I do have a welded diff for it now.....
I do need to do the rear main seal badly, it has started to leak quite a lot.
I don't think this weekend will happen. -
hadnt seen this since you got 4x4 status, looks awesome! can't think of a car I'd want more for winter driving, besides maybe an IX setup the same way.
Dan
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hadnt seen this since you got 4x4 status, looks awesome! can't think of a car I'd want more for winter driving, besides maybe an IX setup the same way.
Thanks! It is most certainly amusing.
I have heard a lot of people mention the IX, but I don't know how well the front CV's would handle what I have done to it. I could be wrong though! -
nah, theres some guy who has a 1000hp IX and all he did was reinforce the front diff and everything else handles the power.
Dan
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It''s not the (lack of) power, it's the angle the CV's would be at.
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So I welded the diff in the 325e a bit ago, and got that back in the car, as well as some fresh oil.
I was very excited to take it out in the "big" storm we were supposed to get. I filled the tank and tossed 2 sandbags into the trunk for good measure.
I am dumbfounded by how well it handled the snow. I could roll to a dead stop in snow that was past the tire sidewall, slowly release the clutch, and start moving forward like it was no big deal. I love it.
This is far better in the snow than the e46, and can handle much more snow than the e46 as well.
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