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06-09-2018, 09:09 PM | #24 |
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This has been an interesting and informative discussion. It’s convinced me I don’t need an LSD. I can’t use hard acceleration out of corners, so my fun is limited to playing with the traction limit within corners. For that, even the eLSD in Traction Off mode hooks up the rear too much.
The problem for me is the speed limit on nearby good roads is 80 km/hr (divide by 1.6 to get mph), and 40 over that gets your car impounded for a week, $2000 in fines and fees and a long-term substantial increase in your insurance rates. So I have a personal absolute speed limit of 120 on those roads. Since the traction limit on my all-season Pirelli runflats is typically twice the corner advisory speed, corners labelled at 60 can’t take any acceleration at all. If I had stickier tires I’d have to ignore those corners and just cruise through them. For corners labelled 50 just a couple seconds of hard acceleration puts me over 120. Corners labelled 40 can handle some hard acceleration from my 80 - 90 apex speeds, but those are pretty rare. So I would get very little benefit from an LSD. I prefer the easy, reliable way I can step out the rear in Sport+. It lets me play with whatever mode I want through the corner - oversteer, understeer or neutral - depending on what I do with the throttle and steering. (I bought the 6 cylinder for passing slow cars in the twisties. If not for that, the 4 cylinder would have been adequate.)
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I find the LSD useful even under moderate acceleration through corners--really any situation where there are steering inputs and wheels turning.
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06-12-2018, 04:31 PM | #27 |
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If you guys don't want to spend $3,000 on an LSD, I get it but the fact is that this car needs it; the traction control bogs down the power corners/turns on the standard diff..
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If you find that the eLSD hooks up the rear too much on all season rubber, then the LSD probably isn't for you because you're not driving very hard at all. With just the eLSD, stock power, and much sticker MPSS tires, I could easily provoke the rear into over-steer in 1st, 2nd, and usually 3rd, whether on throttle or off. With the eLSD only, the oversteer feels almost like hitting wet pavement in that it could slide wide and quickly. With the LSD, the slide isn't remotely as aggressive unless you're really hammering the throttle and in that instance, you've still got a lot of control and grip. I'm not joking when I say it makes the car drive quite differently.
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06-12-2018, 04:59 PM | #29 |
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They give you the old diff back. There's no exchange. I'll probably try and sell mine locally for whatever someone is willing to give me. I have no intention on reinstalling it when I sell the car.
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Just got mine installed today. Can't wait to try it out this weekend.
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11-10-2018, 01:12 AM | #32 |
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I have a traction problem that won't allow me to enjoy the car. Got FBO with BM3, and I cannot go WOT on 1st, 2rd, 3rd and sometimes even 4th without the rear going sideways. It's bad enough that I have to step off to gas if not I'll end up in another lane. It's no fun that I can't really accelerate how I want. Tires are almost 80% on rear MPSS. Will an LSD fix this issue?
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I no longer run the Dinantronics Sport and have been happier with how much more tractable and linear the power is. Yes, my car isn't quite as fast, but I can use all the power on the street now. It still spins, but not nearly has much. I'm now evaluating whether to go with the JB4 or a flash tune and do the boost by gear setup where I don't want any extra boost in 1st or 2nd. You may want to try that if you haven't already. For the meantime, I plan to add a catted downpipe to hold me over for a bit as the power gains are more linear and should give the N55 some more breathing potential without shocking the rear tires.
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About two months ago I installed a set of 245/35R18 square Michelin Pilot Sport 4S tires to replace my fairly worn and hardened Michelin Pilot Super Sports. The 4S tires are now fully broken in and the weather is warm. Holy hell the traction at all four corners and under heavy throttle. I don't know if my old MPSS tires were just really hardened, but I'm now having to relearn the limits of the car. Last year with the MPSS tires and in warm/hot weather, I could still easily provoke oversteer around slow turns and usually couldn't hammer it in 1st without a lot of spin. That is not the case now. The tires stick really hard and barely spin in most 1st gear situations. I can really feel the LSD literally snapping to life under heavy load and in a turn. It feels reassuring. With the added grip up front with the 245s and the added traction of the LSD, I can feel the stability nannies dumbing the throttle a bit when I hit a turn hard and I'm trying to go full tilt out of the turn. It's not annoying like in Sport, but it's something I had never felt prior because before, the front end would just wash out in understeer before much Sport+ nanny intervention. Now it doesn't. It's pretty neutral.
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^^ The PS4S's are really good. Way less noise when at their limit, but enough to let you know what's happening. Even before full break in I could tell they were a decent step above the already "pretty good" PSS.
I only wish every owner/member had a chance to try an LSD equipped car, before taking a ton of depreciation to trade in for something "better". It's pretty amazing how this mod, (which is probably the least respected on the platform, today) could be the game changing piece to having the driving experience you always wanted. These cars in RWD sans LSD are super loose, and not all that inspiring with confidence at the limit. The LSD alone tightens up the entire car, gives that planted feel, launching grip 0-60, and improves turn-in. But instead, most people just trade the car in for an M2 to fix the problem, at an increased purchase cost + the depreciation hit from the current. I personally couldn't do it knowing how close the gap is between these cars, to me it's simply not worth it. I'm also good with being the non-M car guy, at a BMW meet, I have nothing to prove to anyone lol.
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The only reason I'd trade up to something like an M2 is for the looks and suspension. Believe me, it is hard to resist that urge now that the 2016-2018 M2 used prices are plummeting.
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I still spent less than a new M2, to boot. I got a lot of good value in buying 1 year old CPO (full warranty 5 years), at an almost 30% discount. It got better when iND parted their shop car, and picked up KW clubsport 3-ways for over 50% off (only fit RWD/pre '16 cars), and the Brembo 6/4 piston GT kit, again at well over 50% of the cost, new. Those two mods alone transformed the cars handling and stopping ability, and the rest are simply mods to accommodate the larger changes to the chassis. This car is now far more capable on track than an M2, but most wouldn't go as far because MSRP to replicate what I did would be well over the cost of the M2. - If you do sell your car, and can't find a buyer who appreciates the added LSD, you'll have buyers instantly on the pre-owned market. Chances are you'll get at least 60-70% back upon resale, simply because it's a non-wear item, and in very high demand. The demand will grow as these cars become cheaper to obtain as well.
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These cars are not priced very different, new. One should have went with the M2 if they any doubt that the F22 would disappoint. Many want a DD that can be soft, and hard, the M2 can't offer that (the M4 can, but more $$) But if the LSD would make you happy enough, why would one spend a fortune to upgrade the badge? To me, it seems like people just want the "M" title.. I'm way past that part of my life, now. The best feeling is going to a BMW or performance track event day, with an underdog chassis (like the F22), and producing better lap times with less power and no "M" badge. It's surprising how many owners of much more desirable cars walk up to me and ask more about the car. This was well before I did any major mods, just basic springs/tires/pads&fluid (had an LSD, though). Gotta do what you really want, at the end of the day it's your hard earned dollars at work to please
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