[esp260]

Went to the drag strip today and my best time in my 228i was a 15.4. Most of my runs were in the high 15s...

Any tips on lowering that time? My runs seem pathetic considering magazines rate them at 13.9 for a quarter mile.

[Luminous]

Originally Posted by esp260

Went to the drag strip today and my best time in my 228i was a 15.4. Most of my runs were in the high 15s...

Any tips on lowering that time? My runs seem pathetic considering magazines rate them at 13.9 for a quarter mile.

How are you launching? What tires? What tire pressure? How much fuel in the tank? What were ambient temps and humidity? Many factors will affect your times.

[esp260]

Originally Posted by Luminous

How are you launching? What tires? What tire pressure? How much fuel in the tank? What were ambient temps and humidity? Many factors will affect your times.

I was launching it at 3k since that is what the revs are held at in first gear. Using stock summer run flats at recommended PSI. Had less than a quarter tank of fuel. Not quite sure about temps and humidity.

Do people typically raise or lower their tire pressures for a better time? Will launching with traction on/off make a big difference?

[OpenAir]

What were your 0~60 times? Are you getting any wheel spin?

[Rayscott]

Originally Posted by esp260

Went to the drag strip today and my best time in my 228i was a 15.4. Most of my runs were in the high 15s...

Any tips on lowering that time? My runs seem pathetic considering magazines rate them at 13.9 for a quarter mile.

Wow, my X3 can do better than that. Keep practicing.

[Tpeterson]

The only way I can avoid bogging the engine down and get enough wheel spin is to turn the dsc completely off (hold the button for a few seconds).Even then it's hard to get the times the magazines publish - in my case 0-60.The car/engine combination just doesn't seem made for drag racing!

[bimmerfile]

Originally Posted by esp260

Went to the drag strip today ................................

[Dylan86]

Your 60 ft times must be horrid. What was your trap speed?

[Luminous]

From my experience, for best results you should launch either using the factory launch control or with traction completely off. Also I would reduce tire pressure by 1 or 2 psi and add a bit of e85 or high octane race gas to keep your timing in check.

[wtfbrah]

have you tried pushing the gas pedal down harder

jk, but this is why i considered xDrive. launches are fast as fuark. absolute grip at lower speeds is phenomenal. but then, RWD w/ LSD has gotta be way more fun

[OpenAir]

Something must be wrong, I have a cab which is much heavier and with FBO and Enzo tune it pulled a 0-60 ~ 5.4, and a 1/4 Mile ~ 13.9 @ 100mph.

With just an Enzo tune and AA Exhaust she pulled a 0-60 ~ 5.5, and a 1/4 Mile ~ 14.2 @ 98mph

I will say that I can't match Enzo's numbers, I'm much slower...

[Rayscott]

My drag racing days are way behind me. Used to drag a 57 BelAir and 66 GTO. Last cars to drag were my S2000's. I'm content with the performance of the 228ix. It's well balanced, handles well and is quick. The modern cars of today would leave most of the old muscle cars in the dust.

[Kolyan2k]

LSD should definitely help. Without traction you are just spinning wheels and with traction enabled it just cuts power

[esp260]

Originally Posted by OpenAir

What were your 0~60 times? Are you getting any wheel spin?

I was only able to spin my wheels on 1 run. My 0-60 time was about a 2.4.

[esp260]

Originally Posted by Dylan86

Your 60 ft times must be horrid. What was your trap speed?

I think my best trap speed was 93 mph. 60 feet times were about 2.4.

[esp260]

Originally Posted by OpenAir

Something must be wrong, I have a cab which is much heavier and with FBO and Enzo tune it pulled a 0-60 ~ 5.4, and a 1/4 Mile ~ 13.9 @ 100mph.

With just an Enzo tune and AA Exhaust she pulled a 0-60 ~ 5.5, and a 1/4 Mile ~ 14.2 @ 98mph

I will say that I can't match Enzo's numbers, I'm much slower...

I'm wondering that too, could I have gotten a lemon 228? Or is my shifting/launching THAT bad...?

[B_Rice]

Originally Posted by esp260

I'm wondering that too, could I have gotten a lemon 228? Or is my shifting/launching THAT bad...?

Probably the latter.

[nike001]

Originally Posted by B_Rice

Probably the latter.

Yep.


Do what the car was actually meant to do and take it to a track with turns and stuff. These cars aren't meant to hang at the drag strip.

[esp260]

Originally Posted by nike001

Yep.


Do what the car was actually meant to do and take it to a track with turns and stuff. These cars aren't meant to hang at the drag strip.

Yeah I guess I'll stick to the track. Had my first HPDE event 3 weeks ago and was extremely impressed with the 228!

[esp260]

Originally Posted by B_Rice

Probably the latter.

Any tips on 1-2 shift? Seems like even if my shift are THAT bad i should be at least breaking 15.

Oh well...I guess I'll keep practicing my launches and shifts and see if my time improves.

[HeyMoe53]

I'm kind of puzzled why any BMW owner would worry about drag strip times. For many of us, it is not about that at all.

[esp260]

Originally Posted by HeyMoe53

I'm kind of puzzled why any BMW owner would worry about drag strip times. For many of us, it is not about that at all.

It's just out of curiosity, the drag strip is only about 15-20 minutes away from where I live so I decided to go yesterday to see some real world times.