Carbon fiber hood?
It might help prevent certain e28 owners from driving thier cars into concrete barriers on freeways.Big Bronze Rim wrote:Well, with some peoples driving ability, terminal understeer might be the safest bet.
If you gut your interior on your streen driven e28 because you think its going to make your car faster or more agile, you're a ricer fucktard.
I don't really get the whole gut my car for weight loss thing. I like the fact that my car has creature comforts, yet is fast. It's a BMW, and that's why I like it. The e28 is a relatively light car anyway. I am not willing to give up my somewhat quiet interior and cold AC to save a few pounds. To each their own.
ummm.... nahh im good. i think im the only person with leds under a 535is.... i know its different.... but in real life they look kick aus. so. can u say ur the only one to have something on your car?
i have friends who are into muscle cars and drive 400hp+ cars as their daily driver, and i also have friends with riced out honda civics.... but im respected by both. Im proud that i have a different looking car and to each their own.
i have friends who are into muscle cars and drive 400hp+ cars as their daily driver, and i also have friends with riced out honda civics.... but im respected by both. Im proud that i have a different looking car and to each their own.
I think I'm the only guy with a GT3582R etc. in a 528e, but that doesn't mean anything. Thats not why I did it. Do you think an underglow kit is any less gay on an e28 than it is on a Civic/Integra/Prelude? How is it cool to do the exact same thing as every other ricer just because its on a different car? Applies to wings, scoops, abominable body kits and the like. You're just the first guy you know to defile an e28 in that particular fashion.
Scottinva wrote:I hast a go fast bmw air freshener!
Geez guys its not like i have them on all the time, its just something different to have.PLus when ur working on a project and u go into the night, its reallllly helpful to have some extra light so u can see what your doing to finish up what ur working on.
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Oh how true. Being the only one to have something on your car is only cool if it's something that other people find cool. I could put a AC window unit in my car, does that make me cool.C.R. Krieger wrote:
A latent ricer is one thing, but a latent ricer in denial ...
Underglow, not so much. You aren't going to get a lot of love for that type of thing here. Sorry.Now this is cool
What if I want to daily drive my e28 but also want it to weigh less so it will be more fun? Only way to do that is to replace what's already there with something lighter (I'd probably start with the bumpers and power seats if you have them before moving to cf parts though).
I have a dream of being able to restore an e28 m5 on a cf monocoque with cf panels, too bad it's so insanely ridiculous of an idea.
I have a dream of being able to restore an e28 m5 on a cf monocoque with cf panels, too bad it's so insanely ridiculous of an idea.
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How does less weight over the front axle line mean more understeer (which I hate btw, scares the shit out of me, I hate fwd)? Not trying to start an argument, I'm always ready to learn about suspension and handling facts, this is one area where I'm not always sure. But I was under the distinct impression that the extra weight on the front will produce lots of extra understeer? Just like extra weight on the back = more oversteer, aka 911 (also scary if its an old one, lol).C.R. Krieger wrote:In what way? More understeer?evanmcm wrote:I don't see anything wrong with a carbon fiber hood, the e28 is very nose heavy, and if you could take 20 pounds or so off of the front, that would be a great move.
It's not quite that simple, the 911 doesn't automatically oversteer more, it's just harder to catch once you lose the back end. If you try to drive a 911 in the rain or snow, it'll understeer quite a bit from what my friend has told me. It's more about how much grip you have for the amount of weight.
Based on the fact that the m535i handles better than the m5, and the big difference really is that the m5 has more weight in the front from the engine, and from what I know, bigger contact patch per pound means more grip, I'd say no, it would understeer less.
Based on the fact that the m535i handles better than the m5, and the big difference really is that the m5 has more weight in the front from the engine, and from what I know, bigger contact patch per pound means more grip, I'd say no, it would understeer less.
True, that's more what I was thinking, grip/weight, on the old 911s the tires are pretty small, lol.Randomg wrote:It's not quite that simple, the 911 doesn't automatically oversteer more, it's just harder to catch once you lose the back end. If you try to drive a 911 in the rain or snow, it'll understeer quite a bit from what my friend has told me. It's more about how much grip you have for the amount of weight.
Based on the fact that the m535i handles better than the m5, and the big difference really is that the m5 has more weight in the front from the engine, and from what I know, bigger contact patch per pound means more grip, I'd say no, it would understeer less.