[feuer]

Originally Posted by Mosaud1998

Those wheels are OE BMW wheels from the factory?

Yes, style 269, just over size tires. They had 255/30 not 255/40 for better clearance.

[Mosaud1998]

Originally Posted by feuer

Or steer. My neighbor stopped talking cars to me after I use my RWD BMW to pull his Audi A4 Quattro. Goodyear LS aren’t good in snow. Even if you have 6x6 they will get you stuck.

He finally realized BMWs are better than Audis

[feuer]

Took the ST for a drive. Not as fun as the TT but the noises it makes are phenomenal.

[Mosaud1998]

Originally Posted by feuer

Took the ST for a drive. Not as fun as the TT but the noises it makes are phenomenal.

I haven't driven my E90 since Feb something . I want to drive it to my doctor's appointment tomorrow. But, it's supposed to snow overnight and tomorrow. My car has been clean since November 2020 (that's when I detailed it). Car washes are closed because of the freezing cold weather.

So, if I take my car. It'll get all salty and the salt will stay on the body panels and undercarriage until temps. dont rise. My mom's van on the other hand is pretty dirty so I might just take that

[bmw335ie90]

Originally Posted by K9Leader

Here they are - 42 Draft Designs: http://www.42draftdesigns.com/3-0-br...-2-5-clamp-on/

Very well made, expect they will last and keep looking good for a long time.

I have the 3.5" ones from 42draft and they are indeed very nice!

[Emilime75]

Originally Posted by bmw335ie90

I have the 3.5" ones from 42draft and they are indeed very nice!

Are yours the weld on, or clamp on? Can you post photos of how they were installed?

[E92William]

Just finished putting the Sound Ordnance speakers on the E46 which sound great. Aswell as a an aux cord in the meantime I figure out what I'm going to do to get bluetooth on it because the radio stations here are 75% ads 25% garbage

[bmw335ie90]

Originally Posted by Emilime75

Are yours the weld on, or clamp on? Can you post photos of how they were installed?

They were welded on super ghetto using a 3" piece of tubing that was crushed down to fill the gap between the 3" inlet on the tip and the 60 mm PE pipe. Muffler shop did it for $50, looks like strait buns from underneath, do not recommend "letting them do their thing".

[Emilime75]

Thanks for posting that.

[3PedalJake]

Originally Posted by E92William

That valve looks like it would be quite heavy because of the oil inside lol, picked one that weighed more than a large one out of how filled with oil it was a while ago. Definitely change all the pcv stuff.

As far as I know the 330 fully opens up the valvetronic at I believe 2500 rpm while the 328 does so at 3700(?), there are more aggressive vanos and timing settings and I think fueling is different aswell, probably a lot more I'm missing. The msv70 thread goes over this although it's a long read. I noticed a good difference by flashing my 328xi with the 330 map and then a bigger one by putting the manifold in place. The 325 seems to be ridiculously worse off compared to the 328 when it comes to its stock software tuning.

It is hefty but it doesn't slosh like the big one, is that just cause it's too full to shake?

I'm reading your thread, good stuff there. Def want to do this w/ the 325 when it's turn comes.

[infinite_creations25]

Guess somone decided to use my hood insulation as material for a nest...

[Mosaud1998]

Originally Posted by infinite_creations25

Guess somone decided to use my hood insulation as material for a nest...

Mouth balls under the hood should do the trick

[3PedalJake]

Originally Posted by infinite_creations25

Guess somone decided to use my hood insulation as material for a nest...

The critters sure do love the bimmers. At least that one was easy to find, I found this over my fender liner. On the plus side the nest wasn't made out of parts from my car, the wires were just gratuitous chewing.

[3PedalJake]

Originally Posted by Mosaud1998

Mouth balls under the hood should do the trick

Yes it will trick them into moving into your wheel wells.

[infinite_creations25]

Originally Posted by 3PedalJake

The critters sure do love the bimmers. At least that one was easy to find, I found this over my fender liner. On the plus side the nest wasn't made out of parts from my car, the wires were just gratuitous chewing.

My question is... HOW did they manage to crawl up behind the fender liner like that? My fear is when they start chewing through wire harnesses and start shorting things out.

[3PedalJake]

Originally Posted by infinite_creations25

My question is... HOW did they manage to crawl up behind the fender liner like that? My fear is when they start chewing through wire harnesses and start shorting things out.

Pretty sure mine was chipmunks,I found them living in the saddlebags of my sickle a couple years ago making a nest out of my gloves and rags. That fear is not paranoia, those wires caused ABS wheel speed and level sensor codes that of course got the normal sensors and stuff replaced.

[Mosaud1998]

Originally Posted by 3PedalJake

Yes it will trick them into moving into your wheel wells.

really?

[3PedalJake]

Originally Posted by Mosaud1998

really?

To be fair IDK if the PO put mothballs under the hood, but the chipmunk nest came with the car and I'm reading that as it's either mothballs EVERYWHERE or don't bother. At rat trap or konda bear would be a better choice.

[2one3E90]

Originally Posted by colorado.e9x

Yesterday was a nice overcast day, tiny little sprinkle but overall pretty nice with a jacket. Girlfriend spent the night and I needed to take her home before work. Opened the door to the most snow we've had in months! This was rather unfortunate as my car was still in RWD and I currently dont have a DTC button with my trim being off for new wrap. I took the chances and proceeded to drop her off anyways. Car actually handled like a dream up until I made the mistake and parked in front of her house Tried to get as close to the sidewalk as possible so she wouldn't have to walk in the snow. Well the road is a bit curved and I slid into the curb a little, good thing when I bought my wheels they were meant to be beaters anyway. They were already curbed. And for the first time ever I was stuck in the snow. I also realized my coolant leak has returned so I think that temporary fix is up. Anyways I went to turn it back on and apparently the tablet was dead! Great! Luckily Mom came to the rescue and I was able to use her phone to turn it back on. Man I really need a Bluetooth OBD2 for my iPhone..

In conclusion: Lowered RWD cars with All Seasons do not like slushy snow or mud, and I haven't driven RWD enough to master it. AWD on the other hand grabbed like nothing the moment I turned it back on. I have a better appreciation for AWD after today

How do you know you have a coolant leak? does idrive tell?

[Mosaud1998]

Originally Posted by 3PedalJake

To be fair IDK if the PO put mothballs under the hood, but the chipmunk nest came with the car and I'm reading that as it's either mothballs EVERYWHERE or don't bother. At rat trap or konda bear would be a better choice.

Konda bear

[colorado.e9x]

Originally Posted by 2one3E90

How do you know you have a coolant leak? does idrive tell?

I added a UV coolant dye that makes it bright green, makes it easy to track. Stains the snow bright green so its a lot easier to catch it when it starts happening

[feuer]

My 6 year old daughter could not wait....