OBD1 s52+3.46 lsd+ZF 320 = OMFG!

[e30polak]

man first gear and most of second gear is pretty much pointless with the 3.25 even with 235 rt-615 tires. how hard is it to get traction with the 3.46? And i know gearing doesn't "give you power" but does it speed up acceleration? what is the gears strong points?

Anyway, glad you found a bad ass drivetrain setup.

I don't really care about launching, that's pointless in a 24v e30. If I roll from 20 it's fine. I normally punch it in high first, then there is plenty of traction.

Can't be as good as my 2.93


But I second the traction question. I can't hook 1st even if I roll the throttle in, and that's with 245/45/16 Z212's. They're probably heat cycled out, though :D

I can't imagine a 2.93, even though the longer 1st and second would be fun. I did the 3.46 to have a shorter 3rd and 4th, and that's exactly what I got. Traction sucks balls even with the 3.25, I'm not drag racing here. The 3.46 is a very peppy daily gear! :-D

[FredK]

The shifting isn't all that bad, it's the tach out that sucks the most.

let me simulate what it sounds like on the highway.

BLEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE EEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE

[Farbin Kaiber]

let me simulate what it sounds like on the highway.

BLEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE EEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE

You forgot the noise the coils make over the expansion joints on our fair freeways.

[kronus]

You forgot the noise the coils make over the expansion joints on our fair freeways.

Are those more of a *crunch* or a *boink*?

[Farbin Kaiber]

Think creaky senior citizen patella.

[kronus]

Oh wow, that's even worse.


Did it snow last night? There is something that looks suspiciously like snow on the tree outside my room.

[Farbin Kaiber]

Oh wow, that's even worse.


Did it snow last night? There is something that looks suspiciously like snow on the tree outside my room.

I think your contemporaries are playing with you. Think of your tree as "The Dome".

[daniel]

i have a 3.25 now with the ZF and i want to go the other way, to a 2.93! i don't even drive on the highway all that much.

[rThor432]

I guess I havent driven mine hard enough to know yet, but so far I'm digging the OD Getrag box with the 2.93. It has loooooooooong legs.

I think bumping it up to a 3.46 might be nice, but while I'm doing primarily highway driving and hardly any track days, it doesnt matter much to me.

[golde30]

traction is really that much of a problem for you guys? hmm, s52 must put out alot more power then s50, i cant break my 235's loose unless i try.

[Mr Two]

I'm running a 260 getrag with a 3.73, I'm assuming 3.46 w/ ZF is shorter?

Traction isn't a problem for me either unless it would involve launching. I can floor it from a stop and not really lose traction, just a little spinning at the top of 1st.

Running 225's.

[e30polak]

i have a 3.25 now with the ZF and i want to go the other way, to a 2.93! i don't even drive on the highway all that much.

If I drove more highway then I would've gone longer, but I now have a street demon! :twisted:

traction is really that much of a problem for you guys? hmm, s52 must put out alot more power then s50, i cant break my 235's loose unless i try.

We have a little more torque, but I have to gas it up, or pin it from a dig to lose it. And I only have 215/45/17 bfg kdws?

[e30polak]

I'm running a 260 getrag with a 3.73, I'm assuming 3.46 w/ ZF is shorter?

Traction isn't a problem for me either unless it would involve launching. I can floor it from a stop and not really lose traction, just a little spinning at the top of 1st.

Running 225's.

Your gearing is closer to a ZF with a 3.25, a 260 with 4.10s is almost the same I believe.

[StreuB1]

yeah 3.73 with a ZF

thing is im really used to it oddly enough. i had a civic si from 2000 till 2008 (original owner) and it has a close diff also. at 80mpg i was at 4600rpm.

as long as i can get rid of the drone ill be fine. and after the sweet resonator i saw at the performance show over the weekend....and that is coming in today. i think i wont have any. :D

[rThor432]

^^That's much worse than my 318is was with the 4.10.. "Worse" depends on how you look at it of course-- I do 97% of my driving on the highway.