LSD for AutoX

[nando]

the stock 318is and 325is diffs use clutch packs, not VCs, so they're illegal in ST no matter what.

[Ian F]

Yep. I had this discussion back when I bought my car. Bumps me into STX, where you get to play with AWD Subies. While Doug H has proven an E30 can be competitive in STX, the AST suspension he's running cost not much less than I paid for my entire car... :(

[CrazyB]

As an update just got home from another AutoX and had a great time. The LSd made a huge difference and helped keep the rear end planted.
Here are some photos from the vent, lots of cool muscle cars running this one.

http://www.flickr.com/photos/vwfix/sets/72157624661815987/

AAX #10 by VwFix, on Flickr

[u3b3rg33k]

I suppose that's a matter of opinion... right now, I have a 23 year old car that seems to be perpetually broken and has no grip. While I could dump buckets of money into the car to improve grip, German engineering means it will still break often. After the M3 and 7 years with MINI's, one would think I would have learned... Nope.

I think it might be you (or your car). Mine has plenty of grip. I wish I was better at utilizing it.

I beat the crap out of mine and it keeps on ticking - unless you're counting the dead slushbox, broken subframe, dead rubber, cranky U-joint, and so on. It is 23 years old after all. Still cheaper (and more fun) than car payments.

[Ian F]

I think it might be you (or your car). Mine has plenty of grip. I wish I was better at utilizing it.

I beat the crap out of mine and it keeps on ticking - unless you're counting the dead slushbox, broken subframe, dead rubber, cranky U-joint, and so on. It is 23 years old after all. Still cheaper (and more fun) than car payments.

Probably a bit of both and mostly me... and somewhat on what you're used to as well. I posted more competitive times (relatively) in an un-prepped H-Stock MINI convertible on Star Specs (which is not my primary driver, so it usually takes 2 runs for me to get used to the car).

In my case, my E30 is one of 8 cars we own and among them it ranks somewhere in the middle on the fun-to-drive scale.

Right now, I'm spending more on fixing the E30 than the payments on the MINI 'vert (the only car left we're still making payments on). And that's just parts alone with me doing the work. I'm already up to my eyeballs in car projects. I didn't buy this car to be another one. :(