F30 330d 8 speed auto question
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Patrick Bateman said:
Why are you even on this site if you're having to ask these questions? Why not just buy a 1 litre ecobox and be done with it.
Using 400bhp on the road doesn't mean you're a lunatic, it also doesn't mean you have to fly around everywhere at 150mph.
To be fair he did also think that the SE suspension on an F30 3-series was dangerous so perhaps he just has a different perception of danger from some of the rest of us?Using 400bhp on the road doesn't mean you're a lunatic, it also doesn't mean you have to fly around everywhere at 150mph.
smashy said:
That SE suspension is for driving miss daisys ,you know the types you despise,,,and Patrick Bateman I see your type at many traffic lights revving the nuts off and away he goes probably making engine noises as he hits the rev counter ,just embarrising really.
You being serious or taking the piss? smashy said:
Agh one of the chuckle brothers,I expect I see you patrick bateman most days at the traffic lights between chiswick high road and chiswick roundabout.Its the only part of London that you can put your foot down you know hit the accelerator and get up to 70 in second ,its a little racetrack there.
And JNWI your smugness does not bely the time you spend on here.
Be cause you sound such a decent bloke ill let you in on this,,,about 3 years ago I had my 120d remapped,proper little tool it was
...and got involved in some silliness on the M4 one saturday afternoon with an old evo,looked at the speedo and it was 140 mph (not kpm)
It was then that I decided that stuff had to end ,took the remap out and changed my driving.
So your childish pathetic comments are directed at the wrong guy.
Infact ,youve done me a favour ,im giving this place a rest been on far too much lately people like you I do not need, ok.
Come on Smashy, lighten-up! I think most of us realise that driving at 140mph on a public road in the UK is asking for trouble (and quite possibly a custodial sentence if caught) so fair play to you for seeing the potential error of your ways! If I'm honest most of the time i don't drive my 335d to anywhere near its limit either; I just like to know it's there when I want it but realistically a 320d would be fast enough for what I do most of the time. However, you despite what you say, you can give an E92 M3 the beans in the lower gears in perfect safety if you pick your time and place; obviously it depends on where you live and the roads you drive on but I reckon there are places local to me where I could take an E92 M3 to the rev limiter in 2nd every day without safety ever being an issue (and that would be a reflection on the car and the roads, not my skill as a driver!). Therefore, jumping in with comments about lunatic or unsafe driving does rather invite the sort of response you've received IMHO.....And JNWI your smugness does not bely the time you spend on here.
Be cause you sound such a decent bloke ill let you in on this,,,about 3 years ago I had my 120d remapped,proper little tool it was
...and got involved in some silliness on the M4 one saturday afternoon with an old evo,looked at the speedo and it was 140 mph (not kpm)
It was then that I decided that stuff had to end ,took the remap out and changed my driving.
So your childish pathetic comments are directed at the wrong guy.
Infact ,youve done me a favour ,im giving this place a rest been on far too much lately people like you I do not need, ok.
A number of posters on this thread seem to be pretty anti reving to the redline (or beyond) --- why is that? Its utterly harmless to the engine and drivetrain and assuming you are not attempting to try to do it in 8th gear in a 30mph you are ok.
Is it because they think its boy racer ish? Or simply because they don't often or never have why on earth would others want to do it --- and perish the thought the second hand car they drive has never been driven like that...
Little hint any 3yo car diesel as part of the MOT smoke test its tested for 20-40seconds on the limiter Every single one screaming under full load at max revs. ....
Very high sustained revs is also good for the DPF regen as it gets the exhaust glowing hot.
Plenty of top testers for Diesel trucks recommend you break a diesel in HARD from brand new flat out often full load often in low gears etc -- and they end up giving better mpg than a gently run in example. Also fewer problems too as less thermal shock ie the engine is up to temp much quicker if driven hard from the off resulting in less wear over an engine driven gently until up to temp (I've not yet tried either as never bought brand new and not yet had the desire to try out the drive hard from cold engine)
Is it because they think its boy racer ish? Or simply because they don't often or never have why on earth would others want to do it --- and perish the thought the second hand car they drive has never been driven like that...
Little hint any 3yo car diesel as part of the MOT smoke test its tested for 20-40seconds on the limiter Every single one screaming under full load at max revs. ....
Very high sustained revs is also good for the DPF regen as it gets the exhaust glowing hot.
Plenty of top testers for Diesel trucks recommend you break a diesel in HARD from brand new flat out often full load often in low gears etc -- and they end up giving better mpg than a gently run in example. Also fewer problems too as less thermal shock ie the engine is up to temp much quicker if driven hard from the off resulting in less wear over an engine driven gently until up to temp (I've not yet tried either as never bought brand new and not yet had the desire to try out the drive hard from cold engine)
JNW1 said:
However, you despite what you say, can give an E92 M3 the beans in the lower gears in perfect safety if you pick your time and place; obviously it depends on where you live and the roads you drive on but I reckon there are places local to me where I could take an E92 M3 to the rev limiter in 2nd every day without safety ever being an issue (and that would be a reflection on the car and the roads, not my skill as a driver!). Therefore, jumping in with comments about lunatic or unsafe driving does rather invite the sort of response you've received IMHO.....
Totally agree 
Without giving myself a bad name and being classed as a total lunatic I have always enjoyed all the cars I have owned at some stage because there isn't any point in owning them if you don't enjoy them from time to time and I fully believe there is always a time and a place.
With my M3 I arguably drove that the most hard out of all of the cars I have experienced mainly because its very competent and it has a way of hiding its speed to the driver so in turn that only encourages you to push it even harder which I gladly did whenever I got the chance.
It isn't big or clever though I accept.
I will make it my business to not take seriously the likes of you patrick bateman ,you have the social skills of a 30 year old Travant.
People like you never bother to read other posts properly too busy getting your post score up.
I said SADLY its difficult to use something like an M3 the way it should be worked,certainly not in London and the South East.
......and yes I was doing that speed but took the post down hope the person who quoted me thus keeping it on does the same
People like you never bother to read other posts properly too busy getting your post score up.
I said SADLY its difficult to use something like an M3 the way it should be worked,certainly not in London and the South East.
......and yes I was doing that speed but took the post down hope the person who quoted me thus keeping it on does the same
Edited by smashy on Wednesday 17th December 16:19
smashy said:
I will make it my business to not take seriously the likes of you patrick bateman ,you have the social skills of a 30 year old Travant.
People like you never bother to read other posts properly too busy getting your post score up.
I said SADLY its difficult to use something like an M3 the way it should be worked,certainly not in London and the South East.
......and yes I was doing that speed but took the post down hope the person who quoted me thus keeping it on does the same
What people post up online claiming this that and the other is simply that its a claim. Lots of people tell porkie pies face to face they may well replicate that persona online or might talk total B.S. Pinch of salt frankly with everything. People like you never bother to read other posts properly too busy getting your post score up.
I said SADLY its difficult to use something like an M3 the way it should be worked,certainly not in London and the South East.
......and yes I was doing that speed but took the post down hope the person who quoted me thus keeping it on does the same
Edited by smashy on Wednesday 17th December 16:19
Does anyone care if you did or didn't or if anyone else does or doesn't on any subject. Does it matter not one bit. One thing clearly if anyone really does drive around UK roads at 140mph then they are pretty stupid/or happy if caught to spend 6-18 months in jail being the prison wing queen...or dripping soap in the showers. Even IF the roads were totally deserted in dry perfect conditions doesn't mean 140mph is ok even if the driver is world class and the car in perfect conditions what if a tyre blows out what if there is a pothole unseen on the road what if ... Plus no one is expecting other drivers to be doing any such speed - Germany however has superb roads and a much superior awareness of driving abilities.
Just sayin
smashy said:
I will make it my business to not take seriously the likes of you patrick bateman ,you have the social skills of a 30 year old Travant.
People like you never bother to read other posts properly too busy getting your post score up.
I said SADLY its difficult to use something like an M3 the way it should be worked,certainly not in London and the South East.
......and yes I was doing that speed but took the post down hope the person who quoted me thus keeping it on does the same
People like you never bother to read other posts properly too busy getting your post score up.
I said SADLY its difficult to use something like an M3 the way it should be worked,certainly not in London and the South East.
......and yes I was doing that speed but took the post down hope the person who quoted me thus keeping it on does the same
Edited by smashy on Wednesday 17th December 16:19
Shezbo said:
The most valuable performance part of a diesel engines is it's torque not peak BHP.
The two work in tandem BUT once all the torque and peak BHP - has been exceeded even by 1% - acceleration starts to slow. From that point it is only momentum and the decreasing BHP figure that will power you forward.
This is the fundamental power delivery equation of a diesel engine.
Correctamundo.The two work in tandem BUT once all the torque and peak BHP - has been exceeded even by 1% - acceleration starts to slow. From that point it is only momentum and the decreasing BHP figure that will power you forward.
This is the fundamental power delivery equation of a diesel engine.
Crackie said:
Hi JNW1 
Dagadagadagadaga
I'm considering tractor power too next year
You're welcome to have a run in mine if you're up over Xmas; excellent daily driver, just wish I had something with petrol power to provide a bit of fun (and a nice noise) for weekends!Dagadagadagadaga
I'm considering tractor power too next year
Edited by Crackie on Wednesday 17th December 21:01
Mr Tom said:
Sport plus, gear selecter over to the left, click a paddle. Pin the throttle wide open. This will Rev a f10 520d to the redline.
First chance I've had to have an experiment today and I can confirm that the above also works on an F31 335d! Still not sure I see why you'd want to drive a diesel that way but if the OP's car won't rev to the redline I think he's either not got the right modes selected or there's a fault with the car.JNW1 said:
First chance I've had to have an experiment today and I can confirm that the above also works on an F31 335d! Still not sure I see why you'd want to drive a diesel that way but if the OP's car won't rev to the redline I think he's either not got the right modes selected or there's a fault with the car.
Revs to 5,500 revs before you cannot go any more. Next gen x35d could be 6k revs... Imagine that a petrol identical rev range
Welshbeef said:
Next gen x35d could be 6k revs... Imagine that a petrol identical rev range
When was that the 1920`s! 
My Cerb revved to 7500rpm
My Z4M revved to 8000rpm
My M3 revved to 8400rpm
Surely diesels are about the fact that they pick up very well at 1500rpm which a high rev petrol struggles to match but you cant have it both ways, I love a diesel for its low rev shove for a fact but the noise is the obvious drawback though.
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