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Put in the JXB Performance driveshaft carrier last night. Have to say I am very impressed with JXB. They packaged it really well and everything in the kit feels like a quality piece. I’ve bought hundreds of parts over the years and I think this one by far has been the most solid feeling piece yet.
I’ve been searching for a solution for an extremely annoying vibration that I feel in the driveline for quite some time and unfortunately I have not yet solved it. But I will say that this has solved a different problem that I was not necessarily looking for a cure for just yet. Yes it did help with some of the vibrations, I’ll give it that, but not a substantial amount. But what it did was clean up the extra slop that I had in the drivetrain. Not sure how it is with the dct cars but those in a manual may understand what I’m talking about. That clunk and shudder that you feel in the pedals and from the car when you’re at speed and take your foot off the gas and reapply it. Also seems to have fixed the shudder when moving from a stop. Is it a mod I would say everyone needs? Not necessarily, most people will have no issue with these things. But it definitely is a mod that will make the driving experience more enjoyable and I’m sure will be beneficial to longevity of the differential and other components when they’re not clunking around anymore. The search for the vibration fix continues, my next stop is going with softer bushings for the diff. I love hearing the sound of the diff whining and I love how solid the car now feels but the vibration is driving me nuts. If it was constant in all gears and rpm’s it wouldn’t drive me as crazy but it only seems to happen at a specific rpm (3-4K) and usually in 3rd, 5th and sometimes 6th gear. Anyways, sorry for the long write up, but figured I’d share my experience so far with the JXB part if anyone is interested in getting one. Pics below
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04-15-2024, 06:46 PM | #6610 |
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04-15-2024, 07:19 PM | #6611 |
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Removed the 45% window tint using the trash bag method, It worked like a charm.
I had 45% (light) tint IMO it looked awful as it mixed with the factory green tint. This car needs 35% or darker to cover the green, personally not a fan of dark tint on a car like this, so off it went! |
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What did I do with my M2C today?
Kept it. (and gave it a bath). My local BMW dealership emailed me today and kindly let me know that they'd be willing to help get me out of my M2C (their words)..... and into a M240i. Huminawha? And when you click on their Custom Offer-- they actually call the trade-in/swap an upgrade- and all I have to do is give them my car and $3400 (plus tax, title, tags, etc.) YGTBSM. I'm still deciding whether to be irked or amused. R.
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Feel honored, they did this last year with me, and their offer wouldn't have put me within 3400 of a new 240. I still went in and test drove some of their M4's just to see what they were like. And to skewer the salesman about why they offered me 20k under new-sticker for my car, when their used M4's with almost as many miles were listed at prices w/i 4k of new.
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Your thoughts on it for around the city? Transmission, size, low end torque, size, steering feel, size...??
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I was not permitted what I consider to be a real test drive, but my main impression was that they feel a LOT bigger and heavier than the M2c; also did not like the brake feel (now it is brake by wire, so you can set it differently). I'm a brake freak from my track time, so see what you think. My first 2 series was an X drive and I really like that setup for street driving (and track, but it was a 228, not sure I"d like it better than RWD with 400+HP). The xdrive gives it that 4-wheel-drift dynamic without having to be going so fast that you put it into real slip angle (in the M4, that will get you jail time if you try it on the street). My overall impression from trying out lots of different BMW models is that you can't go by the #s, you have to see how they feel - the engineers are brilliant at getting cars that are almost identical on paper to feel like they aren't even from the same family; doubly so for the engine specs (i.e. 440 vs. 240 is a few inches and a few #, but totally different feel; the engine response in a 330 loaner was miles more sluggish than the similar engine in my 228).
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