New CSL Owner

[Levente]

Congrats to your CSL Ash. I live in München too. drop me pm if you come

[DuncanR]

wELCOME aSHLEY

[hoshy]

Thank again everybody. So, some updates...

It's growing on me, alot. I've been spending more time with the DSC off and as I'm running Supersports, it's more exploitable than I expected. Though when barreling down the bahn at 140 plus the DSC stays firmly on, particulary for when you get the unexpected bump or two - have seen the friendly DSC light beaming up at me that he's just saved my arse once or twice - DSC car is a new experience and I'm not enitrely sure I like it that much. I was quite happy in my M3 Evo where the right foot did all the work. Now I know I can turn the DSC off but I'd feel a right ol' tosser if I damaged somebody or something with it off - at least when the car doens't have it as standard you know where you are. At least once I've had DSC off round the backroads and caught myself later at the limiter with it still turned off :-/

Not made it to the track yet as need to get a few things sorted. Took it for its TuV (German MOT) today and was pleasntly surprised that there were only three items that came up:

Fog light need to be on other side
Tyre had sidewall damage
Leaking diff

So that brings me to a new question

I would have expected the fog lights to be on both sides, I think mine has the LED lights, and I've not taken them out yet to poke around, does anybody know if I need some coding work to enable it, or if the fogs are a classic incandescent lamp and one just needs replacement?

As for the the other two points - tyre being replaced tomorrow or weekend depending on availability, and the diff, I've been in contact with the guy Roland recommended (thanks!), hope to get that sorted ASAP.

S6 + redline == happy hoshy

Cheers,
Ashley

[glendog74]

Glad you're enjoying the CSL more - congrats! :-D

[hoshy]

Quick update:

For the fog light I need a new module from BMW - 20 EUR and I'll run one addtional power wire myself. Result.

In my efforts to find a diff ASAP that doesn't leak (or clunk) I stumbled across a local CSL dealer / VLN racer / all-round BMW enthusiast, owns 19 E30 M3s and lives 20 minutes away - said chap offered me a complete Schnitzer 3.91 diff with only (apparently) 5k KM on it. 2000 EUR fitted with p/x for the old unit. Seems reasonable so I've taken him up on it.

As I'm limited to 250kph anyway there's no harm in getting there a bit faster

Anybody else running a 3.91 diff?

[AlexGTT]

A few have tried that diff. Do a thread search to find details.

Glad your getting used to the CSL. Just remember to keep the foot in on up-shifts and the SMG will stay sharp as a pin.

[hoshy]

Thanks Alex,

I'm having real trouble keeping the foot on for upshifts. If I'm hammering it then no problem but for town driving it seems a lot less clunky if I time a lift-off just right.

I give it the odd smg double-paddle reset and S6 flat-shifts which is supposed to help but in truth I don't really know what's good and bad for these cars. Need to get in another at some point - or at least back in my mate's regular SMG E46 M3.

[Porter]

Thanks Alex,

I'm having real trouble keeping the foot on for upshifts. If I'm hammering it then no problem but for town driving it seems a lot less clunky if I time a lift-off just right.

I give it the odd smg double-paddle reset and S6 flat-shifts which is supposed to help but in truth I don't really know what's good and bad for these cars. Need to get in another at some point - or at least back in my mate's regular SMG E46 M3.

I lift for shifts, even when pressing on - it somehow seems more mechanically sympathetic. It certainly feels smoother.

That said, I don't lift all the way, just to part-throttle.

Enjoy the car and finding out all its quirks.

[shimmy]

ONeill says I do to :banghead:

[Bounce]

ONeill says I do to :banghead:

I can't believe your a lifter Shim.:hahaha:

[shimmy]

I can't believe your a lifter Shim.:hahaha:

Now that's quite funny for you Bounce. Our London humour must be rubbing off as normally you only joke about Manglewurzels

[Porter]

I can't believe your a lifter Shim.:hahaha:

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