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Ohh pretty lucky that didn't end worse!!
Very lucky
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Know of loads of E36's lost to welders and also damage done just by having a welder in the car. You'd think that an LSD would be cheaper than a new car but it's actually not the case which I think it part of the issue.Quote:
Originally Posted by Steve320
He got off very lucky in the vid for sure.
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Originally Posted by Steve320
E36's are still very cheap if you consider saloons and even compacts. I've seen it first hand going on as I'm sure you have!
Good e36s are going up in value but with Killarney coming up and Donegal in few months just want for all the welded ones to be up for sale.
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King of the cone!Quote:
Originally Posted by fluffmister
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I see inexperience here..caution on a wet bend was not given.. an open diff could have ended worse
A person who proceeds to weld there differential, drive at speed and can't comprehend the effect it will have on Turning is a prime example of darwinism
how could an open diff ended worse ? It's surely part of the reason all the other motorists made it around the bend WITHOUT crashing ?Quote:
Originally Posted by Ford 2
You ever driven at speed like this chap into a bend with an open diff and get a tad unsettled ? I dont mean driving normal as in with a bit a speed ?
There is no situation other than deliberately needing to break traction where a welded diff is a better option than an open diff. It's pretty basic physics.
Not much of a bend though Jason..I'm sure plenty of people on here, myself included that have driven faster and on tighter corners with no issues running an open diff [emoji6]
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He's been round a bend or two at speed to this I can testify!Quote:
Originally Posted by Ford 2
Welded diff still did him in though.Quote:
Originally Posted by Steve320
completely agree , id say a lsd seems cheap to this guy nowQuote:
Originally Posted by Venom
He posted on e36 world on FB about it and got grief if I recall.Quote:
Originally Posted by Steve320
Its a long positive camber corner that suddenly changes to 0 camber at the peak of the hill, just as it tightens slightly, which would unsettle the back of any car if travelling at speed (which this lad is). If there was an lsd in the car and the back end stepped out, how would the outcome be any different? Im agreeing with Ford 2 on this one.
He didn't say LSD he said open diff.Quote:
Originally Posted by Hobbs
Driver inexperience. Drive hard enough around a corner with those characteristics and the back end of the car is going to step out. How would the outcome be different if he had an lsd though? I don't think it would have ended any differently. If there was an open diff in it he would have ended up snapping left and going off the bridge on the left hand side.
Because the two rear wheels would be spinning at different speeds.
The car in front normally comes with an lsd and that got around the bend, also there didn't appear to be a pile of cars with open diffs wrecked on the same bend so I'd agree with the comment on driver inexperience bit but I don't think anyone could say the welder was helping him in any way.Quote:
Originally Posted by Hobbs
never even suggested a welded diff would have helped.