GTVault - Setup 2767 - 328ci by DTW

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Setup ID Tuner Make Car Model Year Track Votes Views Horsepower Best Lap Date Entered Last Modified	2767 DTW BMW 328ci 1999 Road Setup 1 572 463 07/25/2004 4:06 PM 07/26/2004 6:41 PM

Equipment Selection
Muffler	Racing	Suspension	Full Customize
Racing Chip		Transmission	Unknown
NA Tune	None	Clutch
Front Tires	T4 - Medium-slick	Flywheel
Rear Tires	T5 - Medium	Carbon Driveshaft
Nitrous	N/A	GT Auto - Wing	N/A
Turbine Kit	Stage 3	Limited Slip	Full Customize
Intercooler		AYC
Supercharger	N/A	VCD
Brakes		Weight Reduction
Brake Controller	Equipped	Increase Rigidity	N/A

Settings
Setup Item	Front	Rear	Setup Item	Front	Rear
Spring Rate	11.3	9.7	Stabilizer	4	5
Ride Height	102	107	Brake Balance	10	11
Shock Absorbers			Downforce
Shock Bound	2	3	LSD Init. Torque		9
Shock Rebound	3	4	LSD Acceleration		36
Camber Angle	2.0	1.2	LSD Deceleration		17
Toe Angle

Gear Ratios
1st	2nd	3rd	4th	5th	6th	Final	Auto Set
							27

Driving Aids / Other
ASM	TCS	AYC	VCD
	4

I don't really know what to say about the BMW 328ci. It is not that I am disappointed by it, no certainly not. It is just that there was nothing which leapt out at me and said “this is what makes the car different from the rest”. It is a little slow off the line and in acceleration out of a tight corner. Now I know it is turbo (with a turbo lag) but even still compared to other cars in its class it was just a little slow. Once you build up momentum though the car really moves and is very nimble at most all speeds. In fact I could not find a range (slow to fast) where this thing failed to perform. Even after taking it on a diet the weight was still there and could be felt by the movements of the car and wheel. Not to say that it is the same as a Mercedes, no this is definitely a subtler almost silky shift of weight. I could have gotten away with T5's instead of T4's on the front and at the same time gotten ride of the weight shift, but in the end I chose not to as it just seemed to slow the car and it did not give the return in performance I was expecting. Besides after tuning it out the car became very “neutral”, and I wanted a BMW not a test mule.

The good: Great handling at all speed ranges and very smooth weight shift in turns. The bad: Rather bland car, it lacks that certain “flavor” I would have expected from a BMW and it was slow to pick up speed.

Setup for wheel and pedals.