NEWBIE ON SITE NEED SOME HELP AND SUGESTIONS

[jaza45]

iHI EVERYBODY IM NEW TO THE SITE AND FIRST TIME OWNER OF A BMW 330XI , I PICKED IT UP YESTERDAY FROM INDIANA AND HAD TO DRIVE IT ALL THE WAY BACK TO NC , I HAVE SOME QUESTIONS ABOUT THE CAR CUZ I DONT KNOW MUCH ABOUT IT , THIS CAR IS A 330XI WITH A ESS SUPERCHARGER ACCORDING TO THE DEALER THE PREVIOUS OWNER PAID LIKE 8 GRAND TO GET THE SUPERCHARGER INTALLED PLUS SOME OTHER MODS , ON MY WAY BACK TO NC I WAS NOTICING THAT WHEN I PUT IT ON 1ST GEAR AND REV IT UP TILL LIKE 3000RPM IT DOESN WANT TO GO NOWHERE BUT THEN IT LIKE KICKS IN AND HAULS ASS IS BUT SMELLS LIKE CLUTCH BURNING AFTER THAT , COULD IT BE THE TRANNY OR THE CLUTCH ? ALSO SOME SUGGESTIONS ON MAINT CARE LIKE WHAT KIND OF OIL SHOULD I USE AND STUFF LIKE THAT. ALSO CAN ANYONE EXPLAIN TO ME BARNEY STYLE WHAT IS THE PURPOSE OF DSC

ALSO ANYBODY AROUND NC THAT HAS THE SAME SET UP?

[MarvelPhx]

Welcome, and first of all, I would not use CAPS to write here... hard to read and inflects anger or shouting....

2nd, how long have you driven a manual transmission?

[morcheeba]

Hi! You must have driven right by my house... I don't have the supercharger, but would have liked to have seen it. Enjoy!

[jaza45]

Sorry about the caps if I bother somebody, about the question , my last car was an automatic but I've been driving stick all my life so I how to do it, morcheeba as a matter of fact I did drive right by ur house cuz I stayed at a friends house in durahm while coming back to jacksonville...

[morcheeba]

quick barney-style dsc explanation (dynamic stability control):

DSC basically compares where you're going (measured with a little gyroscope) to where you want to go (measured with a sensor that sees where the steering wheel is pointed), and activates the one or more of the brakes to fix the problem. It can also cut power to the engine to prevent you from losing all traction.

Example: you take a right turn too fast and the back wheels start to slide out (oversteer). Solution: DSC cuts back on the power (duh!) and activates the right rear brake. The brake causes more drag on that wheel, causing the car to turn back in the direction you want to go.

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Disclaimer: that's basically right, but may be a little off. What did you expect from a big purple dinosaur?

[jaza45]

Thanks for the quick reply , also do u know any bmw meets here in nc I would like to know more bmw owners around this area

[Darius]

What year is the car? How much did you pay for it? and how many miles on the car?

[morcheeba]

whoops... sorry for the very slow reply....

Nope, don't know of any meets here in nc, but I haven't really looked, either. Eventually I'll check into that track in greensboro (famous name, I forget it!) and see if they have autocross events or an associated "bmw day", but I haven't gotten around to it.

[jaza45]

my car is a 2001 330xi I bought it for $3100.00 with a 4 year warranty including the supercharger and it had 50000 miles when I bought it

[Darius]

Man, you should have bought Tod's car better. Did the supercharger played a role in your decision to buy this car? Did you do any research about the ESS SC before you bought it?

[jaza45]

welll the I didnt know about tod's car when I bought the car at first I was looking at a 330CI and then I saw this one on ebay and kind of liked it so I decided to go with it plus the awd and supercharged I was like wow I didnt even know bmw had awd, like I said before I dont know much about bmw's this is my first one . but I thiink it was worth it I love it

[morcheeba]

Wow, $3100 is a deal! ;) Glad you're enjoying the car!

[jaza45]

what I mean was $31000.00 not $3100.00

[jaza45]

can u guys post 1/4 mile runs with the ess supercharger I want to know aroung what times Im standing with mine

[traffic]

so going back to your original post, sounds like classic 4wd launch bog. you rev the motor to a level that would normally light up the back wheels (or in the case of ours,...one wheel :( ) then you dump the clutch. only to find out with the extra traction the front tires afford, the motor doesn't have enough torque to get the wheels rotating fast enough.

when you're revs dropped, did the little yellow symbol come on? if so, the dsc kicked in and cut the power. otherwise, you bogged the motor.

more clutch slipping. man, witht he sc, you sure are going to abuse your clutch. enjoy!!!!

the key to a successful awd launch is to keep your revs up and slip your clutch just enough to not bog your motor. it is a fine art. that's why you can typically beat most joe-shmoes with awd cars in the dry pavement.

[raymondutc]

so you're saying the dsc interferes with your driving. do you guys like that? is there a way to turn it off and would you recommend it?