The amount of effort and dedication going into your videos especially lately is truly amazing! To have a detailed video about the benefits of mods im planing to do on my own definitely helped me decide on what im ordering today :D Also as always amazing video! Was very happy to see an upload about this topic today :D
Clutch stop is the best drivability mod I've done, I put it off for a long time because I had to modify the clutch switch as I didn't want to delete it. Some e46s have the clutch switch built in the master cylinder but not on mine. Not having to press the clutch all the way and the grab point being so predictable helps a lot and because the car uses a self adjusting pressure plate you never have to worry about the grab point changing in the future 👍
would love to see a thicker sway bar test, apparently the 330ci m sport II has 24 mm front swaybars vs 23mm non m sport and 20mm rear vs 18mm stock. on the other hand, H&R also sell the anti roll kit which is €500, but it's 27mm front & 21mm rear. From my understanding, this would have a bigger impact on handling than coilovers, especially when you're running stock m sport suspension.
I have eibach 30/21 I believe, setup on the softest one I belive, it come with poly bushes. I have full powerflex rear end except swaybar endlinks, and the 2 lower and upper arms. Sport suspension with whatever coils were on there. All of this to say that this setup is TBH very uncomfortable. I like the way it drives, 0 body roll on stock suspension, but men its harsh. I'd like to try using the harshest settings but idk if I'll feel something if it's not on a racetrack. On perfect pavement this car is a blast but on country roads it's as fun as loud and clunky in there. I plan to use as much poly as I can, tho.
To me the brake hoses would expand under load, ie when the car is moving. Sitting on the ramp the caliper is not overcoming any force. Under load as the caliper squeezes the disc it has to overcome the rotational force of the disc causing pressure increase in the brake hose. The force which is the car’s momentum (mass & speed). Hose selection comes down to NVH, obviously engineers in BMW know to appeal to the broader consumer a less ‘snappy’ pedal is more desirable.
Great video! I've done the braided stainless brake hoses on several cars. And I agree, it doesn't affect braking performance much. But it does improve the pedal feel. And that can make you feel more confident while driving. Regarding the clutch stop, it can be helpful if you're using a "clutch tamer" device. It makes the clutch tamer more consistent. Great for racing, but not very useful for street driving.
Huge effort once again from you and a great video. I have two things to add. First, rear brace has a great effect on controlling the car when drifting/sliding, especially when combined with poly bushings on the rear subframe and a LSD, of course. Second, you can remove the rear seat backs, about 11kg., with only one bolt, torx 40 if I remember well, and the lower seat itself just pops out but is very light, like 3-4 kilos.
Great video once again. Detailed, precise and Interesting From what i know Braided brake lines are for a more "track use" and "direct feel" not really for daily driving. So you are spot on with you analysis. Weight reduction FTW
Regarding weight reduction: You could add some Recaro Pole Position seats, a Li-Ion battery and an aluminum hood from an M3. You should loose another 50kg by doing this.
The stock battery is pretty heavy. I replaced it with a motorcycle battery, which removed about 28 lb (12.7 kg). But of course, the smaller battery has less capacity. For me, it wasn't an issue because my E46 isn't a daily driver.
@@PREDATEURLT Unfortunately (or better: fortunately) those don't weight much. The front seats however are the worst. A sunroof delete can also save a couple kg at the right places (especially if the whole roof is replaced by carbon fiber). That's quite an operation and might "ruin" the car. However, a carbon fiber trunk might be worth investigating.
Nice work as ever Tim. I was thinking of a rear brace for mine, now I don’t need to😁. I have a front M one from the M3 defo feels more rigid than my other E46, both stock suspension. Cheers🏁
Cheers for the content. I'm pretty sure, oem brake lines are steel with rubber coating. One befit of aftermarket steel brake lines is price. They wre often cheaper than oem. Strut brace test drive really should be a blind test. Have a friend install and remove the strut brace for several test drives and try to guess which time the brace was installed. Placebo is a powerful drug! Weight removal makes the car not only accelerate better, but also brake, handle and improved fuel efficiency. Losing a lot of weight from a street car is impractical though.
Interesting. That would explain why there is so little differenve between the rubber and steel version of the hoses And yes it could be placebo with the rest. I agree. Thanks for the continued support bro
Strut brace makes a big difference, it’s not a placebo at all. I think everyone who installs it immediately notices a better turn in. The difference is simply too noticeable for it to be a placebo.
Interesting to hear a test of braided brake lines done by someone who had properly bled brakes before replacing the lines. Because usually people are replacing hold hoses and probably feeling the fresh bleed rather than the lines. My thinking is the touchier brakes is maybe not much the lack of expansion, but a different internal diameter of the hoses
@@OEMplusRESTO Yeah either way seems like a worthy upgrade for someone that enjoys nice brakes. Definitely putting them on the list for my e36, even tho I was sceptical prior.
@imnota sweet. What e36 is that? If all goes well i’ll have a 318i on this channel soon, to see how much fun can be had with a 4 banger before maybe swapping to 6
@@OEMplusRESTO Also am quite surprised at the results of weight reduction. Makes me wonder if maybe it's more worthy to chase weight than I originally thought. Recently I found out through realoem that the M3 CSL uses a smaller 55ah battery from the R52 mini cooper, and if that was considered still good enough for a factory car with a 3.2 and high compression (therefore difficult to crank) that makes you wonder how small you could go and still be viable, especially on our smaller engines. Because that means there's like 10 or 15kg to be gained, with no compromise in comfort, and without going to some expensive and fragile race battery.
@imnota im doing research on weight reduction right now. Theres a few batteries to go with it seems. That csl one might be the best suited. But theres also a miata battery among others, before venturing into the expensive lithium ones.. but soon youll run low on cca and they wont be really usable for anything but racing. But just as an experiment of how much weight can be removed without damaging the car. Theres also the m3 hood btw.
The minimal expansion of the brake hoses takes place over the entire length of the hose, times 4. The difference in feel is amplified by the length of the pedal. Just like in a mechanical linkage, minimal play in the fractions of millimeters can add up to significant slop on the user interface side. Pretty cool, next time I need hoses I'll give them a try. What kind did you get?
@@OEMplusRESTO that’s a shame, was really keen to see if that makes a difference on it’s own, given that they are the two things easiest to remove and live with
@@renas5371 it will make a difference. I just didnt test it. But spare and jack is 15kg somit should be a .1 second faster whiich is noticeable although harder to tell
When you changed the stainless steel clutch did you remove also the Clutch delay valve (CDV)? The internet rumors say that it greatly improves clutch-feel and engagement. What is your feedback? And as always keep making these awesome videos😀
Sadly, someone before had removed it. Maybe i should have added it before making the video in the first place, for a better comparison. But i dont get these ideas until all you guys mention it in the comments:) either way, i only replaced the hose. And the “review” of it is not long because imo it doesnt change much. Yes, the pedal is a bit more firm. But if you dropped your car off for a service at your local garage, then went to pick it up at few days later, i dont think youd notice the difference. The brake hoses you will notice though. More touchy. And thank you for the suggestion to keep it up
Also, keep in mind i replaced an old hose. If comparison was new vs braided steel i think the difference would have been even less. I had an e36 where the hose visually expanded when pushing the clutch pedal. There is a difference in new vs old hoses at some point
@@OEMplusRESTO That is very true that it would've been negligible! But I was just curious what would be the difference between combination of cdv delete + stainless steel VS OEM... I would imagine that in that case it could be more significant 🤔
Thank you for your videos man, really great content. I keep seeing the MA plate hanging on your wall, and since I'm from Málaga, Spain and that licence plate is from there I can't help but wonder what's the car and story behind it
Thank you. Its a great story about those plates and is what got me started in the bmw world. A Dane living in spain (malaga) brought his e39 m5 with him home to Denmark. I bought the car stupid cheap because it was heavily neglected, and fixed it up. I even have a video on the channel about it. It was bought new by a famous italian living in malaga. Some Spanish version of Frank Sinatra as ive understood it. Cant remember his name of the top of my head though
@miradatelescopica3763 thank you. Theres a bit more to the story but this sums it it😅 any bmw is a great starter car to wrench on. With realoem and youtube you can fix anything
Du lyder som en rigtig god mand samt en god mekaniker godt nok en flot og velholdt E46 du har dig samt en dejlig værksted 😎👌 det vil se godt ude med nogen led baglygter 🤩
It's the best clutch stop mod analysis I've seen. Very cool, scientific approach is the strength of your channel
The amount of effort and dedication going into your videos especially lately is truly amazing!
To have a detailed video about the benefits of mods im planing to do on my own definitely helped me decide on what im ordering today :D
Also as always amazing video! Was very happy to see an upload about this topic today :D
Thanks for the continued support bro. I appreciate it
I am very grateful for your videos and their format!
Im grateful to have someone to share it with
Clutch stop is the best drivability mod I've done, I put it off for a long time because I had to modify the clutch switch as I didn't want to delete it. Some e46s have the clutch switch built in the master cylinder but not on mine. Not having to press the clutch all the way and the grab point being so predictable helps a lot and because the car uses a self adjusting pressure plate you never have to worry about the grab point changing in the future 👍
would love to see a thicker sway bar test, apparently the 330ci m sport II has 24 mm front swaybars vs 23mm non m sport and 20mm rear vs 18mm stock. on the other hand, H&R also sell the anti roll kit which is €500, but it's 27mm front & 21mm rear. From my understanding, this would have a bigger impact on handling than coilovers, especially when you're running stock m sport suspension.
I’ll look into that. Thsnks for the suggestion:)
I have eibach 30/21 I believe, setup on the softest one I belive, it come with poly bushes. I have full powerflex rear end except swaybar endlinks, and the 2 lower and upper arms. Sport suspension with whatever coils were on there.
All of this to say that this setup is TBH very uncomfortable. I like the way it drives, 0 body roll on stock suspension, but men its harsh.
I'd like to try using the harshest settings but idk if I'll feel something if it's not on a racetrack.
On perfect pavement this car is a blast but on country roads it's as fun as loud and clunky in there.
I plan to use as much poly as I can, tho.
@lorrisl5026 you dont feel poly everything will be too harsh? Im worried it will on my car but its a street only car
Your video description sounds just like what my wife tells me each week when we have our happy hour😂
To me the brake hoses would expand under load, ie when the car is moving. Sitting on the ramp the caliper is not overcoming any force. Under load as the caliper squeezes the disc it has to overcome the rotational force of the disc causing pressure increase in the brake hose. The force which is the car’s momentum (mass & speed). Hose selection comes down to NVH, obviously engineers in BMW know to appeal to the broader consumer a less ‘snappy’ pedal is more desirable.
Great video! I've done the braided stainless brake hoses on several cars. And I agree, it doesn't affect braking performance much. But it does improve the pedal feel. And that can make you feel more confident while driving.
Regarding the clutch stop, it can be helpful if you're using a "clutch tamer" device. It makes the clutch tamer more consistent. Great for racing, but not very useful for street driving.
Thanks for the tip Michael
Huge effort once again from you and a great video. I have two things to add.
First, rear brace has a great effect on controlling the car when drifting/sliding, especially when combined with poly bushings on the rear subframe and a LSD, of course.
Second, you can remove the rear seat backs, about 11kg., with only one bolt, torx 40 if I remember well, and the lower seat itself just pops out but is very light, like 3-4 kilos.
I only have the weak lsd from racingdiffs but i get your point. My car just isnt modded enough to feel the difference:)
I've learnt something new today! Again!
Great video once again. Detailed, precise and Interesting
From what i know Braided brake lines are for a more "track use" and "direct feel" not really for daily driving. So you are spot on with you analysis.
Weight reduction FTW
Subbed. Enjoying your pragmatic test. I've got an E36 but you videos are relevant to my platform in most cases as well.
Thank you. Hopefully soon i will have an e36 as well. I have my eyes on a white sedan
Regarding weight reduction: You could add some Recaro Pole Position seats, a Li-Ion battery and an aluminum hood from an M3. You should loose another 50kg by doing this.
Great ideas honestly
The stock battery is pretty heavy. I replaced it with a motorcycle battery, which removed about 28 lb (12.7 kg). But of course, the smaller battery has less capacity. For me, it wasn't an issue because my E46 isn't a daily driver.
@@michaelblacktree The M3 hood will save another 10kg I suppose. Even more if you go carbon fiber.
@@PREDATEURLT Unfortunately (or better: fortunately) those don't weight much.
The front seats however are the worst.
A sunroof delete can also save a couple kg at the right places (especially if the whole roof is replaced by carbon fiber). That's quite an operation and might "ruin" the car. However, a carbon fiber trunk might be worth investigating.
Nice work as ever Tim. I was thinking of a rear brace for mine, now I don’t need to😁. I have a front M one from the M3 defo feels more rigid than my other E46, both stock suspension. Cheers🏁
Thank you Iain. Your support is appreciated
Ich empfehle ebenfalls "Vierliter Pedalhülsen"
Cheers for the content.
I'm pretty sure, oem brake lines are steel with rubber coating. One befit of aftermarket steel brake lines is price. They wre often cheaper than oem.
Strut brace test drive really should be a blind test. Have a friend install and remove the strut brace for several test drives and try to guess which time the brace was installed. Placebo is a powerful drug!
Weight removal makes the car not only accelerate better, but also brake, handle and improved fuel efficiency. Losing a lot of weight from a street car is impractical though.
Interesting. That would explain why there is so little differenve between the rubber and steel version of the hoses
And yes it could be placebo with the rest. I agree. Thanks for the continued support bro
Strut brace makes a big difference, it’s not a placebo at all. I think everyone who installs it immediately notices a better turn in. The difference is simply too noticeable for it to be a placebo.
@@renas5371 strut brace makes a big difference. I believe you, after a blind test :)
A short shifter might help more in quicker shifting
Great job as always, i also myself doing a lot of restoration work on my car. It's such a shame you dont live closer :D
Thank you.
I really like your more serious kind of approach. Can you try the air scoops and analyse their influence? 🤟
Thank you for the great idea and kimd words:)
Interesting to hear a test of braided brake lines done by someone who had properly bled brakes before replacing the lines. Because usually people are replacing hold hoses and probably feeling the fresh bleed rather than the lines.
My thinking is the touchier brakes is maybe not much the lack of expansion, but a different internal diameter of the hoses
That actually makes sense.. or at least that theyd use a very tough material being how critical those hoses are. Thank you
@@OEMplusRESTO Yeah either way seems like a worthy upgrade for someone that enjoys nice brakes. Definitely putting them on the list for my e36, even tho I was sceptical prior.
@imnota sweet. What e36 is that? If all goes well i’ll have a 318i on this channel soon, to see how much fun can be had with a 4 banger before maybe swapping to 6
@@OEMplusRESTO
Also am quite surprised at the results of weight reduction. Makes me wonder if maybe it's more worthy to chase weight than I originally thought.
Recently I found out through realoem that the M3 CSL uses a smaller 55ah battery from the R52 mini cooper, and if that was considered still good enough for a factory car with a 3.2 and high compression (therefore difficult to crank) that makes you wonder how small you could go and still be viable, especially on our smaller engines.
Because that means there's like 10 or 15kg to be gained, with no compromise in comfort, and without going to some expensive and fragile race battery.
@imnota im doing research on weight reduction right now. Theres a few batteries to go with it seems. That csl one might be the best suited. But theres also a miata battery among others, before venturing into the expensive lithium ones.. but soon youll run low on cca and they wont be really usable for anything but racing. But just as an experiment of how much weight can be removed without damaging the car. Theres also the m3 hood btw.
The minimal expansion of the brake hoses takes place over the entire length of the hose, times 4. The difference in feel is amplified by the length of the pedal. Just like in a mechanical linkage, minimal play in the fractions of millimeters can add up to significant slop on the user interface side.
Pretty cool, next time I need hoses I'll give them a try. What kind did you get?
That makes alot of sense. Of course even a tiny expansion will have cummulating effects on 4 long hoses. Thank you for pointing that out
Great video, so much good information. Thank you.
Thank you for watching:)
Super video Tim!
Må hellere i nærmeste fremtid investere i braided bremseslanger og tårnstiver foran.
Det lader til at være pengene værd!
Thanks for the video, for sure going to get a strut bar!
Best cheap easy upgrade im inclined to think
Have you got a link for the front strut bar? Great video as always
Thank you. I bought them used. The front one was an Innoparts one i believe it was called. The rear one i dont know:( and thank you:)
Glad you’ve tested the weight reduction, I’ve felt a difference just removing the spare and jack. Did you do a run with just these two removed?
Sadly no.. it was very noticeable with the 50kg removed honestly
@@OEMplusRESTO that’s a shame, was really keen to see if that makes a difference on it’s own, given that they are the two things easiest to remove and live with
@@renas5371 it will make a difference. I just didnt test it. But spare and jack is 15kg somit should be a .1 second faster whiich is noticeable although harder to tell
When you changed the stainless steel clutch did you remove also the Clutch delay valve (CDV)? The internet rumors say that it greatly improves clutch-feel and engagement. What is your feedback? And as always keep making these awesome videos😀
Sadly, someone before had removed it. Maybe i should have added it before making the video in the first place, for a better comparison. But i dont get these ideas until all you guys mention it in the comments:) either way, i only replaced the hose. And the “review” of it is not long because imo it doesnt change much. Yes, the pedal is a bit more firm. But if you dropped your car off for a service at your local garage, then went to pick it up at few days later, i dont think youd notice the difference. The brake hoses you will notice though. More touchy.
And thank you for the suggestion to keep it up
Also, keep in mind i replaced an old hose. If comparison was new vs braided steel i think the difference would have been even less. I had an e36 where the hose visually expanded when pushing the clutch pedal. There is a difference in new vs old hoses at some point
@@OEMplusRESTO That is very true that it would've been negligible! But I was just curious what would be the difference between combination of cdv delete + stainless steel VS OEM... I would imagine that in that case it could be more significant 🤔
Have you done the clutch delay valve delete ? Would be cool to see some tests with on and off
Its not installed on my car but i dont know who did it before me.
Thank you for your videos man, really great content. I keep seeing the MA plate hanging on your wall, and since I'm from Málaga, Spain and that licence plate is from there I can't help but wonder what's the car and story behind it
Thank you. Its a great story about those plates and is what got me started in the bmw world. A Dane living in spain (malaga) brought his e39 m5 with him home to Denmark. I bought the car stupid cheap because it was heavily neglected, and fixed it up. I even have a video on the channel about it. It was bought new by a famous italian living in malaga. Some Spanish version of Frank Sinatra as ive understood it. Cant remember his name of the top of my head though
Damn, cool story. I'm just thinking of buying a 330ci and it would be my first BMW too so maybe this is a signal haha
@miradatelescopica3763 thank you. Theres a bit more to the story but this sums it it😅 any bmw is a great starter car to wrench on. With realoem and youtube you can fix anything
Du lyder som en rigtig god mand samt en god mekaniker godt nok en flot og velholdt E46 du har dig samt en dejlig værksted 😎👌 det vil se godt ude med nogen led baglygter 🤩
Kæmpe tak bro.. der var sku pænt sagt. Del hele
What clutch hose did you use kære juhl. I am search for the same one in jutland 🤝🏽
Probrake z0085-10 ordered on their website:)
less weight = more BHP per ton.... simples
what smartphone app do u use?
Dragy
From what country you are? 😂 Don't you want to restore my 330Ci'04 to better shape? 😂
Denmark
Fill it with money and send it here🤣
GREAT VID