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Have noticed since having the splitter fitted that the G31 feels more ‘planted’ & the steering feels ‘heavier’ at high speeds, so I did a little research & it appears that the ACS splitter not only looks excellent it actually adds around 40kg (88lbs) of downforce over the front axle. The steering always felt very light at high speed, which took me a while to get used to but now it feels….better, which I wasn’t really expecting as I thought the splitter would just be cosmetic, I didn’t expect it to actually work
Been out in it again this afternoon, luv the way it drives, stops & looks now
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Is the default nature of the M550 that much sportier than the 540i M sport that comfort is better or is this just your preference? I coded mine to start in Sport Individual and the only time I ever use comfort is long highway trips. Might as well not even have Eco Pro mode as I never use it after the first time trying it.
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I’m not, sorry, and I’ll spare you my lecture. It’s just not a BMW sponsored thing and never was. It’s kind of viewed as ricey by most BMW enthusiasts. Kind of like fuzzy dice hanging from the mirror of a Charger.
But hell, as they say “it’s your car”, but I wouldn’t roll into a BMW cars and coffee meetup with them. Your ears will be burning.
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I don’t remember exactly. What year do you have? I thought I’d have to redo mine after my last service but I guess replacing the expansion tank doesn’t require a reset.
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I like the coasting feature in Eco Pro for neighborhood driving. After coming off the main drag and putzing along in 25 mph zones to get home, I'll go Eco Pro and just coast along.
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Just put a stiffer rear bar in my 530iX. Got a used one from an M550iX (24.5mm) to swap for the 18mm that was in there. Reduced the understeer a bit and makes turn-in seem a little more responsive (running Michelin PS4S non-runflats). Later M550iX rear bars are even larger (25.7mm). I did the same thing years ago to my E39 525i with an E39 M5 rear bar, so I thought I would try it on this one. Curious that the heavy vibration absorber is mounted on the left in the 530iX and on the right in the M550iX, so different sway bar brackets.
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Okay, I’d put it this way: You know how there’s the stereotypes where non BMW drivers look at guys driving bimmers and say “gah that dude is trying too hard”. Well, the grill stripes will have the other BMW drivers looking at the stripes and saying “that dude is trying too hard”. But again, it really doesn’t matter. Do what you like!
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This could have been me Sunday. I was half joking about being on the local news. Just change the BMW to mine and the speed to 140. In NH just like me. Again, what was I thinking.
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