04-08-2021, 10:07 AM | #1 |
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Drive Shaft. M3 and M4 - explained, Episode 18
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Well I guess they thought about it and didn't have any other option rather than changing the driveshaft.
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In a case like this I think every business takes the decision based on the same parameters: least cost option So yes as you say it, it was the easiest way to make room otherwise they would have had to rearrange too much. too bad....by the way, they didn't produce the M3 anymore in EU because it was not worth to adapt it, the M4 on the other hand was worth it because of the sales number and fitted it with the OPF. |
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Glad this was explained for the CFRP crybabies.
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Also, AFAIK, the F80 m3 sold in EUR did indeed transition to a non-CF driveshaft and added the OPF for a few months right before F80 EOP.
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I thought it was the OPF. Sorry if I got something wrong here. |
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04-08-2021, 04:19 PM | #16 |
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Forget the CFRP part...the "crash" serration bit is interesting...I have a suspicion that the level of force required to trigger that chain reaction might just also happen when the car is tuned and there's a ton of torque heading down the driveshaft...crank hub 2.0?
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Around that time, BMW also had to stop selling M Performance exhausts and Power and Sound Kits. They now cannot sell those in EEA markets. Sound regulations have also gotten stricter.
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Happy to be proven wrong, I just must have missed it if that's the case.
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04-08-2021, 04:38 PM | #19 |
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Great video........see what you could have had
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What is said in this video is basically; "We at BMW M would have loved to give you the CFRP driveshaft, but unfortunately regulation changes has made that practically Impossible. We evaluated every possible solution to achieve this, but in the end it came out with no advantages over the steel shaft". |
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