Thread: First Gear Grip
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Old 26-01-2012, 10:49 PM   #5
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Originally Posted by outnumbered View Post
I find the CSL more prone to traction issues than my old E46M3... But unless you are drag racing a lot, why does grip in 1st gear matter ?
In my head, unless you can at least sometimes use first at WOT, then it becomes a crawler gear and nothing more. Plus a CSL should take over 1G at peak torque in first gear, so I wouldn't want to give that up.

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Originally Posted by Mark CSL View Post
The csl is lighter so yes it should spin but it also has less mass to move ( or i could just be talking pisssshh )

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That was may thinking as well but the numbers say different, cos the force your applying at the wheels doesn't change no matter how little mass your carrying.
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