"DS" setting on 325i automatic

know1isgod · 08-17-2005, 07:31 AM

what is is primarily for. can you drive extended distances on it? I have used the manual shift feature for the automatic, but hesitate to leave it on DS. Any answers?

johnfkitchen · 08-17-2005, 07:58 AM

It holds the revs higher for both upshifts and downshifts, so it upshifts later under acceleration and downshifts more pro-actively

know1isgod · 08-17-2005, 08:06 AM

is it harmful for everyday/all day driving?

David328M-Sport · 08-17-2005, 08:34 AM

i can't wait to be full time on DS setting once i have run the engine in for about 2000kms.

much more power & torque from holding each gear for longer - higer rev count etc. instead of gentle D changing up to 5th and 6th depending on yor top speed at the time as quickly as possible.

now im not complaining about D mode, it's just compared to DS mode it is very boring but they both serve different purposes.

absolutely no harm in staying in DS mode as long as you wish. in fact varying the revs etc is encouraged so please don't be scared to use it.

BMW wouldn't have offered it if it was going to be harmful to the car.

then we move on to manual mode....but we will leave that for another day.

enjoy your 325 no matter what mode you feel most comfortable driving in.

zippo · 08-17-2005, 03:51 PM

DS is especially handy for eating "rice rockets" for breakfast....... :rocks:

Kurupt1811 · 08-17-2005, 04:00 PM

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Originally Posted by zippo

DS is especially handy for eating "rice rockets" for breakfast....... :rocks:

Amen...cant wait!!!

E90Fleet · 08-17-2005, 04:03 PM

If your engine is broken in there is no problem in driving in the DS mode all the time.

I do whenever im in a auto

johnfkitchen · 08-17-2005, 04:12 PM

During break-in, I used DS as well as D and M, simply because it causes a wider range of rev usage. But it requires vigilance to ensure that the 4,500 rpm limit is not broken! In DS mode this fellow is EAGER!

Kao BMW · 08-17-2005, 04:15 PM

I've been driving on D and DS. D is a nice quite smooth drive, but DS definitely kicks ass. The only downfall is it's eats up gas quicker than it eats up rice rockets.

E90Fleet · 08-17-2005, 04:20 PM

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Originally Posted by johnfkitchen

During break-in, I used DS as well as D and M, simply because it causes a wider range of rev usage. But it requires vigilance to ensure that the 4,500 rpm limit is not broken! In DS mode this fellow is EAGER!

As you said, one has to be very carefull not to REV to high in DS during break in

bmw330ipty · 08-17-2005, 04:27 PM

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Originally Posted by zippo

DS is especially handy for eating "rice rockets" for breakfast....... :rocks:

what the heck are rice rockets?

HRC · 08-17-2005, 07:15 PM

To me it's any car that is more show than go, but mainly, it refers to hondas, toyota, nissan, etc...cars that have the grapefruit launcher exhaust, more wings than an airplane, more stickers than a nascar car and most important, a driver who thinks this kind of car(his car) is the shiat...just plain rice.

EDIT: Back in the day, rice rockets refered to Japanese sport bikes only.

Danny

NaTuReB0Y · 08-17-2005, 07:30 PM

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Originally Posted by bmw330ipty

what the heck are rice rockets?

The Fast and the Furious....a cheap imitation of rice rockets.

zippo · 08-17-2005, 07:56 PM

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To me it's any car that is more show than go, but mainly, it refers to hondas, toyota, nissan, etc...cars that have the grapefruit launcher exhaust, more wings than an airplane, more stickers than a nascar car

"grapefruit launcher exhaust" ROFLMAO Well said.

Here's a relevant clip from the net about the related word "Ricer"..

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Ricer [risse-urr] N.
[Ricer: from the latin word Ricarius meaning to suck at everything you attempt]

A person who makes unecessary modifications to their economy sedan (mostly import cars from japan hence the term "rice") to make it (mostly make it look) faster. The most common modifications are

# Huge exhaust that serves no purpose but to make the car louder
# Large spoiler on the back that looks like something Boeing made for the 747
# Lots of after-market company stickers they saw on cars in the Fast & Furious
# Cold Air Intake- a tube that feeds cold air to their high performance hamsters.

Most of these riced cars (a.k.a. rice rockets or rice burners) are imports; Honda Civics, Accords, Integras, Mitsubishi Eclipses, Toyota Camrys, Corollas, however there are some domestics such as Chevrolet Caviliers, Dodge Neons, Ford Focus; small, slow, economy cars designed specifically to go slow. Please note that there are many high performance import cars as well that are designed to go fast that are often mislabeled as "rice". Such cars as supras, skylines, wrx', NSX, Evo IV, etc.. fall into this category. Unfortunately, in today's world cars like this still must be handled on a case-by-case basis.
The ricer attempts to make their car "performance" by adding the modifications listed above. These ricers are not confined to any one ethnic group or color.......................The best place to see a ricer is in his native habitat, any mall parking lot.

NaTuReB0Y · 08-17-2005, 08:14 PM

I had a 98 Mitsubishi Eclipse: Modifications

1. Huge exhaust - 5 inch tip
2. Few stickers - eibach and Superman
3. AEM intake + straight pipe
4. OEM spoiler only

Did my ride qualify as a Rice Rocket?

ward · 08-17-2005, 08:37 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by NaTuReB0Y

I had a 98 Mitsubishi Eclipse: Modifications

1. Huge exhaust - 5 inch tip
2. Few stickers - eibach and Superman
3. AEM intake + straight pipe
4. OEM spoiler only

Did my ride qualify as a Rice Rocket?

oh yeah, the picture of that should be right next to rice rocket in the dictionary,
stickers from people who aren't giving you money are very ricey

UncleWede · 08-18-2005, 10:28 AM

I followed a rather slow Honda 900RR this morning. 900 RiceRocket??!!! Is Honda capitalizing on this?!!!

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David328M-Sport Brigadier General 101 Rep 3,566 Posts Drives: F30 M-Sport 328i Estoril Blue Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Melbourne Australia iTrader: (0)	i can't wait to be full time on DS setting once i have run the engine in for about 2000kms. much more power & torque from holding each gear for longer - higer rev count etc. instead of gentle D changing up to 5th and 6th depending on yor top speed at the time as quickly as possible. now im not complaining about D mode, it's just compared to DS mode it is very boring but they both serve different purposes. absolutely no harm in staying in DS mode as long as you wish. in fact varying the revs etc is encouraged so please don't be scared to use it. BMW wouldn't have offered it if it was going to be harmful to the car. then we move on to manual mode....but we will leave that for another day. enjoy your 325 no matter what mode you feel most comfortable driving in. __________________ 328i M-Sport, Estoril Blue, Carbon XP 35 Tint, front heated seats, black Dakota, Sports Suspension, Anthracite Headliner, HUD, Pro Nav, Sunroof, hk 600w, Bi-Xenon, 19" 403M wheels, Reversing Camera, DAB+, Xenon, BT Ext Connect, MST turbo intake pipe, MST Cold Air Intake, JB4 on Map 2 with Catless DP produces awesome performance in Sport.
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