Who the heck needs a Ski Pass?

[Beast419]

When you have a Thule Cargo Container. :stickoutt

Well since we got a bit of snow, I decided to take the back roads home from work this afternoon. This is one of my favorite spots, which is right by a reservoir bordering Woodbridge and Bethany, CT.

Here are the specs on the car:

'95 Calypsorot 525iT
S50US
B&B Tri-Flo Exhaust
ZF310 5-speed
3.15LSD
ASC+T
15x7" Steelies
205/65/15 Studded Nokian Hakkapeliittas
Thule Rack

This thing is a beast in the snow, especially with the Traction Control working. It does ok in light stuff, but really succeeds in 6" or more.

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Ben

[E34N]

That's one way to avoid using the bypass.. but then again, you have touring, so you don't even have a ski pass.....:confused

[4500 RPM]

Haha love it! :)

[atl530i]

I miss the snow :( Nice pics.

[Binjammin]

Car's looking good man, I want to drive that road sometime. I know there's a lot of good driving out that way.

[Sam Son]

Car looks great Ben!!
are those the double wall tips on the B&B?
I hope you'll bring that to the meet in the spring.....the S5 is OK as well...as long as your not driving behind me...:tongue

[93FIM5]

That looks awesome, how do you like the Nokian Hakkapeliittas? Ive been looking to get a set of winter tires for my 325ix and am kinda up in the air about what to get. I love your car by the way!

[Beast419]

That's one way to avoid using the bypass.. but then again, you have touring, so you don't even have a ski pass.....:confused

Umm, yeah. That was the joke....


Haha love it! :)

Thanks dude. The title was inspiration from your thread. :)


I miss the snow :( Nice pics.

It is fun, but can get old quick. I can't want for spring.


Car's looking good man, I want to drive that road sometime. I know there's a lot of good driving out that way.

Hey thanks man, long time no see. Yeah it can get hairy though if you aren't careful. I nearly crashed into the woods while carrying too much speed on a downhill right hand turn. I took these pics on Downs Road (http://maps.google.com/maps) right off of Rt. 69 in Woodbridge.


Car looks great Ben!!
are those the double wall tips on the B&B?
I hope you'll bring that to the meet in the spring.....the S5 is OK as well...as long as your not driving behind me...:tongue

Thanks Mike! The tips are some trumpet ones that someone who owned the exhaust before me welded on. I ended buying the B&B for $250 used, but there was a huge crack right in the muffler, between the tips. TIG welded it up and it was good as new. I will bring it out this spring for sure.

The S5 is um ok... I went crazy this last week, ordered a ton of new urethane stuff for it. Then found some NLA Koni Orange swaybars. I also ripped out the existing wiring to convert it to Motronic 1.3. I'm pulling the engine/tranny out this winter to refresh the engine bay, do a clutch, and add a JB Racing 8lb. Flywheel I'm picking up. Also have a AC Schniter valve cover going in, and a powdercoated port matched B35 Intake Manifold.

And F*** HID's on that car. It was designed to run halogen bulbs and thats what I'm switching back to. No more blinding people. :embarrasm

BTW, hows your car doing? Not seeing too much snow I hope. ;)


That looks awesome, how do you like the Nokian Hakkapeliittas? Ive been looking to get a set of winter tires for my 325ix and am kinda up in the air about what to get. I love your car by the way!

Thanks! I love the Hakka's, but these are Hakka 1's. I would have gone with the 4s or 5s, but I got a great deal on these with the steelies.

My dad has non-studded Hakka 4s on his '89 325i and loves them. I run some no name studded snows on my '91 318i which work fine. Either way, any good snow tire, studded or not will make your iX unstoppable in the snow.

[Binjammin]

Hey thanks man, long time no see. Yeah it can get hairy though if you aren't careful. I nearly crashed into the woods while carrying too much speed on a downhill right hand turn. I took these pics on Downs Road (http://maps.google.com/maps) right off of Rt. 69 in Woodbridge.


Holy shit, that's EXACTLY what I was thinking of when I saw it, but I figured it was out in western CT. I don't think I would have been out driving there in the snow, but it's a blast in the summer :D

[Sam Son]

Thanks Mike! The tips are some trumpet ones that someone who owned the exhaust before me welded on. I ended buying the B&B for $250 used, but there was a huge crack right in the muffler, between the tips. TIG welded it up and it was good as new. I will bring it out this spring for sure.

The S5 is um ok... I went crazy this last week, ordered a ton of new urethane stuff for it. Then found some NLA Koni Orange swaybars. I also ripped out the existing wiring to convert it to Motronic 1.3. I'm pulling the engine/tranny out this winter to refresh the engine bay, do a clutch, and add a JB Racing 8lb. Flywheel I'm picking up. Also have a AC Schniter valve cover going in, and a powdercoated port matched B35 Intake Manifold.

And F*** HID's on that car. It was designed to run halogen bulbs and thats what I'm switching back to. No more blinding people. :embarrasm

BTW, hows your car doing? Not seeing too much snow I hope. ;)

:drool: man I love that S5...it's such a badass car
$250 is an awesome price for a B&B
yeah mine hasn't seen much snow:rolleyes
I also ordered some polyurethane goodies for it along with some new suspension bits. its doin A.O.K next meet it wont have some shitty 15's and painters tape on it:D

[flipwils11]

Nice Ben, I guess I didn't know you had an S50 in your Touring.

Here's mine today during our daylong snowstorm on our way out to get some groceries. I'm
running Nokian Hakka RSi's in a 235/45/17.

http://e28-535i.com/upload/E34_snow_12-08_adw2.jpg

http://e28-535i.com/upload/E34_snow_12-08_adw.jpg

[filmy]

Gawd, I remember those days when everybody kept a set of studded snows in the garage (PDX, back in the '70s). Can't say as I miss 'em, but I remember 'em... :D

Great road shots, though. Taking a T through its paces.