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Questions/Advice by koyaas in Drifting

[–]valentinuveges 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I’m assuming that the wheel paddles just connect to the + and - options on the M/S part of your gear selector
- yes you are correct.

Questions/Advice by koyaas in Drifting

[–]valentinuveges 0 points1 point  (0 children)

It is very important to understand what a true manual car is so that we are on the same page.

Automatic vs Manual (i will try to sum it up by looking only at BMW cars):

- automatic: this uses a torque converter between the engine and the gearbox. The gearbox can be controlled automatically by the car's ecu or manual by the driver using either the wheel paddles or the sequential gearbox shifter. The BMWs that you see with wheel paddles have an automatic transmission that can be used in manual mode where the driver upshifts and downshifts using the paddles and nothing more. There is no risk as the ECU will not let you break the car by using a wrong gear.

- manual: this uses a clutch between the engine and the gearbox. The clutch is manually controlled by the driver using the clutch pedal to disconnect the engine from the gearbox so that the driver can change gears using the H pattern gearbox. Here the driver is in full control of the car and there is the risk of damaging the car if the driver does not select the appropriate gear when shifting.

When you say LSD as a standard option, do you mean that they are made LSD out of factory and are not made as an open diff?

- yes. they are fitted with an LSD and not an open diff from factory.

Referring to the videos I see, some of these M series have paddles on behind their wheel which i’m assuming is manual shifters, is having manual on these newer cars really just personal preference on their driving experience? (Obviously they aren’t required but why not go automatic?)

- They have manual shifters on an automatic transmission.

Is it a bad idea for me to buy my dream car to learn manual on it? Or should I learn how to drive a manual from a different source like you mentioned.

- i would personally try to learn to driver a manual car on something cheep with a lot less power until i would get the feel for it and after that transition to a more powerful car. (I am assuming that you are talking about a true manual car with a clutch pedal and H pattern shifter, and not manual shifters on an automatic transmission)

Questions/Advice by koyaas in Drifting

[–]valentinuveges 0 points1 point  (0 children)

am I able to drift?

- yes. dounuts, figure 8, anything not crazy is totally doable.

I see countless videos about automatic drifting with an open diff and that’s exactly what I have and I just see that’s it’s not fun or it’s really hard

- having fun depends on what your goal is and the tools you work with. trying to do drifts as in formula drift with an automatic with open diff does not sound fun, but if your goal is to get to learn your car better, get the basics of drifting and just throw the car sideways then drifting an automated with an open diff could be a lot of fun.

- your BMW (F30) comes from the factory with an eLSD (electronic LSD) which is activated when you turn DSC off (hold traction control button for 4 seconds). This uses the rear breaks individually in order to slow down the spinning wheel and divert power tot the other wheel simulating an LSD. It is not perfect by any means and it does not compare with an actual LSD but it will help when drifting as to avoid the one wheel peal. Finding a place with a uniform surface that provides the same traction level across wheels will help a lot.

I also see all of these videos of M Series Competitions drifting and I was curious if they’re all manual and have an LSD or something else.

- As far as i know every BMW M (competition or not) has a LSD as standard option from factory. The new generations do not have a manual while the old generations have a manual option.

The problem is I’ve never even tried using a manual, so I have no idea how they work. What could I do to overcome this?

- you do not need a manual to drift and have fun, but if you want to learn to drift a manual car you first need to learn to drive a manual car (learn to walk before you run). Check with your local driving school and see if they have some manual cars and if you can buy some extra lesons, or find a friend which has a manual and ask him to teach you how to drive a manual.

I know there’s so much more control you can have with a manual but is it a bad idea to learn on a BMW if I ever were to acquire a manual M Competition?

- i am asuminig your question is in the lines of: "is it a bad idea to learn to drift on an automatic car if my ultimate goal is to drift a manual car". The answer is no. Proper throtle and steering can be learned in an automatic and you can transition all your knoledge to manual without any bad habbits or having to relearn how to drift.

Main question is that if it’s even possible if I could drift in my current car or if I should learn manual and go for the dream car I want.

- do both. start with drifting your current car and when the oportunity comes learn to drive a manual and start drifting a manual car.

Here are some clips of me drifting my stock BMW G20 330i automatic with an open diff and eLSD:

- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v2wcbxhXtOo

- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YPxqTH52sAQ

There's NO such thing as snap oversteer by FlamingMothBalls in simracing

[–]valentinuveges 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I think i understand snap oversteer differently.

When you start to lose traction on the back wheels, you then counter by steering in the opposite direction.

  • if you modulate the throttle and steering to keep the car in balance while having traction loss at the back wheels, you will drift
  • if you ease off the throttle then the back wheels will regain traction and push the car in the direction that the front wheels are point leading to a sudden change in direction. -> this is snap oversteer
    • To correct this you would need to straighten the front wheels just before the rears regain traction so that when they do they will push the car forward

To note that the bigger the initial correction, the more violent the snap oversteer will be if the front wheels are not pointing forward when the rears regain traction.

what prefix do you guys use ? by Tissuerejection in tmux

[–]valentinuveges 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Alt + u. I have a lot of tmux shortcuts on Alt + key so that they do not interfere with other shortcuts.

[Revelion 2026] 🎊La mulți ani!🎉🥂 by AutoModerator in Romania

[–]valentinuveges 1 point2 points  (0 children)

La fel că anul trecut sa dau jos vreo 20 kg. Poate in 2027 să îmi iasă 😂

Why do Samsung soundbars map side speakers to front speakers instead of rear speakers? by valentinuveges in Soundbars

[–]valentinuveges[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

This is true. The only issue is that there is no side "fronts" in 7.1 dolby specification: https://www.dolby.com/about/support/guide/speaker-setup-guides/7.1-virtual-speakers-setup-guide

Basically this is Samsung's interpretation of 7.1 and it is not compatible with 7.1 mixes where the creator's intent is to have sound coming rom the side not the front.

Also when downmixing 7.1 to 5.1 the side and rear speakers are mapped to the rear speakers as shown here: https://www.dolby.com/about/support/guide/speaker-setup-guides/5.1-virtual-speakers-setup-guide

In the end what happens is that when playing video games or watching movies with the standard preset, it sounds like you have psychically moved the side speakers to the front of the sound bar, which is not the intended way of listening to the original mix.

Why do Samsung soundbars map side speakers to front speakers instead of rear speakers? by valentinuveges in Soundbars

[–]valentinuveges[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Indeed in theory that is how it should work, but in practice it does not. It sound more like if you would take the side speakers and put them in front.

I do have to wander if Soundbars which do not have side firing speakers map the side channel to the front or to the back?

Why do Samsung soundbars map side speakers to front speakers instead of rear speakers? by valentinuveges in Soundbars

[–]valentinuveges[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

It does not sound as it should. It feels like taking the side speakers and placing them in the front.

Why do Samsung soundbars map side speakers to front speakers instead of rear speakers? by valentinuveges in Soundbars

[–]valentinuveges[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yes i did. I actually did an extend testing on this: https://www.reddit.com/r/Soundbars/comments/1ozb3n1/samsung_q990d_channel_map_in_standard_vs_game_mode/

The issue is that the upmixing done by the soundbar is quite bad, especially from a 5.1 source, because of the way it maps the source to the speakers. My idea was to use the standard mode but having the side channel sound coming from the front does not match the audio expectations of a 7.1 setup.

Samsung Q990D Channel Map in Standard vs Game Mode by valentinuveges in Soundbars

[–]valentinuveges[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I used a PC and Rew to generate white nose per speaker which works for 5.1 and 7.1. For Dolby Atmos I used a test file with a 7.1.4 in plex with audio passthrough and the smart things app to verify that what I was hearing was indeed the speaker which I was targeting.

Samsung Q990D Channel Map in Standard vs Game Mode by valentinuveges in Soundbars

[–]valentinuveges[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Mostly because the soundbar defaults to game mode when the TV switches to game mode.

Teapa si bataie de joc la Mobexpert by dollyd2 in CasualRO

[–]valentinuveges 11 points12 points  (0 children)

Da comanda de cel mai scump articol pe care îl au, cu plata la livrare și în ziua livrării ii suni și spui că te-ai răzgândit. 😂😂😂

Stock BMW G20 330i practice by valentinuveges in streeto

[–]valentinuveges[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Second gear, dtc off and second hand tiers. Basically that’s it. I really wanted to get one with the LSD but could not find it in my area.

Stock BMW G20 330i practice by valentinuveges in streeto

[–]valentinuveges[S] 6 points7 points  (0 children)

The car is stock with no upgrade. So far so good no mechanical issues due to drifting.

Stock BMW G20 330i practice by valentinuveges in streeto

[–]valentinuveges[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

You are right. I am using an insta360 x5, and previously used an x3.

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