My FIRST TIME Drifting A REAL Track In My E46 Wagon (Englishtown Raceway)

I had a private drift day at english town raceway in New Jersey to start the season off! I installed a csf radiator before hand and got a bunch of seat time!
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[@IZDIVALKE]

W video, W friend, W Joel, W car, W no leak, W life

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[@joshc9846]

This channel never fails to be top notch quality. You always kill it Joel!

[@MBWchannel]

The reason why you have to remove coolant is because that is the expansion tank and it's where the coolant expands. If there is too much coolant then your cooling system can get over pressurized and either get pushed out of the cap after reaching the pressure limit. The number 200 on the radiator cap means the cap is rated for 2.0 bar or 29 psi of pressure. After it goes over 29 psi then that's when it will release coolant from under the cap. Most of the time your hoses or any plastic parts in the cooling system might crack or explode before the cap can reach the 29psi and release the pressure. There are some people who use lower pressure cap on these cars. You can use 1.0bar 14psi (100 on cap), 1.2bar 17psi (120 on cap) or 1.4bar 20psi(140 on cap) if you want to try to lower that pressure on the system. If you do upgrade the cap make sure you buy a good branded cap (UROparts Caps are absolute trash) and keep note that because of the lower psi rating the system might release some coolant or vapor out of the cap after it is up to temperature and the level will be slightly lower than normal but it should not just pour out like a fountain otherwise that means you have a faulty cap.

[@ImJoel]

you're a legend for helping me with my coolant system woes

[@MBWchannel]

@@ImJoel I don't mind helping a fellow BMW enthusiast. I'm also enjoying your videos so keep them coming.

[@-NxFace-]

Fire comment 100% true

[@jooooohn401]

That looked fun as hell, great driving! I remember the one time I went off track in my E30 at a track day (way back when I was 16yo) I spun out into the grass/mud. My steering was shaking so badly so I took it down the pit lane and it was flinging it up everywhere and managed to clear it self off. This confirms I need to get a decent wheel and pedals and get on a sim to drift, haven't had a wheel in ages.

[@fathosh8718]

this is probably the most exciting drifting video ive watched. so fun to hear you screaming around every corner!

[@PenaxxeMc]

go all out with this car. Take everything out of the back down to bare metal. weld one bar in between rear door pillars to stiffen the chassis. Empty the spare tire boot, if possible cut the boot off and weld it flat. That will get a lot of weight off the car. Shit ton of pressure to the rear tires, lower pressure on front. Adjust the rear suspension to be really stiff so you don't grip up too much and u get less tirehop which will safe you axels and diffs. I've had plenty of e46's, Amazing cars but the touring is especially different. Its really easy to give it too much angle since the angle feels mellow when you are the driver. A touring should be really hard to spin out due to the longer wheelbase. And also, if you want to lighten the chassis more, cut off the insides of the doors and trunkdoor/tailgate or whatever it is in english.

[@vzn5069]

14:37 your face had me weakkkkk😭😭

[@NietJeffrey]

Happy for you man. Looked like a TON of fun! Great progress also💪💪

[@spanomandras]

as far as i know, the correct bleeding is as follows: -lift up the front of the car just as much, that the tyres come off the ground -fill it up with the coolant and loosen the plastic screw by the reservoir tank (do not take it out) -switch the heating to the max, ventilators to the minimum -start the engine, let it warm up. you will see the bubbles coming out from the screw -as soon as the bubbles stop, the air is out of your system (only water, no bubbles) -switch off the engine and let it cool down. -once its cold, check the water level and fill up whats missing Never put a cold coolant into a hot one.. and never open the cap while its hot. it is under pressure and its about 109 Celsius hot. It could spray hot water everywhere. nice job by the way ;)

[@James-sir]

I love all wagons and hatchback my first cars were hatchbacks I always liked the look especially when sitting correctly

[@kodax1292]

Having a whole truck to yourself must be nice, definitely a big progress since the last event, keep it up

[@Superloudmouth]

Right on bro, its crazy seeing you linking already

[@michaelriccardi424]

Chris is the man! He let us have a bit extra time too when the cars were having problems

[@suryap.1641]

Your homie a walking W, stuck w you the whole day and got all the right shots

[@maximus1720]

Ive done that to my e46 as well after filling it with correct coolant and over pressurizing it, the hard pipes exploded loll. so I ended up replacing ALL the coolant hoses and the ccv stuff for like $300 (shout out fcp euro). All those codes look like vacuum leak issues, check the intake boots if there is a tear or leak past the MAF it'll freak out a little but usually its intermittent and still drivable. If you replace or delete the CCV make sure you do those cooling hard pipes!!

[@friguy4444]

Joel (if you even see this lol) I really enjoys your channel. It reminds me of myself when I was learning about cars and driving. I like your attitude even when you're getting frustrated when working on things that are totally Alien to you and you're not sure what do think or do. BMW is a great platform to learn both cars and driving. You're becoming an expert as you learn and will know all there is to know after you dig in like you are. I have an E46 M3 (Actually it's a swapped out 330CI with all M3 parts from a wrecked E46 M3). I also have a 2008 335Xi and the twin turbo power of those things and the tuning capabilities of them for the cost can't be matched by any other car these days. Big power to buck ratio is tops and you can't go wrong for the money! Just remember N54 all the way!. (but S55 is even better but costs way too much money lol). Rock On Joel!

[@xanifii]

im watching this again already, i really enjoyed this vid

[@Daynie__]

Just finished the entire vid... Absolutely AMAZING!! Makes me wanna take my e46 for a ripp!!!😂

[@proton001]

ahahaha this looks so fun, keep driving man, cant wait to see this thing banged up and shredding :)

[@proton001]

also i know you probably want to keep this thing as a drift/street car but imo strip out the interior, less weight and more room for tires

[@Chattsteezy]

@@proton001 No joke. Gut everything with it being a wagon

[@berto32]

That NoFunnel Challenge tho 🔥 @7:11 aim was perfect

[@Kraxt0n]

you can buy used all day, just watch the dates on them "old=one/two laps" and there done as the rubbers dry af by now. had old tires on my car and a 30 second burnout made them slicks....

[@vankata996]

it’s amazing to see ya get better every time bro! Camera tip: set up a gopro attached to the sunroof, so it captures your movement and the track at the same time 💪

[@zaxer5485]

wow, really liked your content Joel, great filming and great content.

[@zeeeek1561]

Gotta be one of my favorite Channels rn I’ve got a same color sedan also drift prepping

[@slcwhere1534]

This was so fun to watch

[@lloydshondabordello]

Broooooo you are killing it. Big shout out on you working on this and bringing yourself results. You dropped this 👑

[@marcuslasey218]

WOW, I had a blast watching the vid, felt like I was there too... I cant wait to build my own bmw drifter

[@cDOTodi]

Great progression!

[@onesikm3]

Bro I just lived the moment with you guys! He said Bermuda Triangle 😂😂😂

[@finlay230]

now that was pure entertainment, friggin class vid as always

[@SuperJoeTendo]

When you get that angle kit you’ll be validddd

[@2552]

so fun watching you and the channel progress

[@jasonlouis5498]

CSF radiators are the best thing going right now.

[@TacoBac]

Great video!! I can't wait to watch you improve and become a pro XD. Also if you strip out the interior you can slide it a lot easier.

[@moldycatheter]

the tunnel @ 1:02:23 is so satisfying to floor it in

[@qwj5521]

Love the effort and videos Joel! Awesome, as usual.

[@honda_miata]

I needed a lengthy one to get me by!

[@undercutian9658]

W vid , W length, W drift , W wagon

[@malcolmportelli9059]

Lets go mann. Def need a hydro and angle kit to get those sideways entries!

[@d1mitri697]

More clutch work and ur chillin

[@drstallings_314]

Nice driving, I can’t wait to hit the track

[@andreej206]

1 HOUR SHEESH LETS GO BABY

[@ESCOTV]

The progress from like 28:00 was sick 🤙🏾

[@BeeFASTERR]

You ned to change radiator cap from 200 to 140 so in case off overheating coolant goes out thrue the cap . It vhill save radiator and houses from blowig up. 👍

[@Noluvjace13]

Great to see the growth bro. 😆I know it feels good to work so hard on a car and the finally get to enjoy it. Keep up the great vids and god bless 🙏🏾🙏🏾

[@Martin.H98]

Great driving man! Time to rip out the interior :D

[@GCBONFIG]

GOOD JOB MAN GOOD WORK

[@PgamerTBP]

Brooo I love your energy in this vid hahahah, LETS GOOOOOO

[@alexander_foster653]

Bro I’m so watching this shit on my tv with popcorn ‼️‼️‼️

[@cookieintune]

Awesome video , love the content about cars and your personality definitely makes it batter , love the wagon because i have one in the fam and love driving it , i can't beat the crap of it but still cool to see u do it and how much it can handle also the mechanical part is simply awesome i like to learn and u always teach us something, u should paint or wrap that wood things on the interior, u can wrap it carbon with a carbon fiber wrap looks awesome and way better then the wood look . About the drifting it is nice seeing u doing progress it was awesome keep doing it u will get better for sure lets gooooo 💪

[@Xanstran]

Love the vids man keep it up!!😁

[@BUGGAleon]

Great video and great drifts! Keep it up bro

[@texaspowerman]

Time for a big hydro ebrake. Looks like it was a blast.

[@Derekk_A4]

“Touch me bro” 😂😂😂your hilarious my guy

[@eduardoortiz8562]

You should do the m50 manifold swap on it

[@qacprox]

"i got some rubber in my eye" lmao

[@chrisu-_-]

sick video, pedal cam would be sick at some point would be cool to see the footwork

[@35deedub]

dude, you need to use de ionised distilled water with ally rads,,,,,i found this out the hard way!!!

[@Salty_Kingston]

W video w Joel

[@JDsGarage]

havent watched it all yet but seems like a higher ratio diff would help you out loving it so far

[@qf7976]

21:53 touch me ayo 📸🤨

[@radio8761]

It looks like you need to set your car on Asado like your real life car. Stop manjing the straight and stop going for the big flicks and faints. Just get around the track skill will come w seat time. Good luck man love the videos.

[@ItsJoshN]

man u need some silvers, bcs, or efactory coils in that thing

[@ElvisE46]

1 hour!!?? hoolay fam

[@sebastianmasacz8180]

YOOOO LOVE THE VIDS !!! Dude make ur life better and strip that car of the dead weight

[@metno_]

Hey bro, you should get catless headers for a little more power

[@blackopsmaster0303]

Yo Joel you going to Englishtown for the LZ Drift Party?

[@intrapersonaI]

linkin park angst moment, tame impala, kid cudder V-V-V-V-VALID

[@Jscy4662]

I love how you don't cut the fück ups out and keep it real

[@SkyWolfXP]

You should somehow go drift with hoon garage at their secret spot ;)

[@Scarlif3x]

“Dry drifting” lol

[@nanueinmanu1754]

The cooling system gets pressurized by the heat it absorbs. This is wanted because if the pressure is higher water boils at a higher temperature. You opened the cap and let all the pressure out, then when the air cooled down it created a small vacuum. If the cooling system was hotter, you could have burned yourself really bad, heres an example: kzbin.infoEUbiGjUNK1w edit: feel free to correct me

[@louisvuittondon6648]

This is in my town thats lit

[@peytonnicholson5027]

This has inspired me to eventually buy a beamer

[@Slicknick003]

Lookin like Harry Potter with that turkey baster

[@Khoomn]

W drifts

[@drstallings_314]

Hey Joel, does your radio freeze up randomly on apple car play. I had 2 and there both trash lol 😂

[@Stizzymomo]

didnt even realize the vid was an hour long 😭😭 holy shit this video was a W for sure!

[@Jay-lo8rm]

i knew this track seemed familiar shouldve came to the adam lz drift event

[@thivasivabalan4076]

is this the same track ricer Miata visits

[@JJMMAN2002]

Yea it is.

[@proton001]

yep, Englishtown in NJ.

[@autodiyfix7462]

Hello Joe, I see the obd2 link in description. Did you love DIY fix car? I want to invite you test our new scanner. Not sure how to contact you.

[@robbieweir509]

do another door dash please in the E30

[@alex-bq7os]

17:51 W

[@2DollarandBerbie]

Camber doesnt kill tyres, toe does

[@pyramidstate731]

You where local to me!!!!

[@Thekidowns]

I want to drift my 525i e39 What kind seat bracket you have on there ? And do you have a welded diff ??

[@blastinblanks9792]

Locktite rhe fuck outta that shit outta them coilovers

[@BadPandaRacing]

Exactly what I'm gunna be doing I jad this happen 2 times to me same coil overs tho 1yr strong but clunky after awhile

[@alecdenby1316]

The reason you might be spinning out all the time is your tire psi. I think you are filling them up too much. The next time you go drifting, you should try putting your rear tires psi a bit lower than the front and see how that feels.

[@raivis923]

Makes no sense, lose front grip to gain rear grip so it would make it even harder to control?

[@maxcrompton4073]

Enjoy you working on the car more than you driving it 😂 anyone else relate 🙄😂

[@rj6110]

i own an e46, i honestly work on the car more than i drive it

[@gigante6627]

you gotta collab with hoongarage to teach u how to drift!!!

[@salmanovich]

Never open BMW radiator cap when its hot or you will fill it with bubbles

[@fvvvfcvvb7400]

Wey Wuys Wim Woel

[@BUDRS]

W vid

[@PgamerTBP]

58:49 siempre olvido que le metes al español 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🇩🇴

[@jonenpelit857]

Cool

[@drewdavis239]

Don't try to catch the wheel and unwind it. Let it slide through your hands. (Imo) towards the end you do just that.

[@Eriksen4MyLife]

Give the e46 a weight loss, tage rear seats and interior out, males it easy to pack the car for event, and males it Feel like the car feta more hp for slides 😊

[@byVenosity]

You should host an Assetto server!

[@kevinmorin2509]

Bro u got to hit Ricer Miata up (chris)

[@Perky9988]

you my friend... need some power mods.