Powerflex FCAB: Review.

[Ayham]

I have been experiencing a very annoying steering lag and play since I got my E46 M3 5 months ago....After inspection, turns out the OEM rubber units are a bit out of shape and hence decided to go with Powerflex. I combined that with new OEM M3 tie rods (AED1000) and the immediate results were: 6 seconds shaved off in Redline Challenge. Steering is sharp, slalom performance is very predictable and the envelope has been pushed. There's considerably less understeer now that the car is telling me where the front end is. Totally worth the money, and they don't need replacing.

Highly recommend them, though a PITA to install (sorry X Service for the hassle :D), but the result is worth it. The road noise isolation is the same like the rubber units (designed to damp such disturbances at the expense of performance).

Would like to thank Mo'taz and Tarifi from TAM for their effort in securing these and handling the shipping error so professionally. Cheers guys...

[SSense]

Thanks for your review and thats some good news, Well done Boss :)

[Bashar M.]

for a great product.........

[Makavelim3]

PF Fcabs are great ... i have them since 6 month on my car .. car feels accurate with minimum play ... Bump for a great product

[RAFiK]

Ayham, can u tell us why r they PITA to install and what is the the price difference between OEM FCAB & Powerflex ? ..

Thx ....

[Ayham]

Thx??? :rofl: Dude who are you?!!!

Well, they're hard to install cuz the clearance is next to nil and it's very hard trying to squeeze them in the brackets. Besides, polyurethane isn't as pliable as rubber, so it adds up to the installer's misery but to the driver's joy.... ;)

I think the OEM ones are @ ~ $30, while PF are @ ~ $140 through TAM Auto Engineering. But, you won't need to replace them again, ever.

[Bruno]

i bought special tools to install these on my car. i'm reverting from Delrin to Powerflex because Delrin are noisy

[RAFiK]

i bought special tools to install these on my car. i'm reverting from Delrin to Powerflex because Delrin are noisy

Oh yeah ! I drove your car n it sounds as if the full lower arm is about to fall off !! ..

Guess i'll add PowerFlex to my mod list !

[Bruno]

after parking the car for 3 weeks the delrin got messed up. it was smooth before :(

[SewerSideUp]

Should drive it for a few days hard Bruno, Delrin actually lubricates itself through usage. Dont' ask me how, but it does !

[Bruno]

when they heat up, after 30 mins of driving, the car sounds as smooth as a rolls royce... :drool:

[Ayham]

Which means they are still "seating"...

[SewerSideUp]

when they heat up, after 30 mins of driving, the car sounds as smooth as a rolls royce... :drool:

If it drive like an RR after sometime, then why revert to PowerFlex ? It's a downgrade .