M3 and Trans am
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M3 and Trans am
so yesterday im coming home from school and i pull up to a light and see a white M3. It was kinda older prob late 90's, i dono much about bmw. but when the light turns green im goin a long and shift at about 2500 rpms, but the m3 takes off. so i punch it, and hes maybe 5 car lengths in front. So i pass him goin about 65-70 then shut it down. But today same thing happens, i pull up to a light and see a trans am. light turns green and he takes off. but i didnt shift at 2500, i went all the way to about 6100 then shifted. At that time i hear his supercharger winding up and im like o crap. Then the guy just smokes my ***. hes prob got 3-4 lengths before i shut it down.i pull up next to him at the light. Then i asked him wut hes got. i forgot wut kind of sc he had, but he that and i think he said cams too. i dono i couldnt really understand him. then he asked wut i had. I was embarresed to say all stock. so i guess its time to put down some more hp sometime soon
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So was the M3 actually going or u flew by him after he shut down? We own a 2004 E46 M3 but i know a little bit about the E36 (1995-99) m3's as well... They are light, quick, and nimble. my friend has a 350z thats got twin turbos now but when he was N/a he got raped by my other friend's 2000 M coupe (same engine as E3 M3). Back then he had around 300wheel and the M had exhaust, and that engine stock is 240hp at the crank. the gearing and the fact that they are light as **** allows them to beat cars that overpower them. Not doubting your story at all just warning you that if u come up against an e36 with someone who knows how to drive it you will get a run for your money. Good luck with your modding.
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The new M3s have a very high torque peak, I think the SMG trannys slow them down!
I'll run one with my automatic GT convertible...
The E36s are light, torquey, but I drove a Dinan supercharged version today, and It didn't feel like it could take my GT Convert...M coupes and roadsters, i'm not so sure...low mass, and squirrly with that light, semi-trailing arm rear end, you have to be John Force to get a good 0-30MPH time...
CB
P.S., I've been a factory BMW mechanic since 1986...LOTS of test drives!!!
I'll run one with my automatic GT convertible...
The E36s are light, torquey, but I drove a Dinan supercharged version today, and It didn't feel like it could take my GT Convert...M coupes and roadsters, i'm not so sure...low mass, and squirrly with that light, semi-trailing arm rear end, you have to be John Force to get a good 0-30MPH time...
CB
P.S., I've been a factory BMW mechanic since 1986...LOTS of test drives!!!
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those m3's are fast,they can run with our mustangs ( all stock ) untill were like 100 or 120 mph then they can smoke us....
but i have raced an M coupe that has this m3 motor.. it looks like a box with 4 tires and he had 4 exhausts.. and was manual, I raced him with my friends mustang which had a CAI and a tune and magna flow catbacks.
we were going around 50 and we slammed them accels i was flying away from him untill 120 then we stayed at same diffrence but he couldnt get closer...
we have raced like 4 or 5 times .. all same results..
beleive it or not bro... i have raced an evo with my stock 5spd tungstnizer and he had a mod too.. anyway we started really low speeded something like 40 kph in 1st my front bumper was near his hood when we hit 2nd i got his front bumper near my hood on thrd i started taking off untill his front bumper was near my dor then he stopped... i couldnt believe it but it was really a sweet *** race.. btw the evo was 8
but i have raced an M coupe that has this m3 motor.. it looks like a box with 4 tires and he had 4 exhausts.. and was manual, I raced him with my friends mustang which had a CAI and a tune and magna flow catbacks.
we were going around 50 and we slammed them accels i was flying away from him untill 120 then we stayed at same diffrence but he couldnt get closer...
we have raced like 4 or 5 times .. all same results..
beleive it or not bro... i have raced an evo with my stock 5spd tungstnizer and he had a mod too.. anyway we started really low speeded something like 40 kph in 1st my front bumper was near his hood when we hit 2nd i got his front bumper near my hood on thrd i started taking off untill his front bumper was near my dor then he stopped... i couldnt believe it but it was really a sweet *** race.. btw the evo was 8
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iv ran an 05 Gt with my mom's 04 M3 vert 6spd (stick not SMG) w/ borla midpipe, axle-back and KN aircharger. launch he had a fender on me...stayed there until i shifted to third i reeled him in and was about a car ahead and pulling strong by 130. Shows how little tq that I6 has but the insane top end...(screaming from 6000-8000) Not bad for a soccer mom driven convertible. ok sorry for thread jacking
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ORIGINAL: cdub
So was the M3 actually going or u flew by him after he shut down? We own a 2004 E46 M3 but i know a little bit about the E36 (1995-99) m3's as well... They are light, quick, and nimble. my friend has a 350z thats got twin turbos now but when he was N/a he got raped by my other friend's 2000 M coupe (same engine as E3 M3). Back then he had around 300wheel and the M had exhaust, and that engine stock is 240hp at the crank. the gearing and the fact that they are light as **** allows them to beat cars that overpower them. Not doubting your story at all just warning you that if u come up against an e36 with someone who knows how to drive it you will get a run for your money. Good luck with your modding.
So was the M3 actually going or u flew by him after he shut down? We own a 2004 E46 M3 but i know a little bit about the E36 (1995-99) m3's as well... They are light, quick, and nimble. my friend has a 350z thats got twin turbos now but when he was N/a he got raped by my other friend's 2000 M coupe (same engine as E3 M3). Back then he had around 300wheel and the M had exhaust, and that engine stock is 240hp at the crank. the gearing and the fact that they are light as **** allows them to beat cars that overpower them. Not doubting your story at all just warning you that if u come up against an e36 with someone who knows how to drive it you will get a run for your money. Good luck with your modding.
The M3's (new ones anyways) are pretty sick cars, about a dead match with an LS1 car with the LS1 winning up top. If the WS6 had an SC and a cam, no wonder he smoked you, lol . Fun times
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ORIGINAL: stanger88
The M3's (new ones anyways) are pretty sick cars, about a dead match with an LS1 car with the LS1 winning up top. If the WS6 had an SC and a cam, no wonder he smoked you, lol . Fun times
ORIGINAL: cdub
So was the M3 actually going or u flew by him after he shut down? We own a 2004 E46 M3 but i know a little bit about the E36 (1995-99) m3's as well... They are light, quick, and nimble. my friend has a 350z thats got twin turbos now but when he was N/a he got raped by my other friend's 2000 M coupe (same engine as E3 M3). Back then he had around 300wheel and the M had exhaust, and that engine stock is 240hp at the crank. the gearing and the fact that they are light as **** allows them to beat cars that overpower them. Not doubting your story at all just warning you that if u come up against an e36 with someone who knows how to drive it you will get a run for your money. Good luck with your modding.
So was the M3 actually going or u flew by him after he shut down? We own a 2004 E46 M3 but i know a little bit about the E36 (1995-99) m3's as well... They are light, quick, and nimble. my friend has a 350z thats got twin turbos now but when he was N/a he got raped by my other friend's 2000 M coupe (same engine as E3 M3). Back then he had around 300wheel and the M had exhaust, and that engine stock is 240hp at the crank. the gearing and the fact that they are light as **** allows them to beat cars that overpower them. Not doubting your story at all just warning you that if u come up against an e36 with someone who knows how to drive it you will get a run for your money. Good luck with your modding.
The M3's (new ones anyways) are pretty sick cars, about a dead match with an LS1 car with the LS1 winning up top. If the WS6 had an SC and a cam, no wonder he smoked you, lol . Fun times
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RE: M3 and Trans am
newer M3's are solid low 13 second cars for an idiot to drive... lol... they are fast... and a world faster then the older ones.. I smoked a older one in my GT, and got beat by about a car or so by a newer one... lol it went from me winning by 3-4 cars (getting faster in the meantime) and losing by 1, lol