My buddies 03 M3 ran a 13.6 @ 103. his sixty was 2.0 on street tires and a lowered suspension. He made several passes with me at cecil last summer and it was consistant 13.6s

 

I believe it. You'dbeat him all day long

 

Should be able to run with a low to mid 13 second car with your modsOP.

 

this is more what ive seen. tracks and everything can be different, but from what ive seen they run pretty close to stock s197s

 

A stock E46 M3 VS a stock S197 GT is NOT a drivers race.
The M3 should have him from a dig as well as from a roll. Personal experience...though i do have an Auto and 20" rims, i was absolutely slaughtered by a M3 Competition Package.

They're easy to drive and from the timeslips i've seen online, they're consistent bottom 13 cars.
I almost bought a pre-owned M3 instead of my GT. But i went with the GT at the last moment.

 

With the OPs mods it's definitely possible to beat an stock a stock E46 M3. And besides that, I would say it is definitely a drivers race because the S197 is about 3-400 lbs. lighter than an M3.

 

here are the specifications for the M3. So please tell us how is it that the M3 is heavier by 3-400lbs. Or the S197 GT weights 3000 lbs ?


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•[/align]Body color front and rear bumpers[/align][/align][/align]
•[/align]Coefficient of drag: 0.33[/align][/align][/align]
•[/align]Day time running lights[/align][/align][/align]
•[/align]Driver and passenger power heated body color door mirrors[/align][/align][/align]
•[/align]External dimensions: overall length (inches): 176.9, overall width (inches): 70.1, overall height (inches): 54, wheelbase (inches): 107.5, front track (inches): 59.4, rear track (inches): 60 and curb to curb turning circle (feet): 36.1[/align][/align][/align]
•[/align]Electric foldable mirrors[/align][/align][/align]
•[/align]Front fog lights[/align][/align][/align]
•[/align]Complex surface lens halogen bulb headlights[/align][/align][/align]
•[/align]Heat reflective glass[/align][/align][/align]
•[/align]Luxury trim leather on gearknob, titanium on doors and titanium on dashboard[/align][/align][/align]
•[/align]Remote control operation opening rear ¼ windows[/align][/align][/align]
•[/align]Black paint[/align][/align][/align]
•[/align]Fixed rear window with defogger[/align][/align][/align]
•[/align]Front and trunk/hatch spoiler[/align][/align][/align]
•[/align]Tinted glass on cabin[/align][/align][/align]
•[/align]Weights: curb weight (lbs) 3,415[/align][/align][/align]
•[/align]Windshield wipers with automatic intermittent wipe and rain sensor[/align][/align]
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http://www.automallusa.net/2005/bmw/...fications.html

2005 bmw m3= -Weights: curb weight (lbs) 3,781

I looked it up.

My 2005 S197 is 3456lbs. w/o me in it.


There seems to be a very big difference betweenwhat we found, I think I'm gonna have to find one and look at
the door sticker.

I got one (2005)by about 3-5 cars in a 1/4.

 

look at the guys mods he's probably got around 320-330 hp..i can see it happening..probably wasnt a e92 or anything but maybe a e36 or 46.

 

3781 is for the convertible. 3415 is the universaly accepted figure for the M3 coupe.

Stock for stock, all things being equal, an E46 M3 should beat an S197 GT in a 1/4 race. In reality, I'd definitely call it a driver's race, but I have a liberal definition of "driver's race". With the OP'd mods, I have to agree that he would have the upper hand, especially from a dig.