RACED AN M3, FUNNY STORY
10-11-2000, 02:16 PM
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RACED AN M3, FUNNY STORY
So this morning I was going to breakfast at the campus cafeteria (Sonoma State University) and I walked to my car to get my Student I.D. I noticed that there was a 2 door, 5 speed M3 parked next to my S4. I had seen this car around campus before and always wanted to race it. So I put I nice little note on his windshield suggesting that we meet at our cars around lunch time for some "spirited driving." Well, it was a bit damp from the rain last night. But I wasn't worried, thank you quattro. So we found a quiet strait away in Rohnert Park, and did about four runs. Well, I had smoked M3 for lunch today, four times!!!!!BURP!!!!! Gotta love my S4, there's a rematch scheduled for more "optimal weather conditions" as he put it. Good, now I get to smoke him again.
10-11-2000, 02:37 PM
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ya know...
there sure is a performance difference between different years of M3's.
Near as I can tell, the early coupe lightweights were capable of 13.7 1/4 miles stock and the 1999 could only do 14.6.
I was looking on Bimmer org and this guy was happy with having done 14.2 at the strip and some guy said he was doing 13.3 with a 4-door automatic M3...HAHAHAHA wow! where's the BS meter? I don't even think that would be possible with a supercharger.
It's like mustangs...some years would barely give a Civic Si a good race and others are S4 beaters...wacky.
Near as I can tell, the early coupe lightweights were capable of 13.7 1/4 miles stock and the 1999 could only do 14.6.
I was looking on Bimmer org and this guy was happy with having done 14.2 at the strip and some guy said he was doing 13.3 with a 4-door automatic M3...HAHAHAHA wow! where's the BS meter? I don't even think that would be possible with a supercharger.
It's like mustangs...some years would barely give a Civic Si a good race and others are S4 beaters...wacky.
10-11-2000, 02:56 PM
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Re: RACED AN M3, FUNNY STORY
Attended Sonoma State U myself, but I had an old Honda, which I loved. However, there was no way I was going to challenge anyone for any kind of race except fuel consumption--or lack thereof--in my '80 Accord.
I now have a Hibiscus red, 2000 S4, sliver alcantara/black onyx, Bose upgrade--and no one to race!
How's old SSU?
P.S. Does your S4 have a tendency to pull to the right under most driving conditions? Would appreciate your response via e-mail
Thanks.
I now have a Hibiscus red, 2000 S4, sliver alcantara/black onyx, Bose upgrade--and no one to race!
How's old SSU?
P.S. Does your S4 have a tendency to pull to the right under most driving conditions? Would appreciate your response via e-mail
Thanks.
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10-11-2000, 04:33 PM
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True, all e36 M3's are not made equal. Different engine sizes in the early ones, plus
I think there was a 95 lightweight, longer M3 3.0L version, which since it didn't sell well, they stopped making. Later M3's were/are 3.2L.
10-11-2000, 05:09 PM
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I've noticed a pulling to the right also
I've been driving my Dad's S4 the past couple of days and have noticed there is always a slight pull to the right. What's up with that? Should he have it checked out?
10-11-2000, 05:28 PM
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The Lightweights were not any longer and they stopped selling them because they wanted to make them
a limited production car. They were the same car but stripped of extras such as A/C, radio, cruise control, sun roof, noise insulation, etc. All 95s came with the 3.0L and 96+ came with the 3.2L. Horsepower is almost identical between the two motors but the newer one has a bit more torque.
NASA Racer: Yes, it is possible for a 4 door M3 to run a 13.3 if it supercharged. The 14.6 time you quote for a 1999 probably came from an automatic convertible. They were a bit heavier and ran slower times. Other than that, the engine is the same from 96 onwards, so the car *should* be running the same times no matter which year it was produced.
NASA Racer: Yes, it is possible for a 4 door M3 to run a 13.3 if it supercharged. The 14.6 time you quote for a 1999 probably came from an automatic convertible. They were a bit heavier and ran slower times. Other than that, the engine is the same from 96 onwards, so the car *should* be running the same times no matter which year it was produced.