my friend wants to run me in his stock 95 auto m3 ... how much do you guys think ill lose by.. or do i have any chance?i have a stock 00 sh


[Modified by stoopid215, 7:24 AM 10/1/2002]

 

You shoudnt loose that bad or at all if its stock.A 95 Auto M3 runs really high 14's low 15's Stock. IMHO

 

You should still lose. Might as well try for fun though.

 

heh, no where nearly as bad as when i raced a zo6 and then a supra tt. i did notice how much closer to the ground the supra's exhaust piping was than mine...he had like 2" of clearance vs. my 3".

 

what if i had intake / exhaust ? a closer chance?

 

Ya, that would help. Make sure to take it into redline if using the stock tach, because it is incorrect. I can shift up at 8. 95 M3 have the least torque for that generation, in 96 displacement jumped up to 3.2L. and if its auto try to race it from a roll. here is the specs on a 95 M3.
240hp
225lb-ft
3240 curb weight.

 

you've got his *** of the line, BMW automatics suck, i had one, still do actually (not an M3, but an auto BMW) i/ve got a friend with an auto, and i have driven newer ones. DO NOT RACE ON A ROLL, YOU WILL LOOSE!!!! if you wanna win, race him from a dead stop, that's your only chance, but even then, you'll probably loose.

 

Should be interesting

 

what do u mean the stock tach is incorrect? i usually shift from 1st to 2nd at 7300 rpm...it can go higher?

 

If you want to get the most out of the engine, shift at 8k on the stock 5th gen tach.

 

automatic m3's work fine.. a 2000 prelude sh couldn't launch on it either.. lol .. you got rear wheel drive vs front wheel drive.. if the person in the m3 knows how to launch.. she/he will kick your ***.. even after IHE and a shot.. i still doubt you'd have a chance.. and god forbid the m3 had a shot or work on it..

 

8k?!?! isn't that sorta bad for the engine ? and isnt that fuel cut off territory?

 

it's at the rev limiter, no it's not bad, as long as you don't hit the limiter. i do it all the time. it's hard to learn, but i ended up buying and autometer tach witha shift light, which helped out tremendously. it's so much easier to get a good shift while still keeping all your attetnion to the road/track.

 

so lets say im practicing and i hit the limiter over 8000rpm.... fuel cuts off.... bad on the engine i presume?

 

nah thats not bad at all.. you should have a spark cut.. and not a fuel cut ideally on a built car.. but try it with nitrous on your stock rev limiter.. heh

 

well think of it this way, they put the limiter on the car for a reason. not that hard to figure out. just don't do it too much.

 

i think u might have a little of a chance. try to get a few mods before u race him and itll be alot closer. im not completely sure, but i am also a prelude fan not a bmw.