03 GT vs 325i
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Variety is the spice of life. I wan't to add another car in 4 yrs, but I'm not getting another Mustang unless it's got 400 hp stock.
I agree. The TT I-6 can be souped up with a CAI and chip to 360....and it already has the hvy duty brakes and LSD...it's basically an M1 w/o the name.
Anyway, yes, nice kill!
Yeah, the new M3 is definitely a bit rich for this salary man too, hence my used '01 M3 in front of my house. The 135I does look very intriguing. Perhaps now the the M3's gone V8, they can stick the S54 L6 into the 1-series chassis, tone up the chassis and strip down the luxo fluff and create an M1 or M2 more along the lines of the very original M3, i.e., a bit rawer and purposeful. Use CSL tuning -- 360hp -- to put it above the 135i performance-wise and you would have, I think, a very popular hi-po model well under the E92 M3s ever steepening price.
Anyway, yes, nice kill!
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Nice kill. 
A GT500? That's a bit much, don't you think? What's the weight to hp ratio for them?
A GT500? That's a bit much, don't you think? What's the weight to hp ratio for them?
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The E92 M3 will do 0-60 in 4.2. It weighs about what a manual GT weighs (~3450 lbs), which is ~550 lbs less than the GT500, so figure the (non-KR)GT500 ratio is 8 lbs/hp, and the M3 at 8.33...I bet they'd be purty close in the ¼ mile, with th Bimmer taking the GT500 to 60 only because of better intial traction (less torque).
The E92 M3 will do 0-60 in 4.2. It weighs about what a manual GT weighs (~3450 lbs), which is ~550 lbs less than the GT500, so figure the (non-KR)GT500 ratio is 8 lbs/hp, and the M3 at 8.33...I bet they'd be purty close in the ¼ mile, with th Bimmer taking the GT500 to 60 only because of better intial traction (less torque).
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Yeah, it would probably be pretty close in the narrow confines of a 1/4 mile drag strip. While the GT500 does have 80 more hp, the Stang is also burdened with a quarter-ton cast iron saddle, pretty much all of it pushing down on the front legs. The M3, with its 50/50 weight distribution, will likely be better able to put power to the pavement better for a better hole-shot. Pull off the drag strip and head home the back way and the GT500 will quickly become a wallowing overpowered whale compared to the M3 and its Nurburgering-tuned chassis.
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