Pulling away from M3

[Demolition49]

I was chugging along at 50 doing the limit on the A3 the other day when a BMW came flying up right up behind me so close i couldnt see his front end... I HATE IT WHEN PEOPLE DO THAT... i never do this on normal roads let alone at high speed... if i was to brake its game over for both of us!

 

Anyways.... i dropped in to 3rd, floored it and he floored too but i pulled away and eventually there were about 10 car spaces between us at around errrr 50ish ...

 

he then tryed it again and i pulled away again... I was well surprised!

 

I thought the M3 was faster than the 350z... but then again this was an older shape m3.

[Chesterfield]

Maybe it was one of the seemingly millions of people who drive 3 series that dress them up as M3's ?

[Stew]

Maybe it was one of the seemingly millions of people who drive 3 series that dress them up as M3's ?

 

+1

 

 

What age M3?

 

An E46 or E92 M3 would pee on a Zed generally.

[Demolition49]

Maybe it was one of the seemingly millions of people who drive 3 series that dress them up as M3's ?

 

No pretty sure it was an M3 saw it from behind when i turned off and pretty sure it was proper exhausts just didnt look like a dressed up one.

 

He was right up close to me for a while but i was slowly edging away so seems very fast for a regular 3 series?

 

Im probably wrong

 

Looked like an e46

[Ian]

Maybe it was one of the seemingly millions of people who drive 3 series that dress them up as M3's ?

 

+1

 

 

What age M3?

 

An E46 or E92 M3 would pee on a Zed generally.

 

Not always

[Neilp]

I raced one and there wasn't much in it at all. It pulled better through the lower range. They generally are quicker but all It takes is a bad driver.

[andlid]

obviously this was on track...

 

The driver might have been a bad one... sure he was driving a.... or the car might have been driven to sh*t. or you've got a hidden VVTI button!

[Neilp]

A vvti v6. I imagine it would be like driving a time machine

[andlid]

A vvti v6. I imagine it would be like driving a time machine

lol

[un1eash]

My mate has an E46 M3 Cab and on paper it is faster. Maybe it was an auto and he wasnt in sport mode.

[maxi-glasgow]

Aren't M3's power all at over 5k revs or something, perhaps the guy wasn't too clever at keeping it longer in gear and changing way too early.

 

I caught a few M3 drivers sleeping when I had my 95 Aero. And that was slower than my Zed.

[Sarnie]

[rtbiscuit]

i once beat a Ferrari off the lights in my mums metro.

 

admittedly it was in the other lane for turning right, but i was still quicker

[andlid]

owned....

i once beat a Ferrari off the lights in my mums metro.

 

admittedly it was in the other lane for turning right, but i was still quicker

 

Demolition, get the car out on track... if its a small track with lots of corners you'll be surprised what cars can keep up with you ;-)

[rtbiscuit]

lots of car potential actually comes down to driver potential.

[andlid]

lots of car potential actually comes down to driver potential.

Well said chief....

[captain]

 

+1

 

Sorry Demoltion but there are so many variables (what car did they have/was he ACTUALLy racing you) that it's not worth thinking about.

 

I tracked my 350z recently with uprated discs/pads/engine/exhaust/air filter/tyres and was consistently 2 seconds a lap slower than an E46 M3.

[wizard]

E46 M3s are faster stock vs stock, definately... If you had Alex's zed, then... that'd be different!

[Demolition49]

Hey im not arguing the car is faster on paper than the Z but im just stating what happened... and yes he was racing me i heard him put his foot down and kinda being 1 inch away from my rear is a clear indicator he is going for it...

[Sarnie]

 

+1

 

Sorry Demoltion but there are so many variables (what car did they have/was he ACTUALLy racing you) that it's not worth thinking about.

 

I tracked my 350z recently with uprated discs/pads/engine/exhaust/air filter/tyres and was consistently 2 seconds a lap slower than an E46 M3.

 

 

Exactly.

 

Swap the drivers around and the 2 second gap may still be there as he may just be a better driver. Far too many variables to state X car is faster than Y car...............

[Demolition49]

 

+1

 

Sorry Demoltion but there are so many variables (what car did they have/was he ACTUALLy racing you) that it's not worth thinking about.

 

I tracked my 350z recently with uprated discs/pads/engine/exhaust/air filter/tyres and was consistently 2 seconds a lap slower than an E46 M3.

 

 

Exactly.

 

Swap the drivers around and the 2 second gap may still be there as he may just be a better driver. Far too many variables to state X car is faster than Y car...............

 

Agreed, just stating what happened as i said

[Sarnie]

Having not long sold an E46 M3, it is, in my opinion, quite substantially faster than a stock zed. The SMG box, at full velocity settings, is pretty savage.......sounds like a bag of nails though....

[waseem1978]

I just sold my Vauxhall VX220 Turbo to get a 350Z (Still Looking).

 

I had m3 for breakfast in my VX.

 

I hope that i will be satisfied with the z performance.

[Chesterfield]

Having an M3 "for breakfast" in a vx220 may be a little optimistic, with only a little edge on the bhp ton, and 20% ish less torque. The Zed will hold its own in the midrange, and it certainly wont be revving its nuts off like a turbo 4 pot to get the speed up.

[MGR]

Well having just swapped from an E46 M3 to the 350Z the M3 is noticeably faster. M3 0-100 is about 11 secs 350Z is about 14 secs, quite a big difference.