BMS 335i Does 11.89 @ 114mph
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There are a million tuned 335i's here (active autowerke is in Miami) and my bone stock 360hp SLK55 won every time we raced. Dead even from a standstill to 60mph, but no competition after 100mph.
the E/T is low because he had drag radials. Look at the 0-60, its 3.5 seconds, as fast as the freaking Ferrari Enzo. That is some killer launch, however, with such a low E/T, you would expect the trap speed to be much higher. The car was not pulling strong at the end at all, likely running out of breath.
I agree that 114-115mph is optimistic, but its will easy do 112-113mph in the 1/4 bone stock. which is nearly as fast a highly tuned 335i on race gas and drag radials. You're not really comparing apples to orange are you? Let's see what a 335i can do on street tires and 93 octane, that would be a much more fair comparison.
the E/T is low because he had drag radials. Look at the 0-60, its 3.5 seconds, as fast as the freaking Ferrari Enzo. That is some killer launch, however, with such a low E/T, you would expect the trap speed to be much higher. The car was not pulling strong at the end at all, likely running out of breath.
I agree that 114-115mph is optimistic, but its will easy do 112-113mph in the 1/4 bone stock. which is nearly as fast a highly tuned 335i on race gas and drag radials. You're not really comparing apples to orange are you? Let's see what a 335i can do on street tires and 93 octane, that would be a much more fair comparison.
You're kidding yourself if you think the E92 M3 pig is going to trap over around 111-112 on average. Just wait until people bring the new M3's to the dragstrip. The truth will be in the time slips. From a dig a lightly modified 335 is going to hand the M3 it's ***.
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Those are good times Trill, IMO 12.6 @ 109mph on pump gas and street tires is a much better measure of performance than 11.8 @ 114mph on race gas and drag radials. The way I see it is that if you're not using the same setup on the street, than what good is it?
How am I kidding myself? Every single automotive test has the M3 trapping 111-112 or higher. R&T has it trapping 114, C@D has it trapping 112. Why would it trap lower than every single test? I'm not saying it will trap 114-115 average, but YOU are the one kidding yourself by thinking it will not trap at least 111-112 average. In the M5's case, a lot of users were able to produce better times than magazine tests.
I ran 12.60@109 on 93 octane pump on street tires in my 335. My only mod is software.
You're kidding yourself if you think the E92 M3 pig is going to trap over around 111-112 on average. Just wait until people bring the new M3's to the dragstrip. The truth will be in the time slips. From a dig a lightly modified 335 is going to hand the M3 it's ***.
You're kidding yourself if you think the E92 M3 pig is going to trap over around 111-112 on average. Just wait until people bring the new M3's to the dragstrip. The truth will be in the time slips. From a dig a lightly modified 335 is going to hand the M3 it's ***.
How am I kidding myself? Every single automotive test has the M3 trapping 111-112 or higher. R&T has it trapping 114, C@D has it trapping 112. Why would it trap lower than every single test? I'm not saying it will trap 114-115 average, but YOU are the one kidding yourself by thinking it will not trap at least 111-112 average. In the M5's case, a lot of users were able to produce better times than magazine tests.
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How am I kidding myself? Every single automotive test has the M3 trapping 111-112 or higher. R&T has it trapping 114, C@D has it trapping 112. Why would it trap lower than every single test? I'm not saying it will trap 114-115 average, but YOU are the one kidding yourself by thinking it will not trap at least 111-112 average.
Me kidding myself...I think not.
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Well I guess the only thing we can do is wait and see until M3 users actually take them to the dragstip. How about a $50 bet that a stock M3 will achieve 114mph on street tires and pump gas in an independent user test 
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...bone stock? Are you sure you want to place that bet? Set it up!
I have 47,000 miles on my modded 335 and car runs like it did since day one all I've ever had to replace is spark pulgs under warranty and Oil changes.
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Damn...so much hate in this thread. Just accept the fact that the 335 is a fast car with a lot of modding potential for a relatively low price.
Jmoney, I didn't know you switched to the JB tune. Welcome to the dark side!
Jmoney, I didn't know you switched to the JB tune. Welcome to the dark side!
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the E/T is low because he had drag radials. Look at the 0-60, its 3.5 seconds, as fast as the freaking Ferrari Enzo. That is some killer launch, however, with such a low E/T, you would expect the trap speed to be much higher. The car was not pulling strong at the end at all, likely running out of breath.
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did your dealer say anything about your mods? or whats the deal with that?
