Warning to All 996TT and GT2 owners
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Originally Posted by SCM3
I for one did not post this thread, and i dont think it was posted by a M3 owner as well. Theres way too much class in here...
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Originally Posted by ari
Well I've been meaning to go anyways. Maybe this is the motivation I need.
Have posted your slip yet? I'll show you mine if you show me yours.
Have posted your slip yet? I'll show you mine if you show me yours.
Seriously M3 guy you did earn some negative rep with your language and attitude. I would love to see that challenge although it would be the fairest to see you two meet at a neutral track and settle it. But moreso just seeing the race would be enough for me.
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Originally Posted by SCM3
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mpg5WT-J3Ug
Keep in mind this is with less then 500rwhp on my car. I had nitrous and more boost (lost 1 psi up there) on the streets.
Keep in mind this is with less then 500rwhp on my car. I had nitrous and more boost (lost 1 psi up there) on the streets.
Nice run though.
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Originally Posted by Alex
I wouldn't put a high HP car on that track. It looked like it ran out of asphalt at the 1/8th.
Nice run though.
Nice run though.
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Originally Posted by VRAlexander
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This is getting good...
This is getting good...
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I will go crawl into my little slow M3 cave and hibernate until the Porsche TT guys cease their bombing...
P.S. I thought this convo could have been civil and fair without any E **** swinging around but i was wrong.. My intents were not of hatred nor meant to strike at anyone.
P.S. I thought this convo could have been civil and fair without any E **** swinging around but i was wrong.. My intents were not of hatred nor meant to strike at anyone.
Last edited by SCM3; Jan 4, 2007 at 10:08 PM.
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It is one thing for a car to be fast, but to even consider truly comparing an M3 to a 911 turbo is absolutely ridiculous. Comparing any BMW to a GT2 just makes my head want to explode.
I use to think this way years ago; trying to compare a modified car I have to the likes of Porsche. Why? Because at the time I couldn't afford nor had a driven a P-car, so it was easy to write it off out of sheer ignorance, and that is exactly what is happening in this thread.
I have a Turbo E36 M3 that will make 565 rwhp on moderate boost on 92 octane Getty gas any day of the week. It is very fast and in a totally different league than the supercharged M3s. I've went the extra mile on nearly everyting on the car, from a fully built engine to high capacity fuel system to things I've agreed not to reveal to other people. By simply adding a larger turbo, more fuel and a tune I could have 1000+rwhp if I wanted to. Why haven't I? Because it is silly and unreliable. My car has "a smaller turbo", a GT35R so it can be detuned enough to be somewhat reliable. The car was never engineered for that type of power and no amount of modifications will ever make it able to handle it. The only thing it proves is I am the idiot that dropped an absurd amount of money to make an economical sports car faster than it should be. Believe me, not a day goes by where I don't wonder what I was thinking spending over $100,000 in modifications on a $40k ///M econobox. 600 whp on a stock M3 engine? Well I'm sure it put this down on the dyno, let's see how long it lasts, haha. I'd be afraid of what components are used in a kit that only costs $16k and delivers that much power for car that was not turbocharged to begin with.
I keep my M3 around for some humility in my life and I'll likely never part with it for that reason. Suffice to say, as fast as it is, I'd easily take a stock 911 Turbo over it.
11.9 is pretty impressive I guess. It is what a stock 996 TT X50 does.
I use to think this way years ago; trying to compare a modified car I have to the likes of Porsche. Why? Because at the time I couldn't afford nor had a driven a P-car, so it was easy to write it off out of sheer ignorance, and that is exactly what is happening in this thread.
I have a Turbo E36 M3 that will make 565 rwhp on moderate boost on 92 octane Getty gas any day of the week. It is very fast and in a totally different league than the supercharged M3s. I've went the extra mile on nearly everyting on the car, from a fully built engine to high capacity fuel system to things I've agreed not to reveal to other people. By simply adding a larger turbo, more fuel and a tune I could have 1000+rwhp if I wanted to. Why haven't I? Because it is silly and unreliable. My car has "a smaller turbo", a GT35R so it can be detuned enough to be somewhat reliable. The car was never engineered for that type of power and no amount of modifications will ever make it able to handle it. The only thing it proves is I am the idiot that dropped an absurd amount of money to make an economical sports car faster than it should be. Believe me, not a day goes by where I don't wonder what I was thinking spending over $100,000 in modifications on a $40k ///M econobox. 600 whp on a stock M3 engine? Well I'm sure it put this down on the dyno, let's see how long it lasts, haha. I'd be afraid of what components are used in a kit that only costs $16k and delivers that much power for car that was not turbocharged to begin with.
I keep my M3 around for some humility in my life and I'll likely never part with it for that reason. Suffice to say, as fast as it is, I'd easily take a stock 911 Turbo over it.
11.9 is pretty impressive I guess. It is what a stock 996 TT X50 does.
Last edited by Josh; Jan 4, 2007 at 10:14 PM.
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Originally Posted by SCM3
I will go crawl into my little slow M3 cave and hibernate until the Porsche TT guys cease their bombing...
P.S. I thought this convo could have been civil and fair without any E **** swinging around but i was wrong.. My intents were not of hatred nor meant to strike at anyone.
P.S. I thought this convo could have been civil and fair without any E **** swinging around but i was wrong.. My intents were not of hatred nor meant to strike at anyone.
BTW. Very impressive times on your M3 at LACR...
Last edited by VRAlexander; Jan 4, 2007 at 10:17 PM.
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Originally Posted by SCM3
I will go crawl into my little slow M3 cave and hibernate until the Porsche TT guys cease their bombing...
P.S. I thought this convo could have been civil and fair without any E **** swinging around but i was wrong.. My intents were not of hatred nor meant to strike at anyone.
P.S. I thought this convo could have been civil and fair without any E **** swinging around but i was wrong.. My intents were not of hatred nor meant to strike at anyone.
Alan
