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Old Jul 1, 2007 | 03:37 PM
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I was behind him going about 80 mph an hour, we went up to 110 mph. we didn't line up or anything( He had a passenger ). 80 to 110 (I started in 3rd gear) he didn't pull on me and I didn't pull on him. it looked like it was a good match.
My question is, is this a normal outcome or did he just use his 5th gear instead of 3rd and 4th?
I was expecting him to pull at least 3 to 4 cars. My car has only 204 hp.
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Old Jul 1, 2007 | 03:47 PM
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E46 kills s2k pretty regularly. Same basic powerband (top heavy), but the bimmer has a good bit more torque...

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Old Jul 1, 2007 | 04:52 PM
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yeah he did not downshift those cars are pretty quick and some decent top end
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Old Jul 1, 2007 | 05:12 PM
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With equal drivers, I was thinkin they were a better run for a SC'd S2000. Good run.
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Old Jul 1, 2007 | 06:03 PM
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I've personally raced my friends M3 which had a catback exhaust and I had a catback exhaust + intake at the time. He pulled away from me in every gear, granted it wasn't to hard but from 20-100 he had 3 car lengths or so on me.
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Old Jul 1, 2007 | 11:54 PM
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Originally Posted by burak,Jul 1 2007, 03:37 PM
I was behind him going about 80 mph an hour, we went up to 110 mph. we didn't line up or anything( He had a passenger ). 80 to 110 (I started in 3rd gear) he didn't pull on me and I didn't pull on him. it looked like it was a good match.
My question is, is this a normal outcome or did he just use his 5th gear instead of 3rd and 4th?
I was expecting him to pull at least 3 to 4 cars. My car has only 204 hp.
A stock M3 should pull on a stock S2k all day long. I know my wifes modded M3 would put bus lengths on my modded S2k and my stock NSX.
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Old Jul 2, 2007 | 12:27 AM
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Originally Posted by ASMspec,Jul 1 2007, 11:54 PM
A stock M3 should pull on a stock S2k all day long. I know my wifes modded M3 would put bus lengths on my modded S2k and my stock NSX.
wow your wife has a modded m3
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Old Jul 2, 2007 | 01:38 AM
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stock for stock the s2000 has no chance against a properly driven e46 m3 from a 80mph roll...those things really move out at those speeds....to answer the OP's question the m3 wasn't in the right gear, or maybe the guy just couldn't put the pedal to the metal cuz he was having a cramp in his calf
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Old Jul 2, 2007 | 02:01 AM
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Originally Posted by lilfotoman,Jul 2 2007, 12:27 AM
wow your wife has a modded m3
Yeah my wife and about 200,000 other asian women have this car.

BTW my wife is asian.
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Old Jul 2, 2007 | 02:41 AM
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I see plenty of woman drive M3's, it's a common ride for the ladies...
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