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Originally Posted by Kaiser,Aug 24 2006, 03:28 PM
It looks to be pretty comparable to the S2k power-wise... maybe sliiiightly faster.
It has 330hp at 3781 pounds (the hard top I raced might have been heavier) compared to the S2000's 240hp at 2800lbs.
It has 330hp at 3781 pounds (the hard top I raced might have been heavier) compared to the S2000's 240hp at 2800lbs.
Dude, I really hate to burst your bubble, 'cause it sounds like u had a fun encounter. But if u really think your S with those mods can hang with an E46 M3, you're going to be in for a rude (and I mean REALLY rude) awakening some day.
Stock for stock, E46 M will own an S EVERY time. Sorry.
Get yourself an SC...and then come back with a kill story.
BTW, M3 coupe weighs in at @ 3400 lbs.
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i ran my friends m3 on a freeway onramp till about 70. he didn't pull away but i had to stop because we were merging. im sure after 80mph or higher the m3 will run away. our gearing and easy-to-shift fast gearbox is what probably kept me even close to the m3. those cars are beasts.
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Originally Posted by j03chu,Aug 24 2006, 05:13 PM
i ran my friends m3 on a freeway onramp till about 70. he didn't pull away but i had to stop because we were merging. im sure after 80mph or higher the m3 will run away. our gearing and easy-to-shift fast gearbox is what probably kept me even close to the m3. those cars are beasts.
Some impromptu throw-down on a freeway between total strangers isn't a test of anything but who's hungry - i.e. guy with slower car is trying to feed an ego, while the guy in front with the faster car is merely driving, even if they're driving foot to floor. Slower car always gets the jump because the other guy has nothing to prove and no reason to think there is a race coming up.
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Originally Posted by CaptKirk,Aug 24 2006, 01:34 PM
And that car has WAY more low end torque and power than an S. There is no way you'd keep up with an E46 M3 off the line unless you launched your car.
Couldn't have said it better.
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quick story .. while i had my 6mt G35c ... i raced a buddy of mine on the hwy... 80 - till whatever... to the top of my 5th.. were we right next to eachother.. but as soon as i shifted to 6th.. the M3 ran away from me.. it wasnt even a joke.. those cars are dead fast on the top end...
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Originally Posted by CaptKirk,Aug 24 2006, 11:34 PM
It takes at least a base supercharger kit on an S just to keep up with an E46 M3. Just cuz the guy has the power doesn't mean he was using it... He was probably cruising away from you partial throttle, I do it all the time and people think I'm racing 
A stock S runs high 13s 1/4 mile at best, a stock E46 M3 auto runs about mid 13s (manual is closer to low 13s). And that car has WAY more low end torque and power than an S. There is no way you'd keep up with an E46 M3 off the line unless you launched your car.
A stock S runs high 13s 1/4 mile at best, a stock E46 M3 auto runs about mid 13s (manual is closer to low 13s). And that car has WAY more low end torque and power than an S. There is no way you'd keep up with an E46 M3 off the line unless you launched your car.
. I love the s2000 to death but even this car has it's limits.
