Demolition49 Posted June 15, 2010 Share Posted June 15, 2010 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. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chesterfield Posted June 15, 2010 Share Posted June 15, 2010 Maybe it was one of the seemingly millions of people who drive 3 series that dress them up as M3's ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stew Posted June 15, 2010 Share Posted June 15, 2010 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. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Demolition49 Posted June 15, 2010 Author Share Posted June 15, 2010 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 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ian Posted June 15, 2010 Share Posted June 15, 2010 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 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Neilp Posted June 15, 2010 Share Posted June 15, 2010 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. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
andlid Posted June 15, 2010 Share Posted June 15, 2010 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! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Neilp Posted June 15, 2010 Share Posted June 15, 2010 A vvti v6. I imagine it would be like driving a time machine Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
andlid Posted June 15, 2010 Share Posted June 15, 2010 A vvti v6. I imagine it would be like driving a time machine lol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
un1eash Posted June 15, 2010 Share Posted June 15, 2010 My mate has an E46 M3 Cab and on paper it is faster. Maybe it was an auto and he wasnt in sport mode. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
maxi-glasgow Posted June 15, 2010 Share Posted June 15, 2010 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. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sarnie Posted June 15, 2010 Share Posted June 15, 2010 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rtbiscuit Posted June 15, 2010 Share Posted June 15, 2010 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 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
andlid Posted June 15, 2010 Share Posted June 15, 2010 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 ;-) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rtbiscuit Posted June 15, 2010 Share Posted June 15, 2010 lots of car potential actually comes down to driver potential. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
andlid Posted June 15, 2010 Share Posted June 15, 2010 lots of car potential actually comes down to driver potential. Well said chief.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
captain Posted June 15, 2010 Share Posted June 15, 2010 +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. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wizard Posted June 15, 2010 Share Posted June 15, 2010 E46 M3s are faster stock vs stock, definately... If you had Alex's zed, then... that'd be different! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Demolition49 Posted June 15, 2010 Author Share Posted June 15, 2010 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... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sarnie Posted June 15, 2010 Share Posted June 15, 2010 +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............... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Demolition49 Posted June 15, 2010 Author Share Posted June 15, 2010 +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 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sarnie Posted June 15, 2010 Share Posted June 15, 2010 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.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
waseem1978 Posted June 15, 2010 Share Posted June 15, 2010 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. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chesterfield Posted June 15, 2010 Share Posted June 15, 2010 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. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MGR Posted June 15, 2010 Share Posted June 15, 2010 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. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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