Had a spirited run against a 370Z yesterday...
 

...in my 02 M3 with some Dinan mods. All I can say is wow. We were heading towards Houston, on a legit race track, and the inside lane on the back straight was pretty empty. We went from 70-Very Fast a few times(what is the speed limiter set at in the 370's?).

The first time I was in 6th, and the little booger pulled away. The next couple times I threw it down in 4th and barely, barely pulled away/closer. He looked to be stock, which is what impressed me the most.

Also, being a former TT owner, I'm very jealous that yall have Modshack...Can't wait to see what he pumps out for these cars. What do these guys have to look forward to Schwing?

Anyways, just wanted to share, and if the guy that was driving is on here, just wanted to say good run and nice car.

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cool story :icon14:

m3's are very nice, especially the gen you're running +1

Don't know how long this thread will last with the street racing, but glad to see the respect from a bimmer owner. Cheers mate.

Yeah, I just saw the fine print after I posted. Belated sorry in advance mods.

Didnt soud to bad, but yeah i see this getting deleted shortly.

racing?
it was a comparison
with a hypothesis, experiment, & conclusion

but yeah, its a no-no

Yes, more of a scientific theory and subsequent test than anything :D

Maybe they'll be gracious enough to let it live now. :rolleyes:

It happened on a "legit race track." I don't see the problem.

I LOVE the E46 M3's!!! Still want one actually. As noted ealier, good to hear a Bimmer owner giving respect to the Z!

Hey! No big plans, though I have done a few things for my car! (Thanks!)...

My last car was an 04 M3 with K&N intake and a Borla CB exhaust and I must say that the Z stock is just as quick if not faster. Very impressed with my 09 Z so far.

That's what it looked like to me. I'm running the Dinan Intake, Exhaust, and ECU Stage 3 setup in mine. It "seemed" like I was a bit faster, though we were never right next to each other so I'm sure it seemed like the Z was faster to him as well. Definantly a suprise nonetheless.

And I'm a car lover more than a BMW owner. If it is functional, fast and looks good, it usually gets my respect. Especially when it's that was from the factory.

Its so sad as a lot of M3 owners think that their poo dont smell - but its nice to see that there are a some real enthusiasts out there :) thanks for the update :)

What kind of power does your car put down bone stock? 333hp?

Yes, 333 stock. I assume, never having dyno'd it, that it has roughly 345-350hp after the mods because there is very little room for improvement on the 3.2 liter 6 cylinder. It weighs around 3400 lbs and pushes 262 ft. lbs stock. Peak horse power is made at 7,900 rpm(not a typo), and peak torque is at 4,900. Oh, and if you're wondering, I get 30 mpg on the highway, and as low as 11 if I feel the urge to have some real fun.

How much does the 370Z weigh stock?

^ around 3300 lbs.

Yeah, breath of fresh air if I've ever seen one. Love M3's sir. It sounds about right that a slightly less powerful car will run around the same as a slightly heavier one.

I have a Nismo 350Z and have ran both e46 M3s and 370Zs. From my experience, from a third gear roll, the 370 was faster.

I think it's so cool that you have race tracks in the USA that will take you from one town to the next.

Ours just go round and round in boring circles. :shakes head:

I'm pretty sure that the "legit racetrack" they were on probably has federal interstate highway signs stuck in it... :rofl2:

I thought that was my crew chief letting me know how many more laps I had. :bs:

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