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The M135i is not a real M car. They acknowledge this in the video thankfully or somebody's head at BimmerBoost would likely be exploding. The thing is, when you make the point of what is or is not a BMW M car how do you leave out that M stands for Motorsport?
Why is that a big deal? Because the stock E92 M3 they bring to this drag race has the only engine that won in Motorsport doing things like going around a track. It is the oldest M there but would clean up with the other two around the track.
When did the measure of an M car become drag racing? Well, around the same time BMW went turbo and suddenly everyone cared more about power than the all around package BMW M was once known for.
Well, whatever, here's a 1/2 mile race by Autocar. You already know before it begins the F10 M5 will win. The M3 not only has a smaller motor but no turbos. No chance. Give it a blower and now we have something interesting to watch.
The M135i (thanks a lot for putting the letter on M on everything BMW) has a tuned N55. Why they bothered with giving it a limited slip differential over a turbo upgrade is anyone's guess. They could have really opened some eyes and done something different if they showed an M135i topping an M3 and an M5.
Oh, and would some acceleration data have killed them?
Enjoy:
The S63 won races in the M6 GT3.
I find it hard to believe you are going to find a running F10 M5 for 25,000 pounds. Maybe with a salvage title...
Put a tuned EWG 135i and it would beat E92 M3.
Wow, M5 really put a beating on them
E39 m5 would Have been a better choice than the little one series.
Heh. E39 m5 vs e92 m3. Hehehhehehehehehehehee
I would have thought the same initially. But then I remembered how I've beaten and tied e92 m3's in my e46 when it was NA then came across this vid.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NNe03_i8OfQ
Seems like they're pretty well matched surprisingly. e92 needs a very high roll to pull it. Some reason the e92 has never been that impressive in NA form, probably due to weight.
Yeah I know that vid.
Let me ask you this, has an e39 ever ran 11's naturally aspirated? The answer is no.
A bolt on e92 can beat a blown e39. Blown e92's are on another level.
Search my username on m5board. I'm banned for destroying e39's and e60's alike.
The s65 is a more potent motor in a lighter chassis with a DCT.
Seriously? I ran 12.1@115 with basic bolt ons.
The E92 M3 recently ran 11.6 @ 122 with an E85 tune: https://www.bimmerboost.com/content....mph-trap-speed
Not sure how that isn't impressive. What E39 M5 is near it? Even with a blower?
Are you kidding me? Name a better 4.0 liter four-seat V8.
You're talking up the E39 while the E92 is topping it naturally aspirated. It's 500 pounds lighter too.
If you aren't impressed I don't know what to tell you. The engine design won ALMS back to back.
E46 m3 with a tire 12.70s-80s
E92 m3 with a tire 12.40s
E39 m5 with a tire maybe 12.90s lol
I'm talking about running against an e92 m3 in my e46 from 40-130 and losing by a car each time. Then after installing intake and tune winning by a car. It's really not that much of a difference, we were both surprised. e92 is faster no doubt, but not as much as I would have hoped.
This site is plagued with people losing their sh*t when even having the slightest disagreement with Sticky. Showing a video of a stock e92 m3 and stock e39 m5 going door to door and saying they're pretty close should not warrant being insulted and cussed at, it's childish. Sticky, ban or delete my account.
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Speaking of childish...
Great. DCT? 6-speed? Driver mod?
I've owned both. I've ran both. I've modified both. I've tracked both.
Stock E46 M3 SMG: 104 trap
Stock E92 M3 DCT: 112 trap
My E46 M3 dyno'd 275 to the wheels. My E92 M3 350 to the wheels. Well, look at that. 75 whp and a spread of 8 miles per hour of trap speed.
That's close to you? Seriously? You do realize the E92 M3 makes more power at the tires than the S62 V8 in the E39 M5, right?
There are multiple E92 M3's in the 11's naturally aspirated. I was on the doorstep at 12.1 @ 115 with just a cat delete, pulley, and pump gas tune.
My car went 173 in the 1/2 mile. How did your fast E46 M3 do?
The site is plagued with people who are asked to back up their statements with facts.
I have no doubt there was a single run somewhere where an E39 won. So what? I beat E60 M5's. The owner went to bitch on M5board because he didn't understand why his Dinan'd up E60 got spanked from a stop.
I'm not insulting you but I'm saying you obviously don't know the cars. I do. I backed up my points with evidence.
Here, an E92 M3 DCT vs. E60 M5 6-speed. Oh, E60's are slower than E39's, right?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iay2Ll0iKpg