E30 Zone

im goin 2 santa pod 4 uscon 5-7th o august wid my lightly modded 325. just wanna no what sort o competion u guy have had from cars.

my m8s just got a mk4 golf turbo n was wonderin what my bm wud do against it. his m4 is 165bhp ish. just wondered if u guys had had any gud races wid cars that u snotted un expectedly or any sleepers tat surprised u. + if u got any 1/4 mile times u run id v much like to here em. give us abrief run down o what u dun 2 ur motor 2. cheers. dikky5 (car still sorn and no mot, boo hoo, i wanna play with it)

think you'd be lookin at mid-high 15's down the 1/4 mate and I reckon you would see your mate's golf off, he may have more at the very top/ after 120

Have only had my car since easter so not had too many tangles with other cars yet. Managed to hang onto the back end of an early UK spec Impreza between 30 and 80 mph once but it was a bird driving it. Then managed to be outrun by a civic CRX Del sol, it did look and sound modified, but not sure how rude the state of tune was. Am keen to get mine on the 1/4 mile and it's convenient for me as i live in York, but I am worried about shaggin it to death when doing 1/4 mile passes

I don't think my car feels that quick to be honest

are you still 'dining out' on that Impreza story E30BeemerLad?

and don't write-off Laydeeez in Imprezas; my Missus takes on 911s - that's my girl!

Lol Orangecurry - i was almost cringing as I typed it in, thinking people will be rolling their eyes thinking "ffs shut up about that Impreza"

I suppose I bang on about it as it was my first wee scuffle in the E30 and I was pretty shocked. But I would doubt the abilities of my car to humble a well hustled Impreza.

Just wondering would a 325 have a Ford Focus ST170?

Adam

Evo magazine says 8.0 secs 0-60 and 132 mph for the focus, so nothing really in it. If your E30 is tired, then the focus could possibly have you. Focus would leave you on the twisty bits IMO

Adam318i wrote:Just wondering would a 325 have a Ford Focus ST170?

Adam

yes it would cos a 318is can say on an st170s ass.... a 325 would kick ass especially when up to speed.... its not all figures..... remember 325 has better torque curve than a 4 pot

ignore 0-60 times they aint worth worrying about.

real world on the road figures r where its at.




oh an unless u have serious serious mods, dont bother racing a vr6 corrado

Chaos wrote:ignore 0-60 times they aint worth worrying about.

real world on the road figures r where its at.




oh an unless u have serious serious mods, dont bother racing a vr6 corrado

i bet the vr6 wouldnt pull on karans

Richy325iTouring wrote:i bet the vr6 wouldnt pull on karans

im sure your right, hence me saying seriously seriously modded

Richy325iTouring wrote:

Chaos wrote:ignore 0-60 times they aint worth worrying about.

real world on the road figures r where its at.




oh an unless u have serious serious mods, dont bother racing a vr6 corrado

i bet the vr6 wouldnt pull on karans

I agree.

I sat with a Golf Vr6 (slightly less power I know) in my old CRX. We had an interesting chat after.

Karans car beats the Civic, so I reckon it'd be close with a Corrado Vr6, but I think it'd have the edge.

Lets go to the Pod and find out!

Richy325iTouring wrote:

Chaos wrote:ignore 0-60 times they aint worth worrying about.

real world on the road figures r where its at.




oh an unless u have serious serious mods, dont bother racing a vr6 corrado

i bet the vr6 wouldnt pull on karans

ive pulled past a golf vr6 at 135mph, was only slightly quicker before that speed but at 135 i breezed past, this is when i was running a 3.73 open diff...... with 4 peeps in my car......

is corrado the same lump?

must take u for a blast on saturday Nick...remind me.... the GUG (Madge) is an old girl but she goes ok for an old beemer......

ive got rear shock mounts and refitting of rear arb to do on saturday morning before lakeside... rear shock mounts are so shagged that when i push the rear of the car down the shock pushrod just pokes up....OOPS LOL must get myself an e30 with the sole purpose of hero chariot so i dont keep on fcuking the GUG... cant afford a bloody 2nd car though...so the GUG would have to go,.......anyone interested?

davetouring wrote:

Richy325iTouring wrote:

Chaos wrote:ignore 0-60 times they aint worth worrying about.

real world on the road figures r where its at.




oh an unless u have serious serious mods, dont bother racing a vr6 corrado

i bet the vr6 wouldnt pull on karans

I agree.

I sat with a Golf Vr6 (slightly less power I know) in my old CRX. We had an interesting chat after.

Karans car beats the Civic, so I reckon it'd be close with a Corrado Vr6, but I think it'd have the edge.

Lets go to the Pod and find out!

im sure karan wud have it easily m8.


vr6 rado is surprising tho.
i stayed with my m8s tommi makinen evo from 110 ish to 150 - (indicated speeds obviously)

Karan wrote:
is corrado the same lump?

similar - rado is 2.9 and golf is 2.8

approx 16bhp (190) more and a bit more torque too.

my purple one made 200bhp and 200lb ft with filter and zorst, blue one is quicker for some reason with same mods

must take u for a blast on saturday Nick...remind me.... the GUG (Madge) is an old girl but she goes ok for an old beemer......

cant wait m8

Chaos wrote:

Richy325iTouring wrote:i bet the vr6 wouldnt pull on karans

im sure your right, hence me saying seriously seriously modded

tis only a humble 2.7.........

Karan wrote:

Chaos wrote:

Richy325iTouring wrote:i bet the vr6 wouldnt pull on karans

im sure your right, hence me saying seriously seriously modded

tis only a humble 2.7.........

"only" and "humble"

Chaos wrote:

Karan wrote:
is corrado the same lump?

similar - rado is 2.9 and golf is 2.8

approx 16bhp (190) more and a bit more torque too.

my purple one made 200bhp and 200lb ft with filter and zorst, blue one is quicker for some reason with same mods

must take u for a blast on saturday Nick...remind me.... the GUG (Madge) is an old girl but she goes ok for an old beemer......

cant wait m8

yeh... that must be rapido then in a rado... guessing rado is slightly heavier though?????

never been in one...

whats this. a pissing contest.....

i know which one i will have. the vw is wrong wheel drive. simple as that, no matter how quick it is.

ive done a Merc clk 320 thought he might have me but no!

I've done an st170 on straights and bends, think he bottled a bit tbh

Karan i'd still like gug, or maybe that zorst system!

Simon13 wrote:ive done a Merc clk 320 thought he might have me but no!

I've done an st170 on straights and bends, think he bottled a bit tbh

Karan i'd still like gug, or maybe that zorst system!

Ԛ£5k once the project is done and shes ures Simon

jonb wrote:whats this. a pissing contest.....

i know which one i will have. the vw is wrong wheel drive. simple as that, no matter how quick it is.

handles surprisingly well as it goes jon.
vr6 sounds better too.
quicker on a wet road.


however i replaced mine with an e30 325i sport cos its more fun

the 'figures' say 1220kg for the Golf, so 145 BHP/ton, the Corrado is 1237kg, so 156 BHP/ton

but the Tommi Mak EVO is 204 BHP/ton

It just proves figures mean sweet FA

the EVO is a mad 4 pot MUCH faster 0-60, but the VR6 has an adequate number of cylinders and so comes to play in a different way.

Vive la differance

aerodynamics and drag from drivetrain make a big difference

Chaos wrote:aerodynamics and drag from drivetrain make a big difference

i think ure right cos ive breezed past a couple of prezas......

a rado or golf vr6 would waste a stock 325 though i reckon,.....would gradulaly just pull away..... i tried to sat with a sl55 the other day....nboy was that embarassing LOL

orangecurry wrote:the 'figures' say 1220kg for the Golf, so 145 BHP/ton, the Corrado is 1237kg, so 156 BHP/ton

but the Tommi Mak EVO is 204 BHP/ton

It just proves figures mean sweet FA

the EVO is a mad 4 pot MUCH faster 0-60, but the VR6 has an adequate number of cylinders and so comes to play in a different way.

Vive la differance

evo also runs out of puff quick as well
geared quick to 100 or so then they aint really that quick after that


proved that against my old boss top end he pulled but though he cain nemo but he didnt from standing start though he killed me
thisnk that pissed him off more than me saying his car was a wana be lol

he now drives a landrover discovery

yes he still sulking

jonb wrote:whats this. a pissing contest.....

i know which one i will have. the vw is wrong wheel drive. simple as that, no matter how quick it is.

:yeahthat: :yeahthat: :yeahthat: :yeahthat:

dikky5 wrote:my m8s just got a mk4 golf turbo n was wonderin what my bm wud do against it. his m4 is 165bhp ish.

I just went straight from my Mk4 Golf GTI Turbo, to my E30 325, and the E30 would easily beat the boring Golf...,, and I think my E30 is slightly underpowered... My Golf was standard, but was a good healthy one 150bhp.. while on the subject I must say my old MK4 Golf Gti was by far the worst of my better cars I've ever owned... It was soooo boring nothing ever went wrong with it.... and it seemed so slow, definatly a car I will not buy again!!!

Thing is, you can beat lots of faster cars, sometimes they just can't drive although they look like they are trying.

On track is a different matter, you can tell the good drivers and then you find out what cars are really quick.

I had a brilliant 5 lap race against a mildly tuned RS Turbo Escort at my last track day!

cheers guys bkeep ur stories comin. i aint had much chance o playin wid my e30 yet as shes off road mot less n sornd till i get it sorted but on what little use ive had ive been very impressed with how torquey it is. im a car salesman 4 a living which means i drive lots o motor and i gotta say the 325 is up there with the best iv driven. speed wise i wud like to think that my babe is quicker than a rx-8 (190 5 spd 1) on a road because r x has to b abused 2 go fast. bms power is just soo easy 2 use.

heres annother 1 4 u. do u rekon my 325 wud av my ald fellas mg zs 180. mg quote 7.5 seconds ish to 60 but im more interested in quater mile time. any u guys raced 1. wud luv to piss on his 17 grand fire. especially as i sold it 2 him. Ha ha.

As i sed keep u storys cumin. Cheers dikky5

Karan wrote:a rado or golf vr6 would waste a stock 325 though i reckon,.....would gradulaly just pull away

I would of said the same until I kept with a Corrado VR6 in my Sport.

He passed me on a long straight doing about 70mph, so I followed on until about 110 and then we had to stop for some traffic lights at the end of the straight. After the lights theres some nice twisty bits which we nailed through and then on to another straight.

He didnt exactly pull away on the straights, although I wouldnt of been able to over take him.
I was surprised and well pleased how good the sport did against the rado.

Karan wrote:

Chaos wrote:aerodynamics and drag from drivetrain make a big difference

i think ure right cos ive breezed past a couple of prezas......

were they parked?

being new I have to say I am unaware of any mods to your car Karan... is it in some way non-standard?

[quote="davetouring"]Thing is, you can beat lots of faster cars, sometimes they just can't drive although they look like they are trying.

i agree with rog here when i used to go out on me bike i used to call them LOMNTs Loads Of Money No Talent thayve got a Ԛ£13000 bike and go round an island like its the shape of a 50p

Karan is running a 210bhp+ 2.7 Alpina type lump. It is quick!

Island = Roundabout !!!! What is it with you lot up there?!

210 BHP at the flywheel?

that's attractive

about the same BHP as an M3 but more talk sorry torque cos it's a six pot?

I would have thought it was evenly matched to a standard classic Impreza then, possibly slightly heavier?

as has been pointed out, drivers make most of the difference