E30 Zone

hi, my 325i auto done this in 8 secs the other day, i was in sport mode so redlined once before going up. only mod is a chip but it did this time before then anyway. from traffic lights up a 60 road so all legal.
i was just wondering what other got out of your e30s.

not professionally timed but late 5's to 60 in my touring. but that was on stage 1 tuning. ive not driven it yet with the stage 3 tuning.
8 seconds sounds good for an auto?

can of worms.......... opened

0-100 is time worth noting and standing km

i did it with 2 mates in car and it was a second slower, 9 secs. dont think its gonna get 5-6 secs in mine unless i push it off a cliff

timed at yorkdrag way with slip on budget tyres and full leather interiour at 7.7seconds with only 158.8 bhp as i went to the rollers that morning too, also have printout. 91' 325i sport

My 0-60 will be infinite right now, unless we have a hurricane or something. I'd be interested to see how much the 4.27 diff will effect the acceleration once the car's back together though.

rob_htid wrote:timed at yorkdrag way with slip on budget tyres and full leather interiour at 7.7seconds with only 158.8 bhp as i went to the rollers that morning too, also have printout. 91' 325i sport

you reckon its fair to say thats what bhp mine is at moment then or not?

rob_htid wrote: full leather interiour

Never realised this affected performance

yep 20brake nah i ment for weight reasons

I'm stunned.

Cloud wrote:

I'm stunned.

at what?

My Crapi takes all of 10 seconds to finally get up to 62, and that's with the 2.8i Cologne engine. For a 2.5 automatic to be able to make it in 8 seconds shows how much more advanced these E30 are over the competitors. I've never timed my E30, but it feels slower than the Capri in a straight line. But I do only have a 2.0 M20 engine.

theres a good 50bhp differance between the two so you cant really compare. wouldnt the carpi have a better power to weight ratio? compared to a 320.

pirate952 wrote:theres a good 50bhp differance between the two so you cant really compare. wouldnt the carpi have a better power to weight ratio? compared to a 320.

the 320i is 129 bhp when new, probably around 105 now, and the Capri had about 160 which I reckon has worn down to about 140. The Capri is the heavier car though, I think. It feels way heavier. Also the BMW will redline in 5th at 120 mph, and the Capri will do the same at 150 ish. First gear ratio in a 320i is (I think) 3.35, and it's 3.36 in the Capri, so it must be down to differentials..?

Has anyone got any times for a 316i?

Blitz wrote:Has anyone got any times for a 316i?

july?

.... well i tried in my 318i, but got bored and gave up

i dont know what my zero to sixty time is.... very late 6's early 7's.. she gets along you know!

not sure what diff i have, i am waiting for a better opportunity to get the back up and check as i hate jacvking it up unless i have to. it has a mild chip mine as it i use it for work and back so im glad to hear its up to pace for an auto.

My current car takes 15-16 seconds

TBH, 0-60 times are pretty irrelevant as 5th gear showed the other week. Unless you are a top-notch driver it is likely that you will be unable to get even close to the manufacturer figures..

A much better test (IMHO) would be a 0-100-0 time...That would tell you not only how good the acceleration is, but how good the brakes are to enable a stop...which, let's face it, is far more important and is probably gonna enable you to be quicker point to point too.

my 325 with a chip and a 3.64 slipper running on 15's would do 6.74, stripped out with a cage. thats with slightly more wheelspin than is ideal in first and second lol. with perfect traction i would say maybe 6.6 ish..... the forthcoming m50 project should be even better!

I think mines about 8sec, i just put it in 2nd gear which is good for about 75mph.

A much better test (IMHO) would be a 0-100-0 time...That would tell you not only how good the acceleration is, but how good the brakes are to enable a stop...which, let's face it, is far more important and is probably gonna enable you to be quicker point to point too.[/quote]


true, but not when im waiting for green at the lights and i want to get ahead of the other guy who wants to always do 10mph less than the national on perfectly fine roads

Flozman wrote:I think mines about 8sec, i just put it in 2nd gear which is good for about 75mph.

75 in second?????? Your having a larf

My car:

No, i have a 4speed automatic

Thats quick

3rd gear 60-80mph thats a good indicator?

one day soon hopfully now ive got to rebuild my engine again

"Quattroruote", an italian auto magazine, tested a 320i like mine is in 1983, and registered a 8.33 sec. from 0 to 100km/h (approx 62mph).

I tried some years ago... 10 sec...

I have to try again!!

What does an m30 b35 do 0-60??? in an e30

i used the timer and speed limiter on the OBC to messure mine in my auto touring 325i, got a mate to start it and then stop it when it went GONG! i was at a misserable 10seconds in Economic mode. its OK i suppose concidering 222k miles!. . . my mk1 golf 16valve converted used to do it in just under 6seconds. But the luxuries involved with the beemer are worth the extra seconds!

rav320uk wrote:What does an m30 b35 do 0-60??? in an e30

It will depend on the gearing, the ability to apply the power to the road and how good the driver is.

Driver very good, diff is 3.46, and using 535 engine and box.