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fuzzy
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Post Thu Dec 08, 2005 9:34 pm

talk of 400bhp and superchargers on another thread has got me wondering which zone member has the highest powered car? is there anyone out there with scandanavian type spec e30 running 500+ bhp? winkeye
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Conan
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Post Thu Dec 08, 2005 9:35 pm

i beleive my 320i is running about 135bhp, so until somone beats me im the most powerful zoner winkeye winkeye
'91 Sterling Silver e30 320i SE
'96 Avus Blue e34 525i Sport
'92 Alpine White e30 318iS Touring
'86 Alpine White e28 M5 (008/187)
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'54 Cosmos Black e61 535d MSport Touring
'07 Sapphire Black e61 M5 Touring

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fuzzy
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Post Thu Dec 08, 2005 9:39 pm

i do mate, im running 296bhp at the moment .....until funds improve after christmas winkeye. im curious what other zoners are running from their engine conversions though :D
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Conan
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Post Thu Dec 08, 2005 9:40 pm

damn it, i was the quickest there for 2minutes :lol:
'91 Sterling Silver e30 320i SE
'96 Avus Blue e34 525i Sport
'92 Alpine White e30 318iS Touring
'86 Alpine White e28 M5 (008/187)
'02 Titan Silver e39 530d Sport Touring
'54 Cosmos Black e61 535d MSport Touring
'07 Sapphire Black e61 M5 Touring

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gareth
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Post Thu Dec 08, 2005 9:51 pm

i have 370 bhp!

it's really easy to do, i've just used 10 of these: http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/BMW-BHP-CHIP-FREE ... dZViewItem


i can absolutely guarantee nobody here can beat me!
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Zayyan
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Post Thu Dec 08, 2005 9:56 pm

Does Glenn not have 400bhp with his E39 M5 conversion?
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Post Thu Dec 08, 2005 10:00 pm

Well my dad is gettin rebuild (s14) next year with a turbo and hopefully should be runnig around 400hp i hope
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m3ben05
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Post Thu Dec 08, 2005 10:09 pm

360bhp in our ex DTM car but i guess this dosent really count as its a racer!
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Post Thu Dec 08, 2005 10:33 pm

fuzzy wrote: which zone member has the highest powered car?
Not me 165hp confirmed by a recent rolling road session

Ill get my coat :oops:
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Post Thu Dec 08, 2005 10:37 pm

yes my 325 is a fire breathing 163 bhp and 176lbs though!
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Post Fri Dec 09, 2005 7:44 am

I'm running 100 meters in about 11 seconds or so. I dont know about my car though cause i havent had it dyno'd, but if i was to listen to my so called fcuking engine builder, i'd be running 800bhp. Fucking c@ck sucking gay bastard :x
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Post Fri Dec 09, 2005 4:17 pm

any car Dave has is the fastes as he has the heaviest roght foot
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gareth
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Post Fri Dec 09, 2005 4:38 pm

but the size of the bloke must affect power to weight ratios a shed load! :D
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stoic
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Post Fri Dec 09, 2005 4:47 pm

My 325i had 1200 bhp but some fell off when I had the torque resprayed.
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Post Fri Dec 09, 2005 4:49 pm

stoic wrote:My 325i had 1200 bhp but some fell off when I had the torque resprayed.
:rofl: :thumb:
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Post Fri Dec 09, 2005 6:12 pm

Zayyan wrote:Does Glenn not have 400bhp with his E39 M5 conversion?
yep!!
'it does exactly what it say's on the tin'
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Post Fri Dec 09, 2005 7:27 pm

gareth wrote:but the size of the bloke must affect power to weight ratios a shed load! :D
Dave can make any car fast trust me!
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Post Fri Dec 09, 2005 7:31 pm

Simon13 wrote:
gareth wrote:but the size of the bloke must affect power to weight ratios a shed load! :D
Dave can make any car fast trust me!
Hehe!

Mine is around or just below 170bhp, so it's not mine.

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Post Fri Dec 09, 2005 10:38 pm

Karan wrote:any car Dave has is the fastes as he has the heaviest roght foot
oi what about my right foot problem..??.
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gareth
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Post Fri Dec 09, 2005 11:06 pm

whay about me? i have two of them! :D
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bigkev
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Post Fri Dec 09, 2005 11:27 pm

anybody read this months performance bike magazine they are building a 700 hp hayabusa (1290cc) 8O if i put 2 of those in my e30 i will be KING
eat my dust glenn :D
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Post Sat Dec 24, 2005 12:18 pm

think fuzzy has most potential stick 8 greys on her!
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fuzzy
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Post Sat Dec 24, 2005 12:26 pm

i wonder if my other half has got me 8 greys and a t4 for christmas winkeye
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