The fastest 1/4 mile??......

[no2woody]

So..... who has the fastest recorded drag time? I'd also be interested to know what the standard cars can do too!! Let's hear it!

[buster]

13.5 @ york raceway

[big_jof]

off topic but do you ever do javelin track days at elvington Buster??

[Karan]

i have a 13.5 too was expecting better

[buster]

off topic but do you ever do javelin track days at elvington Buster??

Never done one no.Drive past there to get to the raceway aswell

[Jhonno]

Dont know yet.. But determined to beat 13.5..

Isnt Ian currently the quickest timed e30 on the 'Zone?

[Colonel Sanders]

karel had an 11.5 with a stock m20b25 and snail..

[ian332isport]

Isnt Ian currently the quickest timed e30 on the 'Zone?

I think my best time was 13.8 @ Santa Pod. [excuse] Neither the car or driver are lightweights though. [/excuse]

I have done a GPS verified 157mph though

[no2woody]

any standard 318's or 325's etc been ripping it up?

[fuzzy]

every time im about to go on a strip day something breaks ruling me out so i only have pub talk guesstimates of expected mid 13's. im expecting my first proper time in september

[fuzzy]

any standard 318's been ripping it up?

yes but the guy forgot to bring a calender to time them

[bss325i]

Isnt Ian currently the quickest timed e30 on the 'Zone?

I think my best time was 13.8 @ Santa Pod. [excuse] Neither the car or driver are lightweights though. [/excuse]

I have done a GPS verified 157mph though

What ratio diff do you have?

[1an]

any standard 318's or 325's etc been ripping it up?

engine in my car is good for a 15.9

[ian332isport]

What ratio diff do you have?

3.64:1

[Jhonno]

Isnt Ian currently the quickest timed e30 on the 'Zone?

I think my best time was 13.8 @ Santa Pod. [excuse] Neither the car or driver are lightweights though. [/excuse]

I have done a GPS verified 157mph though

Ahh.. i thought you had a 13.4 under your belt..

Should be quicker now tho eh?

Im hoping for high 12's for mine, not bad for n/a, but we'll see

[bss325i]

What ratio diff do you have?

3.64:1

Any ideas on 0-60?

[ian332isport]

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In the dry, it's probably around 5.5 secs, but never measured it accurately. It was timed at Bruntingthorpe (on wet concrete) at 5.8 secs.

[bss325i]

Yours is standard engine wise iirc?

[ian332isport]

Yours is standard engine wise iirc?

Apart from the mods required to get it to fit. Oh, and it's been chipped, but only to the point that gets it pretty close to the factory power spec.

[bss325i]

Yours is standard engine wise iirc?

Apart from the mods required to get it to fit. Oh, and it's been chipped, but only to the point that gets it pretty close to the factory power spec.

Cool, just trying to gauge something.

[no2woody]

bss325i - love your car by the way, what's your best? interested as i have a standard 325i sport and want to know what to hope for ....

[bss325i]

bss325i - love your car by the way, what's your best? interested as i have a standard 325i sport and want to know what to hope for ....

Thanks very much! Its never been up the strip or on a track for that matter and almost definately never will in my hands.

[Karan]

mine should be doing 12s after watching this, maybe he is on softer tyres and/or i am just retarded at launching

[buster]

maybe its a 3.8 ?

[bss325i]

mine should be doing 12s after watching this, maybe he is on softer tyres
and/or i am just retarded at launching

Lada turbo!

[d6dph]

Isnt Ian currently the quickest timed e30 on the 'Zone?

I think my best time was 13.8 @ Santa Pod. [excuse] Neither the car or driver are lightweights though. [/excuse]

All in the luxury of a fully specced car, Audio and leather and A/C If my memory serves me right.

[Karan]

maybe its a 3.8 ?

yeh it could be. would make sense

[BB-BMW-325i]

Nice thread. What sort of cost we it be to get a E30 to do it in 12.5sec's.

[ian332isport]

All in the luxury of a fully specced car, Audio and leather and A/C If my memory serves me right.

Exactly. Stripped out, and a driver with less of a liking for pies, would see a big improvement

[E30BeemerLad]

I just don't think E30's are particularly suited to fast 1/4 mile times.

Anything in general road car spec or road legal seems to strruggle much below the 14's, traction seems non-existant.

SBC with the rear end tubbed with some fat mickey thompson drag radials would do the business, or a standard iS, now that would tear a new arsehole for any challengers.

[e30bmlover]

i dont know what the 1/4 mile is on mine or the 0 - 60 and never will find out as i dont believe in drag strips.

[fuzzy]

i dont know what the 1/4 mile is on mine or the 0 - 60 and never will find out as i dont believe in drag strips.

but as you do believe in rolling roads and power figures wouldnt a timed strip run be the next logical step to prove its awesome performance?

[E30BeemerLad]

i dont know what the 1/4 mile is on mine or the 0 - 60 and never will find out as i dont believe in drag strips.

how can you not believe in drag strips tim, yet be taking on 318 compacts at the lights on the Norwich ring road?

[e30bmlover]

lmao...... thats different...... sort of... ok, ok the rolling road was a must... as for the T.I... he lernt his lesson, newer isnt always better. i have an emotional connection with my car... i feel her asking for more but then the limiter cuts in, i dont thrash my car everywhere but when i need power its there. its like the other day on the a47, in fith gear @ 90... i floor it and shes off... its quite funny watching the speedo.... the way it dosent relent.

[e30bmlover]

i dont know what the 1/4 mile is on mine or the 0 - 60 and never will find out as i dont believe in drag strips.

but as you do believe in rolling roads and power figures wouldnt a timed strip run be the next logical step to prove its awesome performance?

lol quite right.... but my car will not be seen at any meets until it is pukka... i want people to stop and look not walk past and say its just another old e30. . . .