325 Vs 318 is

[Kos]

and on the twisty bits you know i'd have taken you !

[oguz327]

I dont think so dude, you would have been too far behind

[Kos]

you been smoking again oz ??

[oguz327]

haha, me?

[Kos]

tell you what, lets ask top gear to sort it out for us and get the stig to drive!!!

[oguz327]

If insurance or fuel is a problem go 318is, otherwise it has too be the 325

[Theo]

Anyone got a 318is who is willing to track it? Kos is eager, but seems to be forgetting that he's sold it, and the new owner is no doubt busy admiring all the AC schnitzel morsels!

[Davenotouring]

This needs to be done!

Would solve a few arguments for a while, until people start arguing that the cars weren't running right etc haha!

Still be a giggle, and as Theo says they do £40 sessions at Brands! Game on!

[Kos]

Anyone got a 318is who is willing to track it? Kos is eager, but seems to be forgetting that he's sold it, and the new owner is no doubt busy admiring all the AC schnitzel morsels!

new owner will be up for it i'm sure,

we need a 325i with minor tweeking (chip and exhaust NO manifolds!) to go up against my old IS

if not, 2 stockers.

[Kos]

This needs to be done!

Would solve a few arguments for a while, until people start arguing that the cars weren't running right etc haha!

Still be a giggle, and as Theo says they do £40 sessions at Brands! Game on!

you up for driving mate ?? LoL

[oguz327]

Who has an 318is they can donate to the test. Dan?

[Kos]

also, we talking 325i or a sport ?? the title does say 325i !!

[oguz327]

Theo's executive standard 325 would kill a standard 318is

[schuey]

Timed my IS today 0-60..........















7.9-wheelspin in 1st and 2nd on a real greasy road

Got to be 7-7.5 in the dry,not many mods either. With all my trim out trackday spec who knows????
Apart from the roads today was ideal-stone cold damp foggy air!

It might not sound as good but it will murder a 325!

[Theo]

7.9-wheelspin in 1st and 2nd on a real greasy road

Good to see you putting your newly purchased £7.99 casio watch from Argos to good use...

Kos you say that it should be a chipped 325i to go up against your (ex) remapped/chipped IS, but then again you have previously stated in this thread that a 318is will respond much better to this very modification....

The fairest way would be to do a stock 2.5 vs a stock lawnmower, same driver etc, but there are very, very few un molested E30's about, especially on here!

[oldroydsr4]

A trackday is the only way to find out! this will end the arguments.

"When the green flag drops the bull sh*t stops"

[schuey]

7.9-wheelspin in 1st and 2nd on a real greasy road

Good to see you putting your newly purchased £7.99 casio watch from Argos to good use...

!

I do believe it was £6.99 and elizabeth duke doesn't count as argos innit!

Track is fine for me

[Simon13]

my 2.5 touring is stock, bar quicksilver exhaust, no fannymould though

My old sport never had a remap either!

[fuzzy]

is this still going on? ive forgotten the arguments,could someone refresh my memory and tell me why it is that some people think that a 1.8 with around 130 odd bhp and a very slight weight advantage should beat a 2.5 with 170 odd bhp and more torque?

[Theo]

I do believe it was £6.99 and elizabeth duke doesn't count as argos innit!

Track is fine for me

Hahaha!

Joking aside, I would genuinely like to see the results, and like I say - I'm more than happy to use my car as the comparison (me driving it). Why don't we just organise a bit of a meet at Brands Hatch on a track day and get a few of each model together and see what the general trend is? £40 for an hour is well worth it!

[320Touring]

needs video evidence

[Andyboy]

Timed my IS today 0-60.










7.9-wheelspin in 1st and 2nd on a real greasy road

Got to be 7-7.5 in the dry,not many mods either. With all my trim out trackday spec who knows????
Apart from the roads today was ideal-stone cold damp foggy air!

It might not sound as good but it will murder a 325!

You should be on telly mate, you're funny!

"How my 136 bhp 318iS accelerates to 60 as fast as a 210 bhp Alpina C2 2.7............" Wasn't there a song by Supertramp about you?

Tell you what mate - when you actually own a properly fast car you'll be dangerous!! But do let us know.

[fuzzy]

Timed my IS today 0-60.......
7.9-wheelspin in 1st and 2nd on a real greasy road

Got to be 7-7.5 in the dry,not many mods either. With all my trim out trackday spec who knows????
It might not sound as good but it will murder a 325!

hmmmm....i did the same on greasy roads last week and the quickest i could get was 6.7.only 1 second less with more than double the power,sorry ,but im not believing that,unless you are the real 'schuey'

[schuey]

I do believe it was £6.99 and elizabeth duke doesn't count as argos innit!

Track is fine for me

Hahaha!

Joking aside, I would genuinely like to see the results, and like I say - I'm more than happy to use my car as the comparison (me driving it). Why don't we just organise a bit of a meet at Brands Hatch on a track day and get a few of each model together and see what the general trend is? £40 for an hour is well worth it!

All well and good.but brands is a good 3.5 hr trek from mine each way!
Need some middle ground.........

[schuey]

Timed my IS today 0-60.......
7.9-wheelspin in 1st and 2nd on a real greasy road

Got to be 7-7.5 in the dry,not many mods either. With all my trim out trackday spec who knows????
It might not sound as good but it will murder a 325!

hmmmm....i did the same on greasy roads last week and the quickest i could get was 6.7.only 1 second less with more than double the power,sorry ,but im not believing that,unless you are the real 'schuey'

I reckon the power your car has would create plenty more traction issues,so 6.7 is not bad really considering

Just below 8 for me seems about right if stock is alledgedly just over 9,as for being the real schuey.......It has been said that I look a lot like him! Especially before I changed my race suit to blue from all red

If all else fails I will have to break out the family car and show the 325 gang some FWD 20v turbo wrongness

[Ant]

this needs to be sorted, these threads keep popping up

me, firmly in the 6 pot camp but you knew that right ?

Stock examples required only methinks, Kos had a valid point on the sport/325i bit though, we comparing LSD equipped iS with like, or both open diff wrongness ??

if we are gonna have a pi$$ing contest, the rules need to be clear cut, and no cheating allowed

[Andyboy]

Stock 0-60 for a 318iS is 9.3 seconds or 10 seconds for a catalyst car. These figures are meaningless however - they were just done by professional road testers on a properly surfaced test track using properly run- in new cars using professional timing gear.

So yeah, knock a second or more off for Zone testers...........

You should listen to yourselves! Hilarious!!

[Simon13]

my touring is a fish tail opened diff warrior and ideal for this task

in a total bmw article u wrote Andy the C2 2.7 can manage 6.7 secs

[Spark]

It seems obvious that a 325 would/should wipe the floor in a staight line!!!! But with the right tuning the 318is is lighter and you can get more from it because it revs harder - why do you think they made the M3 a 4 cylinder???

Be good to see the race though

[schuey]

why do you think they made the M3 a 4 cylinder???

exactly!

Andyboy seems to have plenty to say is he a 323 owner?

[Spark]

It would be interesting to see a standard m3 vs a tuned 325 eh

[stuartgallafant]

i cant be botheed with this anymore...

its just turned into a slating match. we're all supposed to be friendly!!

[Splondike]

needs video evidence

I will happily film it at Brands... as I cannot take part.

[Davenotouring]

Cool man!

I can't find the link to the £40 sessions at Brands anymore! Anyone?

I'll book a couple straight away! OR there is a full open pit day there on the 27th of Jan.

[powelly]

This I would like to see, is this going to be a full on shoot out, surely to make it 100% fair both drivers should do a lap in each others cars and then the times added together and averaged.