Truck: 2007 GMC Sierra 1500 SLT
Car: 2005 Nissan 350z
Wife's car: 2007 BMW 325i
I will have pictures of all the cars in a bit.
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Truck: 2007 GMC Sierra 1500 SLT
Car: 2005 Nissan 350z
Wife's car: 2007 BMW 325i
I will have pictures of all the cars in a bit.
@Petra That Z3 M is a blast and that engine from the E36 3.2L M3 is a real lunatic of an engine, great car man.:up:
http://i47.photobucket.com/albums/f1...n/photo-15.jpg
Nice to see all the VW love in here.:up:
The car is a load of fun :DQuote:
Originally Posted by mad_skills
...though, it's a shame that the US market didn't get the killer S50B32 engine, like the rest of the world did. BMW, for whatever reason, stuck us with the S52B32--still a kick in the pants, just a little less of one :rolleyes:
BMW isn't the only company that's done this thing in the past :(Quote:
Originally Posted by Petra
S52 is limited to 240bhp if i'm not mistaken because of the restricted intake manifold and some other stuff?Quote:
Originally Posted by Petra
The trouble is when you get addicted to rwd cars fwd-ones just seem not to take the corners properly. :D
WHAT A BEAUTIFUL CARQuote:
Originally Posted by .:R32
More than just the intake manifold... Swapping to the M50 manifold and making some other modifications (including a DME remap) helps to get some of that power back... However, the S50B32 engine is a double VANOS engine (variable intake and exhaust, instead of just intake like the S52), has a different lifter design (allowing for the higher redline), has a different cylinder head design, and (as I recall) the S50B32 was also equipped with six individual throttle bodies. The S50B32 was expensive to make and, as I recall, BMW wasn't too keen on selling the Euro. spec M(3) cars in the US due to concerns over the price being too high... so they cooked up the [cheaper to make and less powerful] S52B32.Quote:
Originally Posted by mad_skills
So true... :DQuote:
The trouble is when you get addicted to rwd cars fwd-ones just seem not to take the corners properly. :D
That is just plain ridiculous. Even my father's 170bhp E39 has double vanos and they didn't put it in the Z3 M, US or EU matters not.
Same with the E30 M3 and Australia, due to to numerous reasons, it wasn't shipped.
The thing is that due to emission they often have to diminish the power of the engine and US has different rules than Europe.
Have you done any modifications to your car, engine wise?
Not yet--mostly just maintenance stuff for the time being (slowly working through replacing bushings all over the place, window sliders, etc.). The most cost effective way to get power outta the S52 seems to be forced induction, but that's pretty expensive... Either way, I have to wait and work on stabilizing the business before I'll ever really be able to go out and play with the cars.Quote:
Originally Posted by mad_skills
...doesn't help that my future brother-in-law has been trying to convince my fiancee and I to pick up an E30 to turn into a track car so that he can have a couple more 'track buddies'. :rolleyes:
Doesn't matter, important is that you have the car and there will be time for you to mod it.:up:
Really glad to see those around here, Z3 M is really a proper old school hardcore bimmer, take care of it as i am sure you do.:)
I am kinda trying to gather some money and get me an inline-six E30, 2.5 or something, not some offspring but a decent one, just for a start because no way i could afford an E30 M3 in good nick.:D
Thank you sir:)Quote:
Originally Posted by darkorb
1998 Pontiac Grand Am
just passed 160k miles on it.
Recent peak city fuel economy: 20 mpg @ average city cruising speed: 45 mph
Recent peak highway fuel economy: 30 mpg @ average highway cruising speed: 78 mph
I bought it used nearly 4 years ago @ 87k miles for $3,500.
Only had to change the alternator so far (in terms of major repairs). It's been good. *knock on wood*
That's the "real" color for a R32. :D But 18" Omanyt rims on it ... :shakes:Quote:
Originally Posted by .:R32
New B-pillar's for mine:
http://img.3d-nexus.de/main.php?g2_v...serialNumber=1 http://img.3d-nexus.de/main.php?g2_v...serialNumber=1
They are from a GTI. :)
thats a 3.0L, right?
the new 4.8L are insane! had a pleasure of driving a brand new one on NJ Turnpike at 1am :D:D:D
i saw an x6 the other day..... i didnt even know they existed, looked damn sweet too.
Yes, it's a 3.0i . I have a lot of plans for it once it is passed down to me, so it will look better soon.
Quote:
Originally Posted by deepsilver
I like:up: Love the matte B-pillars too.
Whats wrong with the 18" Omanyt rims? I am going to be buying some soon as summers :) They look stunning!
Gonna use the 16" Magny as winters.
This is my card, a Honda Accord 2001 1,8i ES (European) with climatecontrol, cruisecontrol, bose ETC. Got 242,000KMs on it now, had a crash when dad owned it, new front, and new doors on it due to some rust, so the doors and front are resprayed.
http://img152.imageshack.us/img152/9...rdfrontek7.jpg
http://img152.imageshack.us/img152/2...cordbakuz1.jpg
~ Mortis360
Whoa, that's way different than the Accords they gave us over here in the US.
Indeed, the Accord is quite diffrent here. But thats most of the cars too, only model from Honda thats the same in europe and US is CR-V and Jazz (Fit).Quote:
Originally Posted by cabbspapp
This is the new Accord Tourer (europe).
http://s4.tinypic.com/98uf0z.jpg
This is the new Accord Sedan (europe).
http://s4.tinypic.com/149p28k.jpg
And last, the amazing Civic for Europe!
http://s4.tinypic.com/vdiloz.jpg
~ Mortis360
at the Civic:
Mercury anyone?