To ///M badge, or not to ///M badge...

[fronton]

Taking into account this is r3vlimited, an E30 enthusiast forum, most cars here are modified beyond the performance level a standard M3 could dream of. Usually at a much lower price point too.

I know my m3 dreams of a megasquirt m30b25 swap with cut springs on vette salad shooters with a KN "cold air" intake filter and z3 short shift kit. Someday

[Xat1cZ]

Ohh, sorry. I totally forgot that you can't do all of that to any other car in the world. But yeah, sure. An E30 M3 is miles ahead of every other E30 there is. Sure.....


Edit:

The E30 M3 was rad for a stock car. I'll give it that.

Taking into account this is r3vlimited, an E30 enthusiast forum, most cars here are modified beyond the performance level a standard M3 could dream of. Usually at a much lower price point too.

I clearly should've bought myself a Lada 1300 and slapped a set of coilovers and 2jz on it.. would've been much better than a stock M3 .. I feel stupid now

[Europeaben]

No.

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[M42Power]

316d

Done.

[reelizmpro]

When did this turn into an M3 debate ? lol In other countries like perhaps Australia...your M tech's aka 325i sports probably did come with an ///M badge but these cars never made it to the US. The only M Tech we have here are the 91/92 M tech convertibles with the M tech 2 package. Hope that clears some things up.

200HP out of a 2.3 is good even by today's standards so I don't understand how "E30" people keep hating on the S14. 25 years ago, no car was making 200HP out of 2.3 liters without a turbo, not even the euro 190 Cosworth or Porsche 944 (only their 3.0 liter got them above 200HP). Comparing it to a swap car is apples and oranges. LSx>S54>euro S50b32>S50/S52>M50/M52>M20 etc etc. Anyone can take a $500 E30 and swap a turbo LS engine in and call it a day if they want bragging rights but does that make it the better car?

[Hooffenstein HD]

ya thx i own an M3, a mint Mtech2 vert and a 325i. an engine doesn't make the car, the chassis is what sets the M3 apart from its brother. it is MUCH stiffer. then you have the lightness of the front end that makes the handling exceptional. the 5lug suspension and larger braking surfaces. the better ratio steering rack. the better swap bar pickups
the laminated glass. the lighten truck. the wider body that can also accommodate 18" wheels. but no go ahead and criticize me for something you clearing dont know shit about.

but if horse power is what makes a car "great", get a corvette and hoon like a douche

Ohh, sorry. I totally forgot that you can't do all of that to any other car in the world. But yeah, sure. An E30 M3 is miles ahead of every other E30 there is. Sure.....


Edit:

The E30 M3 was rad for a stock car. I'll give it that.

Taking into account this is r3vlimited, an E30 enthusiast forum, most cars here are modified beyond the performance level a standard M3 could dream of. Usually at a much lower price point too.

[Cabriolet]

ya thx i own an M3, a mint Mtech2 vert and a 325i. an engine doesn't make the car, the chassis is what sets the M3 apart from its brother. it is MUCH stiffer. then you have the lightness of the front end that makes the handling exceptional. the 5lug suspension and larger braking surfaces. the better ratio steering rack. the better swap bar pickups
the laminated glass. the lighten truck. the wider body that can also accommodate 18" wheels. but no go ahead and criticize me for something you clearing dont know shit about.

but if horse power is what makes a car "great", get a corvette and hoon like a douche

[Hooffenstein HD]

you've never been in one have you?


and
those ///M badges are not factory

I have and a 2.3 litre 4 cylinder making 200hp is hardly special.

Half the cars on here are far better. Just about anything with a swap > M3. Your name is Cabriolet though, so it's obvious you have no care for performance or handling, just the image that cames with the ownership.

[Cabriolet]

Sorry, most cars on here > E30 M3.

you've never been in one have you?


and
those ///M badges are not factory

[Hooffenstein HD]

drive one that tell me there isnt a reason that car stands head and shoulders above any other e30.

Sorry, most cars on here > E30 M3.

mtech1/2 cars only came with mtechinc badges not ///M badges.

O rly?

[Cabriolet]

Lol at this elitist.

drive one that tell me there isnt a reason that car stands head and shoulders above any other e30.

difference between them and a regular 325iS besides the bodykit.

mtech1/2 cars only came with mtechinc badges not ///M badges.

[Hooffenstein HD]

It's not an M car. there are huge differences between and an M car and all the rest of the E30s. Engine doesnt mean shit. It's not a fucking M car: No M badge!

Lol at this elitist.


My Euro 323i has an ///M badge because it came with the Motorsport package. M-Tech springs, Bilstein shocks, sports steering wheel and LSD.

Also, didn't M-Tech cars come with an ///M badge? There really isn't much difference between them and a regular 325iS besides the bodykit.

[Luke_M]

Get an ///M badge for the front grill. Gives a subtle hint to what's under the hood. That's what I plan on doing. BavAuto and others carry them. P/N 72601933569

[TimKninja]

I might just do a 330is badge. (325is with an S50)

I allready feel terrible that theres an ///M logo on my ZHP knob.

Or maybe a 316e badge.

[smerfs]

I have an 320i mtech 2 japanese import that came from the factory with an M/// badge, so I'm going to keep it and piss off the ignorant folk.

I say badge it a 330i or just debadge it.