ETA 0-60 stock or modded, post up.

[JGood]

My 85 eta with a 3.25 LSD and a chip feels faster to 60 then my 325is, which also has a chip. I did 15.4 in the 325is and 16.3 in the eta. I enjoy driving the eta a lot more around town then the 325is. You don't have to redline it to go somewhere. But I'm a muscle car guy at heart...

[JGood]

I swear that compared to my S52B32 car the eta still wasnt horribly slow, but I know that cant be right. My brain is trying to convince itself that the eta wasnt terrible.. giving me a damn headache too.

It's not, below 60-70 mph. After that, the cars that create tons of power above 4k rpm's can stay in their power band and pull like hell.

I put a chipped eta and my chipped 325is dynos together, and it became obvious why it's not much slower. With equal gearing, it's even probably faster to 50-60mph.

[german g]

With equal gearing, it's even probably faster to 50-60mph.

not a witches tit chance in hell.

[JGood]

not a witches tit chance in hell.

So you have experience that shows otherwise?

[86espowa]

My ETA with 4.10 LSD and 300,000 miles did 0-60 in about 9 seconds. it wasnt slow at all.

[asubimmer]

My ETA with 4.10 LSD and 300,000 miles did 0-60 in about 9 seconds. it wasnt slow at all.

so wait...9 seconds isn't slow? :stupid:

[JGood]

My ETA with 4.10 LSD and 300,000 miles did 0-60 in about 9 seconds. it wasnt slow at all.

were you using a watch to time yourself? And were you doing it during a blizzard?

[Mystikal]

So you have experience that shows otherwise?

http://www.strictlyeta.net/articles/325is_3.jpg

Box at the bottom. The only way a 325e can keep up is with software AND a cam. Without it, not a chance.

Jay

[JGood]

http://www.strictlyeta.net/articles/325is_3.jpg

Box at the bottom. The only way a 325e can keep up is with software AND a cam. Without it, not a chance.

Jay

hahaha, that 325e was slower WITH a chip. Ask anyone who chipped an eta with a good chip (myself included) and the improvement is HUGE. it's not slower, or equally quick, it's faster, by a lot (20+whp across a decent chunk of the powerband). Which voids the rest of the chart.

However, if you'd like to still use the chart to assume the other data is correct, as you can see, the 325e is faster with the 3.73, chip and cam. With a PROPER (MarkD) chip, you should knock a good .5+ sec off 0-60, and the cam is good for .4 according to that chart. So, you are looking at a faster 0-60 time for an eta with 3.73 and MarkD chip. (I was talking about a chipped eta in my other posts... hope you realize that. an eta without a chip sucks).

I'm not trying to defend the eta as a performance machine. But I own both, have put a LOT of miles on them (under actual racing conditions), and realize each of their abilities.


edit: proof of chip gains: http://www.strictlyeta.net/pictures/...dyno_sheet.jpg

[86espowa]

so wait...9 seconds isn't slow? :stupid:

Not for a 21 year old car.

[86espowa]

were you using a watch to time yourself? And were you doing it during a blizzard?

it was actually during a tornado................i recorded the drive, then took it on the computer and timed it. 9 seconds flat.

[JGood]

http://www.strictlyeta.net/articles/325is_3.jpg

Box at the bottom. The only way a 325e can keep up is with software AND a cam. Without it, not a chance.

Jay

What happened to the 30-50 and 50-70 top gear times with the 2.79 rear, cam, and chip? Gained 7 and 6 seconds over the same setup without the cam? haha what cam did they put in the damn thing, a 302?

It's cool to see old articles like that for e30's though. Got any more?

[german g]

So you have experience that shows otherwise?

Yea, my friends trying to keep up with me in thier ETAs, and driving both, but thats it...
Only things I like about an eta are thier cranks and rods, but thats only becasue they will go in an "i" engine.

[JGood]

Yea, my friends trying to keep up with me in thier ETAs, and driving both, but thats it...
Only things I like about an eta are thier cranks and rods, but thats only becasue they will go in an "i" engine.

They are chipped with a 3.73? I know a stock eta won't keep up with an i, that's a given.

[JasonC]

I'm sorry, but 9 sec. 0-60 is SLOW... Don't matter how old the vehicle is.