So...I go to my friends house. He's got a 2001 Jetta w/ VR6 and pretty hefty list of mods done to it. We work together and talk about our cars pretty much all of the time to make the day go by. This evening, he let me take it for a spin, and I swear, it made my 325e feel like I was at the helm of a giant slug. There are certain things that I feel when I'm driving his car that I don't even come close to feeling in my car. Now, I know an M20 will have a pretty tough time matching up with a current generation 2.8 VR6 motor, but I know for many standards the eta engine is just way way wayyy too weak. What I was wondering is, I have only driven an E30 325i one time. I was test driving one for 5 minutes because I actually found one that was worth it (he backed out of selling it... 
). It felt great, but I cannot remember for the life of me how it felt to drive it. When I drove in my friend's car, it felt like a bucking bull, pulling just as hard in 3rd as it did in 1st. (BTW he clocked 14.83 at the drag strip today, naturally aspirated, just bored out motor)
I'll cut to the chase, I would like to hear about the experiences of people who have owned or just have lots of experience driving both the eta and i motor cars for extended periods of time. Just how different is it driving the i from the e? Do you get a decent amount of pull from the gears across the board? I love my car very much, especially all the work I've put into it for the past 4 years I have owned it. Lately, though, it has just become slow to me, and I would like to give the performance a little boost. Whether this be from a few i parts here and there, a stroker conversion, or a swap, I'm just highly interested in hearing just how much of a difference the driving experience is with the i motor.
). It felt great, but I cannot remember for the life of me how it felt to drive it. When I drove in my friend's car, it felt like a bucking bull, pulling just as hard in 3rd as it did in 1st. (BTW he clocked 14.83 at the drag strip today, naturally aspirated, just bored out motor)I'll cut to the chase, I would like to hear about the experiences of people who have owned or just have lots of experience driving both the eta and i motor cars for extended periods of time. Just how different is it driving the i from the e? Do you get a decent amount of pull from the gears across the board? I love my car very much, especially all the work I've put into it for the past 4 years I have owned it. Lately, though, it has just become slow to me, and I would like to give the performance a little boost. Whether this be from a few i parts here and there, a stroker conversion, or a swap, I'm just highly interested in hearing just how much of a difference the driving experience is with the i motor.
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