E30 vs E28 RALLY!! (super pic heavy)

[iamsam]

every time I pause to wonder if it's worth all the work on mine to make it into a rallycross car, I come back to this (bookmarked) thread and just look at the pictures. Then I am motivated again!

That's good!! You should feel motivated!! Check out our rally forum in my sig for more rally pics and motivation. Feel free to join even though it is "colorado" rally racing, if it ever takes off we will try to expand nation wide.

[irish44j]

every time I pause to wonder if it's worth all the work on mine to make it into a rallycross car, I come back to this (bookmarked) thread and just look at the pictures. Then I am motivated again!

[Frog]

Hell yeah!

[MasterOfPuppets]

Not sure if there is stage rally in CO.

The SW in general is pretty weak for stage rally. There are a few rallycross orgs, like CO Rallycross, but the only stage rallies are a few NASA events that (from memory) were in NV and SoCal. Just do what I did and land a job in the UP of MI, where you'll be within several hours of 16 RA Regional rallies per year :mrgreen:.

[Simon S]

I really sorry about this..

but I’m forced to put you under citizen’s arrest -

for having too much fun.

[iamsam]

That looks like so much fun, do you guys do any of the stages rallies out there in Colorado or just mostly rallycross? This makes me want to go work on my Mini Cooper rally car.

Not sure if there is stage rally in CO.

[kylekrueger]

That looks like so much fun, do you guys do any of the stages rallies out there in Colorado or just mostly rallycross? This makes me want to go work on my Mini Cooper rally car.

[Jean]

Lol!!!!!!!!!!!!!!11

[iamsam]

3100 lbs assumes you can make it 300lbs lighter than an E28 M5. And I figured the chip, throttle body, air filter, and exhaust could give me 7hp combined. As much as it may cause controversy on an E30 forum, I have to say it:

An E30 may be better than an E28 for a performance application :shock:.

WHhoooOooOOAoAaAAAhhh

epiphany!

ha ha jk man! Yeah no doubt, stock and stock, the E30 performs better than an E28 in every way, that is a well known fact. However, it was you that suggested me keep the E28. You know me, I would rather have an E30 any day!

[MasterOfPuppets]

Of course I would gut the crap out of it too, and your M20 is rated at 168 from the factory, not sure how much hp that chip is adding though, also, M30B35 has 225 ft-lbs, which is significantly higher than the M20. But dumb argument. What really matters is what i can get my hands on for the cheapest.

3100 lbs assumes you can make it 300lbs lighter than an E28 M5. And I figured the chip, throttle body, air filter, and exhaust could give me 7hp combined. As much as it may cause controversy on an E30 forum, I have to say it:

An E30 may be better than an E28 for a performance application :shock:.

[iamsam]

3100lbs/208 hp = 14.9 lb/hp

Mine:

2200lbs/175hp = 12.6 lb/hp

Of course I would gut the crap out of it too, and your M20 is rated at 168 from the factory, not sure how much hp that chip is adding though, also, M30B35 has 225 ft-lbs, which is significantly higher than the M20. But dumb argument. What really matters is what i can get my hands on for the cheapest.

[MasterOfPuppets]

If I kept it, it wouldn't be slower for long! I would immediately start looking for an M30B35 drivetrain. 208 hp and 225 ft-lbs!

3100lbs/208 hp = 14.9 lb/hp

Mine:

2200lbs/175hp = 12.6 lb/hp

[iamsam]

You know what I think... you already own it, price paid notwithstanding. It has a crappy interior but a solid drivetrain. The body is OK but not great. If that's not a recipe for a rally car, I don't know what is!

Plus, I can endorse it because it's slower than mine...

If I kept it, it wouldn't be slower for long! I would immediately start looking for an M30B35 drivetrain. 208 hp and 225 ft-lbs!

[MasterOfPuppets]

Don't tempt me...

You know what I think... you already own it, price paid notwithstanding. It has a crappy interior but a solid drivetrain. The body is OK but not great. If that's not a recipe for a rally car, I don't know what is!

Plus, I can endorse it because it's slower than mine...

[iamsam]

Keep the E28, it already looks at home in the dirt.

Don't tempt me...