PNW Chit Chat thread

[ahrensNW]

faster than an eta, good trollin right here

Honestly, after having three m20 cars my m42 feels a lot faster. It is faster than my buddies 325is, however his car has trash suspension

[TobyB]

M42: sound and fury, signifying very little actual speed...

...he says, owning 2...

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[TobyB]

M42: sound and fury, signifying very little actual speed...

...he says, owning 2...

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[EN318isPDX]

thats the thing with the m42, feels way faster than some m20

its all that super advanced technologies!

[Etfren]

M42: sound and fury, signifying very little actual speed...

...he says, owning 2...

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Highly accurate. Putting 3.73 gears in mine certainly took out what little pep that motor had.

[e30austin]

:up: :up:
http://www.r3vlimited.com/board/showthread.php?t=402511

I saw that one and would be all over it but the components are for an OBD2 setup :/

I had a well built mk2 2.9l VR6. It was bored out, Shrick cams, head work done. I was aiming for 200whp and it put down ~180whp. I was disappointed but it was still damn fast.

My current build was very similar, same goal: 200whp and it put down 225. I'm guessing your E30 is a lot heavier than the gti and that's what makes it feel that way. Also which trans are you running with the vr6? The Corrado unit or Mk3 stuff

The 330is is much much heavier than the GTI. Probably 800 lbs or so. I'm pretty sure it's running the MK3 trans. I never understood why people liked VWs or whatever. The FWD thing always turned me off, but I have always loved the look of the MK2 and MK3 chassis.

My friend, a huge VW nut, had my GTI for a while and it was just sitting out in his field. I made a super lowball offer and to my surprise he accepted. It was a price I was cool with paying if I decided I hated the car and wanted to off it really fast. It needed a few things to make the drive home, but we got that all sorted. I've been driving it all week and it's honestly been one of the most fun cars I've ever driven. I've really only ever driven e30s since I got my license, so it's kinda neat to have something different that's also very fun to jump in and drive as I please.

Oh and this car also has a Quaife... :)

Don't even care to get into the M42 discussion. I think we've beaten and killed this horse a thousand times over at this point. Toes is going to do what he's going to do; whatever that ends up being, I really couldn't give a fuck.

[IronJoe]

Oh and this car also has a Quaife... :)

Quaife LSD makes a huge difference! Had one in my c900, loved it.

Don't even care to get into the M42 discussion. I think we've beaten and killed this horse a thousand times over at this point. Toes is going to do what he's going to do; whatever that ends up being, I really couldn't give a fuck.

Yeah, seriously guys. Who cares which one is the second-best motor E30s came with :D

[e30austin]

[Savagefurai]

Oh and this car also has a Quaife... :)

Had a girlfriend that Quaifed once and I ditched her on the spot.

[Pdxseth]

Had a girlfriend that Quaifed once and I ditched her on the spot.

Don't they all?


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[e30austin]

Don't they all?


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Hahahahahaha

[Matt-B]

[djjerme]

..It was starting to get a little boring 'round here. Can always count on him to stir the pot.

[TobyB]

I dragged a 330i home the other week- that sumbitch weighs #3500! Empty! Shit!
No wonder they had to put such a stout engine in it- it's got all that lard to lug around.

Now, in a nice #2500 E30, that might wake up nicely....

heh

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[Metallated]

I dragged a 330i home the other week- that sumbitch weighs #3500! Empty! Shit!
No wonder they had to put such a stout engine in it- it's got all that lard to lug around.

Now, in a nice #2500 E30, that might wake up nicely....

heh

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Nice score! What's the major difference between the M52B28 and the M54B30?

Is it a larger bore or just a longer stroke? 40hp seems like a large gap between the two..