E36 M3 performance figures ?
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Topic: E36 M3 performance figures ?
Posted By: 535i sport
Subject: E36 M3 performance figures ?
Date Posted: 06-July-2004 at 22:45
| Has anyone got any ideas what the performance figures are for an M3 3.0 saloon such as 0-60,top speed and quarter mile time ? |
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Posted By: Webdunk
Date Posted: 07-July-2004 at 09:42
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286bhp / 319NM
6.0s to 60 155mph ------------- 
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Posted By: mansfa
Date Posted: 07-July-2004 at 10:03
| Does any body have them for the later EVO? |
Posted By: Webdunk
Date Posted: 07-July-2004 at 10:05
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321bhp / 348NM
5.5s to 60 155mph -------------
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Posted By: mansfa
Date Posted: 07-July-2004 at 10:25
| How fast would they go without the limiter? |
Posted By: Brett_M5
Date Posted: 07-July-2004 at 12:08
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Correct me if I'm wrong but I thought the 3.0 didn't have the limiter (or it was different from the evo) and could go to 164mph also (again correct me) aren't the 0-60 times the same between the two?
Perhaps it's wishful thinking  ------------- 1999 E39 M5 1995 E36 M3 - Sold |
Posted By: Webdunk
Date Posted: 07-July-2004 at 12:21
IIRC M3 GT didn't have the limiter. 3.0 did. Got my numbers from http://www.dervman.com/datasheet.htm - http://www.dervman.com/datasheet.htm -------------
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Brett_M3 wrote:Posted By: SundayJumper
Date Posted: 07-July-2004 at 12:52
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I went out in my '94 M3 (coupé) last week with an AP22 accelerometer and recorded a best 0-60 time of 5.68 seconds. The handbook says 6.0, and IIRC AutoCar tested it at about 5.4 when the car first came out. I was happy with my testing :-) The handbook also says that mine is limited to 155mph. Steve. ------------- Sundayjumper - now with added 328 Sport |
Posted By: kevm
Date Posted: 07-July-2004 at 18:00
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An E36 3.2l has without limiter has been clocked at 174 Apparently the 3.0l gets to about 167.
Varying reports of Limiters being missing on 3.0l cars.. Seems to depend car to car.. Some owners report being able to exceed 155 (on german autobahn not in UK) All Evo's have limiters and have to be de-restricted if you want to run faster than 155 |