cossiedrift

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As above i've just got 1 for some drift fun but am thinking maybe use it as a track car too.
Are they anygood?
do they handle?

Ben M

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isnt it past your bedtime now

cossiedrift

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I take it you mums out and thats why your aloud on the computer on a school night!

Ben M

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pmsl funny boy

mozzy

well if you have got one drive and you will soon see how well they handle

cossiedrift

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Would love to shit dvla won't let me tax it until i have the logbook yet will sulk if i drive it. You cant even give em the money these days

cabrio zo

Take along the new keepers slip you got from the V5 when you bought it, you can tax it with that

Never took our E36 on track so have nothing else to add here

R4N SS

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i was thinkng of doing this too - they make good drift cars too

mozzy

i used to have a 320 convertible it was quite possibly the worst car i had ever owned, drove horribly but then that could be down to it being lower than my grans nipples and have 19 inch wheels on it, plus the convertible is a bit heavier i think.

was good fun on roundabouts though so i would imagine a 325 on a track would be a good laugh providing your used to rwd,






also had this 330 i se but i hated this think just seemed like such a big effort to actually drive it.

R4N SS

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they drift roundabouts real nice
my mate used to have one when i had my rst cab so i didnt mind everytime he took my car as he left me that - real wheel steer in the work car park

Chip

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Jim's E36 M3 used to be fantastic on track, 8:38 round the ring too.

325 are a bit underpowered obviously, but can be made to handle very well without spending too much money, the standard setup is good anyway, so just needs shocks and springs and its pretty reasonable, although its worth also replacing all the old worn out bushes while you are at it.

Mike C

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What's wrong with the original Boge dampers coupled with Eibach Springs? Apart from the fact that on a car that could well be 18 years old now they may be shot.

If the OP is who I think he is, then he hasn't long sold a pretty nice mag-featured red 3 door. Although I may be getting mixed up with someone else.

R4N SS

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Mike - was thinking it was the same guy who had the 3dr drift sierra

Neil@FastFord

That's right, and he's more than aware how to drive RWD.

As a plus, he also looks like a third rate Karate Kid!

Mike C

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That's who I was thinking it was!

mozzy

lol that 330i i had never taught me anything because i never turned the traction contro offl then i got the convertible which never had traction control and i nearly binned it a few times, first rwd cars i owned (bought up in fwd era unfortunatly)

Chip

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Aside from the fact they are typically fucked by now, they arent the right damping rate for a set of lowered and firmer springs.
When a shock is expected to operate over a shorter distance, it needs to be stiffer in order to provide the same level of damping.

To get the most out of a car on track, you need shocks and springs that are designed to work together.

R4N SS

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i would get a 328i and swap the inlet for a 325i item and remap should see about 240bhp in NA form. Maybe a set of cams, zorst and filter too.

Markb_s1

why swap the inlets ran?
genuine question.. i have a 328 to smoke about in at the moment...

Chip

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BMW restricted the power output of the 328 by using a substandard inlet (323 one IIRC) the 325 one is better and unleashes quite a bit more airflow.

Markb_s1

thanks Chip.. I'm off to find a 325 inlet then!
seems odd that they did that bearing in mind they uprated the diff, drive shafts and a load of the other transmission related bits at the back. (only found this out when mine got smashed to pieces and i was trying to get spares!)

Mike C

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It was restricted so it didn't tread on the M3's toes, performance-wise.

Chip

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It still makes more torque than the 325, even though power output is within a few bhp thanks to the inlet.

Markb_s1

well as long as the 325 inlet doesn't cripple the torque it's all good!
thanks gents

Chip

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Nope, its the extra capacity that gives the extra torque really, the inlet effects it far more at the top end than the bottom, so you wont suddenly feel like its lost its torque, just that it isnt being strangled at the top end anymore

Markb_s1

just as i'd hoped

Sunil_FiestaRS1800

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Bear in mind the 325 inlet is not a straight swap onto a 328i. was going to do this on a 328i sport i had but wasnt as straight forward as just swapping it over so didnt bother in the end

Also if you do change the inlet you can get even more power with US spec m3 cams and a remap.

cossiedrift

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Yep and should of kept the 3dr. Mot'd it today just have to wait for log book as don't even have new keeper bit so can't tax it.

Going to strip it to death and mig spec it, seats and harness's and see how it goes.