Description: "Mr. Rosche", Eberhard von Kuenheim, the BMW Chairman, said to Paul Rosche, engineering manager of M GmbH, "we need a sporty engine for the 3 Series." With that, von Kuenheim set t...Add Comments2
Nick El-KhouryApr 20, 2012 Those are great choices, Zain. Work hard, and you'll have them in no time!
Description: One Sunday, I drove to von Kuenheim's flat and gave him the car for a test drive. When he came back he said: 'Good, I like it.' And that's how the M3 came into being." The mai...Add Comments1
Barney SakhaiApr 19, 2012 I could be wrong, but from what I remember- BMW says the engine should never be faster than the chassis. But I could be wrong.
Marshall KellerApr 19, 2012 nvm, took me a sec to realize. but all the weight is on the outside wheels. duh!
Marshall KellerApr 19, 2012 dat camber..
i think they have a little much on the inside wheel
Description: Therefore it is no wonder that the technician who was chosen and was most competent to lead the development team was Paul Rosche, a mechanical engineer with sound knowledge and experience of engine de...Add Comments0
Description: The reason was probably frugality; BMW had an off the shelf block which could be adapted to Formula 1 (and in qualifying setup could produce up to 1500hp). To go back from F1 to a powerful sportive en...Add Comments1
Kenneth WilliamsApr 19, 2012 It had to compete in a certain groupe race. I forget which one. I think that was the reason for the engine specs it has
Das StigApr 19, 2012 I don't think he has an account on any of em but if he Is ill let you know
Das StigApr 19, 2012 Um, I know he reads em when he needs to but isn't on very often.
Kenneth WilliamsApr 19, 2012 Is your friend on any forums that you know of?
Kenneth WilliamsApr 19, 2012 Yea I've seen plenty of vids of E30's tailing plenty high end cars through the twisty's all the way until you get to the straights. But that's saying alot for a 20+ year old car without an engine swap or a bunch of aftermarket work. BMW did work!
Das StigApr 19, 2012 Ya, we had the opportunity to ride around a local track in an e30 with the cup kit on it and my friend loved it and decided that was the one. But, when I was in it we kept up with a gord gt all the way around the track untill we got to the straight.
Kenneth WilliamsApr 19, 2012 Yea and alot of people don't realize it. I hear the h&r cup kit is beast. Im torn between the cup kit, h&r race and the sports. I want the race but I think it might be lower than I want for street.
Das StigApr 19, 2012 True but I dont think hes that worried about weight. Hes still got full interior in it and everything. I helped him put on an h&r cup kit a few weeks ago and that thing handles better than a lot of modern cars now do.
Kenneth WilliamsApr 19, 2012 If he wanted he could've built a 318is. The M42 is lighter but building it Might have cost more money though depending what he has done to the M20. if he wanted he could swap the M20 into it and save more weight.
Das StigApr 19, 2012 My friend has am e30 as a track car and he ended up getting a for door with the i6 because they have an extra support bar for the passengers and it had a lot stiffer handling and the weight difference of like 45 pounds.
Description: The four-cylinder block was taken from the M10 engine which was developed for the New Class series. It was over bored and reinforced to the M88 inline-6 engine block specifications. Head architecture ...Add Comments0
Description: A simple set of different washers solved the problem and the car was successfully tested at high speed at the Nardo test track. The M3 body was different to the regular E30 due to 12 new panels that w...Add Comments2
August BurrichterApr 19, 2012 Somebody got a little bumped around there..
Description: It was homologated for Group A Touring Car racing and also found a true adversary in the Mercedes-Benz 190E 2.3-16V that was introduced in 1983. In its final years of competitions, known as Evolution ...Add Comments0
Description: Larger wheels, thinner rear and side window glass, a lighter trunk, a deeper front spoiler and an additional rear spoiler, were found on the evolutions models. As expected, these original M3s have inc...Add Comments1
Kenneth WilliamsApr 19, 2012 For a decent one with no maintenance needed you're looking at 18k-22k. Immaculate 25k-28k+. Heck for a rolling shell it's still around 4-8k no rust or mostly none.
Kenneth WilliamsApr 19, 2012 I have this pic on my computer. That's the only color combo I don't like in the M3. Black with the red stripe through the trim.
Vito PortanovaApr 19, 2012 ///M Power!! Nothing better than an ///M. IMO.
Those are great choices, Zain. Work hard, and you'll have them in no time!
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