silverBean

Sweet mother of car gods, a friend of mine just picked up a 2000 BMW z3 with an m3 motor in it. Straight 6, na, with 315 horsepower!!! curb wieght, 2400 lbs.!!! Ech cylinder has its own throttle body. He took me for a ride yesterday, I creamed myself 5 times and shat myself twice!!!! Just had to say it, i want....

SamGrant951

its still a Z3 though....funny post.

tifosiman

I think that is going to take at least 2 types of medication to clear that up. Until you do, good luck getting a date, chicks don't dig spontaneous creaming and uncontrolled shatting.

Techno Duck

By far the most depressing thing is driving a friends faster car, then getting back into yours and wondering "wheres the power?". I drove my buddy's Evo VIII yesterday for about an hour. Damn that thing is fast! And it handles incredibly well. I dont care what anyone says about Mitsuibishi because frankly it dosent matter. You cannot knock that car for what it is though!

theedge

Hey man, some DO dig that kinda stuff

Matt H

So he bought a Z3 M Roadster? They dont have 315 HP.
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Jon Moeller

Matt H,
The individual throttle bodies might mean one of the Euro spec engines. To the best of my knowledge the only recent I6 bmw engine with individual TB's is the e46 M3 and the 2001 M Coupe (M Roadster?)

OT: any chance you can contact me regarding tires?
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tifosiman

Well, you have a point. There are those german films that seem to be popular (maybe only with Germans though?).

Most of the girls I date wouldn't like it though. It's not sexy. It's not cool. It's not sexy or cool.

Mighty Shilling

aren't you married?

tifosiman

Um....................<looks at ring finger on left hand>................nope! I do have a steady GF though.

Mighty Shilling

Cool! congrats man... I coulda sworn somewhere I read that you were married...

Anyway, I'm jealous...My luck is right there with the Stig's...

(sorry Andy)

RMills944

best ride I've gotten was an old Jetta GLI. It had a 1.8 Passat motor with a huge turbo/IC setup. Made 320Hp at the wheels and his best was a 12.1 quarter on street tires. The car was a true sleeper and absolutely amazing!

joseph mitro

the US spec M3 motors had 240hp. euro spec E36 motors with separate throttle bodies had 321 hp. E46 motors all have 333hp. it could be a modified US spec motor, but whatever it is, it sounds awesome.

nathan944

it is a BMW M Roadster. I think they have maybe like 240hp. I almost bought one and drove it for about a week. They are pretty quick.

sm

S54 : From February 2001 the S54 engine was standard for all MZ3

325 HP DIN @ 7400 rpms & 261 lb/ft of torque @ 4900 rpm. ( USA = 320 HP DIN )
The small loss in power can be attributed to the more restrictive placement of the catalysts on North American-spec cars in order to improve cold-start emissions
High pressure Double VANOS continuously variable valve timing system with faster operation at high rpm
Bore of 87mm & Stroke of 91mm : Displacement : 3246cc
Modified camshafts
Compression to 11.5 :1
BMW/Siemens MSS 54 engine management control
One-piece aluminum head casting for lighter weight
Finger-type rocker arms for reduced reciprocating mass and friction
M-badge on cam cover