951 vs 968 for track duty?
01-12-2009 | 08:39 PM
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well it all depends how hot you want it if you want 350-400 hp a 951 is the only way if you want more than that there is not much 951 left in it the car when you get there if you think you will get greedy and want 500 hp you need to start with a 3.0 car(S2/968/M3/NSX) put a gt3582 on it leave the engine standard an run it on E85
Track car = M3
Street car = 951
01-12-2009 | 08:53 PM
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if you have to have a porsche go for the 968 .I found the 951 a lot more fun than the E36. I love having the transmission in the rear; with the rear weighted down with a full tank of fuel it makes the handling interesting. You will, however, have to spend some time developing the suspension, chassis, and brakes on the 951 to match the M3. You wont have to worry about the rear suspension going through the floor in the Porsche though
Many of us here have been running 300whp+ reliably, as long as the car you buy was well maintained with plenty of service records. Turbocharging the S52 is a better idea, check into the FI sention of bimmerforums.com, lots of 500+WHP E36s running around on that forum.
01-12-2009 | 09:14 PM
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I looked into a euro M3 swap when I had my E36. You are looking at an easy 8-10K installed, and only 60-80 more HP. And anything more than 120hp/liter NA is out of most of our budgets here, although possible with a true BMW motorsport engine.
I found the 951 a lot more fun than the E36. I love having the transmission in the rear; with the rear weighted down with a full tank of fuel it makes the handling interesting. You will, however, have to spend some time developing the suspension, chassis, and brakes on the 951 to match the M3. You wont have to worry about the rear suspension going through the floor in the Porsche though
Many of us here have been running 300whp+ reliably, as long as the car you buy was well maintained with plenty of service records. Turbocharging the S52 is a better idea, check into the FI sention of bimmerforums.com, lots of 500+WHP E36s running around on that forum.
I found the 951 a lot more fun than the E36. I love having the transmission in the rear; with the rear weighted down with a full tank of fuel it makes the handling interesting. You will, however, have to spend some time developing the suspension, chassis, and brakes on the 951 to match the M3. You wont have to worry about the rear suspension going through the floor in the Porsche though
Many of us here have been running 300whp+ reliably, as long as the car you buy was well maintained with plenty of service records. Turbocharging the S52 is a better idea, check into the FI sention of bimmerforums.com, lots of 500+WHP E36s running around on that forum.
E36 for the track and you can get an e46 engine for a lot less than 12 K
Last edited by A.Wayne; 01-12-2009 at 09:58 PM.
