View Full Version : 2004 Mustang GT vs 1999 BMW M3
Jsmooth86 05-14-2008, 01:43 AM Three Nights ago I agreed to take my best friend to the mall late at night/early morning. He was selling his Iphone on craigslist. It's 12 40 am and im cruising in my redGT doing around 65-70. There was no traffic what so ever. As I was driving this guy with his girl friendin a black BMW next to me punches the gas. We both were driving with our windows down. As we approached the stop light the guy in the m3 ask my friend *HEY!? WANNA RUN!?*
My friend kind of scared looks at me and says *its your call man..*. I yell *Yea! I'll run ya!*. I rev my car to 1500 rpms waiting for the light to turn green. As soon as the light changed you could hear loud tire squeals from our cars. I did a perfect launch with not much wheel spin. I got himby 1 car lenght out of the dig. I slam my car into second gear and put another half a car lenght on him. By the time I got to 5th gear I was beating him by about 3 and a half car lenghts. I saw he wasn't gaining on me so I slowed down. Went up to about 105 mph.
My friend was like *WOWWWWWWWW THAT WAS NICE!!!* all excited and what not. The guy in the bmw rolls up and says *nice race man! my friend has a gt like yours and we're always neck and neck. But you got me good. You're a real good driver*. So after we chit chat side by side for a bit with his gf smiling at us we part our seperate ways. I know the M3 is a really nice car but I thought it could perform better. It was a 99 though and maybe I was just a better driver than the guy. Anyways it was a fun night to say the least.
HoorayBeer 05-14-2008, 01:47 AM what your mods
Jsmooth86 05-14-2008, 01:50 AM As of right now I'm all stock. Going to get some 4:10 gears to start with in the very near future. His m3 was pretty much stock too i guess. His exhaust definatly wasn't stock though. Other than that I dont think he had any other upgrades.
HoorayBeer 05-14-2008, 01:51 AM its nice to beat a fancy m3 with a mustang. gives me that warm fuzzy feeling inside
EaZy DuZ iT 05-14-2008, 03:02 AM good kill man
shifty711 05-14-2008, 05:42 AM ORIGINAL: HoorayBeer
its nice to beat a fancy m3 with a mustang. gives me that warm fuzzy feeling inside
A little jealous?
Don't be that guy.
Morbid Intentions 05-14-2008, 06:27 AM this whole thread wreaks of something rotten... with a touch of multiple accounts
it's true anything can happen on the streets, and true a new edge GTand an E36 M3 are right next to each other...3-4 cars is pushing it but hey, anything can happen.... but this, this cannot happen
By the time I got to 5th gear I was beating him by about 3 and a half car lenghts. I saw he wasn't gaining on me so I slowed down. Went up to about 105 mph.
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ripped camel 05-14-2008, 08:11 AM Yeah, the 105mph thing confused me too. If he's racing wouldn't he be in the low to mid rpm's in 4th @ 105mph?
BTW, the E36 M3's aren't that quick. mid 14's stock. The E46 M3's are much better (00-04 style, although the sedan was available in 99 in the E46 style, but the coupes & M3 were still the E36 style in 99) look, handling and performance wise than the E36!
Good kill nonetheless!
Morbid Intentions 05-14-2008, 08:18 AM ORIGINAL: ripped camel
BTW, the E36 M3's aren't that quick. mid 14's stock.
an E36 M3 will ET and trap the exact same as a new edge GT everytime, they are high 13 second cars when driven at their best, they cut low low 14's @around 99MPHquite often at sea level...
100MPH traps are an occurancein then as well
SINISTER 05-14-2008, 09:37 AM ORIGINAL: Morbid Intentions
this whole thread wreaks of something rotten... with a touch of multiple accounts
it's true anything can happen on the streets, and true a new edge GTand an E36 M3 are right next to each other...3-4 cars is pushing it but hey, anything can happen.... but this, this cannot happen
By the time I got to 5th gear I was beating him by about 3 and a half car lenghts. I saw he wasn't gaining on me so I slowed down. Went up to about 105 mph.
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I was thinking the same thing. Unless he has a set of 4.30's already in there, that just doesn't make any sense.
EaZy DuZ iT 05-14-2008, 01:23 PM Ive always wanted to run an e36 m3, but everytime i see one its a reg 3series with an M badge =/
avlon06 05-14-2008, 03:21 PM anytime i was my friend in his 98 m3 i pull ahead but as soon as i go into 5th its all over for me :(
EaZy DuZ iT 05-14-2008, 03:32 PM anytime i was my friend in his 98 m3 i pull ahead but as soon as i go into 5th its all over for me :(
your friend stock?
cacimar 05-14-2008, 03:33 PM good kill man, maybe he meant 4th
rezarxt 05-14-2008, 08:18 PM I know my car isnt stock, but I redline at about 110 or so. Ive only pushed it up that high a couple times so. I could see him shifting into 5th around 105 110 if hes already killing the m3. Probably a typo however.
BicketyBam 05-14-2008, 09:47 PM A stock E36 M3 is slow. The E46 on the other hand is not too shabby.
Jsmooth86 05-15-2008, 12:56 AM Honestly I find it hard to believe myself. He says him and his friend in his GT are always neck and neck when they raced. Maybe he misshifted or something. I did notice that he had alot of wheel spin at launch. I think thats what got me those 3 car lengths.
MustangMadness7 05-15-2008, 01:05 AM Yeah, E36's arnt very fast. A modded 04 GT shouldnt have any problems at all with one.
Baddog 05-15-2008, 04:39 AM ORIGINAL: Morbid Intentions
this whole thread wreaks of something rotten... with a touch of multiple accounts
it's true anything can happen on the streets, and true a new edge GTand an E36 M3 are right next to each other...3-4 cars is pushing it but hey, anything can happen.... but this, this cannot happen
By the time I got to 5th gear I was beating him by about 3 and a half car lenghts. I saw he wasn't gaining on me so I slowed down. Went up to about 105 mph.
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My thoughts exactly you morbid ****...you always seem to beat me to the obvious flaws (or in this case humour) in stories like this. In my opinion an E36 is a dead-nuts race with a new edge with the nod on the street to the M3 as they're easier to launch and pull harder as the tach gets warm. Just my 2 cents...;)
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