Hello, I would just like to comment on some of the posts here claiming out racing M3's. I hope everyone here is man enough to admit that although the CL-Type S is a great car in its own right(Honda Reliability, Luxurious ..etc), it cannot "take-out" an m3.

Anyways, just to let you know i am planning on purchasing either an M3, or a CL-Type S. My smart senses are telling me to invest in the reliability of a CL-Type S, while my irrational side is telling me to purchase a slightly sportier M3. Who knows .. will be looking into both sometime soon. Take care!

 

Just looked, but didn't see a single post about anybody racing an M3

If you could, could you please post which threads you are talking about. Thanks.

Saw one about trying to race an M5:
http://www.acura-cl.com/cgi-bin/ubbc...type=&number=3

And one about racing a 3-series:
http://www.acura-cl.com/cgi-bin/ubbc...type=&number=3

The only mention of an M3 that I found was in here:
http://www.acura-cl.com/ubb/Forum3/HTML/000009.html

And those were by 2 members who have hella mods, that for the most part would give any M3 a run for its money.

On you decison between the M3 and the CL-S, we would all recommend the CL-S, for the reasons you mentions, and with the buttload of money you save, buy some headers and a CAI and whoop that M3!!


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avengerjr
2001 CL-S Satin Silver / Ebony Interior / Non-Navi[*] spoiler , wheel locks , 35% tint[*] fenderwell trim , mud guards[*] winter floor mats , full nose mask[*] Xephyr CAI - on the way

girlfriend
1999 3.8L V6 Mustang Coupe Black / Black Cloth Interior[*] spoiler , 35% tint[*] MAC CAI - soon to order

 

I raced a 98 m3 coupe and lost was close tiil 3 gear ended then he just took off like a mofo!

 

Don't forget that the M3 can be chipped easily (dinan) and even if the CL-S is supercharged I think the M3 E36 can still beat the CL-S.

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2001 Satin silver CL-S
* no navi, spoiler, mudguards
* wheel locks, full front mask
* fenderwell and door trim
* soon Comptech springs and sways
* 5% tint rear side, back

 

i beat an m3 i think it was a 96 3.0 motor
not the 3.2

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2001 cl type s,custom voltage blue paint job, comptech headers, 18 inch ssr agle strusse rims, greddy evo exhaust, cross drilled rotors, pioneer avx 7000 tv, playstation2, iceman cold air intake(custom)nos fuel pressure regulator, slammed on nex suspension

my old car www.hondatech.org/99acv6ic.html

 

Not to knock our cars but I have been on some road courses with E36 M3's and although we can fend them off out of a turn on a straight (cause we held em up in the turn) there is no way we're hanging with them in the twisty sections (they are cornering on 3 wheels while our cars plow). I wouldn't assume we could take an E30 M3 either for that matter, they match up seemingly identical on the track as I have seen from the passenger side of a 98 E36. 5000 foot straight coming out of a hairpin, an E30 and E36 (we were following the two) side by side the whole way and the E36 ended up taking the turn because the E30 lifted to let him in.

Now an E36 Auto would be a perfect match-up I would think for a lowered CL-S with the brembo kit and a beefier rear sway bar.

[This message has been edited by Phat-S (edited 02-10-2001).]

 

MchTypeS:

Sorry to say bro, you can't whoop a '96 M3. The 3.0 engine was in the '95 not the '96. Also its output was the same in regards to horsepower. If you did beat the guy, then he must really have been a rookie. I would love to own a '95 M3 3.0. All modifications on that year of M3 is so easy to get so much more power, much more than the '98 ///M3 I own. Well just my 2 cents worth...


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'98 Dakar Yellow ///M3
www.BMWExperience.com

 

We'll see about that. If I ever get a Type S and somehow have a ton of extra money (and they make turbos for it by then) I'll be sportin' a turbo or two. I'd expect 325-350hp. But I wouldn't know. I asked in the Car Talk forum how much hp/torque you guys think a turbo or twin-turbo setup would yield on a Type S and no one has answered yet.

 

I own both cars. '01 CL-S and a 99 M3. If you have any questions while trying to decide between the two, let me know.



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CL-S and M3

 

wassup Tom. This forum has really gone down the toilet since you left. I'm not saying that you made the forum or anything but I think a lot of posters who had insight left around then also. now we have people like dtew who just goes around attacking people who have any type of opinions. anytime you're ready to sell your M give me a holla.

 

buddah, what's up bud?

Funny that you should mention selling the M. I'm on the list for a new e46 M3 and will probably be selling the 99 this summer, depending on when the "new" M3 gets here. I'll let ya know, if you're really interested.



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CL-S and M3

 

Cool. I'm probably gonna get banned too. Been having words with this IS fellow that trolls around here. Seems like one of the moderators doesn't like me getting into it. At any rate, don't hold your breathe on the e46 if you know what I mean. How long has that thing been delayed.... over a year. Last I heard was suppose to be April right? Be sure to post pics... I'm sure it'll be silver... which is tight. Did you read in this section about my half ass race with a 99 M3 and a 00 S4. That S4 had some serious power. Sorry to see the M3 lose, since it's a buddy of mine. But I'll take NA over anything any day.