KappaBoi

This guy at my school said that he would burn my TL-S with his 328i. Can he actually beat me? no right? and do u guys think that i should use SS or just regular D5. i'm completely stock and he has a custom intake. what do u guys think?

alient

is he auto or manual?
if he is auto, you should smoke him regardless in SS or D5
BMW 3 series are nice cars, but to burn a TL-S will take more than a 328i. Go bang some sense into his head and deflate his BMW ego a little bit.

KappaBoi

Its a auto, and he doesn't have anything else except that intake cone. i guess i'll just go D5 and let him feel a little better. :yack: 328i

lilboykorea

no problem...burn his ass

bigman

I have a TLP and sent an Auto 328 away with his tail between his legs. It was a red 99 coupe. I slipped it into SS, and beat him by about a car and a half and i was still going and he just cut off.

mbeebe

The TL-S will even beat the 330ci manual, however don't go for the 330xi manual. By the way, don't go for either in the twisties, unless you get some suspension upgrades.

SL1200MK4

Well, you need to get a good jump off the start. It's harder with out TL VS his RWD Bimmer.

On the Highway he might have a chance, and if he is a good driver with stick, he might have a chance, too.

But since it's an AUTO, I think you just have to turn off VSA, remember that and Torque Brake at around 2500rpm then you should be fine....

But guys don't under-est. the Bimmers thought. Their gear ratio are meant for highway high speed passing.

If you are a good driver, you should be able to take him even in the twisties...

Good luck... and be safe

SL1200MK4

The Ci should be quicker then the Xi...

If you are refering to some magazine numbers, then I think you are talking about the 0-60 right? cuz 1/4 mile is a better indicator.

With the 0-60 time, maybe the Ci got a bad start while the Xi with it's AWD can jump off the line. But I think the Ci will be albe to cache up with weight advantage before the end of the 1/4

KappaBoi

Thanks for the info guys, i'll hit u guys up when i rave him, i think i can take him.

samkws

put it at D3 for the best results...

i have beaten a manual 328i with my old buick regal...yes...i was half a car faster with my 2nd gear pulling up to 80mph then we slowed down...

he lost the edge a bit coz he was slower on the shifting...

RUF87

You should win unless:

He's got mods
or
You mess up.

TLS verses BMW
Wins Losses
8 0

RUF

AC

Damn, that's pretty good.

rominl

yeah if he's auto you must be able to beat him, either off the line or on a roll. even if he's a stick you have good chance of beating him too. from my experience only 330i and 330ci can have a close race with us (of course, stick)

and yeah, 330xi is not faster than 330ci. 330ci is much lighter and it's actually faster (but you don't want that car in snowing places )

and for the record i have beaten about 5 or 6 3 series.... don't really know all their models coz' i never gotta see their tails

Inspire

o.... I don't know bout them 330z, but 328?, fo sho you can take em!

rominl

oh yeah one tip in racing with the 3 series (or any other rwd cars in general). if you go off the line from stop, you would proably noticed that they jump out pretty well and maybe even gained 1/3 car length in front of you. DO NOT freak!!! just continue to put your foot on the gas and shift when needed and you will gain it back. i believe their initial gain is due to their rwd but we got power

Guest

I've yet to see a published time of a 330ci outpacing a 330xi, because although the xi is 200lbs. heavier, the AWD grips much better thereby launching it much quicker. Hell, I think it was Road & Track that got a 5.6 out of it against an S4 and a WRX (which won), with the S4 placing 3rd (granted, to get these times you can only imagine what they did to the cars !!).

kk939

Please no one should ever race an S4 (6 speed) or else you will get your feelings hurt

thejavagod

According to BMW specs the ix is slower than the 330i and much slower than the 330ci because it is a bit heavier

bigman

BMW would never publish the fact that a 4 door all wheel drive version of a car is faster than the sporty 2 door version. Its just like how 3 years ago porsche posted the 911 a lot faster than the boxter when in fact the boxter is was just as quick. Or a more recent example is how chevy states the stock Vette to be a lot faster than the Camaro SS when in fact both both cars have very similar 0-60 times and quater mile times with the corvette being faster in the triple digits. People who have stock Camaro SS' dynoed have seen 345 horses on average with that car, where as the vette is 350 horses and torque numbers are similar. But shhhh no one is supposed to know that. That's why small mods make that car so fast.