BMV is a track car and can handle turns and high speeds. Drag racing is best with a straight axle that is posi. Then again true posi does not corner all that well! l Hmmm then a car that is used to drag race cannot do anything as far as off road. A truck used to haul can beat a BMW but will roll over at high speeds on a turn and has a long stopping distance. You need a off road BMW ,all wheel drive, drag racing car with a truck suspension.
Overall the e46 was the worst m3. From problems like this to the s54 motor blowing up easy. My buddy sold his e36 supercharged. And bought a e46 and supercharged it. Jyst to get rid of it to go back to the e36. Just cause it says bmw does not make it gods gift. If they car can not hug a straight line without breaking hows it going to hug curves.
that shouldnt have happened though. its a performance car be on the strip or the track. and you may need to perform a launch on a race track aswell. or at a stop light. i thought those cars were very reliable.
@cardude1992 as a german who´s owned lots of (german) cars I can tell you one thing. reliability is not up to the brand. german quality... that term is just a cliche. each one of the audis and bmws I ever had ended up having major affairs. the last 3er bmw (e46 328) I had decided to "take a break" during a lone autobahn ride which was made me swear just like the guy in the vid as it was night n raining... and as lucky as I was - my cellphone was empty as well. like a bad movie.
This was quite a fun video, if it was me, I would invested the extra couple of bills and replaced the left axle shaft at the same time just for a lil extra insurance, and the cookie monster song..epic! LOVE IT..lol
well... easy fix for something that could have happened to anyone anywhere. at least the engineers at bmw designed the axle to be the weak point. blowing up the differential sucks.
Thumbs UP MAN!!!,,, I am Glad I Drive my Pampered yet so, so, Humble 1994 325i 4-Door--LOL,,my College Car I got in 2004---Now has about 144,000 miles. I am 34, but drive the car like I am 80 years old man!!!! Ha Ha, thanks--Nice Video--Peace!!!
Great Video...sorry about the misfortune, that's rough, no one likes seeing their cars go through such grief...but that's a great candid video...all the best
i was ready to call you a douche and an idiot but you honestly show love and care for your car especially ordering shit overnight! btw, next time you go to the track, get you a proper set or slicks and you'll see that BMW's are meant to be on the strip too
I've seen so many BMWs on my local dragstrip. From E30 to E60 and all in between and they just kicked ass and went home. I'm guessing it was just its time to break. But anyway I've always said that an M car belongs to the track(and the twisty roads of the south of France ). Nice car, please keep it in its natural habitat :)
you could be wrong dude....... but then, now we would be 2 lol.
hug hug huggy huggy ... lol
if you fellas wanna race.... get a cheap azz car, dont fawk your nice luxury car that was meant to drive you to work and do your chores as a luxury commuter :)
@ATLBraves1992 dude the e46 came out in 2001 and 13.4 was fast during that time, and by the way the e46 can be bought for 20,000 or less. those really, those times are pretty good for what ur paying for.
I agree with you 100% and it is valid for all most all Jap imports (unless you fully rebuild one for drag racing purpose). Muscle cars on the other hand are perfectly made for the straight line. Talking from my own experience, now I never drag race on a Jap import, it's a waste.
Well yes BMW's aren't drag cars, they still shouldn't have the issue you had. If it were a wide spread problem I think we'd see a LOT more pissed off M3 owners. All the major car testers out there drag race the cars for quarter mile times and haven't had this issue. I'd chalk it up to a wacky issue you had with your car and wouldn't think it's something that would happen again. If you've taken your car to tracks in the past you should know that any trip to any type of track can create issues.
come on e46 was one of the greatest car of maybe all time best chassis and is even as competetor to the new e92 and i have an e92 so im saying this cause i know and as what was said before if it REALLY IS A STOCK m3 im sure a few accelerations will be no problem and btw nice car!
Great video. I don't know BMW's at all really but, should you feel the need to put the power down again one day or night I would recommend an axle shaft with a higher spline count. Now, again not sure of what aftermarket parts BMW has readily available but that would be one thought to have whilst eating dinner one night. Nice car too btw.
I say same thing bout that Allstar :) I race my ///M3 & My friend's with 4.10 LSD 0-60 in 4 Sec, all the time, have no problems, as it been said prob factory defect! In my experience ///M3 will take any challenge even abuse
wow nice way to just hang the caliper wit the brake line still attached thats terrible. next time you go to the track watch out because you might not be able to stop
I am very pleased that this was a real complaint not someone simply saying bmw's suck cause they dont unless your trying to do stuff their not supposed to do haha like this.
I have a 335i (a little bit slower then your M3) and it excels more at "hugging the road" as you say, even though it is pretty fast, I like its handling and the interior more. Lots of fun on the backroads.
When you replaced your axle shaft you could have at least upgraded to a high performance pair- then you could beat the piss out of them and not have to worry about it. GL- if you are going to own a "performance" sedan you can at least learn the basics. I hear Google can be a virtual goldmine of info... you might want to check into that. GL
Great video. Good advice. I have a 2006 M3 ZCP and have made about half a dozen trips to the drag strip, running at least twice or three times during each visit. I used my launch system each time. I have not had any issues, thankfully. But after this video, I don't think I'll do another one. I'm content with driving it on the race course - heck I'm even content with driving it just anywhere on regular, twisty roads. That's where you really enjoy this car. So no more drag strips for me!
It would seem to me that if you spent 50+ k on a sports luxury car that has over 300 hp that the fine engineers at bmw would design axle shafts that could easily handle the problem. If you blew the axle on the second run with what i'm assuming is a stock m3 in good condition than I would have to believe that bmw engineers fucked up. There are crap box civics making 3 to 4 times more power than stock using slicks that are running on the stock axles with little to no car drama.
@skylineqrt4 ALL cars break - ALL of them. What you don't realize is that prior to my little trip to the drag strip, that M3 had thousands of miles on road courses (real race tracks) - from Daytona Speedway to Sebring Raceway and I never had a problem with it.
@usmcspeedy to be honest, thats the first time i've heard of an M3 breaking the axle shaft on launch like that. You said you were tired, so maybe you launched a bit harder than recommended? or maybe yours was just a little defective? I have an E30 3 series with 250.000+ miles and i launch it hard at all kinds of races (track, drag, backroads, etc) and its fine.
great video, admittedly didn't look great at first but your story and the videos were entertaining. Also nice to see an M3 owner who doesn't think his car is the GOAT, though M3s are certainly incredible cars.
at least ur subframe didnt tear through the body floor like it did in my 328i which i do not own anymore, 5000 dollar repair screw that, and thank you BMW for settting an expiration date on a recall.
Glad that my $10,000 has managed to travel a distance of about 100 miles down the strip.. My car is still going strong... Yeah thats right its a Ford..
Did you replace with an OEM Shaft? Carbon Fiber would have been nice to put in since you needed a new one anyways
Right on! Thanks for the post! I've had an E36 M3 and now an E46 M3 SMG. To smoke an 8 cylinder V8 is intoxicating with a normally aspirated inline 6 is FUN! Keep posting!
BMWs are not for racing either . . . they are executive luxury sports cars with kinda good handling . . . a race car is purpose built (no luxury . . no executive BS) and is strong enough to take the punishment
I can't believe how fragile that car is, you didn't exactly dump the clutch at 4000 rpm. I have drag raced my Accord V-6 many times and never broke anything. The six cylinder in that car does not have alot of low end torque either which makes what happened more surprising.
@iVoodooProductions i hit a wall doing maybe 55 around turn onto a freeway... $2,000 down the drain =/ ... it was such a beautiful car before it was rebuilt.
@iVoodooProductions you need to learn to drive then. the E36 is a Circuit track car if you cant handle corners at 55 you should slow down and learn to properly drive a car. on a race track with pro teachers. call up Skip Barber Racing School.
Lol What an expensive piece of crap, i guess it could happen to anything that has an independent rear end and not a straight axel, but the rice burners when they break are cheaper to work on so thumbs down for bmw.
DRUM BRAKES!! j/k LMFAO at 2:35 I have SO been there. Sounds almost exactly word for word what I have said way too many times and I am sure will say again.
There is more!: Stage 2 or 3 Feramic clutch. Not every guy has every single mod mentioned, but many do. They are all areas that need attention to run a decent time or not shatter on the start line.Better times can be run practically what are spent just on mods to buy an old mustang or something. Why is it done? Every reason under the sun.I HAVE seen E30's and E36's pull huge wheelies and run in the 8's. Its the E46 that is the hardest to make into something it was never designed to be.
Hey, Carlos.How is it? A select few outfit their E46 Turbo M3's to drag race and still have not broken into the 10's(yet).It costs a fortune in heavy duty parts and drag radial tires...up to 6k if you have a shop do the work:1000HP half shafts by DSS, solid mount differential plus and upgraded forward mount bolt,weld in kit of plates to reinforce sub frame,solid mount or AKG bushings, 15,16, or 17 inch rear wheels plus cheater slicks or drag radials, special software to raise launch RPM for SMG
@iVoodooProductions Sorry to hear that dude. Your loss of traction can be attributed to any number of reasons - from oil on the road, or worn tires, to not understanding car dynamics as a driver. BMWs, particularly the M3s, are known world-wide for their well-balanced chasis and handling capabilities. That's why you see so many of them on any given road course around the world. Glad you didn't kill yourself. :)
@usmcspeedy especially the e36. i have one and that car has quite possibly some of the best handling ever for a car. near perfect 50-50 weight distribution. it will go down as a classic soley for its top tier handling haha come on ivoodoo
@exhaustedgnomes Great, excellent comment for such a worthy car! They stopped making these in 99 and I would STILL have to take it over an S2000, 968, C5 Vette, stock WRX, EVO....what a classy car that is actually EASY to drive! You like how easy it is to do a U turn in a tight space!?!
u could of just told us about the m3 breaking at the drag strip straight away instead of bragging about ur therapist and making urself look liek a virgin
That should not have happened, I launched the shit out if my m3 6 years, and put 177,000 miles on before I sold it. Its not that the bmw isnt capable of dragging, its just not engineered for it. I think thats why stock for stock quite a few cars match its acceleration, but on the turns it was a completely different car.
My departed friend, Brad drove a truck for Nabisco. He would have enjoyed (and probably sang along) the "Cookie Song". We referred to Brad as the "Cookie Man:".
Seriously it's not annoying at all like other stupid people... Anyways my brother used to own an M3 2004 and that never happened but now that I know I have a 1997 SVT cobra with a supercharged 2008 Shelby cobra motor putting 540 hp like you said built for drag racing or street... Now I'll take your advise to pick on M3s :) (muahaaaaaahh!!!!)
cost to drag race ur bmw $1310 cost of hearing you cus ur own stupidty priceless yes bmws aint for drag racing if ya dont have at less 500 horses under the hood stay off the track lol
As someone who has raced the better part of 4 seasons at several different drag strips, I beg to differ with your appraisal of the situation sir. Is the M3 (or any sports car with IRS and hard shocks) made for drag racing? Not by design. Does your bad experience of breaking your car mean that M3 and/or BMW drivers in general just shouldn't take their cars to the drag strip? Absolutely not. I have a friend who drag raced an E46 M3 for 2 whole seasons and never broke a thing.
Road racing probably put excessive loads on both sides of the half shaft splines, especially while downshifting into a corner. Drag racing probably just finished it off. BMW launch control revs higher than 3500 rpm. The splines shouldn't have a problem taking that abuse.
And BMW's do have alot of horsepower and torque, it's just not in the right rpm range to be better for drag racing than road racing.
i love BMW's but even if its not a drag car shouldn't it still be able to be? are you saying the rear ends suck so bad that if you drop the clutch at high revs it will break? because i do that all the time lol....
Well, its nice see a Bavarian with a little humility when it comes to the strip! As a 500whp Mustang owner (and former 420whp NSX owner I might add), there is a big difference between road racing and drag racing set ups. You found out the hard way. Good luck with future endeavours and Semper Fi (yea, saw the plate...I'm in Jville NC as we speak).
my friend takes his 335i to the track. when he launches, its at about 1500 rpms...
i liked your video, because you are right. but BMWs are made for a road race. not a drag race. your 100% right. but you can still take them there... he runs 12s all day!
his launch is somewhat slow, now show. no burnouts. nothing. but it gets up there.
you can take BMWs there... just saying.
all cars break on the strip. ive had 4 different friends in different muscle cars break an axle at a drag strip.
Nice vid- did you give Chris a few bucks for helping out with the repairs? I definitely would of if I had a friend that would come to my house and help me out like that, just for there time.
Looking for a 2008 M3 or a 2009 335 and stumbled on this vid. Really cool. Take care. I also agree on drag racing..when I was in my mid 20s it was cool..now in my mid 30s, ehhh like you said- Monkey stomping on gas petal and pointing in straight line..lol..
I heard wheel hop before the shaft let go too, that will tear up any car, made for drag racing or not. But I think you may have just gotten unlucky, I see quite a few bimmers at the strip not having any problems running a lot more torque than the m3.
wow! thats a very interesting and yet very funny show . do you anything about vanos probs with m3? i have an 03 smg and ses light was on. had it diagnose and says its the s54 vanos retard valve.. tsk tsk! parts,, $2500.. if u kno some stuff about vanos.. pls make a vid about it.. glad to see ur very creative funny humor stories. tnx.
@swtazpnoy The S54 is notorious for having vanos issues, especially as you approach 75K miles. My M3 sees a lot of road course time, and I have replaced the vanos twice. Check out DrVanos (com), that's where I got a rebuilt vanos. I think it was $300. Labor will still run you between $600 and $1,000. I should have made a video about that, but at the time I just wanted the car fixed and ready to go racing. Happy racing :)
I went to the dragstrip in eastern Canada yesterday, saw two e46 M3s racing.
Nothing happened to either one.
This video scares a lot of people, and shouldn't mean to. It's not like if you bring your BMW it WILL break on the track, usmcspeedy just got unlucky. Sorry to hear about it, how much are you selling the M for anyway?
@usmcspeedy lol I'm only 17, or else I MIGHT be interested. I've got a 5mt Dinan S 325ci with UUC TSE3 exhaust. I'm happy enough with this. hah thanks though
e36 ftw lol jk i love all bimmers :D
militarybound617 6 days ago
BMV is a track car and can handle turns and high speeds. Drag racing is best with a straight axle that is posi. Then again true posi does not corner all that well! l Hmmm then a car that is used to drag race cannot do anything as far as off road. A truck used to haul can beat a BMW but will roll over at high speeds on a turn and has a long stopping distance. You need a off road BMW ,all wheel drive, drag racing car with a truck suspension.
tornadvort211 1 week ago
Overall the e46 was the worst m3. From problems like this to the s54 motor blowing up easy. My buddy sold his e36 supercharged. And bought a e46 and supercharged it. Jyst to get rid of it to go back to the e36. Just cause it says bmw does not make it gods gift. If they car can not hug a straight line without breaking hows it going to hug curves.
Dook198577 2 weeks ago
whay she dont have a rear disk brake?????
bavareca90 3 weeks ago
1310 reasons to learn how to release a clutch.
cmanclan101 3 weeks ago
German engineering at its finest...?
jsiszero 4 weeks ago
i cant believe it broke that easy
chris02zo 4 weeks ago
that shouldnt have happened though. its a performance car be on the strip or the track. and you may need to perform a launch on a race track aswell. or at a stop light. i thought those cars were very reliable.
cardude1992 1 month ago
@cardude1992 as a german who´s owned lots of (german) cars I can tell you one thing. reliability is not up to the brand. german quality... that term is just a cliche. each one of the audis and bmws I ever had ended up having major affairs. the last 3er bmw (e46 328) I had decided to "take a break" during a lone autobahn ride which was made me swear just like the guy in the vid as it was night n raining... and as lucky as I was - my cellphone was empty as well. like a bad movie.
3O2MuStAnG 3 weeks ago
This was quite a fun video, if it was me, I would invested the extra couple of bills and replaced the left axle shaft at the same time just for a lil extra insurance, and the cookie monster song..epic! LOVE IT..lol
martymar30 1 month ago
seems like you should have done a little more research or bought a e36 m3 and saved the troubble
Obamagavemychildaids 1 month ago
Axles always break on the track. Good to bring a mechanic with you and always extra axles or upgrade to titanium front & rear axles.
chinodesignz 1 month ago
Cool vid, dude. Not so cool story! Glad she got back together in no time flat. That is "two" of the one-two punch - waiting on repairs.
9b8 1 month ago
I take it you didn't beet your time on the second attempt then, lol ?
XONation 1 month ago
well... easy fix for something that could have happened to anyone anywhere. at least the engineers at bmw designed the axle to be the weak point. blowing up the differential sucks.
slammedandshiny 1 month ago
Can BMW m6's be drag raced?
DefendTheHouseZ 1 month ago
@DefendTheHouseZ Yup. Any car can be drag-raced, it's just a matter of how well they do at it. M6 is a powerful but heavy car.
usmcspeedy 1 month ago
Thumbs UP MAN!!!,,, I am Glad I Drive my Pampered yet so, so, Humble 1994 325i 4-Door--LOL,,my College Car I got in 2004---Now has about 144,000 miles. I am 34, but drive the car like I am 80 years old man!!!! Ha Ha, thanks--Nice Video--Peace!!!
sketchyinc 1 month ago
Bavarian Meat Whackers
wtfmate1234321 1 month ago
"BMW' more like Big Money Wasted
CQB91 1 month ago
Great Video...sorry about the misfortune, that's rough, no one likes seeing their cars go through such grief...but that's a great candid video...all the best
KelownaChrysler 1 month ago
i was ready to call you a douche and an idiot but you honestly show love and care for your car especially ordering shit overnight! btw, next time you go to the track, get you a proper set or slicks and you'll see that BMW's are meant to be on the strip too
coinvolti 1 month ago
I've seen so many BMWs on my local dragstrip. From E30 to E60 and all in between and they just kicked ass and went home. I'm guessing it was just its time to break. But anyway I've always said that an M car belongs to the track(and the twisty roads of the south of France ). Nice car, please keep it in its natural habitat :)
gogors4 1 month ago
you could be wrong dude....... but then, now we would be 2 lol.
hug hug huggy huggy ... lol
if you fellas wanna race.... get a cheap azz car, dont fawk your nice luxury car that was meant to drive you to work and do your chores as a luxury commuter :)
jucahi1 1 month ago
You look like Derek D. from FLD.
SuperMeatsause 1 month ago
LOVE THE CS VERSION! my dad has one :D last one in the UK
NITROUSBLOODED 1 month ago
Thanks for posting. Feel for you dude. Is that a ZCP spec? (called the CS here in the UK) nice car, just like mine.
TheElijon 1 month ago
@TheElijon Yes sir. ZCP
usmcspeedy 1 month ago
Ha OnStar just fucked You!
zzwildcat73zz 1 month ago
It's ashame what happened!! I still like M3's tho. well not the price of them :/
Greno 1 month ago
lol that sucks!
smosherx 1 month ago
LOL.. nice insight!
DoctaM3 1 month ago
haha the last part of the video about on-star, and the vette was HILARIOUS!!!!
MrBOOSTAHOLIC 1 month ago
Yeah.. bmws aren't for drag racing... Basically, bmws aren't for racing at all.
noname69690 1 month ago
@noname69690 yea they never win races, no car companies use the m3 as a bench mark when creating theres... the new boss 302 for example?
sk8rh8r690 1 month ago
what would we do without triple A....
cholmberg95 1 month ago
wheeellllhop
gokartking45 2 months ago
Doesnt matter, at the end of the day you had some fun, which is more than people who garage their BMW's can say
604h22a 2 months ago
@ATLBraves1992 dude the e46 came out in 2001 and 13.4 was fast during that time, and by the way the e46 can be bought for 20,000 or less. those really, those times are pretty good for what ur paying for.
jerseydog423 2 months ago
I agree with you 100% and it is valid for all most all Jap imports (unless you fully rebuild one for drag racing purpose). Muscle cars on the other hand are perfectly made for the straight line. Talking from my own experience, now I never drag race on a Jap import, it's a waste.
Dosalt 2 months ago
Well yes BMW's aren't drag cars, they still shouldn't have the issue you had. If it were a wide spread problem I think we'd see a LOT more pissed off M3 owners. All the major car testers out there drag race the cars for quarter mile times and haven't had this issue. I'd chalk it up to a wacky issue you had with your car and wouldn't think it's something that would happen again. If you've taken your car to tracks in the past you should know that any trip to any type of track can create issues.
tropmonky 2 months ago
thanks for the insightful video. hard lesson learned.
michaelpsalerno 2 months ago
OnStar is a Bitch !!!!!!
1DirtbikeBoy 2 months ago
i race my m3 every time i pull into the street. Idk what your talking about.
panoramama 2 months ago
Getting wisdom is sometimes painful my friend.
fenceposter 2 months ago
great vid..lol sorry about ur M3 tho...hahaha C is for cookie! :)
MrBeamerM6 2 months ago
(B)ig (M)oney (W)aster
1JOHNBEAVERS 2 months ago
C is for cookie thats good enough for me!
prostreet24 2 months ago
1 reason not to drag race a bmw... ITS GERMAN!!
powerbagle 2 months ago
come on e46 was one of the greatest car of maybe all time best chassis and is even as competetor to the new e92 and i have an e92 so im saying this cause i know and as what was said before if it REALLY IS A STOCK m3 im sure a few accelerations will be no problem and btw nice car!
intruderadcbmw 2 months ago
Wow 13.4.... Pretty slow for the price
ATLBraves1992 2 months ago
nice video...
rafaelkollins 2 months ago
the M series is the top racing bmw series, there made for track and racing. u just dont know how to race one, just get a 335i or something
mysuperliam 2 months ago
Great video. I don't know BMW's at all really but, should you feel the need to put the power down again one day or night I would recommend an axle shaft with a higher spline count. Now, again not sure of what aftermarket parts BMW has readily available but that would be one thought to have whilst eating dinner one night. Nice car too btw.
frankrizzooo 2 months ago
did your friend do all that work for free? if so he is one awsome friend
hahaha12345678993 2 months ago
good video
bad experiance
and i dissagree with it
BMW can hang with any car any occasion and is the best for a reason
but tuning and careing for them is the thing about it
but gladly your pockets werent hurt that bad and no one got hurt
and smart of you not to race itll save you alot of money my ///M5 will continues to kill riceburners
erazoingmar103 2 months ago
Heh heh. On star fucked you... I liked that joke.
Back on topic I'm sure with aftermarket axles you could launch all day.
MrPhilysofikal 2 months ago 2
I say same thing bout that Allstar :) I race my ///M3 & My friend's with 4.10 LSD 0-60 in 4 Sec, all the time, have no problems, as it been said prob factory defect! In my experience ///M3 will take any challenge even abuse
Roman007M 2 months ago
C is for cookie!
astrapilch 2 months ago
Ive launched my 570 hp M many times and have yet to break anything. Your axle may have had a manufacturer defect.
greekcs 2 months ago
great vid... entertaining and true
BiteDoctor 3 months ago
wow nice way to just hang the caliper wit the brake line still attached thats terrible. next time you go to the track watch out because you might not be able to stop
envysingsing 3 months ago
Are those drum brakes on an M3?
VeryTucker 3 months ago
I drag my Z4 all the time, but I NEVER pop the clutch... Just shouldn;t do it. :(
Bravo97779 3 months ago
Not worth it for a few moments of adrenaline. If I want a thrill, I take a little brisk drive through the twisties.
Love my 330ci.
mluman83 3 months ago
I am very pleased that this was a real complaint not someone simply saying bmw's suck cause they dont unless your trying to do stuff their not supposed to do haha like this.
Requiescatinpace0 3 months ago
I have a 335i (a little bit slower then your M3) and it excels more at "hugging the road" as you say, even though it is pretty fast, I like its handling and the interior more. Lots of fun on the backroads.
canadianfisherman11 3 months ago
When you replaced your axle shaft you could have at least upgraded to a high performance pair- then you could beat the piss out of them and not have to worry about it. GL- if you are going to own a "performance" sedan you can at least learn the basics. I hear Google can be a virtual goldmine of info... you might want to check into that. GL
qwika6 3 months ago
No I think you are right, most bmws that come into the local drag strips don't fare too well. And haa that corvette guy is screwed.
ztunelover 3 months ago
Great video. Good advice. I have a 2006 M3 ZCP and have made about half a dozen trips to the drag strip, running at least twice or three times during each visit. I used my launch system each time. I have not had any issues, thankfully. But after this video, I don't think I'll do another one. I'm content with driving it on the race course - heck I'm even content with driving it just anywhere on regular, twisty roads. That's where you really enjoy this car. So no more drag strips for me!
BMWMotorsport333 3 months ago
"son of a fuck, piece of monkey shit" hahahah lol
garr0r 3 months ago
Great!
philkoolemagic 3 months ago
It would seem to me that if you spent 50+ k on a sports luxury car that has over 300 hp that the fine engineers at bmw would design axle shafts that could easily handle the problem. If you blew the axle on the second run with what i'm assuming is a stock m3 in good condition than I would have to believe that bmw engineers fucked up. There are crap box civics making 3 to 4 times more power than stock using slicks that are running on the stock axles with little to no car drama.
skylineqrt4 3 months ago 8
@skylineqrt4 ALL cars break - ALL of them. What you don't realize is that prior to my little trip to the drag strip, that M3 had thousands of miles on road courses (real race tracks) - from Daytona Speedway to Sebring Raceway and I never had a problem with it.
usmcspeedy 3 months ago 3
@usmcspeedy to be honest, thats the first time i've heard of an M3 breaking the axle shaft on launch like that. You said you were tired, so maybe you launched a bit harder than recommended? or maybe yours was just a little defective? I have an E30 3 series with 250.000+ miles and i launch it hard at all kinds of races (track, drag, backroads, etc) and its fine.
ihave5issues 2 months ago
This whole video i kept seeing adam sandler....idk why.
Ralzaly 3 months ago
Shy 10 dollers of being a quarter mile (1320 feet)
DO IT RIGHT NEXT TIME!!!! Great Car
OHH Ya WPB track is about 20 miles from home
jmsraz123 3 months ago 9
@jmsraz123 LOL.... thanks. I'll try to spend the additional $10 next time to make it a perfect 1,320 feet/dollars :)
usmcspeedy 3 months ago
great video, admittedly didn't look great at first but your story and the videos were entertaining. Also nice to see an M3 owner who doesn't think his car is the GOAT, though M3s are certainly incredible cars.
Taslak 3 months ago
at least ur subframe didnt tear through the body floor like it did in my 328i which i do not own anymore, 5000 dollar repair screw that, and thank you BMW for settting an expiration date on a recall.
Croatian90 3 months ago
5 $ for 1 mile -.- Impossible
bloodyangel5463 3 months ago
Glad that my $10,000 has managed to travel a distance of about 100 miles down the strip.. My car is still going strong... Yeah thats right its a Ford..
Did you replace with an OEM Shaft? Carbon Fiber would have been nice to put in since you needed a new one anyways
uscgjake22 3 months ago
wow that is hard to do, bmw builds em right but you hooked it up
superhawkn 3 months ago
Right on! Thanks for the post! I've had an E36 M3 and now an E46 M3 SMG. To smoke an 8 cylinder V8 is intoxicating with a normally aspirated inline 6 is FUN! Keep posting!
r1d32l1v3 4 months ago
BMWs are not for racing either . . . they are executive luxury sports cars with kinda good handling . . . a race car is purpose built (no luxury . . no executive BS) and is strong enough to take the punishment
srsairbags 4 months ago
@iVoodooProductions a cars only as good as its driver
noswad86 4 months ago
LOL, great story.......Excellent, you should do stand up! Great to hear your car is back up and running!
h4rleyhog 4 months ago
hey you look like Lt Col Rob Riggle
gmaritnez61408 4 months ago
get a mustang easy 12s car with 1000$ of bolts on :D
cooleb 4 months ago
I can't believe how fragile that car is, you didn't exactly dump the clutch at 4000 rpm. I have drag raced my Accord V-6 many times and never broke anything. The six cylinder in that car does not have alot of low end torque either which makes what happened more surprising.
06acc 4 months ago
Could've had a Boss 302 for $20K less. No snapped axles, and it's a lot quicker. BMW aren't really the ultimate driving machines after all.
LXnastynotch93 4 months ago
A monkey can successfully drag race, but a bmw can't make it a quarter mile distance at wide open throttle?
Gref 4 months ago
Gators baby!
onegaisti 4 months ago
I would have some respect for you if you werent granny shiftin against that 300. O.o
XtuHZeY 4 months ago
Thanks. Good input in a nicely composed story.
DjoleMagacin 4 months ago
Awesome vid man u Should make Some more!
diddy150 4 months ago
@iVoodooProductions i hit a wall doing maybe 55 around turn onto a freeway... $2,000 down the drain =/ ... it was such a beautiful car before it was rebuilt.
Gettingfitt09 4 months ago
"OnStar fucked you man" haha!
RdrgzGoon 4 months ago
@iVoodooProductions buy a 4wd if you don't mind the understeer and can't throttle control
n11lc2 4 months ago
Nice plate lol
soulsick410 4 months ago
Was thinking of taking my 07 Z drag racing, but this kind of scares me lol. Like the M3, the Z is made more for handling.
TheVengefulCo 4 months ago
The most truth I found was at 2.47
AfromanSkeeter 4 months ago 2
Jeez, my MSM MX5 axles are rated at 400rwhp and does 10.7 stock... I guess you spend more to get more? LOL!!! F*@K F*@k F*@k ONSTAR!!! LOL!!!!
kilticnot 4 months ago
your a funny dude, thanks for the advice and hopefully i won't do that to my fathers car
duncan6666667 4 months ago
@iVoodooProductions you need to learn to drive then. the E36 is a Circuit track car if you cant handle corners at 55 you should slow down and learn to properly drive a car. on a race track with pro teachers. call up Skip Barber Racing School.
DanielMDor 4 months ago
I run DSS Level 5 1000hp axles in my M3 for this reason alone.
MarcusLSB 4 months ago
Lol What an expensive piece of crap, i guess it could happen to anything that has an independent rear end and not a straight axel, but the rice burners when they break are cheaper to work on so thumbs down for bmw.
supraman121 4 months ago
DRUM BRAKES!! j/k LMFAO at 2:35 I have SO been there. Sounds almost exactly word for word what I have said way too many times and I am sure will say again.
davenow 4 months ago
tht was stock m3 duuuuuuuuuuuuuuuhhh not for drag race any body would noe tht but good u fix ur m3 yey
mam8aguebaso9 4 months ago
exactly...
fetamobile96 4 months ago
german engineering, they are as good as nazi's winning ww2
nitrousninja1 4 months ago
hahahahahahahahahahahahahahahaha see tht vett
zegolgti2000 4 months ago
Love how your "mechanic" lets the brake caliper hang by the brake line...
istayaway1 4 months ago
on star fucked you, FO SHIZZLE. :D LMAO
T3ST1NDaB3ST 4 months ago
There is more!: Stage 2 or 3 Feramic clutch. Not every guy has every single mod mentioned, but many do. They are all areas that need attention to run a decent time or not shatter on the start line.Better times can be run practically what are spent just on mods to buy an old mustang or something. Why is it done? Every reason under the sun.I HAVE seen E30's and E36's pull huge wheelies and run in the 8's. Its the E46 that is the hardest to make into something it was never designed to be.
bosundave121 4 months ago
Hey, Carlos.How is it? A select few outfit their E46 Turbo M3's to drag race and still have not broken into the 10's(yet).It costs a fortune in heavy duty parts and drag radial tires...up to 6k if you have a shop do the work:1000HP half shafts by DSS, solid mount differential plus and upgraded forward mount bolt,weld in kit of plates to reinforce sub frame,solid mount or AKG bushings, 15,16, or 17 inch rear wheels plus cheater slicks or drag radials, special software to raise launch RPM for SMG
bosundave121 4 months ago
Too Funny!
joe27baja 4 months ago
@iVoodooProductions Sorry to hear that dude. Your loss of traction can be attributed to any number of reasons - from oil on the road, or worn tires, to not understanding car dynamics as a driver. BMWs, particularly the M3s, are known world-wide for their well-balanced chasis and handling capabilities. That's why you see so many of them on any given road course around the world. Glad you didn't kill yourself. :)
usmcspeedy 5 months ago 20
@usmcspeedy especially the e36. i have one and that car has quite possibly some of the best handling ever for a car. near perfect 50-50 weight distribution. it will go down as a classic soley for its top tier handling haha come on ivoodoo
exhaustedgnomes 3 months ago
@exhaustedgnomes Great, excellent comment for such a worthy car! They stopped making these in 99 and I would STILL have to take it over an S2000, 968, C5 Vette, stock WRX, EVO....what a classy car that is actually EASY to drive! You like how easy it is to do a U turn in a tight space!?!
mrdave777 3 months ago
I thought your video was well put together and good info. All the other clowns that like to be critical ain't shit.
SuperCoding 5 months ago
u could of just told us about the m3 breaking at the drag strip straight away instead of bragging about ur therapist and making urself look liek a virgin
jacktls26 5 months ago
sounds like the *monkees* were prepared
uyesu 5 months ago
That should not have happened, I launched the shit out if my m3 6 years, and put 177,000 miles on before I sold it. Its not that the bmw isnt capable of dragging, its just not engineered for it. I think thats why stock for stock quite a few cars match its acceleration, but on the turns it was a completely different car.
500whpSTI 5 months ago
Great job on your video!
My departed friend, Brad drove a truck for Nabisco. He would have enjoyed (and probably sang along) the "Cookie Song". We referred to Brad as the "Cookie Man:".
Thanks for serving us, sir!
noclouds111 5 months ago
Hey I just wanted to say I love your video
Seriously it's not annoying at all like other stupid people... Anyways my brother used to own an M3 2004 and that never happened but now that I know I have a 1997 SVT cobra with a supercharged 2008 Shelby cobra motor putting 540 hp like you said built for drag racing or street... Now I'll take your advise to pick on M3s :) (muahaaaaaahh!!!!)
purefhate 5 months ago
@purefhate go on a real mans race track and try your luck against a stock M3 .
DanielMDor 4 months ago
cost to drag race ur bmw $1310 cost of hearing you cus ur own stupidty priceless yes bmws aint for drag racing if ya dont have at less 500 horses under the hood stay off the track lol
okcowboy357 5 months ago
Honestly, this is a classic case of a manufacturer using underrated parts on it's cars.
Axles should never break, not even on a launch with slicks, under stock horsepower.
shukiikuhs 5 months ago
Same thing about my car, the WRX.
LOL @ ON STAR!!!
unknownally 5 months ago
They are drum brakes, just inboard the disc for handbrake use...
settsale 5 months ago
Dear Sir,
if i ever get the chance to own a BMW M3 - i will remember this lesson! Also great choice of music !!! Love Blues Traveller .... Semper Fi
johnhalvorsen 5 months ago
LOL nice video
slurpy911 5 months ago
9mins of my life i will never get back......
sablemase 5 months ago
@sablemase You should be working and not playing around on Youtube
usmcspeedy 5 months ago 9
@sablemase My work is from 8am till 1 in the classroom. ;)
sablemase 5 months ago
@sablemase AHAA HAA HAAA..... I just managed to waste another 2 minutes of your life - LOL
usmcspeedy 5 months ago 21
@usmcspeedy **sigh** :(
sablemase 5 months ago
@usmcspeedy u r brilliant, brilliant vid
4dread5 4 months ago
As someone who has raced the better part of 4 seasons at several different drag strips, I beg to differ with your appraisal of the situation sir. Is the M3 (or any sports car with IRS and hard shocks) made for drag racing? Not by design. Does your bad experience of breaking your car mean that M3 and/or BMW drivers in general just shouldn't take their cars to the drag strip? Absolutely not. I have a friend who drag raced an E46 M3 for 2 whole seasons and never broke a thing.
hartsickdisciple 5 months ago
Road racing probably put excessive loads on both sides of the half shaft splines, especially while downshifting into a corner. Drag racing probably just finished it off. BMW launch control revs higher than 3500 rpm. The splines shouldn't have a problem taking that abuse.
And BMW's do have alot of horsepower and torque, it's just not in the right rpm range to be better for drag racing than road racing.
datsun2401972 5 months ago
nice vid man!!! :D love it!!
ilibasic 5 months ago
Great video!! can you tell my what the song is called at 5:23? :-)
//Thanks
1BmwM3Power1 5 months ago
@1BmwM3Power1 Hook by Blues Traveler
usmcspeedy 5 months ago
@usmcspeedy Thank you!! :-)
1BmwM3Power1 5 months ago
i love BMW's but even if its not a drag car shouldn't it still be able to be? are you saying the rear ends suck so bad that if you drop the clutch at high revs it will break? because i do that all the time lol....
floridabowhunter 5 months ago
Great vid!
ANGELSRAGE77 5 months ago
hilarious! picking up on the sarcasm... love it
digdeep0169 5 months ago
Well, its nice see a Bavarian with a little humility when it comes to the strip! As a 500whp Mustang owner (and former 420whp NSX owner I might add), there is a big difference between road racing and drag racing set ups. You found out the hard way. Good luck with future endeavours and Semper Fi (yea, saw the plate...I'm in Jville NC as we speak).
BLupo1122 5 months ago
my friend takes his 335i to the track. when he launches, its at about 1500 rpms...
i liked your video, because you are right. but BMWs are made for a road race. not a drag race. your 100% right. but you can still take them there... he runs 12s all day!
his launch is somewhat slow, now show. no burnouts. nothing. but it gets up there.
you can take BMWs there... just saying.
all cars break on the strip. ive had 4 different friends in different muscle cars break an axle at a drag strip.
skinnbone260 5 months ago
Mother! *BEEEEP* PIECE OF *BEEEEEP* PIECE OF MONKEY *BEEEEEP*
ladida89 5 months ago
Nice vid- did you give Chris a few bucks for helping out with the repairs? I definitely would of if I had a friend that would come to my house and help me out like that, just for there time.
Looking for a 2008 M3 or a 2009 335 and stumbled on this vid. Really cool. Take care. I also agree on drag racing..when I was in my mid 20s it was cool..now in my mid 30s, ehhh like you said- Monkey stomping on gas petal and pointing in straight line..lol..
efthimios 5 months ago
man u made me laugh srry about ur car though :( i wanted 2 choose between m3 and a c63 after watching this vedio am glad i picked the c63 ^_*
hope u visit my channel man
evil4hell 5 months ago
lol at your reaction. sorry about that beautiful car
GOPghost43 5 months ago
What about SMG cars? Including the M5.
riverdave7 5 months ago
I heard wheel hop before the shaft let go too, that will tear up any car, made for drag racing or not. But I think you may have just gotten unlucky, I see quite a few bimmers at the strip not having any problems running a lot more torque than the m3.
GSX455s 5 months ago
wow! thats a very interesting and yet very funny show . do you anything about vanos probs with m3? i have an 03 smg and ses light was on. had it diagnose and says its the s54 vanos retard valve.. tsk tsk! parts,, $2500.. if u kno some stuff about vanos.. pls make a vid about it.. glad to see ur very creative funny humor stories. tnx.
swtazpnoy 6 months ago
@swtazpnoy The S54 is notorious for having vanos issues, especially as you approach 75K miles. My M3 sees a lot of road course time, and I have replaced the vanos twice. Check out DrVanos (com), that's where I got a rebuilt vanos. I think it was $300. Labor will still run you between $600 and $1,000. I should have made a video about that, but at the time I just wanted the car fixed and ready to go racing. Happy racing :)
usmcspeedy 6 months ago
I went to the dragstrip in eastern Canada yesterday, saw two e46 M3s racing.
Nothing happened to either one.
This video scares a lot of people, and shouldn't mean to. It's not like if you bring your BMW it WILL break on the track, usmcspeedy just got unlucky. Sorry to hear about it, how much are you selling the M for anyway?
DeutschDzeko93 6 months ago
bmw cars suck ass god bless america
MrJustinhater 6 months ago
@MrJustinhater Lol, just because of this comment i'll make sure not to buy american made.
robbie1490 5 months ago
Damn. 6 speed MT with Competition Package. You've got a pretty sought after car, my friend. If only it had red interior...
McJerkins 6 months ago
@McJerkins Want to buy it? It's for sale (new rear axle shaft, haa haa haa). No really, it's for sale.
usmcspeedy 6 months ago
@usmcspeedy I love the MF'er , POS at 02:50
Newzchspy 5 months ago
@usmcspeedy How much? How many miles?
GriffinHelpers 5 months ago
@GriffinHelpers PMed
usmcspeedy 5 months ago
@usmcspeedy lol I'm only 17, or else I MIGHT be interested. I've got a 5mt Dinan S 325ci with UUC TSE3 exhaust. I'm happy enough with this. hah thanks though
McJerkins 5 months ago
I love this video...Haha!
XXXtreme811 6 months ago
Outstanding video sir.
I have an M-3 and will now never drag race it. lol
rlthestig 6 months ago
Omg I felt sick hearing that rear end go lol. Great vid :)
jaym3smg 6 months ago
Damn that sucks:( wouldn't have done that on the street. VHB is a axle killer!!
LILitaly773 6 months ago
ah m8 i feel for ya
Drivenfast999 6 months ago
and btw, my launches were all done at around 2500 rpm drop-clutch with traction control off (of course) and sport mode on...