E46 M3 acceleration 0-220

E46 M3 acceleration 0-220
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• E46
• M3
• acceleration
• 220
• performance

[shobin05]

@TheArfdog so the 1M, the E92, E46, E60 and the new F10 is not a proper M car? waw you must have driven all of these cars to come up with such a solution...NOT

[burnsman248]

shut up you gimp last true 3 was e46

[NarishmaJr]

@TheArfdog Im not the one who brought up engines. But anyways.

The reason for a higher 1/4 time is that the 5,7l engine has a lot more torq..

C5 - 495Nm

M3 - 365Nm

Want to talk about laptimes? (Nürnberg)

C5 - 7:56

M3 CSL 7:50

[TheArfdog]

@NarishmaJr Lol, you're the one that brought up engines and HP/L. But ok since we established that the C5 engine is more efficient, we can now change subjects from engine to car.

M3 CSL (3.2L) - 260 hp/tonne - 1/4 mile @ 104 mph

C5 (5.7L) - 240 hp/tonne - 1/4 @ 110 mph

And let's not talk about price...

[NarishmaJr]

@TheArfdog M3 - 8,5hp/lb

C5 - 9,3hp/lb

[NarishmaJr]

@TheArfdog Yeah thats a difference of 20lbs, thats nothing at all.

We can compare pwr/wght ratio if you want, but lets take the entire weight of the car.

Corvette 3245lb

M3 csl 3050lb, now lets see what that gives us:

Corvette - 240bhp/tonne

M3 CSL - 260bhp/tonne

(standard M3 - 216bhp/tonne, thats not too bad either)

[TheArfdog]

@NarishmaJr 3.2L engine = 470 lb, 343 hp. 5.7L engine = 450 lb, 350 hp. Corvette engine has a higher power/weight ratio. Why does hp/L matter again?

[NarishmaJr]

@TheArfdog The corvette is a 5,7l v8 with 350hp = 61,4hp/l

And now over to the M3, 3,2l 343hp = 107,18hp/l

And the CSL version has a bit over 112hp/l

Thats A LOT more power...

[fylarxos]

@ElsHouse It's the oil temp gauge, it is perfectly normal to rise after such hard acceleration...

[ElsHouse]

uhh, anyone caught the temp gauge increasing LOL!!!!

[MoronAntidote]

@fransizcocuk

Controlled thermostat. Isn't meant to maintain a constant temp. Under certain conditions the temp is increased. Ask BMW.