OKK, just raced my friend with his 97' 328is 5sp vs my auto 97 max SE. We raced twice and couldnt race anymore cause there were cops everywhere. each race was up to 60 since we couldnt go more than that at the time.

First race: we did a rolling start from about 20 and i jumped out infront and he was on my tail dead even.

second race: we started from about 35 and he got me by a car length.

I think he can get me by 1/2 - 3/4 car lenght just by analyzing these 2 races.

Even with the result, he was surprised that max's can do what they do. He also said he was driving "very good" during the races. OH and he didnt "SMOKE" me. !!

Now i dont wanna throw out excuses but i have 1 that might have dramatically affected these races. My knock sensor is bad, code 0304. Do you guys think that was a big factor in the races or not?

 

nice results.

get that KS replaced. it doesnt allow the engine to run its best.

 

Seriously, the knock sensor makes the biggest difference if it replaced. I know it did for me.