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hahah thats a long discussion. what is the debate really over? how much the 350 weighs compared to the max as well as power output? there seems to be a lot of arguments going on at the same time along with what the 328 can run and the e36m3 blah blah blah etc. sr20den is actually a member on this forum as well. if anything, he knows what he is talking about.

 

There is a Turbo E36 M3 here in IL runing mid 15s, alot of M3s run mid 14s, and the new E46 M3s I seen run in the mid to high 13s. Catch the E46 at too low of a RPM in one of the gears and you can get them. If the driver can't launch it off the light right, you can own them too. BMWs are NOT the ultimate Driving machines like they make you think they are. BMWs are way overrated. 350Z is a heavy pig, my 5th gen is lighter than a 350Z- and i got 4 doors, 5 passenger capacity and more goodies inside. I'm willing to run any M3 this spring- or when tracks open, here in IL. I have a VQ30DE-K-T.

 

is this really a necessary post?

 

Are you smoking crack? Mid 15's from a turbo M? Whoever is driving that car must have something majorly wrong with the car.

 

The point is there is a guy saying that his 328is 190hp 206tq is out running a 3.5 maxima!

 

is this even possible

 

Well according to NissanUSA the '05 350Z is as low as 3188 pounds. This was certainly not the case when the '03 models came out. I quit the debate because it appears we were both right. I will aso weigh a '04.5 base model 350Z shortly to see if the 3188 is true for it as well. That wasn't what the original discussion was about though.

 

Anything is possible on the street. Especially when you start accelerating for a few seconds before the other guy even realizes what you're doing. I usually don't pay much attention to what people say they've beaten unless it's properly setup with a side by side roll, go on 3. But we do need to find a stock 2k2 in San Antonio to mop the floor with this guy.