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Originally Posted by Laszlo
My e46 M3 was a neck breaker and had major thrust - used to scare people actually. If you haven't driven an e46 M3 I beg you to test drive a used on at a nearby dealership. You'll be very surprised.
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Wrong...the E46 M3 (stock) does not have major thrust. It has great thrust so don't paint it more than what it is.
I have an E46 M3 with the M5 3.91 DINAN rear differential installed and it does not even come close to my DINAN chipped 335i torque.
My 335i leaves my M3 behind by a length and a half when I churn through 5K RPMs in third and this is where you feel the torque the most in both cars.
AND...I have my E46 modded with DINAN throttle bodies, DINAN cold air intake, light weight fly wheel, DINAN free flow exhaust, and the DINAN 3.91 rear differential.
Even with all of these mods it does not compare to the chipped 335i.
I was originally on a waiting list at my local dealership for the M3 but I am pleasantly surprised with the 335i and how much further I can take this in performance at half the cost of what I spent on my E46 M3.
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