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Just picked one up a month ago. Got a tune and picked up around 40whp I also ordered a pulley which will get me in the ballpark of 400hp. The car is already very quick. Almost m3 fast.
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08-05-2013, 12:53 AM | #5 |
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Then get an m3 and don't worry about quarter mile times. You will eventually get bored with the 335 and always looking for ways to modify to perform better than an m3. It will never feel like an m and that's the main issue. With that said, technically a 335 with jb4 will destroy a manual m3 and will be slightly faster than a dct equipped m3.
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08-05-2013, 11:07 PM | #8 |
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stock vs stock no contest for the m3 winning, especially with dct. 0-60 in 4secs, quarter 12.5. 335 0-60 5.3 s and 13.8 in quarter.
Modded vs modded same advantage to the m3 (tune, no cats). vs basic bolt ons. Once you get into e85, bigger turbos and meth injection the 335 will leave you far behind but as LB said, you need a million other parts to make the car work as a whole. m3 is a no brainer compared to a 335 if cost is not a factor |
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08-06-2013, 10:12 AM | #9 |
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M3 is the better car and will always be vs. a none M, with tune and bolt ons you can make a cobolt go quicker then an M3 etc. that's not the point here. But to answer the questions a tune only 335 will be maybe as fast on the straight line or maybe slower depending on many factors (DCT, outside temperature etc.)
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08-06-2013, 10:31 PM | #11 |
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it all depends on what you want to do also with the car...i love messing around with the car and doing all the bolt ons lol so for me it was a no brainer as it would have cost me so much more to do it on an m3. i used to own an e46 m3 that i bought new but couldnt do much without throwing tons of money into it...which it is the same with the 335i...but the initial cost was much lower.
i just liked the challenge of trying to get my car faster than an m3 in every way but obviously its still not an m3 which doesnt really bother me. i could actually afford an m3 and do all the modding to it also but then its not an m3 anyway at that point so whats the difference i guess? either way i used to love driving my e46 m3 but i love modding and driving my 335i even more. i cant say much about the new m3 since i havent driven one yet but im sure that is just as exhilarating.
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Somewhat true.
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The modding and the N54 community has become a part of the equation for me. I've met alot of great people though various forums who share the same passion. Not saying it would have been different if I initially got an M3, but seeing modded M3s is ALOT rarer over here. Most owners think that the car is perfect as it came from the factory. Which is ok unless you take the car to the racetrack. Even if it performs better than a (stock) 335i, it also suffers from undersized brakes and excessive weight. Powerwise, a stock M3 is rather underwhelming. So most enthusiasts supercharge it which puts a big hole in the pocket compared to modding an N54. To each his own.
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Years ago, Grassroots Motorsports modded a 335i to beat an M3. They put half the price difference into modding the 335i with suspension and bolt on parts. With James Clay from Bimmerworld driving both cars, the 335i beat the M3 on the track, but not by much.
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I know the e46 is completely different from the e9x but everything I listed above was a problem in the e46 and probably would be a problem for me on the e9x also. After factoring all that plus the extra I paid for the m3 I would be way over what I have put into my 335I to be only slightly faster. Either way I love both cars and they are both sexy while the m3 being a little more sexy lol.
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