Official Texas M3 Chat Thread

thatarchitect · 02-18-2010, 11:51 AM

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Originally Posted by JC919

Road Atlanta's about 30-40 minutes from downtown depending on traffic. Such an epic place and BBS America HQ is right next door. I've got a new job that will give me two weeks off on a regular basis, so I plan on trailering the M to Road Atlanta

NA brother, high revving NA. Call me crazy, but I'd take a well spec'd 7.2 GT3 over a GT2.

haha. They are both awesome. I think I just need a turbo fix... E?? M3 please!

JC919 · 02-18-2010, 12:05 PM

*Pipe Dream Alert*

If I had the funds, I'd buy a used 7.1 GT3RS (some great deals out there) and do this awesome conversion from sharkwerks. 500hp and a stripped down interior would be very close, if not beyond cup car performance.

Check out this article about how this car stacks up against a 7.2 GT3:
http://www.excellence-mag.com/art1/art1p1.php

ghosthi32 · 02-18-2010, 12:10 PM

i hatte you guys. damn porsche talk...

JC919 · 02-18-2010, 12:27 PM

^Sorry, I'm obsessed

ghosthi32 · 02-18-2010, 01:04 PM

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Originally Posted by JC919

^Sorry, I'm obsessed

just go buy one...hahaha

ploo · 02-18-2010, 01:36 PM

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Originally Posted by JC919

Road Atlanta's about 30-40 minutes from downtown depending on traffic. Such an epic place and BBS America HQ is right next door. I've got a new job that will give me two weeks off on a regular basis, so I plan on trailering the M to Road Atlanta

NA brother, high revving NA. Call me crazy, but I'd take a well spec'd 7.2 GT3 over a GT2.

haha JC919 we should hang out sometime. i didn't bring my M over to atlanta and with my gf so no tracktime this week :P might be cool to stop by BBS HQ do they do tours on weekends? trailering your M to Road Atlanta...i'm jealous. if you have a trailer just curious have you thought about an elise/exige or something as a dedicated track car? at some point we are making too many compromises to be able to drive to the track, if i already had a trailer i'd start thinking about having a dedicated track car...just curious. and i'd hate to have an off in my M much less a P-car/precious GT3

why GT3? so many reasons...NA is one of them. also think about the initial investment. many consider the E9x M3 to be a lot of bang for the buck. IMHO the GT3 esp current 997.1 GT3 prices represents the absolute maximum bang-for-the-buck for a driving enthusiast. you can drive it to work every day and most people think it's just another 911, moreso than who would think the M is just another 3 series...spend a weekend on the track, drive home with nothing more than simple suspension/brake pads/fluids/tire concessions for the ability to do everything.

anyway i could ramble for hours...still love my M3 though but guess i'm showing where my heart really is at the end of the day. funny enough have only owned BMW's personally thus far (as far as fun cars go). had to really analyze things logically and with maturity to not jump into a cayman S this last year

Bald Guy · 02-18-2010, 01:40 PM

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Originally Posted by ploo

glad to have you back Nawaaz. guess i missed the drama with posts getting deleted, etc (been out of town since Tuesday). we really would have lost a good leader and good friend had you decided to leave. also was getting kind of anxious about possibly leading the meet as i've only a met a few of you once so far!

+1000 on the GT3 esp the new 997.2 GT3 and RS. i always say if i was ten years ahead in life right now i'd have one as my daily driver. brilliant car. if only the boxster spyder wasn't so impractical

well i'm in hotlanta until next tues. hopefully i'll see some interesting cars while i'm here...

p.s. MIKE JONES!

Thank you for the support man.

You're still our man to lead the meet on March 6th!!

My flight's on the 26th of this month (I think).

ploo · 02-18-2010, 01:41 PM

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Originally Posted by thatarchitect

haha. They are both awesome. I think I just need a turbo fix... E?? M3 please!

haha i hear you on that though...honestly i think every car nut should own a crazy blown motor at some point with some mad BOV action...haha that whooosh is really fun...i've toyed with the idea of getting an evo/sti, modding for some crazy boost, driving the shit out of it daily, and giving it back at lease end acting like nothing happened...besides if i ever want to go that route, i think there's a certain age that i want to be below and risk being seen during that kind of hoonage, haha

ploo · 02-18-2010, 01:42 PM

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Originally Posted by Nawaaz

Thanks for the support man.

You're still our man to lead the meet on March 6th!!

My flight's on the 26th of this month (I think).

will get back to everyone here when i finalize my schedule. as i said before not 100% sure i'll be in town...if i'm not here is anyone else willing to step up? c'mon i'm the new guy anyway!

thatarchitect · 02-18-2010, 01:44 PM

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Originally Posted by ploo

haha i hear you on that though...honestly i think every car nut should own a crazy blown motor at some point with some mad BOV action...haha that whooosh is really fun...i've toyed with the idea of getting an evo/sti, modding for some crazy boost, driving the shit out of it daily, and giving it back at lease end acting like nothing happened...besides if i ever want to go that route, i think there's a certain age that i want to be below and risk being seen during that kind of hoonage, haha

exactly. its hard to go to an evo after having an M. But that EVO 7 on Top Gear the other night was SO tempting. What a beast of a car.

ploo · 02-18-2010, 01:48 PM

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Originally Posted by JC919

*Pipe Dream Alert*

If I had the funds, I'd buy a used 7.1 GT3RS (some great deals out there) and do this awesome conversion from sharkwerks. 500hp and a stripped down interior would be very close, if not beyond cup car performance.

[youtube video]

Check out this article about how this car stacks up against a 7.2 GT3:
http://www.excellence-mag.com/art1/art1p1.php

+1

ZKERMIT was my background for a while a year or two back...actually if i had the funds i'd buy two 7.1GT3RS...one to preserve for my children to appreciate, and one to convert haha...same idea with CGT, one to preserve as my responsibility to car lovers of the future, and one to drive the piss out of...

sadly i haven't received my excellence yet and won't be in town much over the next couple weeks...might have to find a bookstore in atl and read that article, that car is an extremely impressive and well-engineered piece of kit...

haha ok ok back to M's i swear...

TLud · 02-18-2010, 02:26 PM

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Originally Posted by JC919

I want a GT3 and have for years. Once I get that I'll probably want something better (a cup car

). Desire is indeed a cruel bitch...

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Originally Posted by JC919

NA brother, high revving NA. Call me crazy, but I'd take a well spec'd 7.2 GT3 over a GT2.

My next fun car will be a TT or GT3, depending on what direction I want to go and what other cars I own at the time. I agree with your preference for high revving NA fun. Ultimately, I would love to find myself in a 458 Italia, which IMO, is the epitome of what can be done with a NA motor, and it's an absolute work of art to boot.

JC919 · 02-18-2010, 03:32 PM

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Originally Posted by ploo

haha JC919 we should hang out sometime. i didn't bring my M over to atlanta and with my gf so no tracktime this week :P might be cool to stop by BBS HQ do they do tours on weekends? trailering your M to Road Atlanta...i'm jealous. if you have a trailer just curious have you thought about an elise/exige or something as a dedicated track car? at some point we are making too many compromises to be able to drive to the track, if i already had a trailer i'd start thinking about having a dedicated track car...just curious. and i'd hate to have an off in my M much less a P-car/precious GT3

Unfortunately, its going to take a lot more saving up for a dedicated track car. What I really need now is a Tahoe or Toyota Pickup as I'll be doing a lot of driving to Louisiana for work. An e36 or e46M would be cool, but the invested parts in to those cars would be expensive and a PITA. I'm 6'2" and I test drove an Exige S about six months ago and I'm just too big. My helmet would be hitting the roof constantly.

GT3s are perfectly setup and have that absolutely bulletproof GT1 derived engine. I'd like to pick up a 7.1 GT3 (since some are sitting around $80k) in the next few years and hopefully be able to keep my M3 as the DD. The GT3 could serve as the REAL fun car. I could easily DD one of those, but I've gotten used to Satellite Radio and other features on the M. I assure you that a GT3 of some type is a huge part of my five year plan.

I'm probably going to rent a trailer for the Road Atlanta/possibly California trip (Laguna Seca, Willow Springs, LA to SF via PCH, etc...

). Despite the fact that my uncle says he can find me a deal on a featherlite trailer, I simply have no place to put it and don't want to pay monthly rent to keep it somewhere. I've talked to a couple trackday companies for Road Atlanta and hopefully I can jump on it once I get my schedule better figured out.

umalip · 02-18-2010, 04:45 PM

lamboghini = porsche = audi = VOLKSWAGEN

ghosthi32 · 02-18-2010, 04:47 PM

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Originally Posted by umalip

lamboghini = porsche = audi = VOLKSWAGEN

and your point is....

thatarchitect · 02-18-2010, 04:50 PM

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Originally Posted by ghosthi32

and your point is....

JETTA!!!!!!!!!!!!

Bald Guy · 02-18-2010, 04:58 PM

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Originally Posted by umalip

lamboghini = porsche = audi = VOLKSWAGEN

Aha!

Another M3 in Plano!!

Now what's your lovely name?

umalip · 02-18-2010, 05:00 PM

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Originally Posted by thatarchitect

JETTA!!!!!!!!!!!!

Exactly why i won't buy a porsche

Blake · 02-18-2010, 05:00 PM

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Originally Posted by umalip

lamboghini = porsche = audi = VOLKSWAGEN

and cadillac = gmc = chevy = saturn
and lincoln = ford = volvo = jaguar = land rover = mercury
and fiat = chrysler = alfa romeo = ferrari = maserati
and so on

what's your point?

thatarchitect · 02-18-2010, 05:02 PM

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Originally Posted by Blake

and cadillac = gmc = chevy = saturn
and lincoln = ford = volvo = jaguar = land rover = mercury
and fiat = chrysler = alfa romeo = ferrari = maserati
and so on

what's your point?

JETTA!!!!!!!!!!

Bald Guy · 02-18-2010, 05:04 PM

(man, this smiley has an evil laugh)

Blake · 02-18-2010, 05:06 PM

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Originally Posted by thatarchitect

JETTA!!!!!!!!!!

all i'm saying is volkswagens aren't the shittiest cars in the world. despite VAG owning porsche doesn't mean that porsche can't be considered one of the top 5 automakers in the world. all VAG cars are quality cars, i won't lie, but the only one of the lot that would i get my mitts on is a porsche. audi's are too slow

02-18-2010, 12:05 PM	#2818
JC919 Lieutenant Colonel 89 Rep 1,788 Posts Drives: CSL Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: Aberdeen, Scotland iTrader: (0)	Pipe Dream Alert If I had the funds, I'd buy a used 7.1 GT3RS (some great deals out there) and do this awesome conversion from sharkwerks. 500hp and a stripped down interior would be very close, if not beyond cup car performance. Check out this article about how this car stacks up against a 7.2 GT3: http://www.excellence-mag.com/art1/art1p1.php __________________ [SIGPIC][/SIGPIC] 2007 GT3 Clubsport w/CGT buckets in Scotland 2003 CSL, SG, Alcon BBK SOLD 2002 M5, SSII/Blk and bone stock. In storage back home in TX 2008 M3, AW/Blk 6MT, lots of track stuff SOLD Last edited by JC919; 02-18-2010 at 12:46 PM..
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JC919 Lieutenant Colonel 89 Rep 1,788 Posts Drives: CSL Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: Aberdeen, Scotland iTrader: (0)	^Sorry, I'm obsessed __________________ [SIGPIC][/SIGPIC] 2007 GT3 Clubsport w/CGT buckets in Scotland 2003 CSL, SG, Alcon BBK SOLD 2002 M5, SSII/Blk and bone stock. In storage back home in TX 2008 M3, AW/Blk 6MT, lots of track stuff SOLD
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umalip New Member 0 Rep 16 Posts Drives: e92 M3 Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: Plano, TX iTrader: (0)	lamboghini = porsche = audi = VOLKSWAGEN
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