C36 AMG, C43 AMG (W202) 1995 - 2000

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Old Nov 14, 2003 | 12:57 PM
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your experiences...

Hello everybody,

I only have my C43 since July. I'm driving in traffic most of the time and the car is now stored for winter (snif...). I did'nt had a lot of occasion to mesure my car with others so I'm asking you to share your experiences with me.

I would like to know who have raced these cars and what was the results:

-e46 M3
-330i BMW
-540i BMW
-Audi S4 (old model)
-350Z
-G35 Infinity
-Rustangs...

Just want to dream a bit in the cold season !! :-)
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Old Nov 14, 2003 | 09:10 PM
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-e46 M3
don't bother

-330i BMW
should be no prob...heck..my wagon can keep up...

-540i BMW
pretty even for a normal person....should be faster with a stick tho..

-Audi S4 (old model)
had one against my c36...he didn't do too well..not even off the line... but they can easily be modded with great results...

-350Z
?

-G35 Infinity
?

-Rustangs...
depends which ones come up...
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Old Nov 16, 2003 | 05:13 PM
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A C43 wouldn't be able to keep up with a E46 M3?

I guess I'll hold on to my C320 for awhile longer then. I was looking to trade it from a C43....
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Old Nov 16, 2003 | 11:36 PM
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Originally posted by CHATMANR
A C43 wouldn't be able to keep up with a E46 M3?

I guess I'll hold on to my C320 for awhile longer then. I was looking to trade it from a C43....
a c320 is much slower than a c43.
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Old Nov 17, 2003 | 08:37 AM
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Thanks for the Info Steve. I had 2 turbo Volvos and with the mods you have, I think that you wagon is probably as fats as your C36!?

For CHATMANR:
I tried a C320 a few weeks ago an ahopter is totally right, dont even think about following a C43 with a C320... You should consider your trade if you want something faster
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Old Dec 10, 2003 | 01:42 PM
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Not much fair comparing a stock C43 against a E46 M3 at this point. E46 M3 runs around 4.7 0-60 and 13.2 in the quarter mile. More of a fair comparison would be the C32.
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Old Dec 29, 2003 | 01:40 PM
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Not much fair comparing a stock C43 against a E46 M3 at this point. E46 M3 runs around 4.7 0-60 and 13.2 in the quarter mile. More of a fair comparison would be the C32.
What about at higher speeds, lets say both cars doing 85 mph and race to 130, who would get there first?
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Old Dec 29, 2003 | 08:33 PM
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AN M3 does 0-60 in 4.7 SECONDS?!!!! u sure?! i would think a >300 hp C43 would smoke a six banger M3!
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Old Dec 29, 2003 | 09:01 PM
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e46 m3. yes....they are mighty fast... and with smg 2...it's produceable every single time...

Originally posted by psamson
Thanks for the Info Steve. I had 2 turbo Volvos and with the mods you have, I think that you wagon is probably as fats as your C36!?
surprisingly...my dad and i went up to sears point... i got faster time in the volvo, but the c36 got higher trapspeed...i'm not sure what my dad was doing...i was very surprised...
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Old Dec 30, 2003 | 09:20 AM
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merclover, why wouldn't a E46 M3 at >330 hp be faster? Keeping in mind the E36 M3 at 240hp ran the same 0-60 as the C43. You should also note the C32 is a "six banger" and is also faster than the C43.
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