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How do you think a WRX would go up against a e36 M3 with both with the same amount of money for mods. There's this guy on the M3 forums saying that he got walked by a WRX with up-pipe, downpipe, ECU reflash, and boost controller. And the guy with the M3 is supercharged! Is this true? I'm going to buy a car soon and I'm deciding between 04' WRX or used e36 M3, and I will be modding this car. Any inputs would be appreciated. Thanks!
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don't know what kind of money you want to spend, but the WRX is definitely cheaper to mod. There are more effective inexpensive mods you can do to the WRX. My last car was an e36 325i and everything for that car was ridiculously expensive. Short of the supercharger, I don't really know what else you can do to get a significant power increase in the bimmer.
you can do way more to a subaru than to an m3 with the same money into it. i dont know who should have won that race, but if the bmw owner says he got walked on, im sure he did
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I raced what I think was a stock E36 M3 a while back and my car is basically stock (intercooler hoses). We ran from 90 to 130 and he probably had 4 or 5 car lengths on me by the time we got to 130.
I screwed up in that I was in 5th instead of 4th at 90 (brain fart). From a stop, stock for stock you should eat them alive. If I was in 4th, I think it would have been close.
As for dollar for dollar mods, I'm sure the WRX is cheaper and easier to mod than the BMW.
I screwed up in that I was in 5th instead of 4th at 90 (brain fart). From a stop, stock for stock you should eat them alive. If I was in 4th, I think it would have been close.
As for dollar for dollar mods, I'm sure the WRX is cheaper and easier to mod than the BMW.
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The Bimmer engines are making more of their potential power from the factory than a Subaru engine is. This is why the "cheap" mods don't work for BMWs. Once you catch up to that point in your WRX, it gets expensive even for hat. All things considered though, a WRX is cheaper speed than a BMW. It's all in what makes you happiest in your car.
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To second ban-suv's: going cat-less (dirty) is a big difference. I would consider this a relatively inexpensive mod on both cars, but you'll see far greater performance gains with the WRX. See the "Babe Magnet" thread if you're curious why anyone would rather have an M3.
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these are my 2 favorite cars actually, im on dtmpower.net nad bimmerforums.com and all that...but...i am also torn. They have similar 0-60, similar 1/4 mile. But from a roll or on highway, we wrx owners will get trounced. For an e36 the first mods are usually uuc pulleys, exhaust (dinan or active autowerks etc.) short throw, intake, chip. Raight there, you are spending around 3,000 dollars and are at about 280 crank hp. W/ the wrx, get a filter, turboback w/ uppipe, and a cobb reflash you will have spent 1500 dollars, and will be at about 300 crank hp. This means you will be nearly identical (keep in mind our drivetrain loss) in power for half the price. And think if you break anything in a BMW!!! ouch, lotta dough. Both great cars, and would buy an m3 the minute i had the money.
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Re: e36 m3
Originally posted by mrfd3s
How do you think a WRX would go up against a e36 M3 with both with the same amount of money for mods. There's this guy on the M3 forums saying that he got walked by a WRX with up-pipe, downpipe, ECU reflash, and boost controller. And the guy with the M3 is supercharged! Is this true? I'm going to buy a car soon and I'm deciding between 04' WRX or used e36 M3, and I will be modding this car. Any inputs would be appreciated. Thanks!
How do you think a WRX would go up against a e36 M3 with both with the same amount of money for mods. There's this guy on the M3 forums saying that he got walked by a WRX with up-pipe, downpipe, ECU reflash, and boost controller. And the guy with the M3 is supercharged! Is this true? I'm going to buy a car soon and I'm deciding between 04' WRX or used e36 M3, and I will be modding this car. Any inputs would be appreciated. Thanks!
But as far as speed goes i think they are very well matched cars, the M3 IS more $$ to mod, however it has more potential than a WRX does. Do a forced Induction Mod on an M3 and its all over lol
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