[Z06] Z06 vs. E46 M3 Race
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Z06 vs. E46 M3 Race
Some Background....
Friend of mine ;) , with a Z06 decided to run a good friend of his in a E46 M3.
It was an interesting run, as it was about 30 F that evening, and we all know how bad the F1's are in cold weather. We thought it'd be interesting cuz traction would become a BIG factor in the race.
Nice out of the way Industrial strip at about 03:00 hrs......
You can see how bad traction is, and my bud mentioned afterwards that he never really nailed it until he went into 3rd gear. Anything close to full throttle in 1st or 2nd would mean an instant loss of traction. Even then, you can see the Z fishtailing..... :bb
But once into 3rd, and traction didn't become an issue, you can see the Z makes short order of the M.
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http://tunersdatabase.com/maxbimmer/m3vsz06.mpg
[Modified by tlaselva, 12:29 AM 1/7/2004]
[Modified by tlaselva, 12:34 AM 1/7/2004]
Friend of mine ;) , with a Z06 decided to run a good friend of his in a E46 M3.
It was an interesting run, as it was about 30 F that evening, and we all know how bad the F1's are in cold weather. We thought it'd be interesting cuz traction would become a BIG factor in the race.
Nice out of the way Industrial strip at about 03:00 hrs......
You can see how bad traction is, and my bud mentioned afterwards that he never really nailed it until he went into 3rd gear. Anything close to full throttle in 1st or 2nd would mean an instant loss of traction. Even then, you can see the Z fishtailing..... :bb
But once into 3rd, and traction didn't become an issue, you can see the Z makes short order of the M.
Right Click, Save as:
http://tunersdatabase.com/maxbimmer/m3vsz06.mpg
[Modified by tlaselva, 12:29 AM 1/7/2004]
[Modified by tlaselva, 12:34 AM 1/7/2004]
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Re: Z06 vs. E46 M3 Race (tlaselva)
It looked like the Z got him in the end, but then the M3 permaturely hit the lights to say ohhhh I waon the 3/10 race. Good footage though. :cheers:
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Re: Z06 vs. E46 M3 Race (EFI-1)
It looked like the Z got him in the end, but then the M3 permaturely hit the lights to say ohhhh I waon the 3/10 race. Good footage though. :cheers:
He was trying to tell us after the race that the thought he had won it.
We had made it clear that it was a 1/4 mile run, not a 1/8th run. :rolleyes:
I've been at the track often enough to know my Z, as most I'd imagine, finish the quarter shortly after shifting into 4th.
You can clearly hear my shift to 4th, and shortly after I started to break, indicating the end of the race.
We had another run afterwards, just to make sure there were no missunderstandings... :lol:
[Modified by tlaselva, 8:55 AM 1/7/2004]
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Re: Z06 vs. E46 M3 Race (tlaselva)
You have to heat your tires if you want to win the race. You had no traction in this video. He killed you off the line and seemed to be ahead of you for as far as I could see.
In before the lock.
[Modified by rbartick, 12:08 PM 1/7/2004]
In before the lock.
[Modified by rbartick, 12:08 PM 1/7/2004]
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Re: Z06 vs. E46 M3 Race (tlaselva)
Yeah in this slippery surface the M3 is much easier to launch because it has much less torque....
But numbers are clear.......
Z06 0-60 in 4.0-4.2 sec range
M3 does 0-60 in about 4.8 sec
What are the ideal RPM's to launch a Z06 without the least amount of wheelspin?
[Modified by ivan111, 4:57 PM 1/7/2004]
But numbers are clear.......
Z06 0-60 in 4.0-4.2 sec range
M3 does 0-60 in about 4.8 sec
What are the ideal RPM's to launch a Z06 without the least amount of wheelspin?
[Modified by ivan111, 4:57 PM 1/7/2004]
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Re: Z06 vs. E46 M3 Race (ivan111)
I ran one on the highway in the Z just the other day...punched it from about 60mph or so. The results were pretty much as in the latter part of the video: I had two cars on him by 80mph and the lead just kept opening up. He was at least a 1/4 mile back there by 120 or so, when I shut it down.
Of course, he tried a flybye :rolleyes: Which resulted in me giving him a second beating. I looked over at him as I came even with his door, then pulled on. He woldn't even look over :lol: :lol:
Of course, he tried a flybye :rolleyes: Which resulted in me giving him a second beating. I looked over at him as I came even with his door, then pulled on. He woldn't even look over :lol: :lol:
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Re: Z06 vs. E46 M3 Race (TTRotary)
I ran one on the highway in the Z just the other day...punched it from about 60mph or so. The results were pretty much as in the latter part of the video: I had two cars on him by 80mph and the lead just kept opening up. He was at least a 1/4 mile back there by 120 or so, when I shut it down.
Of course, he tried a flybye :rolleyes: Which resulted in me giving him a second beating. I looked over at him as I came even with his door, then pulled on. He woldn't even look over :lol: :lol:
Of course, he tried a flybye :rolleyes: Which resulted in me giving him a second beating. I looked over at him as I came even with his door, then pulled on. He woldn't even look over :lol: :lol:
:lolg: :lolg: :lolg:
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Re: Z06 vs. E46 M3 Race (tlaselva)
This shows how much the driver matter when "racing"....the m3 looked about equal until the end, where the z started pulling. Good driver in m3 and bad in z06......nod goes to m3. Samething goes for the coupe.
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Re: Z06 vs. E46 M3 Race (needhlp)
No it was not the driver fault....When you have 400 lf-ft of Torque in a slippery surface is no easy to put that force in the ground......
M3's has only about 260 plus lf-ft of Torque so is much easy to launch it in a slippery surface....
And is tougher to control if you swicht off the traction control...... :chevy
M3's has only about 260 plus lf-ft of Torque so is much easy to launch it in a slippery surface....
And is tougher to control if you swicht off the traction control...... :chevy