Are you looking to trade your car in and get something close to the price of the trade?

Thanks for all the info guys....I currently own my Z outright so I may try to sell privately before getting raped on a trade...I've narrowed it down to the EVO ...STi and possibly a 335. Gonna start going for test test drives...ill keep u guys posted

Just my opinion, but the EVO would be the winner for me. That is, unless you want luxury interior then the 335.

I think 335i with red leather seats is so cool!!!

Given the choice between those two I'd take the 335 as a DD any day. If you want more of a track oriented car the Evo for sure.

Correcting what I said below, It seems 335's built before Dec 2009 is for sure to have forged internals, anything after that no one knows. Also early cars have bolted diffs, which make a LSD swap much easier.

If you want to track the car i would get the evo over the sti and 335. STI's dont respond well to mods compare to the evo, you would also need to upgrade the block sooner than the evo x. The 335 is expensive once you break something. The 4b11t is good for at least 400 wtq, has good aftermarket support.

BMW 3-Series (E90 E92) Forum - View Single Post - The N54 engine pistons are cast (and not forged).

get a Evo X :P

try G37s sports spec sedan you wont be disappointed, this is what I am going to do.

lol same here 375$ 421/401 :yum:

I hear the sedan gets better numbers than the coupe. Go figure. I love the coupe bodystyle though, but the sedan is a formidable option.

Umm, what kind/level of luxury are we talking about?

just wanted to throw this out there, the BMW thumpers at least, can they make power? yep. Cheap? hell no. I was talking to a coworker yesterday (335 owner) who said that an exhaust/tune from Vishnu is $3000, and that barely gets you over 400whp, of course I didnt believe him, then I came across this. Jesus Christ.

Vishnu Performance Systems

it seems that bang/buck, best is either a strong V8 with gobs of power to start with or a turbo 4-banger (which will still cost a shit ton to make 400whp/tq).

For around $3-4K an SRT-4 neon makes enough power to run 11's. Don't think it has a ton of tq, though.

Yeah, but look at the product you are getting. It doesn't hiss, or rasp, or drone, and I am betting that it installs like it was OEM. I've seen enough whining about all of the above on this and other forums and done enough myself when I had a mustang to understand that performance AND quality DOES tend to cost.