370z vs 335i Coupe

jaxxx

I have a 07 with a oil cooler, with a tune, DCI, downpipes.. I put down 375whp and about 380 lbs of torque. with drag radials I ran a 12.10 @ 115 mph. stock I ran a 13.1 @105

those mods cost me <$1200 besides the drag radials, Ill be adding an intercooler and meth in the next month

daimon1313

I've been contemplating a BMW myself. But when I was back in Dallas a few weeks back, all I saw were BMW's on the road. I would say, in the North Dallas area, 1 out of 5 cars were BMWs and that may be a very conservative estimate.

They are great cars, no doubt, but I just didn't want to buy a car that everyone else had as well.

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NYBladeZ

335i's are BMW drag race cars. As other members on here have posted, 335i's that were making more power could not keep up with the Z in the corners although they made up for it in the straights. Also remember the 335i is turbo charged, as more and more Z's are getting turbo charged this will not be even worth discussing. I love the inline 6 engine layout but BMW gives you some really small yet efficient turbos. Put enough stress on those turbos and you have a reliability issue.

I ran with a 335i on the way home today and I can tell you from my personal viewpoint, he wasn't confident in the turns.

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370Zsteve

No! he wasn't confident his wallet could handle the repair bill in event of an off-road excursion

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wolf370z

They really are BMW's drag cars... especially if you went the 135i coupe route you'd be lighter, not to mention weight shavings on top of that compared to the 335i. With about $1800 in mods you can easily make over 400rwhp with stock turbos.

But comparing a boosted Z vs. a 335i and once again no comparison, the Z would just make the '35i look SLOW

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NYBladeZ

and honestly if I wanted a drag car I'd go back to Mustangs. I've experienced one dimensional cars, 2 Mustangs were a lot of fun. They were cheap to mod and were torque monsters. Hell if they kept the 99-04 body style with the new motor I'd probably still have one.

If there is one thing I wish the Z had its more low down torque but that's the trade of with very high revving engines. I've made the adjustment but still, you could always tap the pedal in a Stang and feel that torque, even with TT's Z's don't get full torque until ~3500rpm.

I wouldn't get a BMW 135 or 335, the exception being the new M135 but I'm sure you're looking at $40K+, a waiting list, or hard to come by inventory

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2008 Lotus Exige S Club Racer aka Bella, always leaves me smiling

AlphaSnacks

I drove a number of 335s...I didn't even consider it a worthy purchase and started looking straight at the M3. I used to think to myself "what's the point of the M3 now with the 335 being twin-turbo?" Well, after driving a 335 and M3 to see for myself, I quickly realized: "oh, the 335 is a half-assed car compared to the M3."

No limited slip diff (the ultimate killer, imo). Flat looks. Unaggressive feel. Lack of road feedback. Handling nowhere near as tight as the M3 or 370Z. And that interior was about as plain and unappealing as you could get.

Cmike2780

M3 is a beast of a car.

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AlphaSnacks

They're really not that fast, actually. A lot of us guys complain about 370Zs not having the low-end torque, the M3s are even worse, especially since they're so much heavier than our cars. Plus bolt on 370Zs are already running quicker traps through the 1/4 than a stock M3. And since M3s don't make a whole lot of power with bolt-ons, a fully bolted and tuned 370Z will have no problem hanging with a modded M3.

And since the boring 3-series interior carries over to the M3...I passed.

Blaizon

M3's stock trap around 112, modded I've seen as high as 117-119 *boltons*. I don't think any non FI 370's have touched those type of traps.

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GZ3

highest i seen so far with the 370z was 115, that was a while back though, could be current or not....117-119 is really impressive

our aftermarket support is slow its sad...i have high hopes for when they crack VVEL and adjust it

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Blaizon

Wow I didn't know that! That's a solid trap for sure!

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wolf370z

I don't need a list to show me how poor MINI's (BMW) reliability is..

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AlphaSnacks

I came across this vid searching for test pipe clips, came in here to post the video below and then realized you are the creator of the vid. Hah.

335i Tune + Intake vs. 370Z Nismo TP + CBE
YouTube - 335i vs Nismo 370z *2nd run*

Nice run.

Jeffblue

why are we using the 1/4 mile to compare 2 cars, neither of which are geared towards drag racing?