Badass pic of my instrument cluster

And ruin a perfectly good e46 M3...

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Originally Posted by thedream2147

I DO in fact have a pressure plate, clutch disc, and throw-out bearing...in fact, the SMG transmission is the exact same ZF gearbox as the traditional six speed. I have no torque converter. The SMG is a true manual gearbox with simply a hydraulic arm engaging the clutch when you shift. In fact, my clutch went out a month ago and I ended up with this badass piece of work:

Clutchmasters twin-plate unit!
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And you better tell Formula 1, CART, WRC, and Indy that SMG gearboxes are not real manual transmissions..Oh , might want to tell Ferrari, Lamborghini, VW/Audi, Bugatti, Maserati, and Alfa-Romeo that they screwed up by using SMG and Twin-clutch gearboxes without a clutch pedal.

If a computer can engage and disengage a clutch faster, more precisely, and match revs perfectly...who am I to argue with it.

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You speak the truth, but some ppl would rather prefer the clutch to stall on sometimes. lol

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Originally Posted by Ronsam2006

You speak the truth, but some ppl would rather prefer the clutch to stall on sometimes. lol

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lol..but..i'm 29 years old. I've had 2 NSX's, 3 Supra's, 2 240s, countless honda's/acura's, a few BMW's, a few VW's, and not to mention i've driven hundreds of cars from when I owned my shop in Nebraska that were manual. My clutch foot is tired...so it's not like i'm a poseur or missing out on anything.

So cut me some friggin slack!

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Originally Posted by thedream2147

lol..but..i'm 29 years old. I've had 2 NSX's, 3 Supra's, 2 240s, countless honda's/acura's, a few BMW's, a few VW's, and not to mention i've driven hundreds of cars from when I owned my shop in Nebraska that were manual. My clutch foot is tired...so it's not like i'm a poseur or missing out on anything.

So cut me some friggin slack!

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It's okay, you have a nice BMW. All's forgiven.

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Originally Posted by thedream2147

lol..but..i'm 29 years old. I've had 2 NSX's, 3 Supra's, 2 240s, countless honda's/acura's, a few BMW's, a few VW's, and not to mention i've driven hundreds of cars from when I owned my shop in Nebraska that were manual. My clutch foot is tired...so it's not like i'm a poseur or missing out on anything.

So cut me some friggin slack!

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damn! lol
"You must spread some Reputation around before giving it to thedream2147 again.":goodjob:

Fahim..slow down, lol. Repped you bud..rep me back man!

niice,gratz

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Originally Posted by 95jdmdc4

Fahim..slow down, lol. Repped you bud..rep me back man!

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You of all people know I shall slow down for no one!

damn ddue...i felt every bump on the road pulling 135mph. that must've been scary!

and yes I do believe countless people DO stall out on a smg.

whats up fahim!

yea u were moving bro 170 thats was up

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Originally Posted by travn31

yea u were moving bro 170 thats was up

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lol <shrug> just wanted to see if I could come close to the end of the speedo...most cars have speedometers that are way too optimistic....like Honda's <cough cough> with the 140 mph speedo's.


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Sup Alf!

lol nice!!! i went 170 in my car.. its scary..

my friend was supposed to take a picture but he was too busy ****ting his paints.. he got the picture at 160 or something.. i was pissed..

That a sweet BMW you have man. :goodjob: How does the M compare to the NSX or even one of your Supra's? I've never had the chance to drive one before and was just curious.

170 ftw. I though 150 in my buddies Vette was haulin..

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Originally Posted by cpearson

That a sweet BMW you have man. :goodjob: How does the M compare to the NSX or even one of your Supra's? I've never had the chance to drive one before and was just curious.

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Thanks for the compliment :)

To answer your question, The M3 compares very well stock to stock to all three. In fact it's probably the best handling overall out of the three. My NSX's were (94 3.0L version) and a 97 (3.2L version) Targa. The 94 is not fast by today's standards, mid 5's zero to 60 and a low 14 1/4 mile. The 97 was about a second faster in both aspects. As far as handling goes, the NSX had awesome limits, but if you were not careful, the car would not gracefully slide on you like a typical RWD car. Being mid-engine, it would spin out entirely on its center axis like a top. It took me a long time to get used to that..especially in slick weather. The interior of the M3 blows it away since the NSX looks like an 80s Prelude for the most part. I had them when I was living in Nebraska and a lot people would mistake them for a Ferrari all the time.

The Supra's were different animals entirely---much much more explosive. I've had 94, a 95, and a 97 (i'm not going to count a 95 non turbo auto I bought for a girlfriend at the time). The supra's stock are great handling cars, but after modding them, they just had too much power. My 94 was an automatic version with basic bolt-on and stock twins that put about 450 to the wheels. I bought the 97 six-speed, and went crazy with it...single turbo upgrade, EMS...and put down about 700 whp. Now keep in mind, these are cars I had in the late 90s and early 2000s so it was a LOT of power back then. The 97 was running mid 10s on street tires at traps around 150 mph (no traction!)

The 95 I bought last fall and was putting down 585 whp and 605 lb/ft of torque. The only serious thing I got to race was a completely modded C5 Z06 from the varsity one night..a black one with black wheels. I gave him a car length head start from an 80 roll on 75 north. When I hit 150 mph I couldn't see him in my rear view anymore. I wrecked that car last November and bought the M3 to replace it.

The M3 will be boosted in about a month or so..and it will be a great match for the Supra's on highway pulls. 1/4 mile times aren't as great since the M3's a) don't put down nearly the same torque and b) you can see they are geared for top end. My last Supra was easily in the low 11s...but this will only be around a low 12 through the quarter...but stupid fast from 100mph on up. It should put down around 480-500 whp on stock internals.

I let a couple of friends drive the last Supra I had, and they can vouch for how crazy it was ..even as a work in progress :)