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Old 09-02-2006, 09:07 AM   #1 (permalink)
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What is the fastest someone has gone in their 3 series, any model including
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Old 09-04-2006, 07:11 AM   #2 (permalink)
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128mph, was playing with a 2002 altima on route 80, was going to a flea market in pennsylvania.
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Old 09-04-2006, 11:15 AM   #3 (permalink)
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Old 09-04-2006, 02:15 PM   #4 (permalink)
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145mph before I lost my nerve and let off (public road).. 1989 325i
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Sounds like a new club is starting...got pics?
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742 mph in my stock 318...i rolled the windows up for better aero.

daaaannng son....what you got under the hood on that? :lol:
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woops I guess I kinda missed the stock part haha
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i thought m3's were gear limited to 155?? how are you and eric able to get close to 170? i havent tried that before but just wondering... also eric has a different diff. in his car thats not stock. not sure how you obtained such high numbers also thuogh...
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i thought m3's were gear limited to 155?? how are you and eric able to get close to 170? i havent tried that before but just wondering... also eric has a different diff. in his car thats not stock. not sure how you obtained such high numbers also thuogh...
M3's are limited to 155 mph...electronically. I've got Dinan stage 2 software that gets rid of that limiter. I assume Eric has something similar.
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M3's are limited to 155 mph...electronically. I've got Dinan stage 2 software that gets rid of that limiter. I assume Eric has something similar.
hmmm for some reason i thought it was limited to 155 because of gear ratio and electronically at 135 or soemthing...
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