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Aaron Buckley
 Post subject: 135i in DS?
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BMW cowers in the shadow cast by Mother Mopar. :twisted:

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Wes Eargle wrote:
BMW cowers in the shadow cast by Mother Mopar. :twisted:


Now that is the quote of the day. Thanks for the laugh Wes. :lol: I needed a good laugh after hearing this news, even though I am not 100% convinced the 135 will decimate DS.

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This should be no shock. hollis, et.al have been saying that the Cooper S stayed in GS because they intended to speed up DS in the not too distant future.

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This should be no shock. hollis, et.al have been saying that the Cooper S stayed in GS because they intended to speed up DS in the not too distant future.

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Yeah, but we thought that was b/c they let the above mentioned mopars play there. :lol:
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Yeah, but we thought that was b/c they let the above mentioned mopars play there. :lol:


Ok. Michael Westerfield will feel the fury of Mother Mopar! ;) - AB

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Aaron Buckley wrote:
Michael Westerfield wrote:

Yeah, but we thought that was b/c they let the above mentioned mopars play there. :lol:


Ok. Michael Westerfield will feel the fury of Mother Mopar! ;) - AB


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the 128 is there as well I assume (curious b/c right now this is the leading candidate on my "what car would I replace my mazda with today if I got a big enough bonus at work to pay it off")?

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Speed up DS...by a long shot. C&D has the 135i as a 13.3 @ 106mph 1/4 mile car, 0-60 in 4.7 sec. If you can get traction with the open diff, it will fly -- faster than most all, if not all, A-stock cars. It weighs almost exactly what the E46 330i ZHP weighs (within a few pounds, ~3370 lbs), but it is putting out humongous torque and underrated "300" hp. It is shorter than the E46 by ~2.5" wheelbase and 4+" in length. The only incredibly slight handicap it has compared to the E46 is the 7.5" front wheel width (just making it that much more "fun" to try to mount a 245/35 V710 on).

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So Chuck are you getting one? :)

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I don't think it'll dominate DS, but I'd put good money on the fact that it won't touch AS.

Anyone getting one better see if there's a way to fit a BIG front swaybar on it, that's for sure.


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Donnie Barnes wrote:
I don't think it'll dominate DS, but I'd put good money on the fact that it won't touch AS.

Anyone getting one better see if there's a way to fit a BIG front swaybar on it, that's for sure.


--Donnie


I agree. Apparently Steve Snow (14th at Nats in DS in 2006 in 330ci) bought a 128i and has been thoroughly underwhelmed. He thinks his 330 handled quite a bit better out of the box, so maybe it may not be a huge deal after all. Now I can say that a site like Heartland Park, 135i will struggle, due to gearing and grip.

Hell, I may not be running DS at Nats this year anyway. I picked up ride at the Doublecross in a Shelby GT in FS ;) - AB

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Holy CRAP!! My old 140hp Eclipse used to run in DS!
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I picked up ride at the Doublecross in a Shelby GT in FS ;) - AB


Well, I was going to reply that the SEB was just trying to lump all of the ugly cars into one class, but then I saw Aaron's announcement. :shock:
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