View Full Version : 318is(m52) vs modded Nissan Altima 3.5


Lee101315
12-12-2006, 08:38 PM
At about 11pm yesterday I was on my way home, and I was forced to take an alternate route due to the fact the normal way home was completely packed with traffic. I head home on a certain highway I hate because it has a stop light every 1 or 2 miles.

As I come to a stop at one of the stop lights, I pull next to a very cleanly modded nissan altima, 3.5. It was white, lowered, had nice rims, dual fart cans, and a nice tint job. We just look over at each other, and I expect a race.

We each take turns inching up to the white line as the light turns yellow for the opposite side of traffic. The light turns green, but nothing happens.:confused

We are both rolling, and judging from the way it car sounded, his was a manual. I am accelerating normally, just shifting at 5000rpm in case he tried to pull something. I was bored... and at this point, I was hoping he would:devillook

So we finally get up to about 50ish, I am in 3rd gear, and all of a sudden, I hear him blip the throttle and downshift; followed by that deep howl of an intake. With the 3.91 lsd, I am right in the heart of the powerband, so I respond quickly and gun it.

Even though he got a slight jump, I neutralize his pull instantly, and begin to reel him in.

I shift to 4th, and begin to open up a nice gap on him. I slam it into 5th and get to about 120mph, and leave about 3-4 lengths on him by the time he flashes his high beams, accepting his loss.

He gives the thumbs up, and when we get to the next stop light, we exchanged compliments. He did not expect that to happen. He was a pretty nice guy. To be honest, I didnt think I was going to win, especially not by that much.

saint166
12-12-2006, 11:55 PM
nice kill , its all about the gears they mean soooooooooo much . i cant wait to install mine

imsotyerred
12-13-2006, 11:18 PM
cool

domob
12-13-2006, 11:28 PM
Sweet.... was your 3.91 screaming with orgasm at 120mph?

TIMSGT
12-14-2006, 07:41 AM
do you still have the 318is badge on your car?

prolly why he thought he was gunna win

m3chaser
12-14-2006, 08:33 AM
umm what is the stock gearing in the E36 318is?

good kill, but your car must be somewhere in the 15's to be able to stick with even an auto 3.5 altima. they have very torquey engines and normally would rip an E36 318is a couple new buttholes.

i know cause i used to own a 93 318is 5spd with and intake, TMS Chip, and catback exhaust and my parents 02 3.5 SE altima would make me look like i was going backwards.

i am just curious as to what you have done to your car to make it beat a high 14 to mid 15 car depending on the transmission.

SpasticDwarf
12-14-2006, 08:37 AM
umm what is the stock gearing in the E36 318is?

good kill, but your car must be somewhere in the 15's to be able to stick with even an auto 3.5 altima. they have very torquey engines and normally would rip an E36 318is a couple new buttholes.

i know cause i used to own a 93 318is 5spd with and intake, TMS Chip, and catback exhaust and my parents 02 3.5 SE altima would make me look like i was going backwards.

i am just curious as to what you have done to your car to make it beat a high 14 to mid 15 car depending on the transmission.

m52.
thread title.
reading comprehension ftw!
:)

m3chaser
12-14-2006, 09:09 AM
m52.
thread title.
reading comprehension ftw!
:)

i hate you. wait jk.

ok so i still find it hard to believe that he beat this fella let alone beat him by as much as he did.

NOW, i am not saying he didn't beat him because i was not there and he was. What i am saying is that if this was a decently modded altima with a 3.5 and a average driver then that car should be good amount faster then even an M52.

yes i do have reading comprehension issues, but my mom says she loves me anyways.

328 is man
12-14-2006, 11:27 AM
m52 + 3.91lsd = loss for altima

m3chaser
12-14-2006, 12:30 PM
AHAHAHAHAHAHA! Aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaand i am the idiot for the month! i thought i was reading M42 and couldn't figure out why you all were sooo sure the altima would lose by this much or even lose with a competent driver, but now i realize what fricken engine we are talking about and it makes perfect sense now.

STUPID!

Ok so now that you all have seen that i didn't pass the 2nd grade reading comprehension level i will now go and poop in the woods.

to the OP, i know how much the 3.91lsd can do for these inline 6's cause i got one for my S50! Holy crap i am stupid!

good work to the OP. M3chaser FTL

Lee101315
12-14-2006, 04:00 PM
Sweet.... was your 3.91 screaming with orgasm at 120mph?
thanks guys
Lol, yea it was. I was at somethigng like like 6700 rpm.

Yup, I am still sporting the 318is badge. Still leaving people confused... Well, my car is a 318is. It just has 100whp more:)