best e30 for drag

[ViEtNaMeEh]

ok guys i know this a newb question..

im looking into a another e30...what would be a decent drag car.. im looking at the 88-91 plactic bumper e30s...

ok i know e30s wont be that great on straight line but hey....im getting tired of imports thinking they are bad cause they beat my M10

haha thank you!

[KenCopperwheat]

First of all: why in the hell are you draggin an M10? It does the 1/4 in ~20 seconds.
Second of all: There are no good e30s for dragging. They were never designed to be a drag car. But if you want a car to go fast in a straight line, I'd pick the M3; it'll be even better in the turns.

[Conepunter]

Mustang

[BS87]

Mustang

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[WhiteE30]

Not sure if this is a repost, but here's an e30 meant for drag.
http://wes.albertacars.net/videos/m3_turbo.wmv
That's a badass drag car. Supra never had a chance.

[Viking325i]

Second of all: There are no good e30s for dragging. They were never designed to be a drag car.

I wouldnt say that, there are videos on the net of E30 M3s doing 9 sec 1/4 miles with FI. Another swedish car, they seem to do all the insane things with E30s

[X2theZ3]

ok guys i know this a newb question..

im looking into a another e30...what would be a decent drag car.. im looking at the 88-91 plactic bumper e30s...

ok i know e30s wont be that great on straight line but hey....im getting tired of imports thinking they are bad cause they beat my M10

haha thank you!

If you have m3 money, get that. But for a much more affordable e30, then just get a 325i or 325is.

[KenCopperwheat]

I wouldnt say that, there are videos on the net of E30 M3s doing 9 sec 1/4 miles with FI. Another swedish car, they seem to do all the insane things with E30s

Of course with FI almost any car can be a drag car. You can get a civic to run 9s with FI.

I'm talking about normally aspirated e30s. The M3 is the only one really designed to race, and not on the drag strip.

[ViEtNaMeEh]

haha how about hondas those werent meant for drag?

[ViEtNaMeEh]

actually i think ill look into a mustang 5.0

[BS87]

No, they weren't, and they suck for drag, unless you go FI, like ken said.

[ViEtNaMeEh]

i seen all motor civics run 13s easily

haha sorry im playing the devils advocate

[X2theZ3]

i seen all motor civics run 13s easily

haha sorry im playing the devils advocate

Well, what are you going to use the car for? Drag only? If that is the case and you want cheap performance, get a civic and gut it out completely.

[ViEtNaMeEh]

i like bimmers though hehe

[KenCopperwheat]

Take it to the track. It's a lot more fun than going in a straight line for 20 seconds.

[NoName]

Yeah viet,
there's no fun in dragracing a car slower then a dumptruck.
Unless your racing against a dumptruck full of cinderblocks, you might
just give it a run for it's money. lol

[Over Boost]

But who has the money to go to the track all the time? Not me. Most people just street race and when you street race its mostly drag racing. I'm looking at a
325ix(AWD). I figure if I can get it making some power by way of F/I then the AWD should really help me put the power down. However if I were you i'd go just for a 325i. Their cheap Rwd and pretty light. Do some weight reduction and make it F/I and you will have a fast car in the turns AND in the straights. Or you could just do some weight reduction and get a 50/75/ or 100 shot of N20. That would put some umpf in your ride. And I dont care what people say N20 is no more cheating then any other mod.

[Viking325i]

BMWAndreas I think his name is on here has done 10's in a 325 with F/I, maybe talk to him and get some ideas.

[bmwman91]

In that M3 video...there is NO WAY there was an S14 in there. Unless the sound was dubbed, that was a bigass V8 of some sort that I suppose was turbo'd. Aanyway, a turbo M20 can haul some pretty nice ass if you wanna drag.

[uberpanzer]

Most of the Swed cars are running FI on M30 motors. And that M3 looking car that has run 9's started out as a M10 powered 318i that has had lots of body work (including fenders and a HUGE FMIC).

The 325iX is nice in a non-modded state and get do 6K clutch drops with ease, having to grab 2nd gear at 30mph before you enter the crosswalk on the other side of an intersection. Ask me how I know. But once you start putting lots more power into it with FI or N2O, you run into drivetrain issues that aren't reall affordable for most people.

The M20B25 is actually a really good motor, minus the timing belt issue. FI or N20 would make it into a decent drag car, esp with a lot of weight reduction. There's PLENTY to strip out, as most autoX/track people will tell you. And at that point you have a decent RWD car to beat up on Honda's (like most of us like to do, whether we admit it or not).

You could always just add a NICE N2O system to your car. I'm not talking some stupid Dry System where you might blow your motor, Direct Port is the only way to go for true reliability. NOS has some neat new injectors that replace the factory fuel injectors, and then you plug up the N2O and fuel lines. They run the regular amount of fuel through them until you arm the N2O and then they run more fuel WITH the laughing gas to make sure each cylinder gets the right amount of N2O and fuel. You should be able to run this on your 318i and really shock people you've already raced. But obviously you would be able to take more advantage of this with the M20, being a biger motor to start with.

As for the S14 being a good drag car...not quite. It doesn't really have enough torque, which is good for not totally smoking the tires, but does hurt without the right gearing. I also stopped dragging mine over a year ago after I saw what I was doing to the tranny mounts. Let's just say I was still lucky to be able to find gears. This isn't just something for S14's though, so make sure you keep an eye on all your mounts and bushings, including the diff and rear subframe stuff. They tend to be old rubber stuff installed at the factory....

[BS87]

The 325iX is nice in a non-modded state and get do 6K clutch drops with ease

Out of curiosity, how long does your clutch last?

[MonthOLDpickle]

I am sorry, but whats a F/I?

[ViEtNaMeEh]

force induction turbo, supercharger

thx actually ken i have my m10 for the turns...but i live in california where every weekend night i am on the streets with the imports hehe

[Clay'87IS]

actually i think ill look into a mustang 5.0

Get a foxbody (spelling?)

[Rob]

Street racing is for fags