Thaks for the input Bleh and thanks for the posting tips.
The top hp/trq curve is an M5 and lower plots are my car stock. I'm a big fan of Honda as well especially the new Civic Si. I had a 92' Civic and I loved it.
I guess I should clear up some things. I'm not the least unhappy with my M3. The car is great. The crank HP is 407, 333 ft/lbs (for comparison to other cars) so the power to wieght is 7.9:1. It goes real well. It's just that as car guys you always want to improve things. The extra boost and engine rebuild generates another 60hp (7.0 power to wieght). Headers don't seem to add much to the M3, only 3-5hp on the dyno. The car is over at Dinan now for some maintenance and it's pretty clear that if I keep this car for another 5 years I'm faced with major repairs....but I could still see it. I had an e46 M3 yesterday for a bit and I liked it alot. So the other side is sell my car for 15k or so by my friend's e46 for 35k or so and supercharge it or keep e36 and put around 10-15k in it. Either could work. |