alero vs bmw?

[RockfordAlero]

I dont know much about bmws, so i was wondering if my manual 2door 2.4l with only a pacesetter header, could outrun or keep up with a 1986 325i bmw with no work done to it, in a quater... probably a dumb question

[Nate's Alero]

we don't condone street racing here, instaban...

on a 1/4 mile? quite possibly... although i know nothing about Bimmers

[RockfordAlero]

we have a strip about an hour away from where i live, racing on publics road is just going to get someone hurt

[AleroB888]

Originally Posted by RockfordAlero

I dont know much about bmws, so i was wondering if my manual 2door 2.4l with only a pacesetter header, could outrun or keep up with a 1986 325i bmw with no work done to it, in a quater... probably a dumb question

Research something like this:

http://www.carforums.net/showthread.php?t=10251

"1986 BMW 325es 8.6, 16.4"

"1991 Oldsmobile Cutlass Calais Int. HO Quad 4 7.5, 16.0"

I cheated a little

[Nate's Alero]

so, yes, you will rape him

[RockfordAlero]

[Vic28]

Those time posted are to a HO 2.4 tho... so get the resource straight first.

Now in my opinion yes you can, but depends on the driver. I burn one with only intake on mine, but is a 2.2 which means lil less power than yours.

[[ion] C2]

who cares both would be pretty slow lol

[RockfordAlero]

Thats not the point.

[[ion] C2]

So what is the point? So you can scrape by him in a tight race and say "I beat a BMW with my Alero!" but you still run a 16 second quarter mile? lol

You going to bet money or somethin? Make it worth something other than just knowing you can beat an old slow BMW.

[jabartram]

Dam man, let the guy feel excited about something.

[RockfordAlero]

Originally Posted by [ion] C2

So what is the point? So you can scrape by him in a tight race and say "I beat a BMW with my Alero!" but you still run a 16 second quarter mile? lol

You going to bet money or somethin? Make it worth something other than just knowing you can beat an old slow BMW.

Everyone has there own reason to take there car to the track, personaly, i go for pride. Theres always going to be someone faster than you, but that still doesnt mean you cant have fun.

by the way, it doesnt matter if you win by an inch or a mile, winning is winning...HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA

[That01Olds]

I would say it definitely could be done, but it would depend on the engine he's got in the BMW. The 3 series was BMW's entry level car in the 80's and had varying engine sizes. The basic 316 only produced 89 hp. While you said he's got the 325i right? If that's the case he's got a 6-cylinder putting out 169 hp with nothing done to it and you got the 2.4l like me putting out 150 hp with nothing done to it. So it's possible give it a shot just don't bet pinks or anything.

[Nate's Alero]

Originally Posted by That01Olds

I would say it definitely could be done, but it would depend on the engine he's got in the BMW. The 3 series was BMW's entry level car in the 80's and had varying engine sizes. The basic 316 only produced 89 hp. While you said he's got the 325i right? If that's the case he's got a 6-cylinder putting out 169 hp with nothing done to it and you got the 2.4l like me putting out 150 hp with nothing done to it. So it's possible give it a shot just don't bet pinks or anything.

why the hell would you go from a BMW to an Alero??

[Redog]

Originally Posted by [ion] C2

So what is the point? So you can scrape by him in a tight race and say "I beat a BMW with my Alero!" but you still run a 16 second quarter mile? lol

You going to bet money or somethin? Make it worth something other than just knowing you can beat an old slow BMW.

Your car was that slow once, we all can't buy turbos for our cars, if we could, your car would be slow

[Vic28]

Originally Posted by Redog

Your car was that slow once, we all can't buy turbos for our cars, if we could, your car would be slow

I dont think thats what he saying... dont think he would be braggin.

[BlackJack]

I haven't driven the U.S. version of the 325, but I can tell you from a butt-dyno that a stock or even mildly modified Alero doesn't feel as fast as a stock German spec 325. I spent the mid-late '80s in good old Germany, and the 325's back then were pretty quick.

But for more fun, we put the 325 engines in the 318's for higher power with lower gearing. One of those would rape an mildly modified Alero for sure.

[RockfordAlero]

so even with 23 years on his motor, hes still gona have the same hp as back in the day?

[[ion] C2]

Originally Posted by Redog

Your car was that slow once, we all can't buy turbos for our cars, if we could, your car would be slow

And I didn't race anything or think it was fast. When I had the wing on it, I always had to tell people I don't think it's fast at all, I just liked the way it looked. I knew it was slow as hell.

Car's still slow... I never brag, or say my car's anything but "decent enough" for now. I've never come on here asking if my car can beat any other car, as if it matters. It's ALL about the numbers for me. Once you know what you run, you know what you can beat and what you can't.

Originally Posted by RockfordAlero

by the way, it doesnt matter if you win by an inch or a mile, winning is winning...HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA

[AleroB888]

Originally Posted by [ion] C2

And I didn't race anything or think it was fast. When I had the wing on it, I always had to tell people I don't think it's fast at all, I just liked the way it looked. I knew it was slow as hell.

Car's still slow... I never brag, or say my car's anything but "decent enough" for now. ............................

Yeah, well they started it. Called it the "Ultimate Driving Machine".

and they cost a lot.