0 to 60 MPH / Quarter Mile ---> Who's Timed it????

Artz 330 · 04-16-2008, 03:56 PM

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Originally Posted by MRulz

that is very impressive. Where did you get the pulleys from??? How did you lose 100LB's.

I stripped everything out of the rear and went to an 8 Lbs battery. Pulleys are from TMS.

doozyj · 08-30-2010, 11:44 PM

Great way to bump a 2 1/2 year old thread.

gago · 08-31-2010, 12:22 AM

these r runs that i have done 2007 3.0i 13.9 2006 z4 m 12.7 all stock and both roadsters

johanness · 08-31-2010, 04:29 PM

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Originally Posted by NJ-Eric

Frankly, with the known tranny issues (and other things), the M Coupe was on my do not buy list. They were giving them away when I purchased mine (October 2007).

-Eric

I'm about to purchase an 08 M Coupe. Have I missed something? What tranny issues? I thought they were rock-solid and reliable as hell.

Someone please clear the air for me?

RBull · 08-31-2010, 06:33 PM

You must live in a strange neighbourhood.

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Originally Posted by Andrewinla

I got more comments (good ones) when I had a MINI cooper s than all the other cars I have owned put together, M Coupe included.

07 M Coupe, 05 Audi S5, 99 M Roadster, Subaru WRX(ugly car but fun to drive)

RBull · 08-31-2010, 06:36 PM

Free sounds pretty good to me. I wish I had made it to that party.

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Originally Posted by NJ-Eric

Boy is that silly. I could afford an "M" and more (Cayman), but felt that the 3.0si was plenty enough for me, especially for a weekend toy. Priorities...some of us have others. The M isn't the top of the mountain, man. Many folks would rather a base Cayman than a top of the line Z, you know.

Frankly, with the known tranny issues (and other things), the M Coupe was on my do not buy list. They were giving them away when I purchased mine (October 2007).

-Eric

r4gs · 08-31-2010, 08:22 PM

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Originally Posted by johanness

I'm about to purchase an 08 M Coupe. Have I missed something? What tranny issues? I thought they were rock-solid and reliable as hell.

Someone please clear the air for me?

the getrag manual transmission was carried over from the non-m z4s instead of the transmission found in the e46 m3 and csl. it has a history of feeling 'notchy' in the lower gears in terms of shifter feel, and has the common (to all manual bmws) clutch delay valve installed that does exactly as it states - delay release of the clutch to prevent shock to the drive train. there are also issues with gear engagement in high lateral g turns to the right, which will be noticeable only under track conditions. these have all been discussed to death on zpost.

to each his own, i'd test drive without these conditions in mind and go strictly with my feel of the shifter and transmission. the m's have robust, reliable and heavy duty transmissions, so it's really the minor quirks of it that some find issue with.

johanness · 09-01-2010, 11:18 AM

So a CDV from Zeckhausen, a ZHP shift knob and maybe a short-shift kit and the "problem" is solved?

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