Nailed it

Vanos tho

This whole US E36 hate thing is artificial. In the mid 90s everybody wanted this car and nobody complained about the power.

Vincent Li that goes with any car really. Things have gotten out of control in the past decade or so. Back then over 200 hp was a reasonably fast car, especially if it doesn’t weigh all that much. Now we’re getting into factory cars with over 600 hp and relatively normal family cars with over 300. Everything’s heavier though too.

@@mcearl8073 the only 200 hp cars that were somewhat fast were hondas so wtf u talking about lol. cars make more power now mostly cuz of turbos. in the 90s and 00s cars had bigger displacement engines. turbo a 7 litre amg engine and eat my dust with your shitty 4.4 turbo. no replacement for displacement.

I have both an e36 and an e46 (e36 is almost on its way to its new owner), non-M3s, same spec, engine power. The better car for a daily driver is the e46. Is quieter, a bit more comfortable and has some more modern amnesties, it also has a bit more torque down low. The e36 wins in the fun department. Because it's a bit less refined, you are more in contact with what the metal beneath you is doing, with the engine sound. I find the steering feel a bit better on the e36, is a bit more keen to step its tail out and the mechanical throttle is unbeatable. That is, actually, my biggest gripe with the e46 - that first implementation of DBW throttle, followed immediately by how lame the engine/starter motor sounds when cranking compared to the e36's 😂 Jokes aside, the e36, as a track car, has also a huge cost advantage of having LSDs available on the cheap. On the e46 gen. only the M3 came with an LSD, whereas there were LSDs even on 318i automatics on the e36 (that one came in 4.44 ratio!). If you can have only one car, probably the logical choice is the e46. If the car is intended only for fun stuff, then the e36 is the way to go.

Agree. Many agrees. Built S52's NA are fantastic.

@@mariuszanfir2298 as owner of 5 e36 cars I salute you for great summary of differences between these two cars.

People complain about the 40 less hp in the us spec cars but it has the same torque and a nearly identical 0-60 time as the euro spec E36s. I think it's mostly psychological, and I personally prefer the mid-range of the S52 to the mid-range of the S54 which needs more wringing out.

This person makes sense.

Thanks! its meh baby

Definitely true

Yep. Matt is smug, loud, talks over people, is often somewhat rude but is he's also knowledgeable and entertaining. Yeah this guy is nice but it's doubtful he will ever be as successful as Matt is

Couldn't disagree more .

well said

Nah

Words of wisdom

I guess setting records isn’t having fun. Actually screw off kid 😂

But there are people who had fun setting records

I second this!

I third this!

Matt had his Fox Body, you need to do your E46

Yes. When I figure out what the right rear clunk is.... I'm gone almost the entire month of Sept working, so this will have to happen in October. - ZK

TheSmokingTire Cool. When does the clunk appear, under hard acceleration or launching from a stop?

Do some weight reduction! mine is 11xxKg - night and day difference, you won't believe how much stuff you can take out, sound deadning, carpets, all other crap, etc www.bildites.lv/images/b6xbbu4s/133698/thumbnail

@@r129r16pfl Hardcore!

For sure the Ford Escort Sierra Cosworth great nostalgic choice us Americans couldn't have. Dont forget a Mk1/2 Escort as well. I love those little bricks that could

@Art - hey buddy! IMO, the GTR yes was dominant in Asia (and it was, and is, a fantastic touring car), but it didnt impact the Euro or NA touring car scene as much as, say, Alfa's use of aero, or Audi with AWD, or Seat and using diesel, or the dominance of the Sierra, etc. @Joe - wagon of course, even though Volvo did better in 95 and 96 BTCC seasons with the sedan version.

Euro E36 (15years and counting); B5 RS4 (sold for a Hawkeye); Alfa 156 (current but not quite the same era). Can''t complain :>

@Latvietis96 I did not forget it that is why the E36 is what I want. The straight 6 is an M car to me and E30s are stupid expensive.

I had the 850-R Wagon around 3 years ago. Look for them on the east coast, even though we get rust, there is actually a lot of them of here and not too expensive.

Fr lol

One of the best mods on my 328 was going from the stock 2.93 to the 3.38 LSD from the Automatic M3

You giving me ideas 😂

Why not m6

Soon I hope. A stripped M5 drift taxi should happen yesterday. - ZK

Never, I hope. It defeats the purpose of the car. There is something special about luxury and speed. But I know it is going to happen, and happen soon.

E36 with just a few mods = a masterpiece.

The S52 is a very potent engine. With an M50 manifold, cams, and bolt ons you can easily get over 300 hp to the engine. Not mentioning the fact that you can turbocharge it with just studs and headgasket and make over 500 hp on stock internals.

S54 is a bad mod. You have to re-seat the valves every 30,000 miles.

What do you mean by one off

Andrew Silver: unique, custom performance builds.

cellphone carcontent just LS swap

I daily my totally striped out e36 www.bildites.lv/images/b6xbbu4s/133698/thumbnail

Thats one thing everyone should agree on.

Go listen to a Euro S50 now, they sound better than both.

@@MyNameIsJustinKeenan No, The e36 us specs have more grunt and grumble than e36 euro specs. The Alpina bore creates better exhaust note from 2.5 to 3.0 with hydraulic lifters. Sorry! Those are facts. Euro e36 m3s specs sound Great, but have more of a buzz sound. The e46 m3 is the worst sounding m car, no matter what exhaust you choose. In canada we had 3.0 euro specs and 3.2 euro specs, so when the e46 m3 came out in 2001,we were not that impressed by it in terms of performance.😧 It was a Glammed up e36 Euro spec with the same 3.2 motor since 1996, which in the end was poorly built due to rod bearing and crank issues. Ess supercharged u.s spec m3s and turner motorsport u.s spec 3.4 strokers were better for maintenance and performance in the early 2000's. Uhhh... also. Most u.s spec m3s have out ran euro e36 m3s and e46 m3's in terms of lifespan. Soo...... In the end. What was the better built car ? I still see 1995 to 99 u.s specs on tracks and highways with 30000kms ,and e30s for that matter. I have owned all 3 models. 3.0 euro one of the 45 that came to Canada. 2000 to 2002 Sold it for double what I paid, 2003 to 2014 Bought a 1995 us spec turner motorsport 3.4 stroker and still had 12 grand left in my pocket. I went to university in England, My family is well off over there. 2007 to 2010 I was given my cousins 1996 m3 3.2 euro spec for daily use to and from school. Great car. I had driven a friends 3.2 euro in Canada in 2003 and didn't see much difference compared to a 3.4 stroker or 3.0 euro with maf box added. When I was using the 3.2 in England I got to use the top end a few times on the motorways. It has a bit more top end, that's it. That's about all I ever came up with in difference between u.s and euro 3.2s That's the truth, stock vs stock after 90mph euros gradudlly pull away. Uhhh.. Gradually is the key word.

Lord Roo Lord Roo Lord Roo sounds like you've had a lot of experience with some great cars. Sadly, Canada never actually got any Euro E36 M3's other than the 45 that you mentioned you owned, if anyone had a Euro S50B32, they had brought it over from Germany, or had illegally imported an entire car in 2003 (or possibly legally through political rank). In terms of reliability yes, no question the US E36 M3 benefited greatly from the detuned engine, it's more reliable than the Euro S50 and S54. Also would agree that a Turner tuned car would be a near match for the Euro M3, (sadly, Turner recently got bought out by another company so they no longer do parts supply, just their racing AFAIK) a 3.4 stroker or supercharged as well. For me, the ITB's of the euro S50 are what make it sound better than the NA cars. That being said, I'd much sooner put an aftermarket ITB kit onto an NA S52 than I'd try and swap in a euro motor 😁

@@MyNameIsJustinKeenan really ?? Turner is gone ??

the euros are slow as balls by modern standards too.

+ hard core weight reduction, euro m3 stock = 3300lbs, 'Ring m3 fully striped - 2400lbs = massive difference

E36 is the most Slavic drift car in the world.

This need 1 million up votes

I know little. How hard would it be to just take the seats out himself? The door is a touch more critical so id not even try

Andrew Silver it takes almost 3 minutes

Both the doors and the seats are surprisingly easy in these cars. When you take the door panels off you'd be surprised how simple/thin they are!

But the euro version 321hp is perferct

how much is that used? lol. my engine was 1200$.

@@kirilzangagolev3401 need's weight reduction

I got a clean 325i boston green almost m tech chassis. came with a zf trans and lsd rear end. it is the key then almost not. when my car hit 25 years old this year the gaskets started to go out

THIS! Had one. Regret selling it :(

In America that is... Europe got the true M3 E36...

Not the same

Jono oh no shit. That’s why I said almost. The us m3 is a glorified 328

WangChung probably a 255/40

MAubele it is. He says that in the video.

255-40-17

E46 is more popular in the states because it has a real M3 motor, where as the US spec M3 does not. It's basically a bored and stroked 328i that has M3 badging, and people get upset when you say that, but its true. That does not mean it's a bad car. It's a fantastic car, it's fun to drive and handles well. It also handles boost quite well but it isn't a real M3 with an M3 powertrain. It's a sooped up 328i. The Euro motor has individual throttlebodies, a bespoke block and head with doube VANOS. The Euro S50 head is what the heads ion the V12 in the McLaren F1 supercar is based on. When it comes to E46 M3, North America got the same car with the same motor as everywhere else so you guys tend to leapfrog to that instead.

Love my M3 (it's both my daily and my autox car) but they do have their share of common issues as they age. Not enough to make me get rid of it, though. I'll be keeping it for a good long while but I can see why they wouldn't be for everyone.

Mike K you serious? Go to a track sometime, BMWs everywhere

Mike K - Alpina is the right car for You.

MAubele Agreed everywhere and tracked hard. Not just auto x but road-course.

Mike, that's why you rev it out to have fun. There's a reason the E46 M3 revs to 8k. Although I will admit that this means the car doesn't fit everyones driving style. I typically rev it out past 5k pretty frequently and I absolutely love it.

So what did you do to your car?

+Fey Fox what does this have to do with the meaning of his comment? He is absolutely right.

They film the fly-by shots before the actual One Take. If you look carefully, every flyby in every video just has the owner driving.

Seam welding the shell if he is going to strip it. Takes time, low material cost and helps stiffen the shell.

He's got some stuff done, check the description

And what exactly do you drive lol?

@@andeleputo89 oh just an old Mustang with a few mods ;)