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I know that a track car does not necessarily mean a brutal fast straight line speed. I just thought m340i also has a good balance of power, braking and handling. |
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I know it’s heavy, so turn in may not be as crisp carrying loads of weight. However this is my first car with e diff, so I’m curious to see how well it compensates. After several laps with fast times, limiting factor would be brakes, brake fluid/tires (pilot sport 4s). |
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Put mine through it's paces at a track day up at willow springs a few months back. Running JB4, Intake, and DP. Car did amazing, and it was about 85-90 degrees. No issues whatsoever, was running 100+ octane as well. Only thing to watch out for is tires/brakes heating up which is typical for any car at a track. Was keeping up with F80 M3's, M2's, you name it. Did outstanding, zero complaints for me. Went out 5 times over the day and did a solid 6-8 laps each time out. Hope my input helps, definitely a great balanced car.
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Just saw the M340 Spec series whilst watching the 24 of Daytona...err, oops, that was the MX-5 series...LOL.
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I have a semi-dedicated e92 m3 "track car" but may take my m340i out on occasion as well. I'm curious if you have the Cooling and High Performance Tire Package on your car? LINK Mainly I'm curious if my car will overheat w/o the added oil cooler. I do have the extra side coolers since I have the self-driving stuff on my car but no oil cooler. All of our cars still include an oil-to-coolant heat exchanger which appears to use the coolant to cool the oil but no dedicated oil cooler w/o the package mentioned above. I posted a little more info on the oil-to-coolant heat exchanger on page-5 of the above linked thread.
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Counterspace Garage sells brake pads for the new Supra. I'm pretty sure the calipers and pad shapes are the same as our cars, might give them a call.
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So I pretty much am retired from the track after 20 years of M cars (M5, M6, 3-M3s, and finally an M2) BUT....bought my M340 last year with intention of trying it out just to see how it stacks up....didn't get out last year due to COVID-19 but will sign up this summer.
I do have the track package as well as Dinan exhaust and intake and will go with stock Michelin ps4s but will probably swap out brake pads and maybe put some harnesses in....first time on track with an automatic....
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This is a good comparison:
https://www.caranddriver.com/feature...lightning-lap/ And a comparison of lap times from Lightning Laps at VIR: https://www.caranddriver.com/feature...storical-data/ A 3:03.2 isn't fast by any means - but you can look at other cars it is faster than and note that it isn't exactly a slow car - on VIR at least. Last edited by Liquid_Ice; 03-04-2021 at 12:46 PM.. |
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Im sure you know this already but that ZF 8 speed is a jewel. Super fast and smooth. |
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Depends on many factors not the least of which is your experience and skill...also the track, the weather, etc...
Start out with everything on and when you have mastered the line and are picking up speed try turning them off if you have skills to catch spins manually... Btw.....I did do a complete report of my M340i on track in another post on this forum....I'm sure you can find it if you do a search....it was very capable but couldn't match speeds or lap times of my M2 or M3s and it wasn't nearly as precise and trusted..
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I didn't read the thread so idk if it was mentioned but Car and Driver wheeled it around VIR 2.5 seconds slower then the F82 M4. For a ~3 minute lap time 2.5 seconds isn't that much considering it's down 60hp and has 9" front wheels with the 255 size tire that the M340i has on the back
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I've tracked my m340i (with ztk pkg) at Sonoma raceway once. Only mod, if you even call that, is rt660 tires 265/245. I was running around 2:00 but I feel like the car has at least another 3-5 seconds in it. My lines weren't that great as it was my first time at that track. The car has tons of grip but could use more front camber. The seats also don't hold you in at 1.2-1.3g around the corners. Stock power was plenty adequate for that track
Zero issues with heat soak. Oil temps maintained at around 220-230. Ambient temps weren't too bad that day either. I think around 80 degrees iirc |
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