M3 v CSL 5th Gear Test

[shane@mbtech]

A bot wearing sexy lingerie

[billyboysm3]

Shimmy's is standard - it says so in his signature :hahaha:.

I think he has got a few magic trees hanging in the rear view mirror

[Straightsix]

Would be quite funny seeing the look on a CSL driver getting beaten by a standard M3 Coupe driver and both on the same tyres. Clearly must be because the steel roof is worth 10 seconds :-)

[shane@mbtech]

Just sold my standard one. Well it had carbon paddles and they were definitely worth 1 second.

[Mike R]

Ive got us a standard E46 M3 but does anyone actually own a standard CSL?

Shimmy's is standard - it says so in his signature :hahaha:.

[billyboysm3]

Ive got us a standard E46 M3 but does anyone actually own a standard CSL?

[shane@mbtech]

:119::notworthy:

Funny

[alexk]

Not that heavily modified clearly :thumbs:

Did you see the car ?

[_Nathan_]

I have the time attack laptime of a heavily modified/stripped M3 E46 at ADR.
I was faster the first time I tried my new suspension and my car is stock compared to this M3.

Not that heavily modified clearly :thumbs:

[cslsuperfan]

SMG would make virtually no difference at all with experienced driver, maybe a little with hobby drivers like us.

hobby drivers...how very dare you!! seriously though SMG is ace but of no measureable difference to manual

Mr J Clarkson's quote says it all " I've got one of them flappy paddle gearboxes just like Michael Schoooooomacher".

[Straightsix]

SMG would make virtually no difference at all with experienced driver, maybe a little with hobby drivers like us.

Having the same gearbox would eliminate that as a performance differentiator variable by comparing like for like

[shimmy]

The interesting comparison would be E46 M3 Coupe SMGII V E46 M3 CSL
Both on PS2s or PSSs
Would expect CSL to be faster but how much would be interesting and obviously varies circuit to circuit
Over 1 lap

SMG would make virtually no difference at all with experienced driver, maybe a little with hobby drivers like us.

[Straightsix]

The interesting comparison would be E46 M3 Coupe SMGII V E46 M3 CSL
Both on PS2s or PSSs
Would expect CSL to be faster but how much would be interesting and obviously varies circuit to circuit
Over 1 lap

[shane@mbtech]

Jim has a basic m3 so I guess if he put cups on one session and PS2 the other we'd have a comparison, then I could do the same with his road tyres and my cups in the CSL.

If we minus the 3 secs that I would be faster anyway, we'd be able to deduce the CSL v M3 v PS2 v Cups question. :whistle::finga:

:hahaha:

[shimmy]

Jim has a basic m3 so I guess if he put cups on one session and PS2 the other we'd have a comparison, then I could do the same with his road tyres and my cups in the CSL.

If we minus the 3 secs that I would be faster anyway, we'd be able to deduce the CSL v M3 v PS2 v Cups question. :whistle::finga: