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Posted by Mark G on April 06, 2000 at 20:47:59:

In Reply to: Vipers are unique posted by (more) on April 06, 2000 at 02:25:04:

No offense, but that Viper must've been in 6th gear if he was only 4 car lengths ahead of you in a run from 75-120mph. If he had started in 3rd, which redlines at 111 for the Viper, he would have practically been a speck before you changed gears. Keep in mind that a Viper runs 0-130 in LESS THAN HALF the time it takes an M3 (14.8 secs vs. about 30.5). That's fast. The E46 will definitely do better, but not enough to make it a close race. Not even a little. I really suggest you dont try to race Vipers unless you want to be handed your balls. It's like an M3 racing a Saturn, except not nearly as close.

Oh yeah, and again no offense, but the E46 M3 will not smoke a 911. It should be pretty even in acceleration to a point, but with a better power/wt ratio, better aerodynamics, and lower frontal area, the 911 would likely win. In the twisties, the M3 handles great, but the 911 sticks better and weighs 500lbs less. Just trying to be realisic.

Mark G

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