I need your opinions here. My buddy just got a BMW 135i turbo with a manual trans and wants to race. The car is bone stock, and I have a 94 Z28 convertible A4 with 2.73 gears (3.73's are on the list but wont be installed in time.) I have the following mods:
LT4 Hotcam
GM 1.6RR's
LE1 heads
Pacesetter mids
Cat delete
Hooker catback
SLP CAI
1LE intake elbow
Nitto 555R's
TB bypass
160 degree t-stat
MadZ tune

I plan to take my subwoofer and amps out of the car and race on as little fuel as possible. Im just a little concerned because his car is lighter, he knows how to shift very well, and i have these god forsaken 2.73's. So let me know what you all think. Thanks guys

 

Is he truly stock? Just a tune can put those in the low 12s with no visible modifications whatsoever.

They typically run low 13s at 106-107 mph. I don't think your gears are doing you any favors but they might actually help if you run from a dig by limiting wheelspin. If the gears were in, and perhaps you had a bigger stall converter to take advantage of all your other work, it'd be no contest. As it is, it could be interesting!

 

the car is stock. He wants to keep his warranty.

 

Given equal traction... You will own him.

 

Heatup the tires well and over inflate your front tires. You should take him

 

I out ran a 335i coupe a couple weeks ago, and as the speeds went up the more I pulled on him. We ran both from a roll and from a dig, the dig was easier. With you having a hot cam and some worked heads, you shouldn't have a problem.

 

you will eat his lunch

 

Id say u got him if hes stock

 

Update please?

 

Are you honestly debating on whether or not a heads/cam LT1 will take a stock entry-level BMW in a dragrace????????

 

Some of us are. As you can see by my reply... I felt the same way as you.

 

Have you beaten him yet?

 

 

yeah bmw 135is are pretty quick and isnt anything to mess with but you should still have the lead on him i would say.