Author Topic: Top speed for the E30 318is? (Read 9582 times)

1991 E30 M42 · « **Reply #15 on:** September 19, 2009, 02:23:46 AM »

125 knots on my second engine, It was years ago and mapping gps's were exspensive, so I used the hand held unit for my boat. According to Google, 125 knots = 143.847431 mph.

gearheadE30 · « **Reply #16 on:** September 24, 2009, 07:02:54 PM »

I've seen 135 on the GPS, and the highway was nowhere near flat. Felt like it was still pulling, too. And it didn't float at all, but I guess poly stuff and Ground Controls can do that haha

nigel · « **Reply #17 on:** October 05, 2009, 06:12:37 PM »

I hit 115 the other week, with loads of revs to go... but a catastrophic cooling failure and subsequently blown head gasket put an end to that. Now I'm stuck in Buffalo, NY until I make enough money to get it fixed.
On the plus side, the bav auto spring set and billie sports rode smooth and solid.

quinn11m20 · « **Reply #18 on:** October 05, 2009, 06:57:56 PM »

Hey Nigel, speaking of Bav Auto. Did you go to the Show and Shine they hold this past weekend?

nigel · « **Reply #19 on:** October 06, 2009, 11:00:16 PM »

Didn't know about it... was it up here in the North East?
My ride isn't much of a shower, anyway... and it definitely can't be called shiny.
Ultra fun to drive, though

quinn11m20 · « **Reply #20 on:** October 07, 2009, 04:52:03 PM »

Yeah. It is held in Portsmouth NH. I wouldn't worry about being a show car. You wouldn't have been the only one.