Track car advice

[darrenjlobb]

If your going for the beemer get the E36 328i as IIRC with an M50 manifold they get up to 240bhp so thats easy power.


But Im a peugeot nut so id say the 205.


I think youll find the 205 with 180bhp will keep up or beat the BMW becaues its 400kgs less and the torque will throw you down the trac at an unbeleivable rate.

IMO you wont have any trouble hitting 140 on bigger tracks with a gov mod and HDi box. My HDis have both been able to do hit the 4500 rev limiter in 5th with ease (and in not alot of space) and both hit just shy of 100mph on a standing 1/4 mile

Yes you may have a little less top end speed but being catapulted out of a corner by 300lb/ft in a 700kg car will be the more fun drive any day of the week.

Probably the only thing that would keep me away from the pug would be the thought of being able to take the beemer drifting.

The only other reason against the 205, is its likely to kill you in the event of anything happening on track / hitting a snail at anything over 2mph...


Bar that minor saftey concern, obviously the 205, because A its PSA, and B it runs on oil and has chronic boost....