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Lscman · 17th November 2003, 04:01

The E30 would not be my first choice in a bang for the buck track car. The one's that run hard at the track are dedicated track cars with gutted interior and massive mods. They are not cheap.

You should also consider that a dedicated track usually also includes a $5K trailer and $15K tow vehicle. That said, I'm asking $15K for my used street Corvette that has never needed a trailer in 5 years of track. As it sits, it'll smoke any M5 with less than $20K worth of mods on-track & it is nearly stock.

Serious track mods for an M5 will include a suspension with 500 lb/in or higher spring rates. This basically makes the M5 ride like a Ford Focus. You'd better think long and hard about the degradation of it's streetability factor before building your luxo sedan M5 for serious track use. In a compromised "dual purpose" state of tune, $10K dedicated track cars (for example an '88 Mustang with Griggs torque arm, $2K Baer/Brembo brakes and $1500 cylinder heads) will pass the M5 like it's standing still. An M5 is the wrong tool for track, if you're sensitive to the financial aspects or impact on the car's streetability.

When you have $90K in a car and you're struggling to hang with nearly stock $15K LT1 Vettes and modified $10K Camaro's & Mustang's, you probably forgot the sanity check. When street passengers ride in the same M5 luxoride with 500lb/in springs (that rides like a subcompact), they may also question your sanity.

17th November 2003, 04:01	#9 (permalink)
Lscman M5 Guru (>2000 posts) Join Date: Aug 2003 Location: PA Posts: 3,733 Thanks: 3 Thanked 200 Times in 109 Posts	The E30 would not be my first choice in a bang for the buck track car. The one's that run hard at the track are dedicated track cars with gutted interior and massive mods. They are not cheap. You should also consider that a dedicated track usually also includes a $5K trailer and $15K tow vehicle. That said, I'm asking $15K for my used street Corvette that has never needed a trailer in 5 years of track. As it sits, it'll smoke any M5 with less than $20K worth of mods on-track & it is nearly stock. Serious track mods for an M5 will include a suspension with 500 lb/in or higher spring rates. This basically makes the M5 ride like a Ford Focus. You'd better think long and hard about the degradation of it's streetability factor before building your luxo sedan M5 for serious track use. In a compromised "dual purpose" state of tune, $10K dedicated track cars (for example an '88 Mustang with Griggs torque arm, $2K Baer/Brembo brakes and $1500 cylinder heads) will pass the M5 like it's standing still. An M5 is the wrong tool for track, if you're sensitive to the financial aspects or impact on the car's streetability. When you have $90K in a car and you're struggling to hang with nearly stock $15K LT1 Vettes and modified $10K Camaro's & Mustang's, you probably forgot the sanity check. When street passengers ride in the same M5 luxoride with 500lb/in springs (that rides like a subcompact), they may also question your sanity. Last edited by Lscman; 17th November 2003 at 04:08.