04 maxima vs. 03 bmw 330ci

i have a friend that has a 330ci. I have the 04 maxima. He claims that he will even beat the 350z. he has a bad clutch. oh by the way his is a manual and mine is an auto. i have raced him many of times before and he has never been close. so if gets his cluch do you think i will keep up or what do you think will happen. Also does anyone have any sites that will give true honest times of the two. thanks

oh i also have to add that i think it is funny that this is even a comparison that a 4 door can keep up with the ultimate driving machine. lol

Your car should have around 210WHP, his car normally dynoes around 188WHP. Your curb weight is around 3400lbs, and his is around 3300lbs.

I doubt his 100lb advantage can offset the 30+whp difference, good clutch or not, though they usually brainwash themselves into thinking so. He doesn't hang out at bimmerforums.com a lot, does he?

i have no clue where he is getting his info from. he makes one point though is that the max does take a while to produce the max hp. i have not looke his up yet but i think the max takes 6000 rpm to get max hp.

most NA cars take til that late to make max hp, but your car makes 200 ft. lbs. of tq@the wheels by 2000 rpm and peaks at around 220-230, his car peaks at about 200 ft lbs of tq@the wheels and that power doesn't come til late in his power band, like 4,000 rpm or so
my buddy has a 330 and i'll spank him all day. your friend is in denial cuz he bought an overpriced car that gets shown up by cars half its price