The I bought an E92 M3 thread..

LiE said:
Forget 300bhp, go for an MX5 and super/turbo charge it.
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10k though? yes you could get a Mk3 or 3.5 for under 10 but getting a good 300 out of it along with some mods for the suspension wont be cheep.

I was thinking of a supercharger kit for my mk4 but even it on a new car only see's what?? 250.. ok it weighs sod all and will go like hell but its no cheep.
 
sideways14a said:
10k though? yes you could get a Mk3 or 3.5 for under 10 but getting a good 300 out of it along with some mods for the suspension wont be cheep.

I was thinking of a supercharger kit for my mk4 but even it on a new car only see's what?? 250.. ok it weighs sod all and will go like hell but its no cheep.
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You don't need 300 with such a low weight though.

E46 M3 is 215bhp per tonne.

You can add a stage 1 turbo to an MX5 NC from BBR for £5k which will give you 262bhp which is 236bp per tonne.

There are many options with the MX5 for adding forced induction, there's something available for pretty much all budgets.
 
[TW]Fox said:
It's an old 3 series. It's years from being a classic.
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Disagree there , it’s very much a classic, clean low mileage examples aren’t climbing in value rapidly for any other reason than they are already very much a classic and - good ones - highly sought after.
 
LiE said:
You don't need 300 with such a low weight though.

E46 M3 is 215bhp per tonne.

You can add a stage 1 turbo to an MX5 NC from BBR for £5k which will give you 262bhp which is 236bp per tonne.

There are many options with the MX5 for adding forced induction, there's something available for pretty much all budgets.
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Yeah i agree, heck i am on 180bhp per ton with just my mk4 and some basic mods.
My s14a was something dippy like 370BHP per ton as it didnt weigh a massive amount either - really when boost came in it was proper squirmy.

I had a 330d coupe and with a remap it would have put down close to the OPs needs along with a mountain of torque but its as far aware from a sports car as you could get, ie boring.
 
Well sorted MX-5 mk1s with supercharger/turbo mods are pretty sought after.

It's one of the rare instances where a mod can add value :D
 
Found an E46 M3, 88000 Miles, really good condition, £10250... Not a bad price that going off what others are up for!
 
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