BMW M3 vs Nissan Z | Driver Battles: Track Edition

It’s boyfriend against girlfriend and BMW M3 vs Nissan Z on this episode of Driver Battles: Track Edition. Just in case the classic battle of Japanese vs. German performance wasn’t intriguing enough, we brought out Michael Hillo and Allison Leung to duke it out for ultimate relationship bragging rights. Both Allison’s E46 M3 and Michael’s Nissan 370Z have a whole host of upgrades, and both drivers are extremely quick, so this battle should come down to the wire at Willow Springs.

0:00 Intro at Big Willow
1:20 E46 M3 Track Build Breakdown
3:11 Nissan 370Z Track Car Breakdown
4:55 Sign Up to Be a Part of Driver Battles!
5:52 M3 vs 370Z
7:36 Results from Willow Springs

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When it comes to Allison’s 2001 BMW E46 M3 track car, her upgrades place it squarely in the race car world, even though she was still able to drive it to the track. To help her 3.25L BMW S54 engine put out 285hp, she’s added an Eventuri intake system and a Buildjournal tune. As far as the suspension and aero goes, she has added two-way Moton coilovers, a Hotchkis front sway bar and a Voltex Type 5 wing. She’s also added Sparco circuit seats, Volk Racing TE37 OG wheels and 275/35R18 Nitto NT01 tires.

Michael Hillo is actually a prior winner on Driver Battles, that time in his 350Z. This time, he’s upgraded to the newer 370Z model, and it’s very closely matched to his girlfriend’s track car. The engine is stock at 280hp, with a Tomei catback exhaust. For suspension and aero, he’s added Godspeed coilovers, Gktech camber arms and the NISMO aero package. The NISMO love continues with NISMO Akebono calipers, while a Recaro Sportster CS seat is the cabin. For wheels and tires, he has Volk TE37SL wheels and 275/35R18 Nitto NT01 tires.

Both of these cars put out similar horsepower, have upgraded aero and suspension, and have the same tires underneath them. This battle couldn’t be more closely matched, and when you throw in the element of dating bragging rights, we were at the edge of our seats to see who won.

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