M3 vs Miata | Driver Battles
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- Опубликовано: 20 июл 2024
- It's M3 vs Miata when Bailey Woods and his E36 M3 square off against Frankie Ho and his NC Miata for a duel around Chuckwalla Valley Raceway. These two cars may not be historical rivals, but put two fast cars and drivers on the track together, and the time attack racing competition is bound to get intense.
0:00 E36 M3 & NC Miata Intro
1:58 Miata Track Build & BMW M3 Mods Breakdown
4:56 Nitto NT01 Tire Impressions
5:59 E36 M3 vs Miata Track Battle
8:01 Driver Battle Results and End-of-Day Thoughts
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If you’re going to have fast times, you need cars that are capable of it, and the ones in this episode have been modified in all the right ways.
Starting with Bailey’s 1999 E36 M3, it has been given a simple but effective set of mods that includes an Afe intake, JBR twin race clutch and flywheel, Eibach sway bars, AP Racing big brake kit, Titan7 T-S5 wheels and Nitto NT01 tires. This is all also on top of gutting the car to get it down to nearly the same weight as Frankie’s Miata.
Speaking of the 2013 NC Miata, it also has seen a host of important upgrades. It has been given a 2.5L Duratec swap from a Ford Fusion, PPE exhaust, Moto East intake, EcuTek reflash, Eibach two-way coilovers, Racebred aero components, Volks CE28N wheels and Nitto NT01 tires.
Since the power, weight and tires all on similar footing, this one will come down to the drivers. With both Frankie and Bailey given a whole day on the track and the NT01’s not falling off as they tick off laps, there is always that last bit of speed to find before the final flag waves.
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Frankie has the full support of the NC Yachting community! Godspeed Captain!
Here here NC king ✊
Well done Frankie! I'm running 2:15 at Chuck on 200tw tires, so I've got a ways to go!
YAR! I am the Harbor Admiral. Join us on FB groups. NC MX5 Yacht Club
@@TurboHappyCar i to ran 215 there in my 08 Nc.
Miata NC GanGGG
More NC content is always welcome!
IKR 😫 ncs are so cool I love my NC
@@padarious3797 me too! Love my NC3 club
Love the little NC community, 2.5 NC owner here ✌🏼 "Let the haters Hate, NCs are fu*king great" 😁
I love my little 2014 Mk3 Gt Mx5 roadster!!
~ mini Max, aka Grandpa’s Casket,
theme song - Staying Alive.
Amen!!!
Aero vs 50hp advantage at roughly the same weight was interesting to see. I think either car adding it’s opponents strength would be an absolute killer
You think both drivers are at a similar skill level?
BMW weighs about 700 pounds more
@@1eyeddancer974 a gutted e36 weighs like 3200lbs?
@@N3rdburgring full race spec e36 seems around 2500 with a cage
did you watch the video? wtf. The guy said that its almost equal
"Idk if Miata vs M3 is a rivalry"
Miatas are always happy to race. Look at that face. So happy.
Can yall start posting a full time board since the beginning of this show. That would be dope. 👌🏾
Bailey's such a beast! Gotta say that is one fiiine NC also, love those thick white ce28's and the aero. Steering wheel inside M3 is our Renown Time Trial Dark Suede wheel in case anyone's wonderin. Stay Safe!
Nice Bailey! Having "shared" garage space with your e36, you have a clean build. Congrats to both of you guys!
Great drive from both guys but my support has to go to Frankie and Boat Club .
I hope in future you could play laps separately with some data overlap it would make it more interesting for real petrolheads .
Thank for Great video.
I own both NC-3 and E36. Chassis on the E36 is much more solid than Miata but Miata is more nimble on the twisty turns and E36 is strong on the straight line. I am not surprised those car are equally matched. If Frankie got the suspension dialed correctly I am sure the time will be even closer. Great video thank you
I dont say this often unfortunately but that is a clean ass miata🔥
You mean slow af miata
@@lander917 1 second slower with 50 less hp lol
Very Cool. Love both wears, but I bet the MX5 was more Smiles per lap
Absolutely I have to agree haha
Nice to see track focused Ncs over seas. Don’t see many with that sort of aero in the UK
This is really entertaining. Giving a lot of amateurs some visibility. Although probably emphasizing fiddling with the car a bit much. Easiest way to go faster is just drive faster lol
I can't believe I just now found this awesome channel. I just picked up a 2008 Miata that will become a dual purpose car for me. I just gotta do a seat modification and rollbar due to my height. I decided risking my Nismo 350Z on hpde track days isn't the best idea and Miata parts are so much cheaper - looking forward to a 2.5 swap in the future. I wish you guys would also add a drag race, slalom, braking and skid pad events / data - could really show where cars shine or expose where they are lacking.
Have fun with your Miata & great suggestions!
Cool video, it's interesting to see the different lines they each take that best suits their cars.
Nice Bailey! I love your car. I still remember at BW when you wrecked, fixed and then took 1st during the Bimmer Challenge =P
both cars looked fire tho
Love both of these chassis. Excellent battle.
2 awesomely tuned cars
Sheesh the NC got a faster lap time than the new civic type r in your other episode
Why Driving Line take a look at what Hoonigans is doing with their Edit and funny Cast Crew and apply it to their Videos
I’m picking the E36 M3
Also because Bailey is fast AF!!
It is such a pity the US market got a neutered e36 M3 and not the full 315hp S50B32 from the Euro model.
I agree. They’ve been saying that since it was introduced in ‘95. The pro is the maintenance cost, but you can always swap a S54 in it if you’re rich enough, lol.
That NC Miata looks so sick, i love it 🖤💕
That's one good-looking miata!
I have no clue if I’d be faster…. But I’d love to do this. After I’ve gotten my new custom coilovers in and my new oiling system on my car
My boy Frankie going crazy!
which front splitter is that on oem bumper, wheel offsets?
I don't fit in a Miata (6'9"), so i'm currently looking into swapping the same setup Frankie was running into a fox or SN95 Mustang. won't be much for straight line speed, but it should corner and stop like nobody's business.
"So guys, what do you think made the difference?"
Guys: "Definitely not the 60 whp"
I need to get a damn Miata
DO IT
I'm surprised to see that BMW still running the OBD2 intake manifold
Nc wins in my heart
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Subd. I would like to see some preliminary tests before the road track. This is considering the amount of practice the drivers get. Why not compare 0-60, or trap speeds? Great video 👍 I'm looking forward to seeing more.
Glad to have you @Nick Foad, and appreciate the feedback!
I think ppl would like to see s2000 vs mx5nd
Crazy how much longer the miata stays on throttle for most of the corners haha
Ready race even car give me info
Wow, I gotta C7 Grand Sport (stock) that has 285/335 tires, 460hp, and I doubt I could do a sub 2min.
You could 👍🏼 just get it out there and learn how to drive you car and you'll crush those numbers, track laps are more about car familiarity and connectivity than just pure speed 🙏🏼
Depends on tires and experience imo
I would love to have a brotherly rival… my brother in a nb, and me in a brz
My 9th gen civic is ready for battle
Your 9th gen is slow bro… a miata with a k is far superior in every single way hands down. No contest, not even close.
@@lander917 no one said for me to race a Miata with a k swap. Maybe with a 8th gen wit would be good or something similar in power like a fiesta st
@@FloresRacing I have a Kswap miata ready to hurt feelings…
Stock for stock, no experience, but tons of youtube and ride alongs, i have a bone stock manual 2013 FRS, lets SAFELY see who is faster????
Yay e36
Where the carpet at though bailey???
Good video - that background music is annoying to the point of not finishing the video.
Bmw ♥️♥️♥️
Neither of those cars looked very fast. The older M3 would NEVER be my choice. I have a 740whp 335i E92, and I think I'd dog either one of those cars. We track it about six to eight times a year, and it's a lot of fun, and crazy fast. But this was fun to watch, and I'll definitely check in to see more. Cheers!
Saying “it’s all down to the driver” I think is very false here. Yes the driver matters a lot but every car on this series is extremely different and it seems there’s more of a focus on the car and the build. Finding a pro driver like Randy Pobst to drive every car could improve the series
I take the miata with a bit more throttle response, maybe with itb, should be good, the m3 is a real track tool if you know how to set up even if the car is all stock engine. You can check the nurburgring m3 with a 7.17 lap time, unfortunatly It's a us m3
7:00min BTG is the current e36 record, factory LTW aero, almost 400hp n/a s54, a lot of weight reduction & chassis tuning. 235/45/17 street legal tw100 R comp tires.
NC3 would spank the M3 all things equal. That chasis is unbelievably good.
It's pretty equal. NC3 is 182HP at 2200 ish pounds. M3 240 hp 2900 pounds is not that impressive. The M3 stock body.
Same tires. NC has more aero. It's pretty equal.
@@KillswitchRobie828 The M3 was stripped down to the same weight as the NC and it had all new bushings, solid mounts, and MCS 2 ways. Given all that I was expecting a way bigger gap between them.
@@KillswitchRobie828 def not 2200 pounds.
@@MitchelYardley yeah that’s stock NA Miata weight
@@MitchelYardley Agreed the NC is heavy, having the soft top helps a little but it's still probably above 2400, but the 2.5 helps a lot, if that was a stock power NC there would've been a much bigger gap 😄
20 seconds into the lap and can already tell the bmw boy is slow. Throttle is on the other side. Typical track day driver. Seven tenth driver thinking they're driving 10 10 and can't figure out way so slow. Last 4 or 5 track days I've gone to everyone is slow. Have to go to a competition to even have anyone show up that can drive half way decent
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Both this guys are slow af… given they have simple setups. My miata would gap this guys to the next state.
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@@buccibur didn’t mean to offend lol but you guys were a good matchup for slow cars… good driving.
Uhhhhhhhhh okay...
A BMW with a s52 is not a BMW M3...
What is then
@@frontspring1 wikipedia : "Compared to the European-spec S50, the S52 is less powerful. The S52 also shares more in common with the regular M52 engine than the S50 did with the M50..ETC." A 325i with some part do the same power, For me it's more a 325i or a 328i than an M3 sorry. In eu it's 286hp for the 3.1L and 321Hp for the 3.2L ...
@@babaadonf s52s are trash an m52 block will handle 50lbs of boost without cracking.
S52 will crack
@@frontspring1 here it's an NA motor... And whe're talking M3...
Having owned cars with S52, S54, S65, S55 .. E36 M3 is definitely an M3. S52s are fucking sick, can’t kill them.
Lame, the car with 30% more horsepower won. How is that surprising? Try doing more even challenges guys.
Aero matters a lot.
@@gt1r no aero could have saved that overpowered Miata.
240 HP ? You put soap in there an E36 M3 after 1995 produce 321 hp. 3.2 instead of the 3.0 286 hp!
Ha I forgot this is the US, you got the fake M3 🤣🤣
You forgot the fake m3 is more reliable and has no vanos issues 😂 take that you euro fanboy
This show has potential but I just skip a lot of it. Doesn’t hold my attention sorry.
yall LITERALLY picked the worst 3 series and worst miata for this
You have extra chromosomes
If you knew about cars you would realize you are 100% wrong and it’s quite literally the opposite. Say what you want about looks or engines but chassis wise the E36 is the best 3 series platform BMW has made and the NC is the best Miata platform they have made.
@@jjchockey lol waw hype fanboi