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Originally Posted by shimmy
you wont buy an M3 and make it as quick as a CSL with the change and you wont make the same money back
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Sorry but I must respectfully disagree with your take on this.
I would say bang for buck get the M3 and strip it and mod it if it's going to be a track car 85% of the time. If you are just going to do the odd track day then the CSL would be a great all rounder.
But you CAN DEFINITELY mod a M3 and make it go MUCH QUICKER than a CSL ... EASILY!! No doubt about it.
If prices of M3s and CSL is anything like it is here in New Zealand then your initial outlay would be less than half of what it'll cost to buy a CSL - strip the interior and sell it you'll get even more back (not a lot, but enough to get you a bucket seat, harnesses and a few bits and pieces if you are lucky).
Tackle the suspension, brakes, exhaust system, buy the lightest 18s you can find and slap some semi slicks on it (Michelin cups if you can) and get proper geo done and then a chip and retune to bring it up to 360hp if you can, oh and strip the interior of all excess weight - I swear you will be quicker than a stock standard CSL. And if you want to beat a modified CSL, slap a supercharger on it - you'll run circles around it.
And at the end of the day I am of the opinion you'd have spend the same or less than buying a CSL - resale values aside, fun factor as a primary consideration.