E36 m3 evo for road and track

[torqueofthedevil]

Opinions? Going from e46 to e36 m3 evo. Don't do many miles and want a car that is cheap enough to take on track whilst being well suited - rwd, decent engine etc.

How are they as road cars. Is it the same engine as the S50 z3m?

Anything to be wary of? They seem excellent value.

Cheers

[Dakkon]

Obvious potential vanos issues and you will need to look at the brakes, standard ones won't really cope with track work.

[Baz Tench]

I think it has the S52 engine. The M Power section is your best port of call though for proper beardy advice.

[les3002]

S52 was the US M3. Euro M3 Evo is S50B32, same as the early Z3Ms

[torqueofthedevil]

les3002 said:

S52 was the US M3. Euro M3 Evo is S50B32, same as the early Z3Ms

Dont think it was only 'early' ones - the vast majority had S50 engines - just a few very rare S54 Z3m as far as I know.

Any experiences of the m3 evos? Do they feel fast? Track use will only be occasional so dont want to ruin ride quality / strip it out etc. just a good well balanced, powerful car. Maybe upgrade brakes but dont want to spend £££.

Cheers,