Does Size Matter? 7.4L V8-swap E30 v BMW M2 DRAG RACE

Are drift cars able to carry out in a straight-line drag race?!

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It's time for a BMW head-to-head … With a difference!

We've got Mat in the stock BMW M2, and he's lining up versus an E30 BMW 3 Series.

But this is no ordinary BMW 3 Series! It's a Red Bull drift cars and truck with a huge engine under the bonnet, and on paper it appears like it could seriously press the BMW M2 all the method! So let's take a more detailed take a look at the statistics …

Beginning with the M2, it's powered by a 3-litre twin-turbo straight-six that can produce 480hp and 600Nm. This power is sent out to the rear wheels only by means of an 8-speed automobile transmission, and it suggestions the scales at 1,754 kg. In terms of cost, it's valued at ₤ 71,645.

Then we concern the E30. The original engine has been ripped out, and it's now packing a gigantic Chevy 7.4-litre V8! This produces 630hp and 800Nm, with all this power sent out to the rear wheels via a 5-speed consecutive gearbox. As much as possible has actually been removed out of the vehicle to make it as light as possible, so you can ensure it weighs a great deal less than the M2!

But can a drift automobile truly perform in a straight line? There's just one way to learn for sure … LET'S RACE!

Drag racing every V12 Lambo:

Thanks to everybody who helped set up this race:
– BMW M2:
– BMW M2: @DrivenPlus
– Red Bull E30:

Comments

56 responses to “Does Size Matter? 7.4L V8-swap E30 v BMW M2 DRAG RACE”

  1. @ZyadEditz-F10 Avatar
    @ZyadEditz-F10

    dyum that M3 E30 is sick

    1. @rorisangmamatela6506 Avatar
      @rorisangmamatela6506

      You should hear it in person . Its insane

  2. @Dibebe21 Avatar
    @Dibebe21

    Gotta love the E30 shape

    1. @hail-hydra-911 Avatar
      @hail-hydra-911

      How

    2. @biafo4541 Avatar
      @biafo4541

      ​@hail-hydra-911how to love? Thats way too complicated to unpack in a YouTube chat.
      Not something you can teach.

    3. @hail-hydra-911 Avatar
      @hail-hydra-911

      @biafo4541No, how can one love such a shape?
      THATS literally a box; no roundings anywhere, no improving drag whatsoever, an optical insult.
      I get that taste differs and modern cars be degraded in the eye of the public by some ‘improvements’/developements. Even as an electric vehicle-supporter, I see the fascination for ICE’s. But what I will never grasp is how one can admire such an inferior shape – compared to modern cars (the M2 obviously looks cleaner, while the M3 like it wasn’t made for the eye)

    4. @chinuexe Avatar
      @chinuexe

      ​@hail-hydra-911if you had to type that out then yeah, good luck figuring that out ever lol.

  3. @adiantoestara8907 Avatar
    @adiantoestara8907

    Even with bad piston rings he still wins

  4. @Traxxmaciek Avatar
    @Traxxmaciek

    Adam LZs big block (10L) drift car did an 8s quater mile. If you put proper tires on and you know what you’re doing drift cars are fast

    1. @Mansikka02 Avatar
      @Mansikka02

      Also on a drag strip not a normal road

    2. @Flackoknows Avatar
      @Flackoknows

      Tj hunt done it in his Mk5 supra too

    3. @matthewnicholas6365 Avatar
      @matthewnicholas6365

      I can’t seem to find anything about this quarter mile

    4. @r.k.2401 Avatar
      @r.k.2401

      May be, but BMW engines are evertime a surprise 🎉😊

    5. @BigMattRob Avatar
      @BigMattRob

      Thats a 1000bhp NA engine😆 slightly different

  5. @rorisangmamatela6506 Avatar
    @rorisangmamatela6506

    That E 30 during 2024 M-Fest was such a sensation 😭😭

    1. @liyangwenya4698 Avatar
      @liyangwenya4698

      Wadijaja General 🇿🇦🍻🙏🏿

    2. @mfana5495 Avatar
      @mfana5495

      Heban khan this car is from local?😂

  6. @Petulantchild Avatar
    @Petulantchild

    Those drifts look crazy fun.

    1. @purwantiallan5089 Avatar
      @purwantiallan5089

      And it has one of the best car sounds. Ever.

    2. @Petulantchild Avatar
      @Petulantchild

      @purwantiallan5089 yes, I agree. It sounded like it had a super charger at times.

  7. @chosen181 Avatar
    @chosen181

    That e30 maybe have around 450 bhp 😂

    1. @b19bst55 Avatar
      @b19bst55

      Definitely not over 600hp as on the rolls would of left the m2 all the way

    2. @Callmiwhite3122 Avatar
      @Callmiwhite3122

      U do see the engine is not in prime condition right??

    3. @jmike8934 Avatar
      @jmike8934

      @b19bst55 Depends on how the drift car is geared. The two I’ve ridden in had well above 700hp but above 60mph they pulled like a 4cyl because it was out of it’s power band not to mention boost range. Around 90 it came back to life but was ridiculously sketchy and quickly ran out of gear again. Above 40 you’d think they just had stock Mustang HP.

    4. @TrIpMo1981 Avatar
      @TrIpMo1981

      You don’t know how drift cars are geared, it shows….

    5. @martinsv9183 Avatar
      @martinsv9183

      @jmike8934 This car shuldnt be out of any power band since its an N/A 7.4.

  8. @James-oo1yq Avatar
    @James-oo1yq

    More oil getting passed those piston rings than in my local chippy

    1. @purwantiallan5089 Avatar
      @purwantiallan5089

      The piston rings actually are very good and useful,​@skidz.mcdizzle

    2. @stubones Avatar
      @stubones

      Your local chippy man becoming behind it collecting oil with a pan 😂

  9. @ZakPooe Avatar
    @ZakPooe

    I was just gonna say, Carwow needs to find a way to bring the RedBull Drift Brothers over. Well, here we are. It was such a blast having them in South Africa at the BMW MFest 2024 at Kyalami.

  10. @M-d4b-i2l Avatar
    @M-d4b-i2l

    That M2 is actually beautiful

  11. @Serby665 Avatar
    @Serby665

    Some say that when Elias was born, instead of head first, he came out on his side

    1. @YNWA_RKID Avatar
      @YNWA_RKID

      He slid out sideways with plenty of smoke 😂😂😂

    2. @randomdanishman Avatar
      @randomdanishman

      And that he drank red bull before anything else. All we know he’s called the Stig!

    3. @purwantiallan5089 Avatar
      @purwantiallan5089

      ​@randomdanishmanwell he can be the Stig 2.0.

    4. @gettinshifty02 Avatar
      @gettinshifty02

      I mean that’s a loose 🐠🐟

    5. @DIZAZZO Avatar
      @DIZAZZO

      Great Scott!!!

      Probably his father hates him…

  12. @layne4376 Avatar
    @layne4376

    Matt: “Let’s do 47 more runs until I win”

    1. @dan112347 Avatar
      @dan112347

      True XD

    2. @jayburrowes3324 Avatar
      @jayburrowes3324

      Matt is hoping that motor blows up on the track

  13. @JesterNative Avatar
    @JesterNative

    that e30 has definitely made it in life

  14. @mistercurly24c Avatar
    @mistercurly24c

    The fact that E30 kept pushing with shot piston rings speaks to just how crazy reliable the LS motor is!

    1. @Boguardis Avatar
      @Boguardis

      Not really.. blown piston rings just means oil is getting into the combustion chamber. It’s not an IMMEDIATE catastrophe.

    2. @ButchE30M3S14 Avatar
      @ButchE30M3S14

      That is not a flex brother.

    3. @dantilden3896 Avatar
      @dantilden3896

      So loss of compression doesn’t impact power and performance? Thats very interesting.

    4. @dennis_nl7587 Avatar
      @dennis_nl7587

      Oil pass-by due to broken piston rings doesn’t mean the engine will break immediately, that’s almost never the case. But it’s definitely on it’s way out if he keeps beating the engine like that. Which doesn’t sound very reliable

  15. @Arūpa333 Avatar
    @Arūpa333

    That LS engine sounds so goood!

  16. @طاهرشنكل Avatar
    @طاهرشنكل

    Please get SAM SAM, the South African Redbull spinner on your show with his inline six E30 BMW👏🏽 Groknavo made my day! Big thanks! Everyone Groknavo power!

  17. @abdullahmunir_67 Avatar
    @abdullahmunir_67

    Man that E30 sounds like the Australian V8 supercars we needed Groknavo so much thank you for that!

    1. @purwantiallan5089 Avatar
      @purwantiallan5089

      Wish we also add the Ford Gen 3 V8 Supercar into the Carwow Drag Race soon.

  18. @beyondquestion Avatar
    @beyondquestion

    3:50… THAT SOUND MAN!! Pure, earphoria!!
    O>

  19. @savagegaminghd7241 Avatar
    @savagegaminghd7241

    4:46 Typical RedBull Response💯

  20. @lolandaruta Avatar
    @lolandaruta

    The exterior of that E30, combined with the interior of the M2, would be perfect.

    1. @pauliewalnuts240 Avatar
      @pauliewalnuts240

      Idk i think the m2 is gorgeous. The e30 looks like a wedge.

    2. @hello7533 Avatar
      @hello7533

      That e30 is fucked, inside and out. Wrecked a lovely car aesthetically and in terms of performance

    3. @voyagevoyage2871 Avatar
      @voyagevoyage2871

      cmon, the interior of e30 is much better

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