so what e36 chassis is the prefered one to build?

[NORRIS]

My 2 door has 7 years and 120 races on the used Getrag. My 4 door has 1 25 hour and many 3 hour races with numerous different drivers on it's used Getrag also.

I think you'll be fine with the gearbox.

As for 4 door vs 2 door. My 4 door "felt" better on the track, but that might just have been because everything was new. I prefer the look of the two door, but would probably recommend you take the first good donar car that comes along.

[hondaman321]

I agree with norris any good donor car will do.

[Z3_GoCar]

I'm rather partial to my e-36/7 same weight as the 325 with the ZF transmission. I also get the chassis x-brace, and if I desire wind in my hair

[iambhooper]

i'm sure the Z3's are a blast... however donor's don't turn up at a reasonable price (to me).

so is the '92 considered better because of the dual valve springs? what advantage does that offer?

[NORRIS]

Also the Z3 has semi trailing arms. Which can make the car even more fun to drive, but I think the multilink that the E36 uses is more tuneable and more drivable.
I'm under the impression that '94 is the year to get because it has Vanos. You might want to check on that.

[GKR_17]

The 92 is the only year without VANOS, and is also down half a point on compression.

[Z3_GoCar]

Donner car's not as important as it used to be, becuse you can use any of the e-36 motors as long as the chassis is the same.

[hondaman321]

e36 non vanos's are not better just different. With the vanos motor you have the stock valve springs which are not that strong and if you bring a car up to redline alot they can break. Alot of people cheat and use the larger e36 m3 one that are tapered and that resolves the issue, however just saying the the 92 non-vanos has the dual ones from the factory. With the new vin rule you could really get any chassis and then pair up a motor and classify the car at that point. ITR is def up and coming and ITS is dying out.