JOES05tl

I raced a 540i bmw tonight. I was with my friend who weighs about 190, and the beemer had just the driver. Side by side all the way up untill about 130. Then I let off. The beemer was bone stock and sounded like the wind. Problem was he had about a 3 foot lead from the start and held it till the finish, so I can't say I won! I wanted to take him out so bad, but nothing was happening. He got a little jump on me and kept it. Whats in those things, a v6 or an 8?

03CoupeV6

540i = V8

CL Platano

You can beat any 5 series except the 540 and the M of course..

nikko

Is you car manual tranny?

03Sheermax

Are you modded, and are you 6-spd? Did you race a 540i 6-spd or auto?

THE TURBONATOR

I'm suprised it was that close...those cars are quick... depending on the yr that car is close to 300 hp if not more and a crap load of trq

what r u driving?

SergeyM

To be fair I would add 545 and 550.

sbuswell

525, 530 are only 5 series that the TL is faster than. TL 6MT is just as fast as a 540i AT though(maybe small edge to 540i but not much). M5 is insanely fast at 500hp, 383tq.

JOES05tl

Yeah I have a 6 speed, and i think his sh!t was automatic- i didn't see him shifting. I have all the mods except for the headers or forced induction. ( aem intake, outlaw engineering spacers, sun automotive ground wires and 'voltage system', comptech ss exhaust & rear swaybar, ur crank pulley, and I even bought the tornado!) I thought I was about to smoke the little kid, but he just put his foot down and handled me. The next thing you'll probably say is I can't drive, but I've been driving stick cars my whole life. I used to have a 1st gen eclipse gst that was pure rice- bright orange shift light, tanabe exhaust, bov, air/fuel & boost gauges on the a-pillar, but it was f#cking fast. And I could launch that fwd car like no one else. Anyway flame one, right! I didn't fall back or lose any ground on my shifts.

JOES05tl

what are the numbers on those things hp/tq & 0-60, 1/4 mile

03Sheermax

I'm not doubting your skillz. These cars are mean motherfukers, my bro has one, but his is a 6-spd. The thing is fast as hell, he walks all over me on the highway. So I can see a stock auto 540i running door to door with a decently modded 6-spd TL.

03Sheermax

the auto's are running in the low-mid 14's, with the six speed in the13.6-13.9 range. But 0-60, or even 1/4 mile numbers don't really tell the whole story with this car. Over 100 is where it really shines, especially the 6-spd. I heard from 100-150 a well driven 540i 6-spd can run neck and neck with a C5 LS-1 vette.

JOES05tl

That sucks. Now I know, and I can save face next time, cuz' I was saying I'd smoke him cuz' it looked bone stock and the driver looked 17- Damnit.

bkzjimmy

just think about the price differences.....i think u did goood!

03Sheermax

Yeah, but IMO the price difference is justifiable. Don't get me wrong the TL is probably the best bang for the buck out there, but the 540i is in a totally different league.

JOES05tl

I guess I realize now that I did do pretty good against their v8 in a car thats about the same size/weight. Thanks for boostin' my 'morale'

SergeyM

Prices are about the same. The newest BMW 540 would be 2003. You can get certified low mileage 2003 540 i/6 for $32-35K. 2006 TL is about the same. Add A-spec and it becomes more expensive than 540. 2006 BMW 550 is a different story tough. Around $60K at least. But here we are talking 360 bp/360 tq and 5.0 sec 0-60 even with an auto tranny.

willz822

Please tell me you were kidding.

JOES05tl

Nope! Ridiculous what the modding addiction does. That was part of my 'better airflow from intake' combo buy w/ throttle body spacer, intake and tornado. Whatever, maybe it works, maybe not- but I bought that sh!t.

TLsu

:shakehead

2K2SilverTL-S

No offense to your driving skills, but you should beat an auto 540 in a lightly modded 6-speed TL.

If the 540 is a 6-speed, then its a different story. One of my good friends had a beautiful black 540 6-speed w/Dinan ECU, headers, intake, exhaust and that thing was a MONSTER! Amazing pull passed 120 mph+ (I have personal accounts of 170 mph )

Pro Stock John

Friend's 540i manual trans with !air filter went 13.9@100, I'd say that our cars with some boltons should hang. It was like a 2000 or something.