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?

 

540i = V8

 

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

 

Is you car manual tranny?

 

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

 

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?

 

To be fair I would add 545 and 550.

 

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.

 

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.

 

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

 

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.

 

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.

 

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.

 

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

 

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.

 

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'

 

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.

 

Please tell me you were kidding.

 

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.

 

:shakehead

 

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 )

 

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.