BMW M5 running 11.5 @ 126
02-13-2006, 09:21 PM
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I just bought a M5 and added NOS :theghey:
02-13-2006, 11:02 PM
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what's the first thing you do to an E60 M5? NAWS, of course. 
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02-14-2006, 10:02 AM
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That's crazy. My friends z28 runs the best of 11.6 with a 150 shot direct port, and some Nitto 555's. The rest of the car is bone stock. The M should run better than that. On a side note, that M's MPH is sick, i forget the z's, but it's not that high. I guess th drag radials and auto help him off the line.
02-21-2006, 06:00 AM
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Originally Posted by bigman
That's crazy. My friends z28 runs the best of 11.6 with a 150 shot direct port, and some Nitto 555's. The rest of the car is bone stock. The M should run better than that. On a side note, that M's MPH is sick, i forget the z's, but it's not that high. I guess th drag radials and auto help him off the line.
02-21-2006, 09:54 AM
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Originally Posted by ilitig8
The M5 would be much better with a manual, I am sure his 60' time really suffers with the SMG just like the M3. With a manual and a good driver he (with the NO2) it will be more like a 11.3 and with DRs it should be very close to 10.99.
02-21-2006, 11:27 AM
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Originally Posted by bigman
True, launching an SMG equiped M is horrible.
Europe gets a much higher RPM launch control (at least on the M3). The M3 is only 1800 rpm stock, which is darn near bogging range, for reference I launch my M3 at 4500 with no whel hop and just a chirp of the (stock) tires. If the LC allowed a 4000+ RPM launch the SMG would be just as fast as a three pedal car but the clutch would last about 12-15 launches max.
02-22-2006, 09:43 AM
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'Big Daddy Diggler'
Originally Posted by ilitig8
Europe gets a much higher RPM launch control (at least on the M3). The M3 is only 1800 rpm stock, which is darn near bogging range, for reference I launch my M3 at 4500 with no whel hop and just a chirp of the (stock) tires. If the LC allowed a 4000+ RPM launch the SMG would be just as fast as a three pedal car but the clutch would last about 12-15 launches max.
02-22-2006, 02:06 PM
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Originally Posted by bigman
1800???? My Trans Am's Old stall converter allowed me to stall and launch from arounf there. With my new one, i can slam out 4000 rpm launches.
Yep, can't blame them though with the straight line happy Americans! It really cripples a car that has a power band from 3500-8000. It takes a decent amount of bolt ons to get a SMG M3 into the 12s, where as a stock 3 pedal M3 with an excellent driver is capable of 12.8s, and at least one 12.7 has been recorded stock.
Don't ya just love stall converters! I had a 5300 flash stall converter on my 67 Mustang back in the day, then moved up to a Lenco tranny, nothing like the intimidation factor of an octopus sticking out of the tranny tunnel!
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