M5 got spanked
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M5 got spanked Coming home today a brand new M5 still with paper plates got smoked. He pulled along side of me twice on the freeway I quess to see what his $80,000 + BMW could do against a old 99 FRC. Down shifted to 3rd gearing doing about 4100 rpms I let him jump me before you could bleak an eye I pulled him by over 2 car lenghts. Damn sure beats running all those SUV's and trucks right Bay Area SS 
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Was it in M mode? if its not in M mode it would only have like 480hp or somtin IDK.. Press the M button and it goes up to 507hp... Awsome Kill though, thers never any sightings of the new M series here in S Jerz LOL!!! GOD I LOVE CALI!!!
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Originally Posted by gsrhunter
Actually its only 400. and the car weighs 4000 pounds. Still an awesome kill though.
Originally Posted by Irunelevens
Those are the old M5s... the new ones have 500hp and will hit 200mph with the speed limiter taken off
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Good kill on the Beamer bro. Reminds me of the race I had in Illinois driving home from Lg Motorsports. Killed him rather easily. As far as one going 200 mph, I doubt it. If the new beamer can go 200 why didn't the boys I raced try to hang ???
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Originally Posted by allngn_c5
Good kill on the Beamer bro. Reminds me of the race I had in Illinois driving home from Lg Motorsports. Killed him rather easily. As far as one going 200 mph, I doubt it. If the new beamer can go 200 why didn't the boys I raced try to hang ???
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Originally Posted by Irunelevens
Well... they will do over 200mph with the limiter taken off. Just like the Benz SL55 and the M6 (from what I've heard). Their stock limiters are set at 155 though, and not many people even bother to get them reflashed
Is 430 rwhp (assuming that is what they make in M mode) enough to propel a 4000+ pound car to 200 mph ?? I can't prove you wrong, but I highly doubt it. Can you post some proof. Maybe a link ......
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Well here's one from the M5/M6 board where an M6 that I believe to be stock (other than the limiter being removed) hits 335km/h, verified by GPS http://www.m5board.com/vbulletin/sho...un+m6+portugal . And here's a video of an M5 (again, I believe it's just stock with no limiter) that hits 310km/h, but it's the end of the speedo. http://aolsearch.aol.com/aol/redir?s...ion=WebResults
I'm not gonna look around for anymore, but just take a look on some BMW Forums and whatnot... there's alot of info out there.
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Originally Posted by allngn_c5
Is 430 rwhp (assuming that is what they make in M mode) enough to propel a 4000+ pound car to 200 mph ?? I can't prove you wrong, but I highly doubt it. Can you post some proof. Maybe a link ......
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Originally Posted by 99FRCTorchRed
Yeah they take a week to get there 
There's just something about how nice those cars are... Quick is great but it ain't everything.
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Originally Posted by DeltaT
You are correct - it affects acceleration, not top speed.
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Not being arguementative but I am asking this in question form to hopefully learn from your experience or knowledge.
Lets say you take 3 V10 M5's and they way 4000, 4750, and 5500 lbs, exact cars with the only difference being the weight by adding load. All 3 cars will go the same speed ?? I question it because it doesn't make total sense to me. I fully understand that the weight is going to effect the acceleration but it seems to me that the weight is going to have some sort of effect on the overall top speed of a vehicle.
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Originally Posted by Irunelevens
Well here's one from the M5/M6 board where an M6 that I believe to be stock (other than the limiter being removed) hits 335km/h, verified by GPS http://www.m5board.com/vbulletin/sho...un+m6+portugal . And here's a video of an M5 (again, I believe it's just stock with no limiter) that hits 310km/h, but it's the end of the speedo. http://aolsearch.aol.com/aol/redir?s...ion=WebResults
I'm not gonna look around for anymore, but just take a look on some BMW Forums and whatnot... there's alot of info out there.
I'm not gonna look around for anymore, but just take a look on some BMW Forums and whatnot... there's alot of info out there.