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Old Jun 9, 2008 | 06:38 PM
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my friends took this video racing our other friend's car(thanks Doc).Camera car is a head and cam 98 ss convert. M5 is stock 507 hp.

http://youtube.com/watch?v=7lij4tRYinY dig

http://youtube.com/watch?v=MpB5q4EEZt0 roll

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Old Jun 9, 2008 | 06:41 PM
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good runs. how much power does that camaro put down?
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Old Jun 9, 2008 | 06:43 PM
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even from dig, camaro has the edge from roll...good races

that m5 looks bad a$$
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good runs. how much power does that camaro put down?
dunno yet. It was sitting for a while and it just got back on the road.Never Dyno'd it. Where's a Dyno day when you need one?
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Old Jun 9, 2008 | 06:48 PM
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dunno yet. It was sitting for a while and it just got back on the road.Never Dyno'd it. Where's a Dyno day when you need one?
ah you are killing me. I keep seeing this guy with one around town and i wonder how i would do but after seeing this i think he would take me pretty easily, which i thought before, but whatever.
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Old Jun 9, 2008 | 07:15 PM
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wow.
that was exciting... makes me proud
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Old Jun 9, 2008 | 09:21 PM
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another thing is that the M had 4 people and SS had 2
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Old Jun 9, 2008 | 09:34 PM
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camaro's clutch is slipping badly....
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Originally Posted by m6ttop
another thing is that the M had 4 people and SS had 2
that could make a big difference
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nice runs
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Cool race. I want to mess around with one of those.
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Old Jun 9, 2008 | 11:11 PM
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that is one badass looking M5.. good runs
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They look pretty fuggin sweet.
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Old Jun 9, 2008 | 11:45 PM
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you sure its heads/cam?........ should be pulling from a new m5 , especially with 4 people in the car
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Old Jun 10, 2008 | 12:13 AM
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not tuned yet and i think it was the tires spinning...he's on 245's
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Old Jun 10, 2008 | 03:24 AM
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Nice runs. Those are the best when you're just barely pulling out the win
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Old Jun 10, 2008 | 09:38 AM
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good job ! what cam is it
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Old Jun 10, 2008 | 10:30 AM
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nice kill and death, that m5 was getting the camaro up top, too bad you couldnt get one clean run in, kept having to slow for traffic.
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Originally Posted by eddielb
good job ! what cam is it
Lg cam
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Old Jun 10, 2008 | 01:04 PM
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goooood fuggin runs.....i love that body style bimmer
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