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06-14-2005, 12:39 AM

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Originally Posted by BangleBox_530d' date='Jun 13 2005, 09:30 AM

My best time:

60ft - 2.109s
330ft - 6.005
1/8 mile ET - 9.199
1/8 mile speed - 76.91
1000' - 11.881
1/4 mile ET - 14.268
1/4 mile speed - 96.14

And that's with wheelspin off the line still, and need practice on gear change revs (probably not changing early enough).

Fastest speed at 1/4 was 96.35, but ET was 15.1 so something went wrong. Shows there's potential to improve on the ET, but 14.2 is quite good for a 530d.

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Is Your autobox?? How else I can explane that with same end speed You have so much bette ET (0,4sec) at 1/8-mile!! Or maybe Santa Pod is so much better track?

But full 1/4-mile is just that what I wait from my car.

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06-14-2005, 02:00 AM

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My Ride: 535d Sport in Carbon Black / high gloss shadow line and beige leather / dark poplar with professional nav, bluetooth phone prep, CD changer, bi-xenon adaptive headlamps, servotronic steering, folding mirrors, heated comfort seats, TV, extended voice control and Logic 7 hifi.

Skaffa - Bangle has a manual car. Santa Pod isn't renowned for being the best 1/4 strip - but I guess yours could be even worse!

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06-14-2005, 05:26 AM

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Originally Posted by clived' date='Jun 13 2005, 05:07 PM

[quote name='derrickj' date='Jun 13 2005, 03:45 PM']WOW!? Your 535D beat my 545?? I didn't know they were that quick, is your stock, or have you had it modified?

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Hi Derrick - it's had a remap - that's it - 45 minutes and ?750 of tuning. And still over ?4000 cheaper than a 545i ;-)

Actually, I wouldn't take the figures as being absolutely conclusive - different surfaces can make a difference to 1/8 or 1/4 mile times (although actually, Santa Pod is recognised as having a poor surface for road cars - great for funny cars on huge slicks however!), so I'd really want to see a side by side test - same place, same day, to really say my car was quicker. Unfortunately, I couldn't find anybody in the UK with a 545i who wanted to play

I assume your car is an automatic?

Cheers, Clive

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Mine is an automatic, I would be happy to run with you side by side, but I will need a little time. After reading your post, I took my car in I am having them replace my runflats with GIANT dragster slicks, the fuel injection system is being modified for my new Nitrous oxide system, and I'm having a bracket built on the trunk to hold the new Boeing 747 jet engine. I will be ready soon.