550 to a 535?
02-26-2013, 03:14 PM
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My Ride: in the market for a 535i
Had a 08 535I, until a drunk driver totalled it out. Went into a 08 550i as its replacement. Though I missed the better gas milage, and the fun of the turbo's, I loved that 08 550i, so much so, that a few months ago, I up graded to a fully loaded 10 550i M Sport. Minus the heated steering wheel my 08 had, I LOVE this car. Newer i drive is awesome, the black interior with the stainless steel inserts, M steering wheel with shifters.,.,.,pure heaven.
02-26-2013, 06:56 PM
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I wouldn't do it. I love my 550, and the headaches involved with the 535 far out weigh the tunability of the car. With issues like High Pressure Fuel Pump, Fuel Injectors, Fuel Rails, Turbos, etc? No matter the warranty I'll stick with the 550, the 535 is quicker with a tune and mods, but the 550 will spend more of it's life on the road instead of in the shop.
02-27-2013, 12:23 AM
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Only issue for me HPFP, but covered with and without warranty
New model HPFP have also been running great, but now I have installed the AEM 320 to run highter % of E85
These cars are capable of SO much more POWER than the 550 (IMHO), and yes my brother owned and 2009 550 and I driven it many times, until he traded it for a 335i as I always BLEW him away
Very happy with My car, NEVER looked back
Check this out
Had a chance to do a before/after dyno comparison on my 535i N54 the other day. I'm running the BMS DCI, a custom catback system, and a $100 inline fuel pump ( AEM 320, custom to fit my lines ), holding hi and consistent PSI and factory dp, IC, etc...
To start, we, ( Terry ) ran 91 octane bone stock. Then we added the JB4 G5 ISO, BMS Flash, and 60% E85. Did a few adaption runs on map 5 which peaked out around 410rw. Then we kicked it over to map 7 and pushed it up a bit further. For kicks we ( T ) dialed boost up a bit further using map 6 and picked up a bit more power, but I had an original plug in #6 (I had only replaced 1-5, the 6th plug was broken, waiting for replacement, NGK 5992: Gap - .022 ) which would misfire at high RPM so we ( T ) left boost lower at redline.
W O W !!
I have to give Terry a BIG SHOUT OUT !!
His Tunes are Amazing, his Customer Service is way above par
E85 FTW
And here are the pics to go with this Amazing Day !!
Well, at least for me,
http://www.e90post.com/forums/showth...=803678&page=2
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02-27-2013, 04:42 PM
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E85 is the fuel of choice if you can find it.
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02-28-2013, 11:23 AM
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The discussion below and the comments raised were thoughtful and very helpful to me, and I think on point here. I wouldn't presume to have anything snarky to say about anyone's decision to go with a 550 or an M5, and I think the same goes for picking the 535i. For what it's worth, I was persuaded to go the 535 route. Damn, it's a rocket.
https://5series.net/forums/e60-discu...rchase-128423/
Good luck.
https://5series.net/forums/e60-discu...rchase-128423/
Good luck.
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02-28-2013, 12:17 PM
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The discussion below and the comments raised were thoughtful and very helpful to me, and I think on point here. I wouldn't presume to have anything snarky to say about anyone's decision to go with a 550 or an M5, and I think the same goes for picking the 535i. For what it's worth, I was persuaded to go the 535 route. Damn, it's a rocket.
https://5series.net/forums/e60-discu...rchase-128423/
Good luck.
https://5series.net/forums/e60-discu...rchase-128423/
Good luck.
02-28-2013, 03:29 PM
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So here is a silly question. Apples to apples, if you installed the ESS supercharger for the 550i and JB4 for the 535, would they run similar power, times, etc? They both seem to give about the same 100hp gain. But being the v8 has more displacement, i wonder about the torque value.
02-28-2013, 06:53 PM
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My Ride: 2008 550I LOADED, all options except HUD and NV
So here is a silly question. Apples to apples, if you installed the ESS supercharger for the 550i and JB4 for the 535, would they run similar power, times, etc? They both seem to give about the same 100hp gain. But being the v8 has more displacement, i wonder about the torque value.
ESS SC (stage 2) = +120HP /100 lb ft
If those are the only mods, the ESS kit wins based on the extra torque and quicker power delivery (as opposed to turbo engines which all have lag) plus the fact the the base HP edge goes to the 550 to begin with (300 HP in the 535 vs 367 HP in the 550). If other mods are added, as you see PC MAC DR produced 442HP, however, the 550 with SC kit, headers, exhaust, and intake/scoop should end up in the 500+HP range - the ESS numbers on their website are with an otherwise stock 550.
02-28-2013, 07:22 PM
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My Ride: 2010 550i M Sport
exactly
i have no idea why everyone compare "modded" 535i to a "stock" 550i
apple to orange
you can install ESS on 550i and get another 120HP so no need to keep "off topic"
• 6PSI Supercharger system for BMW E60/61 550i and E63/64 650i.
• Adds 120 hp/80 ft. lbs. torque
i have no idea why everyone compare "modded" 535i to a "stock" 550i
apple to orange
you can install ESS on 550i and get another 120HP so no need to keep "off topic"
• 6PSI Supercharger system for BMW E60/61 550i and E63/64 650i.
• Adds 120 hp/80 ft. lbs. torque
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02-28-2013, 07:22 PM
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I assume the ESS supercharger would be around $10K or so. For that price, you are now talking about a Vishnu/FFTEC single turbo for the 535i. The single turbo kit on a 535i would add 300 to close to 400 hp over stock. That's 300 to almost 400 more WHEEL hp than a stock 535i for about $10K. Vishnu/FFTEC single turbo 335s are putting out about 600 to 650 rear wheel hp.