550i MUCH faster than 545i?
09-10-2005, 03:23 AM
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Originally Posted by JayEll' date='Sep 10 2005, 05:13 AM
oh well ... might as well just throw away my 545!? :'(
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Originally Posted by BetterMakeWay' date='Sep 10 2005, 04:55 AM
[quote name='realtyman' date='Sep 9 2005, 09:15 PM']Still no LSD on the 550i I would suspect.? Gotta get an M to have a limited slip. 
? (The drag strip 'aint everything).
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Originally Posted by donv' date='Sep 10 2005, 09:11 AM
[quote name='BetterMakeWay' date='Sep 10 2005, 04:55 AM'][quote name='realtyman' date='Sep 9 2005, 09:15 PM']Still no LSD on the 550i I would suspect.? Gotta get an M to have a limited slip. ? (The drag strip 'aint everything).
? (The drag strip 'aint everything).[snapback]168984[/snapback]
What are the advantages of an LSD?
And does the E60 come with an LSD?
any informational material is accepted
10x
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[/quote]Check page 3 of What 5 Series Changes Would You Like?
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[/quote]So with a LSD could a power slide be possible? what about doing donuts? just wondering for thw sake of science!
And one more question: for driving hard isn't best to switch to DTC? I think that DSC comes on so early and strong that DTC is better for driving hard on a track or so.
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Originally Posted by BetterMakeWay' date='Sep 10 2005, 09:23 AM
[quote name='donv' date='Sep 10 2005, 09:11 AM'][quote name='BetterMakeWay' date='Sep 10 2005, 04:55 AM'][quote name='realtyman' date='Sep 9 2005, 09:15 PM']Still no LSD on the 550i I would suspect.? Gotta get an M to have a limited slip. ? (The drag strip 'aint everything).
? (The drag strip 'aint everything).[snapback]168984[/snapback]
What are the advantages of an LSD?
And does the E60 come with an LSD?
any informational material is accepted
10x
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[/quote]Check page 3 of What 5 Series Changes Would You Like?
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[/quote]So with a LSD could a power slide be possible? what about doing donuts? just wondering for thw sake of science!
And one more question: for driving hard isn't best to switch to DTC? I think that DSC comes on so early and strong that DTC is better for driving hard on a track or so.
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[/quote]A good driver would turn both off. DTC would be better than DSC though.
09-10-2005, 11:51 AM
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Originally Posted by BetterMakeWay' date='Sep 10 2005, 10:23 AM
[quote name='donv' date='Sep 10 2005, 09:11 AM'][quote name='BetterMakeWay' date='Sep 10 2005, 04:55 AM'][quote name='realtyman' date='Sep 9 2005, 09:15 PM']Still no LSD on the 550i I would suspect.? Gotta get an M to have a limited slip. ? (The drag strip 'aint everything).
? (The drag strip 'aint everything).[snapback]168984[/snapback]
What are the advantages of an LSD?
And does the E60 come with an LSD?
any informational material is accepted
10x
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[/quote]Check page 3 of What 5 Series Changes Would You Like?
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[/quote]So with a LSD could a power slide be possible? what about doing donuts? just wondering for thw sake of science!
And one more question: for driving hard isn't best to switch to DTC? I think that DSC comes on so early and strong that DTC is better for driving hard on a track or so.
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[/quote]LSD gives you a much more controlled slide (as well as better accelleration). It is very evident in the snow (the only time I wish I had my M3 again).
09-10-2005, 02:22 PM
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Originally Posted by realtyman' date='Sep 10 2005, 02:51 PM
[quote name='BetterMakeWay' date='Sep 10 2005, 10:23 AM'][quote name='donv' date='Sep 10 2005, 09:11 AM'][quote name='BetterMakeWay' date='Sep 10 2005, 04:55 AM'][quote name='realtyman' date='Sep 9 2005, 09:15 PM']Still no LSD on the 550i I would suspect.? Gotta get an M to have a limited slip. ? (The drag strip 'aint everything).
? (The drag strip 'aint everything).[snapback]168984[/snapback]
What are the advantages of an LSD?
And does the E60 come with an LSD?
any informational material is accepted
10x
[snapback]169056[/snapback]
[/quote]Check page 3 of What 5 Series Changes Would You Like?
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[/quote]So with a LSD could a power slide be possible? what about doing donuts? just wondering for thw sake of science!
And one more question: for driving hard isn't best to switch to DTC? I think that DSC comes on so early and strong that DTC is better for driving hard on a track or so.
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[/quote]LSD gives you a much more controlled slide (as well as better accelleration). It is very evident in the snow (the only time I wish I had my M3 again).
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[/quote]The TopGear review of the 535d mentions that the car could really use a limited slip differential... during the lap test with the Stig behind the wheel, they point out the inside wheel spinning like crazy on a turn. That is when the need for a LSD is mentioned.
09-10-2005, 02:26 PM
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Originally Posted by Memotronic' date='Sep 10 2005, 03:24 PM
Technically speaking >>> 550 is faster than 545 by 2 seconds ??
Marketing speaking >>> 545 is slower than 550 by 2 seconds ??
Marketing speaking >>> 545 is slower than 550 by 2 seconds ??
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09-10-2005, 04:58 PM
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No disrespect to the 550i BUT 2 seconds is HUGE! A few more HP and some torque 'aint gonna make a 2 second difference. Maybe 0.2 but not 2.0. 
09-10-2005, 11:49 PM
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Originally Posted by realtyman' date='Sep 10 2005, 07:58 PM
No disrespect to the 550i BUT 2 seconds is HUGE!? A few more HP and some torque 'aint gonna make a 2 second difference.? Maybe 0.2 but not 2.0.
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Have u noticed? the lower the 0-100 times the more performance is needed to drop a few 10's of a second.
but even so the difference will be like the difference now between 545i manual and 535d.