No wonder bmws (atleast 530s) like to play at High RPMs!
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Well I have to post you guys the dyno sheet I ran the other day. I am going in today again to a dynojet (as the other one was a dyno dynamic) for comparison but I always heard that BMWs like to play at high RPMs and I also thought this to be true and man no wonder-the torque does not even climb and peak before 5k and peaks at just before 7. And they dont expect us to rev the engines hard-dont you think by making an engine with those parameters bmw is asking for people to drive hard? I mean your not even getting to use the car you bought unless you drive it hard-if you never revved over 4k than you might as well buy a car with half the torque like a civic that peaks around 2-4-They probably could keep maintence costs down if they did that to the bimmer!
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Originally Posted by sleepyca31' post='423340' date='May 11 2007, 11:35 AM
Well I have to post you guys the dyno sheet I ran the other day. I am going in today again to a dynojet (as the other one was a dyno dynamic) for comparison but I always heard that BMWs like to play at high RPMs and I also thought this to be true and man no wonder-the torque does not even climb and peak before 5k and peaks at just before 7. And they dont expect us to rev the engines hard-dont you think by making an engine with those parameters bmw is asking for people to drive hard? I mean your not even getting to use the car you bought unless you drive it hard-if you never revved over 4k than you might as well buy a car with half the torque like a civic that peaks around 2-4-They probably could keep maintence costs down if they did that to the bimmer!
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Originally Posted by BMWSTL' post='423355' date='May 11 2007, 10:16 AM
The bi-turbo I6 in the 335 and 535 peaks at 300 lb-ft at 1400 rpm and is flat through 5200 rpm.
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Originally Posted by sleepyca31' post='423368' date='May 11 2007, 05:33 PM
Well I guess I should have specified the 530 then or any N52 engine-sorry
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Originally Posted by ressla' post='423371' date='May 11 2007, 12:37 PM
It's a shame the US doesn't get the awesome 535d or even the 530d. Much more useful power delivery without having your foot to the floor all the time. The 535i I imagine is a useful compromise.
Autos ? It was reported before that BMW will be bringing their diesel models to the United State in mid-2008 and now we have official word from Geneva from BMW's CEO Norbert Reithofer. Reithofer said at his speech to the Geneva Motor Show that "Next year we are also going to offer our diesel vehicles in the U.S.
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