Still haven't floored my 550i. Do the wheels spin in 1st?
06-23-2009, 07:41 AM
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Have had my 07 550i for 2 months now and have yet to floor it. I've floored every other bimmer I've had but am scared to do so for some reason with this one!
06-23-2009, 07:59 AM
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Depends how hot the roads are. On the Florida roads, it is difficult to break loose the tires during the day. How have you now floored your car yet!?!?! 
You can have a lot of fun with these cars. Especially in the rain!
You can have a lot of fun with these cars. Especially in the rain!
06-23-2009, 08:18 AM
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My Ride: 2007 530i. Purchased 6/28/07. Titanium Silver Metallic, Black Dakota Leather, Dark Poplar Trim, Steptronic, Premium Package, Cold Weather Package, Bluetooth, Adaptive Control Xenons. 10/30/07 Added OEM 124s with 245/40/18 & 275/35/18 Michelin Pilot Sport A/S tires. Installed red Cal Covers� from BavAuto. 11/21/07 Added OEM all-weather floor mats (for winter, carpet in summer) and coat rack. 6/26/08 installed M5-style rear spoiler. 6/30/08 put on red reflectors. 8/22/08 Euro turn signal stickers applied. 3/20/09 Installed Shadowline Trim. 3/27/09 Added Matte Black Kidney Grilles from Trinity. 4/03/09 Installed Bimmian Shadow Matte Black 530i Badges. 4/04/09 Installed LED license plate lights from Trinity. 5/01/09 Installed Brabus Interior LED Kit and White Angel Eyes. 5/02/09 Put in Brabus 6K Fogs. 5/14/09 Removed charcoal filter. 5/15/09 Installed light smoke LED side marker lamps from Trinity. 5/21/09 Sprint Booster. 6/12/09 Painted exhaust tips flat black. 6/13/09 Pulled red Cal Covers and painted calipers low gloss black. 6/27/09 RPI Ram Air Scoop from Trinity. 8/15/09 Installed Brabus's silver invisibulbs front and rear. 9/24/09 Installed R-Dash license plate LEDs from Brabaus (John).
Wheel spin? Oh, yeah. I can get it in my 530!
06-23-2009, 08:50 AM
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My Ride: '05 545 Titanium Silver, Black Leather - Nav, Logic 7, Cold weather.
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Pretty safe to floor from a standing start in most conditions with the default safety features on...turning them off though you will definitely get it to spin! Just be careful!
Don't floor it at speed, on a corner, in the wet even with everything on, In the words of Mr Scott "Ya cannae change the laws of physics Jim!"
Just be careful!Don't floor it at speed, on a corner, in the wet even with everything on, In the words of Mr Scott "Ya cannae change the laws of physics Jim!"
06-23-2009, 09:07 AM
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the wheels will barely spin with dsc on. the wheels will try to spin but the cpu will redirect the power to the other non-spinning wheels. Now if you hold the dsc button for three seconds, turning off all cpu assist, you can freely spin the wheels as much as you want.
06-23-2009, 09:09 AM
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Originally Posted by dbae1978' post='921052' date='Jun 23 2009, 01:07 PM
the wheels will barely spin with dsc on. the wheels will try to spin but the cpu will redirect the power to the other non-spinning wheels. Now if you hold the dsc button for three seconds, turning off all cpu assist, you can freely spin the wheels as much as you want.