what handles better i6 or v8
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CW! I have to ask! Is that a goood hardy Cup of Joe or Expresso? Thanks for all the great input. I too am a 530 man. Went to my local BMW CCA Chapter Picnic today. Wow those 2007 and 2008 M-5s are preddy! The Local Chapter was cool too! Course it always helps when the local detail crew comes out to do a little detail work. And as far as the 535 and a 550 debate? That new dbl Vanos has great potential! Dan from Delaware
Originally Posted by CWS530' post='993429' date='Aug 30 2009, 10:28 PM
That's a fantastic idea! You should start a thread! Novelty is a virtue.
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Originally Posted by DD_545i' post='993580' date='Aug 30 2009, 11:14 PM
How did this thread morph from one about handling into one about power?
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Originally Posted by DTD' post='993446' date='Aug 30 2009, 09:54 PM
CW! I have to ask! Is that a goood hardy Cup of Joe or Expresso? Thanks for all the great input. I too am a 530 man. Went to my local BMW CCA Chapter Picnic today. Wow those 2007 and 2008 M-5s are preddy! The Local Chapter was cool too! Course it always helps when the local detail crew comes out to do a little detail work. And as far as the 535 and a 550 debate? That new dbl Vanos has great potential! Dan from Delaware
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Originally Posted by Kzang' post='993935' date='Aug 31 2009, 10:42 AM
Laws of physics says lighter the car the better the handling.
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Originally Posted by swajames' post='993937' date='Aug 31 2009, 01:47 PM
True, but cars like the GT-R (which is far from light, but handles tremendously well) show us that a competent group of engineers can, to a certain extent, overcome the additional burden of a few extra pounds.
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Originally Posted by Kzang' post='994012' date='Aug 31 2009, 12:22 PM
Anyone can mod a heavy car with the right suspension kit, wheels/tires and have a great handling car.. however based on same setup eg. 535i vs 550i with sport suspension ( I don't think they are that much different or significant, unless someone can come up with a source that says otherwise ) the 535i will out handle the 550i.
More to the point, the stock 535 Sport suspension is not the same as the standard 550 Sport suspension. The US market 550 Sport will always have the M-Sport, which is not the same as the standard setup on the stock 535 Sport. It is now possible to add M-Sport to a 535, but unless you do that it is indeed different. Furthermore, it is not clear whether the 535/550 M-Sports are in fact the same - BMW used to refer to the M-Sport 550 suspension as being "recalibrated" in its brochures. I'm not sure whether it still does. Either way, you need to also take into consideration the wheel and tire differences - the 550 M-Sport package brings the light 172's and non-RFT rubber.
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Originally Posted by DTD' post='994049' date='Aug 31 2009, 01:15 PM
So The 535 is the winner! 
