Why the E60 550i is a dud....
06-18-2010, 06:44 AM
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06-18-2010, 06:49 AM
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06-18-2010, 06:50 AM
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06-18-2010, 06:54 AM
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My Ride: 2005 545/SMG Sport Package HUD Logic 7 Bluetooth NAV Cold Weather Package
Coming from more 'responsive' vehicle M3 I can empathize. Dinans offers a lightened flywheel as wheel as ECU and intake mods. Go to www.diffsonline.com if you want a LSD and final drive change. These mods will liven up your vehicle somewhat. Or if you don't mind go for an M5 if you don't mind the MPG penalty.
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06-18-2010, 06:57 AM
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06-18-2010, 07:10 AM
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I COMPLETELY AGREE! I have an '08 550i 6-speed and the first thing I did was purchase the full line of Dinan engine performance mods (intake, chip, exhaust, throttle body) I still feel my Dinan 540 e39 with autospeed-tronic was faster and more invigorating.
And invigorating is what I was looking for from this car.
On another note, how is the feeling when you sift gears. Should it be effortless going though the gear speeds or should it require a little *umf*?
And invigorating is what I was looking for from this car.
On another note, how is the feeling when you sift gears. Should it be effortless going though the gear speeds or should it require a little *umf*?
06-18-2010, 07:21 AM
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I think you get so much more bang for your buck buying a used M5 versus modding the 550i. And the gas mileage issue is a weak argument - you already are driving a $70,000 machine and so the extra $75 per month on gasoline is a rounding error.
Go get the M3 or M5.
06-18-2010, 07:29 AM
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My Ride: 2008 550I LOADED, all options except HUD and NV
With ESS you don;t have to send them your ECU if you have a shop locally that can do the software upgrade. Here in SoCal we are lucky enough to have RPI locally that is the exclusive ESS vendor/tuner in Cali, they do a great job and it doesn't take that long.
