535i vs 550i
12-10-2009, 09:20 AM
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My Ride: 2008 535i
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I LOVE THIS CAR!!!
(WAAAAAYYYYY better than my previous MB E350, but quite a bit more expensive :( )
So I'm not much of a racer....unless in a safe area, like a track, it is not a good idea, but this time I just could not help myself. I stayed within the 55 speed limit, but wow. So i drove past a 550i the other day, and he saw that as a challenge for some reason, maybe cuz he saw some mods on my car, which might've provoked him. Anyways, we were both at the light and he was looking at me and smiling (all weird and crap) and almost simultaneously, both of us went off at the green and my acceleration was greater than his! I was about half a car length ahead and i came upon 55 miles an hour to where I came off the pedal. I know the turbos are fast, but taht fast??? I assume in the long run he would've beaten me because he has 60 horsepower/torque more, but I didn't want to get a speeding ticket so I stopped after hitting about 55. But what do you guys think?
12-10-2009, 09:24 AM
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My Ride: SOLD...Jet Black 2008 550i M Sport with SAT, black interior. RPI exhaust and air scoop, 35% huper optik tint all around, CF roundels, flat black kidneys, Springfield Armory XD-40 jet black in glove box, charcoal filter removed.
i think this is going to open a can of worms again, that's what i think.
12-10-2009, 09:27 AM
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12-10-2009, 09:29 AM
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a stock 535i will be faster off the line but a stock 550 will eventually pass it (75mph ish). With a piggy back or reflash your vehicle can keep up with m3s and m5s until about 90-100mph. there are not many mods a NA engine can do to gain that much power
12-10-2009, 11:18 AM
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Originally Posted by dbae1978' post='1071504' date='Dec 10 2009, 10:29 AM
a stock 535i will be faster off the line but a stock 550 will eventually pass it (75mph ish). With a piggy back or reflash your vehicle can keep up with m3s and m5s until about 90-100mph. there are not many mods a NA engine can do to gain that much power
I don't think 535 can lead half car ahead of 550 from 0-55. I think the other driver was slow to start or not driving hard enough.
you got it Melissa
12-10-2009, 11:57 AM
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Originally Posted by dbae1978' post='1071504' date='Dec 10 2009, 02:29 PM
a stock 535i will be faster off the line but a stock 550 will eventually pass it (75mph ish). With a piggy back or reflash your vehicle can keep up with m3s and m5s until about 90-100mph. there are not many mods a NA engine can do to gain that much power