Supercharged 545i
07-12-2006, 10:30 PM
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Originally Posted by Merzbow' post='309825' date='Jul 12 2006, 10:35 AM
You've got to be an idiot to pay 43k for equivalent HP to the M5 when you can just upgrade to an actual M5 for less.
The specs show 538 lb/ft of torque at 4250 rpm....the M5 has a low 383 lb/ft at 6100 rpm.
I myself would not buy this but I'm sure there's a market for it.
07-13-2006, 08:35 AM
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Originally Posted by Merzbow' post='309825' date='Jul 12 2006, 07:35 PM
You've got to be an idiot to pay 43k for equivalent HP to the M5 when you can just upgrade to an actual M5 for less.
You're completely right Merzbow...from a relative standpoint of being stateside.
In Europe, where in some countries an M5 will cost you as much as a house, some of these tuning programs
will make sense to some people with reference to cost and power/torque specifications. The 43K programme is a M5 killer and an easy going cruiser at the same time....also some people do it as an upgrade - instead of buying a new car they change to a practically speaking, new engine.
Still, I agree, it's a lot of cash to fork out.
Example: if I were to exchange my car today for an M5 with equivalent options, I would have to give my BMW dealer my 545i plus anywhere between 70000-80000 euros cash ! (M5+options = >140000euros)
So, 43000 starts being a viable option suddenly...
07-14-2006, 05:28 PM
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Originally Posted by Busta' post='310159' date='Jul 12 2006, 11:30 PM
The specs show 538 lb/ft of torque at 4250 rpm....the M5 has a low 383 lb/ft at 6100 rpm.
07-14-2006, 09:32 PM
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Well, considering a fully loaded M5 here costs around $100K, how about they sell us the supercharger for about $10K-$15K 
in the US to make it competitive against buying a new M5?
in the US to make it competitive against buying a new M5?
07-15-2006, 12:08 AM
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how much is it to remap my ecu on my 525 with at least hamann programming! i need more power! 
07-15-2006, 02:02 AM
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Originally Posted by Busta' post='308738' date='Jul 10 2006, 06:34 AM
http://www.noellemotors.de/4_9l_supercharg...70f3bc9d.0.html
Interesting stats:
max. HP
530 HP/6250 min-1
Interesting stats:
max. HP
530 HP/6250 min-1
Wait for the esstuning.com SC kit, that will arrive in mid 2007 :
http://www.esstuning.com/default.asp?c=for...read&id=168
08-04-2006, 06:39 PM
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Or maybe buy this one? 
http://www.skn-tuning.de/portal/alias__Rai...topDefault.aspx
Stage1 = 450hp / 580Nm = 10500EURO's
Stage2 = 500HP / 620Nm = an extra 2000-2500EUR's i guess since you don't need it TUV approved.
http://www.skn-tuning.de/portal/alias__Rai...topDefault.aspx
Stage1 = 450hp / 580Nm = 10500EURO's
Stage2 = 500HP / 620Nm = an extra 2000-2500EUR's i guess since you don't need it TUV approved.
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hmmm modding again maybe my fren and i got to mod his m3 by borrowing some of his dad money well not some lots (50k) and we love the power but at that price and the performance to 60 we could of did a swap for a e39m5 engine and did a exaust mod ecu intake and would be better
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