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Whose M5 died at Thunderhill?

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Old 04-11-2012, 06:53 AM
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An M5 gave it up at Thunderhill on the 7th. Anybody know whose it was and what went wrong? There were two M5's there.
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Where is Thunderhill? A location might help a tad
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Where is Thunderhill? A location might help a tad
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Heh, it's a race track in northern California.
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Here ya go. http://lmgtfy.com/?q=thunderhill
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What would make an M5 idle fine, but spurt and struggle when you touch the gas? I was thinking a vacuum problem. Anyway, that's what I heard was happening.
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Bad MAF's most likely!
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That sucks, especially at a track day. Is M5 reliability actually as troublesome as reported?
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Damn sucks
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