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Thread: Video content: 540I vs. M5
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04-19-2010, 05:38 PM #1
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Black- BMW E39 540I 6 spd 4.4 V8
Video content: 540I vs. M5
My buddy with an Imola Red M5 and I decided to have a little fun run. He's a great friend and a very good driver.
Special thanks to Shiek Khalifa bin Zayed Al Nahyan for the exclusive use of his private highway in Abu Dhabi.
Details:
540I
DIY intake
resonator delete, 2.5" crush bent piping to Magnaflow muffler
JBR flywheel/OEM M5 clutch
VS.
M5
~425/410 at the crank.
Conforti Shark tune
UUC V12 lightweight flywheel/clutch combo
Driver mod.
15 roll.
Enjoy
E39 540i vs E39 M5
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04-20-2010, 04:26 AM #2
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04-20-2010, 07:49 AM #3
Wow I'm surprised the m5 didnt do better but anyways nice car and nice run
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04-20-2010, 08:17 AM #4
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Black- BMW E39 540I 6 spd 4.4 V8
True, but in defense of the M5 the 540 in the video is a bit of a factory freak.
The 540 did dyno 290WHP on a Mustang Dyno with an A/F ratio of 12.0-12.2,which is pig rich for NA. The 290WHP on the Mustang Dyno would have equated out to between 315-320RWHP on a DynoJet. That plus the 540 had the driver mod
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04-20-2010, 08:18 AM #5
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Black- BMW E39 540I 6 spd 4.4 V8
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04-23-2010, 12:01 PM #6
Dang! thats crazy. I love M5's
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04-25-2010, 03:14 PM #7
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Black- BMW E39 540I 6 spd 4.4 V8
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04-25-2010, 05:29 PM #8
haha yea i wouldnt doubt it man
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