RAFFIE55

On the way to take my daughter to school I see a 335i coupe ahead hitting it hard so I can hear his exhaust. I could tell he was an automatic. So I catch up and pass him at the next stop. We both come to a red light. I got my dog and daughter with me so I am trying to be safe. Light turns green he takes off hard. I take off normally so he is ahead about 3 car lengths; then I hit it and I catch up to his bumper and then let off. I know he thinks he beat me but I know I was catching up pretty quick and would pass him. I just cannot risk it with my daughter Anybody know what the 0-60 is on a automatic 335i. It cannot be less than 5 sec. for sure. Cause mine should be right around 4.7-5 with modds. Anyway thought I would share my experience

ChicagoX

So you only 'kinda' raced, with your kid in the car, on public neighborhood streets, during school dropoff time?

Suit up, buttercup.

ItalianStallion

For him to give the guy a 3 car jump and catch up to him, he'd have to be going mighty fast to make up that huge 3 length disadvantage...

blk350

i have a auto 335i and it shifts great for a auto, it does 0-60 in 4.9

heres a article

http://www.caranddriver.com/reviews/...m_+page-3.html

RAFFIE55

Ya I know That's why I let him win

GMBALL

Interesting, 335i is faster than W211 E500 which is not that much slower than your E55, or is it?

001kz

hm....my wife's 335 coupe keeps pretty much neck to neck with my e550 at least to 80 mph.

your e55 must be pretty quick to catch up that fast.

how is powerchip working for you?

RAFFIE55

apparently it's working if I am pulling on the 335i. I have not put it to the top speed test to see if it can go over 155.

RAFFIE55

E55 is faster for sure! And 1999 weighs less than w211

ChicagoX

Good. That means you only endangered your kid, and others, for a little bit.

blk350

hahaha lol

Jons95c36amg

He punched it a little whats the big deal? Maybe his foot slipped

Carl Lassiter

Jon, jon, jon....

Tommy_s4

To Jon, this is NOT a race.

Jons95c36amg

What does my comment have to do with racing? He just knew when to back off.

c3232c

Deuuuce

+1 that sure wasn't a race. And no way in hell is tune on a mid 13sec N/A car going to make up 3 CLs+ to 60mph over a similar performing car.

BelaMeca

so,it was almost like this?

E55Cent

A stock 335i is faster than the E46 M3 and does the 0-60 in about 5.5. A tuned 335i like mine are doing 0-60mph as low as 3.89, 4.14 to 4.7. My 335i quite a bit faster than my supercharged 210 E55.
I raced an SL600 V12 TT from 35mph to 125mph and we were dead even. My quarter mile time is around 12.3

Tommy_s4

I love good ole 6cylinder Twin turbo cars. Btw, what software are you running? What do you have to say about the N54 Stock turbos blowing with over 14-15lbs of boost?

E55Cent

I have 25k on the car and I have had software from almost day one. I run the car hard everyday and all is good. Right now I have the new Juice Box 3 tunning running around 14.5psi with no spikes.
The turbos are not blowing up on the N54, its the wastegates that are causing the problem, most mostly its a rattling sound caused by a small "gasket" that fails. This gaskets is not making a tight seal when the wastegate are closed. BMW is replacing both turbos as a fix for $8,000 under warranty, but really they only need to replace a $10 part.

Most of the wastegate failures have been on stock cars with some as low as 5,000 miles. I really don't think its the software causing the issues, its a BMW flaw.

Tommy_s4

Ah, Thanks for shedding some light on that. Have their been any successfully turbo swaps yet?

E55Cent

One company failed big time but another is trying for just slightly larger twin turbo 500whp or single turbo conversion. The problem with the N54 is there is no room to add any size. I'm sure its a couple years away before a good daily driver system is released that also looks stock.
BTW I love S4 B5's