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M5 owner says he beat Lowered E55 !!!
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M5 owner says he beat Lowered E55 !!!
Who was it...anyone from this board...
Here is the story:
http://www.m5board.com/vbulletin/showthread.php?t=70452
When will someone have an honest RACE stock vs stock off the line
...and mid-range pulls...
Here is the story:
http://www.m5board.com/vbulletin/showthread.php?t=70452
When will someone have an honest RACE stock vs stock off the line
...and mid-range pulls...
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i saw this post a couple of days ago...
basically it was more like a chase to catch up than a kill..
the E55 blew past him and he drop down to the his power band and caught up to the E55. Either way we don't know both sides of the story.
1) the E55 was not pushing that hard and the M5 was WOT
or
2) the e55 was WOT and the M5 was able to reel him in.
either way, the 7spd of the M5 really shine on the freeway.
One comment that I thought was "ignorant" was a M5board member saying that it probably was modded.
He definately has no clue what a simple chip and pulley can do these cars and not to mention headers.
basically it was more like a chase to catch up than a kill..
the E55 blew past him and he drop down to the his power band and caught up to the E55. Either way we don't know both sides of the story.
1) the E55 was not pushing that hard and the M5 was WOT
or
2) the e55 was WOT and the M5 was able to reel him in.
either way, the 7spd of the M5 really shine on the freeway.
One comment that I thought was "ignorant" was a M5board member saying that it probably was modded.
He definately has no clue what a simple chip and pulley can do these cars and not to mention headers.
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The E55 owner was taking it easy for sure. I raced an E60 M5 with Eisenmann exhaust 3 times in a row on the freeway, and won all 3 times, with the largest margin being about 3 cars, and the smallest being 1 car. My car is stock. He had 2 in the car, I had 3. I'm not saying the M5 is not fast, but I highly doubt either car will destroy the other in a fair race.
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Can someone post the text of the M5 board post here. The company I work for wont let me access that website for some reason.
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Originally Posted by Vic55
Can someone post the text of the M5 board post here. The company I work for wont let me access that website for some reason.
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Originally Posted by From The M5 Board
Well, at least from 80 to 130 I am! Was on rather lonely stretch of i95 yesterday morning, on my way to pick up my kid @PBI, when this black, lowered E55 AMG came storming past me in the right lane. I quickly made 2 downshifts to 5th, and immediately gave pursuit. Although he obviously got a hell of a jump on me, from 80 all the way up to 135, I ran him down like a wounded deer. Once I caught up with him, we started encountering traffic, so I backed off to a more sane speed again. Never did see him again. I think he was too embarrassed!
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Originally Posted by Vic55
Can someone post the text of the M5 board post here. The company I work for wont let me access that website for some reason.
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Well, at least from 80 to 130 I am! Was on rather lonely stretch of i95 yesterday morning, on my way to pick up my kid @PBI, when this black, lowered E55 AMG came storming past me in the right lane. I quickly made 2 downshifts to 5th, and immediately gave pursuit. Although he obviously got a hell of a jump on me, from 80 all the way up to 135, I ran him down like a wounded deer. Once I caught up with him, we started encountering traffic, so I backed off to a more sane speed again. Never did see him again. I think he was too embarrassed!
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Here's the last post..finally someone that has driven both:
New M5 owner here (March) and I debated long and hard between the M5 and E55. Even if the E55 looks better, the main reason I went with the M5 was because it was newer and a better balanced car... but having driven both cars - I'd have to say that he probably let you catch him or didn't notice you behind him.
While I'd give the nod to the M5 at higher speeds in a even race (from a dig the E55 jumps away from us), their is no way we're going to catch that car if the driver blows past us and goes all out - well unless you give us 20 or so miles to catch up. The cars are just too close performance wise.
New M5 owner here (March) and I debated long and hard between the M5 and E55. Even if the E55 looks better, the main reason I went with the M5 was because it was newer and a better balanced car... but having driven both cars - I'd have to say that he probably let you catch him or didn't notice you behind him.
While I'd give the nod to the M5 at higher speeds in a even race (from a dig the E55 jumps away from us), their is no way we're going to catch that car if the driver blows past us and goes all out - well unless you give us 20 or so miles to catch up. The cars are just too close performance wise.
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Originally Posted by CLKFREAK
Here's the last post..finally someone that has driven both:
New M5 owner here (March) and I debated long and hard between the M5 and E55. Even if the E55 looks better, the main reason I went with the M5 was because it was newer and a better balanced car... but having driven both cars - I'd have to say that he probably let you catch him or didn't notice you behind him.
While I'd give the nod to the M5 at higher speeds in a even race (from a dig the E55 jumps away from us), their is no way we're going to catch that car if the driver blows past us and goes all out - well unless you give us 20 or so miles to catch up. The cars are just too close performance wise.
New M5 owner here (March) and I debated long and hard between the M5 and E55. Even if the E55 looks better, the main reason I went with the M5 was because it was newer and a better balanced car... but having driven both cars - I'd have to say that he probably let you catch him or didn't notice you behind him.
While I'd give the nod to the M5 at higher speeds in a even race (from a dig the E55 jumps away from us), their is no way we're going to catch that car if the driver blows past us and goes all out - well unless you give us 20 or so miles to catch up. The cars are just too close performance wise.
you hit it right the head..
the performance of the E55 from 0 to 120 is hard to beat.. after that the highway pull of the M5 will prevail if given the proper running room..
however if the E55 was WOT zooming by an M5, it will take more than just 500 hp and 7spds to make the lost time and distance..
afterall the performance advantage of an M5 0 to 150 on the E is less than 4 seconds (according to the US mag tests)
congrats on the M5!
forget about lowered...
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Originally Posted by e55 baller
I shreaded 2 stock E55s in mirror match races by 5-7 cars...no M5 is gonna run me down. 130mph or not.
man I would pay to watch this match up...
someday they will run into a stage1 or stage 2 55k motor. its a matter of time.
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Funny. I have both cars and I know which one I will take when I want to drag race someone, and it has a 3-pointed star on the hood. Even without my K1, the E55 will out drag my M5 anytime up to 120. Beyond 120, I am on a race track and over there, I do not take either one. I take my 997.
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Originally Posted by terrence
Funny. I have both cars and I know which one I will take when I want to drag race someone, and it has a 3-pointed star on the hood. Even without my K1, the E55 will out drag my M5 anytime up to 120. Beyond 120, I am on a race track and over there, I do not take either one. I take my 997.
