One Mile Run
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The SRT8 jeep isn't even a contest really. Wind-resistance and driveline setup alone would prevent it from being a real highway-speed contender even if it had double the horsepower it already has.
The M5 I think would beat a stock E55. Not off the line, but definitely once it gets going. It's just a matter of similar weight and more horsepower. Once you get up to highway speeds, that's all that really matters. A modded E55 might be a different story, but I think the M would eventually end up overtaking anyway since F/I is a case of diminishing returns the faster you go.
The G35 is nothing special. I drove a heavily modded one, though not supercharged. It was nothing special, and sounded like a gigantic mosquito when you punched it. I wanted to reach for the spray, and I don't mean NOS...I mean OFF. lol. Bottom line: You're only going to get so much power out of a 6-cylinder, and the E55 is already a supercharged 8. No competition really.
The M5 I think would beat a stock E55. Not off the line, but definitely once it gets going. It's just a matter of similar weight and more horsepower. Once you get up to highway speeds, that's all that really matters. A modded E55 might be a different story, but I think the M would eventually end up overtaking anyway since F/I is a case of diminishing returns the faster you go.
The G35 is nothing special. I drove a heavily modded one, though not supercharged. It was nothing special, and sounded like a gigantic mosquito when you punched it. I wanted to reach for the spray, and I don't mean NOS...I mean OFF. lol. Bottom line: You're only going to get so much power out of a 6-cylinder, and the E55 is already a supercharged 8. No competition really.
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Your worst nightmare...
Specify the Mods of the E55...If you have ASP pulley, which I know you do..
, you must have a heat exchanger, this is number one rule in my book. 
, The M5 will overtake it as heats rises and there is no way to cool off the extra heat produced by the blower. If you get the heat exchanger and pulley and headers and still loose which i doubt, then there would be no shame.
, you must have a heat exchanger, this is number one rule in my book. , The M5 will overtake it as heats rises and there is no way to cool off the extra heat produced by the blower. If you get the heat exchanger and pulley and headers and still loose which i doubt, then there would be no shame.
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Your worst nightmare...
Just make sure you get a good launch if from a Dig, which I doubt the M5 will let you do. He will be murdered if he accepts.
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With a 1mile run, the M5 is the only competition you should be thinking about. Just make sure your cooling system is up to snuff otherwise your power will fall off... By 1/2mile you will see the effects of power drop if your intercooler circuit is not doing its job.
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Youtube M5 Vs. SL55. You'll see a bunch of vids with me racing Sunny's K2 SL55 on the highway. He was hard pressed to put lengths on me, and eventually got one.
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what about the videos of my 1974 Chevy Vega blasting past the M5 b/c it is pulled over on the side of the road with the window down, while its driver is launching a proposition to Miss Teen South Carolina. "I personally beleeeeeve that your Beeeeemer is AWESOME!!!"
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Probably not, but I have to raise my eyebrows at the numbers it takes for an E55 to take an M5 at those speeds. 600+hp and 700+lbs of torque against 507 and 380lbs. Mods for mods it takes a lot more muscle for an E55 to outrun an M5 on the highway, mainly because there's no way around that loooooooong gearing. Also remember torque numbers are moot at high rpms.
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Probably not, but I have to raise my eyebrows at the numbers it takes for an E55 to take an M5 at those speeds. 600+hp and 700+lbs of torque against 507 and 380lbs. Mods for mods it takes a lot more muscle for an E55 to outrun an M5 on the highway, mainly because there's no way around that loooooooong gearing. Also remember torque numbers are moot at high rpms.
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