i need to pass an m5
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i need to pass an m5
guys my friend has an m5 e60 i cant pass him at high runs he keeps going my e55 is bone stock i dont want to spend alot on my e55 beacause i already have supra t61 turbo around 600hp but i need to get a tuned chip for my e55 will that help any site i can order from it i have this e55 since three weeks i really love it but getting smoke by an m5 makes me angry
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guys my friend has an m5 e60 i cant pass him at high runs he keeps going my e55 is bone stock i dont want to spend alot on my e55 beacause i already have supra t61 turbo around 600hp but i need to get a tuned chip for my e55 will that help any site i can order from it i have this e55 since three weeks i really love it but getting smoke by an m5 makes me angry
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guys my friend has an m5 e60 i cant pass him at high runs he keeps going my e55 is bone stock i dont want to spend alot on my e55 beacause i already have supra t61 turbo around 600hp but i need to get a tuned chip for my e55 will that help any site i can order from it i have this e55 since three weeks i really love it but getting smoke by an m5 makes me angry
Do you have any video these runs? I'm sure we could help you if we knew just how much of an azzbeatin that M5 was giving you.
If you spend 5-10K, you should be able to keep up but don't expect any love from MBworld if your slowazz E55 continues to embarrass our members.
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guys my friend has an m5 e60 i cant pass him at high runs he keeps going my e55 is bone stock i dont want to spend alot on my e55 beacause i already have supra t61 turbo around 600hp but i need to get a tuned chip for my e55 will that help any site i can order from it i have this e55 since three weeks i really love it but getting smoke by an m5 makes me angry
A new member Mirz got it done to his 2004 on site last Friday and can elaborate on his experience and it won't take no 5-10k in mods to best a stock E60 M5 with your E55
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Make sure you start off in 2nd gear from a rolling start and then nail it. Instead of waiting for the tranny to kick down to the lower gear. I doubt he will start to pull until some ridiculous speed where if you get caught, probably both going to jail anyways.
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guys my friend has an m5 e60 i cant pass him at high runs he keeps going my e55 is bone stock i dont want to spend alot on my e55 beacause i already have supra t61 turbo around 600hp but i need to get a tuned chip for my e55 will that help any site i can order from it i have this e55 since three weeks i really love it but getting smoke by an m5 makes me angry
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LET has great performance parts for very good prices...
ASP Pulley- $800
LET Tune- $800
LET Heat Exchanger- $450
LET Johnson CM30- $175
......=$2225+Labor
....not even close to 10k to mod, and you will walk an M5....
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Great info! Yea 5-10 grand is just plain
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We ship our E55 (It's pretty stout with the limiter off) to Germany every year for about 5 months. Came across an M5 the other day on the A61 at around 100 MPH. At 155 I was already, perhaps 3-4 lengths ahead and driving away when the M5's limiter shut him down. I backed off around 170. No drama. This E55 is certainly not the ultimate Autobahn marauder, but for the most part I only get passed when my wife is with me.
We also have a CLK 6.3 in the U.S. and I would think that, as in the case of the 6.3 and the M5, these normally aspirated engines are already in a very high state of tune. On a percentage basis, it becomes much more difficult to obtain the HP gains as compared to the vast array of modifications available for E55's basic format.
We also have a CLK 6.3 in the U.S. and I would think that, as in the case of the 6.3 and the M5, these normally aspirated engines are already in a very high state of tune. On a percentage basis, it becomes much more difficult to obtain the HP gains as compared to the vast array of modifications available for E55's basic format.
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guys my friend has an m5 e60 i cant pass him at high runs he keeps going my e55 is bone stock i dont want to spend alot on my e55 beacause i already have supra t61 turbo around 600hp but i need to get a tuned chip for my e55 will that help any site i can order from it i have this e55 since three weeks i really love it but getting smoke by an m5 makes me angry
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I had a close race from 50-160 against ChicagoX in Mexico a few weeks back. I edged him by a bit. He was able to take me when we started at a speed that was at the very bottom of my 3rd gear....
For those of you who don't know, ChicagoX's car is very fast in the 1/4 mi. (11.5 or 11.6 ?? if I remember correctly) and he has the mods that Alex mentioned. I know Chicago is happy with the setup and I can confirm, it is fast. Go with LET, you won't be dissapointed from what I hear. I wouldn't expect to "walk" an M5 or M6 in roll-ons without more mods dispite what Alex would like (you) to believe
Alex, show some love to the Sept. 12/13 drag and drive thread why dontcha 
Edit- OP: Post a pic of your new ride!!
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