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Old Jul 17, 2009 | 10:48 PM
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E55 must do mods?

I'm picking up a E55 soon for a DD. I own a BMW M3 that is modded to the moon so I'm not looking to do anything crazy. Just wondering what are the more popular must have mods for a E55. Thx.
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Old Jul 17, 2009 | 11:38 PM
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Originally Posted by RACE_MX
I'm picking up a E55 soon for a DD. I own a BMW M3 that is modded to the moon so I'm not looking to do anything crazy. Just wondering what are the more popular must have mods for a E55. Thx.
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Pulley, tune, and Heat exchanger is what I would start off with.
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Old Jul 18, 2009 | 12:32 AM
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sorry to go off topic a little but what would you expect a stock e55 amg to run in a 1/4 mile compared to an e55 amg with those mild mods?
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180mm pulley , cooling , tune and LT's is what I would do.
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Old Jul 18, 2009 | 04:24 AM
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Originally Posted by hypnotiq9000
sorry to go off topic a little but what would you expect a stock e55 amg to run in a 1/4 mile compared to an e55 amg with those mild mods?
Stock E55s are usually low 12's with a few factory freaks dipping into the 11s. A pulley, tune, + cooling mods will get you mid-low 11s.
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I'd do the CM30 pump and the heat exchanger before anything else. Then do a dyno-tuned ecu/pulley...

Originally Posted by Bisco
Stock E55s are usually low 12's with a few factory freaks dipping into the 11s. A pulley, tune, + cooling mods will get you mid-low 11s.


Who is a Stage 1 + cooling that is is the mid-low 11's? The mid to low 11 E55's that I know of are mostly all at least a Stage 2-3?

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Old Jul 18, 2009 | 12:41 PM
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I'd do the CM30 pump and the heat exchanger before anything else. Then do a dyno-tuned ecu/pulley...





Who is a Stage 1 + cooling that is is the mid-low 11's? The mid to low 11 E55's that I know of are mostly all at least a Stage 2-3?
Wasn't there a LET stage 1 car that went 11.4?
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found it...

Please remember that our LET tuning, with a pulley and heat exchanger, put down 11.41 @ 119.xx. No other mods.
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Originally Posted by Bisco
Wasn't there a LET stage 1 car that went 11.4?
Ahhh. Thanks fer reminding me. Do you know if he ever did another run to back up that time? I can't even imagine what he would do with headers and an upgraded TB.

Not tryin to doubt that run or anything but there was also a Stage 1 LET car that ran a tad slower then a stock E55. Seems very inconsistent?

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