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e39 m5 quarter mile time
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griffen
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individj said:
spend money to fix it, after all. You have to pay.. to play.
H|] [quote='Fordkoppie said:
As well as the brackets that bolt the rear stabilizer bar to the frame. e39 M5's do not like hard launches or power slides, even though they are awesome at doing those power slides.
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Really? Sway Bar brackets lol??????????
Least of my concern, as long as they are not worn a few quarter mile drags are not going to make a difference.
whats surprises me is instead of some fanatics adding to the question its rather this or that is going to break. Any car can break. And if u consider an E39 M5 is a car that doesnt take kindly to abuse, you clearly havent owned one or you had a neglected one.
Ill post the times and what broke when the time comes :chef:
griffen said:
Really? Sway Bar brackets lol??????????
Least of my concern, as long as they are not worn a few quarter mile drags are not going to make a difference.
whats surprises me is instead of some fanatics adding to the question its rather this or that is going to break. Any car can break. And if u consider an E39 M5 is a car that doesnt take kindly to abuse, you clearly havent owned one or you had a neglected one.
Ill post the times and what broke when the time comes :chef:
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E39 M5s aren't designed to do hard launches. They are fast on the QM but they are better suited to high speed rolling runs on the Autobahn.
After I bought mine, I discovered the hard way that the diff mount on the rear subframe had already been sheered off and welded back on again (Note: apparently this happens without the need for excessive hard launching/QM drags/hooning)
I know it's your car but please pay it some respect and get try not to break it by doing drags. And if you do break the subframe, please don't fix it with a band-aid solution. You will need to replace the whole thing! Think of the next owner, unless you're planning on crashing it like i did with mine :fencelook:
griffen
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Eon said:
E39 M5s aren't designed to do hard launches. They are fast on the QM but they are better suited to high speed rolling runs on the Autobahn.
After I bought mine, I discovered the hard way that the diff mount on the rear subframe had already been sheered off and welded back on again (Note: apparently this happens without the need for excessive hard launching/QM drags/hooning)
I know it's your car but please pay it some respect and get try not to break it by doing drags. And if you do break the subframe, please don't fix it with a band-aid solution. You will need to replace the whole thing! Think of the next owner, unless you're planning on crashing it like i did with mine :fencelook:
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I will get the car checked out by someone that knows them really well. Dont worry Im sure the subframe will be fine. I dont think it just breaks, unless u ingore symtoms. My e36 had symptoms and issues, if I ignored it I wud have had problems.
griffen said:
I will get the car checked out by someone that knows them really well. Dont worry Im sure the subframe will be fine. I dont think it just breaks, unless u ingore symtoms. My e36 had symptoms and issues, if I ignored it I wud have had problems.
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It really just breaks. I did quite a bit of reading up on the issue and the problem seems to be that the car suffers from axle hop. As the rear wheels are scrambling for grip, the wheels hop and sends a vibration through the subframe, which combined with the torque-force on the differential mount, causes it to snap off.
griffen
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Eon said:
It really just breaks. I did quite a bit of reading up on the issue and the problem seems to be that the car suffers from axle hop. As the rear wheels are scrambling for grip, the wheels hop and sends a vibration through the subframe, which combined with the torque-force on the differential mount, causes it to snap off.
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So u saying the diff mount could snap off at any time lol
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Fordkoppie
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griffen said:
Really? Sway Bar brackets lol??????????
Least of my concern, as long as they are not worn a few quarter mile drags are not going to make a difference.
whats surprises me is instead of some fanatics adding to the question its rather this or that is going to break. Any car can break. And if u consider an E39 M5 is a car that doesnt take kindly to abuse, you clearly havent owned one or you had a neglected one.
Ill post the times and what broke when the time comes :chef:
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While you are at it, and since e39 M5s are indestructible, you should also try the following:
Step 1: Ensure the car is stone cold
Step 2: Depress accelerator all the way to the bottom
Step 3: Turn the ignition key to the start position
Step 4: Hold accelerator down for as long as your mates are impressed
Step 5: Start at step 1 after everything has cooled down
If it survives these steps and manages the 1/4, I would guess a 14.5s might be possible on street tyres.
griffen
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individj said:
hahahaha, yes stock ls set to 75%.
std was 25% if mem serves
I think a better driver wud have done better times.
I wish it was a 13s car!
Fordkoppie said:
While you are at it, and since e39 M5s are indestructible, you should also try the following:
Step 1: Ensure the car is stone cold
Step 2: Depress accelerator all the way to the bottom
Step 3: Turn the ignition key to the start position
Step 4: Hold accelerator down for as long as your mates are impressed
Step 5: Start at step 1 after everything has cooled down
If it survives these steps and manages the 1/4, I would guess a 14.5s might be possible on street tyres.
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Great advice :clapper: I will be sure to do that, and 14.5 definately
because a super boss and an e39 m5 is about equal over 400m. Thanks man:coolShake:Fordkoppie said:
While you are at it, and since e39 M5s are indestructible, you should also try the following:
Step 1: Ensure the car is stone cold
Step 2: Depress accelerator all the way to the bottom
Step 3: Turn the ignition key to the start position
Step 4: Hold accelerator down for as long as your mates are impressed
Step 5: Start at step 1 after everything has cooled down
If it survives these steps and manages the 1/4, I would guess a 14.5s might be possible on street tyres.
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Great advice :clapper: I will be sure to do that, and 14.5 definately
because a super boss and an e39 m5 is about equal over 400m. Thanks man:coolShake:
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individj said:
An E39 M5??
Well if something bad went wrong then I'd just fill up with petrol and off I go again, If something really bad had to happen I'd just change the rear tyres, and if something seriously went wrong I'd just book it in for new front discs and pads on Monday morning. Boom. Those are the concerns.
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