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I've ran across some info but it's a bit different going back and forth between the M5 and M3. But as far as I understand it after tuning the M5 and raising the power to over 650-700whtq the clutch needs to be upgraded?
Basically is that the power level one should be making plans for an upgrade? I'm considering an M5, and would prob just do a flash tune and sport cat down pipes.
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If i remember correctly stock clutch pack starts to slip around 650. If you are just doing a tune and DP's stock clutches should be fine for awhile. Once you add meth and catless dp's it will easily go beyond what the stock clutches can handle.
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Mine started to slip at 680wtq on the dyno. Its set now at 650wtq and no slipping so far.
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Thanks guys. That's pretty much in line with what I'm reading everywhere.
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Others like myself, did not have clutch slippage until about a year after having tunes where as my buddy stated seeing it the next week after he tuned his car. Personally, if I could do it all over again, I'd probably go stage 1-2 and call it a day and be happy. I hear that going the clutch route is a head ache and you loose stock drivability.
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By stage 1 or 2 you mean just like a flash tune alone or flash and some type of hi flo downpipes?
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Imo it's still defeating the purpose...meth is far more reliable and gives better advantages I.e. Fueling and cooling bs using 2 gallons on top as well.
I could be wrong but I doubt you'd gain anything from 2-3 gallons of e85 while spraying meth the entire time. Not a fan of e85. To unreliable of a mix at pumps and dialing it in is a PITA.
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Alex@MissionPerformance has said that the manual clutch is much stronger than the DCT; he has tuned the OEM manual M5 to over 700wtq w/o slipping.
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