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Like I said i've seen higher so I'm not sure how high one could keep going before it corrects to 155 which is why I personally am just skeptical of any company that says they've got it off completely. |
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04-16-2014, 10:59 AM | #24 |
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I have heard of some of the German manufacturers letting the car go past a 155mph limiter by a few mph to allow for different tire height as tread wear occurs. At least that was an excuse for allowing it to exceed the old gentleman's agreement that was instiuted to pacify their Green Party.
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04-16-2014, 12:08 PM | #27 |
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Yes! Dude, I hope that you are able to break 215mph indicated on the instrument panel. Because that's what a delimited E60 M5 Dinan Stroker did once on a rally that I was on.
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04-16-2014, 12:26 PM | #28 |
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Congrats man ,the best way to prove it is with a GPS like VBOX showing the MPH or Km/h.
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04-16-2014, 03:22 PM | #29 | |
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I have never heard of a speedo that "auto corrects". How would that work out for the customer driving along at a steady rpm and gear and suddenly the speedo goes from 167MPH down to 155MPH (but car is still in same gear and RPM)... I'm not buying that explanation without some proper technical backup and info from a reliable source. Every speedometer reads high to avoid getting the driver in a speeding offence situation. Usually this is around 3-5% more than actual speed. This is also what is seen on the limited M5's that reads between 167-172MPH at the limited 155MPH. The 327km/h reading means around 315km/h (197MPH) true speed with a 4% correction. Definitely over the speed limiter in the "delimited" M5. If it will stop at 320km/h, as AC Schnitzer found out with their delimited M6 GC, will be interesting to see (second speed limiter set at 320km/h in the DCT transmission). |
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04-16-2014, 03:59 PM | #30 |
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I hope to find out soon. I have enough power to go faster than 200 miles per hour easily. Remember 327 kmh in sixth and not yet at the rev limiter with seventh to go. So with 4% margin the speedo should read 333 kmh.
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This is the link to the calculator. http://www.apexgarage.com/tech/gear_ratios.shtml Last edited by Used2be; 04-16-2014 at 04:43 PM.. |
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04-16-2014, 04:50 PM | #33 | |
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From there you could click into 7th, but you wouldn't be able to reach the top of gear seven. Drive safe..
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04-16-2014, 09:18 PM | #36 | |
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Oh yeah and it's so funny that once you've been above 200mph in a road car, even slowing down to 130mph feels like your going 60mph. It's the weirdest feeling. Lol!
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HOLY GUACAMOLE. It has been done. There is hope
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We will see. Maybe you are right, because I still had a little over 700 rpm left in sixth, but my car has over 800 bhp and close to 900Nm of torque, so it just might pull a bit more in seventh.
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If you have enough power there should be no reason why the car shouldnt continue to accelerate in 7th gear as well. I believe the stock M5 hasn't got enough power to take advantage of the longer gearing in 7th, but with the OP having "a bit" more than stock he could very well be able to keep gaining speed in 7th |
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04-17-2014, 05:41 AM | #40 |
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I'm jealous! Before owning the M5 the best I'd done in a car on the street was 130. I'm thinking the stock F10 M5 might get into the 190s when de-limited, and with just catless downpipes and a fueling adjustment to take advantage should push past 200!!
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04-17-2014, 08:29 AM | #41 |
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There is a big difference between "that is how someone explained it to me" and "I believe someone here mentioned it".
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04-17-2014, 10:27 AM | #42 |
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Either way both are probably wrong so does it matter lol... I get no ego boost out of being right nor would I be butt hurt if I just misinterpreted it lol.
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The last time I flew to New York ....I hit 623 mph
Oh BTW, if u have a tire blow out @ 217 mph ....ur gonna be DEAD along with whoever is dumb enough to be in your car. |
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