[s-cars] ran an E60 ///M5 yesterday - meh...

[pkrasusky at ups.com]

2 things Feico...
 
1) Not really an overestimate when you can see and smell the
acceleration out the pipes...
2)  I ran my buddy in his 540i 6spd (and that was when I was still
running my MTM 1ping+ software)... dead even from a rolling start until
I hit 6th and then I started crawling away from him...
 
Again, I am not delusional to suggest my car's faster.  Just a good
example of a well driven car against a poorly driven more powerful car
and there not being the differential one would expect - that's all.
 
As Taka noted, he obviously didn't know how to shift / drive - this is
always easily evidenced to me when I see such poor lane choices /
decisions / actions like this yutz was doing.  Driving style was easily
visible - sucky.  Like I said his turban was obviously wound too
tightly.  And as Bruce noted, likely the power button not depressed - my
best guess is he was still in break in (early power button usage & RPM's
monitored by ECU - can void warranty).
 
Regardless, I was daaaaamn impressed at my poor little beater.  It
certainly is one of the stronger K24'd ones I've driven.  And I sure got
repeated chuckles in humbling the schlep in his 90k car; especially in
not bothering going by him, just sitting back, hanging admirably...  it
passes the time it does...
 
-Paul

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From: FvAMI at aol.com [mailto:FvAMI at aol.com] 
Sent: Thursday, September 07, 2006 12:28 AM
To: Krasusky Paul (WQQ2PXK); s-car-list at audifans.com
Subject: Re: [s-cars] ran an E60 ///M5 yesterday - meh...


In a message dated 9/6/06 11:40:30 AM Pacific Daylight Time,
pkrasusky at ups.com writes: 




	Before I start, I'm not claiming my K24'd UrS is faster than a
500hp V10 
	///M5.  However, this was a most interesting data point.  I was
not 
	impressed. 
	
	



Although I would wish it was the case ... 

After watching Hanz Stuk (spelling unknown) accelerate from 120 to 193
MPH on the autobahn in a V10 M6 ... I think you may be overestimating
his foot position. 

A late model 540i will be tough to beat with a 3.0 bar K24 ... at least
my car struggled to stay with one before I went to the RS2 ... now I
loose off the line until I hit 30 then I play catch-up till about 80 and
then we run out of room (91 octane). Where is that sequential turbo! 

Best regards, 
Feico van der Laan