The joy of modern V8 techonology, having run a V8 Rover 3500se in my "younger" days and the gas guzzling antics, with a steering issue wanting to pull left at every petrol station its maddness how engines are so much better now.

 

On a quiet bit of PRIVATE road a quick snap of my dash shows the rev counter just a tad under the 2,500rpm and the petrol mpg meter on the bottom right a tad over 30mpg...crazy, yes I was in 6th gear but a squirt of the pedal and she pulls like a train 6th gear or not, working out the revs per mph if the 150mph rev limiter was removed :wink: and if you could pull enough air, in the top speed would be impressive..

 

Jeff

 

Edited April 1, 201213 yr by JeffTT

That the M5 jeff??

That the M5 jeff??

 

 

 

No My 540i/6 as below, mostly Mtech equiped including the M5 gearbox, but the 4.4V8 instead of the 5litre V8.

 

wow its yours. that is stunning mate. love the 5 series and that looks a beast. is it quicker than the m5 or the same??

 

You had it long? oh and more pics please :biggrin:

Yes had it 6 years, so good just cannot part with it, will grab some more pics, and post them.

 

Jeff TT

sweet. i do really genuinely love that car. the Reg is great!!!

Jeff you have just resurrected my desire to buy an M5 now you vicious vicious man

that is nice jeff, lovely looking motor

v8s are great .......get some sport cats fitted :) junk the air filter and fit a high flow cone re map it and you'd be looking at another 50bhp fit race manifolds and tuned exhaust and another massive gain to be had .....just cant afford it for my ML 55..... :( bloody zed has bankrupted me almost lol had quotes for manifolds and race exhausts custom made and it was in the 2 grand ball park .........oouch !! how much do you think the guy that did my custom zed exhaust would charge Jeff ??

 

lovely lovely beemer that