0 - 60 mph in 5 secs

[G Feller]

Roughly 7 secs for a manual 535 - my BMW buyer's guide (by Fred Larimer) is not the definitive source (in fact, it has the photos of the E34 525 and 530 reversed), but it probably quotes the factory on the following E34 manual-transmission times (auto tranny times are all about a second higher except the 540 is .5 higher):

525 - 8.6
535 - 7.6
M5 - 6.1
530 - 7.5
540 - 6.2

I thought 535i 5-speeds did 0-60 in 7 seconds, bone stock?

[MikeV]

Probably depends ... abused...

Assume they abused them to the max to get the best possible times.

[Unregistered]

Roughly 7 secs for a manual 535 - my BMW buyer's guide (by Fred Larimer) is not the definitive source (in fact, it has the photos of the E34 525 and 530 reversed), but it probably quotes the factory on the following E34 manual-transmission times (auto tranny times are all about a second higher except the 540 is .5 higher):

525 - 8.6
535 - 7.6
M5 - 6.1
530 - 7.5
540 - 6.2

This time was basically verified by R&T when it tested the 535i/manual and found it to run 0-60 in 7.7sec; 1/4 mi in 15.9 sec. (R&T, 1/89). Not too bad for a heavy car...

[DueyT]

I'm just a shade over 6 usually (around 6.2) since I don't want to be too hard on the clutch and I don't want to chuck the tranny into 2nd too hard/fast and roast the synchro. I think Mark's chip is good for 0.1 or 0.2, especially with the increased redline and more time spent in 1st...accel is pretty linear in the 4800-6800rpm range. I still like the high-speed roll-on power/accel these things have...life above 100mi/160km/h with no one else on the roads can be rewarding... Remember, drag racing is the "worst" aspect of these cars...(and still fairly respectable)

[MikeV]

I think Mark's chip is good for 0.1 or 0.2, especially with the increased redline and more time spent in 1st...accel is pretty linear in the 4800-6800rpm range.

Duey, I'll bet you would find the chip is giving you much more than 0.2 seconds... the car mags beat those cars to hell to get the best times.
I did a genuine comparison of my EAT chip vs. stock -- same day, same temperature, same stretch of road, etc -- and if I recall correctly my gains were on the order of 0.7 or more. Different engine/trans etc than yours, of course, but I'd bet the results would be similar.

[DueyT]

Mike, I'll be setting up my G-Tech and trying it out now that I just got it (G-Tech Pro). You may be right....my 540i six-shooter sure hits 60mph PDQ!

Cheers,
Duey

[DueyT]

OK, further to my last...I got a GTech-rated best of 5.8 seconds out of the beastie with a bit of wheel chirp and ASC+T disabled (I find it sometimes thinks a slipping clutch at high RPM is a wheel slip thing). I have to say though, I felt like I was abusing the clutch and the whole machine by doing max-effort launches...although there was no nasty burning clutch smell...

Unfortunately, I have yet to find a nice strip of black top to get a good 1/4mi and I'm still working on calibrating the GTech to make sure that times and HP estimites are accurate.

Cheers,
Duey

[G Feller]

I got a GTech-rated best of 5.8 seconds out of the beastie

[Rick]

I've been in the E39 M5 and E34 535i before and there is no comparison between newer M5 and 535i. There are fast cars and there are very fast cars. M5 is a very fast car. It smoked a 2001 Corvette and the guy in the Vette couldn't believe it. I don't know where you got the 1 second difference to 60 mph but seem like day and night difference in speed between the two. I'm sure the V10 has even more kick. If I had the money, I would easily make the purchase.

After reading RICKMs post about the new and upcoming V-10 M5, I was curious to see what speed my ride( 535im) could achieve in 5 seconds. I praticed my counting to 5 accuracy several times and then made a few dead stop trails on the way home from work. At the 5 second mark, i just had been able to begin accelerating in 3rd gear at just over 50 mph. So the question to my self is: is approx 10 mph in 1 second worth an extra $75K. I will think it over in the next coming year.

[Rick]

6.1 seconds for M5. That must be for E34 M5. E39 M5 (V8) does 0-60 mph is 4.6 seconds. That's a world apart from 7.6 seconds.

Roughly 7 secs for a manual 535 - my BMW buyer's guide (by Fred Larimer) is not the definitive source (in fact, it has the photos of the E34 525 and 530 reversed), but it probably quotes the factory on the following E34 manual-transmission times (auto tranny times are all about a second higher except the 540 is .5 higher):

525 - 8.6
535 - 7.6
M5 - 6.1
530 - 7.5
540 - 6.2