e39 m5 v reg....

[val m5]

Hi Guys , first time posting... great site. any who, about to take the plunge an buy v reg e39 m5... my thoughts are.... de cat.... induction kit.... maybe a chip or remap? any feed back. wood love to hear any ideads, an if the above is right... what power gains?

[CarbonM5]

First thing to do is get a cat back sports system and a new pair of MAF's!

The induction and sports cats ect wont give any power,just cost you loads of cash,just make sure its fully serviced with good pads,tyres ect and enjoy it!

If you decat it, it will fail the MOT and bring the engine light on-nothing to gain.

Edited by CarbonM5 on Monday 16th March 21:37

[Paulburrell]

Val

There's mine of information on tuning etc.. on the www.m5board.com website. First things first(Hoping that I'm not teaching granny to suck eggs), make sure that the car has been checked over pretty closely. I understand that there were Vanos issues with the pre 2001 cars. Rectification costs would make your eyes water. Not sure, but I think BMW rectified the issue with a recall. Do a search on the above board and that will explain the problem/solution in more detail.

[E38]

CarbonM5 said:

First thing to do is get a cat back sports system and a new pair of MAF's!

The induction and sports cats ect wont give any power,just cost you loads of cash,just make sure its fully serviced with good pads,tyres ect and enjoy it!

If you decat it, it will fail the MOT and bring the engine light on-nothing to gain.

Edited by CarbonM5 on Monday 16th March 21:37

Dont forget the fuel filter too!

[s62]

If you want more power then you should get Supersprint headers
and a remap.

If that is not enough..... then get this:
http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/CA-Automotive-RK520...

[val m5]

Thanks for all the info an helpful hints, bought friday morning at 2am in scotland.. was home in southern ireland fri 10am... yes it was worth it... friggin brill ride along the a77, any who knows this road will tell you. might just remap... enough ponies at pedal for me. well... well impressed.

[naetype]

val m5 said:

............ friggin brill ride along the a77, any who knows this road will tell you. ..................

That would be the one with the SPECS section comprising almost 40 sets of cameras over 32miles stretching from just North of Ayr to just South of Girvan.

Your M5 time may be cut short

Ps. You did see them didn't you?

Edited by naetype on Monday 23 March 15:49

[M5Dave]

He lives in Southern Ireland so I doubt they'll bother, and even if they do they won't be able to ban him or give penalty points.

[naetype]

M5Dave said:

He lives in Southern Ireland so I doubt they'll bother, and even if they do they won't be able to ban him or give penalty points.

Errrrrrr... I take it you didn't you look at his profile? See his occupation....

[asbo]

naetype said:

M5Dave said:

He lives in Southern Ireland so I doubt they'll bother, and even if they do they won't be able to ban him or give penalty points.

Errrrrrr... I take it you didn't you look at his profile? See his occupation....

Ahhh...