Vortech347
03-19-2006, 03:38 PM
Took the Marauder to the dealer for all its due work. My wife was following me in my mom's 740i (moms outa town so I'll be driving the beemer around to show homes with)
We had a ton of open sunday freeway to goof off.
The first run from about 60mph we stayed damn near side by side up to 110. However at about 90 she started just barly inching away. When we let off the MM's bumper was at the driverside door.
The 2nd one I wanted to go from a little lower, 40mph. She was using the sport shift and already had it in 2nd gear. I had it in 3rd(od off) and would mash the gas when I said go via cell phone. This race I got beat pretty good. She pulled a good 1/2 car away when we stopped at 110.
3rd race I had to make sure the MM represented. I locked it in 2nd and we went from 50. We stayed side by side but when I went out of 2nd at a nats ass hair before the RPM limiter the beemer started to creap away again.
My conclusion is this. The 5-speed auto in the beemer with closer ratios really makes a big difference. When I'd shift outa 2nd at 88-90mph she was in the BMW's sweet spot in 3rd. In fact at 100mph the beemer would get into 4th. It has almost the same shift points/speeds as my 5-speed stang with 3.55's
Also going from one car to the other for the drive home the beemer would destroy my MM outa the hole. Hopefully the 3.73's will take a slight edge off the slow ass take off.
BMW: 282hp, 325tq
MM: 302hp, 320tq
But her's was stock!!
When I get my 3.73's its rematch time!
We had a ton of open sunday freeway to goof off.
The first run from about 60mph we stayed damn near side by side up to 110. However at about 90 she started just barly inching away. When we let off the MM's bumper was at the driverside door.
The 2nd one I wanted to go from a little lower, 40mph. She was using the sport shift and already had it in 2nd gear. I had it in 3rd(od off) and would mash the gas when I said go via cell phone. This race I got beat pretty good. She pulled a good 1/2 car away when we stopped at 110.
3rd race I had to make sure the MM represented. I locked it in 2nd and we went from 50. We stayed side by side but when I went out of 2nd at a nats ass hair before the RPM limiter the beemer started to creap away again.
My conclusion is this. The 5-speed auto in the beemer with closer ratios really makes a big difference. When I'd shift outa 2nd at 88-90mph she was in the BMW's sweet spot in 3rd. In fact at 100mph the beemer would get into 4th. It has almost the same shift points/speeds as my 5-speed stang with 3.55's
Also going from one car to the other for the drive home the beemer would destroy my MM outa the hole. Hopefully the 3.73's will take a slight edge off the slow ass take off.
BMW: 282hp, 325tq
MM: 302hp, 320tq
But her's was stock!!
When I get my 3.73's its rematch time!