[tkong]

Tonight i ran into another bmw enthusiast in a debadged 535i e60 with a carbon fiber trunk along the way home. We talked at the light and he said he had only a jb4( he didn't mention e85 so I'm assuming he's running 91 octane). We did a run from 50mph with his passenger counting off. I pulled on him hard and put a couple car lengths on him. I'm only running 40% e85 with jb4 and bms intake. We both had one passenger each.

Being an n55, I figured it should've been a closer race with him winning. Looking back I'm assuming it was too good to be true and that he didnt go WOT. Does that sound about right?

[CombatNinja]

Not sure why you think your car running e85 should not pull a bigger, heavier car running 91 octane.

[Knobi]

Originally Posted by CombatNinja

Not sure why you think your car running e85 should not pull a bigger, heavier car running 91 octane.

+1

I don't see anything out of the extraordinary. Even stock to stock the 3 series should be quicker

[tkong]

From my research, the 535i weighs less than 100lb more and a n54 with a tune should be at around 340rwhp. I should be around 350-360 rwhp.

[Schmidty335i]

Originally Posted by tkong

From my research, the 535i weighs less than 100lb more and a n54 with a tune should be at around 340rwhp. I should be around 350-360 rwhp.

so you're saying that he weights more than you, that you should have 10-20 more rwhp and you're wondering why you beat him?

[mashimarho]

Sounds about right.