Ran across this when I was doing some surfing. Thought it was worth passing on. You can find it at:

http://www.ford-trucks.com/dcforum/Lightning/135.html


Mark

 

What does a M5 turn in the quarter (stock) anyway. Know they are fast, a BMW, and of course, spendy.

Mark

 

I got this off the BMW website:

Weight
Unladen lbs 4024

Weight distribution, front/rear
% 52/48


Engine
Cylinders/valves 90-degree V-8/4 vavles per cylinder
Displacement cu. cm. 4941
Bore/stroke inch 3.70/3.50
Nominal output/rpm hp 394/6600
Max. torque/rpm lb-ft 368/3800
Compression ratio 11.0:1

Fuel grade
Unleaded premium

Transmission
Standard gear ratios (:1)
I/II/III 4.23/2.53/1.67
IV/V/VI/R 1.23/1.00/0.83/3.75
Final drive ratio
3.15:1
Reverse gear ratio
3.75

Performance
Drag coefficient Cd 0.31
Top speed 155 mph
Acceleration 0-60 mph 4.8 sec
Acceleration 0-¼ mile 13.7 seconds

 

When I was at Carlsbad and ran my 13.79@101 with a 2.18
60 ft there was a M5 there running 13.5@106 with a 2.0 60 ft!

If it had not been my first time at the track with my lightning,
and if I had the same 2.0 60 ft as him, I think I would of been right there with him. By the way this was in 70 deg temp with high humidity.

I think if it was 50 deg out with good conditions, the lightning might just have a chace with the blower taking more of an advantage of the cool temps

Ronnie

 

I think that what surprised the beamer driver as much as the lightnings power, was that a truck was matching his speed going into the corner.