Figured out why that E60 M5 sounded so bad.

"TheOnelectronic" (theoneelectronic) 09/08/2013 at 20:43 • Filed to: None

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I parked across from it today, and I noticed a strange glint.

That would explain the weird exhaust note, alright.

twinturbobmw > TheOnelectronic 09/08/2013 at 20:45

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Oh, hi Electrician, haven't heard much from you lately. Still addicted to Kerbal?

KillerRaccoon - Group J's Sébastien Loeb > TheOnelectronic 09/08/2013 at 20:52

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SnapUndersteer, Italian Spiderman > TheOnelectronic 09/08/2013 at 20:53

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I'm not following...huh?

Blondude > TheOnelectronic 09/08/2013 at 20:58

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FMIC?

drunkenup2 > TheOnelectronic 09/08/2013 at 21:00

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a supercharger made it sound worse? or dressed up 535i?

BoxerFanatic, troublesome iconoclast. > TheOnelectronic 09/08/2013 at 21:04

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A Turbocharger would change the exhaust note.

getchapopcorn > KillerRaccoon - Group J's Sébastien Loeb 09/08/2013 at 21:05

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offroadkarter > TheOnelectronic 09/08/2013 at 21:21

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saw this E60 M5 today

nlzmo400r > TheOnelectronic 09/08/2013 at 21:40

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Why haven't you struck a conversation/test drive with this guy?

TheOnelectronic > nlzmo400r 09/09/2013 at 19:30

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It's very doubtful we speak the same language.

TheOnelectronic > drunkenup2 09/09/2013 at 19:31

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I was assuming it was turbocharged, though now that I think about it, I suppose there's no reason why you couldn't add a FMIC to a supercharged car, I just haven't seen it done.

Definitely an M5, since the fenders had the embedded strakes.

TheOnelectronic > SnapUndersteer, Italian Spiderman 09/09/2013 at 19:33

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I really should have linked back to the original post. Wasn't thinking about how long a gap it had been between them.

There's an E60 M5 in my building, and it pulled past me one day and sounded awful. That seemed strange. Yesterday I parked next to it and noticed it had a FMIC which I assumed (possibly erroneously) to mean it was turbocharged.

TheOnelectronic > twinturbobmw 09/09/2013 at 19:34

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Slightly less so now that actual classes are commanding my attention. Or should be.

drunkenup2 > TheOnelectronic 09/09/2013 at 20:36

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hmmm.. you should chat up the owner anyways! an S/C E60 (haven't heard of any turbo kits) is serious business.

TheOnelectronic > drunkenup2 09/09/2013 at 21:53

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As I mentioned to someone else, it's highly unlikely we share a common language.