E60 M5 Speed Limiter

E60 M5 Speed Limiter

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skeeterm5

Original Poster:

3,363 posts

189 months

Saturday 8th November 2008
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Hi all,

if I were to ask my local BMW dealer to remove the speed limiter on the M5 would they do it or more than likely laugh at me?

If I took it to an idenpendent garage to do it would this be likely to invalidate the warranty?

thanks

S

Schermerhorn

4,343 posts

190 months

Saturday 8th November 2008
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skeeterm5 said:
Hi all,

if I were to ask my local BMW dealer to remove the speed limiter on the M5 would they do it or more than likely laugh at me?

If I took it to an idenpendent garage to do it would this be likely to invalidate the warranty?

thanks

S
Ask yourself this; are you ever going to go 155mph+? If so, why bother?


pgilc1

35,853 posts

198 months

Sunday 9th November 2008
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Schermerhorn said:
skeeterm5 said:
Hi all,

if I were to ask my local BMW dealer to remove the speed limiter on the M5 would they do it or more than likely laugh at me?

If I took it to an idenpendent garage to do it would this be likely to invalidate the warranty?

thanks

S
Ask yourself this; are you ever going to go 155mph+? If so, why bother?
Totally agree.

I got the speed limiter removed on my last 535d when it was remapped. Top speed i ever got it to? 145mph....

Edited by pgilc1 on Sunday 9th November 02:44

Zod

35,295 posts

259 months

Sunday 9th November 2008
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Bird's will do it, but the only plaes it would ever bother me would be an empty Autobahn early in the morning or on the Doettinger Hoehe with no traffic and a free run through with no need to go back in to the car park.

Neil.D

2,878 posts

207 months

Monday 10th November 2008
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pgilc1 said:
Schermerhorn said:
skeeterm5 said:
Hi all,

if I were to ask my local BMW dealer to remove the speed limiter on the M5 would they do it or more than likely laugh at me?

If I took it to an idenpendent garage to do it would this be likely to invalidate the warranty?

thanks

S
Ask yourself this; are you ever going to go 155mph+? If so, why bother?
Totally agree.

I got the speed limiter removed on my last 535d when it was remapped. Top speed i ever got it to? 145mph....

Edited by pgilc1 on Sunday 9th November 02:44
Then you were not trying hard enough...

The dealer can do it but I think you need to produce a 'race licence'

dazren

22,612 posts

262 months

Monday 10th November 2008
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Just an on topic observation. After extensive testing, the E60 M5 limiter only kicks in at 164mph GPS verified, same as on the E39 M5, E46 M3 etc.......

How often do you want to go over 164 (showing 168 on the speedo)?