Ok, bear with me I have a story to tell. :M5thumbs:
So, I bought my E39 M5 back in November. It was the first time I had bought a car with such high mileage. 87k miles.
oohhh: I thought long and hard about whether I would regret it. Would it be a money pit, would it have loads go wrong with it as I put more miles on it. When I bought it the car was in really good condition in terms of bodywork, wheels, interior etc. so I was confident I had bought a good un. It has the odd rattle, the odd squeak but nothing to not be expected from a 9 year old car.
Now, I had dealt with Sal from Evolve with my previous CSL. It was the first CSL to have one of his excellent remaps. My CSL was a strong car std and was even more impressive remapped. I took the car to the Ring and Spa on a european jaunt and it pulled away in a straight line from other CSLs. So, when I bought my E39 and realised that Sal was also working on the E39 M5 (and actually owned one) it seemed pretty obvious to send the car to him to have a look at it, check the car out in detail and give it to him for a remap. It all worked out well. Sal said the car was a really good one, quiet Vanos, no issues at all apart from needing to maybe replace the front and rear bushes in time and also the door pins? I was relieved.
Then I drove the car after the remap. Ok, so obviously something like a remap is always going to be a subtle difference. I am very happy with that subtle difference though. The car has better throttle response, definitely seems to have more pull lower down the rev range and also pulls harder higher up the rev range. The power is very linear. It seems like it has more growl to it as well. The car is definitely smoother as well.
I'm not one for modding so next steps will be subtle. Maybe a short shift, some lowering springs with new oem shocks as the suspension does feel a bit tired and then lets see how I go. Sal knows what I'm like and is not the kind of person who would suggest that I spend £s on the car when it's not my style.
I'm not sure what the car dyno'd at but I think it was around 405-410bhp after the remap but I'm sure Evolve will confirm that. I will be most certainly sending my car there from now on for anything that needs to be done to it.
Anyways, just thought I'd let you all know my experience so far with the car. I'm really enjoying it so far. :cheers:
So, I bought my E39 M5 back in November. It was the first time I had bought a car with such high mileage. 87k miles.
oohhh: I thought long and hard about whether I would regret it. Would it be a money pit, would it have loads go wrong with it as I put more miles on it. When I bought it the car was in really good condition in terms of bodywork, wheels, interior etc. so I was confident I had bought a good un. It has the odd rattle, the odd squeak but nothing to not be expected from a 9 year old car.Now, I had dealt with Sal from Evolve with my previous CSL. It was the first CSL to have one of his excellent remaps. My CSL was a strong car std and was even more impressive remapped. I took the car to the Ring and Spa on a european jaunt and it pulled away in a straight line from other CSLs. So, when I bought my E39 and realised that Sal was also working on the E39 M5 (and actually owned one) it seemed pretty obvious to send the car to him to have a look at it, check the car out in detail and give it to him for a remap. It all worked out well. Sal said the car was a really good one, quiet Vanos, no issues at all apart from needing to maybe replace the front and rear bushes in time and also the door pins? I was relieved.
Then I drove the car after the remap. Ok, so obviously something like a remap is always going to be a subtle difference. I am very happy with that subtle difference though. The car has better throttle response, definitely seems to have more pull lower down the rev range and also pulls harder higher up the rev range. The power is very linear. It seems like it has more growl to it as well. The car is definitely smoother as well.
I'm not one for modding so next steps will be subtle. Maybe a short shift, some lowering springs with new oem shocks as the suspension does feel a bit tired and then lets see how I go. Sal knows what I'm like and is not the kind of person who would suggest that I spend £s on the car when it's not my style.
I'm not sure what the car dyno'd at but I think it was around 405-410bhp after the remap but I'm sure Evolve will confirm that. I will be most certainly sending my car there from now on for anything that needs to be done to it.
Anyways, just thought I'd let you all know my experience so far with the car. I'm really enjoying it so far. :cheers:
