540ia vs Mustang GT

[Speedfreak]

I was driving home when I pulled up at a light behind a late model GT. He pulled away from the light and lightly punched it. I of course had to do the same. When ever we cleared traffic we would go at it again. I was behind and kept having to wait for him to hit before I could. The road is a single lane in each direction. When we came to the next light we stopped, the light changed and he took off slow. I waited for him to get a couple of cars lengths and then shot up behind him, to let him know I still wanted to go. He punched it, I got back on it as quick as I could, he had a jump on me.
He would only run from a roll about half way through first and through second.
We came up behind a pickup, when traffic cleared I expected him to go. He wouldn't. He had a female passenger, so did I. Maybe he got flack from her.
My passenger was yelling "kick his ass!"

How should a 540ia do against a GT 5 speed? I seemed to stick with him but it was hard to tell with such short races and with me starting behind.

Pat

[marinakorp]

I was driving home when I pulled up at a light behind a late model GT. He pulled away from the light and lightly punched it. I of course had to do the same. When ever we cleared traffic we would go at it again. I was behind and kept having to wait for him to hit before I could. The road is a single lane in each direction. When we came to the next light we stopped, the light changed and he took off slow. I waited for him to get a couple of cars lengths and then shot up behind him, to let him know I still wanted to go. He punched it, I got back on it as quick as I could, he had a jump on me.
He would only run from a roll about half way through first and through second.
We came up behind a pickup, when traffic cleared I expected him to go. He wouldn't. He had a female passenger, so did I. Maybe he got flack from her.
My passenger was yelling "kick his ass!"

How should a 540ia do against a GT 5 speed? I seemed to stick with him but it was hard to tell with such short races and with me starting behind.

Pat


should be on par with the GT

my iT (auto) keeps up nicely... and actually pull on a few at speed... fairly even in the end

[Speedfreak]

Thanks,
I was hoping that if we ran past second gear i'd pull on him. I'm stock now.
I'm getting a base dyno on September 25th at the CCA dyno for charity.
Then maybe time for mods.
Pat

[GuapOh]

I was driving home when I pulled up at a light behind a late model GT. He pulled away from the light and lightly punched it. I of course had to do the same. When ever we cleared traffic we would go at it again. I was behind and kept having to wait for him to hit before I could. The road is a single lane in each direction. When we came to the next light we stopped, the light changed and he took off slow. I waited for him to get a couple of cars lengths and then shot up behind him, to let him know I still wanted to go. He punched it, I got back on it as quick as I could, he had a jump on me.
He would only run from a roll about half way through first and through second.
We came up behind a pickup, when traffic cleared I expected him to go. He wouldn't. He had a female passenger, so did I. Maybe he got flack from her.
My passenger was yelling "kick his ass!"

How should a 540ia do against a GT 5 speed? I seemed to stick with him but it was hard to tell with such short races and with me starting behind.

Pat

You own his ass. I'm a big mustang fan but there is no denying the brute beauty of your 540i. :D

[Speedfreak]

Thanks,
I love this car. It's better than my TransAm or my Corvettes were. Much smoother and almost as fast.

[Paradoxish]

I thought a 6MT 540i would be just about equal to a 5MT Mustang GT? Don't they both run the quarter mile in around 14 flat?

[Phat Ham]

I thought a 6MT 540i would be just about equal to a 5MT Mustang GT? Don't they both run the quarter mile in around 14 flat?

I think the Mustang GT runs high 14's in the quarter. 540/6 does it in 14.0. I remember reading a review from a while ago that compared the older Mustang Cobra (300hp version) with the 540/6 and said they were pretty even performance wise.

Mustang GT and 540iA should be pretty even. Of course it's very easy and cheap to make the Mustang a lot faster. In a straight line at least.

[98M3_4]

What does a 540iA Sport run in 1/4 mile? All things being equal, maybe the auto with the Dinan tranny software might be pretty close to the 6spd?

[dinanfive]

Ive played with a 2002 mustang GT a few years back and i could keep on his ass as id wish, there fast however they dont got that BMW top end :evil2

[cleoent]

My cousin raced a 00' mustang gt 5spd vs a 6 speed e39 540i and destroyed it. I mean destroyed. He had 4 people total in the 540 as well. At least 3 car lengths up to 100mph.... maybe vs auto it's be closer.