0-60 and 0-100 times

[cbl117]

is 0-60mph in 4.8sec and 0-100mph in 11.5sec any good in a 6MT N54 with the following mods?

Dinan S2
N55 midpipe
berk street
drop in filter
Hankook V12 255s in the rear.

I was thinking it should be in the mid to low 4s considering the press reviews getting around 4.8sec stock with a DCT.

I'm not using anything fancy to calculate time so there is some error.

Here is the video im using to estimate the 0-60:

[mr_bean]

IMHO 0-60 or 0-100 times should always be taken with a grain of salt. A significant portion of that time can be made up on the launch. Having a DCT will always give you a better launch.

Case in point, I had a 428 X-drive DTC loaner recently. The 0-60 time on it is 5.6 sec, a little quicker than my 128 MT. But, 4er felt soooooo much slower than my 1er, especially when try to pass another car at speed.

[wjk_glynn]

Originally Posted by cbl117

is 0-60mph in 4.8sec and 0-100mph in 11.5sec any good in a 6MT N54 ...

Professional road tests of stock N54 135i 6MT Coupes:

• Car and Driver, Feb 2008: 0-60 4.7 sec, 0-100 11.5 sec, ¼ mile 13.3 sec @ 106 mph
• Road & Track, Jun 2008: 0-60 4.8 sec, 0-100 11.9 sec, ¼ mile 13.4 sec @ 104 mph
• Road & Track, Sep 2009: 0-60 4.7 sec, 0-100 11.7 sec, ¼ mile 13.3 sec @ 105 mph

Professional road tests of stock N55 135is 6MT Coupes:

• Road & Track, May 2013: 0-60 4.6 sec, 0-100 11.2 sec, ¼ mile 13.4 sec @ 108 mph
• Car and Driver, Jul 2013: 0-60 4.6 sec, 0-100 11.1 sec, ¼ mile 13.3 sec @ 107 mph

As mr_bean said, 0-anything times are tough to control. Individual cars of the same model differ (this is due to manufacturing variation and is simply a fact of life). Test conditions (e.g. surface traction, ambient temperature, clutch condition, the brutality of the test-driver, gradient, etc.) also have a tremendous impact.

Karl.