Year old F80 seems faster over time

f80NJ17 · 06-20-2018, 11:53 PM

I have a 17' F80
18k miles
For the past week my car seems to have alot more torque when I speed up. When I accelerate the car pulls me back, car feels like a monster compared to before. Idk if anyone has experienced this.

paliknight · 06-21-2018, 12:29 AM

Are you comparing it to when it had less miles?

elinstylez · 06-21-2018, 01:09 AM

Could just be the weather, if it's cooler it's not as heat soaked. It's also nice to jump from driving a slow car back to the M.

mfurse · 06-21-2018, 02:17 AM

On winter days it feels much stronger but the traction is less

Wills2 · 06-21-2018, 04:18 AM

Mine chops and changes on a weekly basis some times it feels balls out fast others a bit meh, I put it down to my crap driving.

DBACE · 06-21-2018, 11:39 AM

I think you are just laying into it more, because you feel more confident with the machine. Regardless of what may be happening, enjoy the ride.

shortseller · 06-21-2018, 12:08 PM

And the answer is...turbos are definitely impacted by weather conditions, heat and humidity. Also bad gas and heat soak too. Altitude as well but I’m guessing your not doing extreme mountain runs.

boss2k · 06-21-2018, 12:44 PM

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Originally Posted by f80NJ17

I have a 17' F80
18k miles
For the past week my car seems to have alot more torque when I speed up. When I accelerate the car pulls me back, car feels like a monster compared to before. Idk if anyone has experienced this.

Is that CP or non-CP, i have always experienced that in my prior non-CP car and miss that power thrust in my 18 F80 CP

f80NJ17 · 06-21-2018, 02:15 PM

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Originally Posted by paliknight

Are you comparing it to when it had less miles?

Yes

f80NJ17 · 06-21-2018, 02:17 PM

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Originally Posted by shortseller

And the answer is...turbos are definitely impacted by weather conditions, heat and humidity. Also bad gas and heat soak too. Altitude as well but I'm guessing your not doing extreme mountain runs.

Temp in NJ is mid 80'
Had the car for a while now. But recently it feels much stronger

shortseller · 06-21-2018, 02:41 PM

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Originally Posted by f80NJ17

Temp in NJ is mid 80'
Had the car for a while now. But recently it feels much stronger

Then just enjoy!

NoMoreAudi · 06-21-2018, 04:03 PM

If you need a baseline, just drive a loaner 3 series for a while and then return to your M.

nicknaz · 06-21-2018, 05:46 PM

congrats OP, that's a great feeling.

It's always the opposite for me... I get used to the HP level of a new car quickly, and 3rd gear pulls that used to be super exciting become.. meeeh.

Then I start to think about getting car with +5 to +10mph trap speed increase....

as others have said, good for you that you haven't fallen into the trap. ENJOY

f80NJ17 · 06-21-2018, 06:09 PM

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Originally Posted by NoMoreAudi

If you need a baseline, just drive a loaner 3 series for a while and then return to your M.

LoL

Andrae26 · 06-22-2018, 01:34 AM

I think the weather has a lot to do with it. My m4 feels faster when it's cold and it feels more planted

doug_999 · 06-24-2018, 07:51 AM

Engines tend to loosen up over the miles. Go read C&D long term tests - the car is almost always faster at 40,000 miles than it was new.

SenorFunkyPants · 06-24-2018, 08:49 AM

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Originally Posted by f80NJ17

I have a 17' F80
18k miles
For the past week my car seems to have alot more torque when I speed up. When I accelerate the car pulls me back, car feels like a monster compared to before. Idk if anyone has experienced this.

I found exactly the same...always a little underwhelmed for the first year or so...but now it proper flies, especially in 3rd gear.

Wills2 · 06-24-2018, 09:36 AM

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Originally Posted by shortseller

And the answer is...turbos are definitely impacted by weather conditions, heat and humidity. Also bad gas and heat soak too. Altitude as well but I’m guessing your not doing extreme mountain runs.

Although these latest turbo engines self correct for temp and altitude, hence people have been getting big power outputs on corrected dynos as they are correcting a self correcting engine.

Alpine300zhp · 06-24-2018, 03:05 PM

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Originally Posted by doug_999

Engines tend to loosen up over the miles. Go read C&D long term tests - the car is almost always faster at 40,000 miles than it was new.

Exactly. My recently returned m4 had 53k miles on it and the best miles were after it passed 30k.

Fuller · 06-24-2018, 04:08 PM

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Originally Posted by DBACE

I think you are just laying into it more, because you feel more confident with the machine. Regardless of what may be happening, enjoy the ride.

This gets my vote. I've always noticed this about my cars. I've always figured it had more to do with comfort driving the car, mood, and other psychological variables at the time. If it's a dct, could adjustments of the tranny to driving style impact your experience as well?

drgmt · 06-24-2018, 05:11 PM

Maybe it's the tune lol

Hachima · 06-24-2018, 05:16 PM

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Originally Posted by f80NJ17

I have a 17' F80
18k miles
For the past week my car seems to have alot more torque when I speed up. When I accelerate the car pulls me back, car feels like a monster compared to before. Idk if anyone has experienced this.

Do you use different tires for the winter vs the summer? If you live somewhere with cold winters I suspect the summer months are a nice performance boost.

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