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      12-14-2013, 09:39 AM   #214
bmwluvr24
Driving Mika all over California.....
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Drives: 2008 E60 M5
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Originally Posted by jb001
it 's a shame they didn't use the big brake callipers for the steel setup. instead they use m performance callipers for the steel setup. M5 has the same big callipers for steel and carbon setup... same shape, different color... too bad.
Smaller car with less weight and the engineers attempting to lower weight further equals smaller brakes that are perfectly capable of stopping the car. My brakes are incredible on my car and the weight is VERY similar. On the other hand, my car will not go as fast as the M3/M4.
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2008 E60 M5 Sepang Bronze Metallic, gloss black grills and gills, LED side markers, 12mm spacers all around, stud conversion kit, custom exhaust with Magnaflow mufflers and x-pipe.
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