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17" to 18"- speedometer reading affected?
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<blockquote data-quote="astroboy" data-source="post: 350778" data-attributes="member: 4527"><p>Specification Sidewall Radius Diameter Circumference Revs/km Difference</p><p>245/40-18 98mm 327mm 653mm 2052mm 487 0.0%</p><p>245/45-18 110mm 339mm 678mm 2129mm 470 3.8%</p><p></p><p>You should gain 3.8% in top speed.. <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite7" alt=":p" title="Stick Out Tongue :p" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":p" /> but pickup should be slower.. try using a GPS to measure your speed versus the speedo.. :wink:</p><p></p><p>If your E60 N52 continue to max out at 242kph on the speedo, you are actually covering 251.196kph... and can overtake the M5 who's electronically intervene to max out at 250kph.. <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite8" alt=":D" title="Big Grin :D" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":D" /></p><p></p><p>Time for u to get the M5 emblem.. <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite7" alt=":p" title="Stick Out Tongue :p" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":p" /></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="astroboy, post: 350778, member: 4527"] Specification Sidewall Radius Diameter Circumference Revs/km Difference 245/40-18 98mm 327mm 653mm 2052mm 487 0.0% 245/45-18 110mm 339mm 678mm 2129mm 470 3.8% You should gain 3.8% in top speed.. :p but pickup should be slower.. try using a GPS to measure your speed versus the speedo.. :wink: If your E60 N52 continue to max out at 242kph on the speedo, you are actually covering 251.196kph... and can overtake the M5 who's electronically intervene to max out at 250kph.. :D Time for u to get the M5 emblem.. :p [/QUOTE]
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