The BMW M5 cold air intake

by Todd Schafer

Purchasing parts is the area of modding that you have significant control over and where you can save the most time and expense, from a relatively inexpensive aftermarket part such as a BMWs M5 cold air intake to a high priced turbo kit.  If you do your research you will find the best parts available for your budget.  Just remember that all that extra horsepower may get you in a lot of trouble and you don't want to be hurt or injury anybody else.

The world of performance automobiles has always been the hub of fast changes. A popular pick for customization are BMW's, well known for BMWs performance.  Through the years, car manufacturers have been outdoing themselves and the competition in the aftermarket industry is designing and developing high performance parts such as the BMWs M5 cold air intake. The Germans are known for their fast cars created right from their well renowned car manufacturers such as BMW, Mercedes-Benz and Audi.

The 2007 BMWs M5 comes with a price tag of $97,000 and 500 horsepower.  The second version was the Right Hand Drive (RHD) Spec M5.  Consumers will have a M5 car equipped with a massive 5-liter V10 engine. This behemoth of an engine has a maximum 8,250 revs per minute output. That rpm rating is enough to give the M5 400 horsepower. For those who want even faster speeds, equipment it with a BMWs M5 cold air intake and a touch of a button can increase that power to a whooping 500 horsepower.

BMW's M5 cold air intakes can efficiently boost performance while lowering fuel consumption. Fuel consumption is, of course, one of the weaker points of high performance cars especially those with 5-liter engines such as the M5. But those who can afford this dream machine can surely afford to refill the car every 200 miles at least.

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