Here’s something you don’t see every day:
One of the Fastest M5’s in the country
1988 E28 M5 VIN# WBSDC9305J2791570 prod date 6/87
Just in time for the racing season. This Race Car needs nothing to be raced next weekend.
Top Speed Over 170 Mph
3.9 6 Cylinder w/ over 370 rear wheel horsepower
- Weighs Just under 2500 LBs
- All Receipt’s and Complete Build Sheets Fresh S38 Motorsports Engine only 1 Race
- Comes With lots Spares
- Comes AMB transponder and lap timer
- 2 Rear Ends 3:91/3:73 Precision Engineering Built
- 8 Fiske and 4 BBS Lightweight Wheels
- Wolf 3D+4 Fully Programmable Engine Management
- Ground Control Double Adjustable Shocks & Struts
- Fully Adjustable Suspension Front And Rear
- AP 6 Piston Calipers Front and AP Rear Calipers
- Carbon Fiber Hood
- Carbon Fiber Air Intake
- Carbon Fiber Air Damn
This is A Completely Sorted Race Car, Campaigned in Scca and BMWCCA. Will pass all tech inspections. Holds Many Lap records and Many Overall Wins.
S38 b38 BMW Engine, Balanced and Blueprinted, Head match ported and polished. Stillen Crankshaft, ARP Bolts and Studs Throughout. Over 370 RWHP.
Has New FIA 6 Point Schroth Belts, Current Window Net, Momo Seat and Steering Wheel. Comes with Spares. Spare Carbon Fiber Air Damn, Spare Rotors w/Hats for Front and Rear. Back-up Master Cylinder, Hydroboost, Brake lines, Various Rate Coil Springs
Comes w/2 Sets Full wets and 1 Set Intermediate wets, 3 sets of slicks; 24 tires total.
The car is (was?) owned by David Daniels, and is pretty well known to people in the E28 community. For a non-turbo engine, it’s HP output is as high as I’ve ever seen in an E28. And stripped down to 2,500 pounds? Wow. The E28 is notoriously heavy and difficult to strip down for racing, but Daniels used a lot of carbon fiber & fiberglass to help keep the weight down. Here is a video of it going up against an E36 M3 (owned & driven by Brian Watts.) In the video, the M3 can outrun the M5 in the straights, but the M5 walks right on by in the corners. Tells a lot about the work that Daniels put into the chassis and suspension! And about the driver!
The car was up for sale on eBay, but the auction ended with the final bid at $21,100, and the reserve not met.