Originally Posted By: ecotourist
Finally I suspect you're going to have overheating problems. BMW's cooling systems don't seem to be the greatest and with low speeds on grades and such you're not going to have as much airflow as you would at higher speeds.
My 530i has no problems with cooling capacity nor with capability at low speeds, in fact it seems a bit over-sized if anything. The problem is usually with reliability related to age, not performance.
Finally I suspect you're going to have overheating problems. BMW's cooling systems don't seem to be the greatest and with low speeds on grades and such you're not going to have as much airflow as you would at higher speeds.
My 530i has no problems with cooling capacity nor with capability at low speeds, in fact it seems a bit over-sized if anything. The problem is usually with reliability related to age, not performance.