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      09-07-2014, 07:50 PM   #11
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Originally Posted by ehagerty View Post
Sometimes as I read these posts it seems so hard to get more HP out of our 3 ltr, 93, E85mix, 99 etc. the M3/4 runs a 3 ltr and comes with 425hp....you would think we could get more and still only have to run 91/93 like they do.
I am about to jump into the mod game for the first time.....just trying to read and learn.
What is the expectation we can squeeze out of the 235 and still just roll up to the pump, no race gas, meth, mix etc

Not trying to be a tool....just thinking out loud
The biggest limiting factor is the turbo. It's tiny. Throw whatever you want at a current N55 car, and the upper limit on the stock turbo is barely over 400 RWHP.

I don't recall the M3/4s turbo's specs, but I'll guess they are each either very slightly smaller than the N55's single turbo or roughly the same size. Companies have barely scratched the surface of tuning them and with few mods they are in the mid to upper-500 RWHP range.

Last edited by FC4; 09-07-2014 at 08:11 PM..
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