View Single Post
      02-21-2020, 01:45 AM   #1521
duder13
Captain
duder13's Avatar
767
Rep
904
Posts

Drives: Cashmere
Join Date: Mar 2018
Location: US

iTrader: (0)

Quote:
Originally Posted by Fitz335 View Post
N55 does not sound better than an N54.

Also the n54 had forged internals from the beginning so BMW actually took a step back with the original n55s.
XuTV already said it, but the N55 is widely known to sound better than the N54 and S55 for the reasons he mentioned.

As far as the forged crank, it only matters if you’re making crazy horsepower through mods, and you can always swap one in from a newer N55. The only reason to really pick an N54 over an N55 is if you’re doing some kind of bonkers 800hp build, although nowadays even that isn’t certain. The oil distribution of the N55 is better.

As far as the Supra is concerned, I’ve now seen 5 of them, and I just think it’s overwrought. It’s like they threw in a million creases, folds and (fake) vents in order to confuse the mind enough not to focus on a single bad element. I’d still rather buy a used Cayman, since we’re not even getting a real Toyota’s reliability.
Appreciate 0