Edmunds: dyno 335i
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Edmunds: dyno 335i
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Steve Harrison's 335i (auto)
272 rear-wheel hp at 5,970 rpm
edmunds 335i (auto)
279 at 6,295 rpm
+0.5psi boost from 5000-6500rpm
Steve Harrison's 335i (auto)
272 rear-wheel hp at 5,970 rpm
edmunds 335i (auto)
279 at 6,295 rpm
+0.5psi boost from 5000-6500rpm
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http://www.motortrend.com/roadtests/...300/index.html
just for comparisions, throw some fat rubber and stiffer suspension any car's handling will improve dramatically.
just for comparisions, throw some fat rubber and stiffer suspension any car's handling will improve dramatically.
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http://www.edmunds.com/insideline/do.../pageId=105654
Steve Harrison's 335i (auto)
272 rear-wheel hp at 5,970 rpm
edmunds 335i (auto)
279 at 6,295 rpm
+0.5psi boost from 5000-6500rpm
Steve Harrison's 335i (auto)
272 rear-wheel hp at 5,970 rpm
edmunds 335i (auto)
279 at 6,295 rpm
+0.5psi boost from 5000-6500rpm
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does anyone know if this engine will be offered in the 5 series?
<3 the twinturbo i6...despise the 3 series styling!
<3 the twinturbo i6...despise the 3 series styling!
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So is that kind of various in a modern day electronically controlled turbo car considered normal or is there a chance that since that car was supplied by BMW they tried to tweak the boost just a hair over factory levels hoping nobody would think to check but that they'd be just that much more impressed (and get that much better numbers).
It seems back in the day the magazine's numbers used to always be a 'bare minimum' meaning you'd look at them and assume you could do better... but man these days it seems kinda rare to see a car run at the track and do any better if not quite a bit worse than you read in the mags.
I know I was reading my GS400 running 13.9-14.2 @ 99-101 in the magazines yet the best I could seem to manage was a 14.7 @ 97 with several 15.1 @ 95-96 before I got the 14.7. And that's an automatic - something that should allow for pretty consistent times.
It seems back in the day the magazine's numbers used to always be a 'bare minimum' meaning you'd look at them and assume you could do better... but man these days it seems kinda rare to see a car run at the track and do any better if not quite a bit worse than you read in the mags.
I know I was reading my GS400 running 13.9-14.2 @ 99-101 in the magazines yet the best I could seem to manage was a 14.7 @ 97 with several 15.1 @ 95-96 before I got the 14.7. And that's an automatic - something that should allow for pretty consistent times.
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[QUOTE=Threxx;2262059]So is that kind of various in a modern day electronically controlled turbo car considered normal or is there a chance that since that car was supplied by BMW they tried to tweak the boost just a hair over factory levels hoping nobody would think to check but that they'd be just that much more impressed (and get that much better numbers).QUOTE]
Probably nothing more than lower quality gas in one of the cars.
Probably nothing more than lower quality gas in one of the cars.
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Probably nothing more than lower quality gas in one of the cars.
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I have read in the past that turbo engines will reduce boost if knock is detected. Not 100% sure in the BMW engine works that way, but I would assume it does.
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HAHA! Busted!
This is why I take anything that I see in magazines like a grain of salt because you just never know quite what you're getting. Manufacturers sent ringers to the mags all the time in the 60's and they still do it today.
This is why I take anything that I see in magazines like a grain of salt because you just never know quite what you're getting. Manufacturers sent ringers to the mags all the time in the 60's and they still do it today.
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It seems back in the day the magazine's numbers used to always be a 'bare minimum' meaning you'd look at them and assume you could do better... but man these days it seems kinda rare to see a car run at the track and do any better if not quite a bit worse than you read in the mags.