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Originally Posted by MrRoboto
You keep saying it is the same but don't supply any proof to back it up. 
To keep you happy, lets put this to rest and say the engine is EXACTLY the same so a tuned 1m and a tuned 135 will have the same power output. The 1M is better equipped to put the power to the ground which all that counts. |
My view is that a tuned 1M and a tuned N54 135i will make the same power. The 1M is slightly lighter (right?) and has the lightened flywheel, so will have marginally better power to weight, better throttle response, and of course potentially better traction if the surface doesn't offer optimal grip. So it's very likely to be faster. A tiny tiny bit faster.
What it isn't going to do is handle better or be more fun. Which is why I'm moving from tuned 135i to 1M.
Out of curiousity MrRoboto, the burden of proof could lie in the other direction - what proof is there that the 1M engine isn't the same as the N54 135i? I'm not saying it is or isn't, but I haven't seen actual proof, only some words on my laptop screen.