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BMW will allow you a 10 second burst at 370 ft lbs via increased boost pressure. The aftermarket tuners do not set a time limit and you can run that power all the time if you so desire. However the additional heat from all that power will catch up with the lack of cooling capacity that was designed into the original N54 platform which is engineered for 300 hp - not 370. So I can see an argument to be made for the lack of engineering on the part of the tuners to manage the additional heat, which I would wholeheartedly agree with. But like I stated earlier......BMW seems to have addressed this via additional cooling capacity and time limited bursts of power to allow some combustion chamber cooling to take place (speculating here). Yes that is obviously engineering, but is still not what I would consider radical in any way. |
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12-12-2010, 08:09 PM | #487 | |
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Anyway my response was based upon this quote from you: "BMW has de-stressed the N54 and engineered better intakes, exhaust to garner the additional +50ft-lbs of torque in the is and 1M." I am sure with your infinitesimal knowledge you can see the error of that statement and why I would say that the things you stated are NOT enough to gain 50ft/lbs TQ. So please quit telling me to reread the damn thread...I have read it... |
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12-12-2010, 09:45 PM | #489 |
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What I am wondering about is if BMW did anything to equalize the cylinder temps across all cylinders. When I was running the 335i, I read an BMW engineer's comment saying that cylinder #6 (the one under the firewall/bridge) was routinely seeing higher temps than the others. Presumably by virtue of its positioning and the lack of airflow in the area.
If that is true - and I have no way of telling with certainty - that could be a major contributor to reduced longevity. It also could mean that in many situations the computer is twiddling with the timing to reduce power and temps to that cylinder. I'm not suggesting the N54 is a time bomb, just throwing some comments out there for people to sink their teeth in... (And biding my time until the M is returned to me, after I experimented with winter grip by jumping a curb on my way home.)
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You can EASILY spend 45k on a 135i. If you could get a loaded 1M for 43k I'd be all over it. I bet with options it will be more around 51-52k loaded.
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Since you seem intent on quoting yourself and saying that you never said certain things AND saying I put words in your mouth let me once again QUOTE your own words (see above). Right above, highlighted, you can SEE your own STATEMENT that I obviously made up. And if you reread my previous posts you will see I am not talking about the HP and neither were you (in the statement in question mind you) we were talking about lbs/ft torque.....no where did I mention HP..... There is no dragnet here guy....I have been on this forum for a while and am far from a so-called troll. You come across as a know-it-all in the tone of your writing. You may not be able to sense it from reading it yourself but trust me it is there.... |
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Oh jeez man...you just took this all the wrong way....it would have been simpler for you to clarify your statement by saying that you meant that the inclusion of more boost as well as the de-stressing, better intake, and exhaust garner the extra +50ft/lbs.....simple isn't it?
BTW I agree with the majority of what you are saying and I do think BMW will probably be offering some type of increased performance kit in the future. |
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New Video
Not sure if repost.....didnt see it.
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12-14-2010, 09:51 PM | #498 |
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Just beautiful. I had a plan laid out to get the BMW performance suspension, LSD, the cross-drilled brakes, and the BMW PPK for my 135i in January, and now I'm thinking, I should just put all of that cash towards one of these. Lordie. I still want the suspension and the LSD for the 135i though.
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Here's the first extensive video footage of the 1M coupe, in over 11 unedited minutes of the newest M car, including footage of start up, acceleration, revving, handling, and track footage. A nice bonus is footage of the 1M coupe running on the track with its spiritual forefather - the E30 M3.
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Tricky, that...
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I like the front. I like the back. I like the interior with the fat steering wheel and red piping on the seats... not so much on the Alcantara since I am just envisioning them wearing away quickly (like previous M cars). I think they should have added stainless steel foot pedals to match the footrest. Shifter could have been nicer.
It's hard to see the side profile of the car as being "macho". It still looks like a blown up Chevy Aveo on steroids. I love what they added suspension-wise and the addition of the M diff... big plus! The extra oil cooler is a must and I really really hope they fixed the fuel pump issue. Last nag would be that they didn't add enough HP. But I suppose that's what chip companies are for. This should be putting out around 400 hp. And as for the E30 M3 comparison with regards to "having the same spirit"... I'm not feeling it.... In fact, it feels somewhat insulting for them to even think of that...
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BMW is trying their best to compare it to any previous M3 because that's who they aim to sell it to. It's 10 seconds faster than an e46 on the ring...it has the soul of the E30 M3....etc. They are over marketing this car and grabbing at straws to connect it to M's past. I look at it as a new M car that has it's own identity. It's technologically savvy while remaining pretty simple. They are keeping the price down by not going gadget crazy and keeping some distance from the M3. It's very much a parts bin car but I think they are taking good parts from the M3 to make this work.
I'm putting a deposit down next week. White...no options. It will hopefully be turned into my club racing car within 6-8 years.
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