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      12-14-2013, 06:43 PM   #102
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Originally Posted by basscadet View Post
...If a full-bolt-on 335i is capable of 450ish hp (or whatever, not sure of that #), and the limitations are not fuel-related, I do not see how the F8X is going to be able to do much more than that...
the 335i was not designed to run reliably at 450hp. The 450hp is reached by exceeding the margins the factory thought prudent.
And the same philosophy went into designing the S55, therefore it will have the same percentages for margin when stock.
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