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      01-24-2010, 01:05 PM   #6
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Originally Posted by Sniz View Post
I would expect the n55 to have a little less low end grunt, but be surperior up top where it really helps for performance reasons.

a n54 powered vehicle can certainly pull my M3 on low end rpm pulls, but once i'm spooled, good bye.

same idea but the n55 wont be as laggy as a larger turbo for many reasons, twin scroll and valvetronic being 2 of the main ones.
Avoidance of lag has always been a top priority for BMW for these bread&butter cars. Twin scroll is another way of getting boost at low rpm/pressure -- a small impeller with little inertia, and then a big one for serious boost (like the turbo in the diesel). The twin turbo design did much the same -- little turbos spin quickly, two turbos push more air.

Edit: misuse of term "impeller", see comments below.
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