Thread: N54 vs N55
View Single Post
      04-15-2014, 09:48 AM   #15
turo
Lieutenant
United_States
163
Rep
468
Posts

Drives: Yes
Join Date: Jul 2011
Location: North VA

iTrader: (2)

Garage List
2011 BMW 335i  [8.40]
2024 BMW M2  [9.00]
2018 BMW 340i XDrive  [10.00]
Quote:
Originally Posted by Johnny Boost View Post
I would say 20 whp is pretty generous considering its a similar engine. AFAIK our cars max out in the 390s and the F30/F32 are about the same if not MAYBE 10 whp more but Terry's F32 is the only car that I've seen making power like that.
Similar engine, but I don't think the turbo is identical. It seems that the housing has a larger 4" outlet (vs 3" on earlier N55's) which seems to make a pretty big difference.
Appreciate 0