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Originally Posted by mantisG35
okay, so let me get this straight. the M3 V8 already gets more than 400 hp with no charger on it. Now they want to produce a similarly sized engine, with a TT setup to produce less hp? does that make sense to you?
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Well, the E46 M3 produced 333hp from a 3.2L I-6. During the same production period, the E90/92 335i produced 300hp from a twin-turbo 3.0 I-6. The regular 3 series and the M series are two very different markets.
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