I'm Stage 2+ in my RWD 335, which I track a few days a year (so getting a FMIC was a necessity), but our family car luckily has also got an N54 engine (535 wagon), which is just Stage 1 right now, and it got me thinking if it would be worth it upgrading it to 2+ also...
To keep it apples to apples, and the fact that the 335 is RWD whereas the 535 is AWD,
I wanted to get approximate crank HP numbers, rather than at the wheels.
Here is my thinking: I think I've read that stage 1 Aggressive in the 335 will give you about a 75 HP bump to 375, and stage 2+ would be about 425. Is that about right?
To go from stage 1 to 2+, I'd be into it about $2k for the DP's and FMIC and install, so if the numbers above are right, I guess I have to ask myself if it's worth it spending $2k for a 50 CHP gain...
Thoughts and comments and corrections welcome.
