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Originally Posted by Torgus
What other platform can you get into for 5-10k that will hold 700whp? W/ your choice of manual, auto, dct, awd, rwd? A basically full weight awd manual ST ran high 9s.
If I had to do it again I would ditch DI, maxxecu and 2400CC injectors. Single turbo of course.
The only thing that pisses me off is the injectors and their cost. Rest of it is fine for the most part.
You walnut blast once and add PI, never walnut blast again. Coils and plugs are fast as fuck to do on this car.
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Honestly can’t argue with that.
There isn’t another platform at $5-10k that’ll hold 700whp stock block with manual, auto, DCT, AWD, RWD options. Even the AWD manual ST hitting 9s proves it. That’s why people put up with the N54 headaches.
And yeah, ditching DI for a MaxxECU + 2400cc + PI setup is the move if you’re chasing big power. Kills the injector cost issue and you never touch walnut blasting again. Single turbo cleans up the wastegate and heat issues too.
Injectors are the only thing that still feels criminal on these cars. Everything else is just maintenance once you’re past the early revisions. And you’re right, coils and plugs on the N54 are stupid easy compared to most turbo 6s.
Your garage basically proves the point - if it was trash you wouldn’t have 4 of them tuned and running.