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      07-14-2017, 10:38 AM   #18
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Originally Posted by YoungBlood View Post
I mean, my N54 has trouble flowing more than 14 psi in the top end, stock N54 turbos are pretty small too. I'm at a high altitude and on high milage stock turbos too, with likely worn wastegates so that doesn't help a ton, so I'm not sure that a newer N55 would be much slower to be honest
You need to review more than just one area of the power curve. The stock n54 twins may die off at redline too, but there is a good 1000rpm band (review around 4500-6300 rpms) where the stock twins continue to peak and the n55 stock twinscroll has already started to decline. That makes a huge difference and results in car lengths being pulled on the n55 once you get into 4th gear.
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