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      06-06-2010, 12:33 AM   #155
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Drives: E90 Montego Blue+Black Int.
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Originally Posted by e90pilot View Post
Your car has the 3-stage intake because it has lower compression. It would have very little power if it didn't. You can probably tune it, but you won't be near 330i territory.
Why is that? Is it because of the engine itself or exhaust, 2nd cat etc..? Would having a tune similar to 330 actually hurt the N51 engine (not being able to handle the higher compression ratio)?
By "near" I meant just hp at crank.
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