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Old 09-07-2006, 02:41 PM   #9
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Originally Posted by lemming View Post


be generous. it's going to be more like 5200rpms with "80%" available over a wide rpm range.
Torque curve doesn't look that flat to me http://www.rototestinstitute.org/spe...03-kW-Nm-C.png (M5 obviously tested here).

Or, you can buy a car with the opposite torque curve (335i) http://www.automobilemag.com/multime...dyno_chart.jpg
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