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Old 04-12-2019, 07:00 PM   #14
Nick M3
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Doesn't surprise me. The 330i ZHP put out 235hp in 2003 with an engine from a few years prior.

That the 328 put out 230hp 8 years later from the same displacement was silly.

Similar to Mazda getting only 155hp out of the ND Miata. Now they offer 30hp more. I bet they could squeeze even more.
BMW shipped a 268hp N52 from the factory. I think that 300hp in a streetable trim is very doable.

Edit: For comparison, I’m told that a no boost N55 produces a fairly tragic 180hp.
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