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Originally posted by Duckydos
Sorry, last time I checked, the Japanese government put a cap on horsepower on production cars of about 276hp. But you are right, there are no smog laws that I can remember.
-Ducky |
The 280HP limit is a "gentleman's agreement" between all Japanese car manufacturers. There is NO governmental restriction on them. This is just something the Japanese companies did out of respect for each other and to limit the "insanity" of HP in cars.
Secondly, the earliest M3 is the 1994 M3 (3.0L) for non-US markets. There will be a 286HP 3.0L I6 in there with the same parts and such as that of a German or English market M3.
The 3.2L engine didn't come about until 1996's M3 EVO. With 321HP.
Now, this engine is either a 1994 (built in 1993) 3.0L JDM/European engine (does it have mandril bent headers?) or a USDM 3.2L engine (standard 3-1 headers).
It's a good deal either way (great if it's a real JDM engine).
-Princye