11-06-2002, 04:05 AM
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| Master License | | Join Date: Aug 2002 Location: London, Ontario
Rides:1991 318, 2002 honda CBR
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Quote: Originally posted by tlaselva
2nd nominate that.
S54 engines are built with cutting edge technology.
These engines have more racing and motorcycle technology than car technology. This doesn't translate to bullet proof durability, as it is. Force this engine to create that much more power than it's been designed for, and your taking a sledgehammer to its delicate balance and synergy.
If you need/want more hp than the M3 can muster, go buy yourself a '03 Mustang SVT, or a Z06 Corvette. Both create 400 HP stock, and can be easily modded to got to 600+ reliably.
Cast Iron V8 blocks can create an insane amount of HP and laugh every time you hammer it. I had a '87 Mustang years ago, and raced the 1320 for years with it, most of the time power shifting all the way through. Had only to replace the cluch plate, and regular maintenance. My E46 M3 wouldn't last a few weeks if I subjected that kind of punishment to it.  | Ya not to mention that those new M3 motors have reliability problem, to say the least!!! 
Last edited by Carlo : 11-06-2002 at 04:08 AM.
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