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Originally Posted by grimlock
Tha N52 was rated at 230hp? The n20 is at 245 and underrated.
part of the 0-63 figures I suspect are using launch which eliminated the lag factor, or if not, the a turbo could win the 0-63 but lose a distance race due to the back-loaded velocity curve (for turbos to load)
Just as BMW goosed the N20 to 245hp, if they would have given you the N52@258hp or 272 .. do you not think you would be a happier man?
It's just cuz they detuned the crap out of the N52 and now they do the opposite with the intrinsically inferior N20 so you feel its a lot better, they just did it to make more money.
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Incorrect.
I listed 30-50 and 50-70, you are already moving. You can also look at trap speeds which correlate more to power than the launch of 0-60. The n20 trap speed is 3-5mph faster than the n52. This is not opinion but recorded data.
While the higher output n52 is nice, extracting power out of an na engine is far more expensive than a turbo car. My tuned n20 is at a level an n52 is not seeing without $$$$$$ invested. So I am happy with the n20 regardless of what n52 was offered if it does not have a turbo attached.