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      04-07-2009, 10:02 AM   #56
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Originally Posted by Philritter21 View Post
High strung, high revving engines might be nostalgic, but there is a reason they have been replaced. Its called progress. Something must be right about the new engines, because they are vastly more powerful, and quite often, more efficient.

No, it's due to emissions. You just can't get a high-revving NA motor to keep up with the ever tightening emission standards these days. BMW was forced to go the turbo route.
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