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BMW M engineers and Alpina enginners both preferred the twin turbo N54 over the N55 as a platform for tuning for more power. |
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"The design and construction of the excellent BMW 3.0 litre straight-six cylinder (N55) engine serves as a starting-point for a specially cast aluminium crankcase with Bi-Turbo capable flanges. These enable the mounting of two turbochargers along with required oil and water connections and a close-coupled catalytic converter arrangement. ALPINA specific NGK spark plugs and a forged steel high-strength crankshaft guarantee long-lasting stability." Last edited by AlterZgo; 08-02-2013 at 04:34 PM.. |
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Sure you can..... (see my post above) I was lucky enough to be able to ASK a BMW engineer... the N54 single turbo is absolutely the choice of BMW M. The BMW enginners could have used the N54 or the N55 when they made the 1M. The choice was the N54 as the twin turbo motor led to better gains with more reliability. They uprated the piston rings and made it the N54T for the 1M. |
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08-02-2013, 04:32 PM | #28 | |
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Looks like Alpina wisely stuck w/ the more modern N55 and added twin turbos... best of both worlds! |
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The M1 was around pretty much exactly when the N55 was just entering production. Makes sense that they didn't want to introduce such an important engine (in its infancy) - company wide - into a halo platform destined for limited production.
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Well, Alpina Classic wheels look good on most BMW's but I love it on the F30. Those wheels look absolutely phenomenal on the F30. I honestly dislike the way the F30 looks but this is just beautiful. The review is right, the upcoming M3 has pretty big shoes to fill given that this looks very nice and has comparable power (if the speculated ~415hp is true).
I can't wait for Alpina's aesthetic take on the F32. I hope they do something big to help differentiate the F32 from the F30. |
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Why is it that Alpina can make 20" wheels look good on an F30, but no one else (including the two 20" Performance wheel options from BMW) can?
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08-02-2013, 07:25 PM | #39 | ||
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I'm not sure on this so plz correct me if wrong but the Meisterachaft cost me way more than $2K...
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Please tell us more about your exhaust. After watching the video of the GT Haus and the Akropavic our stock exhaust seems pathetic. I watched the videos with my 3 year old son, even he agreed that those exhausts were mean.
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I did upload pics of my exhaust in another thread, not sure if you viewed them? I really like the Akra but it all depends on what you're looking for. If u need something that sounds really loud and mean, go for the meisterschaft....something that is not as loud but still sound sporty, you should go for the Akra. The m perf is not really loud and honestly I'm not even sure why BMW has it for sale? They really need to work on that exhaust a little more. My first choice had always been the Akra/Eisenmann but after hearing the meisterschaft and talking to m3_guy, I decided to go this route. I've been very happy so far. Good luck with your shopping!
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The problem is that this engine has not evolved a whole lot and now the f30 b3 has really no more output than the e90 b3. Power is up a bit but the fact is the m3 still beats this out and the m3 is a hugely dated model by now and on its way out or is actually out now.
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