Internal combustion engines aren't new or rocket science. Air + fuel = bang.
The engine runs out of air, less bang. You want more bang, add more air. Intakes don't do much when your bottleneck is at the turbo.
Remember that turbos are just one of many compromises that can go into an engine. You won't ever get the smooth linear torque of a high revving low torque engine like the M3 and the low end grunt of a big displacement V8.
Unless of course you boost an LSx engine. Then yeah, that's pretty much perfect.
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