[///CSL]

@mike@x-ph.com, what do you think is it safe to use such setup 5-10 times a year pushing it hard on track days?

That is around 300hp for 228i, it seams safe too me, but i'm not sure.

[mike@x-ph.com]

Originally Posted by ///CSL

@mike@x-ph.com, what do you think is it safe to use such setup 5-10 times a year pushing it hard on track days?

That is around 300hp for 228i, it seams safe too me, but i'm not sure.

What are your mods?

[///CSL]

It's my friends car. Nothing yet, but he was thinking about classic first stage remap, but than came idea about downpipe, exhaust, intake and tune for all that. Can he go a little bit more conservative with power with all that mods and remap it to around 300hp, because even with stage 1 remap with stock engine tuner says that gain is about 290hp?

It should be ok for daily driving, but I don't know about often spirited driving in public, mountain twisties and couple of hard track days a year (let say <10). Car has 35k miles on it. Thanks in advance, sorry for bad English

But after reading this and couple similiar threads, I'm not sure if tuned n20/26 are strong enough for track abuse :S

http://f30.bimmerpost.com/forums/sho....php?t=1254131

[mike@x-ph.com]

Originally Posted by ///CSL

It's my friends car. Nothing yet, but he was thinking about classic first stage remap, but than came idea about downpipe, exhaust, intake and tune for all that. Can he go a little bit more conservative with power with all that mods and remap it to around 300hp, because even with stage 1 remap with stock engine tuner says that gain is about 290hp?

It should be ok for daily driving, but I don't know about often spirited driving in public, mountain twisties and couple of hard track days a year (let say <10). Car has 35k miles on it. Thanks in advance, sorry for bad English

But after reading this and couple similiar threads, I'm not sure if tuned n20/26 are strong enough for track abuse :S

http://f30.bimmerpost.com/forums/sho....php?t=1254131

I have seen some N20/N26 fail, most common issue is users running maps that are too aggressive for their mods.
As lonk as he sticks with the recommended maps, he should be fine

[///CSL]

Ok, thank you very much