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Originally Posted by Vettezuki
A pulley is a mechanical alteration. I understand completely. The idea BMW would come out with something that only DATA could increase implies to me they must have had a model lineup problem. As you describe, a 335i working at it's potential starts to cut into M3 performance at nearly half the cost. So model branding issue that can be exploited by those in the know.  |
It's a popular belief that BMW deliberately understates the 335"s HP to max the spread between it and the M3. Given the price spread it's in their interest (financially)
. If it's true that there is that much power left on the table with the stock tune, esp. with the weight difference, why pay double???