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Originally Posted by bernstem
OK, maybe the ragged edge is exaggeration, but there is a difference between a tuner car and a production car when it comes to long term reliability. How many 380HP N55s have 100,000 miles on them and how many will realistically make it to 200,000 miles which is what I would expect from a BMW. How many of them see track time and get flogged like more than a few M2s likely will?
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Like I said, it's not the internals, it's the ancillaries. That's what needs to get beefed up to make 380 hp reliable.
Those tuned N55s aren't frying piston rings or blowing head gaskets.