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Originally Posted by haen
It still doesn't produce as much power for its weight as Mercedes V8 or the Z06 V8 and that's the core discussion here. The reason the M3 needs all of those extra strong components you listed is because of how high the engine revs. It puts a lot more strain on all the components to rev that extra ~2k. Mercedes and Corvette don't need parts like that because their engines are not as stressed. How is the M3 more technologically advanced? How does it push the envelope further? You need to remember, that engines are built with more than just attaining 100+ hp/liter. So while this engine may be an excellent example of a high revving motor, it does not discount other engines because they were built with different goals in mind. I already said all of this to you before but nothing gets to you.
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Of course it doesn't produce as much power for its weight, it has far less displacement, only logical. It produces proportional power to the motor it is based on, logical. It also makes more power per cubic inch, doesn't it?
You don't seem to get it. The M3 motor uses higher quality components and is more technologically advanced. If the parts are stronger, what makes you think they are more stressed? Once again, considering the E46 M3 could hit more than double the factory hp, seems to me the parts can handle 8k no problem. The Z06 is the one who's rods start to give out at <20% torque increase.