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      11-13-2014, 01:22 PM   #35
bigjae1976
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Look at how long it took for the E46 to get developed? I don't anyone has really scratched the surface with the E9X yet. Almost all of the E9X M3s I've seen on the track are street cars with bolt ons that some retailer said was better because it's aftermarket.
True I haven't seen any and have heard about one. I would have been
tempted to convert my E90 were it not for the heat issues I was having.
One tech I know built a world challenge e9x and they had same heat issue
with NA motor, they tried bigger radiator and intercooler and still had heat
problem wringing out the S65. Not sure if the next owner of the car sorted
it out. I wonder what Turner did for their e9x race cars...
Stock, I really don't have an issue unless it's 100 degrees out. You can't beat on it forever but not too bad either. Running it up to 8400rpm every shift doesn't help. IMO, not much to be had above 8k rpm anyway.
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