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BMW Performance - Forums, Tuning, Racing, Parts, News, and Motorsports
Published on 03-28-2020 04:31 PM
The Lexus RC F is a tremendous failure in the opinion of BoostAddict.com. It's heavy, slow, and automatic. It simply can not run with the current crop of turbocharged German vehicles in its class. We mocked the GS-F back in 2015 as arriving just in time to fight last generation's battle. ...Published on 03-26-2020 06:06 PM
Hey guys, here at VTT we have been painfully aware of the relatively poor choices for motor mount upgrades for the N5X platform for quite a while. While there are some options on the market, they are either A. Expensive, B. simply do not fit well, C. Have harsh NVH and road manners, or D. a combo of all of the above. ...Published on 03-25-2020 04:32 PM
The idea behind this race seems to be four-cylinder hot hatches but the Mercedes-AMG A45 is operating at a completely different level. Its M139 inline-4 is the world's most powerful production four-cylinder motor. ...Published on 03-23-2020 03:27 PM
The BMW F95 X5M is the natural matchup against the Jeep Trackhawk. It has a boosted V8 and is closer in curb weight. That weight issue is what makes the new F98 X4M (and F97 X3M) so potent as it is just as capable of making power and torque as the bigger X5M in a lighter package. ...Published on 03-21-2020 08:55 PM
Well, how about this? The BMW F80 M3 you see here is running the KRATOS KRAS55Bi S55 turbochargers. We know those turbos make power (they hold the S55 power record) but how about some ridiculous pump gas and stock fuel system numbers? ...Published on 03-21-2020 05:02 PM
Think this guy got sick of misfires? A gentleman going by the name of LS Smrf ditched his N54 for a 5.3 liter GM LS (L33) V8. He then also ditched his hood and added a big top mount turbo without worrying about routing the exhaust and simply having it dump into the air where it is. ...Published on 03-21-2020 02:11 PM
Carwow pitches this race as David vs. Goliath. That is not exactly the case as the M2 Competition offers plenty of muscle. In the aftermarket to this point, the S55 3.0 I6 actually posts stronger power numbers than its twin turbo 4.4 liter V8 big brother. ...Published on 03-20-2020 03:04 PM
One thing BMW definitely got right with the new 8-Series is the design. The car is beautiful. It certainly is a worthy successor to the E31 8-Series in the sense of being a large, comfortable, powerful, and expensive Grand Tourer. ...Published on 03-20-2020 02:02 PM
The great thing about VF-Engineering is they do not correct or edit their Mustang dyno results to inflate the numbers. They do things the proper way by having an in-house Mustang dynamometer and an in-house Dynojet dynamometer. ...Published on 03-18-2020 02:30 PM
The BMW i8 ends production soon and will not be missed at least not from a performance standpoint. This is the roadster version in the video that starts at $164,300 making it the most expensive car of the trio tested. ...Published on 03-18-2020 01:30 PM
Everyone is impressed by the F90 M5, right? Well, the truth is it is not a huge step up over the F10 M5. The main difference is really the addition of all wheel drive and the automatic transmission. Ask yourself, is all wheel drive is worth $70k? ...Published on 03-17-2020 03:32 PM
It seems there is consistent string of blown B58 motors in the aftermarket. You may recall we first saw a blown tuned B58 with an F30 340i that switched to PTF's OTS Stage 2 tune back in 2019. Later in 2019 a PureBoost.de tuned MKV/A90 Supra B58 blew. ...Published on 03-16-2020 07:41 PM
Bringing a knife to a gunfight? A waste of gas? Maybe. Sometimes it is good to give the N54 guys a reality check. The bottom line is no bolt on BMW I6 turbo is going to be able to play with this 8V RS3 sedan. ...Published on 03-16-2020 12:36 PM
The strong S58 results just keep coming in. AMR Performance did a Stage I pump gas dyno tune on this base BMW X3M S58. The baseline figures on an all wheel drive Dynojet are strong with 461 horsepower and and 433 lb-ft of torque at the wheels. ...Published on 03-15-2020 12:00 PM
This is great to see as it highlights the differences between the F90 and F10 M5 generations. Now, they are both very similar cars with S63TU 4.4 liter twin turbo V8's and comparable curb weights although the F90 M5 has the latest and greatest iteration of the S63 motor. ...
AWA Composites develops forged carbon...
Everyone is familiar with carbon fiber....
03-06-2020, 01:50 PM