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Old 02-05-2005, 05:45 PM
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How many horsepower are being pulled out of the perfection....ive heard a couple of numbers
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Originally Posted by Jerzguju' date='Feb 5 2005, 06:45 PM
How many horsepower are being pulled out of the perfection....ive heard a couple of numbers
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Originally Posted by EBMCS03' date='Feb 7 2005, 08:27 PM
[quote name='Jerzguju' date='Feb 5 2005, 06:45 PM']How many horsepower are being pulled out of the perfection....ive heard a couple of numbers
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Nope, that's Eurospec DIN ratings. US SAE rated HP will be 500. It's the same engine, just a different test method.
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Originally Posted by wolverine' date='Feb 11 2005, 06:26 AM
[quote name='EBMCS03' date='Feb 7 2005, 08:27 PM'][quote name='Jerzguju' date='Feb 5 2005, 06:45 PM']How many horsepower are being pulled out of the perfection....ive heard a couple of numbers
[snapback]87146[/snapback]
507
[snapback]87706[/snapback]
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Nope, that's Eurospec DIN ratings. US SAE rated HP will be 500. It's the same engine, just a different test method.
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Oh oh oh! then let me say. 507 DIN HP.
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Higher on the horses, lower on the torque, and drives the way any car bearing the M-badge should.
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