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R53 JCW 1.8L Stroker VS My R56 MCS

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Old Nov 26, 2011 | 09:57 PM
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Originally Posted by davisflyer
FYI, my tuned R53 hits a peak torque of 200 lb ft at the wheels at 3500 rpm and remains flat to 5200 rpm where it starts tapering off, so I'm not losing too much tq over the R56. My hp curve however doesn't stop climbing all the way to my 7200 rpm redline .
That's cool, but I was not making a statement that said R53's don't make torque down low, but rather how much torque his R56 makes and where it's made. Given his mods he does have a big advantage over most M45 equipped R53's in this respect, probably including the one he raced.
 
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