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Originally Posted by BarryJI
Strange. Oh well, the N26 is what I got, according to my VIN. I was going to say "when life gives you lemons, you make lemonade" but the N26 is a pretty fierce engine and the stock M Sport a fast car, so no lemons here! It's a little galling that the tune will produce slightly smaller HP and torque gains but it will still make a very productive engine even more so by a significant margin.
CA can be annoying, considering the strict emission standards combined with 91 octane maximum at the pumps. Oh well, at least I can run the Michelin Pilot summer tires all year round, which is a big bonus.
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Exactly, BMW seemingly makes no sense pumping out N20 & N26 cars with no obvious rhyme or reason at this point. Confusing indeed.
I'd still doubt a 10% power loss for having the N26 - theoretically, if that's the case, you'd see HUGE gains when going to a catless downpipe with appropriate tune.
Would love to see a side-by-side N20 and N26 dyno comparison (same dyno/same day)!