Quote Originally Posted by jfman
BMW could fit a 330 hp I6 in the e46 chassis but no way they could have done it to the E92? You are a moron. Do you think they put that motor in there because they had to? What a douch bag.
It would not give them the performance they needed to one-up the Lexus motor. The M3 had a 3.2l I6 with 333hp and 262tq. And in the 3415 lb M3 went from 0-60 in 5s with a 1/4 mile of around 13.6s. The IS350 had a 3.5l V6 with 306hp (*under the old measure of hp would have been around 320-330hp) and 277tq. The 3500 lb Lexus went from 0-60 in 5.1s and the 1/4 mile in around 13.7s. Putting the 3.2l motor from the M3 would not have gotten the performance that BMW was looking for, hence my comment for the choice was to go FI.


Quote Originally Posted by jfman
Gatorfag was implying that they went FI because they did not know how to install a bigger NA I6 without "redesinging the chassis" What a moron.
Read above shit-stain. The M3 motor was not enough. I have personally run M3's in my IS350 and run side-by-side with them. The performance is very, very close. At the track, I have run 13.4's with a stock IS350. The 335 with the 3.2l engine would not have been enough to beat IS350 in power.