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      12-12-2010, 11:35 AM   #108
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Originally Posted by Eccentric View Post
And while the 1m's engine may be a torque-heavy "low-reving" engine, it still bangs up to 7krpm.. not exactly miniscule.
You say that, but the max power comes at 5900rpm. So, from 5900rpm to 7000rpm the power must be dropping (which makes sense because turbos can't keep up)... So who cares where the redline is, if there is no power there...
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