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      03-30-2012, 10:15 AM   #7
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Drives: F-type R, GTR, X5 50i
Join Date: Apr 2006
Location: Tampa, Fl

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Long story but basically the M was a bit too extreme for me in my daily drive, which is over 100 miles. I got the 550i to replace it but didn't love that...wanted to get back into an X5. I considered going back to the M, but my wife would have killed me, so I went for the 50i Msport and thought I'd at least chip it to narrow the HP gap. And she's happy because I gave the 550i to her.

By the way, that filter panel basically defines a restrictor plate, as I had referenced in the other post. I can think of a few ways to improve airflow through there if it's not possible to swap out the parts for the M parts.
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