no no no not the imminent explosion of the engine, i certainly wasn't implying that. it's just if the turbo is chronically prone to a smoky disastrous demise i'm not entirely sure of the wisdom of bringing it closer in any way to the limit of its tolerances. a turbo failing isn't the end of the world. the bit that is is the particular way in which the bmw engine chooses to lunch itself!
that said, i WILL be chipping my next car. considering the replacement parts for that are wayyyyy cheaper than the bmw has been and it's a lot less labour intensive to do anything to that particular engine than any form of maintenance on the bmw 2 litre one my team of willing spanners are far more comfortable with fixing it.
those wheels look excellent by the way!
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