¶ BMW N20 and N26 Commonly Asked Questions
- “BMW N20 max hp on stock internals” “BMW N20 max hp” “N20 max hp” “BMW N20 400hp” “how much hp can a N20 handle” “how much power can the N20 handle”
- Usually on a well looked after car and correct turbo and E85 the max safe capabilities of the stock internals is 400WHP & 480NM (Based on Dynojet) please refer to the power and torque chart page for more info
- "N20 HPFP upgrade"
- Currently the only bolt on stage 1 HPFP upgrade is the Navardi Tuned retrofit kit
- Currently the only bolt on stage 2 HPFP upgrade is the Spool Performance FX180 kit (Must enquire to purchase)
- “Fastest N20 BMW”
- Currently the highest HP producing N20 is a built N20 with a precision 5858 running a Navardi Tuned on a loaded dyno 345RWKW and 565NM (more than a stage 2 E30 S55 M3/M4 on the same dyno)
- The quickest recorded 1/4 Mile N20 is running a custom Navardi Tuned E40 tune on stock turbo results are recorded here
- “Does the N20 Timing Chain Fail”
- It is quite prone to failure on cars produced before JAN 2015, and will fail at any time any power level and without warning. If it has not been replaced or repaired - do so immediately
- “BMW N20 high pressure fuel pump problems”
- N20 HPFP is known to struggle to supply enough fuel on stock turbo on Ethanol Mixes over E40 and 93 OCT when making over 380WHP (Dynojet based) Please refer here
- “BMW N20 fuel rail pressure”
- Under WOT (Wide Open Throttle) 2900 PSI is the stock rail pressure target, when you are not in full throttle it can vary betweem 700-2900PSI