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Old 08-19-2013, 10:44 PM   #15
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Originally Posted by Luis_GT View Post
My E39 came with an Intake Res, whereas the E46, which has the same exact engine, didn't.
BMW may have added improvements in the intake manifold, runners, secondary valves in runners, or ECU tune to remove the need for an intake resonator.

There's many reasons beyond what you can see on the outside.

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