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Originally Posted by SakhirM4
BMW was doing it in 1977:
The 1977 320 Turbo used a massively turbocharged 2.0-liter Formula 2 M12 powerplant. BMW figured these things to be putting out 650 hp, pretty outrageous for a four-cylinder, even today. These engines spurred on the development of BMW's turbocharged F1 cars of the 1980s, and the technological arms race that ensued is legendary.
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Apples and oranges. Racer tuners have always been pumping up race engines so they may last for a race before being rebuilt. Lots of cars in those classes were boosted up past 600hp.
Not the same as making a production vehicle.