{"id":110206,"date":"2024-01-15T15:19:56","date_gmt":"2024-01-15T21:19:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/engineswapdepot.com\/?p=110206"},"modified":"2024-01-15T15:19:56","modified_gmt":"2024-01-15T21:19:56","slug":"bmw-e46-with-a-turbo-vr6-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/engineswapdepot.com\/?p=110206","title":{"rendered":"BMW E46 with a Turbo VR6"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/engineswapdepot.com\/?attachment_id=110210\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-110210\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"110210\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/engineswapdepot.com\/?attachment_id=110210\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/BMW-E46-with-a-Turbo-VR6-01.jpg?fit=1400%2C788&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"1400,788\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"BMW E46 with a Turbo VR6 01\" data-image-description=\"&lt;p&gt;BMW E46 with a Turbo VR6&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/BMW-E46-with-a-Turbo-VR6-01.jpg?fit=1200%2C675&amp;ssl=1\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/BMW-E46-with-a-Turbo-VR6-01.jpg?resize=600%2C338&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"BMW E46 with a Turbo VR6\" width=\"600\" height=\"338\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-110210\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/BMW-E46-with-a-Turbo-VR6-01.jpg?resize=600%2C338&amp;ssl=1 600w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/BMW-E46-with-a-Turbo-VR6-01.jpg?resize=1200%2C675&amp;ssl=1 1200w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/BMW-E46-with-a-Turbo-VR6-01.jpg?resize=768%2C432&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/BMW-E46-with-a-Turbo-VR6-01.jpg?w=1400&amp;ssl=1 1400w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>This BMW E46 was built by <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/beefives4\">Charles Rohn<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/breathefrees14\">Randy Noa<\/a> for drifting. The team swapped in a turbocharged VR6 on custom mounts. The team started with a factory internals, custom intake and exhaust manifolds, nitrous system, and Link G4X Xtreme ECU. The motor made 570 hp on E85 fuel. Eventually they upgraded to a build motor making 650+ hp. Power is sent through a Nissan CD009 six-speed manual transmission and BMW M3 differential. <\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"600\" height=\"338\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube-nocookie.com\/embed\/mBymZfAmBQQ?si=2mQIV02JDvhQPUGB\" title=\"YouTube video player\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"600\" height=\"338\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube-nocookie.com\/embed\/iGEuSAlN-uM?si=JdGrLBZoQIZ0m8WN\" title=\"YouTube video player\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/engineswapdepot.com\/?attachment_id=110211\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-110211\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"110211\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/engineswapdepot.com\/?attachment_id=110211\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/BMW-E46-with-a-Turbo-VR6-02.jpg?fit=1400%2C788&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"1400,788\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"BMW E46 with a Turbo VR6 02\" data-image-description=\"&lt;p&gt;BMW E46 with a Turbo VR6&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/BMW-E46-with-a-Turbo-VR6-02.jpg?fit=1200%2C675&amp;ssl=1\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/BMW-E46-with-a-Turbo-VR6-02.jpg?resize=600%2C338&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"BMW E46 with a Turbo VR6\" width=\"600\" height=\"338\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-110211\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/BMW-E46-with-a-Turbo-VR6-02.jpg?resize=600%2C338&amp;ssl=1 600w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/BMW-E46-with-a-Turbo-VR6-02.jpg?resize=1200%2C675&amp;ssl=1 1200w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/BMW-E46-with-a-Turbo-VR6-02.jpg?resize=768%2C432&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/BMW-E46-with-a-Turbo-VR6-02.jpg?w=1400&amp;ssl=1 1400w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/engineswapdepot.com\/?attachment_id=110212\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-110212\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"110212\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/engineswapdepot.com\/?attachment_id=110212\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/BMW-E46-with-a-Turbo-VR6-03.jpg?fit=1400%2C788&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"1400,788\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"BMW E46 with a Turbo VR6 03\" data-image-description=\"&lt;p&gt;BMW E46 with a Turbo VR6&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/BMW-E46-with-a-Turbo-VR6-03.jpg?fit=1200%2C675&amp;ssl=1\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/BMW-E46-with-a-Turbo-VR6-03.jpg?resize=600%2C338&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"BMW E46 with a Turbo VR6\" width=\"600\" height=\"338\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-110212\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/BMW-E46-with-a-Turbo-VR6-03.jpg?resize=600%2C338&amp;ssl=1 600w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/BMW-E46-with-a-Turbo-VR6-03.jpg?resize=1200%2C675&amp;ssl=1 1200w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/BMW-E46-with-a-Turbo-VR6-03.jpg?resize=768%2C432&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/BMW-E46-with-a-Turbo-VR6-03.jpg?w=1400&amp;ssl=1 1400w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/engineswapdepot.com\/?attachment_id=110213\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-110213\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"110213\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/engineswapdepot.com\/?attachment_id=110213\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/BMW-E46-with-a-Turbo-VR6-04.jpg?fit=1400%2C788&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"1400,788\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"BMW E46 with a Turbo VR6 04\" data-image-description=\"&lt;p&gt;BMW E46 with a Turbo VR6&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/BMW-E46-with-a-Turbo-VR6-04.jpg?fit=1200%2C675&amp;ssl=1\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/BMW-E46-with-a-Turbo-VR6-04.jpg?resize=600%2C338&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"BMW E46 with a Turbo VR6\" width=\"600\" height=\"338\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-110213\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/BMW-E46-with-a-Turbo-VR6-04.jpg?resize=600%2C338&amp;ssl=1 600w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/BMW-E46-with-a-Turbo-VR6-04.jpg?resize=1200%2C675&amp;ssl=1 1200w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/BMW-E46-with-a-Turbo-VR6-04.jpg?resize=768%2C432&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/BMW-E46-with-a-Turbo-VR6-04.jpg?w=1400&amp;ssl=1 1400w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/engineswapdepot.com\/?attachment_id=110214\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-110214\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"110214\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/engineswapdepot.com\/?attachment_id=110214\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/BMW-E46-with-a-Turbo-VR6-05.jpg?fit=1400%2C788&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"1400,788\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"BMW E46 with a Turbo VR6 05\" data-image-description=\"&lt;p&gt;BMW E46 with a Turbo VR6&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/BMW-E46-with-a-Turbo-VR6-05.jpg?fit=1200%2C675&amp;ssl=1\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/BMW-E46-with-a-Turbo-VR6-05.jpg?resize=600%2C338&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"BMW E46 with a Turbo VR6\" width=\"600\" height=\"338\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-110214\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/BMW-E46-with-a-Turbo-VR6-05.jpg?resize=600%2C338&amp;ssl=1 600w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/BMW-E46-with-a-Turbo-VR6-05.jpg?resize=1200%2C675&amp;ssl=1 1200w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/BMW-E46-with-a-Turbo-VR6-05.jpg?resize=768%2C432&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/BMW-E46-with-a-Turbo-VR6-05.jpg?w=1400&amp;ssl=1 1400w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/engineswapdepot.com\/?attachment_id=110215\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-110215\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"110215\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/engineswapdepot.com\/?attachment_id=110215\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/BMW-E46-with-a-Turbo-VR6-06.jpg?fit=1400%2C788&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"1400,788\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"BMW E46 with a Turbo VR6 06\" data-image-description=\"&lt;p&gt;BMW E46 with a Turbo VR6&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/BMW-E46-with-a-Turbo-VR6-06.jpg?fit=1200%2C675&amp;ssl=1\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/BMW-E46-with-a-Turbo-VR6-06.jpg?resize=600%2C338&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"BMW E46 with a Turbo VR6\" width=\"600\" height=\"338\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-110215\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/BMW-E46-with-a-Turbo-VR6-06.jpg?resize=600%2C338&amp;ssl=1 600w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/BMW-E46-with-a-Turbo-VR6-06.jpg?resize=1200%2C675&amp;ssl=1 1200w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/BMW-E46-with-a-Turbo-VR6-06.jpg?resize=768%2C432&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/BMW-E46-with-a-Turbo-VR6-06.jpg?w=1400&amp;ssl=1 1400w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Source: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/@Link_ECU\">Link Engine Management<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>This BMW E46 was built by Charles Rohn and Randy Noa for drifting. The team swapped in a turbocharged VR6 on custom mounts. The team started with a factory internals, custom intake and exhaust manifolds, nitrous system, and Link G4X Xtreme ECU. The motor made 570 hp on E85 fuel. Eventually they upgraded to a&hellip;&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/engineswapdepot.com\/?p=110206\" rel=\"bookmark\">Read More &raquo;<span class=\"screen-reader-text\">BMW E46 with a Turbo VR6<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":110210,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"neve_meta_sidebar":"","neve_meta_container":"","neve_meta_enable_content_width":"off","neve_meta_content_width":70,"neve_meta_title_alignment":"","neve_meta_author_avatar":"","neve_post_elements_order":"","neve_meta_disable_header":"","neve_meta_disable_footer":"","neve_meta_disable_title":"","_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false},"categories":[151],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-110206","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-e46"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/BMW-E46-with-a-Turbo-VR6-01.jpg?fit=1400%2C788&ssl=1","jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":49007,"url":"https:\/\/engineswapdepot.com\/?p=49007","url_meta":{"origin":110206,"position":0},"title":"BMW E46 with a Turbo VR6","author":"swaptastic","date":"November 22, 2019","format":false,"excerpt":"Kajetan Grabarczyk competes in the Polish Drift Series in a BMW E46 for Maximum Drift Team. The factory BMW engine has been replaced with a turbocharged 3.2 L VR6. The engine makes 625 hp at 5700 rpm and 883 Nm at 4194 rpm thanks to forged internals and a JRspec\u2026","rel":"","context":"In &quot;E46&quot;","block_context":{"text":"E46","link":"https:\/\/engineswapdepot.com\/?cat=151"},"img":{"alt_text":"BMW E46 with a Turbo R32 VR6","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/BMW-E46-with-a-Turbo-R32-VR6-01.jpg?fit=1200%2C584&ssl=1&resize=350%2C200","width":350,"height":200,"srcset":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/BMW-E46-with-a-Turbo-R32-VR6-01.jpg?fit=1200%2C584&ssl=1&resize=350%2C200 1x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/BMW-E46-with-a-Turbo-R32-VR6-01.jpg?fit=1200%2C584&ssl=1&resize=525%2C300 1.5x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/BMW-E46-with-a-Turbo-R32-VR6-01.jpg?fit=1200%2C584&ssl=1&resize=700%2C400 2x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/BMW-E46-with-a-Turbo-R32-VR6-01.jpg?fit=1200%2C584&ssl=1&resize=1050%2C600 3x"},"classes":[]},{"id":144797,"url":"https:\/\/engineswapdepot.com\/?p=144797","url_meta":{"origin":110206,"position":1},"title":"BMW E46 with a 1150 hp Turbo S50","author":"swaptastic","date":"February 2, 2026","format":false,"excerpt":"Duta Liviu built a 2002 BMW M3 (E46) to drag race. The coupe is now powered by a S50B32 inline-six from a BMW E36 M3 boosted by a large turbocharger. The motor produces 1150 hp (845 kW) and 1200+ Nm (885+ lb-ft) of torque. 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