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Old 10-13-2012, 06:44 PM
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I don't believe Alpina had any involvement in manufacturing the engine. It was their design, but BMW built it on their standard line.

I have read conflicting information on whether the heads were ported and polished. These Alpina owners say not.

X5 4.6is engine - Alpina or BMW - The Unofficial BMW M5 Messageboard (m5board.com)

I wouldn't expect different welding processes given the limitations of the X5 assembly line.

Your list of options may apply in the US, but each market has different configurations. If you are going to list options that were included you need to make it country-specific. Perhaps BMW in the US added CWP, but in Canada even the 3.0 had it standard.
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