Guys dont take all of what he said serious! Yes our man out here did many of us/you a good deed probably and while some things he said are right (downpipe, tune power gain) you wont get around 20hp more from just a different air filter... the stock ones are most of the time more than sufficient for such mild tunes... you would need to go into the 700hp and more to actually gain any HP from allowing "more" air into the engine just from a different air filter... the stock ones can provide even more air than the engine can use around 500HP.. so dont let yourself get fooled into buying too much stuff that you wont need... depending on your expected results. Furthermore a bigger intercooler, while being good for maintaining power over longer periods of time instead of just small pulls, needs to be picked in accordance to your actual flow/air volume that the turbo is pushing. Our man here did say this right.. the reason for it being tho is that too big of an intercooler can lead too a bigger turbo lag because it can take too long to fill and pressurise the system after the blowoff valve releases the pressure. On the other had a smaller intercooler can lessen the turbo lag on the one hand but additionally it would drastically increase intake temperatures, which in turn decreases power output, engine efficiency and make the engine overheat way faster, which again in turn can damage the engine. . . So to sum up: -- Buy Downpipes/High Flow Cats -- Buy a slightly bigger/better intercooler (optional, but recommended) -- Buy a tuning tool (recommendation: MHD Flasher; licence will be bound to the specific car but its A cheaper and B its very intuitive and allows for way easier and more control over what gets written to the engine + idiot proof... you cannot really make anything wrong with it, just make sure to stay honest and if the app asks you e.g. if you have a downpipe installed to not say yes when you dont because it will adjust the values depending on what you tell the app and wrong input can lead to worse driving experience than without the tune... MHD tunes are pretty safe tho. Work like a charm!)
dude! loved this video! so tired of all the “informative how to” vids these days being more like a “day in the life” and full of a bunch of fluff and blabber. Straight forward, simple, and informative. you need to make more vids about n54!
Thank you for getting straight to the point and thoroughly explaining things making it easy for us non mechanical types. Keep up the good work. You got a new subscriber!
ever put downpipes on your 535xi E61? if so, what kind actually fit? I've heard they make no difference on the xi because of the weird bend and also tough to fit.
@@noahf6525 + oil filter housing gasket, valve cover gasket, oil Sump gasket, front and rear main seals, ignition coils, That's a lot more than $1500 in servicing.
I would have saved hours and hours of my time if I had only watched this video weeks ago! Great video! Short and sweet, to the point. And accurate on everything you said! Thumbs up!
i have FBO running stage 2+ e30 map and 2step colder NGK plugs and man is this thing a rocket now. one thing people dont ever think about is upgrading the suspension. when i get into boost [20lbs on stock turbos] my front end would lift quiet a bit...get yourself a set of rev9 coilovers for around $550 and thank me later. also other have said it also but maintenance is huge. make sure your injectors are good and maybe upgrade the fuel pump in the tank to stage 2...easy DIY and it will run u about $400 for a plug and play bucketed pump on ECS tuning
@@boonce6506 mine were $500. But if you're bitching about the price is tires for these cars. How do you hope to manage the maintenance? I've got coolant lines, that are 20+ hr listed job. With $600 in parts. Being a damn good mechanic, with my own shop, is how I drive one. You might need a Honda
And lets not forget that Snow Performance Progressive water/methanol kit. Inexpensive and you can have a Cobb Pro Tuner create a custom map for you. Water/methanol will increase your octane to 110, and cool that charge air creating higher air density. It will also help keep your intake valves clean.
This all is fine.... I feel a better approach is to update your mosfet with 081 drivers. Run 2 step colder plugs and then a full kit like pure stage 2 or better yet single kit like a borg warner efr single kit. Yes you can make 500 horse (more like 430) with a 1500$ kit and then experience alot of maintenance issues. You will blow your stock turbos quick , and may bend rods and tons of headaches , and end up with a blown motor or a closed deck cylinder. In the end do the mods I listed , run pump gas and get around 550-700 wheel and do it in the end at about the same price or cheaper in the long run. Run ow-40 royal purple and change it about three times at 500/1000/1000 then mobile 1.
Which is why I switched over to the BMW platform. Power is cheap. I love my 335i N54 Monaco Blue Sedan. I use MHD. JB4 still got research to do. But essentially I have all plus a few more mods you named. This weekend? Upgraded turbos. 💁🏾♂️
This is an OKAY video. Really depends on a ton of other factors. Maintenance is huge and above all. The condition of the stock turbos should always be taken into account when dialing up the boost or they won’t last very long. The octane of fuel should be considered as well in order to reach that high hp goal. Ethanol will require a few additional models as well. Then things like catch cans, upgraded pcv, oil cooler for non sport models etc. without any of these things you will never see 500hp. And if you live in CA catless dp aren’t really an option unless you thro them on for smog and take them off.
@@kevinsinor2821 Not negative at all mate! This is 100% facts. Fair enough, u might get those 500 HP for a day or two, until one thing after the other starts failing and ur in the shit. Maintenence allways comes first. You should also upgrade most plastic tubes along with the things u mentioned. So yeah this video is as u say "Okey" cuz yeah it is 500HP for 1500, but just for a day. Do u have any other tips? want my next car to be the 335i, but i dont know too much yet. And i want to install a single turbo kit for it. Is there like a list anywhere to all the things i gotta switch/upgrade before i start? So far i got ignitoion coils, spark plugs, intake vales, chargepipe, airfilters, injectors, suspention. But what other tubes and stuff will fail at 500-700HP?
@@bravadoplayz630 thank you for the reply I appreciate that! Other than the things that have already been mentioned, and since you are looking to snag a 335i, I would def say take your time. Have some money set aside for the right one and from the right owner. It’s easy to cheap out and buy someone else’s failing clapped put 335i but it’s harder to find one from someone that has properly maintained one. If you’re thinking of going single turbo, the best advice I can give is to do your research, what it’s going to take, how much to spend, too mount or not etc. then look into things like what fuel are you running? Is this car a daily? Upgrade fuel pumps? It sounds like you are in the right track though! These cars are much simpler to work on than people give them credit for. There isn’t anything that happens that is just pure magic or something, it’s just nuts and bolts lol Oh also, regardless of N54 build, crank pulley guard, valve cover gasket, boost solenoids, bms vacuum canisters, all new vacuum lines
So I’m one of the people that has done this and I can tell you now, it was a LOT more than £1500! I managed to get upgraded Chinese turbos for £750 (these are the cheapest). You also need the silicone inlets to fit (mine were included). I also bought a VRSF aluminium outlet for better flow (and mine is RHD so it removes the kink in the oem pipe) for £300. You need an upgraded intercooler. I went VRSF HD which was about £300. Catless downpipes VRSF £350 Dual cone intake £120 2 step colder spark plugs which are aroun £80-£100. Remember to gap them to 0.22! Upgraded charge pipe £120 Turbosmart plumback diverter valves £250 3.5bar tmap sensor to read higher boost levels £70 Eldor coil pack £200 Upgraded low pressure fuel pump (I built this myself using a walbro 535 pump) £150. Then you buy the MHD flasher licence for something like £50, then you need the OBD dongle which was £70. For Ken (wedge performance racing) to tune it was $400, but then you need to buy another MHD licence to use custom tunes. After that I found that you also need to buy another MHD licence to allow tunes that target more than 20psi of boost. And then all the other maintenance parts I didn’t mention such as hpfp which was £1,000 etc, new gaskets, turbo fitment kit, water pump, fluids etc etc. It’s an expensive game but still cheaper than most platforms. Would anybody like to tally up this cost for me?
I would add one thing... octane boost. I’ve done all the mods (Cobb is my tune) and get 19.5 lbs boost, 596 ft-lbs torque on 93 pump gas and Lucas oil 3x Octane Booster in the tank. 2011 335is
JB4 + MHD BEF on my n55 335 with 93+E85 mix (e30 basically), but I have no idea how much power I'm making. check out my mods list and if anyone want's go guess how much power I should be making. ruclips.net/video/Zpn0uxXGh90/видео.html
Any down pipes with stock turbos are just going to wear those small turbos so much more quick u might as well just save for stage 2 turbos if your down there!
I think you forgot to mention first you're gonna have to fix any boost leaks. So first a smoke test, then spark plugs, coils and injectors. Those are basically mandatory otherwise your car will either get a misfire or boost leak codes along with limp mode. I know because I had the same problem on just stage 1 MHD.
@@rabbitolychee6395 not at all, i have a e90 aswell & i perfer the e46 chassis, its a more of a raw drive, cheaper to maintain, turbo kits are available of the shelf now & the value is going up everyday
By changing only those things you can make 500 HP. For a few thousand miles and for a couple dozen full pulls. And then something is going to be toast. With those mods what you're looking at getting is something like 420-440hp, which is still a very, very nice gain which you can daily drive for years while basically keeping a normal service cycle. If you want 500hp, then you need a 7-7.5" intercooler, not a 5" one. a 5" I/C will be okay in more temperate climates, but in warmer places....nope. If you live in AZ, FL, So-Cal etc...then for 6-9 months of the year your 5" I/C will just give you knock problems and either your DME will retard timing of you'll actually get a CEL for misfires. Turbo inlet pipes: they won't really give you more power, but they will let your turbos deliver the same boost AND flow with a lower RPM, so they will live a hell of a lot longer. 500hp is dumb if you need to buy new turbos every 5000 miles. That kind of expense is only really arguable on a drag or track car and then you'd be looking at a 800-1100hp motor, not 500. Unless you can get 95 Octane/102 Octane in Europe, then you need to run E40 to E85, which means you need to add more flow to your LPFP. So for a 500hp car that actually works properly, you need more like $2500 because only a custom tune will give you that. The Cobb, JB4 and MHD will all top out at 420-440hp on their off-the-shelf tunes. Oh, and then factor in that the N54s are now pushing 12-15 years...and you need to fix all the normal issues related to ageing. So...as they age and the need to do more extensive maintenance becomes unavoidable, the cheap tunes on those engines make less and less sense.
Don't even worry about the JB4 guys, buy MHD and xHP MHD is a shelf tune that can get you up to 500hp easy (Has Stage 1, Stage 1+, Stage 2, Stage2+, E30, E40, E85 tunes. xHP is a shelf transmission tune and that can shave off 0-100km/h times and 100-200 even 1/4. (Has Stage 1, Stage 2, Stage 3, Stage 4 then there's Drag Mode which ignores everything, doesn't grab torque from the engine (Can wear your transmission out a bit) but it makes the car shift AS fast as possible.
I got a N54 335i e93 with 47k miles I have 50k miles now and no problems still I’ve already put a charge pipe with hks bov and intakes next thing I’m going to do is a catless dp and then the 7.5” radiator I was doing donuts my car went a little over the 250 temp and I opened the hood and saw my headers where ducking glowing res
If you're living in Canada you should jack this price up to about $2500 bucks. Which is still the cheapest and best power to price ratio of ANY CAR ANYWHERE EVER!
This video was a great inspiration for my current build up.. I have everything mentioned.. JB4 w/Bluetooth, VRSF FMIC 5", VRSF Charge Pipe, Tial BOV, Generic CAI until my AFE setup ships, VRSF Cat less Downpipes, and Precision Raceworks Ignition Kit.... Only thing I dont have yet is the Colder Plugs, but I'll grab those once the Ignition kit actually arrives. @Alex Trout thanks for sharing the information.
@@homerthompson6028 Thanks. When I got the 535 I knew I wanted a little more power, but not too much as I intend this car to be a daily driver as well as an occasional Trackday performer that wasnt the slowest on the street or track. I love the N54 and the ability to bolt on power in my driveway.
This is an okay video, the mods are right but the horsepower numbers are overestimated. You’re also missing ignition updates like coils and plugs. With higher boost silicone turbo inlets would be a good addition.
Awesome video! I have all these upgrades, however, my injectors are going out. Was thinking of getting upgraded to index 12 but then read about port injection. Which do you recommend and why?
Thanks a lot!! And if your injectors are already on there way out I’d recommend just getting index 12 injectors for now and if you plan on going 600whp or more I’d get port injection after
I have the full bolt ons, and using pump gas with octane additive, on a custom Cobb tune (20psi), it's been a reliable 372 hp at the wheels (approx. 400 - 410 at the crank). Getting to 500? Bigger snails, possible fuel mods.
Than is the word to choose in phrases like smaller than, smoother than, and further than. And it's the word that follows other, rather, less, and more.
And at the end you should have said.., “ most important.., “GET ANOTHER TUNE “ because with all the changes you have made you will definitely need a re-tune..😉
can you help I've bought a 2005 seat Leon FR it's had decat full straight through exshurst its 1.9 turbo diesel it's not as quick and as loud as it was how do I find out if it had remap and popcorn limiter or Bluetooth chip were would it be connected thanks nathan
How about the maintenance items? Considering the fact that most of the n54s are over 10 years old... Cooling system, drive pulleys, leaky gaskets etc...and aaaaa Both fuel pumps, injectors ?(;
Actually there was a recall on the fuel pumps and injectors. I recently (late 2020) got a new hfpf and brand new index 12 injectors for free due to the recalls and those apply to any 335i. So most should have newer pumps and coils.
This may be stupid and I’m not too knowledgeable but I want a 335i and from the prices I’m seeing it’s gonna have to be an auto. So with an auto can I change my charge pipe to have a BOV?
2008 535xi 4 door sedan 158,000 miles: What is the most reliable tune that is the least dangerous to use? but still gives you the best overall power? I want a fast car but I also don't want to harm the car. When it comes to the downpipes, will it throw a o2 sensor code if you do the cat-less downpipes? Finally, can you drop a link for a good set of sparkplugs and coil pack setup? Thanks a bunch man! I appreciate you knowledge!!
You wont get to 500 without a fuel system upgrade (lpfp). To hit 500 you need to run at least 50% ethanol and to consistently get that thicker fuel into the cylinder you'll need at least a stage 1 fuel upgrade. I've got all the mentioned parts and I'm around 450 right now on a 2013 335is. That last 50hp would be really tough without a fuel upgrade. Fuel it sells one for around $300.
I personally wouldn’t want to go e85. The logistics of fueling is just too much to handle if you’re dailying, like always stressing about trying to find it at a gas station and whatnot.
@@homerthompson6028 depends on where you live I guess. Pretty easy to find in California. I daily mine and always has up at the same station. On road trips it takes a tiny bit of planning but it's nothing crazy and you can always run 91 and not push it hard until you get some ethanol.
I remember when I first tuned my stock N54. I had fun for about 7 seconds before I heard a huge bang and lost all boost pressure. Charge pipe blew clean off 😂
This exact thing happened on our X5! Did all the mods at the same time. Bootmod3 stage 2 93 octane, intercooler, charge pipe, catless downpipe, AFE intake, 1 step colder plugs and the newer style beefy coils. Went to take off for the first drive....pop! 4 banger power. Had to muscle in that lower charge pipe and finally got it to click really good
N54 had EASILY over 300hp stock my friend, BMW were conservative in their "estimate" so that it didn't take sales from the M3. 280rwhp stock on your 93 unleaded is achievable stock if it's been well maintained and no carbon deposits due to direct injection set up, that's 335 crank hp btw
Guys dont take all of what he said serious! Yes our man out here did many of us/you a good deed probably and while some things he said are right (downpipe, tune power gain) you wont get around 20hp more from just a different air filter... the stock ones are most of the time more than sufficient for such mild tunes... you would need to go into the 700hp and more to actually gain any HP from allowing "more" air into the engine just from a different air filter... the stock ones can provide even more air than the engine can use around 500HP.. so dont let yourself get fooled into buying too much stuff that you wont need... depending on your expected results.
Furthermore a bigger intercooler, while being good for maintaining power over longer periods of time instead of just small pulls, needs to be picked in accordance to your actual flow/air volume that the turbo is pushing. Our man here did say this right.. the reason for it being tho is that too big of an intercooler can lead too a bigger turbo lag because it can take too long to fill and pressurise the system after the blowoff valve releases the pressure. On the other had a smaller intercooler can lessen the turbo lag on the one hand but additionally it would drastically increase intake temperatures, which in turn decreases power output, engine efficiency and make the engine overheat way faster, which again in turn can damage the engine.
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So to sum up:
-- Buy Downpipes/High Flow Cats
-- Buy a slightly bigger/better intercooler (optional, but recommended)
-- Buy a tuning tool (recommendation: MHD Flasher; licence will be bound to the specific car but its A cheaper and B its very intuitive and allows for way easier and more control over what gets written to the engine + idiot proof... you cannot really make anything wrong with it, just make sure to stay honest and if the app asks you e.g. if you have a downpipe installed to not say yes when you dont because it will adjust the values depending on what you tell the app and wrong input can lead to worse driving experience than without the tune... MHD tunes are pretty safe tho. Work like a charm!)
This guy gets to the point! Thank god.
ong tho
@@justanotherday123 hunnid 99 likes ya digg!!
Yep. Just found him. Subscribed.
dude! loved this video! so tired of all the “informative how to” vids these days being more like a “day in the life” and full of a bunch of fluff and blabber. Straight forward, simple, and informative. you need to make more vids about n54!
Thanks a lot man and I’ve been making lots of videos recently but definitely a lot more n54 content coming
Thank you for getting straight to the point and thoroughly explaining things making it easy for us non mechanical types. Keep up the good work. You got a new subscriber!
No problem man thank you so much
As a newly proud owner of a 2008 E61 535xi wagon I appreciate you taking the time to provide us noobs with this solid roadmap to mo' powa baybee!
Haha I appreciate you watching
ever put downpipes on your 535xi E61? if so, what kind actually fit? I've heard they make no difference on the xi because of the weird bend and also tough to fit.
You forgot to mention the $1500 in maintenance (parts) before doing any of this.
Hahaha
what maintenance??
@@lukespiwak7074 Water pump, Fuel injectors, High pressure fuel pump, walnut blasting, spark plugs, coolant lines, Charge pipe, etc
@@noahf6525 + oil filter housing gasket, valve cover gasket, oil Sump gasket, front and rear main seals, ignition coils,
That's a lot more than $1500 in servicing.
@@Saif0412 an then things still go wrong so you sell ur n54 car for an n55 and live happily ever after
Be Brief, Be Bright, Be Gone.
well done, awesome video 🔥
Thank you so much 😊
I would have saved hours and hours of my time if I had only watched this video weeks ago! Great video! Short and sweet, to the point. And accurate on everything you said! Thumbs up!
Thanks a lot! I really appreciate it
Straight to the point, informative, and very very helpful. Thank you so much! :D
No problem thank you!!
i have FBO running stage 2+ e30 map and 2step colder NGK plugs and man is this thing a rocket now. one thing people dont ever think about is upgrading the suspension. when i get into boost [20lbs on stock turbos] my front end would lift quiet a bit...get yourself a set of rev9 coilovers for around $550 and thank me later. also other have said it also but maintenance is huge. make sure your injectors are good and maybe upgrade the fuel pump in the tank to stage 2...easy DIY and it will run u about $400 for a plug and play bucketed pump on ECS tuning
One thing most people ignore are good tires. Grab 4 michelin sport pilot s and you are golden
I'm on a set of Firehawks, when there's no snow.
Its painful when your a little tailhappy, cost wise
or good proxes r´888
$800 later yea
@@boonce6506 mine were $500.
But if you're bitching about the price is tires for these cars. How do you hope to manage the maintenance?
I've got coolant lines, that are 20+ hr listed job. With $600 in parts. Being a damn good mechanic, with my own shop, is how I drive one.
You might need a Honda
Just picked up my E60 535i I’m about to maintenance, tune up, Buffing then get to adding some mods !!🤩🤩
I just picked mine up about to start the process
And lets not forget that Snow Performance Progressive water/methanol kit. Inexpensive and you can have a Cobb Pro Tuner create a custom map for you. Water/methanol will increase your octane to 110, and cool that charge air creating higher air density. It will also help keep your intake valves clean.
This all is fine.... I feel a better approach is to update your mosfet with 081 drivers. Run 2 step colder plugs and then a full kit like pure stage 2 or better yet single kit like a borg warner efr single kit. Yes you can make 500 horse (more like 430) with a 1500$ kit and then experience alot of maintenance issues. You will blow your stock turbos quick , and may bend rods and tons of headaches , and end up with a blown motor or a closed deck cylinder. In the end do the mods I listed , run pump gas and get around 550-700 wheel and do it in the end at about the same price or cheaper in the long run. Run ow-40 royal purple and change it about three times at 500/1000/1000 then mobile 1.
Which is why I switched over to the BMW platform. Power is cheap. I love my 335i N54 Monaco Blue Sedan. I use MHD. JB4 still got research to do. But essentially I have all plus a few more mods you named. This weekend? Upgraded turbos. 💁🏾♂️
This is an OKAY video. Really depends on a ton of other factors. Maintenance is huge and above all. The condition of the stock turbos should always be taken into account when dialing up the boost or they won’t last very long. The octane of fuel should be considered as well in order to reach that high hp goal. Ethanol will require a few additional models as well. Then things like catch cans, upgraded pcv, oil cooler for non sport models etc. without any of these things you will never see 500hp. And if you live in CA catless dp aren’t really an option unless you thro them on for smog and take them off.
So negative
@@nightmareuwu..8788 how so?
@@kevinsinor2821 Not negative at all mate! This is 100% facts. Fair enough, u might get those 500 HP for a day or two, until one thing after the other starts failing and ur in the shit. Maintenence allways comes first. You should also upgrade most plastic tubes along with the things u mentioned. So yeah this video is as u say "Okey" cuz yeah it is 500HP for 1500, but just for a day. Do u have any other tips? want my next car to be the 335i, but i dont know too much yet. And i want to install a single turbo kit for it. Is there like a list anywhere to all the things i gotta switch/upgrade before i start? So far i got ignitoion coils, spark plugs, intake vales, chargepipe, airfilters, injectors, suspention. But what other tubes and stuff will fail at 500-700HP?
@@bravadoplayz630 thank you for the reply I appreciate that! Other than the things that have already been mentioned, and since you are looking to snag a 335i, I would def say take your time. Have some money set aside for the right one and from the right owner. It’s easy to cheap out and buy someone else’s failing clapped put 335i but it’s harder to find one from someone that has properly maintained one. If you’re thinking of going single turbo, the best advice I can give is to do your research, what it’s going to take, how much to spend, too mount or not etc. then look into things like what fuel are you running? Is this car a daily? Upgrade fuel pumps? It sounds like you are in the right track though! These cars are much simpler to work on than people give them credit for. There isn’t anything that happens that is just pure magic or something, it’s just nuts and bolts lol
Oh also, regardless of N54 build, crank pulley guard, valve cover gasket, boost solenoids, bms vacuum canisters, all new vacuum lines
There are hour long videos on how to make 500hp from an N54 if you're interested
So I’m one of the people that has done this and I can tell you now, it was a LOT more than £1500!
I managed to get upgraded Chinese turbos for £750 (these are the cheapest). You also need the silicone inlets to fit (mine were included). I also bought a VRSF aluminium outlet for better flow (and mine is RHD so it removes the kink in the oem pipe) for £300.
You need an upgraded intercooler. I went VRSF HD which was about £300.
Catless downpipes VRSF £350
Dual cone intake £120
2 step colder spark plugs which are aroun £80-£100. Remember to gap them to 0.22!
Upgraded charge pipe £120
Turbosmart plumback diverter valves £250
3.5bar tmap sensor to read higher boost levels £70
Eldor coil pack £200
Upgraded low pressure fuel pump (I built this myself using a walbro 535 pump) £150.
Then you buy the MHD flasher licence for something like £50, then you need the OBD dongle which was £70.
For Ken (wedge performance racing) to tune it was $400, but then you need to buy another MHD licence to use custom tunes. After that I found that you also need to buy another MHD licence to allow tunes that target more than 20psi of boost.
And then all the other maintenance parts I didn’t mention such as hpfp which was £1,000 etc, new gaskets, turbo fitment kit, water pump, fluids etc etc.
It’s an expensive game but still cheaper than most platforms.
Would anybody like to tally up this cost for me?
I would add one thing... octane boost. I’ve done all the mods (Cobb is my tune) and get 19.5 lbs boost, 596 ft-lbs torque on 93 pump gas and Lucas oil 3x Octane Booster in the tank. 2011 335is
omg octane boost is the fucking best
instant 30hp and lbs of torque in my exp
i run 110
JB4 + MHD BEF on my n55 335 with 93+E85 mix (e30 basically), but I have no idea how much power I'm making. check out my mods list and if anyone want's go guess how much power I should be making. ruclips.net/video/Zpn0uxXGh90/видео.html
Any down pipes with stock turbos are just going to wear those small turbos so much more quick u might as well just save for stage 2 turbos if your down there!
The best video I have found yet, loved it !
Thanks a lot
this actually really helps. should be getting an n54 soon and wanted to know the common bolt-on path for these cars. dope vid man thx again
No problem my dude thanks a lot !
I think you forgot to mention first you're gonna have to fix any boost leaks. So first a smoke test, then spark plugs, coils and injectors. Those are basically mandatory otherwise your car will either get a misfire or boost leak codes along with limp mode. I know because I had the same problem on just stage 1 MHD.
@Corn Bread index 12 injectors
@@aydan-pl4nt How much are they worth, and where can i get them? Also are you from Bulgaria?
thats all easy sht
Came here to comment this as I have experienced the same problem.
i swear this comment need to be on top, pin it pleasee ALEX, or we need to smash the like button
Also best video I have seen so far !!👊🏼👊🏼 I think I have all of what you said so far , just need to get the right tune and maybe a colder spark plug
Haha thanks that means a lot and I don’t know too much about MHD it took me a while to figure out the back end flash for it sadly
Can't wait looking to get my 335i this winter 🙂
Heck yeah hope it’s sick
Did you get it?
@@xhole7 nah got an e46 coupe instead
@@bigash_n54 Well thats kind of a big down grade...
@@rabbitolychee6395 not at all, i have a e90 aswell & i perfer the e46 chassis, its a more of a raw drive, cheaper to maintain, turbo kits are available of the shelf now & the value is going up everyday
Get a jb4 FBO bundle comes with everything indulging tunes,inter cooler,intakes,charge pipe,down pipe,BOV
Definitely the best bundle to get !!
@@alextrout2631 yep it comes with everything at once so you can finish the build a lot faster 👍
@@edinlasers416 how much?
@@michaelk4971 1300
Get an mhd custom tune on top of that jb4
My n55 335 blew its charge pipe stock. I’d say get it done pretty quick! Great vid learn a bit more 👌
Those little plastic guys can’t hold much boost
Maintenance is a MUST before and upgrades.
This is true
Love the vid bro you get straight to the point and simplify it 👊🏽🔥
Thanks a lot I really appreciate it
By changing only those things you can make 500 HP. For a few thousand miles and for a couple dozen full pulls. And then something is going to be toast.
With those mods what you're looking at getting is something like 420-440hp, which is still a very, very nice gain which you can daily drive for years while basically keeping a normal service cycle.
If you want 500hp, then you need a 7-7.5" intercooler, not a 5" one. a 5" I/C will be okay in more temperate climates, but in warmer places....nope. If you live in AZ, FL, So-Cal etc...then for 6-9 months of the year your 5" I/C will just give you knock problems and either your DME will retard timing of you'll actually get a CEL for misfires.
Turbo inlet pipes: they won't really give you more power, but they will let your turbos deliver the same boost AND flow with a lower RPM, so they will live a hell of a lot longer. 500hp is dumb if you need to buy new turbos every 5000 miles. That kind of expense is only really arguable on a drag or track car and then you'd be looking at a 800-1100hp motor, not 500.
Unless you can get 95 Octane/102 Octane in Europe, then you need to run E40 to E85, which means you need to add more flow to your LPFP.
So for a 500hp car that actually works properly, you need more like $2500 because only a custom tune will give you that. The Cobb, JB4 and MHD will all top out at 420-440hp on their off-the-shelf tunes.
Oh, and then factor in that the N54s are now pushing 12-15 years...and you need to fix all the normal issues related to ageing. So...as they age and the need to do more extensive maintenance becomes unavoidable, the cheap tunes on those engines make less and less sense.
as an n54 owner this was the comment i was looking for. these “500hp for cheap” vids are the reason n54s are seen as unreliable 😂
Don't even worry about the JB4 guys, buy MHD and xHP
MHD is a shelf tune that can get you up to 500hp easy (Has Stage 1, Stage 1+, Stage 2, Stage2+, E30, E40, E85 tunes.
xHP is a shelf transmission tune and that can shave off 0-100km/h times and 100-200 even 1/4. (Has Stage 1, Stage 2, Stage 3, Stage 4 then there's Drag Mode which ignores everything, doesn't grab torque from the engine (Can wear your transmission out a bit) but it makes the car shift AS fast as possible.
Finally a video that explains the process 🙌
my charge pipe on my stock n55 blew off so its funny you mentioned that haha
Great video man. It's gonna help decide what mods I wanna get done. Thanks a lot. :)
Great delivery of information. Top video! 💯 Thanks
Thanks a lot really appreciate it !!
Good info
Just getting into a bmw 535i and great info so far
Congrats on the 535i and thanks a lot
How’s it been
If you put new wipers on you can gain an extra 25hp.
Add some extra LEDs you can gain up to 60hp
What will this do to the durability / lifespan of the engine?
Nice video man!
Hey man, long time no see! Great vid bro, keep it up!
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@@alextrout2631 yep!
Love the video--short and to the point!
You can get 500hp for under $1500... for about 10 minutes until your motor blows up because you didn't do any maintenance.
I got a N54 335i e93 with 47k miles I have 50k miles now and no problems still I’ve already put a charge pipe with hks bov and intakes next thing I’m going to do is a catless dp and then the 7.5” radiator
I was doing donuts my car went a little over the 250 temp and I opened the hood and saw my headers where ducking glowing res
Haha wow that’s nuts
@@alextrout2631 yea should I be worried? lol
Ehh I wouldn’t worry too much
@@alextrout2631 yea I guess
Been wanting to learn abt cars and this was a great street
😮how dare you make me sit through till the end and offer no cookies😠I'll settle for being offered to hit the like button😁
Hahaha I’ll think about cookies next time
Thank you, very informative
Imma start with ignition coils and parks plugs I always get check engine malfunction when starts in my n54 09 535 , just did oil change lol
You are a Goat my guy
Haha thanks my dude
tune, downpipe and K&N air filters for 500hp. Ok got it!
If you're living in Canada you should jack this price up to about $2500 bucks. Which is still the cheapest and best power to price ratio of ANY CAR ANYWHERE EVER!
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Thank you, straight to the point.
So funny ! Mo powa babeyyyy
Haha yesss
This video was a great inspiration for my current build up.. I have everything mentioned.. JB4 w/Bluetooth, VRSF FMIC 5", VRSF Charge Pipe, Tial BOV, Generic CAI until my AFE setup ships, VRSF Cat less Downpipes, and Precision Raceworks Ignition Kit.... Only thing I dont have yet is the Colder Plugs, but I'll grab those once the Ignition kit actually arrives. @Alex Trout thanks for sharing the information.
Awesome build man!! And no problem
What kind of power are you making?
@@homerthompson6028 NO idea, no time to get it on a dyno since mods. Im sure it is north of 400hp at the wheels though, maybe more if I run E85.
@@SHWELL11 nice. I’m trying to go with a similar setup
@@homerthompson6028 Thanks. When I got the 535 I knew I wanted a little more power, but not too much as I intend this car to be a daily driver as well as an occasional Trackday performer that wasnt the slowest on the street or track. I love the N54 and the ability to bolt on power in my driveway.
This is an okay video, the mods are right but the horsepower numbers are overestimated. You’re also missing ignition updates like coils and plugs. With higher boost silicone turbo inlets would be a good addition.
I’m talking about 500 to the crank and yeah I’ve seen people get to 500 wheel with inlets but the turbos didn’t last long haha
@@alextrout2631 500 to crank without E85 is not possible
@@mattrixx007 your smoking crack ive seen videos of these exact mods make 435hp to
The wheels lol so it will make 500 crank
Awesome video! I have all these upgrades, however, my injectors are going out. Was thinking of getting upgraded to index 12 but then read about port injection. Which do you recommend and why?
Thanks a lot!! And if your injectors are already on there way out I’d recommend just getting index 12 injectors for now and if you plan on going 600whp or more I’d get port injection after
@@alextrout2631 appreciate your feedback, that's what I was thinking.
No problem 👍🏽
Awesome advise...thanks.
Thanks bro I just have to first upgrade my N52 to the N54 lol
Worst “upgrade” I have ever heard of, or should I say best downgrade. Went from one of the most reliable bmw engines to the least reliable 😂 good luck
@@HaiderAli-ot2gg U calling the N52 reliable? BAHAHAHAHAHAHA 😂😂😂😂💀💀💀
Great explanation, Great job!
Thanks mate
bro, i have a N54 E92 328i. It doesn’t come with those lil turbos:( do you still recommend me adding all this stuff? slap a single turbo on it?
great video bro
Thanks a lot
I have the full bolt ons, and using pump gas with octane additive, on a custom Cobb tune (20psi), it's been a reliable 372 hp at the wheels (approx. 400 - 410 at the crank). Getting to 500? Bigger snails, possible fuel mods.
I’ve gotten 425whp with e30 with jb4 and mhd bef (19psi) so that’s 493 crank hp but there’s a handful of people that have hit 500whp on stock turbos
@@alextrout2631 Yup those stock turbos are solid!
Hi, is there a tune for an older model x5 v6? Would b nice if you can help me out,
Thanx
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Tune
Exhaust
Intake
Intercooler
Charge pipes/intercooler pipes
Spark plugs and coils
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Liked, subbed and COMMENTED!!
Awesome thank you
And at the end you should have said..,
“ most important.., “GET ANOTHER TUNE “ because with all the changes you have made you will definitely need a re-tune..😉
can you help I've bought a 2005 seat Leon FR it's had decat full straight through exshurst its 1.9 turbo diesel it's not as quick and as loud as it was how do I find out if it had remap and popcorn limiter or Bluetooth chip were would it be connected thanks nathan
Donwpipes 50 hp ? Damn must be some high tech donwpipes lol
Oh damn I only thought they made ARM products for my mk7 gti but they go
Towards bmw sweet I can have both now 😂
How about the maintenance items? Considering the fact that most of the n54s are over 10 years old... Cooling system, drive pulleys, leaky gaskets etc...and aaaaa Both fuel pumps, injectors ?(;
Shhh don’t talk about those thing haha
Actually there was a recall on the fuel pumps and injectors. I recently (late 2020) got a new hfpf and brand new index 12 injectors for free due to the recalls and those apply to any 335i. So most should have newer pumps and coils.
@@ExtraVerted what mileage and year and model of your car ? Because I know that not all of them get qualified for that.
@@YaroCarHustle mine is a 2013 335is and my milage was a bit over 100k when I got it done... They extended the recall recently up to 120k I believe.
@@ExtraVerted yours is a completely different being a 335is, that's why you have those recalls. Regular E9x body style is SOL on those recalls (;
Are you in GA? Did you have any emission issues when you let the cats out of the bag?
Done! Love it!
Thanks much
Hey do you suggest using a 335i with m sport package or would a normal 335i be just enough for a nice small budget build
I would rather get the m sport package mostly because it already has a oil cooler
Very straight through with out any BS, and is it doable with 98 octane gasoline?
Haha got to get to the point. And yeah definitely doable on 98 octane
This may be stupid and I’m not too knowledgeable but I want a 335i and from the prices I’m seeing it’s gonna have to be an auto. So with an auto can I change my charge pipe to have a BOV?
Yep you can
@@alextrout2631 thank you!
The auto was faster in 1/4 times anyway. Buy the XHD app and you'll smoke most people
Great video- straight to the point perfection
Thank you much
@@alextrout2631 you’re welcome - and thank you for responding to the comments the way u do :)
Amen - got to the point _ if I want more info I can search more. New subscriber
Thanks a lot I really appreciate it
Very very nice video. No bull shit!
10/10
Awesome thanks a lot really appreciate it
Very good video... I wonder if it's the same for a F10- N55 engine. You have a video on that?
Missing 3.5 bar tmap sensor
Lpfp and maybe Port Injection…also a custom tune which isn’t cheap neither.
Very good informative video
Thanks mate
2008 535xi 4 door sedan 158,000 miles: What is the most reliable tune that is the least dangerous to use? but still gives you the best overall power? I want a fast car but I also don't want to harm the car. When it comes to the downpipes, will it throw a o2 sensor code if you do the cat-less downpipes? Finally, can you drop a link for a good set of sparkplugs and coil pack setup? Thanks a bunch man! I appreciate you knowledge!!
MHD
@@Pvtdre def
great video but 2 questions man, can you just replace the charge pipe with a blowoff valve? and do you need a turbo to have a blow off valve?
All N54s already have twin turbos.
You wont get to 500 without a fuel system upgrade (lpfp). To hit 500 you need to run at least 50% ethanol and to consistently get that thicker fuel into the cylinder you'll need at least a stage 1 fuel upgrade. I've got all the mentioned parts and I'm around 450 right now on a 2013 335is. That last 50hp would be really tough without a fuel upgrade. Fuel it sells one for around $300.
I personally wouldn’t want to go e85. The logistics of fueling is just too much to handle if you’re dailying, like always stressing about trying to find it at a gas station and whatnot.
@@homerthompson6028 depends on where you live I guess. Pretty easy to find in California. I daily mine and always has up at the same station. On road trips it takes a tiny bit of planning but it's nothing crazy and you can always run 91 and not push it hard until you get some ethanol.
I remember when I first tuned my stock N54. I had fun for about 7 seconds before I heard a huge bang and lost all boost pressure.
Charge pipe blew clean off 😂
Hahaha ripp I never blew mine but I had a misfire the first pull I did after a tune 😂
This exact thing happened on our X5! Did all the mods at the same time. Bootmod3 stage 2 93 octane, intercooler, charge pipe, catless downpipe, AFE intake, 1 step colder plugs and the newer style beefy coils. Went to take off for the first drive....pop! 4 banger power. Had to muscle in that lower charge pipe and finally got it to click really good
N54 had EASILY over 300hp stock my friend, BMW were conservative in their "estimate" so that it didn't take sales from the M3. 280rwhp stock on your 93 unleaded is achievable stock if it's been well maintained and no carbon deposits due to direct injection set up, that's 335 crank hp btw
Okay cool thanks
wouldnt you map after you add your intercooler, downpipes, air filter ect... so step 1 wouldnt be step 1?
If you get any of the tunes I mentioned you can pick what map you want according to what mods you have :)
What if I don’t have e85 in my country? Best I can do is shell v power 99 or Ron97
I'm about to do turbos, inlets, outlets, downpipes and a cooler on my stock 2008 335xi. Anyone in Florida want to help?
If i upgrade to a bigger intercooler will my after market M3 style bumper still fit? I have the m3 bumper with fog lights
Yeah it should fit
So glad I have an n55
mhd does not offer 500hp tune its 420 stage 2+ idk where or how you'll get 500 with oem turbos
This is the best video ever😂😂😂
Haha thanksss
Would just a tune package bringing the car to 400 be okay on its own. Or would you still need to get the inter cooler
So, sounds like I’m getting this 335xi and a Cobb kit, plus some intakes
Thanks for the video!
Thanks for watching
Is there any exhaust mods like the a catback for these like the 535xi
I wanna bump my car up to 500hp will it be better to run the bigger intercooler 2007 335i
How did you do whit the HPFP, is this stock.