For upgrades on N54 motors I highly advise making sure that the belt and all the idler pulleys are replaced before upping the boost. I had the unfortunate experience of the tensioner spring failing and shredding the belt and my n54 motor played hungry hungry hippos with what was left. That meant dropping the sub frame and oil pan and piking out millions of black particles that used to be a belt. The infamous oil filter housing gasket a must and valve cover gasket. The N54 motor is strong and very reliable the plastic power steering pump pulley not so much, as well as all the other plastic. I would replace 100% of all the plastic. It is hard to think that the Germans would engineer such a powerful motor and wrap it in cheap plastic but it is. The last mod I would advise is a catch can set up if not you will be walnut blasting every 60k miles.
You are right on, with a stage 3 tune, my 2012 Z4 required colder plugs (went one step) and coil packs - I was getting misfires with the stock. Then....problem solved!
@@ECPP this is some interesting things I might want a stage 1 or 2 on mine just if I can get 400 hp I'd be happy. My 2008 bmw 127,000 miles is still stock. I'm about to be replacing then injectors I have 2 that are not allowing enough fuel In engine soni have a lean code. My turbos are orginal so is the intake and charge pipe they have not given me issues yet. I might try to upgrade them before they get me. Car still drives great I love it. The individual repair shop I take it to for repairs and maintenance said that the cost to replace the turbos if theybgo is 9,000 now. He did inspect my turbos and said they look fine they look healthy.
@@SuperJeremi10 If you're only wanting 400 hp nd a boat ton of torque then you don't need to upgrade the turbos. You really don't need to even upgrade anything but your air cleaner (If your car came with an oil cooler from factory which most did but not all). A K&N air filter on your stock intake and if your car has the oil cooler from factory then you'll be around 390 hp and 410 torque. It's the torque that makes a huge difference in the first tune or so. It just becomes a beast right off. You can go with a FMIC (Front Mount Inter cooler) and change the charge pipe to go to a stage 2 (Depending on the tuners version of stages etc).
I have a e90 n54 335i fbo+inlets. My favorite mods for this car was the stage 2 fuel pump for e85 and MMP inlets. Totally changed the feel of the car. Coilovers and sway bars give it a firm ride with the power.
I love how your voice gets louder on the microphone when you talk about upgrades! Awesome video dude as always!!! Exotic car play... a place to get my information about all BMWs I love this channel!!!!
All of these you mention are great ideas but before any other upgrades ALWAYS change out the charge pipe first. The OEM plastic charge pipe WILL explode with any bump in power. Also buy new coils if they are older because they WILL burn out.
FBO + intakes and MHD stage 2+ for 18 months. 20+ thousand miles prior to that with JB4 + kittyless downpipes and 20000 on the jb4 alone mostly map 2 all on stock charge pipe. I'm not alone either.Am changing now only due to adding meth (requires a stable bung location) and upping the boost. Upwards of 18psi is where the stockers 'break'.
These cars are tuners dream. The N54 was built to handle 700-800hp. $2000-$3000 you can easily have a 400-500whp beast. Just upgrade the front brakes and better tires too. Intake > downpipe > FMIC > Chargepipe BOV > tune. Also if it’s a project fun car, just gut the interior. Lol save weight.
Look at the N54 powered 335iS. BMW factory tuner car with over boost, lots of M parts, extra cooling, and special exhaust and wheels. I have a 2011 and LOVE it. A new charge pipe is a MUST.
i just picked up a 2011 335is DCT , love it, broke my stock chargepipe 2nd day of owning it lol, but just put in arms motorsport chargepipe , tial q blow off, and dual cone intake , soon to be tuned
Charge pipe and dual cone intakes is what you want to do first after that the boost pipe if you didnt do that along with the charge pipe then intercooler would be next and them downpipes in my opinion atleast because you can use mhd 1+ tune if your looking for an extra 60whp with the stock downpipes also cant forget about upgraded diverter valves because the plastic stock ones fail you can buy cheap ones off amazon and the work great to be honest but most people go the bov route which is fun as well i just want my car to look stock i just bought everything and im pretty much doing it all at once to just try every single tune and see which one i like for around town and for going out on the track and or to race people on the highway
Also before people ask most of everything is installed ive been running stock boost on it for about a week or so that way i know everything is buttoned up before the boost is turned up
Compression is 10-10.5 I believe not 12. I love my N54 E60 535i! I have it on the channel with upgraded twin turbos! It’s making a modest 550+ rwhp on 25 psi! Car is a riot and very fast! Check it out if you’d like!
It Sure is my e92 335i is making 407whp I have AEM water methanol injection mhd stage 2 plus downpipes index 12 injectors intercooler charge pipe and upgraded diverter valves and still with the stock turbos soon to be upgraded. The power is so easy to do yourself for not not much coin. I've been running this set up for over a year now no problems track days drag days roll race days beat a few m4s 😁 but all good on stock brakes no fade and soon I'm getting a custom tune off motiv proformance bmw specialist...
@@ivorproblem1332 yeah i will when I change the turbos it's a big job I live over in Australia and the steering in on the turbo side so I have even less room .
@@tighematthew Yeah wait if you are changing the turbos. I decided if a turbo fails I will upgrade to hybrid so I chose my inlet pipes accordingly. I'm in the UK and fitting the rear intake was a PITA especially as I already had the large down pipes fitted.
ALPINA still even in 2019 makes engines for their B3/B4 models by taking N55 and basically "downgrading" to N54. They put back 2 vacuum actuated turbines from N54 and they also put a forget steel crankshaft (not from N54 but the same idea). Of course in addition to that they do some additional tunes, most of them coincide with what N54 tuners do - one step colder NGK plugs, larger intercooler, custom ECU and TCU flash etc.
footballcoreano it’s not about the quality, it’s about the heat rating, it’s a technical parameter. After some level of boost you need “colder” plugs for faster heat dissipation to reduce detonations. Only NGK makes one step colder plugs for N54
footballcoreano ok smarty, then plz explain why BMW puts Mitsubishi turbines into their engines? Or why ALPINA puts NGK plugs for 10 years in a row. 95% of BMW owners (including me) are laughing at your statements right now. If you’re capable of something more than just words than show me Bosch plug which is colder than the stock one and works stable at 20 psi. I never said EVERYTHING Japanese is better, I only said Bosch doesn’t make colder plugs for N54, they literally don’t exist, and all N54 owners knows it my friend
JB4 is a piggy back that falsifies input signals to the DME, not real time current data like the DME is designed to use. Hence flash, even a conservative Cobb one is always better, or at least feeding current and correct data to the DME. Bad tuners do exist and if your engine is not in prime condition, get it there first.
Max Nix why would anyone pay for the overpriced COBB when MHD is in full effect with a lot more features etc... and everyone and their momma tuning with mhd though 🤷🏻♂️😂
@@maxnix346 You're clueless nobody uses Cobb in the N54 community anymore, MHD is where it's at. A free downloadable app to your smartphone. You're like 5 years behind the curve.
I got MHD stage one, and i couldn't be happier, EVO Racewerks charge pipe, HPS Cold air intake. I'm some where around 400hp and just over 430lbs torque, peak boost ive seen is 20.1lbs, this thing is a rocket ship, puts my 6.4L 2016 challenger scat pack to shame with it's almost 500hp and 485lbs torque, way faster and double the gas mileage. I don't have n54 got the n55. Running thru the woods and mountains jamming thru the 8 speed using paddle shifters is pure joy, makes me feel like I'm driving in group B. Love it
For anybody reading this that's thinking of tuning your BMW, definitely change the charge pipe prior to tuning, the plastic charge pipe will blow up- no question. Better to wait then to get stuck wondering if you hurt your expensive machine (like me and many others did, was worried that part of charge pipe and possibly gasket got sucked up into the intake, thank God it blew away instead of inside.)
N54 life is great , love mine. A true enthusiasts engine, Being able to learn to work on the engine is Almost a must unless your making enough money to blow on them whenever you want/needed.
I'd love to see a video where you compare the n54 to the n55 motor. I'm in the process of looking for an n54 equipped car. Im looking for either a 2010 135i and a 2010 335i e92 but it's really hard to find the right car.
07 n54 all stock w original turbos 186 k miles 28.9 mpg hwy 22 city. I don't baby this jewel.. all the power I need. Dependable and bullet proof. These were not your moms BMW. They are way more spectacular in every way. Minor league supercar w 4 doors! Want more power? Just add safe bolt ons and a tune.. can't say enough about what this car gives back to me every time I drive it.. Just keep up with the oil leaks!
@@ECPP 2000 euro all worth it, including machining the welded differential to fit the LSD. Had a shop do it but not that difficult... OS Giken Superlock is the best diff for BMW.
When I saw the Dinan site pulled up I knew you were new to the platform lol way overpriced with little support. Same goes for COBB. MHD all day, or JB4 with an MHD backend flash. MHD also has multiple E85 maps avaliable. You will also want to upgrade your lpfp. If you intend to run full E85 you're going to want port injection as the hpfp won't keep up. PI will also eliminate the need for walnut blasting your intake valves clean. As for injectors you will want index 11 or 12. 12 being the newest. The valve cover is plastic and the pcv valve system in the cover is prone to clog and crack. I recommend a catch can with an aftermarket aluminum cover. Respect for the N54 coverage though. Thumbs up.
Great comments and thanks for the info. I have added the N54 to my channel and started to update things and plan to speed it up. Right now I run only map 1 on JB4 with blow off valve and updated charge pipe as well as VRSF intercooler and VRSF catless downpipes and muffler delete. Looking for more jam and looking at upgrading turbo but still debating single or twins. Not sure yet. I am pinning your comment thanks again for the info.
@@ECPP hey man, good modes, from my experience with N54 engines and based on your modes, you can do the following: 1- upgrade the inlets and outlets to 2 inch ones, you can find silicone from MMP 2- Cold air intake or twin cone filters 3- backend flash from MHD 4- map 2 on The JB4 5- Meth injection kit 6- 2 step colder spark plugs And you will be at around 500 hp and you will love how the car will drive Sure you might have some misfires, if so then either you have to install the index 12 injectors, or upgrade the coils to Bavarian or precision raceworks, or both (reccomended) And the on the same setup you can upgrade the twin turbos and can reach much higher power 600 to 700 with fuel system upgrade and custom tunes
@@ECPP best thing you can do for these cars is get everything you need to run e85. Fuel pump, injectors, charge pipe, intercooler, tuning, and of course those cats have to go. After you can run ethanol, the next stages are upgraded turbos/turbo, methanol, custom tunes, inlets/outlets, upgraded manifold, and upgraded coils. The thing about it though, is it's your car, and you do whatever you want to it, and that's what makes it yours. Those are just my suggestions. Since you're going jb4, you might as well do a backend flash, get the 2-step for it, and also the bluetooth module for it. Good luck at trying to hold that thing together while upgrading, that's the trick to it all lol.
Hi, I am about to buy a 2010 E90 325i. I saw your vid where you suggested the 328i as reliable but didn't mention much about 325i. This is the facelift model. I have had some BMW's before (E30,E36x2,E39). I am pretty concerned about too much electronics, turbos, screens, I-drive etc. The one I am looking at has very low mileage. I need auto transmission because we have one of the worst traffic in the world. It does have paddle shifts which I like (any concern there?). Also, I think it doesn't have the I-drive system I think nor any crazy screen. Do you think this is a good thing? I am not that into getting screens because they surely would outdate quickly like cell phones. PS: I still have my E39 528i from 1998 with revamped hella tail lights and Depo Angel eyes and works fine. Don't know how longer it is going to function before turning into a money pit. Still, very difficult to sell and comfortable car. I might be able to sell it for like 3k, and it has around 160k km. Notice here cars are for the most part 2x in USA in price so basically can't get anything decent for that money instead of well... some cash. Plus there isn't any collectionist scene, maybe just with M's. Should I sell or keep? I would really appreciate any advice. Keep up the nice vids.
Define stage 1.... Its all marketing wank to make you feel pro. Talk specs mods and setup instead of "stage 1,2,3,4" cause tuning shops class every stage different.
I love my 2009 e92 335i, but I wish mine wasn't a perfect example of a money pit, had mine for 5years now, and probably only got a year and a half of drive time, the rest of the time it's been at the BMW shop. It's still at the shop right now. I don't want to give up on it because I want my money's worth, especially that I bought it during the time a 335i costed around 20k. My wallet hates me for buying that car
At 400hp, you should find decent tires and maybe an intercooler upgrade. you'll annihilate practically every car in that power range and of course most cars on the road except cars heavily modded, which you shouldn't be doing to begin with. It's just everyday at the shop by then.
Amazing engines and love the performance. Just those crank hub issues that everyone is still learning about...not sure on reliability. Awesome either way
@@ECPP RFP tuning check them out on FB their OTS maps are free! I ran mhd stage 1+ 93 octanes for 2 years good tune. But I switched over to RFP tuning stage 1.5 v6 93 octane night and day difference loving this new tune. Check it out !
@@kay19833 I'm still running Rfp ots stage 1+ v11 98 ron this new update is a beast now the throttle is sharper and responsive haven't dyno the car but close to 400 wheel with stock downpipes. My mods are fmic charge pipe xhp stage 3 I'm happy with what I got, the car came with index 12s and msd81 new water pump so car is running good even in summer and Australia is a hot country
N54 will always be known as Europe's 2jz for its capability for innovation. You'll see guys rolling close to 800 horses on those beauties which is ludicrous fast. Same thing with Porsche's 997 GT2RS, a beast that was almost quicker than a Veyron on a straight away...
My E60 has upgraded twins! I did a build on my channel! It should be making in the 550+ rwhp range! If you want to race we can arrange that just to see what a modded N54 can do
@@nateonfireball I just subbed to your channel. I also have an e60 535i and i'm slowly collecting the parts to upgrade mine. I got lucky when I bought mine, right before I bought it the injectors were replaced with the index 12 ones, the plugs and coils were replaced, the problematic hpfp was replaced with BMW's upgraded one and when I got it I replaced the lpfp and the ekpm3. So anyone else reading this that wants to upgrade an N54, the parts I just listed need to be done before you start upgrading it.
Aaron Laro thanks for the sub man I appreciate it! I’m going to be releasing a new video next week to new N54 owners! I’ve had both sides of the coin! A beat up N54 that needed a lot of work and a mint condition one owner car that I bought from BMW! I’ll cover a lot of that! Honestly man for the E60’s FBO is really fun! The torque comes in really strong with full bolt ons and E60 fuel! Moves the big car well! I’m dialing in these upgraded monsters but you can’t shove too much boost with these turbos in at low rpm you’ll bend rods. Let me know if you have any questions about anything. You’re 100% on the right track with knocking maintenance out first. It’s not fun when you do an upgrade and can’t enjoy it because you’re misfiring or whatever.
@@aaronlaro2083 Are you just trying to sound sophisticated by throwing those terminologies there so as to get people asking, "ohh what is that?".Now what the hell is lpfp, hpfp or muthufucking ekpm3?
DCI are the most common power robbing modification gullible owners perform. Which injectors are an upgrade, pray tell? LPFP and HPFP are first upgrades of the fuel system
Actually Injen DCI intake is the best intake you could possibly getvon this car, just put some heat shields on each cone and you'll be good especially if you're running the intakes with dp's and a 7 stepped intercooler. Maybe you should get a walnut blast, that's whats robbing your power, or maybe your running a stock intercooler and it's hella heat soaked
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For upgrades on N54 motors I highly advise making sure that the belt and all the idler pulleys are replaced before upping the boost. I had the unfortunate experience of the tensioner spring failing and shredding the belt and my n54 motor played hungry hungry hippos with what was left. That meant dropping the sub frame and oil pan and piking out millions of black particles that used to be a belt. The infamous oil filter housing gasket a must and valve cover gasket. The N54 motor is strong and very reliable the plastic power steering pump pulley not so much, as well as all the other plastic. I would replace 100% of all the plastic. It is hard to think that the Germans would engineer such a powerful motor and wrap it in cheap plastic but it is. The last mod I would advise is a catch can set up if not you will be walnut blasting every 60k miles.
timlad123456 yup... and then there goes your crank and your wallet 🤦🏻♂️
You also need cold spark plugs and fresh coils. Changing injectors right off the bat is smart too. My 09 335 pushes about 460 hp
That is true. They have great potential
I put in Index 12 injectors recently..no issues.
You are right on, with a stage 3 tune, my 2012 Z4 required colder plugs (went one step) and coil packs - I was getting misfires with the stock. Then....problem solved!
@@ECPP this is some interesting things I might want a stage 1 or 2 on mine just if I can get 400 hp I'd be happy.
My 2008 bmw 127,000 miles is still stock.
I'm about to be replacing then injectors I have 2 that are not allowing enough fuel In engine soni have a lean code.
My turbos are orginal so is the intake and charge pipe they have not given me issues yet. I might try to upgrade them before they get me. Car still drives great I love it. The individual repair shop I take it to for repairs and maintenance said that the cost to replace the turbos if theybgo is 9,000 now. He did inspect my turbos and said they look fine they look healthy.
@@SuperJeremi10 If you're only wanting 400 hp nd a boat ton of torque then you don't need to upgrade the turbos. You really don't need to even upgrade anything but your air cleaner (If your car came with an oil cooler from factory which most did but not all). A K&N air filter on your stock intake and if your car has the oil cooler from factory then you'll be around 390 hp and 410 torque. It's the torque that makes a huge difference in the first tune or so. It just becomes a beast right off. You can go with a FMIC (Front Mount Inter cooler) and change the charge pipe to go to a stage 2 (Depending on the tuners version of stages etc).
I have a e90 n54 335i fbo+inlets. My favorite mods for this car was the stage 2 fuel pump for e85 and MMP inlets. Totally changed the feel of the car. Coilovers and sway bars give it a firm ride with the power.
I love how your voice gets louder on the microphone when you talk about upgrades! Awesome video dude as always!!!
Exotic car play... a place to get my information about all BMWs I love this channel!!!!
Thanks a lot for watching and dropping a line. Have a great one, cheers !
All of these you mention are great ideas but before any other upgrades ALWAYS change out the charge pipe first. The OEM plastic charge pipe WILL explode with any bump in power. Also buy new coils if they are older because they WILL burn out.
I totally agree. Thanks for watching
Spot on
FBO + intakes and MHD stage 2+ for 18 months. 20+ thousand miles prior to that with JB4 + kittyless downpipes and 20000 on the jb4 alone mostly map 2 all on stock charge pipe. I'm not alone either.Am changing now only due to adding meth (requires a stable bung location) and upping the boost. Upwards of 18psi is where the stockers 'break'.
@@jdemecdemac7115 how much hp currently?
I owned my n54 for one week when the charge pipe blew apart. Replaced with aluminum,blow off valve and DCi's.
These cars are tuners dream. The N54 was built to handle 700-800hp. $2000-$3000 you can easily have a 400-500whp beast. Just upgrade the front brakes and better tires too. Intake > downpipe > FMIC > Chargepipe BOV > tune. Also if it’s a project fun car, just gut the interior. Lol save weight.
Look at the N54 powered 335iS. BMW factory tuner car with over boost, lots of M parts, extra cooling, and special exhaust and wheels. I have a 2011 and LOVE it. A new charge pipe is a MUST.
Agreed
I've got an IS....really is an upgrade over a regular 335i....This was the blueprint for the new M3
I also have 335IS and I love it! The car is 17 years old and I still get double look from people! 😉
i just picked up a 2011 335is DCT , love it, broke my stock chargepipe 2nd day of owning it lol, but just put in arms motorsport chargepipe , tial q blow off, and dual cone intake , soon to be tuned
Charge pipe and dual cone intakes is what you want to do first after that the boost pipe if you didnt do that along with the charge pipe then intercooler would be next and them downpipes in my opinion atleast because you can use mhd 1+ tune if your looking for an extra 60whp with the stock downpipes also cant forget about upgraded diverter valves because the plastic stock ones fail you can buy cheap ones off amazon and the work great to be honest but most people go the bov route which is fun as well i just want my car to look stock i just bought everything and im pretty much doing it all at once to just try every single tune and see which one i like for around town and for going out on the track and or to race people on the highway
Also before people ask most of everything is installed ive been running stock boost on it for about a week or so that way i know everything is buttoned up before the boost is turned up
Thanks a lot for the advice. Lots of great upgrades for these cars for sure.
Compression is 10-10.5 I believe not 12. I love my N54 E60 535i! I have it on the channel with upgraded twin turbos! It’s making a modest 550+ rwhp on 25 psi! Car is a riot and very fast! Check it out if you’d like!
It Sure is my e92 335i is making 407whp I have AEM water methanol injection mhd stage 2 plus downpipes index 12 injectors intercooler charge pipe and upgraded diverter valves and still with the stock turbos soon to be upgraded. The power is so easy to do yourself for not not much coin. I've been running this set up for over a year now no problems track days drag days roll race days beat a few m4s 😁 but all good on stock brakes no fade and soon I'm getting a custom tune off motiv proformance bmw specialist...
Thanks for watching. Thats why I have been shopping for one too. Have a great one.
Change the turbo inlet pipes. They do a similar (but better) job in feel and performance to the downpipes. I fitted the VRSF ones.
@@ivorproblem1332 yeah i will when I change the turbos it's a big job I live over in Australia and the steering in on the turbo side so I have even less room .
@@tighematthew Yeah wait if you are changing the turbos. I decided if a turbo fails I will upgrade to hybrid so I chose my inlet pipes accordingly. I'm in the UK and fitting the rear intake was a PITA especially as I already had the large down pipes fitted.
ALPINA still even in 2019 makes engines for their B3/B4 models by taking N55 and basically "downgrading" to N54. They put back 2 vacuum actuated turbines from N54 and they also put a forget steel crankshaft (not from N54 but the same idea). Of course in addition to that they do some additional tunes, most of them coincide with what N54 tuners do - one step colder NGK plugs, larger intercooler, custom ECU and TCU flash etc.
Thanks for sharing.
footballcoreano it’s not about the quality, it’s about the heat rating, it’s a technical parameter. After some level of boost you need “colder” plugs for faster heat dissipation to reduce detonations. Only NGK makes one step colder plugs for N54
footballcoreano unbelievable, it’s you again. Go learn some basics
footballcoreano ok smarty, then plz explain why BMW puts Mitsubishi turbines into their engines? Or why ALPINA puts NGK plugs for 10 years in a row. 95% of BMW owners (including me) are laughing at your statements right now. If you’re capable of something more than just words than show me Bosch plug which is colder than the stock one and works stable at 20 psi. I never said EVERYTHING Japanese is better, I only said Bosch doesn’t make colder plugs for N54, they literally don’t exist, and all N54 owners knows it my friend
@footballcoreano Actually, the NGK Iridium have been judged the best in quality. Bosch were next and Denso third.
You should consider an E89 Z4 with the N54 engine. I absolutely love my 2010 Z4 it goes like stink and is so fun in the twisties.
COBB 😂😂... MHD it’s where it’s at.. I would’ve even taken JB4 but not COBB 🤣
JB4 is a piggy back that falsifies input signals to the DME, not real time current data like the DME is designed to use. Hence flash, even a conservative Cobb one is always better, or at least feeding current and correct data to the DME. Bad tuners do exist and if your engine is not in prime condition, get it there first.
Max Nix why would anyone pay for the overpriced COBB when MHD is in full effect with a lot more features etc... and everyone and their momma tuning with mhd though 🤷🏻♂️😂
@@maxnix346 You're clueless nobody uses Cobb in the N54 community anymore, MHD is where it's at. A free downloadable app to your smartphone. You're like 5 years behind the curve.
I got MHD stage one, and i couldn't be happier, EVO Racewerks charge pipe, HPS Cold air intake. I'm some where around 400hp and just over 430lbs torque, peak boost ive seen is 20.1lbs, this thing is a rocket ship, puts my 6.4L 2016 challenger scat pack to shame with it's almost 500hp and 485lbs torque, way faster and double the gas mileage. I don't have n54 got the n55. Running thru the woods and mountains jamming thru the 8 speed using paddle shifters is pure joy, makes me feel like I'm driving in group B. Love it
For anybody reading this that's thinking of tuning your BMW, definitely change the charge pipe prior to tuning, the plastic charge pipe will blow up- no question. Better to wait then to get stuck wondering if you hurt your expensive machine (like me and many others did, was worried that part of charge pipe and possibly gasket got sucked up into the intake, thank God it blew away instead of inside.)
N54 life is great , love mine.
A true enthusiasts engine,
Being able to learn to work on the engine is Almost a must unless your making enough money to blow on them whenever you want/needed.
Boosted E90 Amen 💯
agreed
how much hp are you running and what exactly are the changed you've made?
i wished i loved mine, first i need to get 1 then i can love it xD
Drew Peters e90post.com and spoolstreet.com plus Facebook groups.
Mark, I have a new name for your channel: Mr.BMW ! Thanks for the vids!
Thanks Stefan for watching. Have a great one.
I slapped , the Dinan 3 upgrade (complete) into my , 2007 335i E93 . Had her up to 160mph recently . It was nothing.
lol i hit 160 stock with mhd 180 at least
E60 n54 I like the looks over the E90
Thanks
@@ECPP 👍Good channel
I'd love to see a video where you compare the n54 to the n55 motor.
I'm in the process of looking for an n54 equipped car. Im looking for either a 2010 135i and a 2010 335i e92 but it's really hard to find the right car.
It will come make sure you subscribe and hit the notification bell
Get a 535i e60. Practically the same weight as an e92 and slightly cheaper but with more comfort. Very underrated and engine bay not so crowded
Could you do a 3-way comparison between the N45, N55 and B58?
I love ur feedback on the n54 335i great job and advice
Fbo, inlets, and e40 fuel makes a very fun little ride 😁
Great video....dontvforget to flash your transmission with xHP. Huge diffrence in delivery.
Thanks but mine is a manual
All i want is to know what i want out of life. Not another bmw that breaks my wallet, and breaks my heart.
Thanks for watching
07 n54 all stock w original turbos 186 k miles 28.9 mpg hwy 22 city. I don't baby this jewel.. all the power I need. Dependable and bullet proof. These were not your moms BMW. They are way more spectacular in every way. Minor league supercar w 4 doors! Want more power? Just add safe bolt ons and a tune.. can't say enough about what this car gives back to me every time I drive it.. Just keep up with the oil leaks!
BMW is well known for their six cylinder engines. Great machines.
do a video on the n63tu, pureturbos have it at 800 wheel!
Just got an 2012 IS. Loving it.
Good cars
N54 forever, had NA M3's and M5 but love my 500hp Stage 2+ 335i better in every way, especially with my OS Giken LSD!
How much did your limited slip diff cost and was it anPItA to install ?
@@ECPP 2000 euro all worth it, including machining the welded differential to fit the LSD. Had a shop do it but not that difficult... OS Giken Superlock is the best diff for BMW.
N52 is also very very good engine!
More reliable than the n54
but much less fun, but if u want a reliable engine and car go for the Japanese cars like Honda/Acura and Toyota/Lexus
Great video can i do it with the X6?
Above how much horsepower should injectors be upgraded?
I went with the e89 z4 with the n54, I believe it's much lighter than a 355
Excellent choice, nice car
Well, it's not lighter than a 335i :D
@@JerainJezza it's much smaller, has to be lighter... I'll check the curb weight on both vehicles....ok z4 is lighter but not by much
@@raiderhutch Z4 is convertible that adds a lot of weight. I checked the empty weights, both 1500kg.
@@JerainJezza What are you smoking? that must be some good shit. Or you're just from Poland?
I love my 335i N54. It’s a beast!
Same here, awesome cars and a ton of fun. Have you seen my recent videos since I also bought an e92 manual 335 ?
I haven’t but I’ll be sure to check it out!
How much hp are you running currentlyand what exactly have you done/changed? and how much has it set you back?
When I saw the Dinan site pulled up I knew you were new to the platform lol way overpriced with little support. Same goes for COBB. MHD all day, or JB4 with an MHD backend flash. MHD also has multiple E85 maps avaliable. You will also want to upgrade your lpfp. If you intend to run full E85 you're going to want port injection as the hpfp won't keep up. PI will also eliminate the need for walnut blasting your intake valves clean. As for injectors you will want index 11 or 12. 12 being the newest. The valve cover is plastic and the pcv valve system in the cover is prone to clog and crack. I recommend a catch can with an aftermarket aluminum cover. Respect for the N54 coverage though. Thumbs up.
Great comments and thanks for the info. I have added the N54 to my channel and started to update things and plan to speed it up. Right now I run only map 1 on JB4 with blow off valve and updated charge pipe as well as VRSF intercooler and VRSF catless downpipes and muffler delete. Looking for more jam and looking at upgrading turbo but still debating single or twins. Not sure yet. I am pinning your comment thanks again for the info.
@@ECPP hey man, good modes, from my experience with N54 engines and based on your modes, you can do the following:
1- upgrade the inlets and outlets to 2 inch ones, you can find silicone from MMP
2- Cold air intake or twin cone filters
3- backend flash from MHD
4- map 2 on The JB4
5- Meth injection kit
6- 2 step colder spark plugs
And you will be at around 500 hp and you will love how the car will drive
Sure you might have some misfires, if so then either you have to install the index 12 injectors, or upgrade the coils to Bavarian or precision raceworks, or both (reccomended)
And the on the same setup you can upgrade the twin turbos and can reach much higher power 600 to 700 with fuel system upgrade and custom tunes
Don’t forget about e85 mix, 30-50% mix depending on the stage you’re on. Gonna need an upgraded hpfp though. That would give you 30-60 more hp
Thanks for sharing
You mean LPFP
Intercooler does give you more power.colder air will give you denser air=more power.
Great video 👍 thanks for sharing!
Thanks for watching
In my book on Technical data on my 2009 535i x drive it says 300/407 .1,400 -5,000 . Has more torque than the other models.
If you mention dinan and Cobb for power adders on an n54, your research is from years ago.
Naw, going Burger. Thanks for watching. What else would you suggest ?
@@ECPP best thing you can do for these cars is get everything you need to run e85. Fuel pump, injectors, charge pipe, intercooler, tuning, and of course those cats have to go. After you can run ethanol, the next stages are upgraded turbos/turbo, methanol, custom tunes, inlets/outlets, upgraded manifold, and upgraded coils. The thing about it though, is it's your car, and you do whatever you want to it, and that's what makes it yours. Those are just my suggestions. Since you're going jb4, you might as well do a backend flash, get the 2-step for it, and also the bluetooth module for it. Good luck at trying to hold that thing together while upgrading, that's the trick to it all lol.
Awesome car. Awesome video. Thanks.
Thanks a lot. Cheers.
@@ECPP i have e 530d e39 and its an awesome car. I bet the 335i it's a rocket 🚀
Hi broo I need best twin company in bmw and marcedes
Buy an N54 they said. It'll be fun they said.
Haha
Hi, I am about to buy a 2010 E90 325i. I saw your vid where you suggested the 328i as reliable but didn't mention much about 325i. This is the facelift model. I have had some BMW's before (E30,E36x2,E39). I am pretty concerned about too much electronics, turbos, screens, I-drive etc. The one I am looking at has very low mileage. I need auto transmission because we have one of the worst traffic in the world. It does have paddle shifts which I like (any concern there?). Also, I think it doesn't have the I-drive system I think nor any crazy screen. Do you think this is a good thing? I am not that into getting screens because they surely would outdate quickly like cell phones.
PS: I still have my E39 528i from 1998 with revamped hella tail lights and Depo Angel eyes and works fine. Don't know how longer it is going to function before turning into a money pit. Still, very difficult to sell and comfortable car. I might be able to sell it for like 3k, and it has around 160k km. Notice here cars are for the most part 2x in USA in price so basically can't get anything decent for that money instead of well... some cash. Plus there isn't any collectionist scene, maybe just with M's.
Should I sell or keep?
I would really appreciate any advice. Keep up the nice vids.
F H I know in the US the E90 325i was only offered in 2006 pre LCI so I think Canada is the same way? This cars are getting up there in age over here.
@@Shamus71 I am not from Canada... and at least here, LCI 325 were indeed sold from late 2009 until 2012 when F30 came in.
@@СашаС-т4э Not in the USA. The N52 was sold as a 328 in the USA until it was replaced by the turbo I4 about 2012.
2009 lci 330d remapped, it's a great engine, powerful, refined and economical.
Can you tune the new 2019 X5 engine? And if you can where can you get it done?
Great vid!
Thanks a lot for checking it out. Do you drive an N54 car ?
@@ECPP Bought one last week. 2009 coupé with dsg tranmisson.
Im already in love😀
why didn't chose n54 for 135i or z4 ??
Upgrade injectors ? Never seen that options before
Low pressure fuel pump and injectors
Amazing video
Thanks a lot. Cheers
Your numbers are way too high. 406hp on stage1? Nah. More like ~370
Define stage 1.... Its all marketing wank to make you feel pro. Talk specs mods and setup instead of "stage 1,2,3,4" cause tuning shops class every stage different.
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A stage 1 jb4 tune on a 335i adds 90 horsepower..
Kase Buttram coupled with the intake I could see about 100hp gained
I knew it was him by the hands being shown in the still.....
the only people watching this now are n54 owners tryna feel validated haha
I love my 2009 e92 335i, but I wish mine wasn't a perfect example of a money pit, had mine for 5years now, and probably only got a year and a half of drive time, the rest of the time it's been at the BMW shop. It's still at the shop right now. I don't want to give up on it because I want my money's worth, especially that I bought it during the time a 335i costed around 20k. My wallet hates me for buying that car
Only good thing about my car sitting for so long though is that the car still only has 40k miles on it 👍
True they can be money pits and I find most things on it are quite difficult to change and therefore it becomes pricey due to labour.
how much hp are you running currentlyand what exactly have you done/changed? and how much has it set you back?
Do not use water/methanol. Use a E30-E55 mix of E85.
I just picked one up! 2008 pre LCI e90. 6 speed. Definitely get the rwd and the sedan e90. The e92 is great but e90 for sure
E92 for life. The more you look at it the better it looks.
At 400hp, you should find decent tires and maybe an intercooler upgrade. you'll annihilate practically every car in that power range and of course most cars on the road except cars heavily modded, which you shouldn't be doing to begin with. It's just everyday at the shop by then.
True, these cars are quite quick for sure
@@ECPP how much hp are you running currentlyand what exactly have you done/changed? and how much has it set you back?
N54 owner here. If you were going to spend so much $$$ into mods, why didn't you just get the M3 in first place? Same money, better car.
True but basic tune gets you M3 land. Next level mods crush an M3 and thats where I am headed.
Why buy a slower car, you can buy a 335 for about 5 to 6 grand, a mhd tune, full bolt ons, m3 suspension and rear end you'll destroy m3 *anywhere*
E90 m3s have a bearing eatting V8. Twins will eat it up all day. M3 does perform better handling but how many track any cars.
You must not know too much about your car "n54 owner ". They are called "m3 eaters" for a reason. It doesn't take much to tear an M3 up either.
@@kuraryuX 5 to 6k 335i? maybe the one that survived Katrina?
Nobody uses cobb or dinan its all mhd tune i got this n54 my self where did you buy that bmw drink
Hi, I got it at the local dealer. The free drinks in the waiting area.
I got the dinan stage 2 and never had an issue. I do use some of mhd software
What is your opinion about s55 engines ?
Amazing engines and love the performance. Just those crank hub issues that everyone is still learning about...not sure on reliability. Awesome either way
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Thanks
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Dude stock turbos are pushing 500hp crank with a custom tune FBO. Sendit is doing 10s down the 1/4 mile fastest 335 with stock turbos
Awesome. What is it going to take to push out a 10 second 335. I need this magic.
@@ECPP RFP tuning check them out on FB their OTS maps are free! I ran mhd stage 1+ 93 octanes for 2 years good tune. But I switched over to RFP tuning stage 1.5 v6 93 octane night and day difference loving this new tune. Check it out !
@@tuiwilson5486 how much hp are you running currentlyand what exactly have you done/changed? and how much has it set you back?
@@kay19833 I'm still running Rfp ots stage 1+ v11 98 ron this new update is a beast now the throttle is sharper and responsive haven't dyno the car but close to 400 wheel with stock downpipes. My mods are fmic charge pipe xhp stage 3 I'm happy with what I got, the car came with index 12s and msd81 new water pump so car is running good even in summer and Australia is a hot country
what does @@tuiwilson5486 V11 98 mean?
Hey are u from Calgary?
N54 will always be known as Europe's 2jz for its capability for innovation. You'll see guys rolling close to 800 horses on those beauties which is ludicrous fast. Same thing with Porsche's 997 GT2RS, a beast that was almost quicker than a Veyron on a straight away...
Air intake and flash = 100 whp? Strange
Babar iqbal catless downpipe too. N54 has huge potentials, it can handle high boost pressure.
An intercooler can give you 20+hp what do you mean no extra power involved? Especially with the dci intake and downpipes put together.
I'd say, get the E60 535i and go nuts on parts then race your M5
I hear ya if I can get a manual, for sure, it’s just really hard to find. A highly modded 535 could teach the M5 a lesson
My E60 has upgraded twins! I did a build on my channel! It should be making in the 550+ rwhp range! If you want to race we can arrange that just to see what a modded N54 can do
@@nateonfireball I just subbed to your channel. I also have an e60 535i and i'm slowly collecting the parts to upgrade mine. I got lucky when I bought mine, right before I bought it the injectors were replaced with the index 12 ones, the plugs and coils were replaced, the problematic hpfp was replaced with BMW's upgraded one and when I got it I replaced the lpfp and the ekpm3. So anyone else reading this that wants to upgrade an N54, the parts I just listed need to be done before you start upgrading it.
Aaron Laro thanks for the sub man I appreciate it! I’m going to be releasing a new video next week to new N54 owners! I’ve had both sides of the coin! A beat up N54 that needed a lot of work and a mint condition one owner car that I bought from BMW! I’ll cover a lot of that! Honestly man for the E60’s FBO is really fun! The torque comes in really strong with full bolt ons and E60 fuel! Moves the big car well! I’m dialing in these upgraded monsters but you can’t shove too much boost with these turbos in at low rpm you’ll bend rods. Let me know if you have any questions about anything. You’re 100% on the right track with knocking maintenance out first. It’s not fun when you do an upgrade and can’t enjoy it because you’re misfiring or whatever.
@@aaronlaro2083 Are you just trying to sound sophisticated by throwing those terminologies there so as to get people asking, "ohh what is that?".Now what the hell is lpfp, hpfp or muthufucking ekpm3?
Will you please stop shouting at me???
Yes pls 600 hp all day long, 300hp old news b.m.w.give as more power a new engine that kick out tons more
do you have up to 600hp? and what exactly have you done? and how much has it set you back?
DCI are the most common power robbing modification gullible owners perform.
Which injectors are an upgrade, pray tell? LPFP and HPFP are first upgrades of the fuel system
DCI with intake scoops. The scoops will keep those temps closer to ambient.
Injectors are known the fail on these engines. Upgrade to the newer revised index 12 is a must for reliability
Actually Injen DCI intake is the best intake you could possibly getvon this car, just put some heat shields on each cone and you'll be good especially if you're running the intakes with dp's and a 7 stepped intercooler. Maybe you should get a walnut blast, that's whats robbing your power, or maybe your running a stock intercooler and it's hella heat soaked
Bi-turbo = 2 x turbo
Twine turbo - single turbo with two exhaust inputs = twine scrolls
Powered by twine?
If you want a fast car, I say wait for an affordable used F90. This thing will glue your neck to the seat.
why? F90 what model?
U want power, let's go for a M3 supercharged.
F90 is the M5.
Port injection
This man pulling numbers out his a**😭
Disagree.. the best tuning bmw engine is the b58. Way more tunable than the N54