Stevie S
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you going twins or single? whos kit are you going to use?
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Tuned to 600hp you will have issues even if everything is forged. Drive train, additional fuel supply, all the other additional parts. These cars throw many problems at you when stock. If you want trouble free motoring, a 600hp n54 wouldn't be it.
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Anybody had their injectors replaced on a 335i N54? Think I am up and its going to hurt
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On 10/13/2017 at 10:27 PM, Craigus said:Yeah thanks for the tip. I am going to see if I can reduce the rattle by adjusting the actuator arm first. Just bought a 4mm wrench which feels like a toy. After that I'll give the MHD adjustment a go.
Amazing that you got new turbo's on warranty!!. I have an autosure policy but just assumed that they would consider it wear and tear or that the mods would exclude me from that sort of claim. I'd be interested to find out more?
You problem with autosure lies with your car needing to be stock to claim but if the rattle is only heard with the aftermarket downpipes then how do you proceed.
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You could try using the MHD rattle adjustment and see if that helps. I went through the exact same process and managed to get the turbos replaced under warranty, but even the new ones have some rattle
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MHD is highly recommended. Huge abundance of info online that will answer everything. I am pretty sure there are more tuned 335i's on the road than stock it seems
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Yep already use the cold start noise reduction purely to avoid waking up my toddler early in the morning.
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I installed my own intercooler, charge pipe bov, plugs coils etc , but harder stuff I have payed workshops to install. Even the easy stuff I get them to do now as I just dont have the time. All the aftermarket stuff can't be sourced here ( LSD , downpipes, upgraded LPFP) so I I pay them to install when I bring down and I have used places I know do great work. I am pretty sure I havent insulted any of them but I will double check
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On 7/28/2017 at 4:08 PM, *Glenn* said:If it's so straight forward and you have a video on how to do it. Why can't you then do it your self ?? I find your statement of a professional just charging labour to fit supplied parts at a labour cost only insulting to the professional repairers in our industry.
Are you joking? If I pay someone to paint my house but supply the paint am I insulting the painter. I am paying him for his time and labour. Thats why I said take it to one of these non precious BMW Techs
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I have a 335i N54,i have had it about 5 years. Especially when cold I would say yeah it a noisey engine and similar to diesel. But it goes hard so I suck it up and ignore
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Its a pretty easy job, I did my own. You could probably take it to a non bmw specialist and just show the a youtube clip of the install
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Hard case reading watching these two Vendors going at it. Re the new Vargas options on the n54 and chinese castings
http://www.n54tech.com/forums/showthread.php?t=48176
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The Vargas ones are chinese cast , the housings are not custom. Just the internals.
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No question they work as a tuning tool for the 335i. But MHD just has so much more functionality and support. My cobb is collecting dust in a cupboard somewhere
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15 hours ago, Matth5 said:They list RON values on the screen alongside the Octane. But I think people will still get confused if they're not aware of this.
I did once spot a guy from Europe with bad timing corrections on the e90post forum and asked him if he was going by Octane number instead of RON... He was.
I still get an uncomfortable level of timing corrections on the 98RON map though so I use the 95RON map even when I'm running BP98.
What do you call uncomfortable?
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9 hours ago, Herbmiester said:With regard to replacing the cats with aftermarket downpipes is it a straightforward car on jacks job or do you really need a hoist?
um its super tight. I have done a lot of the mods myself but was a bit tough for me. Think you need to drop the steering rack
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Plenty of us running aftermarket downpipes here and wofs are no issue.
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Oil filter housing gaskets are a common area that leak. BM workshop in Grey Lynn are good cats.
I have a spare replacement set of new oem Rubbers for that leak if thats your issue.
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Gull said so in a reply on one of their facebook posts
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Sounds like Gull it setting up a station in Onehunga and plan to have an E85 pump there. That makes me very happy
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Have a wavetrac and I am very happy. Check if you are bolted or Welded
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Yeah I don't think 10-15K will be enough. Turbo setup only will be at least a 3rd of that before install. Exhange rates freight and installs will send it well north. I am currently FBO with ethanol