I purchased the On3 Performance BMW 335i N54 Top Mount Single Turbo System (vband) back in January 2018. No sponsorship or discount, so all my own money and no bias. The first thing I can say about the experience is the shipping was incredibly fast. Considering the stories that’s been Read more…
Driving home and a Christmas tree of lights pop up on my dash. The three lights ABS, traction and brake light come on as soon as you start the car. In some cases, the three lights may come on after a few minutes of highway driving. After scanning the car Read more…
In today’s episode, I go over how to remove and clean your vanos solenoid on your n52 or n54 BMW engine. I’m chasing an engine stumble that only occurs under 2k rpm. This would usually be caused by bad coil packs or spark plugs, but they are brand new. So Read more…
Today’s video is about removing the old OEM suspension from my 128i which has 108k miles on it. The steps are similar between the 128i, 135i, 328i, and 335i. The suspension was tired and felt like I was floating. I decided to stick with OEM suspension since I want to Read more…
Today’s video is continuing the teardown process of my old n54 motor. In which the current step is how I removed the pistons. By no means am I an expert engine rebuilder or anything, just documenting how I went about it.
I finally started to tear down my old BMW N54 335i motor cylinder head. Its literally been sitting waiting to be torn apart for the last 2 years. This video is just a walkthrough of how I took the head off. By no means am I an expert engine rebuilder Read more…
You might look through craigslist or buy here pay here dealerships and notice you can find nice looking n54’s for a low price. But be warned there is an 85% chance you will be buying a dud of a car. The main reason why is the maintenance schedule was not Read more…
So the RB turbos are out and went with the ON3 61mm single turbo kit. I ordered just the hot side parts and bought all the other accessories separate. This would entail the boost control solenoid, Motiv Boost Box Controller, and etc misc items. I did a lot of bargain hunting, Read more…
From owning my 2007 BMW N54 335i, and working on other N54’s I’ve compiled a road map of sorts listing maintenance items and average mileage change. The N54 is a solid motor and can quite a bit of abuse, but to keep enjoying it you’ll need to stay on top of Read more…
Before purchasing my 335i in 01/2012, I was in the process of building my 2000 Honda Civic EX (EJ8). Suspension and interior was in clean condition, and the only thing left was to swap out my d16y8 for something a bit more powerful. I put a lot of blood sweat and tears into this car literally. Most of the blood was from when I did the auto to manual swap. The main thing I wanted to get out of the car was a reliable 300 hp. (more…)