Transforming my BMW N54 engine into a Bulletproof Single Turbo Beast!
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- čas přidán 25. 08. 2024
- In this video, I show you how to protect your engine and increase its power by upgrading to a bulletproof setup and installing a single turbo. Don't miss out on this opportunity to take your BMW to the next level. Plus, check out my merch store for exclusive designs and support my channel. Get your hands on these limited-edition items and show off your love for all things automotive.
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great tutorial lad! every tuned n54 needs this done. Sounded soo sweet at the end!
Thanks alot!
I just got upgraded rod bearings on a low mileage n54 motor after I spun bearings on a single turbo set up also did all new seals and components around the engine already 9.6k in the hole not even tuned yet hopefully everything goes well with the tune
My 2009 335xi with 130km engine seized after 8 days of ownership. Previously had same year and model at 220,000km for a year and a half and had 0 problems. My cars just been sitting for 3 months now waiting for court date for the dealership to pay for the used engine and installation. Miss driving it so bad 😫 😪
get the motor swapped and throw in some goodies what are you waiting for? pay out of pocket and hopefully you get paid one day but to leave it sitting for months waiting is ridiculous bro even use a credit card if you don’t have the money and pay it off no excuse lol
Funny mines done 236,000kms and im also waiting for my court date😂
ok
Pinning the hub is also a great idea too!
Sweet! I'm on the hunt for a new e90 with the N54. My current N52 is not ready for the power I'm after😅
LS swap!
If you still looking I have one
Thanks to Liam for wearing such a nice shirt
YEA BABY YEA!!!!!! ROCK IT HARD!!!!!
Oh she’s rocking 😎
How does the intake work with a set up like this? Like where does the original air come from for combustion if the throttle body is connected to the charge pipe / intercooler?
It gets sucked into the turbo (small cone filter on the turbo inlet) charged by the turbo & send through the intercooler to be cooled, then into the throttle body, intake & engine to be burned for combustion.
@@Kamshaft Oh sweet, thanks for the update!
you blew an N54, very impressive, how much boost did you have to push before it popped
Lol 😂 thanks man! I was actually only on a base map only pushing 15psi, the reason it blew up was due to a mistake I made when replacing/upgrading the rod bearings 💀
@@Kamshaft ah i see! ive never actually seen a N54 blow due to power output, makes sense bearings went out lol. many people get stock blocks up to like 30 psi, its crazy what these engines can do
@@Kamshaft What was the mistake? :)
@@jacob997kHe forgot to actually put them in 😂
Are you sure it’s a full metal water pump? If it’s a piersburg it still has plastic impellers, I believe. Still don’t think a completely metal option exists. Maybe I’m wrong?
Pretty sure it’s just a metal housing, regardless, the plastic housing is usually what fails and cracks, I had a plastic one fail 3X on me. The gates metal pump also has lifetime warranty.
@@Kamshaft Interesting. I thought the impellers were know to fail too. Thanks for the info. I upgraded to a Piersburg model with metal housing last year.
Why did it blow up? 👀
I put some upgraded rod bearings in and must have made a mistake, spun a bearing after 2 hours of running.
@@KamshaftRod bearings, clutch, and also the main seals you did in this video are things I WILL NOT touch myself. I'm taking it to a shop.
I can swap parts all day, including an engine, but the moment I have to mess with crucial rotating assembly, or chase electronics issues, NOPE!
I'm hiring someone else
@@qx4n9e1xp fair point, very little margin for error
@@Kamshaft Oh man that had to hurt! Especially if it's an 335XI. All wheel drive has been my headache. But man does it get DOWN!!!
@@friguy4444 hurt indeed man! Live & learn, live goes on 👍😎
Après avoir démonté le moteur pourquoi ne pas te voir changer piston et bielle ??? Forge ? 😅
Les pistons et les bielles sont la partie la plus solide du moteur N54 et il n'était pas nécessaire de les améliorer compte tenu de mes objectifs de puissance. Cependant! Je vais mettre des pistons et des bielles améliorés dans le moteur qui a explosé et les échanger en un jour, peut-être dans un autre 335i.
Bruh this feels so far away lmao. I need a garage first. Decent lift, engine crane, single turbo kit, and all maintenance items. I work at an independent german shop and no way in hell can I do this here. Love the build bro.
Your thinking about bro, so it’s that much closer! What kind of work do you do at the shop?
Thanks for the comment!
@@Kamshaft technician work. Figured I need a solid understanding of working on cars first.
No crankhub upgrade ?
No it’s a very rare thing & it’s not really necessary at these power levels.
Was it easier to get in without the subframe on?
Yeah it makes the whole process so much easier! Subframe is not that hard to pull.
@@Kamshaft going back in did you have the subframe in first?
@@mohammedqayyum1140 no you leave it out & hanging by the engine support bar (put a jack stand under the motor as well for safety) & assemble as many things as you can before putting the subframe up. Also just support the transmission with jack stands/wood, no need to remove it.
@@Kamshaft thanks 🙏 appreciate the advice
Now you will only need an endless supply of O2s.
the oil pan gaskets do not need any gasket maker 🤦♂
Cry me a river.
@@Kamshaft its ok just another hack n54 build
@@Rockardo_ I couldn’t agree more
y didnt u rebuild the short block
Time! I will be building it, I wanted to get a motor in and drive the car.
Name of the song?
Is it bulletproof because it's reliable?
I must've missed the bit where they bulletproofed it
Wouldn't twin turbos be better than a single turbo?
Depends what your looking for, twins are a lot cheaper, but much more of a complex setup & a nightmare to work on. So in my opinion single is the way to go, Here’s a few more reasons why! The twin turbos just don’t flow as much air compared to a big single, they are K03 turbos, just little babies. The torque from the twins will feel amazing and come on strong, but you will run out of power in the high rpm’s. Running upgraded twins will also put alot more low rpm torque/stress on all your components, this is when driveshafts, transmissions & connecting rods are more prone to failure. By making all your power up top with a single we can make more power (@ high rpm’s) much more safely than an upgraded twin setup & reducing a lot of that low end rpm torque that will be hard on things. The sound of a big single is amazing, sounds like a fighter jet spooling up.
The single turbo setup really just gets rid of most of the garbage bolted to this motor & opens the door to big power.
Kamshaft couldn't have said it better.
Upgraded twins: You get waay more torque in the low rpm range, and decent mid-to-high rpm power.
Twins are cheaper, even the most expensive hi-flowing twins are cheaper than an entry-level single. However, it is unanimously agreed upon than that single turbo setups are way more reliable.
Both the single turbo & the engine will last longer, than upgraded twins, or the engine with upgraded twins.
If you go upgraded twins, you have to keep your power/torque lower than 550/600 wheel (under 25psi) to be safe, OR build your engine to withstand the torque (which costs an extra $6-8k on top of $4k upgraded twins)
So it's smart to go single if you want to keep your stock engine. A single will feel a bit slower and laggy in the lower rpms, but then it gets WICKED, and you can push 700hp all day, reliablg. You'll be killing newer cars like Hellcats, Mustangs, M3s/M4s on a 12+ year old engine with a $6-7k single turbo.
@@qx4n9e1xp i enjoy turbo lag and feeling it spool up anyway
@@Kamshaft depending on the size of the upgraded twins, I've heard you're actually most likely to blow your trans on a high boost stock turbo setup because they spool REALLY low like 2k rpm. My pure stage 2 spool a bit under 3k while the XL twins can be around 3.5k.
@@papa_pt that sounds logical, thanks for the comment.
transforms N54 into N55 say what
N54 still makes more power, and does it over and over. N55 is not staying alive long over 600.