BMW F32 435i N55 Active Autowerke Charge pipe DIY installation

[@TheActiveAutowerke]

Awesome job, thanks for sharing!

[@BMWDIYGuy]

Thank you so much! You have a fantastic product that will make a HUGE difference in the performance of the car!

[@biofury3]

Absolutely stellar DIY video. Im a L1 ASE master tech by trade, that being said, details are EXTREMELY critical! I gotta say that this video(as well as his others) are very thorough and put together well! If you know how to pickup a tool and listen to the DIY BMW guy, you can do it!

[@BMWDIYGuy]

I really appreciate that so much! Coming from your experience, that comment means the world to me.. my goal is to show exactly what you said.. if you can pick up a simple tool, you can actually do the work yourself. Thank you!

[@percymchow]

Dude - every F32 search result brings up your videos! :) But thank you for doing every one of them! This charge pipe install is on my to-do list.

[@BMWDIYGuy]

percy chow thank you so much! The CP is a really valuable change!

[@hobbybotts528]

Mike is great at extreme powerhouse

[@Shaochieh72]

Thanks for the video and my F33 got more brace under the intercooler. After the install the car didn’t feel any faster bit smoother.

[@BMWDIYGuy]

Well the CP alone wont really improve performance, but is needed for any other changes. Also there are many examples of bone stock N55s blowing their plastic OEM CP on enthusiastic driving.

[@Shaochieh72]

BMW DIY Guy Totally agree. Next week I should have my MDH tune.

[@BMWDIYGuy]

@@Shaochieh72 nice! As soon as I can do the work, I will have a Wagner high flow downpipe video up, followed by more tune updates and a dyno run. I really hope to break 400rwp on pump gas.

[@Shaochieh72]

BMW DIY Guy I will not install a intercooler since I live in Germany for now. It never gets hot here so I opt out this mod for now. What is the best mod for power other a tune?

[@BMWDIYGuy]

@@Shaochieh72 tune and downpipe. Catless downpipe will give the most but then you deal with smell and emissions. A good high flow is almost as good as catless.

[@noelified6445]

Another great video. While I agree perhaps it would have been beneficial replacing the inter cooler at the same time, but then we would not learn so many great tips from you...Ha Ha thanks. Also as someone who was debating this same upgrade, I'm curious to see if you notice incremental improvements from stock, to charge pipe, to charge pipe & inter cooler. First I need to do the tune and DP once finances allow, then I'll try your suggestion and do the charge pipe from above down. Thanks again for the informative video.

[@BMWDIYGuy]

Noel Raymond thank You! I will have the intercooler DIY video up hopefully the next 10-14 days. I believe I can feel a difference with the new charge pipe, but hard to definitely say. It will allow higher boost though which will make a measurable difference and the IC to deal with extra heat.

[@thiago713]

Excellent video! Thanks for doing this!

[@uhohitzluke]

Is that plastic plug for the auto trans bung strong enough such that it won't cause boost leaks?

[@BMWDIYGuy]

yup, it is!

[@chialor1945]

I need a charge pipe. Ran my car on Map 7 (catless downpipe/intake/e40) (e40 was fine on my 435iX EWG as avg ign was under 2) My charge pipe hasn't popped off "yet" but great video. As the downpipe was installed. I would agree that the larger IC replacememt would be a no brainer.

[@Saielb]

If you can't get the plastic charge pipe out enough from the top, wedge a long screwdriver against the accordion part of the charge pipe from above, then pry it upwards with leverage while pulling the chargepipe up. Thought it was impossible to get the pipe removed before this.

[@BMWDIYGuy]

Good info! I got lucky and pulling the clips on mine and it came right out.

[@extremepowerhouse8365]

Awesome Job!!

[@BMWDIYGuy]

Thank you sir! It was a real pleasure working with you and your company and anyone looking to do work like this should speak to you first!

[@Bloxxtrades]

Would it have been possible to loosen the charge pipe at the top and pull the entire thing down from underneath instead? Seems like it was too much effort and the possibility of breaking something by pulling the CP out from the top.

[@BMWDIYGuy]

I will always say if you find a better way, do that for sure! That said, pulling from underneath is a more severe angle and more pipe to pull through that space. I have had other N55 CPs come out more easily than this one did for sure.

[@GIXXER404]

There is a way that you tell me what side of the oring face the intercooler I dont get it and my English is nood good I see that the ring have like a dots and I dont khow which side comes

[@mark-ui8lu]

Not very clear at all when it comes to explaining the taper and flare orientation of the special ring. Vrsf says front back and facing down , all words will confuse without a diagram.

[@BMWDIYGuy]

Good feedback thanks!

[@adityapradhan5091]

Does the orientation for the o ring flare apply to the hot side of the turbo as well? (TIC) turbo to outlet pipe ?

[@BMWDIYGuy]

Not that I am aware of..

[@junyiyu7578]

Been following your VODS for the past one month. I just talked to an auto tune shop.woll start building My JB4 with catless dp, intake.etc next week. now the only thing is the state emission test. How do you tackle it?

[@BMWDIYGuy]

Junyi Yu well especially catless you will probably have issues. Worst case reinstall stock, pass the test, reinstall the DP. Really depends on what state though too and if your year of car has to be tested.

[@arby210likesu]

Hey there! I changed my charge pipe out about a month ago and have had no problems since than. With that being said.... Last night under not much pressure at all, the top half of my AAW charge pipe came off. Do you have any advice, or answers as to why this might of happened? I'm trying to avoid putting it up on a lift and taking it all apart again, but the angel on the charge pipe isn't quite right for me to just slide it back on. Thanks in advance for any advice. My car is 100% stock with the exception of the charge pipe. 2013 BMW 335i N55

[@BMWDIYGuy]

Riley Burwell sounds like the pipe might be slightly low or not fully seated, so the clip isn't keeping it in place.

[@shortroundChris]

But is a tune required when upgrading this charge pipe?

[@BMWDIYGuy]

No not at all

[@MaxRichardJr]

Thank you for yet another extremely helpful video. Question: I have the JB4 installed as well. When you're pulling out the MAP sensor, did you disconnect the negative battery terminal? Is that necessary?

[@BMWDIYGuy]

Thank you.. I don't believe you need to disconnect the negative post. I have seen some advise to do so, others completely skip it. If you feel at all uncertain, I would do so just to be safe.

[@IYG-x7c]

Thanks, looks like a PITA lol

[@Trump-The-GREATEST]

U struggle a bit because of lazy shortcuts. Just remove those extra components in ur way in order to creat more space around the charge pipe so it can be easily removed & installed. Worth the extra time.