Did $20,000+ Worth Of Parts Make our Basic 328i Worthy of the SI Badge?

► To answer the question - yes, yes it did. Did we go overboard and over the top on some of our modification choices, some may say so, but we wanted to go all out on this 328si build - and feel we did it justice!
In just three short weeks, Gareth has stripped, prepped, and pumped up the 328i into the BMW the Bavarians should've built. With a good distance ahead to MPACT, the build heads over to Butzigear for the all-important alignment before heading back home for a BTCC-inspired livery sporting the Rein Automotive colors.
Once at the event, the 328si is at the mercy of the same enthusiasts who cast it aside, and a challenging race track in Pocono Raceway. Will the F30 survive the looks and the laps surrounded by the BMW faithful? Stay tuned for the series finale and see for yourself!
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[@fcpeuro-media]

If you'd like to see the full parts list for our 328si build , you can find that here (some parts availability may vary) : tinyurl.com/bddf998c

[@hyde_official]

Oil pan baffle is not on the website. this project ended a year ago. Come guys, where is the link?

[@fcpeuro-media]

@@hyde_official we are still working through some production stuff on our end for the oil pan baffles, but have a video going in depth on their performance and will drop that once they're FINALLY live on the site. Apologies for the delay, but this is our first in house engineered product, so we had a lot of boxes to check on our end prior to selling it publicly.

[@hyde_official]

@@fcpeuro-media fair.

[@johnathanfalkowski9710]

@@fcpeuro-media Please. I've completed about 50% of this to my car prior to this series so loved seeing a video on it. Gave me a few tips for the future. I will be replacing my oil pan/ gasket soon and will be picking up a baffle as soon as they are available.

[@karmatose]

This was a fun series to watch. I did something similar with my E82 128i basically making a narrowbody 1M and doing some hop ups to the N52. It's fun to go out for a cruise or track time with people who don't know what it's capable of and see their reaction afterwards. There's a lot to like in the 'lower spec' BMW cars, they just need a little help to be the weapons they are capable of being.

[@fcpeuro-media]

Its fun bringing out the true driver car in some of these "lesser" models, as you know from experience a little underdog can make it all the more enjoyable too!

[@derekrostock1596]

I was able to get about 300lbs out of my manual N51 128i and it’s an absolute rocket! If I stripped it out it would be a proper weapon on track

[@e36s50b30]

It is always been that way, just remember the good old e30 and e36 325i.

[@turbochargedtransit7241]

I went to the warehouse to pick up some parts for my F30 and saw it IRL. It's one of the coolest 4 banger bimmers I've ever seen and heard!

[@fcpeuro-media]

Glad you got to see/hear it in person!

[@war5truck]

Absolutely beautiful. i love seeing the 4 cyl get recognition and the livery you guys did is awesome.

[@fcpeuro-media]

Glad you dig the livery, we wanted it to still feel street car enough, but nod to the SI race car heritage!

[@danny_playswithcars]

Base-model builds have my heart. Especially in the age of the turbo L4, so much potential for a nimble and engaging driver's car with the right interchangeability knowledge and the right upgrades! Sounds like a B48 build is in order...

[@InsaneBimmer]

Yeah because the N20/26 is a pile of garbage.

[@johnny042395]

My 428 is pushing 178k miles, routine and preventative maintenance have kept it alive. But being my first "luxury sports" euro, I've gotten so attached to it that at this point if it ever does go out I wanna make sure it goes out swinging. Little guy is officially up on jack stands waiting on all new front suspension and brakes along with proper cooling and oil feeding. Bmw makes the ultimate machine, with y'all's help we're making sure our plucky little 28i models are living up to that claim

[@yonafandekhnik6731]

You guys should do a 335d. Would be interesting to watch

[@washableaxe]

Unless you mean an E90, I’m 99% sure the USA didn’t get that car on an F chassis.

[@eckostewie]

Beautiful documentary series on this type of vehicle. I may go purchase a 328i....Something I thought I would never say.

[@fcpeuro-media]

The amount of people who said the same thing internally here at FCP Euro is alarming haha - this car changed A LOT of minds.

[@GarethFoley]

FWIW: "Little hot here" was a comment I made braking a little too deep in a braking zone, not the car overheating. 😅

[@adifferentangle7064]

Nothing to to with Stifflers mom standing on the sidelines.😂

[@osagyefoghanaba]

Great work…. Keep it up. Much appreciated

[@OrlandoMGarcia]

Glad to see some love from the community to the car. I love how stock it looks, like an actual package like the wtcc si

[@niscoism]

Enjoyed every single episode regarding this build, Thank you! Will be looking forward to a G20 330i build in similar fashion in the future!

[@fcpeuro-media]

Thanks for watching the whole build - stayed tuned for the g20 version , in the meantime we are wrapping up our F82 😏

[@markyoungkush2925]

Love the series! I have a 328i and plan to work on it but had no ideas where to start. Y’all are a blessing for this series! Thank you

[@fcpeuro-media]

Here is your recipe book! Thanks for watching

[@scott331]

100%, N20 is a badass engine nice car! Keep Us Updated

[@fcpeuro-media]

More content on this car to come!

[@timiafolabi4237]

Appreciate you guys making the build list, now i just gotta figure out how to add some of these to my FBO 328i

[@fcpeuro-media]

Let us know how we can help! Thanks for watching the series.

[@korobuildschannel597]

This is soooo coool, great job guys

[@fcpeuro-media]

Glad you approve!

[@ngwanaoshiwa]

We love it. South Africa approves

[@fcpeuro-media]

We approve South Africa approving - thanks for the watch!

[@kostiantynpliusnin7104]

The series was great, very appreciate what you did. I have F30 328 and F80, love both cars

[@fcpeuro-media]

Glad you enjoyed it, we are almost finished with our F82 - twins ? 😅

[@kostiantynpliusnin7104]

@@fcpeuro-media hah, maybe. Would love to see your F82 cuz I'm preparing my F80 for track now)

[@DannyPinedo]

Love this series! Looking forward to the remaining content and seeing the baffle solution(s) on site soon. Also considering some extra suspension upgrades after watching these, ha. Any plans to get deeper into engine output? Would love to see y'all partner w/ someone like Navardi Tuned on that front (currently on an E85 custom tune from them + their 93 Oct map is miles ahead of OTS BM3).

[@fcpeuro-media]

We are planning to do some follow up engine oriented content! Glad you enjoyed the series Danny

[@DirtBikeSessions]

Exxcellant series 😎

[@fcpeuro-media]

Glad you enjoyed it!

[@renzopancorvo]

Awesome definitely inspired to build mine now

[@fcpeuro-media]

Do it! Let us know how we can help, the world needs more modified F30 328s!

[@Cybrons]

Completely stunning, kind want that wrap on mines 😂.

[@fcpeuro-media]

We wont mind 😁

[@Hofmeister_Kink]

Fantastic series! I’m excited for the next one. Also, I’m hopefully excited for a collaboration with Sreten of M539 Restorations!

[@fcpeuro-media]

Glad you enjoyed the series, hope to work with M539 Restorations as well!

[@JesusTalk-np2hb]

I miss mine! I did everything shy of built motor! It was an amazing track car and won a lot of chase downs of cars on the tail of the dragon here in East tennessee. The 328i punched way higher than people thought. M2 and M3s had hard times catching me and some 911's. Wish I still had it over my M3.

[@fcpeuro-media]

It's always fun to be the underdog chasing - such a great platform that most people steered clear of because of the N20 (fairly/unfairly). What year is your M3?

[@edgarcamey4203]

I have a 2014 328i and I’ve had it since last year, it’s been giving me a lot of minor problems but even with all that I love it. I do how ever want to turn it into a true sleeper. Do what you guys did with the suspension and handling and also build the engine like forged internals and bolt ons and stuff.

[@fcpeuro-media]

Heck ya Edgar, get a fter it!

[@AshSavageTube]

I really enjoyed this series. I have a 2016 228i, I feel like it would be a rocket because of the lighter weight. I'm guessing that most of these suspension mods might also fit a f22 chassis? I've been really interested in the MHI Turbo swap for a while - mostly to shift the power band up and not overheat. I would idealy not want too much low down torque to protect the rods. My car is very well maintained, it has just under 40 000km at the moment, it only really gets driven over longer distances and weekends. I love it, but sometimes I wonder about that turbo swap. Again great series guys, thank you.

[@fcpeuro-media]

We have Turbo DIY for this car coming out soon on our other channel which would certainly help you with the install! F22 would be this but potentially even better 😁

[@sizla8837]

😊😊😊 Restored her to her true Glory❤❤❤

[@fcpeuro-media]

So you'd say worthy of the SI badge in the end?

[@HTunaAksu]

Hey look that’s me! Hoping to see the 328si at mpact this year, wondering how the rwd version vs the xdrive version compares on the track! Trying to replicate the build as best as I can

[@fcpeuro-media]

You'll certainly see it out there!

[@o-meg-a6043]

Great work! Would also love to see what you could do with an Audi B9 A4/A5. The EA888 is a fantastic engine and with less weight in the front end, they should have a handling advantage over the S4/S5.

[@fcpeuro-media]

We are long overdue for an Audi build, we've considered a similar route to this!

[@hydarail6477]

one of the best f30 328i on youtube

[@fcpeuro-media]

we appreciate that!

[@Naviguesser20]

So epic!! Did it ever get out on the dyno?

[@fcpeuro-media]

We have some dollow up dyno content coming 😁

[@KurumaDesigns]

Loved this series and the car turned out absolutely awesome, what are the rim and tire specs? Love the stance on it!

[@fcpeuro-media]

Aapex SM-10RS's , 8x9 et30. We LOVE the way they look on the car ☺

[@andrewcollier4281]

how much hp you pushing?

[@bmxmyway]

You mention this was tuned with BM3 on stage 2. With the upgraded turbo, was no additional tuning needed? Did you need to adjust the spark plug gap? Thank you!

[@jonathanhernandez6264]

Needed no, they probably customer tuned tho. Keep plugs the same

[@robertmack651]

What downpipe did u guys go for to complement the remus exhaust?

[@fcpeuro-media]

Wagner Hi-Flow Cat

[@erics.5785]

Seeing what some are doing with the G20/B48 330is. Really could be a great platform buy considering for what they go for after 2/3yrs

[@fcpeuro-media]

All about the depreciation cycle - lot of potential in these 4 cyl engines

[@vollcare4076]

What amount of front camber did you run here in the 328i ?

[@fcpeuro-media]

We ended up with about -3 Degrees of camber once we put plates on , but at the time of this video we only had about -2.2 degrees without.

[@semicolon101]

Whats the total cost including the car? And will you be able to get a 335i/40i for that price in msport trim with sticky tyres and beat this?

[@fcpeuro-media]

We ended up around $35k roughly on the project , we'd love to run that comparison at te track! (we mayyyy have some content like that coming)

[@cypis007]

Where is power/torque chart ?

[@zaidkaboni2875]

Does this setup work on the f30 2018 340i xdrive

[@fcpeuro-media]

A good amount of it will!

[@zaidkaboni2875]

@@fcpeuro-media can you give like the amount that won’t or like what would. Hope you guys would make a KZbin video about a 340. Like full upgrade

[@xbwang87]

Why not put in a race seat and 6 point harness?

[@fcpeuro-media]

We still drive the car heavily on the street to and from events, didn't want to fully fully commit to it being a primary track car! That said it would feel even better being planted into a set of sparcos.

[@carbonfiberpizza5739]

It’s too bad they departed for only the F30 generation for touring car series. Would’ve been interesting to see what a homologation 4cyl F30 would look like, I imagine this is it.

[@fcpeuro-media]

We like to think it would have been pretty darn close to this!

[@davidrubin2612]

what are the allignment specs

[@fcpeuro-media]

~-3 degrees of camber front, zero toe, -1.5 degrees rear, 1mm toe in both sides (2mm total toe in)

[@wissor33]

Do you have a shop in Milford?

[@fcpeuro-media]

Our shop/studio space is here at HQ in Milford, but we don't work on customer cars, only for DIY/Content!

[@wissor33]

Whhhhhhhyyyyyyyyy I need some reliable shop to do maintenance on my car. Can you recommend anyone?

[@seegravy6559]

Did you ever get to throw it on the dyno?

[@fcpeuro-media]

We will be doing some follow up dyno content soon!

[@blkpnts]

My kind of content! Now do a Mini F54….lots of tricks up this chassis’ sleeve?

[@fcpeuro-media]

We are in need of some Gen 3 MINI content.

[@blkpnts]

@@fcpeuro-media I’m 65 miles away in Beacon 130k…ready for the big tune up!

[@Mousiee7sg]

Searching.......F30 328, manual, slicktop!

[@fcpeuro-media]

yessssss!

[@michaelbrooks9462]

These n20s are just cut off n55. That being said b58 coils and eu6 injectors can be added. That and a two stage water meth injection. That would really wake up the motor. The car looks great.

[@fcpeuro-media]

We think Meth would be a nice next step on this - already surpassed our expectations 😅

[@marvinzhang3734]

xdrive version makes it a lot harder to modify. no control arm upgrades, no lsd, have to consider about the transfer case. hahaha I'm giving up on making my f30 340i xdrive a track car. gonna attack supra a91 in the future.

[@fcpeuro-media]

There's a fewww reasons we wanted to find RWD for this build!

[@justinp2993]

The real conversation should be how is FCP reacting to ECS's announcement of lifetime replacement???

[@fcpeuro-media]

Imitation is the sincerest form of flattery - we will continue to stand by our LRG as we have since day 1, it's always been a part of our ethos to help people reasonably maintain their Euro cars.

[@justindaniel5959]

Modern era of the 318is from the E30 generation

[@fcpeuro-media]

That was the goal 😁

[@Juicespec]

I surprised they went with a 328i instead on the 330i b48

[@fcpeuro-media]

We wanted a true underdog - no N20 love!

[@StockTurboN20]

I love my 320 people who don’t like it can stick it

[@fcpeuro-media]

😅😂

[@eshvirg5453]

You guys copied my whole build before I could do it haha, I have a f30 328i sportline in alpine white too and I intend to do full SPL control arms front and rear endlinks etc, the same brakes, and same wheels and other things like the msport bumpers, funny coincidence your guys build followed a very similar path I already planned to take with mine

[@fcpeuro-media]

Hahaha sorry (we think) - its a great roadmap on a really solid platform. We couldn't be happier with how this car came out!

[@eshvirg5453]

@@fcpeuro-media Very happy to see this whole series, makes me more excited to do everything to my car!

[@eshvirg5453]

​@@fcpeuro-media Also the livery looks really good i love the orange on it. So excited to do everything to my car and truly maximize its potential.

[@eshvirg5453]

@@fcpeuro-media Have you guys done roll center correction in the front? Since the cars been lowered and the control arms swapped your guy's roll center/suspension geometry in the front is probably not optimal which is why i'm going the SPL route instead

[@chuckehrlich]

No, it’s not better than a M3.

[@StockTurboN20]

Better? No maybe not, cooler? Yes!

[@InsaneBimmer]

Fun series to watch but let's be real here. An F30 N20/N26 car is never EVER nor will EVER be a good platform or a financially sound purchase. I should know. Made that mistake. For the money spent just buy a late one with the B48. Please don't risk bankruptcy with this platform. Please don't. We'll skip the crappy build quality. That's well known. A Mazda 3 feels more luxurious than an F30. Nevermind you didn't take the time to find a proper manual example. Sorry but people like me with the knowledge and experience are going to speak up. An F30 will never ever be an E30 in the future. It's basically the modern day E36. Cheap and half baked.

[@StockTurboN20]

Hater alert

[@elduende322]

what did the f30 do to you