CTS Turbo Charge Pipe + Intercooler INSTALL on My BMW F30 335i N55 RWD

In this view I show how I installed a CTS Turbo Charge Pipe and Front Mount Intercooler on my 2014 BMW 335i N55 RWD!
NOTE : I am not a professional or certified mechanic or an expert. I do this as a hobby in my free time. Perform this job at your own risk!
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[@pxrkxrrryo2826]

exactly the vid i needed👐

[@realtruth97]

The long pipe tends to create a lack of air intake. The car starts to shut off. It happened to me a few times. I had to install the old one.

[@k.s739]

Great video explanation. Wish I had found this before my husband changed my charge pipe (2014 BMW 335i RWD N55 F30)...I wasn’t around to supervise and now trying to figure out why he couldn’t get one of the hoses connected back properly to the charge pipe; somehow the hose now has a kink in it.

[@InlineSixAuto]

Which hose was it?

[@ianjmcfadden2151]

Didn’t think I needed it unti yesterday the tow cost me $100 half the cost of the part. I’m stg2 e30 from bootmod3 mine blew yesterday after only a few days of driving stage 2

[@InlineSixAuto]

Well you added more confirmation that its always better to just upgrade it before going Stage 2 lol

[@glennhernandez607]

Hey bro did you ever find out if it came with an o ring or if you had to get other ones I just installed an intake and charge pipe and now I have a check engine saying to much air flow from MAF sensor let me know what you think!

[@InlineSixAuto]

I never confirmed but I assumed there was an O-ring since I never had a single issue after 2 years now. I've heard its pretty common for intakes to cause that error code. But I think if you were do like a stage 2 tune it would make the appropriate adjustments and not cause that error. Or you might have to try a different intake.

[@tunedupty]

Did cts give you bung cap plugs ? I ordered their chargepipe for my n55 rwd but my plugs are left open and now I’m leaking boost

[@InlineSixAuto]

I'm pretty sure mine came with caps. I've never had any issues with boost leak

[@Mark-lm9de]

Hey man, just got my 2015 335i drive, love the car, looking to install the charge pipe, question tho, do you think the intercooler is a necessary change? I will most likely only be adding an intake and tuning it to stage 1 bm3. Maybe an exhaust too/down pipe but I don’t want it to be obnoxiously loud( if you have any suggestions for that please lmk!)

[@InlineSixAuto]

If youre only going to stage 1 an intercooler is not necessary. Youll be fine with the stock intercooler

[@andyzavala7286]

My first mod on my 2011 335i was charge pipe, downpipe , then intercooler. Highly recommend that. I’m still on stock intake and the turbo still sounds amazing. And don’t go bm3, all my friends have had trouble with it and it’s a pain to put back to stock. MHD is way better

[@biggerthanlife1714]

Cool video brotha!! Would this be the same process for a bmw 435i f32 ?? My chargepipe just blew today

[@InlineSixAuto]

Should be pretty much the exactly same since it also has the same N55 engine.

[@Scotford_Maconochie]

Do u have to upgrade other things once u do the charge pipe , boost pipes and intercooler?

[@InlineSixAuto]

If youre just going FBO with a simple stage 2 tune, no.

[@baybeezie408]

I need to know how the hell you got the clamp to fit at the top of the charge pipe.. I can’t for the life of me get the clamp to stay

[@InlineSixAuto]

Really? For me it easily just clipped/locked into place.

[@MiPhoneRepairLLC]

My charge pipe just blew its top today.. broken like yours looked like at the end of the video.. time to upgrade I guess.. You think its worth it to do the turbo inlet pipe while doing all this?

[@InlineSixAuto]

It isn't as common from what I've seen, for the inlet pipe to burst but it can happen. I'd say if you're aren't planning to increase the boost with a tune or something and just remain at stock power, I don't think its necessary to upgrade the inlet pipe. I didn't upgrade mine and I am FBO now and I haven't had mine blow or anything yet. However, it is always better to be safe if you're still worried.

[@rust8infinite]

when your pipe blew up did it cause any other problems?? I got a charge pipe from VRSF and had to wait days for it to come me, and my brother whose a mechanic are doing it at his shop tomorrow because the dealership wanted to charge $1070 for the charge pipe installation alone. I told the dealership to do a detailed inspection of the turbo charger and send me videos and the only video i got was brief shot of the turbo where the mechanic glanced over it and said it not leaking any fluids. Apparently they didn't understand the term detailed inspection because I wanna know if the fucking actual turbine itself is intact from when it spun to ??????? rpms briefly when the system lost pressure. When it exploded I heard a bunch of noise coming from the back end and thought it was the turbine fins being shit out of the exhaust....

[@934hifive]

I installed the exact same intercooler and charge pipe from CTS Turbo on my F30 N55 RWD. Did you notice the bottom charge pipe fit with a little bit of wiggle when going into the intercooler? I also found the clip for the bottom pipe wasn't very good. I swapped the clip from my old OEM charge pipe onto the new one.

[@InlineSixAuto]

The bottom of the charge pipe to intercooler didn’t have any wiggle on mine however for bottom clip it wouldn’t sit all the way in the groove to lock it in place but it was kinda of seated inside so it was secure in place just not all the way. I Haven’t had any issues regardless.

[@934hifive]

@@InlineSixAuto Thanks for your input. I had done the install a week ago and then I kept noticing a loud whoosh when on the gas like a blow off valve. Also a lack of power in the midrange. It didn't set off the CEL but I was sure something was off. Turns out one of the bong screws backed all the way out and fell on my skid plate. Hopefully anyone watching this uses a dab of loctite.

[@bryangalvan7549]

@@934hifive what screw are you talking about because I’m having the same problems

[@934hifive]

@@bryangalvan7549 the aftermarket charge pipes usually 2 screws that use allen keys mid way down the pipe. I believe they are caps for the ports for water-meth injection.

[@bryangalvan7549]

@@934hifive okay thanks you for the information I’m going to check that tomorrow

[@E84_Kellan]

What intercooler would fit a e84 x1 xdrive35i with the n55?

[@InlineSixAuto]

I honestly don't know. Not sure if they even offer any for the X1 since it isn't a common car people modify

[@n55dc88]

Did you hear more induction noise after installing your chargepipe? Mine is cts also

[@InlineSixAuto]

No not at all with the chargepipe. I heard all that after installing the CTS turbo intake.

[@larrywolf9472]

I have a question, I see CTS doesn’t make a boost pipe, what did you use and are you good with the results??? I’m also running CTS so far

[@InlineSixAuto]

I'm still running the stock pipe. Haven't had any issues and its been almost 2 years with the car tuned.

[@Capalert]

If you’re still looking I recommend Ecs or evolution racewerks

[@tonytorres7297]

Will this charge pipe fit the same for an AWD?

[@InlineSixAuto]

No, CTS Turbo has a different charge pipe for xDrive models. www.ctsturbo.com/product/cts-turbo-f30-bmw-335-435-charge-pipe-set-xdrive/

[@mohammedrizvi1]

Hey bro I have a f30 335i and I had got my charge pipe replaced before because I blew it but it’s been months since I never got the upgraded one which I do plan on but when I start my car it like has this slight shake or studder to it which goes away after the rpm’s drop below 1 what do you think it could be? Thanks

[@InlineSixAuto]

That's one of those issues that could be anything and are hard to diagnose. I would see if any codes are thrown cause that's what would you some idea on what part of the engine to focus on to find the cause. Could be the Mass airflow sensor in the intake, bad coil/sparkplug, ignition timing due to bad sensor, there's a lot of possibilities since you didn't mention it has any serious issues when youre giving it gas while driving.

[@lmfaoful]

@@mohammedrizvi1 bro I literally have the same issue not always not on cold start but regular start i have bms intake cts turbo chargepipe installed as well

[@mohammedrizvi1]

@@lmfaoful hey bro I’ve seen many videos and one of them say it could possibly be the maf sensor being dirty might check that out sometimes it does happen and there’s time when it’s fine

[@mohammedrizvi1]

@@lmfaoful it’s not a violent shake either it’s a slight shake that kinda seems like it rocks back and fourth slightly which is weird ima keep diagnosing will lyk whatever fixes it

[@rust8infinite]

@@mohammedrizvi1 It's fine mine did that prior to the charge pipe being blown. It's just the engine waking up basically from a cold start. No check engine light=no problems.

[@IIlVipeRlII]

First things I installed on my aswell 👍 12:03 it looks like o ring still in old one did you get new o ring ?

[@InlineSixAuto]

You know I was under the notion that the new charge piping came with one already installed inside since I thought I saw one inside already. But now, I’m not really sure so thank you for pointing that out. I’ll have to check to confirm it had one. I’m not having any issues driving so I didn’t think much of it.

[@IIlVipeRlII]

@@InlineSixAuto maybe cts includes I’m not sure. But my vrsf didn’t lol

[@davidaguiar1943]

Are these carb legal? Does cts provide a carb legal sticker ?

[@InlineSixAuto]

I would think these are legal since they don't affect emissions

[@ericmiranda9198]

🙏🏽🙏🏽🙏🏽

[@fabianmontes711]

was this a 5” or 7” intercooler?

[@InlineSixAuto]

5”. If you’re just going FBO all you need is 5”. If you going like upgraded turbos/single you’ll want 7”

[@fabianmontes711]

@@InlineSixAuto okay for sure thanks! Needed help deciding, im just going FBO so 5” it is!

[@a-pgrafphics8100]

You never mentioned how much power did you gain from this installation

[@InlineSixAuto]

You don't get an power gains with these. These are supporting mods. They don't give any increases in power

[@rosegotbeatz]

Where you located cause I be too scared to work on my shit sometimes

[@InlineSixAuto]

Escondido, CA

[@rosegotbeatz]

@@InlineSixAuto damn alright

[@Effthree2oo-ul6vu]

Just do it. If you Fucc up. Have someone you can call for help like a mobile mechanic lol.

[@CollinOComedy]

Bro please use jack stands you had me terrified 😭

[@InlineSixAuto]

Wym I was using jack stands

[@NagashiChidorii]

thanks for the video! half white half Filipino?

[@InlineSixAuto]

I’m assuming you’re referring to my race, but I’m actually mixed black, white, Korean.

[@hishams89]

Did you notice any difference after changing the intercooler

[@InlineSixAuto]

I’d like to think that the car has better cooling efficiency whenever I do pulls so it doesn’t get heat soaked after the first one but I’m not sure it made a significant difference since it’s still just on the stock power output.

[@tunedupty]

For me I noticed it took longer to shift , I ended up realizing before tuning the larger intercooler makes it longer for the air to flow through on stock tune resulting in a slight loss of power

[@salvadorgutierrez4854]

No need to mod and will fit on a F33 435 convertible

[@InlineSixAuto]

yes it will fit a 435i

[@pepperann8164]

Great Video, but to anyone trying to buy from CTS Turbo please do some research on the company. They are unreliable and most of the time will send you the wrong product. On top of that you're stuck paying for the cost of return. BS company... just look up their reviews. Made 3 different purchases and only one came correct. Stuck with a $350 return shipping cost.

[@InlineSixAuto]

You would be the second person I've seen comment negatively about CTS Turbo. I ordered these two parts in this video in addition to their intake and downpipe and had 0 issues with them

[@geeniusatwrok]

VRSF isn't much better. Decided to return catted downpipe on learning it would not allow me to pass Georgia annual inspection, and they charged me a 20% restocking fee which is such BS. I knew 'd have to pay for shipping but 20% to stick a part pack on the shelf? FFFUU. Anyway this doesn't look too difficult so I might pop for a new jack that will get under my F30 and install the CP/IC I also bought from them that have been sitting on my garage floor for a year... local shop wants $800 labor to do it. Nah. My OE CP blew awhile back and was replaced under warranty with the updated one - car is a 2014 N55 - that so far is fine but I want to throw a tune on him at some point.