The Secret To Making Big Power - Motiv Reflex+ (335i N54)

The BMW E90 335i build never stops. In my quest to make the car more powerful I decided to upgrade one key component in hopes of getting more out of the car. The upgrade not only makes the car more consistent, but should also make more power safely.
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[@trashstar3908]

Just got a garage baby 1 owner 2007 e93 335i for 13k this week, owner put less than 5k miles on it a year and maintained it at the bmw dealership. Every one of the techs at the bmw dealer had a n54 335 except one guy who had an x5 lol! If the people who work on them for a living all have a 335 I knew I was making a good choice. They were so helpful and happy that I was buying it. The head tech had a e93 making 600whp, was the coolest guy to talk to. I’m so excited to start my bmw ownership with an n54.

[@HEABtheOrdinary]

Just be sure to go with maintenance and upkeep 1st before performance. Also, there's a lot of knowledge you need to obtain before you go balls out with mods. It's a great platform as long as you know what you're doing. I picked up a 2011 e89 Z4 with an N54 for just under 20k with 20k miles on the ODO 4 years ago. I do a ton of research and I'm still learning something every single day, but I'm putting down 750whp reliably. I personally went with Speedtech's single turbo kit over the Docrace solely because the manifold is 10x better. The Docrace one is known to crack. Just a heads up!

[@pugs1377]

Those connectors have been around for decades. I started using em in the 90s when they were all a cream color no matter the size. They used to be dirt cheap too. Now that the secret is out they are pricy!! Good vid.(unrelated) Just wish mhd would come out with an n63tu tune.

[@andreiarmstrong3858]

thanks for making this vid was trying to see if its worth the price and it looks dope.

[@CASHMONEY961]

Great video as always

[@ninjastriker0137]

Nice video bro

[@mikes6136]

Thanks for the REFLEX video brother, I’m planning to install this in the winter with a single turbo kit. Do you use a traditional Hobbs switch for your secondary fuel pump activation or the REFLEX?

[@VehicleVirals]

Still using a Hobbs Switch

[@miloworld7352]

Can you run jB4 Bef with motive reflex plus just curious?

[@ScionTC2003]

Beautiful BMW 💖🚗🚗🏁

[@jcoach3064]

Will this work on my 02’ bmw 540i msport?????

[@milehighboost5521]

Wish i would have known about this a year and a half ago. Probably spent more on my aic and motiv flex fuel box. Motiv, if you see this, can i get a little discount if i upgrade and return my other movit box? Please?! lol

[@matt_h537]

Lol you already know I been telling ya ;) welcome to the Reflex+ club 🤣👍🏻

[@ryanbanks271]

Ohhh mann just what I wanted to seeee, just waiting for my engine to come back from being rebuilt and then its gooooinnngg down, international gap sauce(Im overseas for military) coming soon lol

[@matt_h537]

Thanks for your service! From one Vet to another 🙏

[@khalidmangal9870]

What wireless adapter did you connect the head unit too for the can bus ethanol reading?

[@exiteternium]

I think he is using the mhd dashboard, as the motiv reflex has CAN BUS access that information is likely sent over to the mhd.

[@LMLracing]

Make a video of switching maps on the reflex and ethanol content

[@TML34]

Cristian, how are those AST coilovers? Stiff af or liveable? I’m thinking of going with the ST xta’s for daily use.

[@VehicleVirals]

We sell both options. The AST's aren't bad at all. ST's ride softer though.

[@TML34]

@@VehicleVirals appreciate it, thx.

[@lionplanet3001]

Can you explain how i have to wire ethanol sensor via reflex to dme ? I have watched video but I can’t find this detail. Or just connect connector and is enough? let me know thanks

[@VehicleVirals]

Ethanol harness connects directly to the ethanol sensor.

[@lionplanet3001]

Do I not need extra wire to dme it’s read via canbus?

[@LMLracing]

One question ? When tuning a new tune on the car let's say from Oct 93 to e40 . Do you you have to download load it to reflex or can it just be done with mhd ?

[@VehicleVirals]

Directly via MHD. You would only use Reflex if you need to revise the Port Injection side

[@LMLracing]

@@VehicleVirals thank you very much sir !!!!!

[@lilchu7336]

Has anyone gotten the code MHD007 for PI Error on MHD? I can’t figure out why it on.

[@shaolincruz2891]

JESSS..💪🏻

[@LMLracing]

How do you wire . The secondary fuel pump ?? Using reflex???

[@VehicleVirals]

Consult your tuner

[@AndrewNichols]

as always. greats stuff. why is noone doing a DI deletes? remove the HPFP completely

[@ambmotorsports6307]

People rarely do it , not that great honestly, leaving the direct injection is pretty convenient as it’s more fuel and more cylinder wall cooling.

[@matt_h537]

All the fuel..having both is definitely nice. And fingers crossed will help prevent frying a piston if one fails while your driving.

[@jtlturbos5742]

Hey did you get the gen2 manifold ? How’s it holding up if so I was gonna get but worried it will crack

[@VehicleVirals]

Exhaust manifold? The cast one doesn't crack.

[@jtlturbos5742]

@@VehicleVirals aha okay yes ! I just re watched the video when the old one cracked ! I did get the new one thank god aha ! Only have a 5862 gen 2 tho hoping to get 500-550 whp on 94

[@billybillz3987]

Where do you get work done at ? Or you have your own shop ?

[@VehicleVirals]

This is our shop.

[@claw0ffear]

hi, have you ever had a steering shake between 100-110 km/hour. im out of clue what to do, axles are new , brakes new, spring and shock new.

[@VehicleVirals]

Have you tried rotating the tires? When's the last time you aligned the car?

[@davejohnson6144]

Have your front wheels /tires checked for perfect balance. I had same issue and found out one of my wheels was actually slightly bent on the inside which was a total surprise to me as they looked perfect on the face side

[@shadowkid3203]

there is also a thing called the steering angle sensor inside the steering wheel that causes it to shake

[@claw0ffear]

@@VehicleVirals yes road force balanced at the dealer and aligned

[@Areku06]

@@claw0ffear check brakes, specifically the rotor, if the wheels were torque correctly you can have warped rotors.

[@turbobmw6875]

I’m looking to do a build like this on 93 oct would it be different

[@VehicleVirals]

Performance wise, not really.

[@Kh.J.]

What your experience update for the reflex

[@VehicleVirals]

Works flawless. And makes things much easier

[@zanmasterr]

Do u have to buy the flexfuel license from MHD for this? I’m getting a MHD 001 code Could also be from not having a ethanol sensor installed yet I pretty much have the same setup as you

[@lionplanet3001]

Did you fix issue ?

[@zanmasterr]

@@lionplanet3001 yeah

[@lionplanet3001]

What caused this problem ?

[@zanmasterr]

@@lionplanet3001 basically that code means 1 of two things either the canbus wiring is wrong or something with the reflex firmware my posi taps were not making contact or something so I tightened them that fixed the issue also the spring inside the wastegate is not 14psi you’ll need to change that if your only getting 5 or 6 psi of boost

[@lionplanet3001]

@@zanmasterr thanks 💪🏻

[@efe5320]

What is the App called on your Head Unit ?

[@VehicleVirals]

MHD Tuning

[@LukeVMH-Games]

bro, christian, i was watching ali's video on this. does it work on the S54?

[@VehicleVirals]

Technically can work on any car, but if you're not running port injection then I don't see the point.

[@RobertoDTK]

Did i make a mistake by ordering reflexplus while i dont use e85 or port injection?

[@mazboost]

What did you order it for???

[@DeclanCrane]

If you’re single turbo it can control MAC solenoid I believe. And it’ll allow you to expand in the future if you want to use E85 or Port Meth

[@RobertoDTK]

@@mazboost i will have chargepipe meth installed in near future, and i was hoping that with reflex, i will be safe if a cylinder will go lean or anything like that. I may be wrong? Single turbo 6266

[@VehicleVirals]

@@RobertoDTK Well if you purchase a pressure sensor and run it through Reflex, it can serve as a safety net. Let's say your low pressure pump dips under a certain level, and it leans out, you can have it set up where the car goes into limp mode.

[@universalg_]

@@VehicleVirals Thanks so much for going in depth about answering our quests. I plan to get the motiv reflex on my gen1 B58 w/ hopefully an EOS manifold w 750-850cc injectors(not sure whats the best so no things fuck up), PFS LPFP, and BM3 flex fuel kit. I'm on DAW v2.5 with the TU pump. Would this setup be the most proper way to do port injection without blowing up my motor just in case any failures occur? I definitely want to have a lot of fail safes put in place and also I am on the bm3 platform so im not sure if I should switch to MHD or ecu tek to have the best integration. Would love to hear your answer!

[@zanmasterr]

What’s your 0-60 times best time?

[@VehicleVirals]

Too much power for 0-60 times

[@racinmason2715]

So I’m having problems with my Beamer. I recently installed a new charge pipe but the old one was absolutely coated with oil everywhere and it only had 35000 miles. I don’t know what to do

[@VehicleVirals]

Sounds like blow by. Totally normal on N54s. I recommend installing a catch can.

[@racinmason2715]

@@VehicleVirals I’ll do that then. Thank you.

[@rob.x5479]

Clean your intake valves too bro

[@herbertc1330]

Apart catch can, change your pcv valve

[@BimmerMafia]

Catch can as VV Stated. Upgrade your pcv valve. FTP sells billet one for 75$. You could replace it with oem one but just a future fail point eventually.

[@xshadowspy]

Reflex is best thing we've gotten on this platform. Personally I kept my electronic boost controller because I love changing boost on the fly. But if your car is a daily and you don't want to think about switching boost levels depending on your fuel or what not I can see that dme boost control feature being great for those type of people.

[@adambarrett5696]

Go syvecs and u will rethink that

[@xshadowspy]

@@adambarrett5696 bro syvecs is a 5k ecu lol

[@adambarrett5696]

@@xshadowspy yeah your point is. Just because it's expensive it's better than BMW dme plus it does di and port

[@xshadowspy]

@@adambarrett5696 currently syvecs just isn't a need to do anymore. With the advancements in the n54 platform you've been seeing a lot more high powered n54s on stock DME. Honestly if you want to go standalone just go maxxecu delete the direct injection it's a way better route. But right now reflex on stock DME msd81 is more then enough for 900+

[@adambarrett5696]

@@xshadowspy I have syvecs s7 with there di controller also 1500cc port injection. I have r35skyline coils the car is also single turbo and nitrous. The car will be ready in May. The engine going into an e30 m3 shell. I'm building te fastest UK n54

[@bankrollmez2xx]

Just got a 2012 335is , what would be some really good starting off performance mods and parts to increase reliability

[@klokan_jack]

when did you install port injectors? 🤔

[@xshadowspy]

He's had this every since it was single turbo'd lol

[@klokan_jack]

@@xshadowspy i remeber later, they are conected with blue line

[@racedaycanada6197]

Hey do you run the motive with mhd? I just want to know what electronics your using to control your build

[@casho2x]

W vid

[@CASHMONEY961]

What is can

[@Blackmerlin666]

Schon gefährlich den n54 so hochzudrehen 😬 Aber tolles Video 👍

[@HL-lf8zx]

he doesnt speak german man. he cant understand what you say

[@Blackmerlin666]

@@HL-lf8zx dachte yt übersetzt 😆

[@HL-lf8zx]

@@Blackmerlin666 leider nicht😅

[@VehicleVirals]

I don't speak German, but I do speak Russian 😁

[@Blackmerlin666]

@@VehicleVirals 😆🙄🤦‍♂️

[@dadonaftermath899]

Yoh Man, the car is savage. MadThingz

[@mlgreactionnzz2528]

I believe my battery died in the process of doing this , I know I should’ve connected the battery but we’re already past that , my car doesn’t crank anymore now , lights are on , starter changed, battery is good , car only clicks when I try to turn on , fuses are good, starter relay etc are good

[@mlgreactionnzz2528]

What could it be lol , I’m so lost

[@VehicleVirals]

Probably mixed up the DME connector.

[@mlgreactionnzz2528]

@@VehicleVirals I changed my ecu to an msd81 after I thought I fried the ecu but no, previously had a msd80 , what do you mean exactly by mixing the ecu connector up ?

[@LiamSkateskinda]

Please fix your sunroof mane hahah

[@VehicleVirals]

That's last on my list 😂

[@Hyngyynj]

Bricked dme

[@ninjastriker0137]

4th

[@goofyshmeat1551]

did i just buy the flex fuel box for no reason?

[@boostjunkie27]

Jb4 is straight up garbage. Nice upgrade to the motiv reflex.

[@caybear_official3907]

🤣 I have a 401k+ n52 🤣🤣

[@VaporEG]

Your hair

[@VehicleVirals]

Terrible!

[@zacharybuckmaster]

Id recommend having david switch you from IJE0S to IKM0S

[@goofyshmeat1551]

how come?

[@zacharybuckmaster]

@@goofyshmeat1551 better engine control