The Ultimate Guide to Build a 700HP BMW 335i Reliably - Vehicle Virals E90

[@thisguyshorty3554]

The CSF radiator was the best mod/upgrade I did for my 135i. Yes, they do have them for auto cars also.

[@PrecisionSportIndustries]

Definitely a well made product and an upgrade every car making power (especially in the hotter states) could use.

[@Justin-qs9nj]

Did you notice your oil temps drop? My e90 goes 250+ after a few pulls with factory oil cooler. I can’t imagine ever tracking it without cooling upgrades

[@thisguyshorty3554]

@@Justin-qs9nj I did 2 things for that. 1. Used a high pressure hose from the car wash and sprayed front and back to remove dirt and grime build up. 2. I switched to Liqui Moly 5w-40. Im in Az and water temps can be as low as 190° in 100°+ weather and oil temps don't reach 250° at all.

[@Justin-qs9nj]

@@thisguyshorty3554 Interesting. I run 5w40 LM but it could be my radiator that is just old and clogged with gunk. Gonna try that!

[@thelightning87]

How would you say that? I have an upgraded oil cooler and coolant sport mode in MHD and have no cooling issues @ 25psi running motor.

[@huntervegh2730]

No stone left unturned on this build. It’s perfect! It must be a blast to work at PSI.

[@4amigofilms51]

This is easily a $30k build, literally the ultimate build

[@PrecisionSportIndustries]

Already an insane build.. and more coming 😏

[@kesochasin9880]

700hp for 30k ..... that's redeye status at 90k .... but you get luxury .... and bmw ...

[@Saif0412]

Best built N54 I've seen, absolutely epic 👌

[@mike112693]

You mean 30k including the cost of the car? Theres no way lol. Mods and labor alone is prob 30k

[@4amigofilms51]

@@mike112693 not including the car, do some research on everything he has. I’m $16-17k into my build on STOCK turbos still - I literally have done everything he has except that $5000 turbo kit he has and $2200 drive shaft kit. You pay to play with the N54

[@n3on170]

Definitely one of the best 335s out there

[@teannatrump2622]

Can’t forget about Adam lz his 335i

[@ahmadsilal3581]

ya probably don’t know reefs 335😂 2jz swap

[@VacidGaming]

@@teannatrump2622 adam’s is literally always broken though

[@zillaho3491]

I don’t think people realize n54s are reliable up until you start going over 500whp you Dan easily daily these up to 440-500Wheel with no issues just start with cooling upgrades first.

[@topfueljunkie100]

Someone forgot to tell that to my car because it was bone stock save for aftermarket suspension and it's been expensive to maintain from 104,000 miles till the current 135,000 miles. Cost me over $20k in repairs and I've been been on top of all maintenence since I got it at 39k miles. Was relatively problem free till I hit that 104,000 mile mark then it all changed. That's the caveat that needs to be added but is often forgotten when making statements like yours. It all depends on age. Those stock components are engineered to only last that long then it all goes south. I can't wait to get rid of mine. Modifying it which was my dream all along has been soured by this experience of it turning into a money pit. At this point, it'd make me happier to make a video of it flying off a cliff engulfed in flames watching it plunge to a violent end than it would to keep it as a project car. Seriously, F&#@! THIS CAR!

[@anthonyfpvminiquad1728]

​@topfueljunkie100 uh, what is going wrong with it? Cause my car is fbo and at 136k miles and has been fbo since 80k miles. I never had a random 20k maintenance requirement come up. It's literally no different than maintaining any other car.....I'm curious what's actually going bad that you're saying this? Everything that can go wrong is very predictable. I know someone whose single turbo making 550whp on a 200k mile stock long block

[@topfueljunkie100]

@@anthonyfpvminiquad1728 Well it wasn't $20,000 all at once, it was spread out over the course of those 30,000 miles after I hit the 104,000 mile marker. Off the top of my head, and I know there's more than this : Front drive shaft had to be replaced (broken u-joint on the 335xi AWD model) The engine computer completely died, it had to be replaced DSL module for the infotainment center died and had to be replaced Entire stock suspension had to be replaced Front thrust arm had to be replaced Water pump and associated components had to be replaced multiple times Most of the gaskets were leaking and had to be replaced (head gasket, oil pan gasket, etc) Engine mounts had to be replaced Both front axles had to be replaced The oil level sensor and cam exhaust sensors needed to be replaced Chargepipe and coolant expansion tank both cracked and needed replacement Radiator cracked and needed to be replaced Then there's all the regular maintenance on this car which exceeds the cost and frequency of normal cars in my experience after owning 9+ vehicles : Battery replacement and coding multiple times Brake rotors, pads, fluid, and wear sensors replaced mutiple times Walnut shell blasting multiple times Oil/filter changes multiple times Hood struts and trunk struts went bad and needed replacement Ignition coils and plugs replaced multiple times Vaccum lines getting old/leaking needed to be replaced Diff fluid, trans fluid, transfer case fluid flushes and replacement Serpentine belt and all associated components needed to be replaced (and crank seal guard had to be added because of a dangerous flaw in the design allowing a shredded belt to destroy your entire engine when the belt gets sucked in passed the front crank seal) And now, even after all that, my turbos need to be replaced as they're not holding boost. That's going to be another $3k to $6k+ depending on what you do. Then, add in the fact that the suspension I put on is bottoming out because BMW didn't design it with enough suspension travel up front (even in stock form) means I have to go back and re-do the front or live with that nonsense.... The fact that injectors are now like $3k for a set (and you will have to be replacing them if you tune your car, there's a well-known history of leaking injectors)..... The ever-present mystery mis-fires.... Random HPFP failures.... Random water pump failures..... and on and on the list goes, all that makes it obvious that it's too needy and expensive of a car, and one which never runs well long when tuned (queue the popular meme of the N54 check engine light always being on), and you come to the obvious conclusion that there's better and more reliable platforms out there than this one. The juice isn't worth the squeeze and the constant problems really put a damper on the fun you can have. I can take you to basically any E90/E92/E93/N54 forum and pull up post after post of people complaining about most of these issues and the never-ending saga of problems and maintenence. They do have fun when modded and tuned with better turbos, not denying that, but it's easy to surpass the threshold and make it unhappy and give yourself more problems. That's the experience of both myself and multiple friends of mine who also own a 335i which they've modded (mine's always been stock save for upgrading non-power related items like LCI taillights, BMW performance exhaust, suspension braces for better handling, SS brake lines, BOV/chargepipe/intake - I was getting prepped for going FBO but never did it as the car was always having some sort of issue). Then there were multiple of these issues I laid out above which were not solved in one trip to the mechanic either. There were several times where the car had to go back to the mechanic three times just to get the one single issue resolved. That is still ongoing today so I just live with the problems for now. So those kind of events really sour the experience for me too and obviously make it even more costly then any other car I've ever owned or seen (obvious exception for higher performance sports cars like GTRs, Porsches, etc which you'd expect) So given all this, I can confidently say it IS very different than most other cars and not at all the same in frequency or expense when it comes to issues experienced! It's been far less reliable and far more expensive.

[@dirkvanviersen671]

@@topfueljunkie100problems you are mentioning are the problems every e9x has, not just the n54

[@zureai]

​@@topfueljunkie100You drove the car hard

[@AugustDreamScape]

Others may Scoff, but this is my dream BMW. Good daily with allot of power. I wouldnt abuse it for it to degrade that fast. Wild thing is, this is the same blue my 08 E90 330i, its my favorite blue. Until i can find a nice 335i for the right price, im content with my 330i. Amazing cars all around. I love BMW. Very reliable & powerful cars for the tuner Enthusiast who doesnt mine learning & maintaining their cars. These can be needy cars maintenance wise depending on how you treat em 😄

[@ecmfreestyle]

Christian is the reason I bought my e92 6MT..def the best car I’ve owed to date

[@ronaldcollins3634]

New to the Channel. Great WORK!!! I've been following VV for years and have always been Impressed with the Tech, Honesty, and Craftmanship. Definitely going to follow the Build on the E30.

[@rum3er0]

Had me e46 M3 with them last year. Guys do great work! I’ll be back for the supercharger build soon!

[@thekillerking7393]

Whats about bushes ? Power flex ? Or something ? Thanks for the video

[@christophercampos3115]

In total how much is a build cost like this / if customers want less hp would price be a big difference

[@nathanpiper1346]

my e92 07 manual is at 136k miles uk, and yeh had lots done to say the least luckily under warranty though, glad these mod well at higher miles, definitely soon for me

[@tonygonz-v2w]

Anybody got the link for the diff set up 👀👀

[@eninety]

the lemans blue.. i have exact spec everything except it’s silver😢im forever wishing it was lemans

[@vincetaliaferro2777]

Man what a setup.

[@NightSkywalker69]

So basically built back to stock, forged, and then built to 700 horsepower. Thank you!

[@bmwi-ow4us]

Stunning. Wish my e90 335i was manual

[@twinturbo8304]

Christian is the whole reason I am broke now!

[@bilaladi195]

hey I have a bmw e90 335 2011 m sport as well with 60k miles automatic I'm trying to customize it and I was wondering if you could help me find parts to make it fast

[@LIONHEARTEIGHTYFIVE]

Love what you guys do, awesome

[@jiminy293]

love that rear end diff

[@peterwhite8424]

It’s usually not the motor but other parts that need to be exchanged

[@timtru8511]

Have a 2010 335i x drive need info to know best motor to exchange that be an upgrade from original motor N54 it has twin turbo thanks

[@OlavAlexanderMjelde]

Is it identical for 135i?

[@vpmvda]

What an absolute awesome build!

[@Robert-ru1hq]

hey just as a overall question when you buy a "nice" one and change some pumps, injectors, vanos etc, can you daily an n54 with like 400-450 hp? and if so how much is an all over change in parts that are dangers for these engines?

[@vdubskiee5356]

just reading your comment your definitely not built for a n54 and i hope someone convinced you to not buy one😵‍💫

[@TheShmoodled]

Brilliant color on the car

[@dangerousfreedom4965]

What’s Christian’s KZbin page?

[@arcars4381]

How is it holding up after 2 years?

[@josejavierizquierdo2276]

Impresionante!!! gran trabajo

[@eugeneabreut5208]

I’m really stuck in getting 335i or e60 550i. The 550i going to be great power without doing anything to it

[@ballislife8178]

Get a 550i better driving experience than a high schoolers shit box

[@1993j]

The e90/e92 335i is one of the most unreliable BMW's ever made.

[@ghostrabbit1768]

Idk. My 335i 2011 is 110k miles in with no real issues -shrug-

[@ramm0]

would highly recommend not buying either of those cars. N54 incredibly unreliable but you couldn't pay me to own an E60 550i. N62s are hot garbage engines and should be avoided at all costs. Unless it is an S62/S65, it's awful. BMW sucks at making V8s. Don't listen to the guy above talking about "high schoolers shit box" lol.

[@1993j]

@@ghostrabbit1768 You’re not going to convince me 😂 Theirs thousands of stories of how bad the e90 335i is. Most of the ones I’ve heard are from the owners themselves.

[@hurpaderpp]

was salty I couldnt find a manual with brown interior. mines black on black

[@SuperEman500]

Is there a way to make 700 HP on a Audi R8 with the V8, 4.2 FSI?

[@eyadsaleh8067]

I wanted to ask how much power can i get out of a 328i e92 ??

[@That_Boy_Treyway]

No internal work?

[@chesspiece81]

The same blue 335i 6MT coupe that Legit Street Cars has/had would be the perfect candidate to do a build like this on.

[@nemanjaristic8624]

Respect from Serbia 💪

[@michaelscurr9046]

Should I reem my1M out or keep it stock

[@andrewyudin4881]

does it still have factory warranty

[@n.a.k4321]

Great build what was the total $$$ when the build was finally finished

[@gregorysnyder3131]

Hi. I live in Sarasota, any shops you would trust down that way?

[@williamnguyen2392]

I wonder what the ballpark is to build somethinglike this

[@emilyperez4219]

How much was this build? I'm seeing so many random ball park prices

[@E39CHRIS]

You guys had me at reliable 😂

[@markieemarkieemark]

Such a great build

[@therealcoolovi789]

Where do you get the ford kit for the rear?

[@shiftautomotive854]

Nice reminds me of my 335i

[@torryminers2177]

I’ll just 2j swap my 335i the n54 is a nightmare to work on

[@S_bamblett]

I’ve got the exact same spec BMW in Australia with black leather trim. Only manual E90 in Aus !

[@siddharthnandi8567]

australia has probably the worst bmw market ive ever seen

[@echofoxx]

Very cool stuff!

[@CrispusAttucks2315]

Nice man!

[@DavidBarahonaBMW]

i got the same spec but with a n55 and auto

[@BVonBuescher]

Definitely interested in this E30 build. I have an extra N54 that I plan on rebuilding and dropping into an E 30

[@leegames5163]

What size of wheel spacers did you put on it? front and back please

[@ckodezpohio5944]

I doubt he had spacers. Just get proper wheels

[@eliasbutcher859]

Wondering how much of this needs to be done on a b58 340i, I hear the engine is good for 700 hp stock motor

[@PrecisionSportIndustries]

Depends on mileage, but b58 has different parameters altogether, stay tuned as we are building a b58 440i to make 750-800.

[@K03sport]

Almost seems he (the owner) engineered out the BMW(ness) of the BMW. Amazing what the aftermarket can do for cars that fall short from the factory. Love the wheels; understated, yet they belong.

[@getadifit]

How much did all that cost with the turbo and upgrading and building the motor? 15-20k?

[@PrecisionSportIndustries]

Hard to put an exact price on it as we did much more than just the turbo upgrades and such. With everything being done you will cross that $20k threshold rather quickly.

[@gearsofhores21]

How much does all this cost?

[@johnMpower]

Wonderful! Congrats.

[@jonnyturbo6142]

great video, I love that chassis

[@Thetougeproject]

Dream build

[@denzelwinslow27]

Can you send me mod list ?

[@amilcarcastillo2446]

Hi, can I make similar power with my n55?

[@sebaj8386]

No

[@amilcarcastillo2446]

@@sebaj8386 why not??

[@carfreak1024]

what clutch kit are you guys running?

[@matthewspringer3305]

How long will 710 whp last on stock internals?

[@russiantrollbot8327]

Not long

[@demoncustoms4014]

3 series bro ?

[@sesh3508]

335d video needed

[@RC-fh5mq]

You guys are awesome bro

[@PrecisionSportIndustries]

Appreciate the support!

[@RC-fh5mq]

@@PrecisionSportIndustries hell yea brother keep doing amazing things

[@JamesWebbFitness]

What clutch is in the car?

[@MrCoyoles45]

Great looking car, that was one clear video, what type of camera did you use?

[@PrecisionSportIndustries]

All shot on a Sony a7iii

[@irvincarrera1118]

If you can do a e60 I would love it

[@chrisnegron1167]

Does any one know how difficult it would be or how much it would to swap an n54 into my 330i e90?

[@andrewpolishchuk6149]

I think it’d be cheaper and less stress to just buy a 335i with the n54 motor

[@chrisnegron1167]

@@andrewpolishchuk6149 yeah but i can't find anything anything under 10k

[@chrisnegron1167]

@Faggot Rotten would the ls make crazy stupid power like n54?

[@chrisnegron1167]

@Faggot Rotten Holy crap that sound bad ass I'm gonna look into this right now

[@nayrr1]

BMW is honestly one of the best Italian car brands out there

[@gtmike916]

BMW is German not Italian.

[@asc395]

im not sure if this is a joke or not

[@nayrr1]

@@gtmike916 it’s a joke lol

[@gtmike916]

@@nayrr1 Oh I see now lol. Basically it’s a comparison to Fiat.

[@nayrr1]

@@gtmike916 lol

[@clubracer6]

I have the exact same car, but with 75k. Even have the carbon lip.

[@juliandegennaro187]

that motor has 217,000 km on it?

[@terryellis333]

Great video but what about the actual motor?!

[@PrecisionSportIndustries]

Motor is stock with every maintenance item attended to.

[@terryellis333]

@@PrecisionSportIndustries what boost? 700+ is still pushing it in stock internals...

[@TheSpeedAddiction]

@@terryellis333 600+ is pushing it on stock internals..

[@terryellis333]

@@TheSpeedAddiction not really.

[@fourdi]

335i king

[@gregshoopman6369]

Is that stock suspension

[@PrecisionSportIndustries]

They are AST 5100 Competition, inverted fronts with camber plates.

[@HD.Motorsports]

Can we see the e28?

[@PrecisionSportIndustries]

Video coming soon.

[@egshane]

what about internals?

[@PrecisionSportIndustries]

Internals can handle 750-800ish depending on how healthy the motor is! Sometimes you will find a gem and get more

[@anibalzamora1416]

What’s the owners channel??

[@PrecisionSportIndustries]

Vehicle Virals. Link in the bio!

[@rj6110]

DR700 kit is so cheap, building big single 335i is on my bucket list

[@PrecisionSportIndustries]

A great option for soild power. Just gotta do the supporting mods to make the entire car handle it!

[@apdeandja768]

Joss Mas Brow !!

[@greskhaksy]

N55 or N54 ?

[@davidmitchell5638]

N54

[@bshiring]

Shout out to Shoup!

[@PrecisionSportIndustries]

The best!

[@terryellis333]

Every time I see a burnout like the one in this video, I think k about how incredibly glad I am that I insisted on my car having all wheel drive 💪

[@funfun5656]

Lol I think they're spinning the tires on purpose. You need to intentionally hold the DTC button for ~5 sec to disengage traction control and then burry the throttle in 1st...granted with this setup Christian can probably manage to do a burnout starting from 4th. Anyways I definitely don't hate having X-drive for winter driving but with this much power it's bound to be just another point of failure with added complexity.

[@topfueljunkie100]

​@@funfun5656 Exactly right! Add in the goofy stance it has on stock suspension (can you say wheel gap?) and I've found it's not a good platform for modding unless you stay conservative. Should have gotten the RWD version for a project car but then you're back to traction problems depending on your power levels. The AWD platform sadly doesn't have the necessary support needed to make it a viable project car if you have goals of 500+whp.

[@funfun5656]

@@topfueljunkie100 the gap is an easy fix considering any 15 year old car is probably going to need a set of coilovers regardless of one's plans for it...will perform better than stock suspension at a fraction of the price even on the low end. The issue really comes down to the clearance issues in the Xdrive with very little upside to compensate for the added trouble of working on one vs a RWD with a a junkyard ford dif and wider rear tires. The 535xi wagon on the other hand is a vehicle that often tempts me.

[@topfueljunkie100]

@@funfun5656 I agree. It's so much more of a pain to work on the AWD vs a RWD model! My turbos need to be replaced and I'm not looking forward to that job at all! So much so that I've been living with turbos that don't always give me all the boost the DME demands and I just live with a slow car because of it. I've dealt with this for the past couple years actually. Stock turbos yet. Wastegate aren't sealing so it bleeds off boost pressure under load. That's the best guess I have so far. There's definitely wastegate rattle. It's weird, only does it when the temps outside warm up, seems to disappear in the colder months and I have most of my boost all the time as best as I can tell. I did replace my worn out stock suspension with Bilstein B8 shocks and struts and some H&R lowering springs but the trouble I now have is that I'm often times bottoming out my suspension on even medium bumps in the road. I actually hate it a lot. The suspension itself is great and I love the better handling and can easily tolerate the increase in harshness (not really that bad) vs stock, but that horrible loud banging like I'm breaking my car whenever I go over a larger bump in the road has really made me hate driving it anymore. I actually want to get rid of it because if I get rid of the lowering springs, it looks stupid in my eyes with that negative rake it has (larger wheel gap in front than in the rear) and if I keep them, I get the aforementioned bottoming out issues, at least that's what I believe is happening. I haven't bothered to buy actual coilovers as I hate the idea of removing a perfectly good suspension set up I only put on 15-20k miles ago. Even if I found the perfect suspension that fixed my issue, I'd still have all the other problems that come with the x-drive model and then I'd still have all the other problems of owning an N54 powered car, lol. I'm basically stuck and completely unsure of what to do. Don't want to get a newer car as prices and interest rates are insane. Don't want to get a RWD 335i due to all the unreliability of the N54 platform. So I'm kind of stuck and fear this is killing the car hobby for me. No way out. Dump the car and get a cheap, unexciting beater. That's depressing!

[@AlexS-mk5fj]

Love the build

[@alexmarashchuk4936]

I have the exact spec, except for the interior. If anyone’s interested, lmk! Motor is blown, but tastefully modded. If you’re interested, i will send you the list of the mods.

[@l0s681]

Where is the car located

[@PrecisionSportIndustries]

Email us! [e-mail]

[@jeremywhittler8591]

The problem is all the damn maintenance bringing it back up. It's almost better to just get a M2 competition. All the kinks are worked out.

[@zureai]

Just get a 328i and drive the slow car fast. Much more enjoyable and no turbo to deal with

[@davesilva75]

I'd rather have this 335 than a e46 m3 all day.

[@abubacardrammeh5531]

Wish I had the time to stretch my money like that 😂 eh at this point just get a 340i 🤷🏾‍♂️

[@zureai]

But them new beamers feel different. More computerized, more boat like

[@SHWELL11]

One of these days I will get my 535 there for some much needed work. Currently have a knocking noise that has me terrified to even start the damn thing.

[@brandonhair4681]

If it a loud knocking noise it's r9d knock buddy. Will need to replace the engine or rebuild it

[@joe-jb7xd]

mine knocked.. then blew up :)

[@user-gv2gd8fb7b]

hopefully not rod knock. diagnose where the sound is coming from

[@shiftautomotive854]

what u got done to urs?

[@joe-jb7xd]

@@shiftautomotive854 probably didn’t mean me but FBO 🤝

[@gordythecreator]

RealTime e85 reader? Damn Christian! bada$$!

[@PrecisionSportIndustries]

It is an essential piece to any car running E85. Lets you really know that your car is running at 100%

[@jonaszlago]

i thought e90 lci has n55 engine

[@greggomes9192]

Was wondering the same thing. When I had an e92 335 that’s why I sought out pre-lci

[@ryanh7109]

This is only true for 2012+

[@greggomes9192]

@@ryanh7109 was this different for the e90 compared to the e92? Because I know that the e92 it switched in 2011 when the is came out…the 335i in that year got the LCI, and had the n55 while the n54 was reserved for the 335is.

[@VehicleVirals]

The LCI carried the N54 for 1 year and a half (2009 and half of 2010). 335is continued with the N54 untill 2012.

[@greggomes9192]

@@VehicleVirals that makes perfect sense, it honestly didn’t click that that e90 and e92 weren’t on the same schedule. I forgot the e90 also halted production before the e92.

[@_Kaurus]

"He needs it because the 700 hp." guy doesn't need 700 hp. he WANTS it, because it's badass.

[@monocuco818]

What about the transmission? Can it hold that kind of power or did you build it?

[@PrecisionSportIndustries]

For the manual transmission, a clutch upgrade is necessary. The automatic can handle 700ish with relatively no issue and a transmission tune.

[@monocuco818]

@@PrecisionSportIndustries Thanks :)

[@russiantrollbot8327]

@@PrecisionSportIndustries hey is dianan worth 8000 grand to have put in my 335i

[@caliz8103]

That’s a lot of money for a n54 … this man must love the look or something . Around 30-40k including labor and shipping parts where parts were at full price just to still be so slow . Dang lol . I’m not hating but that’s crazy .

[@SuperEman500]

For that price I’m looking at other cars, 30-40k mods and $15,000-$20,000 for the car, damn 🦫

[@xriot1752]

It is expensive, but not 30-40k expensive. Also its best to just do what you can on your own, I understand that a lot of people dont really have the time or space to do a lot of work on their own car, I am one of those people. Something like coil overs, id rather spend the money to get someone to do it for me rather than cost myself the time. But gaskets and general maintenance isn't too bad of a job to do in your driveway

[@machtschnell7452]

DCI with open CAI port makes no sense.

[@Salvantos]

Y’all are missing 335d trans kit. Otherwise, solid build, exactly what I have except suspension upgrades.

[@mike112693]

dude threw hella money at this car lol

[@sebaj8386]

He has the money for it fuck it, I would too lol

[@pos335i]

I literally was looking at that car before he bought it 😂