VRSF Relocated Inlets and Wrapping Up the Turbo Install

In this video I’ll go over my install of VRSF Relocated (hot side) Turbo Inlets. The kit is a little tricky to understand due to some instructions that are vague and partially outdated, but I’ll do my best to help people understand how I worked through the install. This is also the first time I’ll start the car since beginning the RB Turbo 19t install.
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Current Mod List. I will update this list for each of my video uploads so that it accurately reflects the modifications done to the car at the time of the upload. Obviously the newest upload on my channel will be the most up to date mod list.
Engine / Tuning
•RB Turbo Game Finisher, High Flow, 19t Twin Turbos
•7.5” Stepped Race Intercooler- VRSF
•Hot Side Inlets - VRSF
•Charge Pipe - BMS 335d
•Blowoff Valve - Tial
•BOV 1/4” Line Adapter - Vader
•Low Side OCC - Mishimoto
•3.5 Bar TMAP Sensor + Adapter
•External PCV - RB Turbo
•Stock Flash (temporary)
Exhaust
•Catless DPs - VRSF
•BMW Performance Exhaust w/ Secondary Cats
•Carbon Fiber + Black Exhaust Tips - Mashimaro
Drivetrain
•XHp Stage 3 DCT Tune
•Poly Trans Mounts - ECS Tuning
•Ford 8.8” Rear End Conversion, w/ Carbon Clutch LSD, 3.08 Gears, One Piece Driveshaft, and G Force Axles - Seems Legit Garage
Suspension
•3DM Motorsports “Track Day Suspension,” Custom Valved Ohlins Dampers, Swift Springs (400lb front, 800lb rear), Vorshlag Camber Plates, AKG Spherical Lower Rear Shock Mounts, Poly Upper Rear Shock Mounts
•M3 Front and Rear Control Arms
•Monoball Bearing in Front Lower Control Arm - Turner Motorsports
•Front Sway Bar 27mm - H&R
•M3 Rear Subframe Bushings
•Poly Diff Mounts -AKG/ECS Tuning
•Trailing Arm Ball Joint Conversion -3DM Motorsports
•Adjustable Rear Toe Arms - SPL Parts
•Poly Rear Sway Bar Bushings - Powerflex
Brakes
•2 Piece Drilled/Slotted Rotors - ECS Tuning
•Hawk 5.0 Street Pads - Hawk
•SS Brake Lines - Stoptech
•Bronze Guide Pin Bushing Inserts - ECS Tuning
•RBF 600 Brake Fluid - Motul
Wheels/Tires/Exterior
•Apex ARC 8 (18x9 et30 Front, 18x9.5 et35 Rear)
•10mm Rear Wheel Spacers
•Michelin PS 4S (235/40 Front, 265/35 Rear)
•”High Kick” CF Rear Spoiler - ECS Tuning
•M3 Style CF Mirror Caps - Mashimaro
•Paint Matched Front Reflector Delete
•M4 Style Front Grilles -Mashimaro
•Smoked Sequential Fender Lights - Mashimaro
#335is #vrsf #n54

[@lifewithtone6729]

Been on KZbin for quite some time now and never make comments, but you sir have an amazing build. I love the way you put thought into everything you do and supreme turbo choice; can't go wrong with RB. I too have an is and love the car. Keep up the good work and can't wait to see the finish product. Winter dying down here in Michigan so can't wait to get mine back on the road as well.

[@midwestbmw1292]

Thanks man that really means a lot! I put a pretty decent amount of time into these videos so I’m happy to hear when people appreciate them. The weather is starting to break down here in Cleveland too. Hopefully I’ll get my fuel system soon and get some videos of the car…outside of my garage.

[@lifewithtone6729]

@@midwestbmw1292 Without a doubt, I believe we all appreciate your videos man. You have legitimate reason behind every decision you make which helps other makes informed decisions in regards to their vehicles. Also, not a lot of vidoes on RB turbos and you have put some info out and that's great. Definitely what I will be going with when i decide to uprgade my turbos. I thought i was going to do it this year, but decided to upgrade my braking system and fuel system instead. I might brake down and still do it mid-summer. As of now i have a 2011 bmw 335is with 60k on it. I have the bmw m performance exhuast, carbon fiber exhuast tips, suspension and m performance brake kit front and rear calipers and rotors, dinan oil cooler and carbon fiber air intake. Im running the vsrf charge pupe with forge diverter valves. Precision raceworks upgrades low pressure fuel syetem (lpfp stage 2.5 and full e85 fuel line). I have the rb pcv valve, bmw oil catch and the 3.5 bar tmap with the adapter. can an Not sure if I'll do the RB two plus or the highflows. For me 550whp is enough but I like to have my car over built for the power ill run so might go with the same turbos as you and run lower boost. Definitely will have to keep me posted on the spool of your turbos once you get your custom tune.

[@midwestbmw1292]

@@lifewithtone6729 sounds like you have a pretty complete build going yourself. I’ll be sure to keep everyone updated on these RB’s for sure!

[@tronn_carter]

Awesome man, piecing together the parts for the build on my 6mt 07 e92. This video & series is greatly appreciated as I plan on doing all this with a buddy in his garage. Can’t wait for the fuel system/PI video as that is one area I’ve been scratching my head.

[@BimmerMafia]

🔥. Ofc she fired up right away. Right on man. I wanna see it pull

[@scawthorn13]

Great video on the N54 build, very informative!

[@voltron979]

When your show in the area where you plug your vacuum canisters I remember I did exactly the same one time on my old 135i..., The 1 series have the same bolt holes for something that was never installed there, I assume that was going to be a good idea to put the canisters there so I route the vacuum lines there and after that it seems pretty straightforward. The problem was that about month later somebody hit me on the driver side fender while parked at night time near downtown and I didn’t realize that till I got back home after some spirited driving.., the canisters where crack and I develop and nasty Boost surge and sadly one of my turbos got screwed up..! Thank good goodness the engine was fine. Of course that happens just to me but I would hate to see somebody else having the same issue because of not thinking it straight. The reason why the vacuum canisters are inside the engine bay is to protect them from cracks since that plastic gets very brittle as time goes by... That’s just my experience, Who knows maybe by now you already installed them somewhere else. Thanks for the detailed video and I hope you’re still enjoying your ride. Kudos

[@tomsky8414]

Really like this idea, great informative video 👍

[@cchenault2012]

Can't wait to see it hit the road. I went with the ghassan Automotive g700 long block on my 335is still running stock turbos for now

[@midwestbmw1292]

Yeah I’m ready to film some shit outside of my garage for a change.

[@bimmertec]

Great clean job

[@alanwright782]

Shit yeah bro, looks and sounds good man!

[@maxa7665]

Thank god I found this channel! Your building this car almost exactly like I would myself, M3 rear subframe swap, same turbos I would choose and everything. only thing I was thinking I would do differently is that I would have bought the forward facing intake manifold from BMP which includes the port injection bracket. And your car is even the "is" model which Im looking to buy and start my build on. Can't wait to get my hands on one of these!

[@midwestbmw1292]

I was very close to buying the Doc Race forward facing manifold just a few weeks ago. Instead I opted to run the BMP plate style PI set up. That will likely be my next video.

[@maxa7665]

@@midwestbmw1292 That is probably going to be great. tbh I prefer the forward facing intake manifold just for the looks. I don't think it will help that much for it to be worth the money otherwise. It just makes it harder to fit the power steering reservoir in there since it takes so much space and it needs that special charge pipe too.

[@in54ne82]

That n54 engine bay is such a pain to organize things sometimes. In my opinion it's best to either leave everything in stock location, turner motorsports kit (like your setup but looks cleaner) or go bottom mount single turbo kit and call it a day. Everything else you do the engine bay looks messy. If I were you I'd add that gold heating tape around your outlet silicone hose, usually they fail if you leave it like that. Great video! Good job on the project and can't wait to see it doing some pulls!

[@alquehenwebb7349]

Thanks for your time video

[@juliusr83]

Nice build. Your inspiring me to work on my IS! Are you planning on going with a bigger exhaust system (3" to 4") since you're running the RB's? I hear that the performance exhaust isn't adequate for the higher boost and can still cause some thrust issues due to the higher back pressures. Or are you gonna run lower boost for a while? Thanks for the videos man, please keep 'em coming!

[@midwestbmw1292]

I rather like the sound of the PE and honestly I’d like to keep it. I do plan on deleting the secondary cats to improve flow and I’ve already modified the exhaust to eliminate the factory restrictions where the pipes compress and flatten out from the factory. Rob Beck seems to think that set up will be fine on full send with the GF high flows. Full send it shall be. Truth be told I have kicked around the idea of a full straight pipe system the likes of VRSF or ATM.

[@murk1352]

You can also run the 335d power steering bracket & puts the power steering off the coolant reservoir. It looks neater & factory. Just figured I’d let you know, in case you ever wanted to move yours from where it is? ✌🏻🏁

[@SikaSeeker]

Good vid mate, love ya car too, good to see some mods done nicely rather than the all so common rough young buggers that are modding these cars these days. Have you got a quick update for us on the project?

[@midwestbmw1292]

Update coming very soon. Hopefully by end of the week. Car is doing very well.

[@SikaSeeker]

@@midwestbmw1292 awesome, great to hear! 👍

[@edwardwerley8831]

amazing video. You are so correct that the instructions are lacking and outdated. This video helped me sooo much. Thx again! Do you have the ARM FMIC upgrade hoses or equivalent? Thx for you time 15:53

[@midwestbmw1292]

I’m running a VRSF 7.5” intercooler and their piping.

[@edwardwerley8831]

I have the VRSF 335D relocation CP and the BOV flange seem to be closer to the throttle body on your BMS CP giving room for you BOV and the coolant 335D expansion tank and the relocated power steering reservoir.

[@scawthorn13]

Great video! What brakes have you go on this? New discs and calipers?

[@midwestbmw1292]

Check the description it has my entire mod list.

[@davewallace9048]

What low pressure fuel pump system are you going with? Yeah I needed to do some wet sanding on my car to get the paint looking almost perfect I spent nearly 50 hours detailing my car. 2010 335I e90 msport, 6 speed manual

[@midwestbmw1292]

Precision Raceworks bucketed stage 3. It’s dual Walbro 450s and is good for 875 wph on full E85. I already have the PI system which is also from PR and it’s the plate style with 750cc injectors. I’ll be running JB4 PI controller and Bluetooth ethanol sensor. My fuel set up will be north of $3k 😬.

[@WhiteE7035i]

I highly recommend to plug your head ports and do a external PCV setup.

[@midwestbmw1292]

I have the external PCV on already. When I do the valve cover gasket and walnut blast I’m gonna plug the ports.

[@racker5108]

I'm about to do the relocated inlets on my IS next week. Where did you end up mounting the electric fan module that comes on our cars?

[@midwestbmw1292]

I remounted it in the same spot. It connects to a larger bracket, which is removed to allow the overflow tank to be installed. I think I bent the smaller bracket that the module is connected to and then used existing holes to fasten it in place.

[@davewallace9048]

Did you get the valve cover an oil filter housing done? Remember the new gaskets are made in Japan and are better quality than the old ones!! Also did you get the paint correction done with the ceramic coating I would love to see!!!

[@midwestbmw1292]

Yeah I posted two pics a few days ago. If you click on my community tab you’ll see it. I unfortunately have a misfire on #4 and it’s likely a leaky injector. My car has index 11 injectors so it comes as a bit of a surprise. I got lucky and found a remanufactured one yesterday at Injector Rehab and ordered it. I’m probably just going to tear into the car and do the gaskets, walnut blast, block head ports to compliment the RB external PCV set up, install the B58 coils and PI fuel rail. I wanted to wait till I had everything but…the injector and fuel pump backorder is kinda forcing my hand.

[@exiteternium]

What did you do with the pcv sensor?

[@luigiconte924]

bravo

[@joelzitzer9070]

What is the holder that mounts the power steering on that alternator bracket?

[@midwestbmw1292]

It’s just a little bracket that’s included in the VRSF kit.

[@forgedrods15]

I need to buy new mirror caps, would you happen to still have the link the Carbon Fiber ones you are running?

[@midwestbmw1292]

Mashimarho.com

[@brennanvaughn5314]

Hey man I trying to relocate my inlets on my is and it’s been the biggest pain. That being said I was wondering what lower charge pipe you were running and if you used to coupling supplied with the bms 335d charge pipe?

[@midwestbmw1292]

I’m using the BMS 335d charge pipe and supplied coupling to a VRSF 2.5” J pipe (lower charge pipe) that comes with the VRSF Intercooler. It can also be purchased separately. Relocated inlets are a pain in the ass for sure. There is really no way around it.

[@brennanvaughn5314]

For the upper charge pipe connection to the lower charge pipe did you use the coupling provided with the BMS 335d charge pipe?

[@midwestbmw1292]

@@brennanvaughn5314 yes.

[@davewallace9048]

How is the paint correction coming? Can’t wait to hear how the car performs on the road!!

[@midwestbmw1292]

Had my detailer out over the weekend and he was unable to get it finished up due to some issues (black cars are a bitch). He’s coming out two weeks from now to hopefully finish it up. I’m still in limbo waiting for the back ordered LPFP. However I have had the car on the road just to see what it’s like and even without a tune it’s insane. These RB turbos are no joke and the car is a complete handful. I can’t imagine what it will be like with full E85 and a custom tune. Definitely worth it already. Unfortunately I have a small coolant leak that sprung from one of the hoses coming off the thermostat so I have to replace it. I’m going to get that fixed while I wait for fuel system.

[@davewallace9048]

Are you still waiting for the low pressure fuel pump to arrive? Any more updates?

[@midwestbmw1292]

Fuel system, coils and ReFlex are installed and base map is flashed. I will have another video very soon.

[@scalper6922]

The rear inlet pcv hose should be going to the catch can. While the other hose goes to the valve cover. Now the external pcv will use the pcv system and that’s where you put the rear inlet hose into to...

[@midwestbmw1292]

My catch can is a low side cc. It has a hose coming from the external PCV valve and the other hose runs back to the TB. Where I routed the VRSF hose is correct.

[@wheelsndiaries]

Really want to see what effect the lsd has on the traction for the is. My is has trouble pushing stock power, can only imagine how much worse it would be tuned.

[@midwestbmw1292]

The LSD makes a world of difference with traction. Obviously the car still breaks traction, but it puts it down much more effectively. The SLG 8.8 kit completely transformed the car.

[@wheelsndiaries]

@@midwestbmw1292 would love to see some pulls with the kit on.

[@BimmerMafia]

Open diff is better for curves and corners. Limited slip is for drag racing pretty much. And dirt track racing.

[@midwestbmw1292]

Why does BMW put an LSD into their M cars then? I don’t think it’s by mistake that most sports cars engineered for the track come equipped with a limited slip.

[@3dirty5]

You can drive the car on a stock tune? Obviously no pulls or anything but just to get to and from work would the stock tune be alright? My game finishers are being built right now can’t wait to get them!

[@midwestbmw1292]

You can but you would want to limit hard pulls and get a customer base map asap.

[@midwestbmw1292]

Also you’ll love the RBs. My car is a missile.

[@3dirty5]

Yeah I was going with pure evil tuning or ken from wedge I’d only be driving it for a week or so on the stock tune my jobs about 3 minutes from my house not too bad. I saw your 65-125 video it’s definitely a missile! Sounds good too it’s a sick build. Props to you for doing the pi controller install too. Messing with the dme always scares me I’ll probably have one of my buddy’s install mine. Your turbo install is going to help me a lot so thanks for that! I’m installing mine on jack stands pray for me😂

[@midwestbmw1292]

@@3dirty5 so Ken from Wedge did my tune. That video was the base map. The car is fully tuned now and does a high 6 second 60-130 on full E85 targeting 28psi

[@3dirty5]

Damn that’s quick! I hear a lot of good things about Ken. I’ll email him after I install the turbos

[@CrenshawBuilt]

At 12:10 there is a wire connection for the pcv, how did you reroute that?

[@midwestbmw1292]

There is no wired connection for the PCV at the valve cover. There is a wired “heater” that is part of the stock rear inlet. That connection isn’t reused when switching to hot side inlets. I simply wrapped the end with electrical tape and tucked it away somewhere in the back.

[@CrenshawBuilt]

@@midwestbmw1292 Thank i wasn’t sure i had a shop do upgraded oem location inlets and i just had my motor out and was doing a lot of work on my 335i and got my new inlets today so was going to tackle it and watched your video, super helpful and thanks for the reply

[@davewallace9048]

Any updates on the build?

[@midwestbmw1292]

Currently torn down to install fuel system, coils and take care of a few maintenance items. LPFP was back ordered for 1.5 months.

[@TrapN54Tv]

Did you prime before starting?

[@midwestbmw1292]

Rob pre oils all of his turbos before he ships them. I can attest to both turbos having oil in them when I pulled the shipping plugs…but yes I still primed them for about 30 seconds because I’m anal. Just didn’t film it.

[@jaredgranada9902]

What exhaust tips??

[@midwestbmw1292]

Mashimarho carbon fiber. All my mods are in the description.

[@XxTaStETheBeAsT]

I would recommend David shoup instead of Doc Vu

[@midwestbmw1292]

I’ve heard good things about a lot of tuners, Shoup included. Doc Vu has a great following and is trusted by many big power guys on the platform. With that said I’ve actually decided to go with Ken from Wedge Performance. There are great reasons why which I will explore further in my next video…

[@BoujeeMotorsports]

Curious, why keep the canisters? It’s been proven they are not needed

[@midwestbmw1292]

They aren’t needed for the occasional freeway pull here and there. Although I’ve talked to people who have pulled codes after deleting them only to have those codes rectified once they were reinstalled. I’m keeping mine due to the nature of my build. For spirited driving, and the occasional HPDE where you’re on and off the brake and hard throttle, you’ll want the canisters to be a vacuum reserve for the waste gates.

[@tronn_carter]

@@midwestbmw1292 have you run into any issues with the driver side fender relocation? I think I may go this route as well.

[@midwestbmw1292]

@@tronn_carter none whatsoever, no codes, nothing. In fact I (almost) feel guilty that I have no content up yet driving the car. No issues and these 19t are going to be ridiculous once I get a dialed custom E85 map.

[@tronn_carter]

@@midwestbmw1292 haha take your time man!! Work and waiting for parts have delayed my build so I know how it is. Thanks for the info! I’m a 6MT guy but appreciate a well sorted DCT car. Looking forward to more vids 👍

[@BimmerMafia]

It’s been proven they are needed. Especially tuned. They were engineered for a reason. Why delete them

[@davewallace9048]

I really wish you would’ve not went with the VRSF silicone and let’s. I will not use anything from this company I hear the hoses are collapsing causing turbo failure!! Be very careful and check them!!

[@midwestbmw1292]

Yeah the kit sucks quite frankly. I edited out a big rant about it on this upload. Other VRSF stuff has been fine in my opinion they just hastily threw this kit together and it shows. Down the road I may swap to a different brand. I’m not overly worried about the elbows collapsing as they seemed reasonably stout. Rob also didn’t warn me about using them when I ran it past him. Guess time will tell.