BMW 335i Review - 440HP of N54 Boost!
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The BMW 335i is an interesting car. For this review, we hop in the N54 inline six turbo powered BMW 335i four door! The last time we drove one of these it was a lemon, so it was great to do the car justice for this in depth look and review of now one of my favorite BMW's. Thanks for watching!
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335i having an open diff is done because having the LSD in there would make it comparable enough to buying an M3. Similar enough to how people mod a WRX to make it comparable to an STI. Was told that if $3-5 k of mods can make up for a difference of 16k between an M3 and it's 3 series counterpart that even less M3s would be sold. (Friend who works at a BMW as a tech) But some research shows that you can have the dealer put in the M series LSD. The cost is about 2300 + labor. But not many know that is an option.
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N54 335i all the way! It's what built my TH-cam channel to what it is today!
148K miles -18psi over the last 4 years of ownership - no major issues 😀
DIY is my fiend for all repairs 👍🏻
BMW Fanatic what is your general setup for 18 psi... dci, dp and e85? I'm sure you have a video on it but I didn't want to go looking lol
Evan Millett just DCI, JB4 G5 ISO on map 5, e30 mix with 93, CP-e charge pipe & Forge Motorsport Diverter valves (15-23psi springs added). Still on stock downpipes too (which do hurt me a little bit power wise, but it does great as is). Logs all look good and target that boost and hold it for the normal time with ease! I'm looking to upgrade to something bigger here in the next 6-10months from now, so I've been holding back on a few things lol.
BMW Fanatic stock dp?? So I guess you'd say it's pretty safe to run map 2 on stock dps? Here in va beach area e85 is easy to come by and the 93 is pretty good. Map 5 usually gets around 14-15 with just dci and 93 but I've been afraid to play with e85 and map 2 as a default because of stock dps. I like leaving it on map 1 as it feels smoother and more refined, so if map 2 was an option I'd be all over that... something bigger as in a different car or single turbo? That'd be cool. No one has really documented a single turbo transformation on TH-cam
Evan Millett Stock dps, yep! I would not recommend map 2 with stock dps as other parameters are changed and not just "psi" levels. Map 5 is an auto tuning map, so it's touchy at times. Yeah I'm the same way with the map 5 with 93 only. I'm looking to do the JB4 backend flash via MHD which will shift the fueling and timing over the the DME and then the boost raised by 2psi on each map. Smoother and of course more power. Map 1 then gets to be around 15psi and would feel great. And then the other maps upped up as well, etc. I'll be doing that next since it really isn't much at all to add 👍🏻
Evan Millett Still BMW, so either a '14 550i with the N63TU (V8 TT) or the '14 X5 50i SUV with the same engine, just trying to decide on which really for my needs
I drove one of these and I was surprised because it didn't feel like it was going fast but I looked down and I was committing a felony
DMV Miata and Jeep yeah it's such a conservative car.. u can cruise at 120mph and it feels like nothing.
LegendInThaMakin because autobahn
DMV Miata and Jeep Yup! I have a 435whp 135i and this happens to me all the time. Just cruising on the freeway.. Oh! I'm going 110 mph.
DMV Miata and Jeep lmao I just bought one a few weeks ago, finally took it on the highway. Took off, little did I know I was going 130!!!! Haha
Dominic Trejo I'm glad I'm not the only one with the "problem". It should come with a radar detector.
My buddy has an 335i xdrive that he Daily drives that ran 11.9 in the quarter. These cars are crazy because they can be so fast but not be obnoxious. Great vehicle
who else is a part of the 335i crew? :D
YonOtto N54 135i; can I be apart of the crew too?
YonOtto yeah yeah
YonOtto 07 335xi 6 spd manual ftw!
N55 E90 crew
07 E90 Squad
N54 the 2j of the 2000's
thank you
don't disrespect the 2J like that. these 335s run 12s and 13s
Yeah no the n54 is no where near the 2j. closest wold be a s50 or s52.
The n54 is very comparable I dont know where you have been the motor can handle 900 hp with stock internals
I own a 800 whp 335
Fun fact: Mitsubishi turbos
They riddled the car with Mitsubishi components.
JDM? On MY previous German car??? Lol the best part is they even stamped BMW on the turbos too
Tim Beck is it really Mitsubishi turbos...cuz wen i had my 335i sedan n54 i check the forums alot n ppl call them tht....y tho?
It's just who supplied the turbos. Mitsubishi made them, gave them to BMW, they stamp BMW on it, and it goes in the car. They still gave Mitsubishi credit though
yes sir, same as some porsche panamera turbos and subarus too.
Thank you for doing this! I love my 335i. Runs 12.1 1/4 mile on a stage 1 tune. If I'm ever around your part of town, you'll have to review mine. Ive got what he has, plus tons more.
that low pressure to high pressure fuel system is actually very common. it's used on all Kia's with the gdi engines. most turbo charged engines these days will have that system stock. it's a fantastic set up though
I just took out the back seats in my e46 and there was a rubber bed liner type thing that smelled like crayons! Ripped that shit out.
Drove one of these and the loved the power and torque
High pressure fuel pumps are part of direct injected gas engines. My Saturn Sky's ecotec engine has the same thing. Usually when the stock fuel setups aren't enough, you add a secondary port injection system.
I too was upset at the lack of an LSD, as I bought an E92 lol. They didn't put an LSD in it because they didn't want to take sales from the M3
N54 = Modern 2JZ
I'm assuming you own a 135i. Do you know if the fuel pump setup is the same as the 335i? (low pressure pump in the rear, high pressure up front) I REALLY want a 135i at some point, but with the fuel pump issues that the 335i has; i would have to get 128i instead because it's way too expensive to replace the pumps.
Let me know if you have the answers!
Cheers from a fellow BMW owner
Zach Mockett there is a 10 year 120k mile warranty on the pumps, so you really shouldn't worry about it
jhchickens last n54 were 2010 at least in the 135i. Approaching the end of the warranty.
Michael Cohen yea that's what i was thinking. No doubt a warranty is great, but unfortunately the 135i will be much more than 10 years old when I actually want one. (probably in 2 or 3 years since I just bought my e46 330xi)
Don't worry about the HPFP anymore, they used to be a large issue however the last pumps put out are holding on fine.
I'm just gonna say it .... David .... You make the best edits on TH-cam in the car community ... there ...
These things are simply just going to raise in value
I was so close to buying one a 335i. I test drove three of them within the last month, and check engine lights came on for two of those three... Decided I was too broke for a Bimmer at this moment...
I love how sleeper the 335i 4 door is. The 91 as well. Was following a white one tonight and you'd never know what it was in a million years unless you knew the subtle little cues. The M3 over the 335i? Actually, for more than just that reason, probably not.
At 4:20 seems like the upshift button is not registering, he pressed it twice at 4:20 and 4:24 :p, still didn't register.
He was probably in the highest gear
when you're at say 1500rpm it doesn't let you upshift because there wouldn't be enough power to accelerate
SavvasAlexandrou he was already in 6th
The best choice over 335i - is a 335xi (or 335i xDrive). It has way better traction and you can drive in snow no problem.
Rear wheel drive BMW - it's such a pain to drive when there is at least an inch or two of snow on the road...
The weels are CSL style (from E46).
Surprised you didn't want to review my 335i when you were still in RVA. I had the Engine replaced which has 11k miles on it. Mods are:
N54B30
JB4
Megan Racing Downpipe
RB Turbo 19T
BMS DCI
Phoenix Racing Intercooler
BMS Chargepipe
Tial BoV
Great cars work on them everyday. Direct port injections is a world of a difference. And the can handle about 600 stock block. Fun cars great video.
Your friend should consider an MHD tune, with a piggy back JB4 a lot more power, options, and remote tunes! Since COBB doesn't support the n54 anymore that is. On wards, idk why all these people in the comments are giving so much hate, unless you've driven an n54. The main difference between the 2jz/N54 is iron/aluminum block. They do share a lot of things, with being bulletproof motors and handling high hp/PSI, I would know bc I've been building my friends for a year now, post my reliable e46 m3, i'd say the 335i's weak point is just abt everything but the motor. Oh also the "dip stick" is on idrive, or the e-gauge, an odd feature but was designed to keep up w/ Porsche on an engineering level. Not a fanboy, just someone that has spent countless hours with the car.
the reason for open diff and the undertuning of the turbos was because it would be too close to the M3. I had an e92 335i for 2 years and i just purchased an e92 m3. both are good in different ways.
I'm surprised David likes the automatic trans. I have quite a few friends who drive 335s and specifically the N54 which was 07-10. Everyone says the auto sucks. The 6 speed is a must to properly enjoy this car.
Nonetheless it's a phenomenon motor BMW made. Just a few bolt on (intake, chargepipe, downpipe, exhaust and either a jb4 tune or a pro cobb). My goddddd this becomes an absolute animal.
ive owned both and the auto crazy fast . literally zero delay after pressing the paddle
I'm selling my vw cc sometime this year and buying an e90 335i. I don't want a n55, gotta be the n54. this is the new supra for sure, just isn't doing the 1/4 times but meh. I want a highway rocket
As a fellow n54 335 owner -- if you're thinking of getting one...GET THE WARRANTY!! oh, and a AAA membership.
The lack of dipstick is not that huge of a problem it has two level sensors and one or two oil pressure sensors. You can get an oil stick mod for it if you really want it, it is pretty convinient because it says how many oz or ml to add for full.
Also if you got it with DKG (DCT) then it has conventional left paddle pull downshift...
These cars are monsters. Downpipes, e85, and meth kit they'll make like 500whp stock turbos. Insane
Have you ever reviewed a Buick grand national?
Marvin Veerapen please review this or a T type.
The BOV sound reminds me of the Velociraptor sounds from Jurassic Park 3 xD When they blow in the wood replica. Just saying
i wanted the coupe version to this car so badly but after looking at insurance cost for my age i just decided im gonna stick with importing either a 2000rs turbo skyline or r32 gtr
Finally a better review of a tuned 335i
my friend owns this car yo I'm in a group chat with him too
Aidan Parker no u
Oh no..
He should have went with the JB4 he could have made the same power with down pipes and have no check engine light on. Also can switch the tune with the button on the steering wheel.
I love my 2009 335. manual xdrive. Ive been feeling a little power hungry. Think Ill pick up a jb4
I think they didn't come equipped with a limited slip diff from factory because bmw didn't want it to compete with the M3.
ALL BMWS SMELL THE SAME! thats facts lol
david keep up the good work man videos are amazing!!
89th!!!! Yayyy numbers!
Sarah -n- Tuned love your videos! You're gonna blow up someday
Thanks!! Haha, I hope not, that sounds painful!
Also you should do a 335d of the same generation. You can easily have the same power but almost twice the torque.
Yooo I thought I was the only one who noticed the smell!! It is always the same in every bmw I’ve been in, smells like performance and money to me
Literally every Direct Injected car (almost every car now a days) has a low pressure/high pressure fuel pump. The High Pressure Pump is always a limiting factor when it comes to making big power on any D.I. car.
I would definitely pick the n54 over the new m3 f80 for me it sounds disappointing they should have toss the s65 on it f80s they have the look but not the engine that it deserves my personal opinion.
lol cobb tuned?
yes, its currently just on a OTS tune. soon to be protuned ;)
I would strongly suggest switching to MHD on Android way better tables and more potential to make more power. also some tuners only use it.
Dylan Foster it won't make a difference soon enough when I go get protuned
Matt Ogilvie it will make a huge difference, mhd has many more defined tables, features, support etc
Cobb is dead. MHD stacked with JB4 or even standalone is the way to go. Everyone knows this
Seven thousand in repairs on the N54 lemon? I thought that was just regular N54 maintenance. These engines will make 2J-like power, but the stock turbos, injectors, and high pressure fuel pumps seem to always be problems. The good news is that once you take care of these things, it is quite reliable. Due to these issues, these cars have gotten incredibly cheap. So cheap that picking one up and doing all of these upgrades seem more and more attractive.
You definitely have the gift of gab, and that's a good thing. I enjoyed your video. Thanks!
Not even an m sport smh
rs yuh they didn't offer M-sport in this year. It's a sport package car
Matt Ogilvie that's interesting, America got screwed there
indeed
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N54 engines are definetly the most unreliable cars as far as injectors going bad. Turbos go bad, fuel pumps go bad", wAterpump goes bad etc...thats why i sold my e90 lci 335i. If your not prepared to spend 5k at any given momen in repairs STAY AWAY
i wonder how many more comments you gonna post about reliability. Maybe you got a lemon ? 4 years driving a 10 year old car. OEM injectors, HPFP, LPFP, only thing changed since 60k miles is water pump, its above 100k miles now. You keep telling your self how bad the engine is, eventually engine will weed out the weak sauses. Glad people like you are not related to BMW anymore, WEAK.
Money Making Maniac Most had the problems rectified under warranty. my 335i is solid.
YonOtto oh well if u have warranty then yes its a great car because when it breaks its free to repair. But when out of warranty. Way too expensive to fix
Money Making Maniac You are right i had a lot of trouble on my injectors .. something else i hated was the differential
Money Making Maniac Most of the problems actually come from the awful gas quality you guys have in the US. It's not a coincidence that the most frequent problems are fuel related (hpfp, injectors, carbon build-ups, etc).
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i have a 135i and im glad you said you like them haha! i think bmw didnt give it an lsd for exactly what you mentioned, cost cutting plus they didnt want it too close to the M cars
Hard to believe a Cobb tuned n54 running 440hp maybe to the crank, better running MHD or jb4 for the n54 my MHD tuned n54 is 450whp/472wtq running about 21psi. Hoping to be closer to 500 after the inlets I added to the car. Nonetheless dope car and I also love my white 4 door sleeper BMW
the fuel system is really common, it's called direct injection vw/audi had it since 03ish.
My oil level sensor went out in my 135i. $300 repair. Fortunately it was CPO.
You should review a 335i w a big single or upgraded twins
This Fuel system is similar to the FDI technology in all the ford ecoboost.
Amazing video as always David 👍
Interesting. How would a diff change the cars' characteristics in the case of this tuned 335i? Nice review. PSS could easily be the best street tyres. Luv 'em. Great vid, loved the humor as well.
Dbn Poldermans much better handling
You should drive a new 335i with de DCT transmission if you find these shifts fast, the DCT shifts twice as fast as the normal auto
BMW put an open diff in the 335 because it would've been too close to the M3 in performance
I always thought that was weird how the bmw has that crayon interior smell.
Ahhh the crayon smell. It gets really strong when I use the windshield defrost. Love it though. 👍🏻
I thought I was the only one that smelt crayons in every BMW!
they made a lot of choices like the lack of an lsd because with a little work to 335 is faster than the m3
Whoa why isn't the thumbnail a pretty car shot😢
So clean awesome video i hope you can get the opportunity to review a modified evo x MR i am really wanting to see what you think about the SST transmission
Probably open diff cause that appears to be a base 335i, probably came as an option from factory when ordering the car, or in the m performance pack(not m3)
I seen the cob intercooler and I felt sad. Someone give this guy a probably built n54 please !!
"ultimate driving machine" BMWs slogan
the mk4 jetta and golf smell like crayons too
+ThatDudeinBlue Please do a diesel or a high performance suv! Very interested to see your opinion. Also, maybe 760Li or S63/65 AMG reviews? Thank you for all you do and the content you provide!
Haha I always said that bmws smell like crayons and people said i am crazy.
BMW is known for irrationally putting their best engine in a non-M car. The weird move with E30 M3, when they had a 2,5 liter inline6 and they dropped a 4banger of the same displacement in it, which had no torque, not even mentioning crazy service intervals and internals out of insane space age materials. Or when they came with the ridiculous V8 M3 when pretty everyone knew, there is no way around turbos for the future M models. It sort of felt like they got stuck a bit. I am not hating on the V8 in the E92 M3. I just know how they could not even use it for racing and went back to the foundry and got some old M5 castings... yes every winning M3 E92 had an old e39 M5 V8 under the hood. Reliability does not count in marketing. In racing it sorta does.
I thought I was the only one that smelled that crayon
I wonder if the CEL runs it in limp mode? Wouldn't it run better if you remapped the ECU so it cleared the CEL? I'm sure you would get better response out of the car.
With the Cobb access port in this car can you just safely add a cobb tune and make more power without any supporting mods?
Why is it everytime you do a review you make me want to go buy THAT car haha
I have a 2009 BMW 335i e90 sedan and when I do burn out it leave two tire marks. Found out when you turn off traction control it acts as locked diff. Has to do with the electronic diff.
BMW has the best blinker system.. not sure what the problem is. N54 FTW I owned a n54 for 3 years with 400whp, wish I still had the car. And those Wheels look stock because they're a bmw wheel, genius. Any real car guy should know those wheels
What's the amount one would spend in repairs over a year? Including simple maintenance?
Those paddle shifters aren’t very responsive...
Drive an E92 M3. Now that's a great sounding BMW
Better have good fuel filters. Cramming dirty gas through 3,000 psi pump? not recommended.
Very nice daily!
They probably left it open diff because they knew people could modify a 335i and it'd compete with the M3 from then. Oooh lordy, can't have that! Hahah!
Great video! I want a Beamer now...
I'd love to throw a n54 in an e30 just because It sounds and drives amazingly. Too bad it's stupid expensive...
BMW's oil sensors like to get stuck as specialy at diesel engine's so you won't know you run out of oil until the oil pressure is gone
so I'm hopefully buying my first car this weekend, it's a 99 prelude with a busted h22a4 but it comes with a JDM h23a VTEC. the car itself has 137xxx miles the h23a only has 40xxx. I don't know much about Honda's and I really want to do one right and give it the love it deserves. was wondering if anyone had any helpful advice or tips. Thanks in advance.
I'm always used to loosing in my coupe, RSX Type S lol
can someone explain to me why so many modded cars in the US arent running cats? here in Australia you can get fined $10,000 for not having them but in the US it seems to be a very common mod. Are the penalties not severe or do cops not care?
You should review a 2009 c300 or c63
N54 OWNERS: MHD Vs. COBB Vs. JB4 what is recommended or what is your experience with these units?
Nah, they don't all smell the same. I'm a valet, my lot parks 1,500 cars a week on average. A lot of them are BMW 3 series sedans and they smell different depending on the ethnicity and weight of the individual driving it. Trust me.
I love that BMW smell
Tell that to Matt Farah about the shifter. He believes its correct for some reason....
Its the leather. My E34 535i smells completely different from my E90 335xi
Lmfao I spent an hour looking for a dipstick on my girlfriends 535I 😂😂