From a tuning perspective, it's always easy to tell which cars have been taken care of. This one was a breeze to dial in! 😎

@ThicWhips

4 ай бұрын

Thank you sir!

Five years of daily driving and 130k miles on the clock and yes I had to replace the water pump, valve cover, vanos solenoids, but the motor is incredible. Flying bye M cars with a tune and aftermarket turbos is an amazing experience for very little expense. The negative comments come from haters who have never owned one, the N54 is a beast for relatively low cost to run. Great content and there is nothing suspect on any of your builds keep up the excellence

@emmanuelogedengbe3738

3 ай бұрын

I be telling them I want another N54 motor and my people think I’m insane for it but I didn’t really have any problems

Bought a 335i E92 with the n54 engine in late 2018 with 55.000 km on the clock. Now it has about 90.000 km on the clock and so far I've had zero issues. When I read and hear about all the issues that come with owning an N54 I always thought to myself, maybe I was just happy so far. I think maintenance and proper driving when the engine is cold does a lot. Greetings from Bavaria, Germany

@joshuaquilliam2887

4 ай бұрын

Same, had my 08xi for 4.5 years. It has never left me stranded, and I have never had a limp mode. But I am very meticulous about my maintenance and I change parts before they go. So far so good with pure stage 2s on 93. Car is awesome and makes me smile every single time I get in and drive.

N54 is what created all of the new bmw engines we allove now.. 1m clone is looking lovely. I can't wait to see it at invasion 💯

@emmanuelogedengbe3738

3 ай бұрын

I been saying this for years

I think most people who buy these get them for the power and then when something goes wrong they can’t afford it and trash the platform. As a n54 owner I recommend maintenance first, power second

@lms_apollo326

Ай бұрын

Exactly what I say, a lot of guys just slap on bolt on mods with no sort of supporting/ maintenance mods then call the n54 unreliable when something goes wrong

Keep up the awesome work, Thic! Please never sell 1M-dupe. Absolutely love the car.

N54 is a great platform, for the money imo not much can touch it. I have had mine 4.5 years, has never broke down, never left me stranded. But I am anal about my maintenance, I change things before they go bad. The E chassis is timeless, I always have people asking what year my 08 is, and when they hear it they are stunned. It isn't a Toyota so it cannot be maintained like one. Treat them right, and they will reward you every time you hit the start button.

@RexRogers_

2 ай бұрын

I have a f30 and I low key want an E chassis but I’m scared of failure points

ive had my e92 n54 for a year and a half now got it with 43k miles and went from fbo e50 for about 6 months and now its top mount big turbo and still is a daily driver at 60k miles . As long as you take care of the platform, it will take care of you

Thanks for this. I've got a 2009 335i and I've been dreading all the negative talk about the N54. I'm all in on keeping it maintained.

Psyched to watch the progression of your build 👌. Couldn't agree more regarding your philosophy on doing the maintenance on N54's. Thankfully through forums and guys like yourself, there is a wealth of knowledge regarding the common maintenance issues. I bought a 2009 black/black 135i 6 speed a year ago and did the walnut blasting, index 12 injectors, water pump, clutch upgrade from a 550i manual (which is a gem), charge pipe, catless downpipe, VRSF intercooler, and off the shelf MHD tune. Clutch and injectors were spendy, but necessary. I've put almost 10k miles on it and love it. Super reliable. Freeway pulls on E30 blend tune are like WOAH... Can't wait to watch your feedback on your M3 subframe and Ohlins. Huge props dude. N54's are absolutely reliable if you do your homework and do the proper maintenance. Preach!

Thanks for the 135i Build Sheet - amazing!

Maintaining a bmw is very important and it will treat you well.

@joshuaquilliam2887

4 ай бұрын

Cheap or young owners give this car a bad name. They have 5k bucks to buy a car and make 500 horse lol. They can afford the ebay parts, and the Jb4 but when the water pump goes bad they can't afford to fix it, so the car is of course a pos. I see more clapped TF out E90's and E92's than about any other model. If you don't have 3k bucks to fix things sitting in your bank all the time, don't buy an N54. For those of us that can afford it, that can turn our own wrenches, these cars will be a bargain for a long time.

It’s basically 1m they come with n54 lol

I got a 335 for $1000 and replaced some stuff already and it runs strong, 270k miles.

@thisguyshorty3554

4 ай бұрын

Have you done rod bearings?

@OpressivePeach

Ай бұрын

@@thisguyshorty3554nope

@mewfuz37

25 күн бұрын

2.. 270? What how

i had a 2009 e90 lci. OFH, Water Pump, injectors, bad injector drivers in ecu, catch can / evap system, walnut blasting, vanos, ignition / coil upgrade. the list goes on

loving this content, looking to pick up a 135i soon and this really helps my hesitation for the N54, I wasn't even going to turn mine up and I was still warey :)

I'm glad you as me think that anything over 500 who is just ridiculous. 700-1000whp you can't put the power down in no gear on street. Yeah it might hook on the dragstrip but on dragstrip there's cars making 1000-2000whp so you ain't wowing anyone. 500whp is awesome. Those dyno racers can go f off

Your initial statement is so accurate about reliability on this platform. My E90 335i was my second most reliable car I’ve ever owned. Service and maintenance is a must. 🎉

Have a e92 335i with the n54, just clicked over 200k kms (50 thousand of those mine). It’s been bulletproof, keep in maintained, still stock but I have boxes of parts for fbo upgrades one day, think I’ll wait till wastgate rattle gets too bad and I’ll push the button on a set of Pure Turbos for it. I enjoy driving it stock for the time being, such a sorted platform. Don’t listen to the online haters, they don’t know what they are speaking about. Great car brother, bet you can’t wait for the new rear and the LSD

9:00 described my exact philosophy! I got a hard time from one of my friends when i installed my hybrid turbo on my GTI because i wasn't pushing it to the extreme like 500+ zone. My car makes the same power as a Stage 2 Golf R with E85 on pump gas and that's all i wanted lol, usable> making it undriveable and a risk. 500hp in a front wheel drive car can't take corners like a 350-400hp one can lol. Anyways, love the content as always. Every time i watch your channel it just makes me want to get a E Chassis BMW as a project even more!

Dude phenomenal build and explanation. Im not new to bmw and you are 100percent correct. The n54,n55,b58,s55,s58 whatever..... you have to do the maintenance and not put cheapo depo parts on the car, get a custom tune and the car will do you right. Using high quality parts and knowing what you are doing makes the world of a difference. People chase 900whp for these cars that are meant for more than just a straight line does take away. 550-650whp is a great street car and can be achieved on each of these. The n54 with doc race top single mount turbo is an animal. I actually think the s55 with top mount single is a beast too (only way id own an s55). Keep up of the great teaching tools and videos brotha.my buddy did the same with his 135 and its narly. Dynoed at 705whp. Daily drives and has 101k miles.

It's about time you put an lsd in that car. $50k+ into a build and still driving around with an open diff is ridiculous.

@vek94reviews54

4 ай бұрын

Finally someone who noticed that. Hope he goes with a clutch/plate lsd and not wavetrac and other lsd types

@ThicWhips

4 ай бұрын

Relax man good builds take time. I’m getting there, just gotta enjoy the process

@user-ki8zf1rp1e

4 ай бұрын

​@@vek94reviews54Hoping for a Ford 8.8 from SLG. They're about to be dropping a version 2 of the kit soon

@BMWEiMSport

4 ай бұрын

I have an OS Giken Superlock on mine.

@khemchee4685

4 ай бұрын

@@user-ki8zf1rp1e I was wondering what was up they took the kit off the website

So jealous!! What a car! Keep going man! I would just get rid of that tires, so noisy i just couldn't ahah

Hey that's the 1st thing I noticed and commented when you did the new setup, it sounds like a V8 but like a low displacement V8 a more exotic V8 instead of like a hemi or LS

Great vid. What is the SMFW gearbox rattle like under load? I had a 135i with one and the rattle noise under load was a killer (i.e. anything from 1k to 3k rpm in eg. 4th gear). Over 3k rpm the noise went away. I ask as I have also built a 1m clone and am not looking to go single turbo - but will need a SMFW to support the power and not sure I can bare the noise again! Cheers

I just absolutely love this car!

It really does have an s65 tone to it. Sounds sick 👍🏻

Very cool build

SPEAKING ONLY FACTS BRO💯💯 Sick ass build man

“Thing thing sounds fucking rad dude” 😁👍

i see one mod never done on BMW crankshafts for oiling.. and that is chamfer the rod bearing oil hole on the backside of rotation. i think a slight chamfer would drastically help with bearing wear and oiling. also i think 500-600HP on twins would be my happy spot, maintain factory like spool, maybe add the Reflex Motiv SFI box and flex fuel kit to run MPI with some corn juice when i want, and that is about it. i also think mods that also cover maintenance are a good path, like the bremmen aluminum cover, and the B58 coil conversion, replace all coils, and plugs, and upgrade the ignition system at the same time. CSF aluminum radiator for better cooling efficiency and get rid of crappy plastic end tanks.. ( this isn't BMW specific, i hate plastic end tanks on everything, especially since coolant from any manufacturer but especially GM Dexos just eats the crap out of plastic) the Aluminum Mickey Mouse flange, a billet oil filter cap, for ease of removal using a standard owned wrench or socket. maybe the mosselman oil thermostat and cooler upgrade to maintain oil viscosity over time. hard pipes and blow of valve for those happy turbo noises.

I just bought a 335xi auto for a steal really wanted a rwd variant and manual but parts really arent that expensive and you’re right previous owners did not keep up with maintenance and im currently replacing a bunch of parts new to the platform to

love my e82! best purchase ever. glad my 335i got taken out or i would have never got it

Hey man! I love his car. Ie ollowing you for a good minute. I love how you play with your whip. I had question, I know you probably don’t want to sell your 1serious but if you where to sell it, what would dollar amount? I’m asking I love the way this sounds & perform! I’m 45 so street racing secne I’m done with all that. Like you I’m down just driving around the car.

People think it cheap to buy N54 and make big power, but can't afford proper maintenance first on these cars are the real reason why those platform are neglected. I have been in N54 game for more than 8 years. No issues. I even already know few b58 owners are starting to have issues with the higher miles platform such as oil pump failure, rod bearing etc! Its pretty much same thing where they need attention just like N54.

Agreed on your point about maintenance, but some of the N54 'maintenance' isn't what I'd consider reasonable. E.g. changing the rod bearings.

@mjflit

21 күн бұрын

Guys coming from domestics also just can't fathom this. You can literally drive an LS motor and beat the crap out of it and it just doesn't care. Oil and gas and that's it.

Gonna put a big boy single turbo on my N54 335is. Would love for you to drive it and see how it feels when I'm all done man!

The only real problems on the n54 is the serpentine belt, it will slip eventually, but everything else is just gaskets and leaky injectiors. I definitely miss my n54

@ThicWhips

4 ай бұрын

Yes! Leaky injectors is a fact I’ve got one right now lol

I havent followed your build and am very interested in getting myself a 135i and would like to know what things I should think and look for in buying one. Like what needs to be done? Heard ypu talk about vanos solenoid? I have read about a oil gasket also.

NICE WORK

@ThicWhips

4 ай бұрын

Thanks

Hell yeah new vid 🔥🔥🔥

Love the car Nice build. If you’re swapping to M3 rear subframe, differential etc. Which drive shaft will you use or is the M3 driveshaft compatible?

@ThicWhips

4 ай бұрын

It will be a custom driveshaft. If you use m3 it must be shortened

I will do the huge maintenance job on next summer on my 335i. Will do the single turbo conversion at the same time and I want it to last. Gonna aim for 500hp on 93 and 600hp with ethanol. It's going to be a lot of work but it's gonna be worth it! Also btw, who is your tuner?

I have a 2011 n54 e92 335is dct I bought it in 2012 and i upgraded it to full bolts on except the exhaust i was running approximately 390 whp on low rpm boost just for fun, i dont like to race with other people. Btw this car is the most beautiful car in my pov it is really reliable if u maintain it good. Now i am reviving it again because i stopped driving it for 3 years 😅 hopefully it holds on with the reliability after i revive it. I believe in this engine alot i am not seeking for power i am seeking for pure joy of the n54 power delivery in this next stage wish me luck please

Definitely looks like NJ or PA back roads

I had a chuckle from the smooth brainer's "suss" comment. Thanks! 🤣

when you say you did all of the bearings did you do just the rod bearings? or literally all of the bearings?

After getting into a accident with my 335is I told everyone I want to go back and some of my people say n54 isn’t a reliable but one of my boys had a 328 that didn’t even last him a year and my 335is with maintaining ny engine was lasting me 5 years still ran strong til I got hit

154k on my n54. Love it.

Love the Sus build killer car🔥

Thank you for defending the n54 man people always try and talk trash about legends when there older

My dude showing what happens when you take care of your N54 they fuckin rip ..mine has 190k+ miles and still gets it fbo stock turbos on mhd 🤷

All well and good saying that the n54 is a reliable platform but the maintenance on this engine you’re talking about gets expensive and not everyone has an endless pit of money to spend when things go wrong, and when things go wrong they go wrong bad!!!

So what should i address on my 30k mile 335is before going single? 🤔

Do you have the front e92 subframe on it already? Or is it coming too?

@ThicWhips

4 ай бұрын

Only reason to do front subframe is if I were s65 swapping. With n54 you just upgrade arms, knuckles and brakes to run your setup if choice. Which I’m doing when I install rear end

Does have a lil v8 bark to it

Dud, Just a to cool ride. And ya" E92 coupe it's the bomb. O" and the haters, they don't take care thier cars. And yes Sr. Sports cars come with a price and more high performance engines. And you know the deal. Something the bad press talkers don't know or care. So keep the buds happy. After all were all big time BMW enthusiasts and lovers of these cars. Keep u'm alive..!

Can you tell us how much a used M3 subframe differential assembly goes for

@ThicWhips

4 ай бұрын

I paid $2200 for the entire rear shipped. From what I’ve researched this is a solid price when it includes shipping. The shipping via freight is not cheap

@davewallace9048

4 ай бұрын

@@ThicWhips yes, I think that’s a killer deal considering a wave track differential would cost that

@littleroller

4 ай бұрын

@@ThicWhips amazing price!

How do I find an N54 for $1500? Is there a website?

I wish I could get ohlin suspension for my car ...but no love for the e92 xDrive chassis😢.. I already have the M3 rear end on my car tho .. I could probably get it for that😊

@n54_GOAT

3 ай бұрын

Running ohlins on my e90 335xi

I paid 5k for a 50k mile n54 … idk where you find 1500 blocks. Best up leaky ones go for 2500 all day

never had a problem with my ST n54 335i did I replace almost everything yep did It brake down nope and I got vanos off amazon lasted 9months o2 diff story but thats st life I daily my car at 750whp for years never a problem tbh I didnt get on it at every stop light or no it would of not lasted

i know that you have an OEM approach to car build, but, with that power why not try to use AP Racing brakes?

@ThicWhips

4 ай бұрын

Let me borrow $8k for front and rear brakes bro and I got you. 😂🫰

@joshuafidone

4 ай бұрын

@@ThicWhips right 😅

between the og m2, f82 m4 and the supra for my next car. m2 and m4 are both in my budget but do i stretch the budget to get the supra? i love the supra

I love my 1M they can cost you up to 5 grand a year here in OZ

While he isn’t wrong. A good platform wouldn’t need so much work. My charge pipe blew up on the second day I owned my n54. It of course needed a hpfp right after that and would go on to need another one not long after. Water pump failures, $1400 injectors needing replacement at 80k miles, waste gate rattle, you name it all on a 100% stock car. Great actual engine block, not so great everything else.

I mean I’m not too knowledgeable about this platform, but with all you put into this car, couldn’t you have just bought a real 1M

@ashtonv2891

8 күн бұрын

Definitely not

I really does sound like a jet

B58 is going to cost more then the N54 in the long run have you looked at that engine bay lol no shade either still a solid car

“But bro I wanna slam it and do a burble tune so I’ll wait on maintenance” 😂

You should totally put the e92 M3 engine in the 1M clone

@NickRidgers

4 ай бұрын

Finishes the setup then literally swaps the two motors between the cars 😂

@SweeTM8-

4 ай бұрын

@@NickRidgers when you start a build you can never finish it there’s always something you can change

@BMWEiMSport

4 ай бұрын

I think the S65 was always the long term plan. Not sure if that is still on the table though.

@yapira3d

4 ай бұрын

Hell no

True people give up on there’s cars because of the expensive injectors 😭

When you droppin in the s65?? lol ;)

@ThicWhips

4 ай бұрын

Naj

Yep. Really anybody buying an n54. Be ready to repeat leaning over and sliding under the little beast. Its still embarrassinh compared to my old evo 8.. Kinda weak for a 3.0 tt

You can tell when people only want high HP that they don’t really drive

Its about time you put Lamborghini Doors in that car