N54 Owners

KrS24

///Member
With the right reducer any decent DCI. BMC or K&N is what I would use.


Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk
 

ShaunB

Active member
Would love the Injen Setup.

I have DCI's with cheap cones, so looking at getting BMC's now.

But alse been contemplating doing a Helix intake, just looks neater and the gains are the same as DCI's.

hbs143_img_0857__98062.1375373418.1280.1280.jpg
 

ShaunB

Active member
PDBoosted said:
Interesting...

I've seen this setup before, although I think I read the gains with DCI's were more? Could be wrong...

With the DCI installed runing Cobb's OTS E30 map his temps would shoot out of control, it was the most bizare thing I have ever seen. I remember another member @Preezzy when he was running Cobb by itself he was having IAT issues also and he was running a DCI setup

OTS E30 with the DCI installed, MAF req was significantly higher 415-420ish @ 5800 RPMs and IAT's were rocketing to 150+°f and with massive timing pulls. With MR.5 Intake installed his MAF req stayed sub 400 @ 6k RPMs, with IATs at 120ish°f, healthy timing, and Waste Gates reduction compared to the DCI setup.


http://www.e90post.com/forums/showthread.php?t=352077
 

PDBoosted

Member
ShaunB said:
PDBoosted said:
Interesting...

I've seen this setup before, although I think I read the gains with DCI's were more? Could be wrong...

With the DCI installed runing Cobb's OTS E30 map his temps would shoot out of control, it was the most bizare thing I have ever seen. I remember another member @Preezzy when he was running Cobb by itself he was having IAT issues also and he was running a DCI setup

OTS E30 with the DCI installed, MAF req was significantly higher 415-420ish @ 5800 RPMs and IAT's were rocketing to 150+°f and with massive timing pulls. With MR.5 Intake installed his MAF req stayed sub 400 @ 6k RPMs, with IATs at 120ish°f, healthy timing, and Waste Gates reduction compared to the DCI setup.


http://www.e90post.com/forums/showthread.php?t=352077



Very interesting... DCI's definitely suffer from sucking in engine heat.

Why not go all out and do the inlets at the same time? Some gains to be had there but a lot of work too.
inlet intake_193975563.jpg
 

ANiMOSiTY

BMW Car Club Member
Best thing, for our climate, is to build a CAI yourself.
As you know, these cars are very octane hungry and limiting IATs helps every bit.
My N54 was better with the stock intake vs open cone filters sucking-in hot air from the engine bay.

N54 FTW though.
 

ShaunB

Active member
PDBoosted said:
Why not go all out and do the inlets at the same time? Some gains to be had there but a lot of work too.

That would be awesome yes, but alas too much work, I cant spend hours under the car anymore, Im getting too old now :hammerhead:
 
Top