x5 3.0si performance

[Bertie]

I have a x5 3.0si , and would like to boost its overall performance a bit.
Can a 3.0si motor be turbo charged ? I think this engine is a N52B30.
If not, any other suggestions to increase power ?

 

[RAArmstrong]

In all honesty and not to sound like an ass. Sell it and buy a diesel

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[Bertie]

Hi Armstrong,
I don't like the tractor sound , otherwise it would have been an option.

 

[SubLoaded]

The tractor drivers won't get to hear your nice inline 6 petrol either when they fly past you :fencelook:

I've had 2 N52s before. Just enjoy it for what it is. Smooth, great sounding, engines :thumbs:

 

[michael.joseph]

It's a good bulletproof engine.

Leave it as is...

Chasing more power on a 3.0si is gona leave u with more headaches than anything

 

[cOlDFuSiOn]

Maybe look at branches and a good exhaust, so that you can hear that glorious 6 cyl motor! That is what a motor like that is all about!

 

[msm]

I'm with RAArmstrong. Sell it and buy a diesel. Have you driven a diesel X5? At normal cruising speed, you can't really tell it's a diesel?

If you really don't like the sound of a diesel, I'd still sell the 3.0si and buy a V8 if you want better performance. If you're throwing money away trying to mod a 3.0si, you might as well pay for fuel on a V8 instead.

 

[Bertie]

Hi Guys
Thanks for all the feedback - the car is paid off, so exchanging it is not an option now. I like the smoothness, the sound and after all, it is not a slouch.
All the best !

 

[SanM]

I just say enjoy it. It's paid off! And there are few better sounds than an in-line 6 cylinder at full rev.

 

[Bertie]

Thanks Z4Guy and others - I agree, I will keep it as is.
(I sometimes let the window down a bit to catch that exhaust sound . . . brilliant !)

 

[byaru1]

I have a x5 3.0si , and would like to boost its overall performance a bit.
Can a 3.0si motor be turbo charged ? I think this engine is a N52B30.
If not, any other suggestions to increase power ?

The 3.0si is indeed not that of a performer. I also would have got the v8 if I knew then what I know now.

However, it does sound good.

Too bad that apart from the motor, the rest of the car is such an unreliable mess though.


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[yush1]

Theres not much you can do with a NA engine. An exhaust will give you minimal gains as well. Leave it as is.