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Hey guys, this is my first post so bear with me.
My name is PJ. I drive a 2012 FBO N55 135i. I bought this car back in January with 71k miles. Soon as I got the car I took care of all the maintenance...plugs, coils, oil, oil pan/OFHG & valve cover gaskets, water pump etc. I bought the car because of the rumored N55s reliability and the reason for that is because I had no idea what goals I wanted for this car (I suppose i still don't). So as time goes by, I read the forums and FB pages to see what I can do with it and that's when I came across companies like VRSF, Injen, BMS, MHD, etc and I saw what was offered for the N55 platform. So I got myself the VRSF Intercooler, Charge pipe and down pipe. With the stage 2+ on MHD I was finally FBO, but I wasn't quite satisfied. My next move was to make the car run a bit cooler. I currently live in Hawaii so it's pretty hot everyday and from what I've read, these cars can run pretty hot. Mind you this is the first turbo car I've ever owned so I don't know much about heat control or what temps are normal. I came from the S54 Platform and those cars run a lot cooler than the N55s for the obvious reason lol. But getting back to the point. I know I wanna go a lot faster and yes I know I could've done this with another engine but I love the N55. It sounds amazing and it's been reliable to me so far for the almost 8 months of ownership. Since I'm aiming for higher numbers I was looking on upgrading the turbo. Now this is my daily driver, so I'm not looking for something crazy high just 450 or there about. I have had my eyes on two kits: Pure and Big Boost 3.4. Now I know pure is the go-to for N55s and reliable power but what about big boost? I know their turbos are bigger and they come with external waste Gates and I understand the problems that can come with that. More heat, more lag, more engine stress. But I wanna do something different, maybe everyone went pure for a reason, I don't know. I just know that I wanna be a bit faster and closer to my target HP wether that be wheel or crank, doesn't matter to me. My next mods are Fuel-it Stage 2 LPFP, a Mossleman Oil cooler and a bunch of Cosmetics. I wanna take care of all the performance stuff before I move onto making it look good. Here's a few pics of my car and thanks for listening/reading. I look forward to keeping this updated as I journey along.
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