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02-03-2022, 07:05 PM | #1 |
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What mild Turbos to buy for N54?
So I need some advice. I recently purchased an N54 powered 135i as a project car. The car is high miles, the turbos have blown seals as they dump smoke all the time and it needs a bunch of other work which is ok because I bought it for exactly this purpose… a project. Anyway, my plan is to rebuild the car into essentially OEM + type spec. Question is what turbos should I get? I’m not looking to build an 800hp monster. Just need turbos that will be reliable somewhat long term with a pump 93 tune and probably some Meth injection. I’d be happy with anything around 500hp. I’m hesitant to get any kind of eBay turbos but I see a lot of folks here using them. Are they good and if not, what would be the better option for what I’m looking to get from the car?
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02-04-2022, 10:29 AM | #2 |
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Honestly, your best bet if you don't want china turbos are Pure.
People also recommend Vargas, but I've seen quite a few issues and bad experiences (with the turbos, and the owner). |
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02-07-2022, 09:26 AM | #4 |
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Depends on your power goal and budget.
Our most popular options are the Pure stage 2 and Vargas
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It wont be a daily driver & even if it was I don't usually drive my cars ultra hard every day but it would be nice to have something that COULD be used as a daily if I ever wanted to.
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I went with RB on 130K+ mile N54, FBO and MHD 2+. For a summer fun car it is plenty quick for me, would rather focus further improvements on suspension handling than more power.
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Pure 600 is another good option to check out too.
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