Supercharged e90 M3 Failure

[Singletrack]

Originally Posted by KennyPowers

LMAO really? B5 s4 and bullet proof reliability, awesome.

Seriously. My stock 2.7t was riddled with problems at stock boost. Sooo many k03 turbo failures also.

[jml]

Originally Posted by Singletrack

Seriously. My stock 2.7t was riddled with problems at stock boost. Sooo many k03 turbo failures also.

My B5S4 went boom (impellers end up in the cats) on the same trip to Houston to but a deposit on an E46M3 order. She was clearly pissed at me.

[huyner328]

I can't stop laughing. Someone actually mentioned; B5, S4, and bullet proof in the same sentence. This thread is officially derailed!

[Singletrack]

Originally Posted by jml

My B5S4 went boom (impellers end up in the cats) on the same trip to Houston to but a deposit on an E46M3 order. She was clearly pissed at me.

Ha! That sucks! I wanted to get out of the A6 2.7T into an E46, but couldn't afford it at the time. Went to an STi and now finally in the M3 ; )

[chungdae]

Talk about a tangent

[LarThaL]

Originally Posted by KennyPowers

LMAO really? B5 s4 and bullet proof reliability, awesome.

The B5 S4 did have a problem with the K03 turbos. The oil inlet to cool the units were too small and led to turbo failure. Water pump failure was also common on these cars.

I was referring specifically to the ability of the block to handle large amounts of boost without blowing.

[frenchM3dreamer]

should i also mention my issues with my Mitsu engine / dealership?
just to keep it fair?

[LarThaL]

Originally Posted by eamon

You seem pretty confident in what you're saying, this is pretty OT but are N54s good for tuning? As in do they have bullet-proof reliability i.e. keeping the car running for a long time?
Just looking for some input, threads like these scare me away ahah

I do not know much about the N54 motor.....the materials, compression, cooling, fuel supply, etc. etc. to be able to properly answer this question. From what I have heard, the internals are strong, but the heat management is weak. Adding extra boost will generate a lot more heat, and that might be your weak link.

You can try to overcome heat management issues by:

1. larger radiator with more powerful coolant/water pump
2. Higher capacity oil pan
3. Larger oil cooler
4. Larger or more efficient intercoolers to handle the extra heat from the extra boost.

Hope this helps.

[Z4-VILLA]

OMg wtf

[whats77inaname]

Originally Posted by tibra1

I am not going to stoop down to how many varied tuner's SC applications have failed ..the point of the post expressed by VVG is vaild on its face either you accept it or you dont and if you dont then feel free to express how any of his points dont have a basis in fact.

How is it stooping down when I'm presenting a fact? And in regards to not having a point that isn't a fact, how about this one?

Originally Posted by VVG

5. If you want to put FI onto a NA street car, you need to build the motor...crank, pistons, rods, rings, and run a CR of certainly less than 10.5.

Given that there are quite a few s/c'ed S65s running around here that *don't* have built bottom ends, I'd have to say this is an opinion.

[US///M3]

Originally Posted by chungdae

Talk about a tangent

Hahaha

[BPMSport]

B5 S4 has a solid block, that's about it. They had their whole host of issues, although it was a badass car when set up right.

Coding cable and remote coding flash drive is in North Carolina. Should be delivered to the OP today or tomorrow.

[e46e92love]

Originally Posted by IFX

oh please.. I see where you're coming from.. but get over your car dude. obviously ESS is pretty reputable. And so is AA..

Read my post. Get over my car? What are you talking about? How did my post have anything to do with my car? My post had NOTHING TO DO WITH MY CAR. It had to do with fraudulent behavior for the purposes of avoid responsibility for one's actions and how that behavior affects the way dealers and BMW deals with all of its customers, and thus negatively affects all of us.

Wow, reading comprehension 101.

Cheers,
e46e92

[MPoweredAuto]

Just to give a quick update, looks like the data cable will be here Wednesday.

[alpine335i]

Originally Posted by MPoweredAuto

Just to give a quick update, looks like the data cable will be here Wednesday.

This thread is shot dude

[erm324]

^lmao agreed

[MilehighM3]

I make a motion to delete it. Any one second that motion?
If so, can it be done mods?

[Edjay]

No need to delete, I do recomend to clean up this thread, maybe lock and sticky till further info can me posted.

[IFX]

Originally Posted by e46e92love

Read my post. Get over my car? What are you talking about? How did my post have anything to do with my car? My post had NOTHING TO DO WITH MY CAR. It had to do with fraudulent behavior for the purposes of avoid responsibility for one's actions and how that behavior affects the way dealers and BMW deals with all of its customers, and thus negatively affects all of us.

Wow, reading comprehension 101.

Cheers,
e46e92

Maybe you should go back and re-read your post. (It's in caps too)
Wow

[MilehighM3]

Originally Posted by SehrSchnell

Why? Tons of actual great info in this thread.

There is some, but most information is speculation at best. Little facts for the basis of the accusation that started the thread in the first place.
The moderators should clean up about 25-30 pages of propaganda and fear mongering. Then maybe we could go back and read it all as a group. Short of that, the only reason to keep coming back to this thread is curiosity, not closure. I don't think we'll ever see any real facts or get closure from the op....

[chungdae]

^+1

[BMWJ]

This thread is good for entertainment purposes.... not really much fact here... just a bunch of drama. Although if I was AA, I'd be super pissed it hasn't been deleted yet. Costs them good money to sponsor this forum.