BMW (N54/N55/B58) PRE-TUNING CHECKLIST! Watch This Before You Tune Your Car!

Today I decided to go over a quick rundown of things that are highly recommended to do prior to tuning your turbocharged BMW. If you have any questions, feel free to ask me or someone in the comment section below! Also make sure to leave a thumbs up on this video and subscribe for more awesome content!

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[chris_f]

Very helpful !always coming out with great videos .keep up the good work🤙

[TheWrenchLab]

Great info! Kick that knowledge. Two of these things are why I haven't gotten a real tune yet.

[alfrede.neuman]

Good video. Should be noted, a charge pipe upgrade is NOT required on the B58 cars. At least not for moderate power levels. Its a completely different design on that platform than the earlier N54/N55 engines and I guess BMW was listening to the performance world when they built it. I've seen tuners take them upwards of 500-600hp on the stock charge pipe. Comparatively, I've heard of owners blowing the charge pipe on an N55 at stock power levels.

For that matter, and intake upgrade isn't really necessary on a B58 up to those power levels either. If you're going to upgrade it for "noise", that's up to the owner...but from a performance standpoint, the intake system on this engine is pretty solid.

One of the reason I chose the B58 platform. The charge pipe, intake and intercooler(B58 uses and air to water) are all very capable, right out of the gate.

[Comtend]

Thanks for the information I just but a tune but didn’t think about these factors

[xTheLilAznx]

Thanks! This was super helpful, I was planning on tuning my car this summer and I'm a bit of a newbie so this was a great introduction. You should make a video on the different tunes (BM3 vs JB4)

[josuefuentes]

I am going broke with all this N55 maintenance, added more to the list 😂. I still love her tho!. Good info bro.

[ECPP]

Great content. Cheers ! Nice choice on your cars.

[sslum]

Jake Spence is the man. 135i goals right there. Great vid man

[megaimp]

Dude, were all broke haha, i have a 535i and i have put like 4-5 grand in, im fbo and now i put again 4 grand in, pure stage 1s, inlets-outlets, oil catch cans.. But i still need a coil pack and spark plugs plus walnut blast and all the money for installation, and finally a custom tune haha.. I want to make sure i do everything before i tune it that it would last with no issues.. A lot of pain and tears, but at the end of the day, its all worth it. That is what we love! Cheers!

[Latinblood]

Maintenance before mods! I’d do gasket replacements before tuning as well personally. Valve cover gasket, oil filter housing, cooler, oil pan etc

[LexicalNoScope]

After weeks of searching having no clue what the issue was I finally found out the reason my n54 335is was shaking so bad under high load but the issue would stop after restarting the car. Basically when these cars misfire badly enough the car shuts off the injector to that cylinder until the car is restarted. If I would have replaced my plugs and coils before going mhd stage 2+ this wouldn’t have happened😅 plugs and coils coming this week though👌🏼

[Leblife]

Can you please recommend parts to get next video like what coils, spark plugs etc are good to get for tuning

[jg_media]

You should make a video on changing spark plugs and ignition coils bro! I've yet to do that on our whips.. teach me up 👊

[Hamzah]

stage 2 mHD is no joke. It’s a different beast 👅

[deanebromfield]

Great Video man. Quick question tho' can I do a stage 2 tune with the factory catted downpipe, aftermarket charge pipe and factory intercooler?( 2015 x5 335i). Plus which tune is best suited for this model? Thanks for your response.

[schmeddy]

Quick question - I just upgraded my charge pipe to evolution racewerks, new spark plugs and coils, and walnut blast. Do I also need an upgraded open intake for MHD stage 1? I've read online that this is recommended, but just seeing if the additions I have above will suffice. Thanks

[raypews]

Great content bro. Just curious what FMIC and charge pipe you have installed to the m235 for stage 2? I’m in the market for one, getting bm3 very soon.

[abdulfooligan]

I had no clue a walnut blast ACTUALLY involved real walnuts lol

[MrJaysun]

Just blew my charge pipe this weekend had some problems have it installed and still have check engine lights, look like I’ll be taking it to a shop this week, currently running burgermotorsports stage 1 tune on my bmw 435i

[holdenhammond]

If your going stage 1, stage 1 +; you do not need to do anything whatsoever to the b58 block. Stage 2, 2+ requires a aftermarket downpipe, no particulate filter and a high pressure fuel pump. These are only necessary additions past stage 1. Stock block is pretty damn strong, can hold like 600 whp.