AP S55 Front Mount Intakes Installed

Foyc55 · 09-26-2018, 02:26 PM

First in the world thanks to my buddy Yuriy, owner of A-Line Auto Service in Feasterville, PA. We ran into multiple issues making this work on the M2C but I can happily say we succeeded and the car looks nasty!

Die ///M Rakete · 09-26-2018, 02:39 PM

Impressions?

infinitekidM2C · 09-26-2018, 03:28 PM

lolwut?

Foyc55 · 09-26-2018, 03:41 PM

More pics in the sun. Not sure how I feel about the blue filters lol. Car feels nice. The maf on the passenger side is different then the one on the f80 m3. The driver side is identical. Happy I went with these as the car sounds really good.

Kuervers · 09-26-2018, 03:49 PM

How did you make it work? May have ordered a BMS intake this morning.

Protatomonster · 09-26-2018, 04:10 PM

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Originally Posted by Foyc55

More pics in the sun. Not sure how I feel about the blue filters lol. Car feels nice. The maf on the passenger side is different then the one on the f80 m3. The driver side is identical. Happy I went with these as the car sounds really good.

Can we get video of the sound?

F87_LCI · 09-26-2018, 04:13 PM

Define "multiple issues".

cecaa850 · 09-26-2018, 04:13 PM

So you have to pull the grills to service the air filters?

hellrotm · 09-26-2018, 04:51 PM

Very

chmura · 09-26-2018, 05:19 PM

Only problem I have in this setup up is water getting into the engine. I would not drive the car like this in a heavy downpour. This is a major issue IMO with this setup that’s why bmw is not doing it themselves.

Foyc55 · 09-26-2018, 05:24 PM

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Originally Posted by chmura

Only problem I have in this setup up is water getting into the engine. I would not drive the car like this in a heavy downpour. This is a major issue IMO with this setup that’s why bmw is not doing it themselves.

Yea definitely not! Luckily this isn't my daily!

scflaw · 09-26-2018, 09:46 PM

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Originally Posted by chmura

Only problem I have in this setup up is water getting into the engine. I would not drive the car like this in a heavy downpour. This is a major issue IMO with this setup that’s why bmw is not doing it themselves.

Exactly this. I don’t believe this is a good setup for people who live in areas prone to typhoons and floods. I drove through a water filled road and the water level definitely went up into the grilles.

DieGrüneHölle · 09-26-2018, 10:34 PM

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Originally Posted by Kuervers

How did you make it work? May have ordered a BMS intake this morning.

BMS intake is very reasonable, filters do remain in the engine bay. I bet Terry would give a good discount for someone being first to test fit on a M2 Comp.

CaptChaos · 09-26-2018, 10:37 PM

I appreciate the creativity but won't rain get sucked into the intakes?

Kuervers · 09-26-2018, 10:48 PM

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Originally Posted by DieGrüneHölle

BMS intake is very reasonable, filters do remain in the engine bay. I bet Terry would give a good discount for someone being first to test fit on a M2 Comp.

According in Real oem the maf are the same. Ordered through n54 tuning for free shipping in canada

DieGrüneHölle · 09-26-2018, 11:10 PM

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Originally Posted by Kuervers

According in Real oem the maf are the same. Ordered through n54 tuning for free shipping in canada

carl44 · 09-26-2018, 11:20 PM

Looks like a good way to block the airflow to the radiator and cook the engine? May want to do some R&D? Carl

Foyc55 · 09-27-2018, 02:13 AM

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Originally Posted by Kuervers

Quote:

Originally Posted by DieGrüneHölle

BMS intake is very reasonable, filters do remain in the engine bay. I bet Terry would give a good discount for someone being first to test fit on a M2 Comp.

According in Real oem the maf are the same. Ordered through n54 tuning for free shipping in canada

Sorry but unless agency power made a mistake on these intakes, the MAf on the passenger side is not the same as the one on the f80 because the holes do no line up on new intake.

Foyc55 · 09-27-2018, 02:17 AM

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Originally Posted by carl44

Looks like a good way to block the airflow to the radiator and cook the engine? May want to do some R&D? Carl

This has already been proven, there are world record f80s running this setup. Maximum PSI and RK tunes and plenty of their customers have been running this set up on high HP F80s for quite a while now with no issues. AP just knocked them off.

Cycle Pilot · 09-27-2018, 08:06 AM

The issues I see off the bat...

1) Reduced cooling air for the radiator.
2) Pulling water into the intake during heavy rain.
3) Road debris (bugs, tar, etc) clogging air filters very quickly.
4) Pain in the rear to clean/replace because you have to remove the grills.

It looks cool, but I personally wouldn't do it.

Foyc55 · 09-27-2018, 08:14 AM

You guys need to read MaX Psi's thread about these intakes. They would never create something that was going to reduce airflow and although I won't be driving my car in the rain, the intakes have been tested in pouring rain. Any water that could potentially (very unlikely) get up through the intake piping would dissipate from the heat. I know a lot of you aren't from the f80 world but this has been a common theme for modified s55s for a few years now.

infinitekidM2C · 09-27-2018, 10:18 AM

if the filters were smaller you could avoid most of the issues about blocking the radiator, it's an interesting way to get cooler air though.

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