[Alex@N5x]

I love this channel because he has some great content for the f30 335i but he has just made a video about a n52 with a turbo. I don't have a 328i anymore but when I did I hated when people would say it's not worth it because putting a turbo on this car is a pretty nice accomplishment for those who love their n52 powered bmw! And sorry if I didn't post this is the n52 sub forum I figured it would get more attention here !

[Unknownorder]

looks awesome, i would love to turbo mine, any idea id a manifold is available yet or do you have to custom make one?

[slowcar]

bmw already designed a turbo engine

n52 is supposed to me all moarter

[Tambohamilton]

Looks and sounds mint!

On the topic of turbo-ing the N52...there's no mechanical reason why it's a bad idea; it just seems like most who ask the question are considering it for cost reasons, in which case getting a 335i instead is a no-brainer...hence people getting a bit enthusiastic recommending the 35 route instead. If the question was asked more often as a fun/character-building experiment on a spare car for a laugh (rather than outright HP), then I'm sure the general response would be a lot more positive.

Fair play to anyone who takes on a build like this and makes it work

[Bimmer_Engineer]

Originally Posted by Tambohamilton

Looks and sounds mint!

On the topic of turbo-ing the N52...there's no mechanical reason why it's a bad idea; it just seems like most who ask the question are considering it for cost reasons, in which case getting a 335i instead is a no-brainer...hence people getting a bit enthusiastic recommending the 35 route instead. If the question was asked more often as a fun/character-building experiment on a spare car for a laugh (rather than outright HP), then I'm sure the general response would be a lot more positive.

Fair play to anyone who takes on a build like this and makes it work

I don’t know the N52 in depth, but typically when a company builds a turbo engine it’s not the same as the NA version. For instance the compression ratio is typically lower and the internals might be stronger...specially the rods, pistons, and crank. So I think it’s misleading to say there’s no mechanical reason why it’s a bad idea...

[Tambohamilton]

Of course, but there's nothing specific which stops the n52 from functioning when turbocharged - that's my point. Of course it will be a bigger compromise than the 35i, but as per my previous post, that's part of doing a build like that; just more hurdles and problems to overcome...part of the 'fun'

[213e90n51]

Was the engine and head stock for the turbo build?

[Efthreeoh]

It's not about hate; it's about love. Some people just love the N52 because it is a great naturally aspirated in-line-six from BMW. I'm in that camp. Adding a turbo to any in-line-six changes the nature of it, which is fine if that is what you like. BMW made a turbo in-line-six for those people who like them.

Not really hard to understand.

[oVeRdOsE.]

Originally Posted by Efthreeoh

It's not about hate; it's about love. Some people just love the N52 because it is a great naturally aspirated in-line-six from BMW. I'm in that camp. Adding a turbo to any in-line-six changes the nature of it, which is fine if that is what you like. BMW made a turbo in-line-six for those people who like them.

Not really hard to understand.

+1, with 3-4k$, its easy to bring the N52 to 260-270bhp figure.

Which is very acceptable in 2020.

n54 is OEM built to hold 600bhp. not the same range at all.

[gT-BMW]

i would love to turbo my n52! but i dont want to loose a/c. I think a 300whp n/a n52 is more badass

[donskoyracing]

there is a cheap build on youtube, the owner used the oem header and just flipped them upside down.