[2008montegoblue335i]

Hey guys, I recently purchased a 2011 335xi 4door.

Ive been looking at the engine bay and it seems like the N55 motor offers a few advantages due to the way the engine is set up.


http://www.bimmerfile.com/wp-content...N55-engine.jpg

If the Factory oil cooler were moved to the drivers side wheel well, then that would free up the space in the passenger wheel well.

If you look at where the factory intake is located it is sitting on the right side of the engine bay and receives air through the snorkel located on the front of the car.

I propose this intake piping be removed and since now the space is freed up in the passenger wheel well I can now put a very simple short ram cold air intake.

This intake would need to accommodate the 3 sensors that are locate along the factory intake piping.

This would allow for the coldest air possible traveling the shortest possible distance. I don't think this exists at the moment, but I will be creating a prototype for personal use.

[adrianBMW99]

There is something about the MAF sensor on the N55 that makes a cold air intake or any type of conical intake difficult to make. No one has made one so far that actually creates any sort of dyno gains, one company that tried it actually lost dyno power. I wish you the best of luck though, I feel like this is one area on the N55 that needs to be worked on. An intake is the base and first performance mod for any vehicle so I am actually surprised more people aren't working on one for the N55.

[Mr. 5]

Originally Posted by adrianBMW99

There is something about the MAF sensor on the N55 that makes a cold air intake or any type of conical intake difficult to make. No one has made one so far that actually creates any sort of dyno gains, one company that tried it actually lost dyno power. I wish you the best of luck though, I feel like this is one area on the N55 that needs to be worked on. An intake is the base and first performance mod for any vehicle so I am actually surprised more people aren't working on one for the N55.

This is true. This is why there needs to be software included with any sort of intake. The software would distort the readings to go along with the intake.

[sti917]

Originally Posted by Mr. 5

This is true. This is why there needs to be software included with any sort of intake. The software would distort the readings to go along with the intake.

hey Terry stop working on the intake for the n55 and start working on the software to deal with the aftermarket intake.... this is how you going to make money....i think...lol

[tscdennab]

I really hope BMW did not do this on purpose on the N55.

[leftlanechillin]

there ya go guys. took some elbow grease and a lotta patience. but getting now codes and some siick sounds!

[leftlanechillin]

still working on heat shield to make it super legit

[FrankiE90]

good job joeseph.
how she pull?

[shockin330i]

subscribing.

[e92sport]

That intake looks hideous in the bay... But its a good diy if you dont mind the looks. its pretty much pointless w/o a dyno. Try and do a before and after to see if there is any changes.

[Pepe_pr]

how come anyone has dyno this idea.?

[Pepe_pr]

anyway post a video of the car on and sound if possible?

[shockin330i]

Who cares what it looks like, as long as it performs.

[black e]

Originally Posted by josephcandraos

there ya go guys. took some elbow grease and a lotta patience. but getting now codes and some siick sounds!

the orientation of the MAF is wrong , maybe that's why your getting codes and stuff. you need to have it sideways, the same way it sits in the OEM pipe

[Pepe_pr]

Is it working? Even if the map is sideways?

[shockin330i]

I think he meant no codes and that it was a typo.

[Keik E92 M3]

Originally Posted by shockin330i

I think he meant no codes and that it was a typo.

+1

[Slops]

Haha thought I was the only one that put playing cards on my bicycle ...

Anyway, cool idea and I'm in to hear the kewl soundz

[FrankiE90]

josephcandraos!!!!

is that a 4" flex air duct hose?

[black e]

well if he's not getting codes with the MAF sideways then the " intake is to difficult because of the MAF" argument is just BS

[shockin330i]

Originally Posted by maxnix

Don't know why length of cold air column is a issue in and of itself.

Destroying the integrity of the CAI and introducing preheated under hood air is not a performance improvement.

As far a kewl soundz go, might as well put some more playing cards in your bicycle spokes.

Yu don't like anthing do you? Lol

[FrankiE90]

Originally Posted by black e

well if he's not getting codes with the MAF sideways then the " intake is to difficult because of the MAF" argument is just BS

well if joseph doesn't chime in - I'll make one.
if he does chime in - i won't feel so bad for wasting money.