[ANMVQ]

Originally Posted by Pladi

Were you stock ? Running any tuning ?

BMW has this motor on almost every platform including F series....

We need to find out how many stock cars are failing.. a thread with 10 cases doesn't say much about the " reliability" of the N55 motor

I knew about it burring oil stock. this was my first DI car with FI and listened to the dealer when the told me it was normal. I then had a custom MHD tune flashed in . The oil consumption stayed about the same, It stated to concern me when the tips had oil on the them

[dleccord]

Originally Posted by ANMVQ

I knew about it burring oil stock. this was my first DI car with FI and listened to the dealer when the told me it was normal. I then had a custom MHD tune flashed in . The oil consumption stayed about the same, It stated to concern me when the tips had oil on the them

What “tips” are you talking about?

[biz77]

Sorry I'm late to the party...

Option #4: Install GM LS3

[ANMVQ]

Originally Posted by dleccord

What “tips” are you talking about?

Muffler tips, I'd clean them in two days later they'd be covered

[SnapCoupe]

Originally Posted by biz77

Sorry I'm late to the party...

Option #4: Install GM LS3

The master tech at my dealership who always works on my car mentioned throwing a N63 TT V8 motor into it. Apparently BMW has to replace so many of these damn things that the price sunk a crazy amount. A new crate N63 costs less than 3k without turbos. For comparison, customer price for a new N55 is 13-14k without a turbo.

[biz77]

Originally Posted by SnapCoupe

The master tech at my dealership who always works on my car mentioned throwing a N63 TT V8 motor into it. Apparently BMW has to replace so many of these damn things that the price sunk a crazy amount. A new crate N63 costs less than 3k without turbos. For comparison, customer price for a new N55 is 13-14k without a turbo.

There is a reason they replace so many N63's and why you most definitely want a N63TU over it. That would be a pretty cool swap.

[SnapCoupe]

Originally Posted by biz77

There is a reason they replace so many N63's and why you most definitely want a N63TU over it. That would be a pretty cool swap.

Considering how much a FBO N55 struggled for traction, a V8 with more torque would be silly. That being said, if this wasn't my daily I would probably consider it.

[biz77]

Originally Posted by SnapCoupe

Considering how much a FBO N55 struggled for traction, a V8 with more torque would be silly. That being said, if this wasn't my daily I would probably consider it.

I don't see the issue I daily drove my Cadillac CTS-V with 305 width drag radials.