BMW announces Power Kit for N55

cstavaru · 07-13-2010, 09:44 AM

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Originally Posted by AltecBX

It has an additional radiator, air intakes, and a more powerful fan for the main radiator

The effects of the modifications to the engine tuning parameters include:
•Increased torque of 317ft-lbs (manual transmission) or 332ft-lbs (automatic transmission) available from just 1,500 rpm.
•Increased power output of 20 horsepower from 300 to 320hp
•Faster acceleration from 0 to 60m/hour (0.2seconds quicker than the standard model) and from 50 to 75m/hour (0.5seconds quicker than the standard model).

Cost of Power Kit with Exhaust:
E90 ZMP
Dealer cost of Power Kit MSRP $1,795
Dealer cost of Air Duct Kit MSRP $ 195
Dealer cost of Exhaust E90 MSRP $2,327
Installation at Port (6 hours @$85) Labor $ 510
Total $4,827

E92 ZMP
Dealer cost of Power Kit MSRP $1,795
Dealer cost of Air Duct Kit MSRP $ 195
Dealer cost of Exhaust E92 MSRP $1,862
Installation at Port (6 hours @$85) Labor $ 510
Total $4,362

Isn't this the N54 power kit info ? I don't think it's the N55.

shifterboy45 · 07-13-2010, 11:18 AM

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Originally Posted by FrankiE90

where, who's your source?
any link?
wanna read more.
thanks

advance dealer notification..
sorry no public links to speak of..

any addition info i get ill post ASAP...

cheers !!

AltecBX · 07-13-2010, 11:29 AM

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Originally Posted by cstavaru

Isn't this the N54 power kit info ? I don't think it's the N55.

Yep. Once shifter boy gets the info, we can compare to this one.
I'm pretty sure BMW will keep it around the same power and same price point. Is a market that is there and BMW knows people will pay for if kept under $2k and warranty is in tact.

I also agree on getting the 335is over the n55 with power kit. Better cooling, more power, better brakes, 7 speed dct, better engine. Only downsides, are the people that wants a sedan can be achieved by getting an 335i with power kit.

AltecBX · 07-13-2010, 11:32 AM

They can really sniff, can they...

shifterboy45 · 07-13-2010, 11:39 AM

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Originally Posted by Brey335i

Isn't it funny that the power kit will make the N55 in the 335i pretty much match the N54 in the 335is...

With the price of the power kit, you'd have to be crazy to choose 335i + power kit over 335is. 335is still has the DCT and better looks

till you drive each of these cars side by side... i'd hold off on any tuning/car purchase decision..

i got chance to drive both coupes back to back the other day.. and its like night and day.. and not just the power aspect, just the feel of the car, ride quality, precision, i cant even go into details about the differences on both cars, since each is pointed at a different customer base.

put it this way... and im not the only one that has done this little test in the last few day either --

the E92 335i AT is a car your wife(if she's not a car nut)could drive without much of an issue of being surprised... its graduated in terms of expectibility -- you can gauge when you pull the trigger, and when not to.

the two E92 335is coupe that i drove are what u really want in a car, the sounds the feel, the rush... its nowhere compared to a fully modded car (of any type) but this is as close as BMW has come since the E46 M3 in 2002, to making driving a 3 series a freakin blast....

12/2011 is my date with the new girl --- so hard to wait -- but maybe by then there be a Power Kit out on it too..

scottp999 · 07-13-2010, 11:52 AM

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Originally Posted by shifterboy45

the two E92 335is coupe that i drove are what u really want in a car, the sounds the feel, the rush... its nowhere compared to a fully modded car (of any type) but this is as close as BMW has come since the E46 M3 in 2002, to making driving a 3 series a freakin blast....

12/2011 is my date with the new girl --- so hard to wait -- but maybe by then there be a Power Kit out on it too..

Nice! I would get one, but too much sunk into the 335i. 335i with mods still feels like a new car to me, even though it is over 3 years old.

** They should have made factory LSD an option for the 335is to bring back the old option that was available on the e30 325is.

reprod · 07-13-2010, 11:58 AM

If all this is true... this is just a sign to me that the next 335is will now also include the N55... I am thoroughly convinced of this... Goodbye N54...

shifterboy45 · 07-13-2010, 12:57 PM

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Originally Posted by reprod

If all this is true... this is just a sign to me that the next 335is will now also include the N55... I am thoroughly convinced of this... Goodbye N54...

every engine platform is replaced .. sooner or later.
based on automotive specs and federal/state/country regulations, is this to say the N54 will sooner or later be replaced, yes it will .. but the real question is when.. but to say the next year.. maybe a little early.

i have seen only a couple of times that BMW has not produced a vehicle that eclipes the previous cars in either comfort, safety, or performance, and i know that the N54 is hard to beat, so if it does go away.. im sure its replacement is be its equal or better -- minus the HDP problem

shifterboy45 · 07-13-2010, 01:08 PM

yeah, i know what you mean, everytime i get into my 09 i dont want to let it go... but in this case its a lease car.. and i was gonna buy it out after the lease, that is until the PDI guy got me to drive both cars... side by side .. he's been a BMW tech since the 80's, so he appreciates the cars -- seeing the evloution, so to speak.. he doesnt get excited about much, but both of us are jazzed about this 335is... plus it give me a year to see the shake down -- and maybe ill just keep the 09 .. but i dont think so..

putting in a LSD as a options would be sooooo awesome on this car... but you and i dont get to make the final call --- unless you pop one in yourself...

enjoy your ride ...

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Originally Posted by scottp999

Nice! I would get one, but too much sunk into the 335i. 335i with mods still feels like a new car to me, even though it is over 3 years old.

** They should have made factory LSD an option for the 335is to bring back the old option that was available on the e30 325is.

Jason4486 · 07-14-2010, 01:37 AM

Really excited for this. Maybe BMW will rethink their "performance" products and up the power. Not likely though

FrankiE90 · 07-14-2010, 03:46 AM

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Originally Posted by shifterboy45

advance dealer notification..
sorry no public links to speak of..

any addition info i get ill post ASAP...

cheers !!

ty

cstavaru · 07-14-2010, 04:47 AM

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Originally Posted by shifterboy45

advance dealer notification..
sorry no public links to speak of..

any addition info i get ill post ASAP...

cheers !!

I remember how long I suffered between the N54 kit announcement and the moment I had it on the car

In the N54 case, it was about 8 months...

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