The N54 engine pistons are cast (and not forged).

Elie335 · 06-07-2011, 01:52 PM

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Originally Posted by GeorgiaTech335coupe

Demand for pistons off of a wrecked pre 12/09 335 just went up?

did it?

Forcefed3 · 06-07-2011, 02:15 PM

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Originally Posted by dzenno

tscdennab, what year is your 335i?

Well he has a LCI, so it looks like he missed the cut. If they did in fact switch to cast.

dzenno · 06-07-2011, 02:30 PM

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Originally Posted by Forcefed3

Well he has a LCI, so it looks like he missed the cut. If they did in fact switch to cast.

Which explains why they told him his car had cast pistons...

supracg · 06-07-2011, 02:42 PM

So if your car was built in 08(not necessarily 08 model), it has forged pistons?

This is surprising news if bmw stripped the M's of the forged pistons as well

BQTuning · 06-07-2011, 02:42 PM

I was going to trade my car in for the 1M or 335is and just slap Dinan on one of them. After reading through all 3 pages I just changed my mind. I was more leaning to the 335is for the DCT unless the crankshaft, piston and rods can be changed to forged if they are not already ?

Forcefed3 · 06-07-2011, 02:45 PM

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Originally Posted by BuraQ

I was going to trade my car in for the 1M or 335is and just slap Dinan on one of them. After reading through all 3 pages I just changed my mind. I was more leaning to the 335is for the DCT unless the crankshaft, piston and rods can be changed to forged if they are not already ?

Dont you think you should give it time? No proof has been presented yet. You shouldn't believe everything you read on the internet.

Elie335 · 06-07-2011, 02:47 PM

enrita, I wonder why you went with the OEM pistons again, while you had the chance to use forged pistons....

cn555ic · 06-07-2011, 02:52 PM

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Originally Posted by Forcefed3

Dont you think you should give it time? No proof has been presented yet. You shouldn't believe everything you read on the internet.

Enrita, E92Fan and Dzenno had their internals opened up and its confirmed it was forged...What else do you need?

mithiral67 · 06-07-2011, 02:53 PM

If this holds to be true, my plans to buy the new m3 might have gone put the window.

True that the new engines will have cast vs forged like my car.

cn555ic · 06-07-2011, 02:55 PM

I am just bugging out to the fact of the cost savings to BMW...Damn thats alot of money there saved for the corporation.

BQTuning · 06-07-2011, 02:56 PM

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Originally Posted by Forcefed3

Dont you think you should give it time? No proof has been presented yet. You shouldn't believe everything you read on the internet.

I agree, enough time to wait now to find out if the 335is has cast or forged

Elie335 · 06-07-2011, 02:59 PM

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Originally Posted by cn555ic

Enrita, E92Fan and Dzenno had their internals opened up and its confirmed it was forged...What else do you need?

I don't think Dzenno is included.

cn555ic · 06-07-2011, 03:02 PM

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Originally Posted by Elie335

I don't think Dzenno is included.

Oh okay...I thought he also rebuilt his engine, but your right he only upgraded his turbos

dzenno · 06-07-2011, 03:06 PM

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Originally Posted by cn555ic

Oh okay...I thought he also rebuilt his engine, but your right he only upgraded his turbos

I didn't touch my engine internals...at least not yet

three people are unfor, enrita and E92Fan

Forcefed3 · 06-07-2011, 03:18 PM

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Originally Posted by cn555ic

Enrita, E92Fan and Dzenno had their internals opened up and its confirmed it was forged...What else do you need?

Read what I was replying to... I was talking about proof that they are cast. I dont need any information to confirm they are forged.

Litos · 06-07-2011, 03:20 PM

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Originally Posted by cn555ic

I am just bugging out to the fact of the cost savings to BMW...Damn thats alot of money there saved for the corporation.

and it's noty like they brought down the price of the car either lol

werke-t · 06-07-2011, 03:35 PM

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Originally Posted by Litos

and it's noty like they brought down the price of the car either lol

well it was also seems to be something people were not supposed to know?

Although BMW stated it has a forged crank in some specs,

Its never been documented on any 335i spec review that it has forged internals, most likely because they didnt want all the aftermarket tuners in the world thinking it was the next supra, and lets TUNE THE HELL OUTTA THIS THING!

Now we know, lets take advantage of it. Waiting on PROefi system and a single turbo kit

-Travis

werke-t · 06-07-2011, 03:38 PM

and here is the next quest for knowledge... how much PSI can the n54 take with the proper fueling system/turbo kit?

I mean unfor is running 28psi!!! he is on stock internals. Its awesome to see what this engine can do with a new turbo on it!

Joe@TopGearSolutions · 06-07-2011, 03:42 PM

Psi is not the limiting factor its power

werke-t · 06-07-2011, 03:56 PM

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Originally Posted by Rob@TopGearSolutions

Psi is not the limiting factor its power

as in power from just the engine itself with out turbo(s) in the equasion?

from what I understand every PSI added = more power. Thats why I used boost as the measurement of how much power the engine can handle.

If your talking about the power the stock turbos can produce, then yea the forged pistons wont make or break at those power levels as we have seen.. im only talking about upgraded or single turbos.

-Travis

Turkeybaster115 · 06-07-2011, 03:58 PM

Build date: 10/2006 F**K YEAH!! Nice resale value Kick once word gets out!

Elie335 · 06-07-2011, 04:02 PM

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Originally Posted by Turkeybaster115

Build date: 10/2006 F**K YEAH!! Nice resale value Kick once word gets out!

6/2006 here

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werke-t Captain 51 Rep 731 Posts Drives: 2020 X3M Competition Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: Sarasota, FL iTrader: (5)	and here is the next quest for knowledge... how much PSI can the n54 take with the proper fueling system/turbo kit? I mean unfor is running 28psi!!! he is on stock internals. Its awesome to see what this engine can do with a new turbo on it!
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