@@IzzysMultiVerse as long as the engine is healthy and your fueling and tuning are good that’s the sweet spot most people just run the 7lb wastegate spring for the turbo and u will be in the safe zone

@@rumrunnersracing any idea where I should put it? Like a custom exhaust mani ? Even tho it is a I6 , there isnt much space in the engine bay lol

You need to relocate the coolant overflow I to make room on the exhaust side i have a how to get started video on that if you check out the videos I have on my channel. Good luck 👍

@@rumrunnersracing thank you so much for your responses!

@@IzzysMultiVerse no problem glad to help keep me posted on your progress 👍

@@abiellewis7307 I have a dyno sheet where this setup made a bit over 600whp on a hub dyno but 💯 I’ll be posting numbers and dyno videos.

I assume he’s using water/methanol injection setup for cooling and fueling also if he runs e85 it’s a lot easier to hit that 500 my setup is tuned on 91 pump gas with no methanol even a basic setup with meth keeps cylinder temps so much cooler and avoids the piston rings from touching so you can run more boost and more timing safer on e85 with methanol ill be adding meth to my setup but the kits expensive so It won’t be right away I’m going to see how much power I can make without it on 91 pump gas and this massive front mount intercooler and my ported headlight intake it keeps intake temps a lot cooler then taking air from the engine bay.

@@jeffthekiller6648 no Theyr piston rings this is how you open the gap on piston rings to be able to run more boost like a car that’s turbo from factory

@@rumrunnersracing my bad bro I was asking if you sleeved the block lol, phone wasn't rendering the video great 💀

@@jeffthekiller6648 nope the block is all stock still haven’t found the limitations on the block itself the main issue is these cars will break piston ring lands when you push it over 10psi due to such a tight ring gap from factory. The added heat from boosting over 7-10psi is enough to blow it especially how I drive the car 😆 Ill have to check with a magnet tonight in the spare block to see if it’s sleeved but I’m pretty sure it’s an aluminum sleeve in an magnesium block coated with anti friction coating

@@rumrunnersracing go check out one of the forum's on someone pushing 600 HP on the stock internals. Pretty sure the wristpin is a weak point on the rods as well.

@@jeffthekiller6648 yea I’ve made 600 I’ve just never blown a wrist pin it’s usually bottom of the piston chunks off also not many ppl gap the the rings for boost so the higher compression with boost would expand the rings they touch and blow the wrist pin my car had headlight intake and the biggest intercooler I could buy so my intake temps and fueling were perfect my issue was the compression ratios which in this build I brought down pretty significantly and running valvetronic will give me the added power no one else could get because my standalone was custom made to support valvetronic it’s something my tuner is developing it’s pretty sweet

@@SV867 that’s a hard one it’s a purpose built drift car so u less I do a roll in third gear shes spinnin 😆 I just got my motor moved to the barn so the car will be back in action with a rebuild for more boost I’ll make sure to do some highway pulls and get more daily driving footage.

@@rumrunnersracing big inspiration for my n52, I can't decide between a turbo or supercharger setup. It's a daily so I need it to hold for a while. How much was yours putting down?

@@SV867 around 480whp if I had to guess we hit 600whp on the dyno but had to back it off the valvetronic hit to hard it made 600@4500rpm and made 600ftlbs of torque and that was to low in the rpm to make that much torque

@@rumrunnersracing those numbers are nuts.. once you get your rebuild sorted you should be able to safely reach that torque at lower rpm. Good luck I'll be following for results 💯

@@naird1064 I have a few videos on my channel in what you need to to for low boost on a stock motor without doing any internal work. I’ve also got a build where I open the motor and swap lower compression pistons into it and gap the piston rings to run more boost if you want to check it out the first video is what you need to get started. These motors are fine for 7psi with good fueling and a tune it really wakes the car up on so many levels.

Yup that trans is stout af it’s handled all Kinda of abuse including testing launch control where I bent both sections of driveshaft and sheared the teeth out of my diff and tore 4 of 6 bolts out of my guibo 😅 but the trans was fine tho and I slam gears all the time with it.

Yea they like the piston rings gapped stock gap is like 0.011 I opened it up to 0.023

I’m going for 18-20psi on my new build I’m doing with low compression pistons this thing should be way faster

@@memberzero3325 I hear ya something about the e90 body style is aggressive and classy 🙌 they just need to turbocharged 😆

I run a pretty big one you could go smaller most people do here’s a link to the one I’m running from Amazon www.amazon.ca/maXpeedingrods-GT3582R-Charger-Universal-Turbocharger/dp/B01MXYIJPU/ref=mp_s_a_1_1_sspa?crid=33ZVQHVMWXD6E&dib=eyJ2IjoiMSJ9.pGL5K87MYFr8y3HwpWCXCjRfo3A0suWCLXZHP5i_FZXD1EZbETFvmc4OP53MNTgGtEvVOcD7JynX1pkKFZighEvI14g2PO76H9uaMaEkGtZl2bDuN7Etz6FUOE1gpz2oMNzXdN6R1n_KSkjxWhnKSZFVmHSaE3RuKnwJ8JV4HgK8EKMh_2mz3andXlOS4of2JnGdOn70Sn_OmIryzG6smQ.1VGNR8r85D2ZQ0HQjMiseld9mj8JzyHbBz2JCzt0n8w&dib_tag=se&keywords=gt35+turbo&qid=1726924190&sprefix=gt3%2Caps%2C211&sr=8-1-spons&sp_csd=d2lkZ2V0TmFtZT1zcF9waG9uZV9zZWFyY2hfYXRm&psc=1

No the trans is still going strong that was me missing 4th hard 😆 that is fully stock compression never opened this motor at all just supporting mods and good tuning and fueling but they are high compression motors so I pulled it and am currently swapping to low compression pistons that will taken it to 9:3:1 from 10:7:1 and I’m falling the piston rings because stick ring gap on these cars is really tight

@@sujsjsnsn nope this is 91 pump gas with a massive intercooler and ported headlight intake to keep intake air temps as cold as possible so we could push the limits with the boost with water meth injection it could have maybe run a bit more 🤔 but my rebuild I’m currently doing we’re looking it run 18-20psi and see how she likes it with the valveteonic/boost combo it should be a weapon

For engine management me and my tuner worked together to developed a full standalone ecu he designed and built that’s plug and play for the n52 after trying to use the rusefi standalone and there was a lot it couldn’t do so he made his own my tuner is like modern day tony stark the standalone he made is the only standalone that gives you valvetronic control with boost. And For fueling I have an aftermarket fuel pressure regulator Porsche 660cc injectors and an aeromotive aftermarket fuel pump and a second fuel pump acting as a transfer pump to keep gas in the main pump side

man i love it your inspiring me to turbo my 330i

@@Anu-dn7hb I haven’t done anything internally you need the supporting mods like fuel pump injectors and a tune but yea they can run 7-10psi without issue not opening the engine at all. Since this I’m doing another series on the new build where I do open the motor and do some internal mods gap piston rings and install low compression pistons to run more boost

@@rumrunnersracing I'm definitely going to check out that series!! Keep doing what you're doing 👌👌👌

@@6mtcruiser gt35 from Amazon funny this pull the exhaust manifold is in the middle of ripping itself apart I’m honestly surprised it pulled so good 4 of 6 ports were cracked pulling away from the flange. After this video is when I took it all apart for the mk4 manifold and its stout af definitely going to handle the abuse

@@brandonsmith3530 thanks man and yea that’s miracle stuff although it dosent like to mix wit oil clean surfaces are key 🔑

Hey thanks for liking the video, the plan was to hone that block but to speed things up I bought a scrap yard block that’s in damaged to put the new pistons into just gapped the rings for it last night I’ll be posting that video soon turns out these cars have crazy tight ring gap from factory that’s why they break ring lands.

@@JDe-wk5pc mine only had the one on the front it needs to be deleted if you want to exceed 10psi but if you are just running 7psi it should hold up fine

@@rumrunnersracing n54 manifold

@@YT_TRUTH I try to keep this build n52 based for the peeps that done have access to n54 stuff. Also if I use n54 I take I’ll want to use the n54 block and if I do that I’ll want the n54 head with direct port injection and if I do that I need the hpfp from the 335 and I mise well just buy a 335 at that point and scrap this whole groundbreaking n52 setup 😆

I wanna try to shoot for a semi reliable 600whp the cars made that power before on the dyno but we had to stunt the tune a bit due to intake air temps it would be heat soaked by the second run and start to pull timing so this time around I’ve made ALOT of changes to squeeze out some extra power

@@kaamsogrimm Amazon gt35 not sure the brand it was like 250$ Canadian when I bought it ran it hard the last few seasons it’s held up great

with proper fueling and a rising rate fuel pressure regulator and a tune it will run 7psi all day on the stock motor without opening the motor to gap piston rings, You could thrash on it all day and you would be fine at 7psi when you get 10-12psi your in the yellow area where u want to open the motor and gap the piston rings for the added boost and you want great cooling for intake air temps and dissa flap will snap off at this pressure inside the intake manifold so it needs to be deleted if you wanna run 10-12psi

I see you mentioned the DISA valve,have you tried a different intake manifold like this one?

@@owenhvc6474 nope I have to work with what I got mostly no money for new manifolds most parts I get from the local scrap yards to keep these builds alive my kids come first car hobby gets whatever change trickles down to me 😆 this manifold will work fine I try to stay pure to n52 parts because Theyr so plentiful in my local scrap yards now days you never see any 335i’s around the scrap yards 🤷‍♂️

No problem I’m glad I can inspire that’s what these videos are all about and Yea it is for sure possible to sand and make it look good I’m just a function over fashion guy so I leave it raw my buddy is all about grinding and making it look good, But if your fiberglass heat wrapping then I wouldn’t bother once it’s wrapped it looks sweet and no one will see the welds 😅

@@SLVR2-z8y with proper fueling and supporting mods I would say 12psi wouldn’t hurt it if you wanna play safe without gapping piston rings if you gap rings and your looking to thrash it and want all the ponies 14psi with meth injection I would call a safe bet with a reliable tune you could push more but your head studs will be the next issue going past 15psi

@@ayaansayeed425 hey thanks man I appreciate hearing that it’s hard pressing forward especially supporting a wife and 3 kids means I gotta use alot of scrap yard parts and fabricating but it shows my kids hard work and determination pay off not 😎 many ppl are about the n52 but I’m way to deep in the rabbit hole to get out now 😆. I’ve got lots more to come I’m glad these videos are helping the n52 community 👍 my goal is to break the 600whp mark reliably to thrash this car at some drift events.

@@rumrunnersracing can't wait man can't wait

@@ayaansayeed425 my new scrap yard motor gets picked up Monday so I’ll have more videos coming out in the coming few weeks 👍

Thanks for the support man it really helps me crank out more content when I know it’s helping ppl make power 😎

It feels pretty good the pistons themselves are marked mahle me and my buddy looked them over they seem legit 🧐

@@rumrunnersracing are the gaskets Elring or Viktor Reinz as mentioned in the website or not? Sorry for the many questions, can’t decide if it’s worth it getting this kit or buying them genuine

@@n00b1n4t0r no worries man I’m just at work I didn’t really look over the gaskets but I’ll get some eyes on them after work today and let you know I was mainly eyeballing the pistons when I opened the kit

@@rumrunnersracing cheers mate, appreciate it

@@n00b1n4t0r the kit all looks legit my only issue is how the rod bearings were packaged they were not individually boxed like it shows in the pic but they look oem I think I’ll send it with them my new motor gets picked up Monday so I’ll have this together and in the car a week or 2 from then. My block has a bad cylinder wall it got scorned by the piston ring land letting go so I had to get a replacement

Thanks I appreciate the support it’s been a long road of learning so far but I’m glad these are helping out the n52 community I’ve got a ton more videos to make on different subjects for more boost like the need for gapping piston rings, the benefits of meth injection I’ve also got an oil cooler going in as well. I was thinking of getting the n54 crank and rods and keep the n52 bottom end keep it more pure n52 I try to avoid using anything n54 because if I use the n54 block with pistons and rods I mise well put the n54 head on so I’m looking for ways around that 🤔

Because I invested 15k in developing a plug and play standalone for these cars plus 335i is a ton of upkeep and if u blow an engine it’s expensive af to find another one these engines are 500$ each at my local scrap yard and There’s a ton of them. So at this point I’m to far down the rabbit hole to climb out. So I’m going for the fastest n52 if I can break 600whp I’ll be the only one 😎

@rumrunnersracing that's true. I was just asking lol. I also have a n52 well. I guess it's technically a n51 it's a 328i but a SULEV. That leads me to another question. Can't I just do the 330i tune since I have a SULEV? I don't need to intake mani upgrade, correct? I'm not trying to make it super fast. It's my daily but I do want a little more power and just make it look nice

What n52 uses bigger rods? I was looking into n54 rods but no one seems to know if they fit the n52 crank 🤷‍♂️ a lot of this is uncharted territory

I second this question

Hey thanks for the support not alotta n52 content on there and I find the stuff that is there dosent explain much so I’m glad I can help the n52 community add power 😎 and as for your question the pistons are cast not forged but the stock rods are forged aluminum not cast so I’ll run the stock rods to see how they hold up 🤷‍♂️ from factory the n52 comes with cast pistons and forged rods so these are the same material as stock pistons just piston rings are placed differently on the new piston that’s how they lower the compression.

Pistons are cast aluminum like factory but stick rods on n52 are forged aluminum from factory so I’m going to test the limits on those with the new rod bearings in the kit

The link is posted in the description just click on the title of the video when watching it should bring it up on the app

The piston rings need to be gapped for boost in any n/a car you can boost a naturally aspirated car but only low boost as n/a cars run high compression to make power. turbo cars use low compression with boost, The rings being new or not has little to do with anything. When u add boost u add heat to the cylinders and the rings expand with heat. If u add extra heat and pressure in the cylinder without lowering compression or gapping the rings the piston rings will expand and contract in the cylinder like it does but if the piston ring gap isint big enough rings ends touch each other then it binds and snaps off the piston ring land. So more cylinder temps and pressure u add u need more ring gap. long story short low boost 7psi on stock motor is fine with stock rings higher boost needs a bigger ring gap. Boosted cars like lower compression ratios and more ring gap then n/an applications if you want the engine to last. My issue wasent heat it was the high compression ratio with to much boost creeping over 14psi to 16psi ide say 10psi max if you don’t intend on opening the motor and using stock pistons and rings. Any more ur gunna wanna do internal work.

That’s not it the tune was checked it’s fine fueling and timing we’re both set conservative. the issue is without opening the head and gapping the piston rings these motors run to high compression ratio to go anything over 14psi without gapping the piston rings for boost even with a healthy tune. Injectors were flow tested to be good and Theyr genuine Bosch injectors from a porches they were 1100$ for 6. These engines just have weak ring lands it’s the #1 weakest point when trying to make big power with these motors. My issue was wastegate diaphragm was to small turbo was to big at 6500rpm it started to boost creep logs showed it hit 16psi a few times when drifting to close to the limiter and that did it. Plus driving it hard af all the fine didn’t help longevity 😆

@@rumrunnersracing Ok, you should put all this in the video it would make great content, also how about stacking two headgaskets to bring the compression down a bit? my mitsubishi eclipse has a factory 7.8:1 CR and with the right turbo it was very fast, if you bring yours down from 11:1 to like 9:1 maybe that would help. Or maybe aftermarket pistons or pistons from another car that fit the rods, idk lots of dumb ideas

@@alexj.9268 you can buy a thicker head gasket it would lower compression but you don’t know by how much and it makes it more likely to blow the head gasket. But it is a great option if you want to go for the 13-14psi range. Alternatively you can do what I’m doing and get lower compression piston heads I’ll be doing a review on this engine overhaul kit I’m testing. And I can definitely put up a video elaborating on the piston rings 👍

@@rumrunnersracing yes make a video about it, what pistons are lower compression? n51?

@@alexj.9268 I just bought a kit on eBay to get ones made for the n52 I just put up another video it’s the unboxing the link to the kit is in the description

@@kip8790 cuz I’m all about that leverage 😆

@@murilocalegari6559 14psi on an Amazon gt35 turbo. Currently doing a full engine overhaul with lower compression pistons going from 11:7:1 to 9:3:1 and gapping the piston rings shooting for 18-20psi trying to hit the 700whp mark making this the fastest n52 to date #goals 😆 I’ve hit 600whp on the dyno before but intake air temps were getting to high. So I’m adding meth injection to the setup as well to keep things cool

@@byronvontreal7046 you can re route the lines to keep it but I didn’t bother I usually delete it but with a bit of effort u can make it work.

@rumrunnersracing I'm tryna keep the faith 🤣.. I dont want n54 problems but it would Def rid the fab headache.

Are you running SMF kit or DMF?

@@PKperformanceEU using the stock dial mass with the 240mm pressure plate and 6 puck upgraded clutch disk

@@rumrunnersracing and it doesnt fall apart? My stock DMF thats identical with the one on 330D fell apart quickly running 600nm

@@PKperformanceEU mine has held up to the abuse I have a lightweight six puck disk in there so that likely helped it last. Given the choice finances aside I would have went single mass all day tho this dmf I actually got at the scrap yard 😅