Thanks for showing as much as you do here. Want to finally install a 7.5" vrsf fmic I've had sitting around for years and this helps me visualize how and where I'm putting my brackets I'll have to fabricate. Basically want to have all my hardware and materials ready for when i take the bumper off and mock up the fmic. Plan on welding custom brackets and intercooler piping.
nice video, i was thinking of doing a 5" on my e61 and every video seems to be for 3 series. Just wondering, which chargepipe did you go with? I've read that a lot of the CPs are marketed for both 3 series and 5 series, but have fitment issues on the e60/61.
Hey Derek! I went with the 7. Primarily because it is mostly future proof. I didn't want to do a 5. Then later wish i got to a 7 or so. I got ARM 535 chargepipr. The bend is a little sooner I believe. No fitment problems at all, and it was super easy to mod for use with hks BOV. 3 series pipes seem to work. But the rub or touch I think the power steering reservoir. I never tried one but that's what I found.
Way too many miles on it for an n54, I bought my e60 with 121kmiles but that was only because the turbos were replaced and the engine was rebuilt at 120k
I have 2. One high mileage with 175k miles and another with just about 105k. You can definitely feel the difference in ride quality between the 2. With that said, have the vehicle inspected if you went forward with the purchase and change fluids, check compression, change plugs and coilpacks, and check for boost leaks then drive it till the wheels fall off! Rinse. Repeat 🤞🏼
@@ElRayDelRio I got the car and it’s a cream puff previous owner was a maintenance freak, and the turbos were changed 25,000 miles before I purchased it
Kind of wish i waited to find a good wagon instead of my sedan but couldnt pass up the price at the insurance auction. Basically just needed to rebuild the wastegates and fix a cracked windshield due to hail.
If your talking about transmission oil cooler, I have it on top of the intercooler. In front the oil cooler and radiator. I was able to rotate it up. And I think I had to cut a small bit of plastic out of the way
