Thanks for the video. I think this might be best E46 M3 Eventuri intake review. I have been long searching for such a good quality back to back noise comparison. I am planning to buy this kit just to amplify the lovely induction noise. And just like you I would not expect a power increase; a claimed 10HP+ increase without engine tuning seems unlikely considering that CSL has different cams and a whole new carbon induction system to increase power from 343 to 360HP. Anyways, waiting for more flyby videos!
Awesome, thanks Kayhan! I knew this would be useful for people as I was searching for the same when I was looking to buy one. In the end I decided to take a punt and find out for myself. 😃 I'm still absolutely loving it, it really brings out the character of the S54 nicely, it's here to stay. I reckon you should go for it too. There may be more footage in the future as the M3 features more on the channel. Plenty of bits to do as always.
@@kayhanozdemir4542 Congrats on sourcing an Eventuri, you'll not be disappointed. Still loving mine, been really enjoying it with the widows down now the weather is good! Glorious noises. Hope the vid helps you with a smooth install, although their own PDF guide has you covered. 👍
So this video ended up costing me a lot of money, went ahead and ordered one for my z4m while I watched. By far the best video for sound and install. Thanks
Brilliant review and install guide. I can’t wait up fit my Eventuri to my Z4m. Also S54 albeit slightly different fit, but the instructions that comes with it are so user friendly 👌🏼
Haha! Maybe more like a McLaren F1 running on only one bank of cylinders. 😂 I'm still loving the bark of the Eventuri, really brings out the S54 induction sound.
Great review. I appreciate the time and effort needed to show the differences. I'll leave that to you though. All the extra noise (volume) isn't my thing.
Sounds amazing! I have 2 questions : 1- did you add the SMG shift lights by modifying the hex code in the DME? If so, do you have more information? 2- did you have your steering refinished with new leather? Looks mint! Thanks, Alex 🇨🇦
Hey Alex, still loving the sound of the Eventuri. :D 1 - It was coded buy Mirror John quite a while back, they're a really nice touch aren't they? How he coded it however I'm not certain, maybe he used something like NCS Expert. 2 - Yeah the wheel was sent off to Royal Steering wheels who retrimmed it along with the handbrake. I've had a few wheels done with them and they always come out perfect and last. The gearknob is a new OE F10 M5 illuminated one and the wheel and hand brake leather match that perfect following retrim. Hope that helps!
Cheers! Interesting idea, I was thinking about that actually. My only worry is whether the engine heat might damage the paint on the top of the bonnet. I'm also not sure whether BMW painted under that pad, but I may check. 😀
thank you for the best review on this I've seen/heard so far! (and I've watched a lot of these) Seems like a no-brainer compared to the CSL-style intakes in terms of value. Just can't justify the cost on my 172k-mile M3 for the "real deal" even though it's in excellent mechanical shape. But this seems like it'll give me what I want without the hassle. Let me return the favor by recommending the 4.10 diff upgrade, if you haven't done it already (going to watch your other videos now, maybe you have) EDIT: looks like you just got into this thing, let me tell you that the 4.10 final drive and Autosolutions short shifter are near essential OEM+ upgrades for this wonderful machine.
Thank you Marty, and yes I concluded the same about it being a better value option to the CSL intake, I'm still really enjoying the sound, it makes the already wonderful S54 a lot more characterful. Thanks for the 4.10 diff recommendation, this is definitely something I'm considering as a future upgrade for the car. My only reservations are the cost and the additional RPM when motorway driving, but maybe that's a smaller issue than I imagine? Regarding the shifter I've installed a 545i shifter and F10 M5 illuminated gear knob which shortens and sharpens the shift nicely. I've actually had this M3 for something like 7 years, and made a few subtle tweaks to it, although there's not much on the channel about this car currently as most of this was don't way before I ever thought of recording any of it. 😀
I may do a follow-up video on this with more external sound clips at some point. Still loving it from the driver's seat, which is where it matters most IMO! 😃
Nice cars, I say use straight 30 weight to reduce rod bearing wear, too many guys use thin oil; or use Lucas oil treatment, contains extreme pressure grease and gear oil possibly with cheap thin oil, really! Hate to see people wear out such nice cars! Cheers! :)
Thanks! Since I had the bearings replaced a few years ago the car hasn't done many miles and I'm probably over-careful with warming it up when it comes out. Mr Vanos who replaced them advised to use a higher quality 10w60 from like likes of Liquimoly to uphold his bearing warranty. The Castrol stuff turns out to leave bad deposits. I've not played around with different weights, I'd be a bit scared to do that on these engines, but it's definitely an interesting idea.
Great video, inspired me to get mine. Quick question, are your csl wheels originals or reps? If they’re reps, which ones are they and have they been ok for you?
Hi mate, hope you're enjoying the intake, still love mine. The wheels are reps, bought them a long time ago from CM Wheels, the ones regularly banded around on M3Cutters forum. I think they're a forum sponsor. Generally regarded as good quality. The original BMW CSL wheels are notorious for cracking so to me, they weren't worth the significant extra cost. Hope that helps!
Hi Jon, really hard to represent what something really sounds like in the flesh. Too many factors like what my microphone can record, and what sounds your speakers turn that into. Check 05:43 in the video to see where I mounted the mic in the engine bay. I used a combination of cabin and engine bay sound. I think the key here is to check the comparison between stock and Eventuri, then you can get a sense of the difference, and that is a genuine representation as I mounted the mic exactly the same both times. Hope that helps!
The Eventuri filter is extremely high quality, which is obvious when you're having a close look at it. It's still an aftermarket style filter though so probably doesn't remove as many fine particles as an OEM paper one, but I'd say it was at least as good as a K&N or a Pipercross style air filter. Like you say, versus a paper one, these aftermarket filters trade some filtration for sound and air flow. As I don't do thousands of miles in the M3 these days, I think the filter is more than adequate. 😄
@@becomematrix Maybe the full carbon air box one day, but I'm trying to not over-mod this car as its pretty sweet as it is. Always difficult not to go too far with these things! 😂
Hi there. Great video. Just curious, did you notice any LOSS in power or lower rpm pep? I only ask because I once had an experience with an e46 m3 with an AFE cone filter set up and it actually caused a loss of off the line pep/power. So just curious
Hmm, no I can't say I noticed that. In theory, it should have added power, in reality, I can't feel that it has. But maybe with the right map it would be a different story.
Snagged a used one of these I'm picking up in a few days. Missing thr bumper scoop which im not convinced is the end of the world. Basically half the price of a new one, so about a quarter of a csl style box.
Sounds good Matt, I'm not sure the scoop is make or break, but if you are really bothered apparently there's a 45 degree pipe you can buy from a hardware store that will do similar. It sounds great, you're going to love it.
So I noticed you have the microphone in the hood here by the intake. How much of this noise actually makes it in the cabin? Is the intake noise in the cabin now a lot more aggressive then it was prior?
Its tough to represent the cabin noise alone with a mic so to get more of a comparison using cabin combined with engine bay sound worked well. With this intake I'd say its all positives. It's not "very loud", nor is it constant. So it wont get on your nerves if you daily drive the car. It is louder and a more aggressive intake tone only when you exercise the throttle pedal. So when you're driving spiritedly it sounds awesome, when you're cruising around you'd barely notice a difference. Enough of the sound reaches your ears as you drive for it to really enhance the driving experience, it's very noticeable for all the right reasons. I'd 100% recommend it, the only downside is they are quite expensive to buy.
Great video, Imola on imola looks great 👍🏼 Read on forums about problems relating to this kind of filter messing up the maf sensor unit, anything to report now you've had it fitted a while? Any difference to how the car runs (cold starts ect)?
Cheers Matt! I'm still loving the Eventuri filter, absolutely no issues to report at all. I also saw people complaining about certain types of filter and the MAF, but I think that's more often relating to the oils some of these filters are soaked in from new. You quite often notice the K&N style panel filters are quite greasy to the touch and this is what coats the MAF and causes it to play up. the Eventuri filter feels like the dry type, just the same as the BMC panel filter it replaced.
You think this intake would fit on a 325xi I’ve been looking all over to see on forums if it would fit I don’t see why not if I swap to m3 bumper or just cut an intake hole lol
It almost definitely wont be a straight swap, but with some creativity I bet you could make it work. Its designed to work with a specific MAF sensor though. But maybe the M3 one is the same as a 325i? I'm not sure honestly.
open filter enclosed in a hot engine bay without a sealed, direct cold air feed?! well done sir, you just paid money for lower air density. please explain why you want less air density in one paragraph or less.
Interesting take, but the filter is fed a stream of cold air via the brake duct scoop. Otherwise I'd agree that a warm air intake is a bad idea! Eventuri have done quite a bit of R&D to make this an undeniable performance upgrade, check it out.
To spend the money at first place I think I will put a karbonius intake manifold respecting the stock exhaust so the induction sound should be pretty good too
mmm i may have to buy one,,,i wanted an airbox but they cost so much more and ive just spent 2 plus grand on subframe lol...sounds good. Very good idea putting those clips at end of video to show difference,......PS what phone mount is that
I'm still really impressed with it, really brings the character of the S54 out, sounds so good. And I feel your pain, I had the boot floor reinforced a long time ago. If you thought that stung wait till you do the rod bearings! 😅 They're amazing cars though, they get a lot of love and with good reason. Worth taking care of. The phone mount is one of these: ebay.us/XgVpHb
@@SPANNERRASH oh thanks. The bottom end of engine done last year by previous owner so that’s sorted. But your intake does sound great. I’ll maybe get that in couple of months I’m only 30 min from evolve so they fit for free
Cheers Fayaz, sadly didn't get much external footage, maybe I'll add some more at a later date in a separate video. The intake is here to stay I think. 😁
I think the brand was called Erisin. It's a great match to the original head unit in style but running on Android. I've had it a few years so it's an old one compared to current models. It still works really well though. Hope that helps.
I show the exact location of the mic in the video here: 05:44 I had the exact same mic, in the exact same place for both before and after. Proper science this! 😆
Hi David, both a mic in the cabin and the engine bay, but for the driving the engine bay mic is turned up and the cabin sounds down. It sounds great in the cabin in person, I'd say its a pretty fair representation, especially the relative difference between stock and Eventuri. Check 05:43 in the video to see where I mounted the mic in the engine bay. 👍
@@davidh4632 "reality" changes quite a bit though, in my experience... windows up/down, ambient noise, etc.; plus the acoustics of mics only in the cabin from other youtube videos actually seem to differ far more from my personal perceptions of actually being there. I think @SPANNER RASH did a magnificent job of capturing the "real feel" based on the stock recordings vs. my stock experience and now I'm fighting ordering an eventuri intake impulsively...
Hi mate, I believe the brand is called Erisin. It's a great match to the original headunit in the car but runs Android. I've had it a few years now so it's probably an old one compared to current models. Works awesome though!
Hi mate, it's a E60 545i shifter combined with an F10 M5 illuminated gear knob. Really like it, makes the shift a bit stiffer though but I don't mind that.
@@SPANNERRASH thanks for the reply man, also how did you get the F10 knob to work? im assuming you just removed the leather surround and mated it to the E46 surround?
@@BMWarrior1No worries! Yeah I took the plastic frame off the M3's original shift boot surround by removing the staples etc, then swapped it onto the F10 M5 shift boot which is integrated with the knob. So it was a bit more involved than just swapping the shifter but it was worthwhile in the end and I'm super happy with it! I love that I got to retain the illumination.
First of all, congratulations for the video. Secondly, I want to ask you what attracted you to the Eventuri compared to the classic CSL filter. Do you find that you had a notable increase in performance as declared or did you have to remap first? The CSL airbox claims 4 hp more and the Eventuri even 12. it seems like a lot. greetings from Italy and thanks!
Thanks! A full CSL airbox is multiples more expensive than the Eventuri intake so cost was a factor for sure. I also really like that the Eventuri is effectively a bolt-on upgrade, which requires no remap to work, and can be just as easily bolted-off. 😄 It's an extremely high quality component and its backed by proper R&D so I'm more than happy to have it on my M3. Regarding the result, it makes the car sound amazing. I'm sure that a full CSL airbox sounds even better, but I'm very pleased with the Eventuri's sound. I'm not sure I notice any improvement to power, I likely would if I got the counterpart remap, but sadly I haven't got that. Luckily I didn't buy it to gain any power, just to gain induction roar. 😁 Hope that helps!
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