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for an engine developed in 2004-2005 that holds 700whp stock internals, no it's not overrated.

- mass produced
- now it's very cheap VS power

Now define reliable. For 99% of people, a reliable engine is how so little you go to the dealer. So the N54 is not reliable.

However, for an enthusiast 'reliable' means is the engine will explode under load. Now the N54 is very reliable.

It's relative.


Even direct injection was fairly new, and imo this is what kill the decision maker. No aftermarket, new and even used injector cost more than the engine itself.

Other items is secondary imo, once it's done, you're good to go.

Do a single turbo, and already you remove a lot of unreliable items !

B58 got a lot of glory, but it's way more expensive right now. Btw b58 as almost all n54 issues, simply it's now coming since the engine starting to be old, and the item of concerns are expensive to deal with.