[Mata1015]

Hey guys I'm a college student and I have a 08 335i. My goal is to get my car with at least 420 horsepower and I have very little car knowledge. I was wondering if y'all can give me the best advice what to do with my car to get it to the horsepower I want and any help will be greatly appreciate it

[ragingpanda]

Maintenance before modifications

[JDang]

Always do maintenance before mods, but if you have that already done then:
Catless Downpipes
DCI
Intercooler
Chargepipe
MHD Stage 2+
That'll get you to ~435HP or ~370WHP

[Wolf 335]

You got cash right?

[Mata1015]

Originally Posted by JDang

Always do maintenance before mods, but if you have that already done then:
Catless Downpipes
DCI
Intercooler
Chargepipe
MHD Stage 2+
That'll get you to ~435HP or ~370WHP

How much will that cost me for all the items after the maintenance

[Mata1015]

Originally Posted by Wolf 335

You got cash right?

I can get cash but I mostly use card

[JDang]

Originally Posted by Mata1015

How much will that cost me for all the items after the maintenance

All those items can cost less than $1,000 in total. As far as maintenance...oh boy. Make sure you have index 12 injectors, new water pump & thermostat, Delphi/Eldor ignition coils, spark plugs, walnut blasting, healthy HPFP, valve cover gasket, oil filter housing gasket, and fix any CELs. Those are the basics people usually do. Try to do everything on your own to save money if you can.

[Mata1015]

Originally Posted by JDang

All those items can cost less than $1,000 in total. As far as maintenance...oh boy. Make sure you have index 12 injectors, new water pump & thermostat, Delphi/Eldor ignition coils, spark plugs, walnut blasting, healthy HPFP, valve cover gasket, oil filter housing gasket, and fix any CELs. Those are the basics people usually do. Try to do everything on your own to save money if you can.

Now when you say total of 1000 or less for these mods. Do you know the brand that I should get and I would get my money out of it. Once I get all of these mods, will it be okay for me to use my car as my primary car with these mods

[catcher22]

how many miles?

what maintenance has been done so far?

you can get 420 relatively easy, tune/bef/bolt ons and you're there

but this car is extremely expensive. you wont be able to afford it on a college budget, there's just no way. at least not without the help from mom and dad or racking up your credit card balances.

good luck.

[JDang]

Originally Posted by catcher22

how many miles?

what maintenance has been done so far?

you can get 420 relatively easy, tune/bef/bolt ons and you're there

but this car is extremely expensive. you wont be able to afford it on a college budget, there's just no way. at least not without the help from mom and dad or racking up your credit card balances.

good luck.

Yeah to the typical college student, you'd be toast to have your N54 in healthy order with all maintenance done proceeding into mods. I'm a freshman in college and I've only owned my car for around 7 months, but I have burnt nearly $14,000 in maintenance and mods. (No help from mom or dad and certainly no credit card balances.) The N54 is an extremely rewarding platform, but just because you can buy the car doesn't mean you can afford it.(Properly)

Just buy everything on VRSF.

[TemjinX2]

bad car for a college student unless you have a job and live at home with your parents. but FBO and mhd tune should get you there. maintence like injector, water pump and all the gaskets is whats going to kill you in cost if you dont diy.

[Mata1015]

Originally Posted by TemjinX2

bad car for a college student unless you have a job and live at home with your parents. but FBO and mhd tune should get you there. maintence like injector, water pump and all the gaskets is whats going to kill you in cost if you dont diy.

I do live with my parents and money won't be the issue. Thanks for the info

[Mata1015]

Originally Posted by catcher22

how many miles?

what maintenance has been done so far?

you can get 420 relatively easy, tune/bef/bolt ons and you're there

but this car is extremely expensive. you wont be able to afford it on a college budget, there's just no way. at least not without the help from mom and dad or racking up your credit card balances.

good luck.

I make it decent amount of money as a student. And yes my dad is willing to help maintenance my car that's about it. All the mods are coming outta of my pocket

[lwgrenier]

lol good luck. I hope you have a garage to work in cause it doesn't stop breaking in the winter.

[addictedtoboost]

Originally Posted by Mata1015

How much will that cost me for all the items after the maintenance

I wouldn't bother with DCI and instead go with drop in k&n filter in stock airbox location.

[addictedtoboost]

Originally Posted by lwgrenier

lol good luck. I hope you have a garage to work in cause it doesn't stop breaking in the winter.

What broke on your 335i during winter ?

[Mata1015]

Originally Posted by lwgrenier

lol good luck. I hope you have a garage to work in cause it doesn't stop breaking in the winter.

So what I'm hearing I shouldn't be working on it during in the winter up north

[Mata1015]

Originally Posted by lwgrenier

lol good luck. I hope you have a garage to work in cause it doesn't stop breaking in the winter.

So what I'm hearing I shouldn't be working on it during in the winter up north

[lwgrenier]

Originally Posted by addictedtoboost

What broke on your 335i during winter ?

I'm just saying anything can break at any time, and OP lives up north. Putting in a new HPFP when it's freezing out isn't fun. And that's not even a big job.

[david in germany]

Originally Posted by addictedtoboost

I wouldn't bother with DCI and instead go with drop in k&n filter in stock airbox location.

Unless you are chasing numbers and are going with a huge tune, stick with the OEM filter and box. Filtration is better and flow of the k&n is not noticably better.

[musa]

I'd wait until after college and just enjoy the car as is in the meantime. This car will suck up your time and energy away from your college objectives and you will just regret it years from now, trust me. I'd focus on doing well in college and finishing on a high note. After that you could even get yourself an M4 and forget about this 335i!

[Jklad]

Originally Posted by musa

I'd wait until after college and just enjoy the car as is in the meantime. This car will suck up your time and energy away from your college objectives and you will just regret it years from now, trust me. I'd focus on doing well in college and finishing on a high note. After that you could even get yourself an M4 and forget about this 335i!

This is solid advice. Wish I had the temperament to heed it back in the day!