A GruppeM Production

BSM n54iS · 06-14-2021, 09:51 PM

Where to start with this one...

TL;DR - I might be the only crazy with a GruppeM Carbon Fiber Intake on a FBO n54

So I got it in my head to have a little change of pace on the intake side and had always wanted a carbon fiber intake. I figured it was as good a time as ever since the Fed was needing help to burn through that helicopter currency they dished out last year. I started contacting ALL the vendors that sold the Racing Dynamics cf replica, only to find out literally the last one produced was sold about 3 weeks before I started looking into it. Simota had also made a rep version but to no avail... WELL THEN. Once I get something stuck in my head then it's gonna happen, so screw it here we go: GruppeM Carbon Fiber Intake!!

Aaaaaand that's about as long as the excitement lasted until I went to install it lol. So the install is super easy and straight forward (as shown in the directions below), as long as you're running a completely stock charge pipe and diverter valve that is. The intake box is so massive compared to stock it puts the filter right on top of the inlets so there's literally no room for any type of upgraded charge pipe that is sold as-is. No metal charge pipe with diverter valves can fit because it was designed for the stock diverter valves that go down into the charge pipe, whereas any upgraded cp has to have the connections sticking up further with a silicone adapter. NO cp with a standard location BOV flange can accommodate the bov size either. An intake designed and built in JAPAN to not be able to run an aftermarket BOV as a standard tuner mod smh.... Jenkins you IMBOCILE!! WTH were you thinking?!?

Well once I had this thing in hand I wanted to try and make it work. Did a bunch of measuring around and could see only ONE spot with ONE angle that could possibly work for a bov flange location. I then reached out to the best Evolution Racewerks to see if they could make a custom CP bov location w/ Tial flange. They got it right on the first try! Amazing! My heart was all a flutter, until I found out that the snorkel is also much larger than OEM and it was hitting the Tial BOV ever so slightly, making everything not align and seal up completely. FML. More measuring. Found the Turbosmart Raceport BOV and looked up the specs and dimensions, knew it was gonna be close but gave it a shot. It fit PERFECTLY!!

So enough foreplay, here's the carbon p0rn you came here for

Ceramic Coating
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Changed K&N Filter from red to black
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On to the install
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Problem
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The Turbosmart is in!
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*Temporarily Complete* Changed the weather stripping so you can't see it now and updating connections to work with RB Inlets
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PourBoi-Jay · 06-20-2021, 09:49 AM

Very very VERY nice piece, and great job getting it to work in your car. Looks beautiful

ozi · 06-21-2021, 11:41 AM

Does it affect induction sound or power ?

NoGuru · 06-21-2021, 12:51 PM

That is one sexy intake.

LMB335IS · 06-21-2021, 01:54 PM

Very nice! Also very $$ I'm guessing? I just went retro myself with a Z4 lid and K&N drop in myself

BSM n54iS · 06-21-2021, 03:47 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by PourBoi-Jay

Very very VERY nice piece, and great job getting it to work in your car. Looks beautiful

Thank you, thank you

More pics to follow after 100% completion

Quote:

Originally Posted by NoGuru

That is one sexy intake.

Quote:

Originally Posted by LMB335IS

Very nice! Also very $$ I'm guessing? I just went retro myself with a Z4 lid and K&N drop in myself

Ty sir! Ya definitely very $. I purchased from Chris at vividracing got me a nice discount (+ free shipping if I remember right) which really helped out, but ya no escaping the price which is why this thing never took off for us.

A Z4... lid? I'm missing something there, what's up with the lid itself that's different to our OEM? The snorkel on the z4 35is looks pretty cool though

Quote:

Originally Posted by ozi

Does it affect induction sound or power ?

Well yes it effects both

LMB335IS · 06-21-2021, 08:13 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by BdSM n54iS

Quote:

Originally Posted by PourBoi-Jay

Very very VERY nice piece, and great job getting it to work in your car. Looks beautiful

Thank you, thank you

More pics to follow after 100% completion

Quote:

Originally Posted by NoGuru

That is one sexy intake.

Quote:

Originally Posted by LMB335IS

Very nice! Also very $$ I'm guessing? I just went retro myself with a Z4 lid and K&N drop in myself

Ty sir! Ya definitely very $. I purchased from Chris at vividracing got me a nice discount (+ free shipping if I remember right) which really helped out, but ya no escaping the price which is why this thing never took off for us.

A Z4... lid? I'm missing something there, what's up with the lid itself that's different to our OEM? The snorkel on the z4 35is looks pretty cool though

Quote:

Originally Posted by ozi

Does it affect induction sound or power ?

Well yes it effects both

The Z4 lid is taller so there's larger interior volume. I wanted to change things up a bit and try a OE look again. DCI's fit and look like garbage in the engine bay IMO so that was out of the question. I'll gladly sacrifice a couple HP's for a cleaner look

BSM n54iS · 06-22-2021, 06:45 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by LMB335IS

The Z4 lid is taller so there's larger interior volume. I wanted to change things up a bit and try a OE look again. DCI's fit and look like garbage in the engine bay IMO so that was out of the question. I'll gladly sacrifice a couple HP's for a cleaner look

I did not know that.

Ha ya I've never been a fan of DCI's personally

BSM n54iS · 06-27-2021, 08:04 PM

Completely finished

. Clean OEM+

I got the Turner inlet plugs to give a little more room.

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NoGuru · 06-28-2021, 06:25 AM

I have a Boner right now

Partymarty · 07-05-2021, 10:44 AM

Sent a PM - would love some more details. Looks fantastic!!

06-14-2021, 09:51 PM	#1
BSM n54iS Brigadier General 2685 Rep 4,202 Posts Drives: '11 335is \| '16 Macan Turbo Join Date: Aug 2015 Location: Everywhere and Nowhere iTrader: (7)	*A GruppeM Production \| 335is FBO RAR3* Carbon Fiber Intake Where to start with this one... TL;DR - I might be the only crazy with a GruppeM Carbon Fiber Intake on a FBO n54 So I got it in my head to have a little change of pace on the intake side and had always wanted a carbon fiber intake. I figured it was as good a time as ever since the Fed was needing help to burn through that helicopter currency they dished out last year. I started contacting ALL the vendors that sold the Racing Dynamics cf replica, only to find out literally the last one produced was sold about 3 weeks before I started looking into it. Simota had also made a rep version but to no avail... WELL THEN. Once I get something stuck in my head then it's gonna happen, so screw it here we go: GruppeM Carbon Fiber Intake!! Aaaaaand that's about as long as the excitement lasted until I went to install it lol. So the install is super easy and straight forward (as shown in the directions below), as long as you're running a completely stock charge pipe and diverter valve that is. The intake box is so massive compared to stock it puts the filter right on top of the inlets so there's literally no room for any type of upgraded charge pipe that is sold as-is. No metal charge pipe with diverter valves can fit because it was designed for the stock diverter valves that go down into the charge pipe, whereas any upgraded cp has to have the connections sticking up further with a silicone adapter. NO cp with a standard location BOV flange can accommodate the bov size either. An intake designed and built in JAPAN** to not be able to run an aftermarket BOV as a standard tuner mod smh.... Jenkins you IMBOCILE!! WTH were you thinking?!? Well once I had this thing in hand I wanted to try and make it work. Did a bunch of measuring around and could see only ONE spot with ONE angle that could possibly work for a bov flange location. I then reached out to the best Evolution Racewerks to see if they could make a custom CP bov location w/ Tial flange. They got it right on the first try! Amazing! My heart was all a flutter, until I found out that the snorkel is also much larger than OEM and it was hitting the Tial BOV ever so slightly, making everything not align and seal up completely. FML. More measuring. Found the Turbosmart Raceport BOV and looked up the specs and dimensions, knew it was gonna be close but gave it a shot. It fit PERFECTLY!! So enough foreplay, here's the carbon p0rn you came here for Ceramic Coating Changed K&N Filter from red to black On to the install Problem The Turbosmart is in! Temporarily Complete Changed the weather stripping so you can't see it now and updating connections to work with RB Inlets __________________ '11 335is BSM MT "BMW Performance Editon" \| '16 Porsche Macan Turbo GruppeM CF Intake \| AR Resonated DP \| ER CP \| Turbosmart RacePort BOV \| Cobb FMIC \| RB Inlets \| RB External Mishi/Turner OCC \| Michelin PS4 \| BMW Performance Springs/Bilstein B8 + Dinan & M3 bits \| BMW Brembo BBK \| BMW Performance CF Spoiler \| BMW Performance CF Lip \| BMW Performance Alcantara \| PS Designs GTS Armrest \| AG H6-40 \| Rear Seat Delete Last edited by BSM n54iS; 06-15-2021 at 09:39 PM..
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PourBoi-Jay Captain 326 Rep 613 Posts Drives: 2009 335i M-Sport Join Date: Jun 2014 Location: Central CT iTrader: (3)	Very very VERY nice piece, and great job getting it to work in your car. Looks beautiful
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ozi New Member 8 Rep 19 Posts Drives: e92 335 Join Date: Mar 2021 Location: finland iTrader: (0)	Does it affect induction sound or power ?
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NoGuru Major 772 Rep 1,418 Posts Drives: 335is Join Date: Apr 2017 Location: MI iTrader: (0) Garage List 2021 Chevy Silverad ... [0.00] 2002 Jeep Cherokee [0.00] 2014 CTS [0.00] 2011 335is [0.00]	That is one sexy intake. __________________ 2011 335is DCT BQ Tuning / BMS CAI / VRSF kittyless DP's / Synapse BOV and charge pipe / 7" VRSF Race FMIC / Walbro 535 and 450 on BMP4 / E90 tune / Diff Brace / PR Coils / Relocation Inlets / DAW Stage3+ Turbos / MMP port injection / xHP Stage 3 / FPR and -6 fuel lines
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LMB335IS Sua Sponte 1297 Rep 2,848 Posts Drives: 2013 LMB 335is Join Date: May 2008 Location: FOB FL iTrader: (21) Garage List 2013 BMW 335is [8.84]	Very nice! Also very $$ I'm guessing? I just went retro myself with a Z4 lid and K&N drop in myself __________________ 335is/DCT-M3 GTS software-M3 drivetrain-M3 GWS-KOMBI-DSC-SZL/MHD/BQ Tuning IG@ClustersandCoding
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BSM n54iS Brigadier General 2685 Rep 4,202 Posts Drives: '11 335is \| '16 Macan Turbo Join Date: Aug 2015 Location: Everywhere and Nowhere iTrader: (7)	Completely finished . Clean OEM+ I got the Turner inlet plugs to give a little more room. __________________ '11 335is BSM MT "BMW Performance Editon" \| '16 Porsche Macan Turbo GruppeM CF Intake \| AR Resonated DP \| ER CP \| Turbosmart RacePort BOV \| Cobb FMIC \| RB Inlets \| RB External Mishi/Turner OCC \| Michelin PS4 \| BMW Performance Springs/Bilstein B8 + Dinan & M3 bits \| BMW Brembo BBK \| BMW Performance CF Spoiler \| BMW Performance CF Lip \| BMW Performance Alcantara \| PS Designs GTS Armrest \| AG H6-40 \| Rear Seat Delete
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NoGuru Major 772 Rep 1,418 Posts Drives: 335is Join Date: Apr 2017 Location: MI iTrader: (0) Garage List 2021 Chevy Silverad ... [0.00] 2002 Jeep Cherokee [0.00] 2014 CTS [0.00] 2011 335is [0.00]	I have a Boner right now __________________ 2011 335is DCT BQ Tuning / BMS CAI / VRSF kittyless DP's / Synapse BOV and charge pipe / 7" VRSF Race FMIC / Walbro 535 and 450 on BMP4 / E90 tune / Diff Brace / PR Coils / Relocation Inlets / DAW Stage3+ Turbos / MMP port injection / xHP Stage 3 / FPR and -6 fuel lines
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Partymarty Enlisted Member 69 Rep 34 Posts Drives: Z3m coupe Join Date: Aug 2013 Location: Philly iTrader: (0)	Sent a PM - would love some more details. Looks fantastic!!
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