n52 valvetronic locking device!

Msv80e90 · 08-08-2023, 10:53 PM

Look what I found!!! Someone should try this on our n52's. Create a billet or 3d printed valvetronic locking part.
https://youtu.be/SRWCHIBXU24

rjahl · 08-09-2023, 07:00 PM

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Originally Posted by Msv80e90

Look what I found!!! Someone should try this on our n52's. Create a billet or 3d printed valvetronic locking part.
https://youtu.be/SRWCHIBXU24

Why?

The valvetronic actually works very well, why delete it?

Msv80e90 · 08-09-2023, 07:42 PM

Watching the video, I'm pretty sure the adaptor keeps the valvetronic to full open vs full close. This is not a delete, leaving the valvetronic useless. Am I missing something here? Forgive my ignorance.

Brian86 · 08-09-2023, 08:41 PM

Would be handy if you wanted to use an N52 without BMW's engine management.

Say, swapping it into a lotus 7 or an e36 or something. Just throw on a cable operated throttle and a megasquirt.

No idea how to handle the cam phasing though.

rjahl · 08-10-2023, 04:18 PM

Again, unless you are building a race car there is no point.

A good tuner can do just about anything with the standard DME,

You will not make any more power locking the valvetronic open.

Msv80e90 · 08-10-2023, 07:43 PM

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Originally Posted by rjahl

Again, unless you are building a race car there is no point.

A food tuner can do just about anything with the standard DME,

You will not make any more power locking the valvetronic open.

I thought that was the purpose of modding our cars😂 to build race car!!

fastboatster · 08-13-2023, 04:41 PM

Pretty sure this is a workaround for the n62 which does have some valvetronic issues. No point for this for the n52 unless you go with individual throttle bodies otherwise the engine will probably run worse and make less power

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Msv80e90 New Member 2 Rep 11 Posts Drives: Bmw 328i Join Date: Apr 2023 Location: AZ iTrader: (0)	Look what I found!!! Someone should try this on our n52's. Create a billet or 3d printed valvetronic locking part. https://youtu.be/SRWCHIBXU24
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Msv80e90 New Member 2 Rep 11 Posts Drives: Bmw 328i Join Date: Apr 2023 Location: AZ iTrader: (0)	Watching the video, I'm pretty sure the adaptor keeps the valvetronic to full open vs full close. This is not a delete, leaving the valvetronic useless. Am I missing something here? Forgive my ignorance.
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Brian86 Captain 638 Rep 766 Posts Drives: e36 M3, e91 325xi, N50 Xterra Join Date: Dec 2020 Location: Pittsburgh iTrader: (0)	Would be handy if you wanted to use an N52 without BMW's engine management. Say, swapping it into a lotus 7 or an e36 or something. Just throw on a cable operated throttle and a megasquirt. No idea how to handle the cam phasing though. __________________ Sometimes a bolt is just a bolt.
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rjahl Colonel 996 Rep 2,287 Posts Drives: Z4 35is Join Date: Jun 2011 Location: Tampa iTrader: (0) Garage List 2012 Z4 35is [0.00]	Again, unless you are building a race car there is no point. A good tuner can do just about anything with the standard DME, You will not make any more power locking the valvetronic open.
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fastboatster Captain 382 Rep 891 Posts Drives: 2009 bmw 328i Join Date: May 2019 Location: CA iTrader: (0)	Pretty sure this is a workaround for the n62 which does have some valvetronic issues. No point for this for the n52 unless you go with individual throttle bodies otherwise the engine will probably run worse and make less power
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