Build Log: M57 X5

[ucsbwsr]

Originally Posted by bmwboyee

Very interested in your intake design. It doesn't seem like the hood would shut but I'm sure it does. I'm probably going to have to replace my smaller turbo CHRA and then look for an intake design. I don't really want to support the people making them as they seem to have copied your design with no credit.

This latest iteration is certainly the simplest and least expensive option for a custom intake. This velocity stack design, my original cold-air snorkel design, and the OEM intake all have PROs and CONs so it depends on what your goals are and what design fits your needs best. It's nice to have options.

[SupreemN55]

Originally Posted by ucsbwsr

It took me a couple months but I finally realized I live a few miles from a Proper station that has HPR, I go to the same station to fill my wagon with E85. It's nice that they don't over charge for the "performance" diesel, same price as Shell, Chevron, etc.


A fellow X5D owner lend me his JBD to try out until I get deleted/tuned. Running it at 100%. It offers a nice bump in power. [...]

Im new to the green handle and am also located in SoCal. What gas station do you go to?

[ucsbwsr]

Originally Posted by SupreemN55

Im new to the green handle and am also located in SoCal. What gas station do you go to?

Propel in Kearney Mesa area

[pxscu]

Originally Posted by ucsbwsr

Now back to our regularly scheduled nerdy tech, maintenance, and mods content.

I had plans to fit OEM 343M wheels on the X5 but after some issues with wheels not as described and a bunch of time wasted I lost interest and ended up fitting the wheels on my E61, oh well.

May I ask why you didn't continue with the 343M wheels? I was planning on running these wheels on my X5D