[f10armani]

Hello everyone! I recently became the owner of a 2016 528xi. I've had the car for almost 4 months now and I must say going from a 2003 Toyota Camry to this beast has been nothing short of amazing. I joined Bimmerpost not too long ago in hopes that I could come here for help in taking care of and upgrading my car in the coming years. So today I'm here asking for advice on what I can do to get more power out of my car while maintaining reliability. I am open to any suggestions one might have, given they're not sarcastic or straight up wrong. I'm still learning how to use the forums so forgive me if this isn't the best spot to post this. Anyways I hope whoever reads this has a good day and thanks in advance if you do contribute any information.

[ctcarbonari]

Congratulations on your "new-to-me" Bimmer!!!
Enjoy the honeymoon period!

First & foremost, my advice would be to meticulously stay on top of preventative maintenance (PM). When I got my 15' 535i w/ 53k miles the very first task I set about to do was to change out ALL my fluids (Engine Oil/Filter, Brake Fluid, Differential Oil, Transmission Oil/Filter, Coolant, Engine & Cabin Air Filters) thus having a base point for future PM fluid intervals. Since I was @ 50k I also changed out plugs & coils (not necessary, imo, but I "was there")

Be aware of the oil leaks to look for. Oil Filter Housing Gasket (OFHG) & Valve Cover (VC) being the usual suspects. And be aware of the common system failure points & typical time cycles. Check out Mike Miller's Lifetime Maintenance Schedule.
https://www.1addicts.com/forums/atta...8&d=1469006598

Once you're on point with PM then by all means go out and get yourself a few more ponies... Lots & Lots of info out there and especially in this forum on tuning & performance upgrades so I won't get into specifics too much.

Basically, you can start with an off the shelf Stage 1 flash tune without worrying too much about system components (MHD & BM3 prolly the 2 most popular). Many other options out there too.

Then the "main" bolt on performance mods will be:
Upgraded charge pipe
Upgraded Intercooler
Catless or High Flow Catted Downpip
Upgraded Air Intake (meh, a waste of $$$, imo, but others will disagree)


Once again Congratulations!

Most of us love to see "new-to-me" pics!

Good Luck!!!

[ChiNorm]

+1 for replacing all the 'forever' fluids.

[Thecastle]

I’m sure by know you’ve read a lot on tunes etc. Modding is a disease and hard to stop once started. The more you mod the less reliable a car will be and it’s easy to go from reliable daily driver to garage queen by modding 1 step to far. I know.

Modding will almost always decrease the lifespan of your car, the more power the shorter its life. The question is will the reduction in lifespan matter to you? Maybe the car has a B50 lifespan of 150,000 miles. Stage 1 tune will probably lower that by 20%. So now your car has a b50 0f 120,00 miles. Is that important? As they say you gotta pay to play.

No tunes are safe under all conditions. Ask a tunner about sustained full throttle pulls for 30seconds - 1 minute to climb mountain grades in 100 degree heat on 91 octane at sustains 100+ like I do during racing. They’ll back away. These tunes and most mods are designed for the street driver who does a couple of highway pulls the backs off.

But they are fun. I keep my race car engine stock.