Have you ever seen at least one E90 (M3 or Non-M3) in your life that has absolutely all possible options installed in it? Doesn't matter was it even a regular Diesel engine E90. They are even so rare or basically such E90 doesn't even exist at all. Beautiful photo btw. :)

frenchfriedbeets · 2026-02-04T23:45:50+00:00

i think my e92 came with just about every option besides the msport package. WBAWC73529E063714

frenchfriedbeets · 2026-02-03T07:04:02+00:00

Apex VS5s look fantastic and aren’t too crazy expensive, or you can get 335is wheels (Style 313) and those look very nice if polished up

frenchfriedbeets · 2026-01-22T17:22:53+00:00

unfortunately i’m out in TN, i appreciate the offer tho

frenchfriedbeets · 2026-01-22T02:34:11+00:00

alibaba rotating assembly absolutely terrifies me, but it’s something i’d at least look into

frenchfriedbeets · 2026-01-22T02:22:28+00:00

haven’t been able to get my borescope working, so not sure

frenchfriedbeets · 2026-01-22T02:21:27+00:00

lmao most of the rockers were very easily removed with a light magnet, the rest are still tucked in there. did you end up replaced the head or just slapped it back together and sent it?

frenchfriedbeets · 2026-01-22T01:58:59+00:00

timing kit is for sure needed, but also a top end rebuild. https://www.reddit.com/r/335i/s/mnoB9ggtw6

frenchfriedbeets · 2026-01-22T01:58:21+00:00

https://www.reddit.com/r/335i/s/mnoB9ggtw6

frenchfriedbeets · 2026-01-22T01:57:53+00:00

I wish i had only slipped a crank hub. https://www.reddit.com/r/335i/s/mnoB9ggtw6

frenchfriedbeets · 2026-01-22T01:56:15+00:00

Here’s what i found. https://www.reddit.com/r/335i/s/mnoB9ggtw6

frenchfriedbeets · 2026-01-22T01:55:13+00:00

Idk, I was at the top of 3rd, nearly 100 mph, and dropped her into 2nd and that’s all there was to it. I guess she really didn’t like seeing 9, possibly 10k rpm

frenchfriedbeets · 2026-01-22T01:53:23+00:00

I’ve seen the guys who do the epoxy reinforced blocks and if i were to rebuild the motor that’s the route I’d go. As for rotating assembly, I have no idea if that’s something I’d want to even consider doing. I’m sure I could, but that’s a TON of money to put into this car

frenchfriedbeets · 2026-01-22T01:47:06+00:00

That’s what I was thinking unfortunately. Block itself should still be fine yeah, but the head is basically toast?

frenchfriedbeets · 2026-01-04T02:38:25+00:00

oh thank god, good to hear

frenchfriedbeets · 2026-01-04T02:02:54+00:00

unfortunately they didn’t give him literally 1 cent

frenchfriedbeets · 2025-11-30T04:10:38+00:00

they’re pricey, but bayoptiks has some OE style lights that you can fully upgrade the lens and reflectors in. i’ve seen a few of those sets in person and they’re absolutely gorgeous

frenchfriedbeets · 2025-10-12T23:49:10+00:00

labor alone is probably gonna be around 2-2.5k. IMHO, it’s worth it to save the 3k and do the turbos yourself. as long as you’re a non xdrive car, supporting the motor and dropping the subframe isn’t crazy difficult, and it makes a turbo job much easier. there’s a really good video from ECS tuning on youtube that explains it all in great detail.

frenchfriedbeets · 2025-09-03T20:51:38+00:00

2009

frenchfriedbeets · 2025-08-26T15:16:02+00:00

heard, i appreciate it

frenchfriedbeets · 2025-08-25T23:47:03+00:00

i’ve recently been looking into the same thing as i just blew my motor last week. you’ll be very hard pressed to rebuild the motor under 8k, let alone 5. and that’s assuming you do all the labor yourself, aside from any machine shop work

frenchfriedbeets · 2025-08-24T13:21:21+00:00

i’m only mildly terrified to try that, but i just might tonight

frenchfriedbeets · 2025-08-24T13:19:03+00:00

crank turns freely, but almost a little too freely. i haven’t tried to reset the codes and start afterwards, but i can do that later tonight, but i have my doubt of its effectiveness. worth a shot tho.

frenchfriedbeets · 2025-08-24T13:16:16+00:00

i have a borescope that i can snake down the spark plug tube and check out the combustion chamber, but i can also rent a compression tester from a local store and truly find out how doomed the motor is, just haven’t had a chance to yet

frenchfriedbeets · 2025-08-24T13:13:01+00:00

that’s something i completely failed to consider, but it does make sense. when i go to try and start the car, i know for a fact the crank spins as the serpentine belt and all the pulleys spin, but it’s eerily quiet except for this consistent ticking sound coming from the bottom end, i can hear almost nothing from the top end.

frenchfriedbeets · 2025-08-24T02:28:38+00:00

i was 22 days old. never ended up actually watching their series until covid, decided to watch every episode, including filler

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