The BMW N54 engine is one of those rare modern powerplants that arrived with a bang and never really stopped making noise.

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Ralph Hanson February 16, 2009 Comment Now! BMW’s N54 series straight-six engine is one of the most coveted powerplants currently in production, picking up prestigious awards like the International ...

Ralph Hanson November 19, 2008 Comment Now! In an effort to address specific noise concerns, BMW in the United States updated the turbocharged engine software on 335i/xi and 535i/xi models built from ...

While BMW certainly used to favor naturally aspirated engines, the German automaker has been relying on boosted fours and sixes much more frequently over the last 20 years. BMW has experimented with ...

For decades, many of us have followed the same practice with project cars. Typically, the first parts we pick up are an intake and exhaust. However, performance software became a hugely popular mod, ...