[treska37]

Saw some messages asking for cars with more mileage my G20 330i is a 2019 build with nearlly 19k miles does have a stage 1 remap but only had that about 2 weeks, my gasket is green

[VipinLJ]

Originally Posted by treska37

Saw some messages asking for cars with more mileage my G20 330i is a 2019 build with nearlly 19k miles does have a stage 1 remap but only had that about 2 weeks, my gasket is green

The gap is what is interesting. Looks like it's normal since it is present in all cars. Haven't checked mine since though I have around 10k miles with a tune. Time to check up on it.

What tune are you running? Any details?

[Punkwrock]

I can check mine tonight. I've been running bootmod3 since day 1 on my 2020 330i and I'm at 24,000 Kms

[treska37]

Originally Posted by VipinLJ

The gap is what is interesting. Looks like it's normal since it is present in all cars. Haven't checked mine since though I have around 10k miles with a tune. Time to check up on it.

What tune are you running? Any details?

My stage 1 was done by company called Remap Kings im in UK
310HP 471NM (google conversion to) ftlb 347.39

Had £100 off still have it going in spring sale would of been £398 but got it for £298.

[VipinLJ]

Originally Posted by treska37

My stage 1 was done by company called Remap Kings im in UK
310HP 471NM (google conversion to) ftlb 347.39

Had £100 off still have it going in spring sale would of been £398 but got it for £298.

Those are pretty damn good numbers. Now if only we had someone with a dragy near you.......

[treska37]

Originally Posted by VipinLJ

Those are pretty damn good numbers. Now if only we had someone with a dragy near you.......

Thanks, just had a look at the dragy website I had the app for a while but at time didnt realise need hardware for it they doing it for £129 with free next day delivery may have to buy one maybe in next week or two.

Am curious what times it will do on the stage 1

[VipinLJ]

Originally Posted by treska37

Thanks, just had a look at the dragy website I had the app for a while but at time didnt realise need hardware for it they doing it for £129 with free next day delivery may have to buy one maybe in next week or two.

Am curious what times it will do on the stage 1

When you decide to buy one and test your car, do post your numbers. I've only seen one dragy number for a stage 2 car and honestly, it was extremely underwhelming. Probably car wasn't tuned properly or something was very off with the dragy time. I haven't ever seen a flash tuned stage 1 G20 330i dragy result. I've been waiting for a while now. So many people said they would but they haven't.

[Basterma]

Originally Posted by Ghozthunter

Went to check mine and I too have a gap. Am running a jb+ at max setting. Curious to get input from people not running a jb+ or any mods to see if they have a gap.

Hey I have a 2019 g20 330i with 16k miles no mods. I can check on mine. I'm curious to learn. If you can show me where to look I can take a couple of pictures

[Basterma]

Originally Posted by g20beam

My car is at roughly 35,000km or roughly 15k miles, and the gap on my charge pipe is the same as anyone else that has a JB+ or has done something to their car. I think I drive my car hard 70% of the time and if everyone's gaps look pretty much the same, you guys shouldn't be running into issues before I do. But it's hard to say since there is always a margin of manufacturing error, it's more of a risk than it is a reward for not doing aftermarket charge pipes and just waiting until one day you're driving and it just goes limp mode. There's nothing wrong with fixing it when it happens, but I like to be the guy that prevents it from ever happening.

Razor2010's car has no gap, nothing done to it, and because there is no extra boost, charge/boost pipe is completely unaffected.

Hopefully there is someone with no mods with a decent amount of mileage can post a picture for us.

Thanks a lot guys for all the comments and photos, good to know it wasn't just me that had the charge pipe morphing this early.

Hey I have a 2019 g20 330i stock no mods with 16k miles. If you could point me where to look I can take a picture of mine to compare

[turnsignalslol]

Originally Posted by g20beam

Hey guys,

I bought the FTP charge pipes for the G20 last week, surprised to say that the shipping was extremely swift and got to me in Toronto from Taiwan in 3 days flat. The delivery company was DHL and I am astounded my part got here so quick amidst the coronavirus situation.

Anyhow, I opened up the package and installed em the very next day, it was relatively straight forward. It doesn't take a genius or anything to figure out how to assemble the pipes, very easy. The not so straight forward part however was removing the stock pipe from the turbo. The C-clamp is a little tricky to get off but once you manage to disengage it, it comes off very easy. The charge pipe connected to the throttle body is only held in with three torx screws, I believe it's a T27. The boost sensor is probably held in by a T20 screw. The other sensor is just screwed in, so you just unscrew it from the stock pipe and remount it to the new pipe.

You have to do multiple fittings after putting the new aftermarket charge pipes in place, and make adjustments on the clamps on the rubber tube connecting the two pipes, to make sure that the pipe is long enough and turned at just the right angle to be mounted properly.

It takes about two hours. My gf was my helper and she just had to shine a light for me to see what I am working with. I did not need to remove any part of my engine to take out the charge pipe, just had to wiggle it out, there's also a rubber tube connected to the intercooler that gets in the way but it is flexible, so you just have to flex it a little so that the charge pipe can be freed. The FTP pipes fit better than the stock pipes. They are better shaped and there is more room to work with when you install the new pipes.

As for performance there's really not too much to write home about. For normal users, there will be little to no performance gain. If you drive on Sport+ all the time like I do, then you may experience slightly better throttle response. I used the JB+ to increase my boost by +2psi (at the halfway mark which should be about +2.25psi to be exact). I am also on Stage 2 93 Octane. Results of this was 350bhp/400lbft tq. I have since lowered it to +1psi (9 o'clock position on JB+ dial) just to be safe. I think I will be a little under 350bhp now, which is plenty enough for me IMO. I am very happy with the car as limp mode will never be an issue for me now. It is making decent power and most of all it is just fun to drive. Intake will probably give my car a better sound but I don't care much about sound now, just performance.

Thanks for reading and please do let me know if you have any questions.

One last thing, I want to ask the more experienced owners and members on the forum for advice, whether or not it is safe to run JB+ @ +1-2psi on top of Bootmod3 Stage 2, with these aftermarket charge pipes. Will my turbo and my throttle body be able to handle it? Or is it too much?

Attached are photos. The last photo is the original charge pipe and the gap that formed on my OEM charge pipe.

So do you have JB+ and a separate stage 2 tune on top of that? 350 bhp with a 330i? Damn lol

Also, did you unplug your battery when you installed the chargepipe? Planning on installing mine soon...

[VipinLJ]

Originally Posted by turnsignalslol

So do you have JB+ and a separate stage 2 tune on top of that? 350 bhp with a 330i? Damn lol

Also, did you unplug your battery when you installed the chargepipe? Planning on installing mine soon...

He ran the JB+ before going stage 2.

And I know someone with almost 500bhp in their G20 330i B48

[turnsignalslol]

Originally Posted by VipinLJ

He ran the JB+ before going stage 2.

And I know someone with almost 500bhp in their G20 330i B48

I'm guessing he has FBOs and replaced the turbo + forged internals? That's crazy man, not to mention the hit it probably took to reliability

[pdxdbo]

Originally Posted by turnsignalslol

I'm guessing he has FBOs and replaced the turbo + forged internals? That's crazy man, not to mention the hit it probably took to reliability

He the stock internals did not last lol

[Sav0101]

g20beam

I have this chargepipe installed on my car - https://modeautoconcepts.com/product...-50urCAysE7v5D

It seems like I have one screw missing on my charge pipe. Seems like a bung. I have highlighted this in blue in the attached pics. Could you please have a look and see what screw i need for this ? or does it stay like this itself ? I

If so, Can you please tell me what screw it is ? I can buy it locally then ?

Any help would be appreciated

[northan]

It’s a hole for the water/meth injector. It will cause a boost leak if not plugged up. Not sure what the screw size is. Did you install it, or buy the car with it?
Not sure on screw size as I’ve not done it myself, the charge pipe is made by mode, so if no one has the information, you could contact them directly for advice.
Edit. I googled it. It’s 1/8 NPT plug….. I think

[HectorhG20]

This is a silly question, but does upgrading the charge pipe make any difference to the exhaust sound?

[helmet91]

Exhaust? No.

Intake Bubrub woo woo noises? Potentially, yes.