Akebono Brake Pads — Upgrade Your Braking Power
When it comes to maximizing the performance and safety of your BMW, one component that demands careful consideration is your brake system. Among the various elements within the braking system, brake pads play a critical role in delivering reliable stopping power. If you’re a BMW owner looking to enhance your braking capabilities, Akebono brake pads […]
Brembo — The Ultimate in Braking
Brembo is a company that has been making high-performance brakes for more than 60 years. With a reputation for quality, reliability, and innovation, Brembo is the go-to choice for car enthusiasts who demand the best in braking performance. In this short article, we’ll go over the history of the brand, its values, and what it […]
Are Aftermarket Brake Rotors Worth It?
The brakes are one of the most essential safety features of any vehicle. Your brakes play a crucial role in the performance of your car, as well. For these reasons, enthusiasts are always looking to upgrade the braking hardware on their cars. If you choose to stray away from the OE replacement options sold by […]
How To Choose BMW Brake Pads and Which Ones to Get
Brake pads are a crucial component of your car. In the world of 0-60 times, many often forget that 60-0 time, or rather distance, is a far more important metric, at least from a safety point of view. Brake components wear out over time, which affects your car’s ability to brake safely. While the replacement […]
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BMW Coolant – What to Get and What to Avoid
Coolants, or antifreeze as it’s sometimes referred to, is a fluid that plays an integral role in regulating the running temperature of your engine. When an engine is running, it produces extreme amounts of heat that, if not managed, can cause catastrophic damage to various parts of the engine. The cooling system, including the coolant […]
BMW VANOS Explained — What It Does, Why It Fails and How to Fix It
Variable valve timing was a true game-changer when it first appeared. Born as a means to achieve the ultimate performance, but also efficiency, VVT was quickly adopted by almost every major car manufacturer out there. This, of course, includes BMW who dubbed their approach to variable valve timing as VANOS, or Variable NockenwellenSteuerung in German. […]
BMW N52 Engine – Everything You Need to Know
By the mid-2000s, BMW had built itself a reputation for developing excellent examples of naturally aspirated inline-six engines. At the turn of the millennium, it revealed the M54 (and the performance-oriented S54 shortly after) and cemented itself as one of the best in the business when it came to the six-pot layout. Needless to say, […]
BMW N51 Engine — All You Need To Know About SULEV
The N52 succeeded the highly-successful M54 and powered multiple BMW cars between 2004 and 2015. While it became one of the most reliable and popular inline-six engines BMW ever made, it had a lesser-known sibling called the N51. Interestingly, the N51 is near-identical to the N52, powering the same cars and available during the same […]