# WTB: Intake from a 330i

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**Created:** [March 4, 2010, 12:54pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/wtb-intake-from-a-330i/250709 "2010-03-04T12:54:36Z")\
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**Post date:** [March 4, 2010, 7:17pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/wtb-intake-from-a-330i/250709/19 "2010-03-04T19:17:23Z")

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> [@iPhone on Verizon!!!!](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/iphone-on-verizon/63561/7):
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> I researched and found out that my car has the exact same engine as the 330i, the only difference is the intake, my car uses a stage 1 intake while and the 330i uses a stage 3 intake. How easy is it to just swap them? Would I have to have any tuning done to the ecu as well? Thanks!
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> Also from what I read, swapping that alone would raise my hp from 215 to 255. I dont know if thats 100% true though.

I don’t think anyone else here has a similar car, but please search and read the rest of the interwebzzz. You already are on E90 forum it seems, I did a quick search on Google and pulled up the below in a few seconds…

Technical Info

> **[Tech Info: E90 330i N52 Three-Stage Intake Manifold](https://www.e90post.com/forums/showthread.php?t=37444)**
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> Tech Info: E90 330i N52 Three-Stage Intake Manifold

Conversion  
[http://www.e90post.com/forums/showthread.php?t=27727](http://www.e90post.com/forums/showthread.php?t=27727)

Other isht

> **[Some Manifold Pics](https://www.e90post.com/forums/showthread.php?t=27729)**
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> Some Manifold Pics

This post in particular seems to offer a good explanation of why there is a power difference in “just” the intake itself (3 stages in the 330i and 1 in the 325i) and ECU are worth that much HP.

> **[BMW 3-Series (E90 E92) Forum - View Single Post - Tech Info: E90 330i N52...](https://www.e90post.com/forums/showpost.php?p=548518&postcount=7)**
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> Forum for BMW 1-Series 3-Series 5-Series 7-Series M3 M5 M6 Z4 X1 X3 X5 X6 Z2 Z4 325i 330i 335i 535i 550i 755i BMW Forums

Oh and another good read on what you are trying to do, featuring TMS equipment:

[http://www.eurotuner.com/techarticles/eurp\_0705\_bmw\_325i/index.html](http://www.eurotuner.com/techarticles/eurp_0705_bmw_325i/index.html)

Sit down though before look at the pricing. haha.

I would back check anything here with more searching- but hopefully this gets you started. You can see in one post that the intake + ECU was being offered for around $600, but who knows what they go for now.

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