Fitted to the E90 BMW 335i, this powerplant developes a smudge over 300 horsepower. What are you to do though, when that doesn’t become enough?

If the budget allows you to replace the car, you could go for a new F30 335i, but if it doesn’t, all is not lost since there’s plenty of tuning kits for it.

European Auto Source, also known as EAS, have produced a new one, a package which seems to be perfect as it doesn’t compromise anything.

EAS will serve up the 3.0 liter twin-turbocharged powerplant with a new AFE intake, 3.5 inch catless downpipe from Burger Motorsports and JB4 Tune Stage 2.

Summing them up, is quite spectacular since without any tampering with the turbos to create lag or similar problems you get extra power.

According to EAS, the gains amount to no less than 44 horsepower and 75 Nm of torque, at the rear wheels. That’s an increase of 15%, something you’d definitely feel beneath your right foot.

Making things even better for the budget concerned buyer, EAS have made a video to show us just how easy it is to fit the new package.

The wonders of bolt on have often been criticized, but in this case it’s really difficult to do so. This is one recommended bit that should be in any BMW 335i wanting for power.

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The Californian tuner is serving up a cup of Deja Vu, not only in the way they’ve gone round to coming up with this car but as well as in the way they’ve made the photo gallery afterwards.

Looking at them back to back you have to think, are they that tightly wound in their PR department or is their photographer really lacking imagination?

Thankfully, there’s plenty of imagination in the engineering department and from the guys at 3D Design. The body kit they set up here is on the Goldie Locks setting.

It comes in just about right regardless of the BMW you put it on since there’s nothing ostentatious about it. At the same time it manages to stand out and feel special.

Just like the action under the bonnet. A VT2-600 Supercharger with liquid inter-cooling system is fitted, making for a smooth ans comfy power delivery as you’d expect from a cruising BMW.

Once you floor this M3 however you’ll have around 600 horsepower to play with, which does make a difference. Akrapovic gets some of that credit thanks to their Evolution Titanium package.

When it comes to taming all those ponies you’ll be calling upon Brembo 380mm six-piston brakes at the front and four-piston ones for the back.

In between the acceleration and braking, you’ll probably rely on the KW Club Sport coilover system and the Michelin Pilot Supersport tires.

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User Powerbeast has unveiled his new favorite toy, a seriously modified E90 BMW M3 painted in Dakar Yellow. The modelyear is 2011, the car however is out of this time and world.

iND is probably the most easily recognizable name in this creation. There’s quite a bit of the styling department’s work gone into this car.

That said, there’s a lot to consider when it comes to considering the looks of this car. The US resident got himself a euro-spec front bumper to start with.

Some of the visual tweaks do come from iND but then there’s a Challenge carbon fiber front lip and the rear diffuser comes from 3D Design.

The entire roof panel was replaced by carbon fiber and even the wheels have lost some weight being replaced by BBS FI units wrapped in Michelin Pilot Super Sport tires.

Inside the E90 BMW M3, some more weight saving tricks have been employed, particularly in the racing seat department. That said, carbon fiber found its way here as well.

One highlight does stand out from underneath the headlines. The 4.0 liter V8 engine gets an ESS VT2-600 supercharger kit.

A Vortech supercharger, all the gubbins needed for it two work, some serious engine work, an Akrapovic exhaust and some serious intercooling work.

The end result is that you get at least 600 horsepower no matter what gas you use. Good think he made everything else better as well as fit that KW Club Sport Suspension and Brembo brake kit.

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There’s plenty of stuff, particularly in the BMW tuning segment that we’re not on top of because they don’t have a particular big name to consider.

The E90 BMW 335i is quite capable vehicle but it’s nowhere near as impressive as this particular one that 1013MM photography got a hold of.

This particular car was fitted with a dealer installed M Performance cosmetic package and some new lighting tweaks.

At this point there’s a ground effects kit, new bonnet and a quad exhaust system to consider. The headlights aren’t the best choice to my mind, but they’re still acceptable.

A red exterior is still a matter of taste but the black tinted windows, the black foil roof and the similarly colored details contrast well.

The radiator grille, side view mirrors and two new spoilers are typical tuning tweaks yet they’re quite acceptable on a sleek and angry BMW.

It seems that the most important focus point of the equation is still the SSR alloy wheel kit. The rollers are three piece 19 inch forged construction.

That may be the case but let’s face it, most of us are going to be noticing the rest of the package first. Either way, it’s one aesthetically pleasing machine.

If the future plan includes some extra toys for the interior this thing would simply be unbeatable.

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This may have just been the case here as the guys at VF Engineering had to partner up with European Auto Service to come up with a new package.

Some considerable rolling of sleeves and a lot of A Team intro music later we got this, a barrel of supercharged goodness.

Though we can’t exactly tell from the rather un-revealing amount of photos at our disposal, EAS tuning may have given a few tweaks to an old body kit from VF Engineering.

The new package is called V540 and is actually a slightly toned down version of the V620 which manages to be considerably more demanding on the car by the end.

Its well known 4.0 liter V8 engine gets a new supercharger which adds between 4.0 and 4.5 psi of boost to the combustion chamber.

This helps the original 420 horsepower become 540 horsepower and 370 lb-ft of torque. At this point acceleration and top speed go up, with only one sacrifice to be made in the fuel economy department.

Otherwise, the throttle response remains untouched and so does the overall reliability of the powerplant.

Just in case you’re not sure about the overall reliability of the car, there’s a lot of serious engineering going on in order to make the whole package work.

It’s not going to stop anyone from asking about the price, this is an obvious issue since it hasn’t been announced.

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Built on what’s undoubtedly the vision of a single person, it’s an E90 BMW M3 that receives some tuning bits from various places in the tuning industry.

The end result is something clearly worth appreciating since it looks great and handles in the same special, distinctive way a BMW should.

Exterior changes see a set of Battleship Grey HRE alloy wheels fitted over the now painted blue brake calipers. The effect is pretty nifty and accentuated by the near slick tires wrapped around them.

In between the design and performance aspect, this E90 BMW M3 gets a series of carbon fiber components to replace the standard panels.

A new lip and set of wing mirrors is what you can immediately identify but the whole roof panel was also swapped out and a few other trickier details to prove.

No details are given out because the owner, a certain fanatic named Biglare only really cared about the peace of mind of improvement rather than hard facts.

If you think about it, it’s a brilliant way of handling things, particularly in the tuning market where often figures outweigh the details.

It is a little frustrating when it comes to the engine compartment though. This particular tuning mix M3 receives an ESS Supercharger Kit.

That’s good to know but there are two main tuning options on it, a Stage II with 530 horsepower and a Stage III with 600 horsepower and we don’t know which one is employed.

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Alpina’s B3 S BiTurbo is meant to be an upgrade on the regular 3 Series that doesn’t go all the way up to the racing levels of the B3 GTS.

Further more, the Alpina B3 S BiTurbo is also available as a sedan or a family estate for those who actually have a few practicality concerns.

Alpina sticks to their tradition and they’ve fitted the exterior with a dignified looking body and new alloy wheels.

These are sometimes referred to as outdated. The Alpina look is actually more of a BMW look than fans of the Bavarian brand would like to admit.

Over the years, BMW went off to make quite a few risky choices with styling whereas Alpina have stuck to soft lines and a dignified imposing presence.

It all sounds almost poetic, and then you raise the bonnet to quite the surprise. The B3 S BiTurbo BMW 3 Series is powered by BMW’s 3.0 liter turbocharged straight six cylinder engine.

Once Alpina have done some tuning to it, the final output figures come in at 400 horsepower and 397 lbs-ft of torque.

That’s quite the performance, it seems like a shying moment away from what the big boy BMW M3 develops in the E90 M3 and probably sufficient for anybody who’d be interested.

All that grunt is offered with the promise of a smooth delivery and Alpina have even kept an eye out for fuel economy and emissions.

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