Picking the Right 335d Intercooler for Your Build

If you've started tuning your BMW M57 engine, you probably realized pretty quickly that the factory 335d intercooler is one of the first major bottlenecks you're going to hit. It's a decent enough part for a car running stock boost levels on a commute to the office, but the second you start asking for more power, that small, plastic-ended unit starts to show its weaknesses. Diesel engines love cold air, and when you're pushing more PSI through a stock cooler, you're basically just pumping hot soup into your intake manifold. ...

May 13, 2026 · 7 min · Fan Nguyen