2016 BMW 340i xdrive

Nightmare

The Family Sedan I endearingly call Nightmare was not ever supposed to break records. I just wanted a nice, comfortable car that I could drive and enjoy. Little did I know I possessed a car with so much performance potential it could rival supercars. I never intended to engage in a race to break records and be at the forefront of the development of the B58 platform, yet here we are.

My name is LJ, as my YouTube subscribers know me. I set out to document everything I have done to my car in the summer of 2019 and accidentally started a quest to make my car among one of the fastest B58-powered vehicles to date. I have detailed various DIY projects as well as some tricky modifications and upgrades thanks to the help of my friends at my go-to Euro shop, EuroMpire in Monroe, NC.

My goal is to help many achieve their power goals with their B58-powered vehicles and share my experiences with the platform. The B58 community is a vibrant one, filled with very knowledgable individuals with whom I have the pleasure of networking and exchange ideas and experiences to help mitigate common issues and pave the way for an easier and more clear path to different power goals.

2017 BMW 240i xdrive

The Revenant

After Nightmare’s sudden departure I went back to square one. I really pondered what my goals were moving forward. To stay with Gen1 B58 or to move on to the B58TU platform?

Ultimately I decided to stay with the Gen 1 platform. I believe there is yet so much to achieve with this first-generation platform. We learn new things every day and now with the support of several sponsors the goals that once seemed hard to attain are becoming easier to achieve. The transformation has been astounding and the work has not stopped from the moment I bought this car. Now we can continue what we started.