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Post by 610kev » Wed Apr 04, 2012 6:12 pm

hi .recently bought a 3.0 d manual looking to fit a tb anyone any ideas on which is the best thanks kev

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Post by X5Sport » Wed Apr 04, 2012 7:06 pm

The one to aim at is Jason at bwchiptune as he's our expert on tuning and remap work.
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Post by dirtymonkey29 » Wed Apr 04, 2012 9:48 pm

Wouldn't touch a tuning box, they just add more fuel and air and that's about all. Need a proper remap. Jason at bwchip tune on here is well regarded and I will have mine done eventually but I'm in yorks

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Post by scooby1doo1 » Thu Apr 05, 2012 6:53 am

Tuning boxes do work and at less £100 many people fit them to save money, the above post is right though. They add more fuel and allow more air, some evan increas fuel pressure, the down side is they also kick out loads of black smoke because they don't increase boost. You need only a minimal amount of increased boost to over come the black crap.
Reampping a diesel is not done the same as petrol, most petrols have custom maps, diesels are just downloaded from a laptop, and tweaked if needed. But this is classed as better because your changing the ecu and of cause is the right way, TB are fooling sensors to increase power.

Either way both work and will gain a similar amount of extra power, it's down to the buyer what he/she thinks is best.



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Post by jason@bwchiptune » Tue Apr 17, 2012 8:39 am

We can send you out our Xconsole flashing tool for you to use at home and once your happy with your remap just post it back
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Post by 610kev » Tue Apr 17, 2012 6:17 pm

hi jason what sort of price are we looking at and what gains can i expect ie == bhp better mpg thanks kev ps mine is the manual

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Post by jason@bwchiptune » Thu Apr 19, 2012 2:17 am

[quote=""610kev""]hi jason what sort of price are we looking at and what gains can i expect ie == bhp better mpg thanks kev ps mine is the manual[/quote]
Prices are here for the e53
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£250 for the remap
Which bhp version have you got 184 or 218 bhp?
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Post by 610kev » Fri Apr 20, 2012 5:29 pm

hi jason .its the 218bhp manual== thanks kev

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Post by Nige » Sun Jul 01, 2012 12:16 am

[quote="jason@bwchiptune"]
We can send you out our Xconsole flashing tool for you to use at home and once your happy with your remap just post it back
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Thats exactly what I did. Great service, Jason tweaked the map to suit my request. Highly recommended.

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Post by jason@bwchiptune » Tue Jul 10, 2012 11:44 am

[quote="610kev"]
hi jason .its the 218bhp manual== thanks kev
[/quote]40-45 bhp more extra80-100nm
Plus 3-4 mpg more
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Post by 610kev » Tue Jul 10, 2012 7:34 pm

hi jason  how can we do this i live about 200+ miles from you  thanks kev

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Post by Rusty » Tue Jul 10, 2012 8:12 pm

Jason would send you out a magic box which you plug into your OBD

The engine map is then uploaded from the car to the box,

You then email the file to Jason

Jason works his magic before emailing you the new map

You plug the box back into the car and download the new map.

Once you are happy with the map, you send the box back to Jason.

Simples  :)

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Post by Cannondale » Tue Jul 10, 2012 8:13 pm

[quote="610kev"]
hi jason  how can we do this i live about 200+ miles from you  thanks kev
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I have the same problem, Jason has a couple of options. He has a network of places that can do the remap using his data. Or he is able to set out an tool that you can rear your cars map sent it to him and he sends the new map back, I think this needs a depostit for the tool.

I did think of seeing if there was enough intrest in a central loaction to get a few cars together so Jason could do a group remap. But I could do with mine done this month as I am off to France for a 2k trip and would like the map done before that.

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Post by jason@bwchiptune » Tue Jul 24, 2012 2:13 am

[quote="Rusty Nail"]
Jason would send you out a magic box which you plug into your OBD

The engine map is then uploaded from the car to the box,

You then email the file to Jason

Jason works his magic before emailing you the new map

You plug the box back into the car and download the new map.

Once you are happy with the map, you send the box back to Jason.

Simples  :)

HTH
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Well that's about it
We have had a 9 year old use it
Now he wants to start remapping cars
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Post by jason@bwchiptune » Tue Jul 24, 2012 2:15 am

It's about time we have a meet
I can arrange one at our new unit if needed

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