Bmw 520 Tuning Advice
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hi guys (and girls) new to forums was looking for some advice on getting my 520 tuned i was going to have it put on a rolling road tomorrow to see my options on having the ECU remapped does anyone have any tips for me? superchip? or how much extra bhp i could get for having it remapped?
thanks, heres some pics below was standered when i bought it ive not done much just tinted the windows and added some 19" wheels
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thanks, heres some pics below was standered when i bought it ive not done much just tinted the windows and added some 19" wheels
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ok just spoke to the garage and they said i would gain around 30hp from a remap and will cost £350, do you think its worth it will i feel the differance with the gained 30bhp?
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If its a 520d you'll go for around 190-200hp range with remap.
Get some BMC box performance filter (for diesel as well) - or for petrol tune your air filter
Don't go for a bigger engine conversion as it will be more expensive than the car itself (and other reasons which were discussed a billion times everywhere). I wouldn't go for a turbo upgrade too I don't see any reason in that.
Remaps force your injectors to pump more fuel-diesel to your engine, that's basically how the power is increased.
For the way I drive, more power = less mpg
And if your car's mileage is around 70k just a remap should be enough, if not, I'd buy a higher engine car instead of converting.
Get some BMC box performance filter (for diesel as well) - or for petrol tune your air filter
Don't go for a bigger engine conversion as it will be more expensive than the car itself (and other reasons which were discussed a billion times everywhere). I wouldn't go for a turbo upgrade too I don't see any reason in that.
Remaps force your injectors to pump more fuel-diesel to your engine, that's basically how the power is increased.
For the way I drive, more power = less mpg
And if your car's mileage is around 70k just a remap should be enough, if not, I'd buy a higher engine car instead of converting.
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Yeah mine is a 163 hp LCI
I had my car remapped by Evotech.
I'm more than happy with the performance. It's not less, not more. Just simply improves a lot of performance within your car's body limits.
However, you might wanna get the DPF removed or cleaned before.
Everytime you upgrade something, that ecu needs to be remapped.
I had my car remapped by Evotech.
I'm more than happy with the performance. It's not less, not more. Just simply improves a lot of performance within your car's body limits.
However, you might wanna get the DPF removed or cleaned before.
Everytime you upgrade something, that ecu needs to be remapped.
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