Best E60/61 ECU Remap (UK)?
09-22-2007, 09:35 AM
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Does anyone have a recommendation for a UK based ECU remap firm to play with a 530D ? (M-sport).
I'd be interested in anyone's experience remapping this car - especially with regards to BMW service "resetting" the map. From other threads, it appears that this isn't expected, but could possibly happen.
I have seen two different types of options and wonder if anyone can comment on them:
1) "Plug in" units. These seem to simply plug in between the fuel pressure (?) sensor and the ECU. I presume they just modify the sensor reading so that the ECU makes the pump apply a higher pressure than it "thinks" it is applying. I imagine the advantage of this type is that you can just remove it at any time if neccesary?
2) ECU EEPROM Remaps. This seesm to be the msot common approach. I presume that this enable the control of more parameters (for example turbo boost pressure as well as fuel pressure and so should technically be a better option ??? The downside of course is that the map is resident in the ECU EEPROM and potentially, BMW could remap it back to defualt during a service.
Anyway - as you can see, I know little about this subject so would be very interested if anyone can explain the options available and give recommendations as to companies/products etc....
I would get delivery of the car until December anyway, so have plenty of time to research before comitting.
Many thanks,
Alasdair
I'd be interested in anyone's experience remapping this car - especially with regards to BMW service "resetting" the map. From other threads, it appears that this isn't expected, but could possibly happen.
I have seen two different types of options and wonder if anyone can comment on them:
1) "Plug in" units. These seem to simply plug in between the fuel pressure (?) sensor and the ECU. I presume they just modify the sensor reading so that the ECU makes the pump apply a higher pressure than it "thinks" it is applying. I imagine the advantage of this type is that you can just remove it at any time if neccesary?
2) ECU EEPROM Remaps. This seesm to be the msot common approach. I presume that this enable the control of more parameters (for example turbo boost pressure as well as fuel pressure and so should technically be a better option ??? The downside of course is that the map is resident in the ECU EEPROM and potentially, BMW could remap it back to defualt during a service.
Anyway - as you can see, I know little about this subject so would be very interested if anyone can explain the options available and give recommendations as to companies/products etc....
I would get delivery of the car until December anyway, so have plenty of time to research before comitting.
Many thanks,
Alasdair
09-22-2007, 01:10 PM
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yes i do, i have a 530d and had it remapped to 285bhp and its stunning, more so the mpg is truly excellent.
Send me a PM and i,l give you details of who and were, are you in london by any chance?
Send me a PM and i,l give you details of who and were, are you in london by any chance?
09-22-2007, 01:46 PM
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Originally Posted by E60BEEMER' post='473166' date='Sep 22 2007, 04:10 PM
yes i do, i have a 530d and had it remapped to 285bhp and its stunning, more so the mpg is truly excellent.
Send me a PM and i,l give you details of who and were, are you in london by any chance?
Send me a PM and i,l give you details of who and were, are you in london by any chance?
I guess that a remap would invalidate a standard car insurance policy as well, if they every found out??!!
09-22-2007, 01:59 PM
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Originally Posted by E60BEEMER' post='473166' date='Sep 22 2007, 03:10 PM
yes i do, i have a 530d and had it remapped to 285bhp and its stunning, more so the mpg is truly excellent.
Send me a PM and i,l give you details of who and were, are you in london by any chance?
Send me a PM and i,l give you details of who and were, are you in london by any chance?
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09-22-2007, 08:38 PM
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My Ride: 535d Sport, carbon black, media pack, visibility pack, grey leather, heated seats, sun protection glass, voice control, Eibach ProKit, 19" 166 style wheels, e-maps ECU remap to 325hp and 640NM, top speed limiter removed
My 535d (and many others before) has been done by Simon from www.e-maps.co.uk
Absolute class guy and product (and price) and also comes to you to do it.
He is on holiday the next 2 weeks, though, from tomorrow.
Mine is declared to the insurance, so no problems there.
Absolute class guy and product (and price) and also comes to you to do it.
He is on holiday the next 2 weeks, though, from tomorrow.
Mine is declared to the insurance, so no problems there.
09-23-2007, 12:21 PM
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ZimmermanI might be able to help, I recently had my 525d M Sport remapped by a very professional company, that gave me great advice. I found their prices to be very reasonable following hours of searching on the net to find the best companies to use. The company I went for came to my house and successfully carried out the work, which last approximately 2 hours in total. This involved doing the work by removing the ECU and loading the software on to the ECU after taking a saved copy of your original ECU Map, which is saved on their database, should you need to reinstate it at a later date. All remaps carried out are from your original map and not just a generic upload. The service given came with a test drive with the technician for as long as you wanted to ensure you were happy with the improvements.
All I can say is the results were brilliant and my 525 now performs like a 530d. The torque was increased to 380Nm/mm2 and the bhp was increased to 245bhp. The drive now feels even more effortless and I find i do not need to press down on the accelerator as much as i used to have to before, to get that extra bit of power out the car.
I'm not sure if I am allowed to give the name of the company, as I have only joined this forum today, so if anyone out there knows if this is ok, let me know and i will post the website for you and you can contact them for further advice.
Good luck.
Originally Posted by adentonmiller' post='473087' date='Sep 22 2007, 06:35 PM
Does anyone have a recommendation for a UK based ECU remap firm to play with a 530D ? (M-sport).
I'd be interested in anyone's experience remapping this car - especially with regards to BMW service "resetting" the map. From other threads, it appears that this isn't expected, but could possibly happen.
I have seen two different types of options and wonder if anyone can comment on them:
1) "Plug in" units. These seem to simply plug in between the fuel pressure (?) sensor and the ECU. I presume they just modify the sensor reading so that the ECU makes the pump apply a higher pressure than it "thinks" it is applying. I imagine the advantage of this type is that you can just remove it at any time if neccesary?
2) ECU EEPROM Remaps. This seesm to be the msot common approach. I presume that this enable the control of more parameters (for example turbo boost pressure as well as fuel pressure and so should technically be a better option ??? The downside of course is that the map is resident in the ECU EEPROM and potentially, BMW could remap it back to defualt during a service.
Anyway - as you can see, I know little about this subject so would be very interested if anyone can explain the options available and give recommendations as to companies/products etc....
I would get delivery of the car until December anyway, so have plenty of time to research before comitting.
Many thanks,
Alasdair
I'd be interested in anyone's experience remapping this car - especially with regards to BMW service "resetting" the map. From other threads, it appears that this isn't expected, but could possibly happen.
I have seen two different types of options and wonder if anyone can comment on them:
1) "Plug in" units. These seem to simply plug in between the fuel pressure (?) sensor and the ECU. I presume they just modify the sensor reading so that the ECU makes the pump apply a higher pressure than it "thinks" it is applying. I imagine the advantage of this type is that you can just remove it at any time if neccesary?
2) ECU EEPROM Remaps. This seesm to be the msot common approach. I presume that this enable the control of more parameters (for example turbo boost pressure as well as fuel pressure and so should technically be a better option ??? The downside of course is that the map is resident in the ECU EEPROM and potentially, BMW could remap it back to defualt during a service.
Anyway - as you can see, I know little about this subject so would be very interested if anyone can explain the options available and give recommendations as to companies/products etc....
I would get delivery of the car until December anyway, so have plenty of time to research before comitting.
Many thanks,
Alasdair
09-23-2007, 12:24 PM
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ZimmermanSorry correct to my reply. The bhp was increased tp 225bhp and not 245bhp.
Originally Posted by zimmerman' post='473359' date='Sep 23 2007, 09:21 PM
ZimmermanI might be able to help, I recently had my 525d M Sport remapped by a very professional company, that gave me great advice. I found their prices to be very reasonable following hours of searching on the net to find the best companies to use. The company I went for came to my house and successfully carried out the work, which last approximately 2 hours in total. This involved doing the work by removing the ECU and loading the software on to the ECU after taking a saved copy of your original ECU Map, which is saved on their database, should you need to reinstate it at a later date. All remaps carried out are from your original map and not just a generic upload. The service given came with a test drive with the technician for as long as you wanted to ensure you were happy with the improvements.
All I can say is the results were brilliant and my 525 now performs like a 530d. The torque was increased to 380Nm/mm2 and the bhp was increased to 245bhp. The drive now feels even more effortless and I find i do not need to press down on the accelerator as much as i used to have to before, to get that extra bit of power out the car.
I'm not sure if I am allowed to give the name of the company, as I have only joined this forum today, so if anyone out there knows if this is ok, let me know and i will post the website for you and you can contact them for further advice.
Good luck.
09-24-2007, 01:44 AM
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Originally Posted by zimmerman' post='473361' date='Sep 23 2007, 08:24 PM
ZimmermanSorry correct to my reply. The bhp was increased tp 225bhp and not 245bhp.
Good stuff - many thanks.
Would you be kind enough to PM me with the comapny name?
Thanks,
Alasdair
09-24-2007, 01:50 AM
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Originally Posted by olli_535d' post='473247' date='Sep 23 2007, 04:38 AM
My 535d (and many others before) has been done by Simon from www.e-maps.co.uk
Absolute class guy and product (and price) and also comes to you to do it.
He is on holiday the next 2 weeks, though, from tomorrow.
Mine is declared to the insurance, so no problems there.
Absolute class guy and product (and price) and also comes to you to do it.
He is on holiday the next 2 weeks, though, from tomorrow.
Mine is declared to the insurance, so no problems there.
Cheers,
Alasdair
10-03-2007, 09:49 AM
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Originally Posted by zimmerman' post='473359' date='Sep 23 2007, 09:21 PM
ZimmermanI'm not sure if I am allowed to give the name of the company, as I have only joined this forum today, so if anyone out there knows if this is ok, let me know and i will post the website for you and you can contact them for further advice.
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