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10-25-2005, 05:26 PM
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Hey Soc Fans has the powerchip mod... why dont you ask him how he likes it.
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Originally Posted by EBMCS03' date='Oct 25 2005, 09:43 AM
[quote name='545smg' date='Oct 24 2005, 08:38 PM']the powerchip sounds good, shouldn't we wait for dinan or any other north american bmw specialist with dealers in the states?
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10-25-2005, 05:47 PM
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Surface Mount somthing... I want to say Technology.
Basically a surface mount chip.
Basically a surface mount chip.
10-26-2005, 02:44 PM
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Originally Posted by 545smg' date='Oct 25 2005, 07:55 AM
Sufu,
what you might think of doing is chaging your wheels to something around 20 lbs each - which is going to shave off about 40lbs and increase you hp at the wheels - perhaps replace the flywheel with a dinan (also lighter and an incrase of hp), then replace for a lighter exhaust - with BMW's its a mixed sum gain.
Since you can't just throw a supercharger in there, although you never know in the future, its a constant lightning of the car and expensive tuning just to reach 2006 550 hp status or in your case 2006 530 hp gains.
Anyway, I like the cold intake idea, we just have to wait fr dinan or another reputable manufacturer to invent!
what you might think of doing is chaging your wheels to something around 20 lbs each - which is going to shave off about 40lbs and increase you hp at the wheels - perhaps replace the flywheel with a dinan (also lighter and an incrase of hp), then replace for a lighter exhaust - with BMW's its a mixed sum gain.
Since you can't just throw a supercharger in there, although you never know in the future, its a constant lightning of the car and expensive tuning just to reach 2006 550 hp status or in your case 2006 530 hp gains.
Anyway, I like the cold intake idea, we just have to wait fr dinan or another reputable manufacturer to invent!
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another reason why I wanted to have intake first is....I wanna have louder sound
while I drive
How about the exhaust ? how much will it really help? Just few HP?....
10-26-2005, 02:44 PM
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Originally Posted by EBMCS03' date='Oct 25 2005, 06:26 PM
Hey Soc Fans has the powerchip mod... why dont you ask him how he likes it.
http://forums.e60.net/index.php?showuser=805
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sufu,
I had the Gruppe M intake in mind at first, but i backed out immediately after seeing the price of it. It is ridiculous that an intake can cost $1500 USD.
So i went for Powerchip instead. I paid about $500+ for the chip. They claimed that you will get better fuel economy. and gained about 15-20hp. In my experiences, i do notice slight differences especially when you push it hard after 40mph. As for fuel economy, i get slightly better fuel economy than before.. NOT MUCH but slightly better.
Do you live in S.Cal? Go to EuroRev if you want to do the chipping.. they are able to do it in less than an hr for you.
I had the Gruppe M intake in mind at first, but i backed out immediately after seeing the price of it. It is ridiculous that an intake can cost $1500 USD.
So i went for Powerchip instead. I paid about $500+ for the chip. They claimed that you will get better fuel economy. and gained about 15-20hp. In my experiences, i do notice slight differences especially when you push it hard after 40mph. As for fuel economy, i get slightly better fuel economy than before.. NOT MUCH but slightly better.
Do you live in S.Cal? Go to EuroRev if you want to do the chipping.. they are able to do it in less than an hr for you.
10-27-2005, 01:37 PM
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Originally Posted by soc_fans' date='Oct 27 2005, 04:57 PM
sufu,
I had the Gruppe M intake in mind at first, but i backed out immediately after seeing the price of it. It is ridiculous that an intake can cost $1500 USD.?
So i went for Powerchip instead. I paid about $500+ for the chip. They claimed that you will get better fuel economy. and gained about 15-20hp. In my experiences, i do notice slight differences especially when you push it hard after 40mph. As for fuel economy, i get slightly better fuel economy than before.. NOT MUCH but slightly better.
Do you live in S.Cal? Go to EuroRev if you want to do the chipping.. they are able to do it in less than an hr for you.?
I had the Gruppe M intake in mind at first, but i backed out immediately after seeing the price of it. It is ridiculous that an intake can cost $1500 USD.?
So i went for Powerchip instead. I paid about $500+ for the chip. They claimed that you will get better fuel economy. and gained about 15-20hp. In my experiences, i do notice slight differences especially when you push it hard after 40mph. As for fuel economy, i get slightly better fuel economy than before.. NOT MUCH but slightly better.
Do you live in S.Cal? Go to EuroRev if you want to do the chipping.. they are able to do it in less than an hr for you.?
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hey how come you are paying so cheap for the chip? I went to their website and configured for my car and the total came out to $1490!! Am I missing anything here??
10-27-2005, 01:53 PM
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Originally Posted by soc_fans' date='Oct 27 2005, 01:57 PM
sufu,
I had the Gruppe M intake in mind at first, but i backed out immediately after seeing the price of it. It is ridiculous that an intake can cost $1500 USD.?
So i went for Powerchip instead. I paid about $500+ for the chip. They claimed that you will get better fuel economy. and gained about 15-20hp. In my experiences, i do notice slight differences especially when you push it hard after 40mph. As for fuel economy, i get slightly better fuel economy than before.. NOT MUCH but slightly better.
Do you live in S.Cal? Go to EuroRev if you want to do the chipping.. they are able to do it in less than an hr for you.?
I had the Gruppe M intake in mind at first, but i backed out immediately after seeing the price of it. It is ridiculous that an intake can cost $1500 USD.?
So i went for Powerchip instead. I paid about $500+ for the chip. They claimed that you will get better fuel economy. and gained about 15-20hp. In my experiences, i do notice slight differences especially when you push it hard after 40mph. As for fuel economy, i get slightly better fuel economy than before.. NOT MUCH but slightly better.
Do you live in S.Cal? Go to EuroRev if you want to do the chipping.. they are able to do it in less than an hr for you.?
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the superchip really sounds great now..hehe
esp. the HP and the price!!!
and, yes I live in So Cal too~
okie, I will call EuroRev after I get my tests done!
thx a again man..I will just PM you if I have more Qs
10-27-2005, 01:55 PM
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Originally Posted by Jeffs' date='Oct 27 2005, 04:37 PM
[quote name='soc_fans' date='Oct 27 2005, 04:57 PM']sufu,
I had the Gruppe M intake in mind at first, but i backed out immediately after seeing the price of it. It is ridiculous that an intake can cost $1500 USD.?
So i went for Powerchip instead. I paid about $500+ for the chip. They claimed that you will get better fuel economy. and gained about 15-20hp. In my experiences, i do notice slight differences especially when you push it hard after 40mph. As for fuel economy, i get slightly better fuel economy than before.. NOT MUCH but slightly better.
Do you live in S.Cal? Go to EuroRev if you want to do the chipping.. they are able to do it in less than an hr for you.?
I had the Gruppe M intake in mind at first, but i backed out immediately after seeing the price of it. It is ridiculous that an intake can cost $1500 USD.?
So i went for Powerchip instead. I paid about $500+ for the chip. They claimed that you will get better fuel economy. and gained about 15-20hp. In my experiences, i do notice slight differences especially when you push it hard after 40mph. As for fuel economy, i get slightly better fuel economy than before.. NOT MUCH but slightly better.
Do you live in S.Cal? Go to EuroRev if you want to do the chipping.. they are able to do it in less than an hr for you.?
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hey how come you are paying so cheap for the chip? I went to their website and configured for my car and the total came out to $1490!! Am I missing anything here??
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[/quote]Yg punya EuroRev org indo.. jadi kasi lebi murah. And $1490 is for 545i.. 530i is much cheaper than that.
Temen gw yg punya 645i di chip sekitar $800. Mao gak? Hehe
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Originally Posted by sufu' date='Oct 27 2005, 04:53 PM
[quote name='soc_fans' date='Oct 27 2005, 01:57 PM']sufu,
I had the Gruppe M intake in mind at first, but i backed out immediately after seeing the price of it. It is ridiculous that an intake can cost $1500 USD.?
So i went for Powerchip instead. I paid about $500+ for the chip. They claimed that you will get better fuel economy. and gained about 15-20hp. In my experiences, i do notice slight differences especially when you push it hard after 40mph. As for fuel economy, i get slightly better fuel economy than before.. NOT MUCH but slightly better.
Do you live in S.Cal? Go to EuroRev if you want to do the chipping.. they are able to do it in less than an hr for you.?
I had the Gruppe M intake in mind at first, but i backed out immediately after seeing the price of it. It is ridiculous that an intake can cost $1500 USD.?
So i went for Powerchip instead. I paid about $500+ for the chip. They claimed that you will get better fuel economy. and gained about 15-20hp. In my experiences, i do notice slight differences especially when you push it hard after 40mph. As for fuel economy, i get slightly better fuel economy than before.. NOT MUCH but slightly better.
Do you live in S.Cal? Go to EuroRev if you want to do the chipping.. they are able to do it in less than an hr for you.?
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the superchip really sounds great now..hehe
esp. the HP and the price!!!
and, yes I live in So Cal too~
okie, I will call EuroRev after I get my tests done!
thx a again man..I will just PM you if I have more Qs
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[/quote]Sure. Gd luck for your tests.
I'm not sure what kind of prices they will give you as my friend is a good buddy of the owner there.
