RPI exhaust, scoop, and ESS tune
05-18-2011, 11:06 PM
#1
Members
Thread Starter
Join Date: May 2011
Location: South Bay
Posts: 15
Likes: 0
Received 0 Likes
on
0 Posts
Hi all.
I am new to the E60 world with my 550. I am thinking about doing a simple tune to my ride
RPI exhaust
RPI scoop w/filter
ESS Tune
Can anyone give their thoughts on these?
Anyone have these mods on their car? gains? issues?
I would love to hear an RPI exhaust live..,,is there anyone in the Los Angeles area that I can meet and hear your RPI Exhaust?
I am new to the E60 world with my 550. I am thinking about doing a simple tune to my ride
RPI exhaust
RPI scoop w/filter
ESS Tune
Can anyone give their thoughts on these?
Anyone have these mods on their car? gains? issues?
I would love to hear an RPI exhaust live..,,is there anyone in the Los Angeles area that I can meet and hear your RPI Exhaust?
05-19-2011, 06:42 AM
#3
Super Moderator
Join Date: Jan 2008
Location: So. Cal (SFV)
Posts: 17,508
Likes: 0
Received 3 Likes
on
3 Posts
My Ride: 2011.5 Alpine White E90 M3 | Black Novillo Leather | Carbon Fiber Leather Trim | ZCP | ZP2 | M-DCT | Navigation | Moonroof | 6FL Mods: TMS 12.5mm spacers all around l Hawk HPS Brake Pads l OEM M3 Edition Grills l Paint Matched Side Gills l Key Hole D
and combined with other complimentary mods, you can get good gains with a tune....IIRC: RPI offers a specific ESS tune for RPI bolt on products.....
OP: you do know you are located very close to the RPI office, have you contacted RPI directly? The have a dyno in house, so pre and post install dyno's could be easily recorded/measured @ RPI...
05-19-2011, 07:30 AM
#5
Super Moderator
Join Date: Jan 2008
Location: So. Cal (SFV)
Posts: 17,508
Likes: 0
Received 3 Likes
on
3 Posts
My Ride: 2011.5 Alpine White E90 M3 | Black Novillo Leather | Carbon Fiber Leather Trim | ZCP | ZP2 | M-DCT | Navigation | Moonroof | 6FL Mods: TMS 12.5mm spacers all around l Hawk HPS Brake Pads l OEM M3 Edition Grills l Paint Matched Side Gills l Key Hole D
05-19-2011, 07:38 AM
#6
Senior Members
Join Date: May 2010
Location: NYC
Posts: 677
Likes: 0
Received 0 Likes
on
0 Posts
My Ride: 2008 550i SA M-Sport Package
05-19-2011, 07:48 AM
#7
Super Moderator
Join Date: Jan 2008
Location: So. Cal (SFV)
Posts: 17,508
Likes: 0
Received 3 Likes
on
3 Posts
My Ride: 2011.5 Alpine White E90 M3 | Black Novillo Leather | Carbon Fiber Leather Trim | ZCP | ZP2 | M-DCT | Navigation | Moonroof | 6FL Mods: TMS 12.5mm spacers all around l Hawk HPS Brake Pads l OEM M3 Edition Grills l Paint Matched Side Gills l Key Hole D
05-19-2011, 09:13 AM
#9
Senior Members
If your car is still under original warranty I'd get a piggyback tune other than a flash. That is unless you know the person that is flashing your car and is willing to reflash it every time you take your vehicle in for service and every time you receive it back. If that isn't an issue then ESS is a good choice, I've heard great reviews of it and not so great reviews of the GIAC flash.
05-19-2011, 09:19 AM
#10
Members
Join Date: Aug 2010
Location: California
Posts: 242
Likes: 0
Received 0 Likes
on
0 Posts
If your car is still under original warranty I'd get a piggyback tune other than a flash. That is unless you know the person that is flashing your car and is willing to reflash it every time you take your vehicle in for service and every time you receive it back. If that isn't an issue then ESS is a good choice, I've heard great reviews of it and not so great reviews of the GIAC flash.