Remapping a BMW
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Angel Tuning in Banbury are very good (did my Mondeo TDCi from 150hp/250ft-lbs to 185hp/350ft-lbs) and they have a Jensen Interceptor restoration firm 30sec from their front door if you like drooling over older cars!
A guy at work remapped a 320d efficient dynamic and came out with a plot showing 250bhp and 417lbft after going to amd essex....
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Almost 90bhp from a map? I call BS...
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Wasn't there someone on here who had their car mapped by amd Essex, where the before/after graphs they produced were the same just with a multiplication of 1.1x applied? Think it was a RenaultSport something IIRC?
Agree! ...no 320d is gunna make 250bhp and over 400lbft torque without some serious modifications to it.
I would recommend Simon from Emaps for remapping a BMW, nice chap who knows his stuff, .. Very highly rated on the BMW forums.
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Say goodbye to a huge chunk/all of the savings you will have made by buying a diesel and any warranty you have!
Can't say i'd bother tbh, especially as you are already wanting to buy the new CTR when it comes out.
Can't say i'd bother tbh, especially as you are already wanting to buy the new CTR when it comes out.
Agree, its mostly not worth the money. But if its done cheaply, why not.
Mostly not worth the money? I just don't get it personally. I can't think of a single thing that is "more worth the money" than a simple remap on a wee turbocharged motor. The car will be miles faster, and have better fuel economy (although probably not at the same time). There is no better "bang for buck" mod than remapping a turbocharged / supercharged motor.
NA should look elsewhere though. If you have a NA motor, the only financially sound path (read : less risky) is to sell up and buy a faster one.
NA should look elsewhere though. If you have a NA motor, the only financially sound path (read : less risky) is to sell up and buy a faster one.
There's a lot of mixed opinions from what I've read. Been contemplating a remap for my 2.0 TFSI but wondering if the reward is worth bothering with. Would be nice to know how much power I can [safely] get out out the car before upgrading.
You'll get far less from a generic remap than the rest of the car is capable of (barring possibly the clutch, depending on the age of it).
I have had MANY different cars with remaps / chips, since my Astra GTE 16v back in 2000, through to my previous 335d. Each and every time I have mapped a turbocharged car it has been well worth it. And each time you are generally looking at around 35+ BHP (often up to 40-50), and, assuming responsible driving, a few mpg's is easily possible.
2.0 TFSI should be good for around 250 BHP, and the car should feel like it should have out of the factory. Just make sure you get it from a reputable source.
I have had MANY different cars with remaps / chips, since my Astra GTE 16v back in 2000, through to my previous 335d. Each and every time I have mapped a turbocharged car it has been well worth it. And each time you are generally looking at around 35+ BHP (often up to 40-50), and, assuming responsible driving, a few mpg's is easily possible.
2.0 TFSI should be good for around 250 BHP, and the car should feel like it should have out of the factory. Just make sure you get it from a reputable source.
320D running close to BHP of a 330D...
If such a thing were possible, imagine the possibility of the 330D and 335D remaps with +90HP
330d remaps to in the region of 280-300 BHP (I have a friend with a very aggressive map, with everything turned up to 11, running 305 BHP on his 330d).
My 335d rolling roaded at 340 BHP post map, but the RR guy (Ecotune in Glasgow) suggested it was a weak map, and showed me one of his 535d's with 365 BHP on it (so 82 BHP increase). The 35d engine does map exceptionally well. Indeed, the Alpina D5 sits at 350 BHP. Although it possibly has some supporting mods.
My 335d rolling roaded at 340 BHP post map, but the RR guy (Ecotune in Glasgow) suggested it was a weak map, and showed me one of his 535d's with 365 BHP on it (so 82 BHP increase). The 35d engine does map exceptionally well. Indeed, the Alpina D5 sits at 350 BHP. Although it possibly has some supporting mods.
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