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Originally Posted by lvwirelessguy
In this case a tune on the c63 just gets it back to what it should have had from the factory ( it is not asking the engine to do anything special ) . Renntech quotes 511hp with their ECU 2 tune vs. 451hp from the factory
Tuning the M3 on the other hand is not going to get similar results since BMW has not detuned this engine and since its very high strung to begin with you arent going to get much more hp from an ECU tune
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Well its obvious Mercedes tuned down the car for "marketing" reasons rather more then engineering (over heating) issues. I saw the Renntech tune on there website. That specific tune goes for $3495 plus labor. They also offer a 475HP ECU tune for $2495 plus labor. The ECU 2 tune at $3495 is obviously the better buy. Still when you think about your paying for just a bunch of binary "1's" and "0's".
Still I am curious what mods do people think will a M-DCT M3 need to keep up with a 511hp ECU tuned C63? Is it safe to say the cost for the M3 owner will be north of $3495 for those mods?