Review of Gintani/OE tuning

SickJzb · 08-15-2010, 03:53 PM

I wanted to share my experience and results from my visit with Alex at Gintani and Jeremy at OE Tuning. Last weekend I visited Gintani and met Alex, Raz and the rest of the crew. Really great guys, they showed me a few projects they have in the works, got a tour of their new shop that will open soon and we shot the shit while Alex installed the following upgrades.

Gintani X-pipe with hfc
Gintani Sport exhaust (ceramic coated)
Gintani Pulley

We did an initial dyno pull for a baseline and got 330.7 and I decided to come back the next weekend and do an air filter and see what Jeremy’s tune can do. The drive home I noticed a huge difference with just those upgrades. The car pulled much harder and the exhaust note of the sport is unreal.

So yesterday after sitting in an hour and half of L.A. traffic I arrived at Gintani where Alex put in an air filter and Jeremy worked his magic. After a 10 minute cool down period (the time it took to strap down the car on the dyno and put in an air filter) my car put down over 360 and with each pull the car gained a bit more! We ended up with 363.4 and a strong increase in torque throughout the power band.

Needless to say I am extremely happy with the numbers and the car pulls unbelievably hard. My neighbor who is a car enthusiast got a ride when it was stock and I gave him a ride last night and he was amazed how much the car has changed.

Big thanks to the guys at Gintani and Jeremy at OE Tuning. Very cool guys that know their shit. I also got to meet Tightie, Drew, niterider and Alex gave me a ride in niterider’s Gintani supercharged M3. All I can say is WOW.

That car is scary fast, so now I know what my next upgrade will be.

Here's my dyno..

powertrip · 08-15-2010, 04:14 PM

Great numbers bro; DCT or 6 speed?

lazerborg · 08-15-2010, 06:23 PM

Number look great, congratulations.
You seeing any ill effects of the pulley (loss of power to accessories)?

Eugene-TAIWAN · 08-15-2010, 06:51 PM

so 40whp gain! those are some pretty big numbers for just bolt ons

SickJzb · 08-15-2010, 08:04 PM

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Originally Posted by powertrip

Great numbers bro; DCT or 6 speed?

Thanks man. It's a 6 speed.

Quote:

Originally Posted by lazerborg

Number look great, congratulations.
You seeing any ill effects of the pulley (loss of power to accessories)?

Thanks! Not at all. Everything works great!

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Originally Posted by Eugene-TAIWAN

so 40whp gain! those are some pretty big numbers for just bolt ons

Hey Eugene, The car is a beast... well not compared to a supercharged M but it pulls so much harder now.

Eugene-TAIWAN · 08-15-2010, 08:47 PM

I'll make sure I'll have tightie to call you when I'm down there.

SickJzb · 08-15-2010, 08:51 PM

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Originally Posted by Eugene-TAIWAN

I'll make sure I'll have tightie to call you when I'm down there.

Definitely, hit me up when you're down here.

Eugene-TAIWAN · 08-15-2010, 09:12 PM

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Originally Posted by SickJzb

Definitely, hit me up when you're down here.

KiokenM3 · 08-15-2010, 11:10 PM

great gains, so what gintani had a sc party and i wasnt invited??? i gotta talk to alex

Jameson@Alpine · 08-15-2010, 11:28 PM

I didnt get to see the new shop either!

Gintani/OE FTW

SickJzb · 08-16-2010, 12:00 AM

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Originally Posted by KiokenM3

great gains, so what gintani had a sc party and i wasnt invited??? i gotta talk to alex

Hopefully I can join the sc party soon. It is insane how hard the sc cars pull!

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Originally Posted by sales@alpine

I didnt get to see the new shop either!

Gintani/OE FTW

The new shop is nothing short of impressive. Thanks again for the great HIDs!

Jameson@Alpine · 08-16-2010, 12:03 AM

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Originally Posted by SickJzb

The new shop is nothing short of impressive. Thanks again for the great HIDs!

You're very welcome.

Raz@Gintani · 08-16-2010, 01:32 AM

Hey Jason,

It was really great meeting you. Im so glad you're enjoying your car with its new setup..just until you slap on the S/C

...

Thanks for the kind words bro!

P.S. Awesome numbers!!

Raz@Gintani · 08-16-2010, 01:33 AM

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Originally Posted by sales@alpine

I didnt get to see the new shop either!

Gintani/OE FTW

Haha you know you're always welcome to check it out bro!

datbimmerdoe · 08-16-2010, 01:48 AM

impressive gains.

KiokenM3 · 08-16-2010, 01:30 PM

[QUOTE=SickJzb;7836122]Hopefully I can join the sc party soon. It is insane how hard the sc cars pull!

ya tell me about it

mfeltiii · 08-16-2010, 04:46 PM

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Originally Posted by Eugene-TAIWAN

so 40whp gain! those are some pretty big numbers for just bolt ons

I think thats 40whp at redline just from the tune/filter after the bolt-ons, no?

Eugene-TAIWAN · 08-16-2010, 06:03 PM

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Originally Posted by mfeltiii

I think thats 40whp at redline just from the tune/filter after the bolt-ons, no?

yes seems like it

SickJzb · 08-17-2010, 12:07 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by mfeltiii

I think thats 40whp at redline just from the tune/filter after the bolt-ons, no?

That is correct. The 40whp increase came from adding an air filter and Jeremy's tune. I'll let you figure out which one gave me the biggest increase between the two...

1MORELAP · 09-22-2010, 06:40 PM

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Originally Posted by SickJzb

That is correct. The 40whp increase came from adding an air filter and Jeremy's tune. I'll let you figure out which one gave me the biggest increase between the two...

Guys, these numbers are either BS or OE Tuning rocks the world. (Only other explanation, the old air filter was EXTREMELY dirty.)

If I can get 40 WHP from tune and filter - I am in!!!

powertrip · 09-22-2010, 07:03 PM

I can assure you that OE Tuning and Gintani are 100% BS free

. What you need to remember though is that each car responds differently to mods, and each car comes in with different gas, etc.

Based on his baseline pull, the car was not happy with the stock tune, so there was a huge improvement in power. Jeremy was able to do that with my car as well when I was running the AA tune. I think Jeremy usually gets 20-25 whp with his tune if the car is running well on the stock tune.

You really can't go wrong with OE Tuning

.

Quote:

Originally Posted by 1MORELAP

Guys, these numbers are either BS or OE Tuning rocks the world. (Only other explanation, the old air filter was EXTREMELY dirty.)

If I can get 40 WHP from tune and filter - I am in!!!

1MORELAP · 09-22-2010, 07:52 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by powertrip

I can assure you that OE Tuning and Gintani are 100% BS free

. What you need to remember though is that each car responds differently to mods, and each car comes in with different gas, etc.

Based on his baseline pull, the car was not happy with the stock tune, so there was a huge improvement in power. Jeremy was able to do that with my car as well when I was running the AA tune. I think Jeremy usually gets 20-25 whp with his tune if the car is running well on the stock tune.

You really can't go wrong with OE Tuning

.

Ha. I saw that shit storm, stayed away. But wait, I thought that was Powerchip. Is Powerchip, Jeremy, OE Tuning, ESS the same?

08-15-2010, 03:53 PM	#1
SickJzb Private 8 Rep 87 Posts Drives: 2009 Jerez Black M3 Join Date: Jun 2010 Location: Chino Hills, CA iTrader: (0)	Review of Gintani/OE tuning I wanted to share my experience and results from my visit with Alex at Gintani and Jeremy at OE Tuning. Last weekend I visited Gintani and met Alex, Raz and the rest of the crew. Really great guys, they showed me a few projects they have in the works, got a tour of their new shop that will open soon and we shot the shit while Alex installed the following upgrades. Gintani X-pipe with hfc Gintani Sport exhaust (ceramic coated) Gintani Pulley We did an initial dyno pull for a baseline and got 330.7 and I decided to come back the next weekend and do an air filter and see what Jeremy’s tune can do. The drive home I noticed a huge difference with just those upgrades. The car pulled much harder and the exhaust note of the sport is unreal. So yesterday after sitting in an hour and half of L.A. traffic I arrived at Gintani where Alex put in an air filter and Jeremy worked his magic. After a 10 minute cool down period (the time it took to strap down the car on the dyno and put in an air filter) my car put down over 360 and with each pull the car gained a bit more! We ended up with 363.4 and a strong increase in torque throughout the power band. Needless to say I am extremely happy with the numbers and the car pulls unbelievably hard. My neighbor who is a car enthusiast got a ride when it was stock and I gave him a ride last night and he was amazed how much the car has changed. Big thanks to the guys at Gintani and Jeremy at OE Tuning. Very cool guys that know their shit. I also got to meet Tightie, Drew, niterider and Alex gave me a ride in niterider’s Gintani supercharged M3. All I can say is WOW. That car is scary fast, so now I know what my next upgrade will be. Here's my dyno.. Attached Images
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powertrip Scared money don't make money. 67 Rep 1,448 Posts Drives: 2009 E92 M3 DCT Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: Irvine, CA iTrader: (3) Garage List 2009 E92 M3 [0.00]	Great numbers bro; DCT or 6 speed? __________________ 2009 E92 M3/DCT/Alpine White/Fox Red/Carbon Leather OE Tuned 402 whp & 303 wtq/Gintani X-pipe/MXP Axle Back/Rogue Pulley/AFE Stage 2/Cosmetics By IND & EAS HUGE THANKS: Gintani, OE Tuning, and EAS
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08-15-2010, 06:23 PM	#3
lazerborg Enlisted Member 4 Rep 37 Posts Drives: E92 M3 Join Date: Aug 2010 Location: Seattle iTrader: (0)	Number look great, congratulations. You seeing any ill effects of the pulley (loss of power to accessories)?
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08-15-2010, 06:51 PM	#4
Eugene-TAIWAN Brigadier General 249 Rep 3,157 Posts Drives: E92 M3 Coupe Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: Taiwan iTrader: (4)	so 40whp gain! those are some pretty big numbers for just bolt ons __________________ Past: Gintani stage3 M3, Cayman GTS present: Porsche 993RWB, 964RS America,996 cupcar, 964 turbo 3.6,Macan Turbo,997GT2,930 turbo,i3, MINI JCW
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Eugene-TAIWAN Brigadier General 249 Rep 3,157 Posts Drives: E92 M3 Coupe Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: Taiwan iTrader: (4)	I'll make sure I'll have tightie to call you when I'm down there. __________________ Past: Gintani stage3 M3, Cayman GTS present: Porsche 993RWB, 964RS America,996 cupcar, 964 turbo 3.6,Macan Turbo,997GT2,930 turbo,i3, MINI JCW
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08-15-2010, 11:10 PM	#9
KiokenM3 Lieutenant Colonel 84 Rep 1,504 Posts Drives: LIFTED JEEP JK! Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: LA iTrader: (4)	great gains, so what gintani had a sc party and i wasnt invited??? i gotta talk to alex __________________ Gintani SC ST2+, OE tuned, RPI GT EXHAUST=601WHP, 396TORQUE on 91pump. DYNOJET STD CF. SOLD
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Jameson@Alpine 98 Rep 792 Posts Drives: BMW Join Date: May 2010 Location: Los Angeles iTrader: (3)	I didnt get to see the new shop either! Gintani/OE FTW
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08-16-2010, 01:32 AM	#13
Raz@Gintani 41 Rep 423 Posts Drives: E92- MR M3 Join Date: Apr 2010 Location: Van Nuys, CA iTrader: (0)	Hey Jason, It was really great meeting you. Im so glad you're enjoying your car with its new setup..just until you slap on the S/C ... Thanks for the kind words bro! P.S. Awesome numbers!!
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datbimmerdoe Lieutenant General 1277 Rep 17,493 Posts Drives: like I'M BOUT THAT LIFE Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: PARADISE aka CANES COUNTRY iTrader: (0)	impressive gains. __________________ #datbimmerdoe #thatbimmertho FOLLOW @datbimmerdoe on INSTAGRAM
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KiokenM3 Lieutenant Colonel 84 Rep 1,504 Posts Drives: LIFTED JEEP JK! Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: LA iTrader: (4)	[QUOTE=SickJzb;7836122]Hopefully I can join the sc party soon. It is insane how hard the sc cars pull! ya tell me about it __________________ Gintani SC ST2+, OE tuned, RPI GT EXHAUST=601WHP, 396TORQUE on 91pump. DYNOJET STD CF. SOLD
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