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01-03-2009, 07:18 PM | #1 |
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RDSport M3 Software via OBD Port
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I’m new on m3post.com and new to the BMW world, I picked up my first M3 after having owned only Porsches for the last 7 years. Not sure how crazy I’m going to go on modding my new beast, but I wanted to start with software. After researching EMS options available for my M3 I decided to go with the RDSport tune. There’s a couple of reasons why I went with these guys, one was the gains (I’ll list below) and two because they are the only company I could locate that could tune my E92 via the OBD Point. I really couldn’t be bothered with sending my ECU somewhere as I use the car as my daily driver. Gains: Horse Power +24 Torque [Nm] +31 Speed [mp/h] 193.8 0-62 Mp/h [s] 4,7 I went to RDSports shop in Lake Forest, they read the ECU via the OBD Port which only took a couple of minutes, then they emailed the file to Racing Dynamics S.p.A in Italy to customize a file. About 30 minutes later they received the file back from Italy, they connected the laptop back up to my M3 then a couple of minutes later the job was done! I can really feel the benefits of the software from RD and can’t wait to find myself on a quite long straight road now my speed limiter is removed! The throttle response is a lot more responsive now and the car does really pull noticeably better than stock. Overall I am extremely pleased results and the service I received and the best part of all is that they are currently having a New Years Sale so I only paid $1000 instead of the normal $1750 MSRP There was another M3 at the shop with RDSports exhaust on, it sounded so good I think that’s my next purchase! |
01-03-2009, 07:22 PM | #2 |
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Wow!! Those are some pretty impressive gains. Are there any dyno charts available to verify those numbers??
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01-03-2009, 09:39 PM | #8 |
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How much did this cost?
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01-04-2009, 06:20 PM | #10 |
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Ok someone please explain to me how you tune a car without a Dyno or road tunning??
Please not trying to be negative but how is this done?? Every car is diffrent??
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01-04-2009, 07:43 PM | #11 |
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People do one size fits all tunes all the time, they do generic maps based on a car is stock, or if it has XYZ mods, what octane it's running, etc. They build up a library based on cars they individually tune over time. Lots of Evo and STI tuners do mail order flashes. They tend to be a little more conservative than individual tunes, though.
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01-05-2009, 02:01 AM | #12 |
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The big question is if this software is detectable by your BMW service center. If so, there goes your warranty...
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Clearly, if you experience an engine failure, you would be better off reflashing the car back to stock, and this is better accomplished through the OBD-II port than by sending back the ECU to whoever did the work in the first place. |
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01-05-2009, 07:19 PM | #17 |
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01-05-2009, 07:29 PM | #19 |
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As far as I am concerned, all tuners should unconditionally reflash ECUs for their customers for as long as they own the car. Customer pays shipping.
Done. EDIT: (whoops cross post!!!) Good stuff RD! Please fill me in on how a customer can OBD flash and whether you have dealers in the Philly area. Thanks |
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On dealers with the OBDII in NC area!
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