After a lot of research, I decided to call Mike Benvo at BPM about a year ago. I initially was clued into his coding ability by several members of this board and had him code my car, but had plans for a meth kit with Vishnu as far as engine tuning went. By the time the conversation between Mike and I was over, I had amended my plans for him to tune my engine as well.
After buying and modding cars for years and years, you learn quickly who knows what they're talking about, and who's full of shit. Mike's knowledge on the coding logic of BMW's is second to none, do a search if you don't believe it (because I didn't). Anyways, I figured if he knew this much about coding, his engine tune was superior as well--which it is.
One of the ONLY thing's I don't like about our generation of M3, is the usable bottom end torque. Mike's tune strengthens torque and horsepower throughout the powerband, enabling the car to pull MUCH harder all the way to the top. It literally feels, and sounds, like a different car. I was blown away. He also tuned out cold start and enhanced throttle response on the Normal power setting because I asked him to, as well as Euro MDM and other goodies. Oh yea, I'm live in Alabama and he did all of the work remotely.
On top of all of this, is Mike's customer service. As stated earlier, I received my coding/tuning package a year ago and the guy still answers any and all questions I have with a simple text or call. I'm unsure when he sleeps (maybe he has someone manning his phone 24/7?) but I get responses back at all hours. It's kind of weird. Far and away, the most personable guy to deal with in an industry full of all types of people.
Simply put, I trust nobody more than Mike for any of my coding/tuning/BMW inquiries. I fully believe the reason for his success is his enthusiasm for working with these cars--he loves his work and it's apparent. It's also what I believe sets him aside from most anybody else in the industry. BPM isn't just a business endeavor to him.
After buying and modding cars for years and years, you learn quickly who knows what they're talking about, and who's full of shit. Mike's knowledge on the coding logic of BMW's is second to none, do a search if you don't believe it (because I didn't). Anyways, I figured if he knew this much about coding, his engine tune was superior as well--which it is.
One of the ONLY thing's I don't like about our generation of M3, is the usable bottom end torque. Mike's tune strengthens torque and horsepower throughout the powerband, enabling the car to pull MUCH harder all the way to the top. It literally feels, and sounds, like a different car. I was blown away. He also tuned out cold start and enhanced throttle response on the Normal power setting because I asked him to, as well as Euro MDM and other goodies. Oh yea, I'm live in Alabama and he did all of the work remotely.
On top of all of this, is Mike's customer service. As stated earlier, I received my coding/tuning package a year ago and the guy still answers any and all questions I have with a simple text or call. I'm unsure when he sleeps (maybe he has someone manning his phone 24/7?) but I get responses back at all hours. It's kind of weird. Far and away, the most personable guy to deal with in an industry full of all types of people.
Simply put, I trust nobody more than Mike for any of my coding/tuning/BMW inquiries. I fully believe the reason for his success is his enthusiasm for working with these cars--he loves his work and it's apparent. It's also what I believe sets him aside from most anybody else in the industry. BPM isn't just a business endeavor to him.
) I knew that he wa very knowledgable about the S65, and ECU programming. After the conversation, I was amazed at how much I learned about the car in general and many tuning variables. I purchased stage 1 tune from Mike and cables were sent out. I got my car tuned last Monday (April 08). The whole process took about 40 minutes, but could have taken less because Mike was bouncing between phone calls 
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