Alex Alpine ECU Tune

alamo89 · 09-30-2022, 02:12 AM

I forgot to add that the CEL is because of the cats that's it.

I also noticed that the car didn't wanted to start after sitting for 3 days. It took multiple tries.

alamo89 · 09-30-2022, 02:14 AM

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Originally Posted by omgzirra_exe

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Originally Posted by alamo89

I'm still getting CEL after doing a Stage 2 tune. How can I remedy this?

fix your actual car lol.

Gee thanks for the help. Very helpful…

omgzirra_exe · 09-30-2022, 10:51 AM

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Originally Posted by alamo89

Gee thanks for the help. Very helpful…

just as helpful as your generic question.

Bigtriece · 10-03-2022, 08:13 PM

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Originally Posted by alamo89

I forgot to add that the CEL is because of the cats that's it.

I also noticed that the car didn't wanted to start after sitting for 3 days. It took multiple tries.

How do you know it's because of the cats? Are you just going off of an increased emissions code?

My fuel sensor went bad and caused an increased emission code.

Like others are saying, it's not the tune it's your car. Get it fixed.

kevkor2002 · 10-05-2022, 09:32 PM

Wanted to get my testimonial in on pg 69 (oh yeah) and say i love the stage 2 w/ DCT tune. Car feels better everywhere in the powerband. Ive only gotten to drive the car once or twice on dry roads so far since the tune but so far i love it. I got a baseline dyno right before the xpipe and tune so i look forward to seeing the results of a fresh run with the mods. Will try to toss in the improvements if any when i get it. Happy motoring.

alamo89 · 10-07-2022, 11:44 AM

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Originally Posted by Bigtriece

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Originally Posted by alamo89

I forgot to add that the CEL is because of the cats that's it.

I also noticed that the car didn't wanted to start after sitting for 3 days. It took multiple tries.

How do you know it's because of the cats? Are you just going off of an increased emissions code?

My fuel sensor went bad and caused an increased emission code.

Like others are saying, it's not the tune it's your car. Get it fixed.

The only codes that comes up are from the cats that's it.

alamo89 · 10-07-2022, 11:48 AM

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Originally Posted by omgzirra_exe

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Originally Posted by alamo89

Gee thanks for the help. Very helpful…

just as helpful as your generic question.

What else do I need to add other than the obvious, the CEL are for from the CATs absolutely nothing else is wrong with the car.

omgzirra_exe · 10-07-2022, 12:26 PM

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Originally Posted by alamo89

What else do I need to add other than the obvious, the CEL are for from the CATs absolutely nothing else is wrong with the car.

okay so whats the actual CEL CODE dummy. how was that even helpful to tell us. i swear to god if you have stock cats and running a stage 2.. ive lost hope.

Dpc2u · 10-07-2022, 02:26 PM

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Originally Posted by omgzirra_exe

okay so whats the actual CEL CODE dummy. how was that even helpful to tell us. i swear to god if you have stock cats and running a stage 2.. ive lost hope.

It was never actually said that the cats were deleted, so I have been wondering the same, and has yet to say what codes actually come up, just that they are related to cats.

s0ldats · 10-08-2022, 06:17 PM

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Originally Posted by kevkor2002

Wanted to get my testimonial in on pg 69 (oh yeah) and say i love the stage 2 w/ DCT tune. Car feels better everywhere in the powerband. Ive only gotten to drive the car once or twice on dry roads so far since the tune but so far i love it. I got a baseline dyno right before the xpipe and tune so i look forward to seeing the results of a fresh run with the mods. Will try to toss in the improvements if any when i get it. Happy motoring.

you didn't by chance do some pulls after xpipe and before stage 2 did you?

really curious as to what the tune actually adds

kiquos · 10-20-2022, 07:15 PM

Hello fellas, does anyone here have. full length herders like ARH or alike with the stageII tune? Any loss of torque?

siulung2005 · 10-20-2022, 08:11 PM

I recently moved to CA and need to deal with SMOG. To pass the SMOG, is going to the dealer to update my map my only option? I read BM3 for the BMW F-series, flashing back to stock is not enough. Not sure if that's the same case for E9X

I currently have Alpine stage 2

sdbmwcoding · 10-21-2022, 01:52 AM

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Originally Posted by siulung2005

I recently moved to CA and need to deal with SMOG. To pass the SMOG, is going to the dealer to update my map my only option? I read BM3 for the BMW F-series, flashing back to stock is not enough. Not sure if that's the same case for E9X

I currently have Alpine stage 2

Flash your stock map with the Alpinemss software. Just passed smog a couple weeks ago no problem, not sure why bm3 would make you fail smog if it's stock software but that wouldn't apply here.

romero1990 · 10-24-2022, 11:43 PM

does anyone remember/know there is a limit how many times you can flash the DME? how many exactly?

BOOF-M3 · 10-26-2022, 12:13 AM

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does anyone remember/know there is a limit how many times you can flash the DME? how many exactly?

Reading from another post by someone in the know the ECU can be flashed as many times as you like as the counter can be overwritten.

cmichaelo · 11-18-2022, 10:43 AM

Just programmed the Stage 2 tune. Nice tune!! Not only does it produce a considerable HP gain but the pull is noticeable more linear now, ie the previous pull peak at around 5500 is pretty much gone. Anyone else notice this?

As for HP gains, it feels about the same as going from cats to catless. Say around 20HP at crank.

Not sure how much I (un)like the launch control yet. How you guys liking it?

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Confirmed! That's the 241e tune.

So when going for inspection, we would simply need to reprogram with the "Flash first" tune? (Since, I presume, this will enable the 2ndary O2 sensor reads to reach the MIL Readiness circuit)

Fooksdaddy · 11-18-2022, 10:49 AM

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Originally Posted by Dpc2u

It was never actually said that the cats were deleted, so I have been wondering the same, and has yet to say what codes actually come up, just that they are related to cats.

LOL, i feel like you hit the nail on the head....buddy fully disappeared after this!

djschmitt · 11-19-2022, 09:47 AM

I want to thank Alex@Alpine for his help over the last few weeks. I went through a few tune files (Stage 2 and Stage 1) and just this weekend had my PC blue screen while installing the tune file. I messaged him before going to bed Friday night and when I woke up Saturday morning he had some proposed fixes sent to my inbox.

I thought I was going to miss a great weekend for some top down driving but thanks to Alex I'm back up and running first thing this morning.

Alex@Alpine · 11-25-2022, 12:10 PM

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Soden82 · 11-25-2022, 10:10 PM

Pardon my ignorance if this has been posted somewhere in this 70 page thread. Tried to read as much as I could before asking.

Does Alpine tune supercharged M3s?

I see the supercharged DCT flash, but no ECU one. Would love to get both tunes at once since I need the DCT tune for my car regardless since it's on stock calibration.

Hein Jockins · 12-01-2022, 08:45 PM

Does anyone know if the silver cable provided by Alex is a KDCAN Cable? I'm trying to use this cable to connect to INPA, but I'm having trouble connecting. Figured this might not be a KDCAN cable but wanted to know so I know where to start troubleshooting.

tigermack · 12-03-2022, 04:25 PM

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Does anyone know if the silver cable provided by Alex is a KDCAN Cable? I'm trying to use this cable to connect to INPA, but I'm having trouble connecting. Figured this might not be a KDCAN cable but wanted to know so I know where to start troubleshooting.

The coding one? Worked for me.

09-30-2022, 02:12 AM	#1497
alamo89 Private 10 Rep 84 Posts Drives: M3 Join Date: Mar 2016 Location: DMV iTrader: (0)	I forgot to add that the CEL is because of the cats that's it. I also noticed that the car didn't wanted to start after sitting for 3 days. It took multiple tries.
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kevkor2002 New Member 3 Rep 18 Posts Drives: 2009 E93 335i Join Date: Apr 2018 Location: Martinsburg WV iTrader: (0)	Wanted to get my testimonial in on pg 69 (oh yeah) and say i love the stage 2 w/ DCT tune. Car feels better everywhere in the powerband. Ive only gotten to drive the car once or twice on dry roads so far since the tune but so far i love it. I got a baseline dyno right before the xpipe and tune so i look forward to seeing the results of a fresh run with the mods. Will try to toss in the improvements if any when i get it. Happy motoring.
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kiquos New Member 9 Rep 29 Posts Drives: 2011 E92 M3 Join Date: Oct 2016 Location: Orlando, FL iTrader: (0) Garage List 2011 BMW M3 [0.00]	Hello fellas, does anyone here have. full length herders like ARH or alike with the stageII tune? Any loss of torque?
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siulung2005 First Lieutenant 24 Rep 397 Posts Drives: E92 M3 Monte Carlo Join Date: May 2018 Location: Bay Area iTrader: (5)	I recently moved to CA and need to deal with SMOG. To pass the SMOG, is going to the dealer to update my map my only option? I read BM3 for the BMW F-series, flashing back to stock is not enough. Not sure if that's the same case for E9X I currently have Alpine stage 2 Last edited by siulung2005; 10-20-2022 at 08:21 PM..
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romero1990 Lieutenant 176 Rep 588 Posts Drives: E92 M3, F25 X3 Join Date: Sep 2018 Location: Bay Area iTrader: (0) Garage List 2017 X3 [0.00] 2009 M3 [0.00]	does anyone remember/know there is a limit how many times you can flash the DME? how many exactly?
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djschmitt Private First Class 236 Rep 182 Posts Drives: 2011 E93 DCT, Impreza MT Join Date: May 2020 Location: NorCal iTrader: (1)	I want to thank Alex@Alpine for his help over the last few weeks. I went through a few tune files (Stage 2 and Stage 1) and just this weekend had my PC blue screen while installing the tune file. I messaged him before going to bed Friday night and when I woke up Saturday morning he had some proposed fixes sent to my inbox. I thought I was going to miss a great weekend for some top down driving but thanks to Alex I'm back up and running first thing this morning.
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Soden82 Major 483 Rep 1,201 Posts Drives: 2011 BMW M3 Join Date: Jun 2017 Location: Boston iTrader: (1) Garage List 2011 BMW M3 [0.00]	Pardon my ignorance if this has been posted somewhere in this 70 page thread. Tried to read as much as I could before asking. Does Alpine tune supercharged M3s? I see the supercharged DCT flash, but no ECU one. Would love to get both tunes at once since I need the DCT tune for my car regardless since it's on stock calibration. __________________ 2009 BMW 335i 6MT big single (eventually) For now... MHD tuned VRSF Race IC DCI ATM exhaust
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Hein Jockins Second Lieutenant 95 Rep 205 Posts Drives: 2017 340, 08 E92 M3 Join Date: Jul 2021 Location: ALABAMA iTrader: (0)	Does anyone know if the silver cable provided by Alex is a KDCAN Cable? I'm trying to use this cable to connect to INPA, but I'm having trouble connecting. Figured this might not be a KDCAN cable but wanted to know so I know where to start troubleshooting.
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