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04-21-2017, 12:31 PM | #1 |
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ESS Flash Software + BPM DCT Tune
Hello members,
the time has come to tune my 2011 DCT M3. Ive been reading alot of posts on this and it was a bit difficult to decide on which and what setup to go with. ive heard alot of positive reviews on Mike Benvos tuning from my friends in Dubai (happy Customers) along with other M3s equipped with an ESS Flash tune. the current mods on the car are : 1. Macht Schnell Charge 2 kit air intake 2. Macht Schnell under drive pulleys 3. Akrapovic Slip on with GT4 Catless Xpipe (suprisingly i never got a check engine light). 4. Macht Schnell Solid subframe Bushings Car Mileage is 108,000KM ( bearings preventive care to be done very soon) i may get questioned why im doing this mix of Tuning done on the car. I was actually wondering if anyone has attempted such a setup here as i know 2 people here that have run this setup but for more specific reasons. ECU : ESS DCT: BPM the order has been put down today for them both and hopefully i will see some positive numbers when the tune goes in. apologies if there was a post regarding this that i may have missed out. |
04-21-2017, 12:33 PM | #2 |
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You'll get a better deal getting both through one vendor. I'd go with BPM hands down though.
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04-21-2017, 02:07 PM | #3 |
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The GTS tunes are all either a) the original GTS tune or b) modified GTS tune to make it a bit slower and overheat less
Both tuners seem to function and not blow up your car. I prefer ESS as they've been tuning supercharged Ms for ages and they are the only ones with Stage 3 cars that actually function vs the vaporware of the rest of the vendors |
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05-07-2017, 04:03 PM | #5 |
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IMHO it's no contest, ESS wins hands down for price, service, and longevity.
For DCT tune Alex@Alpine is your best bet. He also offers a tune, so consider that too. Best of luck whomever you choose! |
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I have a question about all the tunes. I live in both Phoenix and Socal and from what I have read there is quite a bit to choose from. For the most part I have seen that the all tunes really don't differ and they offer pretty much the same and the real difference I see is a price tag. Is this a preference thing or are there really any big differences?
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This assumes you will get a good deal together. That may not be the case, however, so you may instead just go for the lowest price on DCT after you pick the engine tune you want. |
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tunes don't get you shit
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You could just install the GTS software yourself or through anyone that can code. That's what I did this weekend
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What do you mean by this? Is this motor just not that much improved by tunes? I know this is a very different system but I have a diesel truck and a good tune got me 150+ HP alone. Obviously you will not see gains like that but are they just not worth the money on an M3?
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can't tell the difference between catless/notune and catless/tune honestly.1
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