NY/NJ/CT/PA --Interest in a Powerchip tune and dyno day?

[MCarRacr07]

Originally Posted by Mike@Powerchip

Stage I is for cars with the stock catalytic converters. Stage II covers cars with high flow cats or no cats at all.

I have the Fabspeed setup on my car with MS drop in and stop rear muffler - I am running stage II to avoid the check engine light.

thanks for the info...I have no issues w/the CEL...with the extenders that Fabspeed provided.
What does Stage II do as far as performance besides remove the top end limiter and increase the max. rpms??...thanks again for your time.
S

[DirtyJersey]

Spoke to Mike on the phone today, count me in as well. Hopefully this will be conducted in the nyc area and sooner rather than later.

[killerfox]

Originally Posted by J08M3

I'm interested.

Just FYI there is no such thing as a custom tune on this car.

Not sure what you mean. I have a custom Dyno tune in my 2008 M3. Everything in the tune was tweeked for how my car was performing on the Dyno. I even have a flash tool that allows me to load in the factory tune if I take it to the dealer and load in my tune after.

[DirtyJersey]

Mike,

Lets see if we can move forward with the number of people we have now and select a place and time? In the meantime, we can add any stragglers to the list between now and the time this is carried out. Guys put the word out.

Less do this

[Leozap]

For now:

1. Disruptv
2. Bart@AUTOcouture
3. MCarRacr07---on the fence
4. m3 kidd---FOR GT3
5. j08m3 - Maybe?
6. Leozap
7. Jlnike - Maybe
8. luislamweng - Interested but worried about warranty issue lol...
9. DirtyJersey

[disruptv]

Originally Posted by DirtyJersey

Mike,

Lets see if we can move forward with the number of people we have now and select a place and time? In the meantime, we can add any stragglers to the list between now and the time this is carried out. Guys put the word out.

Less do this

agreed...

i'm shooting to do this on a Sunday 6/6/2010...i will be talking to the shop owner to figure out how much the dyno runs will be so members can do a b4 and after if they desire

i'll keep everyone posted and 4now please add ur name to leozap's latest list if interested.....

[Leozap]

Not sure if people will respond fast by 6/6/2010...

[MaverickNemesis]

whats the horsepower gain? manual vs dct... any difference? any problems with warranty?

[Bart@AUTOcouture]

Checking in, I may have a friend with a new M3 to do this as well. Are the other 9 def interested 100%? Or is this a feeler?

[disruptv]

Originally Posted by Bart@AUTOcouture

Checking in, I may have a friend with a new M3 to do this as well. Are the other 9 def interested 100%? Or is this a feeler?

im contacting Bradan this week and setting it up for the weekend of 6/5-6/6....im trying to spread this over 2 days....i.e. sat and sunday...to get as many members as possible....please tell the other boards as well i.e. Porsche, m5/m6 so that I can get Mike or his associate to fly out here and do the tuning himself....

[MaverickNemesis]

well im just waiting on the warranty issues if there is any?

[disruptv]

Originally Posted by MaverickNemesis

well im just waiting on the warranty issues if there is any?

unfortunately any ecu tampering will void the warranty....however powerchip claims that their tune can not be detected by the dealership..

I think I'm gonna maintain my redline, remove the top speed governor...

[disruptv]

OK GREAT NEWS!

We are all set for June 6 2010! @ Bradan!

All we need, from what I understand are 10 people so that we can get a Powerchip Rep to comeout to NY....so lets get this going!

[J08M3]

Originally Posted by killerfox

Not sure what you mean. I have a custom Dyno tune in my 2008 M3. Everything in the tune was tweeked for how my car was performing on the Dyno. I even have a flash tool that allows me to load in the factory tune if I take it to the dealer and load in my tune after.

impossible if you know how the ecu works in this car....

[J08M3]

Originally Posted by disruptv

OK GREAT NEWS!

We are all set for June 6 2010! @ Bradan!

All we need, from what I understand are 10 people so that we can get a Powerchip Rep to comeout to NY....so lets get this going!

what's the cost?

[disruptv]

Originally Posted by disruptv

Hello EVerybody

I spoke to Mike @ P/C and was able to go over pricing:

If we can get at least 15 cars then:

1. Stage 1: $750

2. Stage 2: $999


Thats very good pricing IMO

Lets try to get this going my friends!

Originally Posted by J08M3

what's the cost?

Right above you my friend...all we need is 10 cars as per mike...I'm finalizing dyno costs and such w/Bradan as we speak...

[MCarRacr07]

Originally Posted by MCarRacr07

thanks for the info...I have no issues w/the CEL...with the extenders that Fabspeed provided.
What does Stage II do as far as performance besides remove the top end limiter and increase the max. rpms??...thanks again for your time.
S

if I can get an answer to this from Mike himself I will get off the fence and on the group tune...
thanks

[BPMSport]

Sorry for slow response... computer problems - first bad motherboard, next bad soundcard, and now bad memory! Almost back up and running

To answer some questions: Stage I and Stage II both can bump your redline slightly and remove the top speed limiter. These two features are not specific to Stage II. I recommend leaving the redline stock, and removing the top speed limiter - but you can have any combination that you wish with both the Stage I and Stage II tunes. When you order, just let me know what your preference is so I can note it in the file when it's time for programming.

There is no power difference between the DCT and 6 Speed tunes. Those of you with DCT will experience smoother shifting, and those with 6SP it's still dependant on your left foot

Stage II has no difference to stage I except for removal of the check engine lights. There are also some optimizations we make for those with high flow cats / xpipe. I will have a list of everyones mods before we tailor each specific tune to the car - that way all of the aftermarket parts, or lack of OEM parts (cats) will be accounted for.

With regard to the warranty, I've yet to see any issue surface. Many cars tuned by us have gone to the dealer without issue. The dealer should not be able to tell the difference between a stock tune and our tune as they interact in the same way with the factory computers (GT1, ISIS, and SSS). We retain your factory file, so if there is any need to go back to stock if there is a major warranty concern, we can always flash back to stock. For those that are skeptical, I recommend leaving the revlimiter stock. I've hit over 180mph in my car and have not had the dealer mention anything out of order.

Please let me know if there are any questions I missed or if there is any further clairifcation needed. I will start Pming everyone for contact info and then we will get the ball rolling!

For those that haven't seen the dyno charts, please do a search as they are posted up in a number of places. If I manage to fix the problems with my desktop computer, I will be more than happy to post some dyno's on this thread to make it easier to find.


Thanks,
Mike Benvo

[BPMSport]

Updated list (please feel free to edit and repost if any changes):

1. Disruptv
2. Bart@AUTOcouture + friend?
3. MCarRacr07---on the fence
4. m3 kidd---FOR GT3
5. j08m3 - Maybe?
6. Leozap
7. Jlnike - Maybe
8. luislamweng
9. DirtyJersey
10. MaverickNemesis
11. MCarRacr07

It looks like we have the 10 minimum required. If you are on the list, please PM me the following info:

Full Name
Email Address
Phone Number (cell is preferable)
Year and Make
Transmission Type
Current Modifications (performance related)
Do you need CEL Removed (Y/N)?
Do you want speed limiter removed (Y/N)?
Revlimit Changes (Y/N) - N means stock rev limit

Thanks!
Mike

As always, please feel free to email/call/PM with any questions.

[dcgolfdr]

Originally Posted by Leozap

For now:

1. Disruptv
2. Bart@AUTOcouture
3. MCarRacr07---on the fence
4. m3 kidd---FOR GT3
5. j08m3 - Maybe?
6. Leozap
7. Jlnike - Maybe
8. luislamweng - Interested but worried about warranty issue lol...
9. DirtyJersey

10. dcgolfdr

I will make the trip if it pushes the number to group buy pricing if it falls short then count me out

[MaverickNemesis]

ehhh im still on the fence....

[Leozap]

Originally Posted by MaverickNemesis

ehhh im still on the fence....

I thought you fell over...