Alex Alpine ECU Tune

[Bimmer4Kikz]

Originally Posted by 94jedi

Yep, that was me! My bad fellas!

Lmao, guess all we can do now is patiently wait

[wyatth]

Looks like I found my Black Friday purchase, lol.

[MPower7]

Hello,

How is the power button tuned? It really does feel like it is faster with the power button pressed which I do not prefer for the track. Stg II.

Thanks,

[E46NYBMW]

Anyone have videos of the launch control for 6MT ?

[4130]

Originally Posted by MPower7

Hello,

How is the power button tuned? It really does feel like it is faster with the power button pressed which I do not prefer for the track. Stg II.

Thanks,

Off is still off, Power on is smoother and far less jerky than stock and therefore has become my default setting on startup (you may like this one for track), Power Sport Plus is a little jerky but smoother than stock while being aggressive.

[Gooner5643]

Anyone have experience with the servotronic tuning with an underdrive pulley and 275 front tires? I’m wondering if it gives more assistance at low 0-5mph speed for parking lots and then less assistance than stock once you get moving?

[Bimmer4Kikz]

Anyone know how to trigger the burbles for the burble tune?

[Bimmer4Kikz]

Originally Posted by Gooner5643

Anyone have experience with the servotronic tuning with an underdrive pulley and 275 front tires? I’m wondering if it gives more assistance at low 0-5mph speed for parking lots and then less assistance than stock once you get moving?

I have the servo option and 265’s front still stock pulleys but might as well not have power steering lol it’s hard at low speeds and harder at high speeds but I love it

[Rochen_00]

Gooner5643 I have activated the servotronic option and I have mounted the MS underdrive pulley kit, at the moment I have not noticed anything strange but if perhaps to my taste too hard. By the way, in front I have 245 stock measurements.

Originally Posted by Bimmer4Kikz

Anyone know how to trigger the burbles for the burble tune?

These days Alex sent me the tune with Burble option, tomorrow I will install it and I want to do tests. In theory going to high rpm and releasing gas, you should hear the burble

[Alex@Alpine]

Black Friday special is up guys http://www.alpinemss.com/product_p/FMT.htm use coupon code BF18 good till 11-26-2018. All orders ship out same business day. Thank you guys!

[94jedi]

Originally Posted by E46NYBMW

Anyone have videos of the launch control for 6MT ?

I'll see if I can get one this weekend.

Originally Posted by 4130

Off is still off, Power on is smoother and far less jerky than stock and therefore has become my default setting on startup (you may like this one for track), Power Sport Plus is a little jerky but smoother than stock while being aggressive.

Sport+ is my "M" button setting. I don't really use sport much; default and 90% of driving is done in "normal". Much more intake sound, responsiveness, and throttle map is more aggressive w/ sport+.

Originally Posted by Gooner5643

Anyone have experience with the servotronic tuning with an underdrive pulley and 275 front tires? I’m wondering if it gives more assistance at low 0-5mph speed for parking lots and then less assistance than stock once you get moving?

I have MS pulleys and Servo option, steering is definitely heavy but no issues at all at low speeds. It retains the oem "heavy" BMW M feel we all know and love. I'm on stock size font tires though (245's)

[Alex@Alpine]

Black Friday special is up guys http://www.alpinemss.com/product_p/FMT.htm use coupon code BF18 good till 11-26-2018. All orders ship out same business day. Thank you guys!

[cjpavao]

Finally just purchased the tune and dct flash. Very excited.

[DRLane]

Anyone perform this flash via a Mac? Are we supposed to start by downloading the VM ware from the USB drive included with the cables, followed by the actual file? Or was the VM included for remote flashes?

Can the flash even be completed on a Mac or is it Windows only?

Appreciate insight.

[chickenadobo]

Ordered one thanks for the great deal!

[nate122]

About to purchase to go stage 2.
Can anyone explain the process?

Can I use a Mac or windows only?
How many tunes can I get?
Is it a OTS tune or etune?

[ItsGary]

Originally Posted by nate122

About to purchase to go stage 2.
Can anyone explain the process?

Can I use a Mac or windows only?
How many tunes can I get?
Is it a OTS tune or etune?

Installation guide will be in the zip folder, you need Windows Laptop, you can get as many MAP files you want but you have to be patient. I don't know what the last one means.

[ramo135]

Have a question about gas mileage, I'm on stage one probably my 3rd or 4th tank decided to see how many miles I could get out of it driving like a grandma and it looks like I'll barely hit 250-275 miles. I read somewhere that people's gas mileage got better?

[Route 16]

Originally Posted by ramo135

Have a question about gas mileage, I'm on stage one probably my 3rd or 4th tank decided to see how many miles I could get out of it driving like a grandma and it looks like I'll barely hit 250-275 miles. I read somewhere that people's gas mileage got better?

Yep, 300 average even on a bad day of driving, moving but bumper to bumper traffic.
Did you reset to zero the mpg average and take it from there?

[rallycobra]

My car is an all stock 2008 M3 manual with original plugs and has 46k miles. The mileage jumped from 15 to 17 without exaggeration after the 93 octane stage 1 tune. It is also smoother and more powerful. I wouldn't believe it if I didn't experience it myself. BMW must have left stuff on the table to meet fuel/emissions requirements for certification.

[nate122]

Originally Posted by ItsGary

Installation guide will be in the zip folder, you need Windows Laptop, you can get as many MAP files you want but you have to be patient. I don't know what the last one means.

OTS= off the shelf
E tune= Tune via email

Thanks for the response.
I guess im new to the bmw tune scene.
I use to have a big turbo sti and the tunes had to be very precise or it would throw off the A/F or have pretty bad detonation.

You could buy a flashing device like a COBB accessport and it would have generic tunes that were not optimized for ones car but rather a safer tune. These were considered OTS.

With the COBB accessport, you could also load custom maps via etuners who would take your 4th gear wot logged pulls and optimize areas like adding or removing fuel. this was done via email.

It seems like this m3 is much better at adapting to aftermarket parts so I'm going to assume these are generic base maps custom created by Alex.

I bought it last night btw!

[ItsGary]

Originally Posted by nate122

OTS= off the shelf
E tune= Tune via email

Thanks for the response.
I guess im new to the bmw tune scene.
I use to have a big turbo sti and the tunes had to be very precise or it would throw off the A/F or have pretty bad detonation.

You could buy a flashing device like a COBB accessport and it would have generic tunes that were not optimized for ones car but rather a safer tune. These were considered OTS.

With the COBB accessport, you could also load custom maps via etuners who would take your 4th gear wot logged pulls and optimize areas like adding or removing fuel. this was done via email.

It seems like this m3 is much better at adapting to aftermarket parts so I'm going to assume these are generic base maps custom created by Alex.

I bought it last night btw!

Congrats on your new vehicle, and yeah these would be OTS then. He makes the maps based off your VIN. Might be more to it but its basically just that.