DCT GTS Software Upgrade

[tommy///M]

Awesome Mod! As everyone else said, everything DCT wise is just better.

[KRZ3]

Originally Posted by Grayblack

Anyone have any issues on the track after installing the DCT tune? Overheating or gone into limp mode?

No limp mode for me on last track day but it was 40F outside. I am confident there won't be an issue in the summer either.

[Grayblack]

Originally Posted by M//Watt

No limp mode for me on last track day but it was 40F outside. I am confident there won't be an issue in the summer either.

Good to know. Thanks for the input.

[antoine]

very good and satisfied customer for the upgrade ! great

[Alex@Alpine]

Originally Posted by antoine

very good and satisfied customer for the upgrade ! great

Thank you

[Jive]

Alex, are you able to do the tune remotely with OSX or is Windows necessary?

[Alex@Alpine]

Originally Posted by Jive

Alex, are you able to do the tune remotely with OSX or is Windows necessary?

I have a quick way of putting Windows on there, takes five min and you can delete it as fast

[mr965]

Originally Posted by Grayblack

Anyone have any issues on the track after installing the DCT tune? Overheating or gone into limp mode?

No issues here. it was 85 degrees today and worked flawlessly. Thanks again Alex!

[tlow98]

Originally Posted by MWhat

Had Alex do the GTS tune remotely recently. Appointment easy to make even between LA and Paris! Nice. Best tune I've had, definitely recommended.
- DCT feels a whole lot smoother between 1k and 4.5k, and R N D switch definitely more like it, no clunk whatsoever. I am at a loss why BMW didn't make it standard for all DCT cars.
- when flooring it and DCT goes from 7th to 3rd, feels way faster than before, had the feeling it took ages before, now more like what I would expect. Gear shift tming went from 140ms to 110ms and it's night and day. I could use even a little faster when WOTing and asked Alex if we could do 100ms but he recommended to stay safe. Guy cares about your car, I like.
Highly recommended especially for SC cars since the blower makes the standard software shortcomings even more acute.

Perhaps this has been discussed before, but I thought all the Bmw promo material said the m-dct had <100ms shifts. Wiki says 80millisecond.

Anyway, a small point! Glad you're enjoying the upgrade. Sounds great.

[JerezBlackE92M3DCT]

Hi I am interested if still available, please PM me

[Godchild14]

Originally Posted by SYZ

Tonight I had Alex over at Alpine update my DCT transmission software with the BMW GTS DCT software. Let me first say that Alex was very helpful and responsive to my emails over the past couple weeks when I was first inquiring about coding and DCT software. He does all the software loading remotely; he just ships out a cable to interact with your computer along with a flash drive to load the proper software onto your computer as well. Shipping is more than reasonable; he charged $5 to ship the loaner cable out and I believe the shipping label stated that it cost more than he even charged... so no dumb shipping markups is always a nice start...

Onto the actual DCT software, my first impressions are that the software update fixed the issues that the stock software suffered from. Perhaps others may or may not have found these issues annoying, but the original software was slightly jerky/clunky when downshifting coming to a stop. The GTS software has smoothed this issue out. Additionally, the gear engagement after selection occurs quicker than before i.e. selecting reverse there is no lag.

Pushing over once on the shifter now engages D2 instead of S3. So two nudges will engage manual mode, and yes, it does remember your S setting from the previous time. So if you like to always have it in S5 like I do, it will keep that setting instead of defaulting to S3 like before. D mode seems to always default to D2 when restarting the car however. There might be an option to change this in the iDrive, but I haven't looked yet.

The biggest difference is certainly the clutch speed at high RPMs. Stock software always seemed to slip the clutch a bit the higher up in the RPMs you were. It almost seemed like the DCT would shift/engage faster when short shifting at 5500RPMs rather than when winding it out to redline. Now with the GTS software, it shifts faster than before. No more noticeable clutch slip up top, it just grabs and goes. I'm happy with it.

What's probably even better about this is the price that Alex loaded the software up for me for. I had some coding done by him at the same time (lights, DVD inMotion, remove gongs, Euro MDM) for a fantastic price ($60!!!) and decided to spring for the DCT software as well. Well, Alex is such a great guy that he only charges $60 to update your DCT software to GTS software. I think that's one of the best values floating around in the M3 aftermarket right now.

If any of you guys were thinking about doing this upgrade, just do it already. $60 is a no-brainer.




1 MONTH UPDATE 8/15/13

I wanted to update you guys on a software change Alex just performed for me today. He mentioned in the thread here that there are a few GTS files available out there, and my initial review was for one of them, albeit, not for the most aggressive one. Well, I opted to go with a more aggressive file after Alex offered it up to me a few weeks ago. This file consists of 100ms shifts, the fastest the standard (non GTS) DCT can go.

NOT ONLY THAT, BUT HE WAS ABLE TO PROGRAM LAUNCH CONTROL DOWN TO 4500 or 3500, MY CHOICE.

Here was my text to Alex after I gave it a spin around the block and freeway:

"Fucking badass. Don't know how else to describe it. You rock."

It's that good. When testing, it was 110 degrees out and road temps were probably in the 130's. The E93 was still able to chirp gears all through 4th on S5 setting. I couldn't believe it. This is the real deal. If you like throwing hundreds of dollars away, by all means go with another vendor that charges more for probably the same thing. The first update I got I was very happy with. This version, I'm blown away at the value Alex is offering. Major props to you Alex.

One last thing I want to mention is that Alex has never gave me the impression that the services and files that he provides are unsafe for our cars. He has actually educated me about the dangers of some of the coding services I was originally requesting and therefore the reasons why he would not offer that type of coding. I respect that and it makes me feel confident in the safety and legitimacy of the other performance files like the DCT software he offers.

What's Alex info

[Alex@Alpine]

Thank you guys!

[AzE90]

Just got my cable from Alex, excited to see what results this will produce once he installs!

[AzE90]

Just got done with the flash. Opted for a 3500 rpm launch limit and the GTS software.

What a difference. Shifting is instantaneous and burns the tires all the way through second gear. Car also stays in the powerband which is very nice.

Thank you Alex for fitting me in today, I know you were busy!

[m3ninja]

How's this GTS software on supercharged cars?

[Weyne Masters]

Works great

[leo95se]

Can you pm me? Address above fails when I sent to it. Thanks!

[///Bruce]

Originally Posted by Alex@Alpine

I do not sell software, this is not what you think. It's not simple select and load, you can ask the OP the process we went through to load it.

Please PM for more details guys.

Alex

I have a question for you: do you have any experience with the e63-e64 BMW 650i transmission software?

Thanks

[Josparky]

If coding is done all remotely, does that mean I'll need internet connection so that he can remotely login to my computer which is plugged into the car? Bit hard if you're in an apartment basement with no reception... anyone know if hotspotting the computer to your iPhone will work?

[Sellout]

Originally Posted by Josparky

If coding is done all remotely, does that mean I'll need internet connection so that he can remotely login to my computer which is plugged into the car? Bit hard if you're in an apartment basement with no reception... anyone know if hotspotting the computer to your iPhone will work?

Seems like it should work fine.

[Vancouver_M440]

Has anyone been able to get hold of Alex? I've PM'd him a couple of times and I even tried to call his office but no answer. Are they still in business?

[Alex@Alpine]

Originally Posted by Vancouver_M3

Has anyone been able to get hold of Alex? I've PM'd him a couple of times and I even tried to call his office but no answer. Are they still in business?

Hello, text message or email alex@alpinemss.com. The PM system is really backed up and hard to keep track of. Very sorry.