anyone who has had their 530d mapped etc care to comment on who they used and how good a job was done?
just got an E39 530D Sport and quite a few companies offer re-maps, so after personal experiences if poss. mine has done 89k miles and running beautifully so assuming turbo isnt smoking already (which it isnt) would it be safe enough to re-map?
cheers

 

I would highly recommend Stu at Motorsport Developments!"

 

iirc you will get something like 450lbft from a remap when i spoke to stu @ MSDevelopments' And those variable vain turbos produce like 2 bar from standard too

 

cheers will have a chat with stu.
regards

 

I had my 02 reg 530d Sport mapped by MSD in Blackpool (Evolution Chips - 01253 508400) - Absolutely perfect. Superb service and perfect advice before you buy. - Mine was on 112k miles when I had it remapped - the car drove perfectly aswell, just like the day it would of done when leaving the showroom

Standard, the engine (on post 2001 cars) is 192bhp and about 300 lb/ft - The remap takes it upto around 230-240bhp and 360-380 lb/ft (don't quote me on the torque figure, I've slept since then) - A stunning result and the car cetrainly performed faultlessly with very little increase in smoke.

The only other thing I had done with mine was a K&N filter that replaced the OEM filter in the standard housing - mainly due to it being cheaper for the K&N than the standard BMW item, but this too resulted in better pulling and much improved crawling on tickover.

The car also managed a sub 9:30 on the Nurburgring aswell - not bad for a diesel bus that weighs in at nearly 2 tons


Get it done - you won't be dissapointed!!!

 

i've heard that one tuning method for them allows you to revert back to the std map by bypassing the "mod box" etc, which appeals as i want to tow with the car and it seems daft to have it runing higher boost all the time under a towing load.
the cars certainly handle well tho, and go well, been very impressed so far, cheers for the advice btw

 

had mine done and it went from 199bhp 289lbs to 238bhp and 388lbs and its better on fuel if your on a run and just cruising. would be better for toeing a caravan

 

Sorry to bump an old thread but has anyone had their E60 530d mapped using the evolution chips?. I'm down in Southampton so can't really use MSD and abit wary of using any old garage to do the job!
Thanks for any feed back!

 

get on the bmwowners forum and ask on there as there are several tuners down here that specialise in them.

 

MSD have agents UK wide mate, so someone can come to you go on their website and find your 'local' man.

 

Yes we have dealers all over the uk, fitting the software which is all custom written by us.

www.evolutuionchips.co.uk

 

Thanks guys,
James my local dealer is fareham so will give them a ring, getting swirl flaps removed next week so will book it just after that!

 

You spelt it wrong so the link doesnt work.

 

sorted, thats my fat fingers

 

lol soz i had to point it out tho chubs

 

When people say cars are better on fuel when re-mapped, can anyone explain how/why it would be better? out of interest.

 

because of the extra torque produced the engine becomes more efficient, and you can use less throttle pretty much everywhere, and you can stick in higher gears for longer as you have the torque to pull you out of it,

We see some pretty good gains in MPG

 

More torque...................

I had my E46 330d and E39 530d remapped by Simon at E-maps.......VERY well spoke of in the BMW circles/forums

www.e-maps.co.uk

 

More torque yes, but that in itself doesn't make a difference to economy if you are injecting more diesel! The main economy gain is from altering the injection timing, which leads to higher cylinder pressures for the same amount of diesel injected.

Rick

 

E maps is the other end of the country for me.
I take it the 530d's must go pretty well after a remap? To be fair I'm impressed with it as it is now, but the extra mpg would be nice!