My new car - It's Mapped :)
03-04-2012, 12:58 PM
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Modern ECU'S do not contain EPROM (i.e. chips) rather they have flash memory, so the only way you would be able to remap is via OBD I would have thought, I think when people say it can't be done, it actually means it can't easily be done.
No doubt BMW like other manufactures encrypt the ECU to stop others tampering with it I should think.
Re the 'Shark fin' thats used for sat nat and maybe the TV as well (Where applicable), it's also used for "BMW Assist" I should think, basically a subscription service where BMW can unlock your car remotely, call the emergency services etc if you have a crash!
Martin
No doubt BMW like other manufactures encrypt the ECU to stop others tampering with it I should think.
Re the 'Shark fin' thats used for sat nat and maybe the TV as well (Where applicable), it's also used for "BMW Assist" I should think, basically a subscription service where BMW can unlock your car remotely, call the emergency services etc if you have a crash!
Martin
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03-04-2012, 01:08 PM
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Just got off the phone to my local BMW place. Was asking about servicing. I feel like a right numpty now. You dont worry abut servicing until the car tells you it needs it. Condition based servicing they call it. Depends how heavy your right foot is the girl on the phone said. 
Gone are the yearly or x amount of miles servicing that used to be in place i assume?
Gone are the yearly or x amount of miles servicing that used to be in place i assume?They've always been ahead of their time!!if you gave it a tuning the little lights on the dash would disappear one by one,quite quickly sometimes.
Amazing car for what a shitbox high end Corsa or fiesta costs,total no brainer.
Were they about Ł50-60k new???
03-04-2012, 02:03 PM
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The only ones Ive personally heard of failing have all been WELL over 100K miles and a fair few years old, so I guess by then its past the recall point.
Also, as its an emission components, it might invalidate the type approval.
Recalls can be a real can of worms.
Also, as its an emission components, it might invalidate the type approval.
Recalls can be a real can of worms.
03-04-2012, 06:06 PM
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Take a look here:
http://www.incarhandsfree.co.uk/hand...ar-kit-gw51mo2
Bmw do their own version but you lose the cd changer and cant add bluetooth to it. This was you keep the CD changer and can add the bluetooth kit as well.
Fitting is easy and I will do it for you of you get the kit and bring it over to me.
http://www.incarhandsfree.co.uk/hand...ar-kit-gw51mo2
Bmw do their own version but you lose the cd changer and cant add bluetooth to it. This was you keep the CD changer and can add the bluetooth kit as well.
Fitting is easy and I will do it for you of you get the kit and bring it over to me.
03-04-2012, 08:04 PM
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Carlo 
thanks for helping me out with checking history etc. It is a lovely example. Anyone thinking of a large, luxury, reliable and fast saloon need not look any further than a 5 series BMW diesel. 530 goes very well too
thanks for helping me out with checking history etc. It is a lovely example. Anyone thinking of a large, luxury, reliable and fast saloon need not look any further than a 5 series BMW diesel. 530 goes very well too
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04-04-2012, 08:47 AM
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The diva evolution mapped my Ibiza pd 130 and the difference was night and day. A friends BMW 330cD was also done with an egr delete down pipe and top speed limiter removed and that thing is mentally fast for a diesel
Can't imagine what these must go like once mapped and breathing a bit better!! Lovely car mate evo maps are deffo the way forward diesel wise
Can't imagine what these must go like once mapped and breathing a bit better!! Lovely car mate evo maps are deffo the way forward diesel wise
03-05-2012, 06:30 AM
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My good looking brother Chip came round last night to map the BMW. 2 mins is all it took to write to the ecu Difference was noticeable striaght away. More power 
Same journey to work this morning saw a 4.5 mpg difference in my favour and once the ecu learns its new parameters i will have more power and even better mpg.
Anyone thinking of mapping their diesel - get it done.
Cheers Chip and cheers Kenny at MSD for the map
Edited to say i also got PMW to do the swirl flap mod. No noticeable difference in power or mpg or anything but piece of mind that the flaps wont fall apart and damage the engine. They seem a good bunch of guys at PMW
Difference was noticeable striaght away. More power Same journey to work this morning saw a 4.5 mpg difference in my favour and once the ecu learns its new parameters i will have more power and even better mpg.
Anyone thinking of mapping their diesel - get it done.
Cheers Chip and cheers Kenny at MSD for the map
Edited to say i also got PMW to do the swirl flap mod. No noticeable difference in power or mpg or anything but piece of mind that the flaps wont fall apart and damage the engine. They seem a good bunch of guys at PMW
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03-05-2012, 06:36 AM
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Brammer,
Can only advise if you can afford one, then get one. Ive gone from a cossie I never used (once last year) and a Mondeo St TDCi to a 535d. To say I feel like im floating along the road compared to those 2 is an understatement. Really happy with it and with approx 320 bhp and near on 500 ft/lb they are indeed a true weapon of a car
Can only advise if you can afford one, then get one. Ive gone from a cossie I never used (once last year) and a Mondeo St TDCi to a 535d. To say I feel like im floating along the road compared to those 2 is an understatement. Really happy with it and with approx 320 bhp and near on 500 ft/lb they are indeed a true weapon of a car
03-05-2012, 08:27 AM
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My good looking brother Chip came round last night to map the BMW. 2 mins is all it took to write to the ecu Difference was noticeable striaght away. More power
Same journey to work this morning saw a 4.5 mpg difference in my favour and once the ecu learns its new parameters i will have more power and even better mpg.
Anyone thinking of mapping their diesel - get it done.
Cheers Chip and cheers Kenny at MSD for the map
Edited to say i also got PMW to do the swirl flap mod. No noticeable difference in power or mpg or anything but piece of mind that the flaps wont fall apart and damage the engine. They seem a good bunch of guys at PMW
Difference was noticeable striaght away. More power Same journey to work this morning saw a 4.5 mpg difference in my favour and once the ecu learns its new parameters i will have more power and even better mpg.
Anyone thinking of mapping their diesel - get it done.
Cheers Chip and cheers Kenny at MSD for the map
Edited to say i also got PMW to do the swirl flap mod. No noticeable difference in power or mpg or anything but piece of mind that the flaps wont fall apart and damage the engine. They seem a good bunch of guys at PMW
Glad to hear you've seen some good economy differences on your regular commute, what were the before and after figures out of interest as im guessing that 4.5mpg is probably heading towards 15%?
Certainly impressive the way it gets down the road now, 275 wide rear tyres scrabbling for grip on a dry road shows how hard its trying
03-05-2012, 09:24 AM
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Looks Lovely mate, ive got a 330d m sport which i had mapped by angel tuning it now produces 225 bhp / 330 lb , best of all 50mpg on a run !
if i remember correctly they do a months trial and if your not happy they remove map and refund money
if i remember correctly they do a months trial and if your not happy they remove map and refund money
03-05-2012, 10:06 AM
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Im not sure it will improve much from there TBH mate, thats already a pretty good gain realistically, but certainly keep us informed either way
The power tends to take longer to come up than the economy, as the ecu learns its new torque limits etc over a period of time.
The power tends to take longer to come up than the economy, as the ecu learns its new torque limits etc over a period of time.
03-05-2012, 11:58 AM
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Testing the future
but you have to ammortise the cost of the remap in, or say that after x miles the remap has paid for itself (purely in terms of reduced consumption, but of course the improved power/driveability has some value to) and then you effectively start to get cheaper fuel
03-05-2012, 12:19 PM
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HUD and sunroof!! - Its a well specced that is for sure. Looks stunning, I would say that tho... Well done that man!
I bet bottom end and mid range this would give my M5 a good going over.
Rich
I bet bottom end and mid range this would give my M5 a good going over.
Rich
03-05-2012, 12:28 PM
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good way of looking at it but you have to ammortise the cost of the remap in, or say that after x miles the remap has paid for itself (purely in terms of reduced consumption, but of course the improved power/driveability has some value to) and then you effectively start to get cheaper fuel
but you have to ammortise the cost of the remap in, or say that after x miles the remap has paid for itself (purely in terms of reduced consumption, but of course the improved power/driveability has some value to) and then you effectively start to get cheaper fuel