BW Chiptune remap on my 3.0d
Posted: Thu Mar 13, 2014 3:03 pm
I called Jason last night and decided to pull the trigger on a remap for my 2007 e70 ASAP after speaking to him. He is very knowledgeable and professional and you know your car is in good hands with him. I went to one of his agents' premises (Rick of Autotune in Telford) today and had it done.
What a transformation!!!! I opted for an emphasis on power over economy so Jason for the biggest power increase without MPG suffering, as opposed to a smaller increase and an MPG increase too.
The change in the way it drives is just incomparable to before. No longer does it take a second to think before it responds to the pedal press. No longer does it change up at stupid moments and leave you screaming "Why the F*** would I want to you to change up right now?". Power is available at every press of the pedal, no matter what. And it pulls and pulls much harder and for longer than before.
It simply drives the way you would want it to is the best way of putting it. The torque is impressive - coming home was much more fun than going there, put it that way. It is now a smooth and seamless process to transition from cruising to 'making progress' at silly speeds whereas before it would be a very messy feeling of cruise - pedal down - delay -flat spot - accelerate a bit - run out of puff.
Before the remap, I spent 50-60% of my time in DS because in D, the engine felt flat and unresponsive. In DS, it was livelier but thirstier and I don't like it holding the gears for as long as it does on every change. There was no happy medium.
With the remap, driving in D is just perfect. The engine labours less when pootling around this gives a smoother ride even at low speeds. General driveability is just much improved.
MPG wise, the computer averaged 34 on the way back but only 31 on the way there (and I did reset it whilst on the way there once it was warm as I didn't want the warm up pulling down the average). 31 is the best I have seen for any motorway journeys since I bought it. However I never trust these computers so I won't start believing any MPG improvements until I brim to brim it.
I am coming from a 4.6is with 343bhp and have had an e46 m3 and remapped 535d in the past and so I was not expecting to be impressed with a 3.0d X5 speed wise (that wasn't my priority when purchasing), but I must say I am very happy with it post-remap. I guess having driven a 4.6 for so long is the reason that I immediately felt that something was amiss with the E70 and had me seeking a remap so quickly. You don't need the fastest car to enjoy the experience of driving a good car. The power delivery and most importantly the smoothness is excellent and judged on its own merits, this is now alot of fun to drive.
I would like to say thank you to Jason for giving me the forum discount. Once I established that I have been a member here for a long time with a good few hundred posts he was more than happy to do it at the price which he has not increased for years. Even at full price it would be worth it though.
My advice to anyone who is able to remap their car is get it done. You will only own the car for so long and during that time you should make the most of it for as long as possible. With improvements like this it seems like a wasted opportunity if you don't!
What a transformation!!!! I opted for an emphasis on power over economy so Jason for the biggest power increase without MPG suffering, as opposed to a smaller increase and an MPG increase too.
The change in the way it drives is just incomparable to before. No longer does it take a second to think before it responds to the pedal press. No longer does it change up at stupid moments and leave you screaming "Why the F*** would I want to you to change up right now?". Power is available at every press of the pedal, no matter what. And it pulls and pulls much harder and for longer than before.
It simply drives the way you would want it to is the best way of putting it. The torque is impressive - coming home was much more fun than going there, put it that way. It is now a smooth and seamless process to transition from cruising to 'making progress' at silly speeds whereas before it would be a very messy feeling of cruise - pedal down - delay -flat spot - accelerate a bit - run out of puff.
Before the remap, I spent 50-60% of my time in DS because in D, the engine felt flat and unresponsive. In DS, it was livelier but thirstier and I don't like it holding the gears for as long as it does on every change. There was no happy medium.
With the remap, driving in D is just perfect. The engine labours less when pootling around this gives a smoother ride even at low speeds. General driveability is just much improved.
MPG wise, the computer averaged 34 on the way back but only 31 on the way there (and I did reset it whilst on the way there once it was warm as I didn't want the warm up pulling down the average). 31 is the best I have seen for any motorway journeys since I bought it. However I never trust these computers so I won't start believing any MPG improvements until I brim to brim it.
I am coming from a 4.6is with 343bhp and have had an e46 m3 and remapped 535d in the past and so I was not expecting to be impressed with a 3.0d X5 speed wise (that wasn't my priority when purchasing), but I must say I am very happy with it post-remap. I guess having driven a 4.6 for so long is the reason that I immediately felt that something was amiss with the E70 and had me seeking a remap so quickly. You don't need the fastest car to enjoy the experience of driving a good car. The power delivery and most importantly the smoothness is excellent and judged on its own merits, this is now alot of fun to drive.
I would like to say thank you to Jason for giving me the forum discount. Once I established that I have been a member here for a long time with a good few hundred posts he was more than happy to do it at the price which he has not increased for years. Even at full price it would be worth it though.
My advice to anyone who is able to remap their car is get it done. You will only own the car for so long and during that time you should make the most of it for as long as possible. With improvements like this it seems like a wasted opportunity if you don't!
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