[ethanm5000]

Hey guys, so I've been looking at bootmod3 for a while. I've been interested in modding my car for months now, but I keep changing my mind about what I want. To be completely honest I am pretty new to the modding scene and only have a basic understanding.

I would like to get bootmod3 and am particularly interested in the burble map. I am curious what would be required or necessary to get the most out of bootmod3. It seems that an intercooler would be a good place to start. However, with the burble map, at least to my understanding, it causes your car to run richer and that can cause issues with the cat. So does this mean I should also get a cat back exhaust?

TL : DR I am interested in getting bootmod3 for the burble tune and am not sure what kinds of bolt ons and other mods I should do beforehand.

Thank you in advance!

[sspade]

Originally Posted by ethanm5000

Hey guys, so I've been looking at bootmod3 for a while. I've been interested in modding my car for months now, but I keep changing my mind about what I want. To be completely honest I am pretty new to the modding scene and only have a basic understanding.

I would like to get bootmod3 and am particularly interested in the burble map. I am curious what would be required or necessary to get the most out of bootmod3. It seems that an intercooler would be a good place to start. However, with the burble map, at least to my understanding, it causes your car to run richer and that can cause issues with the cat. So does this mean I should also get a cat back exhaust?

TL : DR I am interested in getting bootmod3 for the burble tune and am not sure what kinds of bolt ons and other mods I should do beforehand.

Thank you in advance!

It sounds like you need two mods to support your Bootmode3 tune:

1. Intercooler
2. Catless downpipe

This will allow you to run the BM3 Stage 2 flash tune with aggressive burbles (if you choose).

[rjd_F30]

Stage 1: no boltons needed
Stage 2: catless downpipe and intercooler

However, there is a ton of info on bootmod3 on this forum, so search around a bit. This has all been discussed before.

[ethanm5000]

Originally Posted by rjdnyy224

Stage 1: no boltons needed
Stage 2: catless downpipe and intercooler

However, there is a ton of info on bootmod3 on this forum, so search around a bit. This has all been discussed before.

Thank you guys! I ended up doing some more research after posting this and came to the same conclusion as this reply. I might just go stage one and buy the maps bundle so that I can just go stage 2 once I get a downpipe and intercooler.

[rjd_F30]

Originally Posted by ethanm5000

Thank you guys! I ended up doing some more research after posting this and came to the same conclusion as this reply. I might just go stage one and buy the maps bundle so that I can just go stage 2 once I get a downpipe and intercooler.

Sounds good!

[Fr3sh]

I'm fbo 428ix, and it's awesome!!

Waiting for my ps2 to ship and plan my attack to getting them installed and launch off!!


Dp, intercooler and charge pipe to start off

[lonecitizenfour]

I'm FBO 428ix as well. I have stage 1 right now because I swapped my DP with OEM for cold start noise. But I'm getting it replaced with my ER Catted high flow dp. Gonna flash it to BM3 Stage 2. Can't wait!

[lonecitizenfour]

Should I flash it to Stage 2 or Stage 2 AGG.

Also off topic, someone please tell me that my N26 will be ok. I’m so paranoid about my timechain 😂 although I only have 32k miles right now.

[rjd_F30]

Originally Posted by lonecitizenfour

Should I flash it to Stage 2 or Stage 2 AGG.

Also off topic, someone please tell me that my N26 will be ok. I’m so paranoid about my timechain 😂 although I only have 32k miles right now.

Up to you for AGG vs. not AGG all preference.

No one can for sure say that your engine will be okay. You might throw a rod tomorrow and you might do nothing but oil changes till 200k miles, no way to be sure. You can take comfort in the fact that PTF tunes are well made and that plenty of people run stage 2 for 10s of thousands of miles, but in the end at these power levels we're really starting to wring this little engine out for all she's worth.

But it will probably be fine

[lonecitizenfour]

Originally Posted by rjdnyy224

Up to you for AGG vs. not AGG all preference.

No one can for sure say that your engine will be okay. You might throw a rod tomorrow and you might do nothing but oil changes till 200k miles, no way to be sure. You can take comfort in the fact that PTF tunes are well made and that plenty of people run stage 2 for 10s of thousands of miles, but in the end at these power levels we're really starting to wring this little engine out for all she's worth.

But it will probably be fine

Is it Okay if I flash to S2 AGG with a hi flow downpipe? thanks!

[rjd_F30]

Originally Posted by lonecitizenfour

Is it Okay if I flash to S2 AGG with a hi flow downpipe? thanks!

Probably will be fine. There are guys running high flow downpipes with aggressive burbles without issue, so you should be ok.

[lonecitizenfour]

Originally Posted by rjdnyy224

Probably will be fine. There are guys running high flow downpipes with aggressive burbles without issue, so you should be ok.

ok I'll post videos when my car's out of the shop. Except it'd probably be picked up the same day or next day for shipping!! (moving to a different state pretty far away)

[mike@x-ph.com]

Originally Posted by ethanm5000

Thank you guys! I ended up doing some more research after posting this and came to the same conclusion as this reply. I might just go stage one and buy the maps bundle so that I can just go stage 2 once I get a downpipe and intercooler.

So did you end up getting BM3?

[Gen13 F36]

No exhaust mod?

[ethanm5000]

Originally Posted by mike@x-ph.com

So did you end up getting BM3?

No, not yet. I am still trying to figure out which downpipe and intercooler to get. I am looking at the Evolution Racewerks catless downpipe, but I am not too sure about the intercooler. I'm also not too sure if it's necessary that I get a chargepipe upgrade if I am going for stage 2 BM3. At the moment I can really only afford bootmod3, an intercooler, and catless downpipe.

[rjd_F30]

Originally Posted by ethanm5000

No, not yet. I am still trying to figure out which downpipe and intercooler to get. I am looking at the Evolution Racewerks catless downpipe, but I am not too sure about the intercooler. I'm also not too sure if it's necessary that I get a chargepipe upgrade if I am going for stage 2 BM3. At the moment I can really only afford bootmod3, an intercooler, and catless downpipe.

In my experience, a charge pipe isn't a necessary upgrade on the N20 like it is on the N55. ER makes great products too btw, I wouldn't get their DP, but Wagner makes a good intercooler.

[ethanm5000]

Originally Posted by rjdnyy224

In my experience, a charge pipe isn't a necessary upgrade on the N20 like it is on the N55. ER makes great products too btw, I wouldn't get their DP, but Wagner makes a good intercooler.

Anything specifically wrong with the ER downpipe? And thank you for the advice!

[mike@x-ph.com]

Originally Posted by ethanm5000

No, not yet. I am still trying to figure out which downpipe and intercooler to get. I am looking at the Evolution Racewerks catless downpipe, but I am not too sure about the intercooler. I'm also not too sure if it's necessary that I get a chargepipe upgrade if I am going for stage 2 BM3. At the moment I can really only afford bootmod3, an intercooler, and catless downpipe.

I would upgrade the CP with the stage 2.


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[rjd_F30]

Originally Posted by ethanm5000

Anything specifically wrong with the ER downpipe? And thank you for the advice!

No ER DP is great, I meant to say I wouldn't get the Wagner DP, but I would get the Wagner intercooler. My bad, didn't word that correctly. I just don't like the design of the Wagner DP...

[ethanm5000]

Originally Posted by rjdnyy224

No ER DP is great, I meant to say I wouldn't get the Wagner DP, but I would get the Wagner intercooler. My bad, didn't word that correctly. I just don't like the design of the Wagner DP...

Oh haha. Couldn't agree with you more. The wagner dp kinda looks like the stock one too much. In my opinion the ER DP has the best aesthetics and it seems to be one of the better ones out there.

[sspade]

Originally Posted by ethanm5000

No, not yet. I am still trying to figure out which downpipe and intercooler to get. I am looking at the Evolution Racewerks catless downpipe, but I am not too sure about the intercooler. I'm also not too sure if it's necessary that I get a chargepipe upgrade if I am going for stage 2 BM3. At the moment I can really only afford bootmod3, an intercooler, and catless downpipe.

Can you please explain why you would choose the ER down pipe over the Circuit Werks offering?

[sspade]

Originally Posted by ethanm5000

No, not yet. I am still trying to figure out which downpipe and intercooler to get. I am looking at the Evolution Racewerks catless downpipe, but I am not too sure about the intercooler. I'm also not too sure if it's necessary that I get a chargepipe upgrade if I am going for stage 2 BM3. At the moment I can really only afford bootmod3, an intercooler, and catless downpipe.

I would definitely get an aftermarket charge pipe. Research Treadstone (Miami).

They make a really nice set of pipes for the N20/N26 for a very fair price.