[alex_j_5]

How much are the custom tunes through PTF tuners once you buy the license ?

[Grewal99]

Originally Posted by harkes

Mine is also PWG. Running great with V7. Post a log.

Found the problem, it was a clogged injector

[akgambino]

Originally Posted by Bimmertodd88

Yeah I paid 200 for my custom tune through bimmer performance center. They promised around 395 whp and 425wtorque. He took my stock tune and modified it and that was it.

Oh what car? Ewg or pwg? Noticeably better/smoother/more power than ots?

[matty088]

Originally Posted by Bimmertodd88

Well think about it. What is the cool factor to have when you are showing off your car on this platform? Since you can't get a blow off valve and if you want a open intake that throws no codes you have to spend some good bit of money. The next best thing is burbles. And especially if you come from MHD where they have sliders for the burble and stuff. Yes you can say you drive a BMW and it's fast but unless you race in front of them then what are you showing off? The burbles lol. I can't blame them for wanting it but they could be more civilized about it lol

[the dope steez]

Originally Posted by matty088

I was very stoked to turn my burbles to 'off' today

[Bimmertodd88]

Originally Posted by matty088

Am i wrong though lol

[Bimmertodd88]

Originally Posted by akgambino

Oh what car? Ewg or pwg? Noticeably better/smoother/more power than ots?

EWG and yea definetly better running. I can feel the extra power but although i feel it, if i was getting a actual custom tune like getting it dyno tuned or street tuned I could get a lot more power.

[Bimmertodd88]

Originally Posted by the dope steez

I was very stoked to turn my burbles to 'off' today

How did you turn it off?

[F30_SixSpeed]

Originally Posted by Bimmertodd88

EWG and yea definetly better running. I can feel the extra power but although i feel it, if i was getting a actual custom tune like getting it dyno tuned or street tuned I could get a lot more power.

How many revisions did they do? Only one? Can you share a log?

[Bimmertodd88]

Originally Posted by F30_SixSpeed

How many revisions did they do? Only one? Can you share a log?

That was my gripe with the custom. We didn't exchange logs. He got my stock tune file and modified it and sent it to me.
I don't have good recorded log i kinda just have it mixed with some pulls and daily driving im lazy lol.

here is one
http://www.bootmod3.net/log?id=5ad7dfedd10b431d0ab55b84

[F30_SixSpeed]

Originally Posted by Bimmertodd88

That was my gripe with the custom. We didn't exchange logs. He got my stock tune file and modified it and sent it to me.
I don't have good recorded log i kinda just have it mixed with some pulls and daily driving im lazy lol.

Did you ever log your car? So you can exactly see what was changed and if any revisions are needed? Curious on boost, AFR and how your throttle angle is. Can you share log.

[Bimmertodd88]

Originally Posted by F30_SixSpeed

Did you ever log your car? So you can exactly see what was changed and if any revisions are needed? Curious on boost, AFR and how your throttle angle is. Can you share log.

Yeah i have logs from before and logs after but their not gear pulls just me doing some WOT mixed in with regular driving.
Here is before
http://www.bootmod3.net/log?id=5ad52aefd10b4357ed414595

Here is after


http://www.bootmod3.net/log?id=5ad7dfedd10b431d0ab55b84

[matty088]

Originally Posted by HKD126

Honestly, just send Halim (HCP) or PTF a request for one. I find it crazy that people in the BMW world spend ridiculous money on cars, parts and then cheap out on the tune. I strongly believe the OTS maps are meant to be a tune you drive on until the tuner can schedule a custom tune for you... Not a solution to be daily driven. Seriously, just spend the $300 and get a tune for your car. I didn’t mean for that to sound so brash towards you, just what I see in the BMW community. I’m coming from the world of building a handful of 4-600whp Honda’s and this is just insane to me. From what I recall in your posts, your car is pretty well modded... This will be the best $300 mod you could possibly do for your performance, drivability and longevity of your car.

Either tuner will not steer you wrong! Good luck and let us know how it goes!!!

So you think a stock car with simple exhaust mods should get a custom tune?

[matty088]

Originally Posted by Bimmertodd88

Am i wrong though lol

The obsession with burbles is weird.

[Bimmertodd88]

Originally Posted by matty088

The obsession with burbles is weird.

Like i said before its a cool factor at car meets. When i go to car meets on the weekend where people run each other everyone either does donuts burnouts or rev their car to make it pop lol.

[F30_SixSpeed]

Originally Posted by Bimmertodd88

Yeah i have logs from before and logs after but their not gear pulls just me doing some WOT mixed in with regular driving.
Here is before
http://www.bootmod3.net/log?id=5ad52aefd10b4357ed414595

Here is after


http://www.bootmod3.net/log?id=5ad7dfedd10b431d0ab55b84

This is on an N55 335i? How are you hitting 25+ PSI of boost on stock turbo and tmap sensor? Fuel pressure targets look funky too?

[akgambino]

Originally Posted by F30_SixSpeed

This is on an N55 335i? How are you hitting 25+ PSI of boost on stock turbo and tmap sensor? Fuel pressure targets look funky too?

Think it was just a weird setting in those logs that was including the ambient pressure in the total boost numbers.

[Bimmertodd88]

Originally Posted by F30_SixSpeed

This is on an N55 335i? How are you hitting 25+ PSI of boost on stock turbo and tmap sensor? Fuel pressure targets look funky too?

Bro i sent this log to the tuner and to PTF support and they both said its fine Tuner said afrs and stuff look good and PTF said you have the subtrack the ambient pressure from the boost to get the relative boost so in that log i was actually getting only around 13-14psi of boost

[F30_SixSpeed]

Originally Posted by Bimmertodd88

Bro i sent this log to the tuner and to PTF support and they both said its fine Tuner said afrs and stuff look good and PTF said you have the subtrack the ambient pressure from the boost to get the relative boost so in that log i was actually getting only around 13-14psi of boost

AFR and Timing looks good. Boost looks a little low if thats the case, but more boost doesn't always mean faster so as long as it is pulling nice and you are happy with it thats all that matters. And the fact that you said it feels better then the OTS maps. I would see under the datalogging section... and click reset defaults so you can have default values in the logs. I saw a little knock on 3rd gear near redline... which isn't too good... keep an eye on that and if it keeps getting reproduced i would have them look into it.

[Bimmertodd88]

Originally Posted by F30_SixSpeed

AFR and Timing looks good. Boost looks a little low if thats the case, but more boost doesn't always mean faster so as long as it is pulling nice and you are happy with it thats all that matters. And the fact that you said it feels better then the OTS maps. I would see under the datalogging section... and click reset defaults so you can have default values in the logs. I saw a little knock on 3rd gear near redline... which isn't too good... keep an eye on that and if it keeps getting reproduced i would have them look into it.

Yeah definitely feels better. Im on the OTS e30 map right now and uhh car aint liking it right now got a cel for mixture too rich so after i go through this full(damnit) tank ill go back to my custom 93 and lose power lol. Then ill do some more logging to make sure everything is good.

[Bimmertodd88]

Originally Posted by akgambino

Think it was just a weird setting in those logs that was including the ambient pressure in the total boost numbers.

Yeah setting was on relative i changed it to absolute so i think i should get better logs now.

[Insane435]

Got a chance to track my car with BM3 this weekend. It did extremely well. I had more than enough power on tap. I never thought for a second i needed more. It was a very technical course with lots of tight turns and the straight wasn't very long. However, when i needed the power, this thing had it and more.