Spec me a remapper!

Joe T

Joe T

Joe T

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Im seriously thinking of getting the 330d remapped. I have already sorted ins quotes etc, so the remaining thing to ask is where is best to get it done? Simon at e-maps? Superchips?

Im not just looking for the most power or lowest price, I also want good customer service etc too.

Thanks in advance. :)
 
Simon is literally unbeatable for customer service. Knowledgeable, easy to contact, puts you and your car first and above all a great guy.
 
Yeah, Simon at www.e-maps.co.uk is great - he will spend time looking over the car to make sure everything is ok mechanically (took my EGR valve apart and cleaned it, found that my MAF wasn't in right and re-seated it). He'll also take a look at the engine data readouts and tell you if something is awry (injectors, boost levels). He will also travel out to you - impressive service all in all.

DMS are an alternative, but cost a lot more for what is essentially the same thing. The DMS warranty will be redundant as the car is more than three years old (I think the DMS warranty covers what the BMW warranty doesn't if the remap causes a fault).

I paid £275 for mine, DMS charge in the region of £800+ I believe.

Well worth doing either way!! :D
 
He ran his car on the rollers and got identical results (actually it may even have been a few bhp short?) to my completely stock version of the same engine with 50k more miles on it.

Good remap that, eh :p
 
Remapping?

Sorry, why would you want it? If it can be done then BMW can do it as well but they didn't and it's not good for your engine.
 
It's not done by bmw for emmissions/insurance mostly.

I've had mine remapped increasing power by 25bhp and torque by 100Nm.

Before:
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After:
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This is on a light map too, JoeT's should see at least 220bhp.
 
NickXX said:
It's not done by bmw for emmissions/insurance mostly.
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Doesn't make sense to me. Newer BMW 3 series have more powerful diesel engines than the previous model. If BMW had that technology to make it more durable and powerful, they would have done it in the previous model anyway.
 
barnettgs said:
Doesn't make sense to me. Newer BMW 3 series have more powerful diesel engines than the previous model. If BMW had that technology to make it more durable and powerful, they would have done it in the previous model anyway.
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Car producers under tune and over engineer the cars, I'm sure bmw would have no problem squeezing and extra 200bhp out there engine, but they don't sell cars on bhp.

If you get a remap by a good tuner the increases will be safe for your car and will not cause any damage.

To the OP, where abouts are you based, chipped uk are offering a nationwide discount for Bmw's depending on your location.
 
barnettgs said:
Doesn't make sense to me. Newer BMW 3 series have more powerful diesel engines than the previous model. If BMW had that technology to make it more durable and powerful, they would have done it in the previous model anyway.
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Maybe because it takes time to come up with new technologies? The new engines aren't just remapped versions of the old ones.

Besides my car and many others have been fine since the remap. BMW are well known for restricting their engines for insurance purposes in the past.
 
bolger said:
To the OP, where abouts are you based, chipped uk are offering a nationwide discount for Bmw's depending on your location.
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Location says Northampton. :)

I will have a look for this discount. Thanks. :)
 
barnettgs said:
Doesn't make sense to me. Newer BMW 3 series have more powerful diesel engines than the previous model. If BMW had that technology to make it more durable and powerful, they would have done it in the previous model anyway.
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lol, you're funny.

when any car manufacturer designs a car, they have to design it to cater for a wildly varying range of environments. A car may be used in freezing russia in the middle of winter, or crusing the streets of Dubai in the heat of summer. The car needs to work flawlessly in all reasonable conditions. So many factors come in to play, even something as simple as the quality of fuel that goes in the car.

That's why cars are not tuned to their full potential for an english climate, because they have to survive everywhere else.

Along with the emissions/insurance/durability/reliability/running cost issues.

It's definately not as simple as "well if it could produce that much power it would have left the factory like that"
 
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