Remaps- are they worthwile?

[shane@mbtech]

Whats your thoughts guys on remaps?

Im on the fence due to various things/feelings I have seen/had lately.

Are they worth it do you notice a difference?

Who is the best out there?


AL tuning get good reviews, aat technik come highly recommended too.

People rave how good simpsons are, are their maps good too?

I personally know dms and they get good power?




Shimmy dont answer. You thought your 4.10 diff was amazing and made the car pull harder and accelerate faster then realised it wasnt fitted, so your findings realise my thoughts of placebo effect and that they may do fuck all, but we believe they do. (plus sal pays you off, or is that blows you off- delete as appropriate)


Be interested in your views guys.

First person to recommend thorney gets a slap

[mole]

Originally Posted by lawsy

Whats your thoughts guys on remaps?

Im on the fence due to various things/feelings I have seen/had lately.

Are they worth it do you notice a difference?

Who is the best out there?


AL tuning get good reviews, aat technik come highly recommended too.

People rave how good simpsons are, are their maps good too?

I personally know dms and they get good power?




Shimmy dont answer. You thought your 4.10 diff was amazing and made the car pull harder and accelerate faster then realised it wasnt fitted, so your findings realise my thoughts of placebo effect and that they may do fuck all, but we believe they do. (plus sal pays you off, or is that blows you off- delete as appropriate)


Be interested in your views guys.

First person to recommend thorney gets a slap

Mine (not saying who did it) was checked by someone and found to be just 10% more fuel and 2.5 degrees ignition plus a higher (impossible to reach) speed limit. Nothing else touched. No wonder I didn't notice a difference

[shane@mbtech]

Originally Posted by mole

Mine (not saying who did it) was checked by someone and found to be just 10% more fuel and 2.5 degrees ignition plus a higher (impossible to reach) speed limit. Nothing else touched. No wonder I didn't notice a difference

So a shit map then, seeing a few of these lately.

[jibm]

Originally Posted by lawsy

So a shit map then, seeing a few of these lately.

should really name and shame, so others don't fall foul

[alexk]

My personal opinion is that it's not worth it, especially when the car is stock.

What will the tuner get out of the engine that BMW Motorsport didn't ?
Spare me the 'yes, the factory map is so as it can work with pump fuel in Nepal...'
CSL was never meant to be driven in some village in the end of the world that the fuel is not good.

Next time we will meet with Matt, we will test our CSLs.
His CSL made high HP number in the Dyno, but I reckon (and I might be wrong) he won't have much (if any) difference on the road.

Just my opinion of course and what I am doing with my car.
I think a backbox is what a CSL needs. The rest... is a waste of money.

[shane@mbtech]

Originally Posted by alexk

My personal opinion is that it's not worth it, especially when the car is stock.

What will the tuner get out of the engine that BMW Motorsport didn't ?
Spare me the 'yes, the factory map is so as it can work with pump fuel in Nepal...'
CSL was never meant to be driven in some village in the end of the world that the fuel is not good.

Next time we will meet with Matt, we will test our CSLs.
His CSL made high HP number in the Dyno, but I reckon (and I might be wrong) he won't have much (if any) difference on the road.

Just my opinion of course and what I am doing with my car.
I think a backbox is what a CSL needs. The rest... is a waste of money.

I want to get out on track with Shimmy,. To see how his remapped and motorsport diff does against my stock map, stock diff. I reckon it may just have the edge but will be interesting to see.

[alexk]

Originally Posted by lawsy

I want to get out on track with Shimmy,. To see how his remapped and motorsport diff does against my stock map, stock diff. I reckon it may just have the edge but will be interesting to see.

Guy that I know in Greece measure his CSL with stock and changed diff.
Stock differential is MUCH faster in acceleration (0-100, 0-200, 100-200).
I can find the graphs.

I think a set of really light wheels can make difference in performance (straight line, braking and cornering).
A map and differential... no way !

[shane@mbtech]

Originally Posted by alexk

Guy that I know in Greece measure his CSL with stock and changed diff.
Stock differential is MUCH faster in acceleration (0-100, 0-200, 100-200).
I can find the graphs.

I think a set of really light wheels can make difference in performance (straight line, braking and cornering).
A map and differential... no way !

Be interesting to see the graphs as US graphs show the opposite way. No huge difference but they rate 4.10 diff as v slighly faster acceleration.

[alexk]

new thread...

[_Nathan_]

Don't think there are any big gains to be had.

Simpsons use ESS maps, no idea how they compare to anything else, I've got some ESS code on mine but only to mess with the throttle map to limit it to 320bhp for power to weight, don't think it does anything else.

As for diff - I can't see how it would be slower? More torque at the wheels = better acceleration. As long as it isn't so short that the extra gear changes absorb all the time gained...