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Race chip for 330e
Just took delivery of 330e touring and have been looking at remapping or race chip tuning.
Anybody have any experience of this? Racechip advertising makes it look very easy to install and remove for servicing etc. I don't want to do anything to invalidate warranty. |
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I was going to have mine remapped by DMS. Some bonkers figures giving me 405bhp. This is the first car I have owned where I haven't pulled the trigger & i am glad I ddidn't Had no end of troubles with my 330e & software, bet BM would have noticed and invalidated the warranty & charged me for all these visits to the dealer my car has had.
Bought an S3 18 months ago and remapped it the same day, a brand new car. Went to audi for services & some warranty work & they didn't bat an eyelid. Think its very manufacturer/ garage/dealer dependant. Hold off for a few months & see if you have any issues like the rest of us have namely with software! |
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Did you get Racechip? Ive just bought for my 330e G20
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Ive read a thousand reviews and comments and just decided to do it I work on the principle if racechip werent good you couldnt keep it quiet, tbe fact that its a piggy back and can be removed and car put back to stock also a huge plus My nephew has one on his TTRS and had dynod and an extra 60bhp Racechip advise 41bhp extra on 330e I went GTS as it gets a retune free if you change the car, which mine will be in a couple of years so can take iff and uae on tbe new one too
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Absolutely feel the difference No error messages or issues as yet
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I disconnected the battery also, just an extra precaution may not have been necessary I have thought about getting a dragy bur not as yet It does feel a chunk faster dont need dragy to tell me that Going out today to give it a better try
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As it's a piggy back you aren't altering the existing ecu,s As far as coding, I've done mine, just been in for 3 days getting new wiring loom for windows fitted, although not a service not a thing mentioned rebvious coding been done M animation and dash would be most obvious
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Its brilliant, no issues, no warning lights, super smooth and very noticable the extra power and torque. Really impressed
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Need to pull my finger out and install the Racechip GTS I have from my 2019 Elantra (i30) N-line I traded in as already ordered and received the new harness to fit my 2022 330e
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Hijack thread I know, so sorry! Did you go for the XLR as well? I'm having throttle an on/off issue with my throttle and this could remedy it.
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Note that Racechip implies that only close to or wide open throttle is affected by their device which is likely whythey also have the XLR product.
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Has anyone considered a tuning box on a 330e? I put a Ptronic tuning box on mine. They're made in Belgium.
I've had them on three other cars. My X3 diesel has done more than 220,000 trouble-free miles with a PTronic box. PTronic give more power plus a big increase in low end torque. IMO it also complements the low end torque of the electric motor of the 330e better than the standard 330e. Fuel economy is improved too. PTronic claim a boost to 370hp but in my experience they're conservative. They base the torque on a misquote of the original spec, rather than what I understand to be 420Nm. If the claimed 32% gain is applied that would mean 555Nm. With the PTronic box the 330e becomes more like a 340i (but hybrid driving and twice the fuel economy). I asked a local BMW specialist to check eveything was fine as I was terrified of damaging the hybrid system. He was very happy with the tuning box and grinning from ear to ear after a test drive. Coming from a workshop where they tune up M cars, that said a lot. I did some 0-60 runs but at around 6degC the tyres kept spinning. I clocked 4.9s on one run where I managed to limit the spinning a little. I might try again when it's warmer. I'll also work out how to use launch control and put on better tyres. It goes as fast as I could ever want it to, that's enough. I'm sure there are cheaper and/or more powerful tuning options. The Ptronic tuning boxes are not cheap but they work with the manufacturers of each engine and, in my experience, they're not at all detrimental. I have no association with PTronic in any way, other than as a long term user. |
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