118i F20 RaceChip TB Ultimate installed

[manunited]

Decent gains, Sounds good

 

[Donovanvdberg]

Impressive figures

Lets wait and here from Donovan how the service went

Its going in for a service +- 2000Km ( 1 month)

Will remove its and take its in, and see what happens, I know this chip also does not write anything to you cars ECU

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Some Dyno Results.

Went to Black Box Dyno night on Friday, Very well organized and the dyno was in mint condition.

Unfortunately i forgot the dummy plug at home so only got results with the racechip. ( On default settings) and not without it.
See Pic.
With the racechip installed I could also feel that the Power was not at the same RPM’s that it used to be.
Yesterday I opened the box and increased it with 2 notches. Much much better. The power kicks in at the same rpm’s that it used to without the chip, It’s just MORE power now. Will give it a run for a week and play around more. When I have the best setting for my style of driving I will put it on the dyno again to see the results.
Im new on the dyno Results, please tel me your thoughts
Please feel free to ask more. Sorry for the sort review.

Did you increase the duration as well?

nope only the (s2, left) switch, please correct me if im wrong, i don't think the (s1, right) switch makes a deference on petrol Turbo cars, Mostly used for Diesel Turbo, I read this on another Forum?

 

[MKVally]

nice figures dude

 

[pempimpin]

very impressed, also have a 118i so keen to see what happens after the service?

 

[Donovanvdberg]

very impressed, also have a 118i so keen to see what happens after the service?

Will Keep you posted

 

[cOlDFuSiOn]

These are excellent gains! :rollsmile:

 

[Pacman69]

Nice gains bud.... :bravo:

Know of anybody that tried this on a diesel beemer?
Would live to try this on my 120d, sure it'll make crazy torque with this chip!

Also worried bout mp so ill wait to hear how it goes.

 

[cOlDFuSiOn]

Nice gains bud.... :bravo:

Know of anybody that tried this on a diesel beemer?
Would live to try this on my 120d, sure it'll make crazy torque with this chip!

Also worried bout mp so ill wait to hear how it goes.

Racechip for the x20d states 175kw/500nm - my major concern here is the gearbox really. The ZF8 is rated at 500nm max input torque.

 

[Donovanvdberg]

Nice gains bud.... :bravo:

Know of anybody that tried this on a diesel beemer?
Would live to try this on my 120d, sure it'll make crazy torque with this chip!

Also worried bout mp so ill wait to hear how it goes.

The Gent From Racechip has one on his 1.6 TDI, Big difference. With the Diesel Cars you can Set it to kick in At Different RPM's. Whats also nice about it you can always use it on your next car as well, Just by the new harness and load new cars firmware, Think its will cost you +- R300.

 

[Pacman69]

Nice gains bud.... :bravo:

Know of anybody that tried this on a diesel beemer?
Would live to try this on my 120d, sure it'll make crazy torque with this chip!

Also worried bout mp so ill wait to hear how it goes.

Racechip for the x20d states 175kw/500nm - my major concern here is the gearbox really. The ZF8 is rated at 500nm max input

Yea true, for my 130kw/350nm 120d it states max gain of 168kw/440nm with the racechip pro which is significant enough for me to warrant spending the money and should still be safe gearbox wise.

The Gent From Racechip has one on his 1.6 TDI, Big difference. With the Diesel Cars you can Set it to kick in At Different RPM's. Whats also nice about it you can always use it on your next car as well, Just by the new harness and load new cars firmware, Think its will cost you +- R300.

That sounds awesome. Did yours come preloaded with the firmware for your car or did you have to get it loaded?

 

[herr bmw]

spoke to these guys at the motor show,very keen to do it next year

 

[Donovanvdberg]

Nice gains bud.... :bravo:

Know of anybody that tried this on a diesel beemer?
Would live to try this on my 120d, sure it'll make crazy torque with this chip!

Also worried bout mp so ill wait to hear how it goes.

Racechip for the x20d states 175kw/500nm - my major concern here is the gearbox really. The ZF8 is rated at 500nm max input

Yea true, for my 130kw/350nm 120d it states max gain of 168kw/440nm with the racechip pro which is significant enough for me to warrant spending the money and should still be safe gearbox wise.

The Gent From Racechip has one on his 1.6 TDI, Big difference. With the Diesel Cars you can Set it to kick in At Different RPM's. Whats also nice about it you can always use it on your next car as well, Just by the new harness and load new cars firmware, Think its will cost you +- R300.

That sounds awesome. Did yours come preloaded with the firmware for your car or did you have to get it loaded?

Nope, they loaded it on the spot, took about 2 min with USB port.

 

[Donovanvdberg]

HI Fanatics,

Just to keep you updated. My car when in for a servers this morning already got it back. :rollsmile:

On Sunday i removed the chip and dropped it of at the dealership this morning.
The car was plugged into the computer to reset the service lights, They Did not pickup anything.

:joy:

Thanks

 

[F21GP]

HI Fanatics,

Just to keep you updated. My car when in for a servers this morning already got it back. :rollsmile:

On Sunday i removed the chip and dropped it of at the dealership this morning.
The car was plugged into the computer to reset the service lights, They Did not pickup anything.

:joy:

Thanks

That is great may look into this

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HI Fanatics,

Just to keep you updated. My car when in for a servers this morning already got it back. :rollsmile:

On Sunday i removed the chip and dropped it of at the dealership this morning.
The car was plugged into the computer to reset the service lights, They Did not pickup anything.

:joy:

Thanks

BTW how quick is the removal and installation? I ask because my main concern is if something fails on the car and I need to take to dealership immediately either myself or Bmw Assist will I be able to remove the unit quickly.

 

[Donovanvdberg]

HI Fanatics,

Just to keep you updated. My car when in for a servers this morning already got it back. :rollsmile:

On Sunday i removed the chip and dropped it of at the dealership this morning.
The car was plugged into the computer to reset the service lights, They Did not pickup anything.

:joy:

Thanks

That is great may look into this

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HI Fanatics,

Just to keep you updated. My car when in for a servers this morning already got it back. :rollsmile:

On Sunday i removed the chip and dropped it of at the dealership this morning.
The car was plugged into the computer to reset the service lights, They Did not pickup anything.

:joy:

Thanks

BTW how quick is the removal and installation? I ask because my main concern is if something fails on the car and I need to take to dealership immediately either myself or Bmw Assist will I be able to remove the unit quickly.

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Removal and installation takes about 5-10 minutes

 

[VernM135]

HI Fanatics,

Just to keep you updated. My car when in for a servers this morning already got it back. :rollsmile:

On Sunday i removed the chip and dropped it of at the dealership this morning.
The car was plugged into the computer to reset the service lights, They Did not pickup anything.

:joy:

Thanks

Did you just remove the plugs or disconnect battery from car as well before removing?

 

[mubeend]

Amazing stuff.

Those gains are brilliant with such ease of use.

And forward compatibility.

:bravo:

 

[skiet]

Im not giving you my full thoughts of the CHIPBOX as the owner is a nice guy:

I gained 5wkw and about 10nm on 335i.

Works better on the diesels.

 

[NightStalker]

My Italian Speed box came this week and I'll be fitting it to my DS. I just love it how easy it is to fit and to take off and you can change settings as you feel nessesary. here is the one I'm getting and was only R1300+- http://www.italianspeed.eu/en/chiptuning-citroen-ds4/chiptuning-citroen-ds4-20-hdi-163-hp-294.html
I understand fully why you went with a chip box :thumbs:

 

[serwill]

Hi All,

I have been following this thread for a small while and I took the jump yesterday and got one of these Racechip with Dries. Very nice team they have going and they really took the time to explain everything to me even though I went there after hours.
With regards to the performance all I can say is WOW raise:. I feel like my car has wings hehe. The car pulls noticeably better and by the time my eyes reach the speedometer I am always making more than 100km/h:rollsmile: This is on a F20 125. Quoted figures are 203kw and 396nm after the tune but I will confirm that at the during the KAR dyno day on the 25th.
Dries and Wanti also said that it will get better as it adapts to the car so I will see if I can get even more out of the car by that time.

All in all it seems like I have done a very good purchase