Another Xcede K04 treatment

andrewbuch

///Member
dvst8 said:
Josh-ZN said:
dont know how that is possible in the long run with those mods unless he uses a different daily tune? whatever the case, those power figures are very impressive. well done :thumbs:

No different tune for dialy driving dude. The maps we use daily are the maps we use on track.

There have been a few times while at a track I asked Sherwin for a bit more "power" just to chase a time and he refused. Not because he cant but because he believes its not worth chasing a time as the risk of breaking your car.

:thumbs:

Reliable, Constant power beats once off peak power anyday
 
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Josh-ZN

Guest
dvst8 said:
Josh-ZN said:
Thing is we don't get good quality 95 in SA. Our 95 is more like 93 or 91 in places hence my comments. If I ran that tune I wld ensure nf was added to every tank.

It would be nice but at R230 a bottle and what it does to the plugs :argh:

agreed 100% but then i wouldn't be running so much boost if i wanted my car to last
 

Sherwin@xcede

BMWFanatics Advertiser
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Josh-ZN said:
260wkw on pump fuel for that car

he should stick this sign on the bonnet :fencelook:

explode-car.gif

I don't follow your logic. Is 260kw too much for pump fuel? My M3 makes 410kw on the wheels on pump fuel. I know some cars making 1000hp on pump fuel. What is the limit for pump fuel? Is it 259.9kw?


Sleeper135i said:
what happens if you put 93 in?
or run out of octane booster?
:fencelook:

The car runs on pump fuel with no octane booster. So running out of octane booster will make no difference.

Running on 93 will lose a few hp, but nothing will "happen".


Josh-ZN said:
dont know how that is possible in the long run with those mods unless he uses a different daily tune?

I know how it's possible because I did the map. Vish drove to work and back for 2 years with the same map. Went to Tarlton and ran 12.2 and broke the record and drove home on the same map. I'm struggling to understand what the confusion is.


Josh-ZN said:
Thing is we don't get good quality 95 in SA. Our 95 is more like 93 or 91 in places hence my comments. If I ran that tune I wld ensure nf was added to every tank.

If you ran "that tune" you would do that to be safe? BAsed on what? Do you know what the absolute ignition advance is in that car, or the amount of timing pull on each cylinder? How can you say "that tune" if you don't know what's in the tune? Are you assuming the tune is running close to the knock threshold? I don't know how you can have to much information based on hearing how much power the car made on the dyno.


Sleeper135i said:
R230 per bottle, R200 if you buy in bulk. +16

+/- R1000/R1500 for a set of plugs.

Cheaper than throwing a conrod out the bottom of your motor, which is exactly what happened to a friend of mine in his 335.

Throwing a conrod through a block is more like to be a bottom end failure due to lubrication or some other factor. Lack of octane won't cause bottom end failure.


Josh-ZN said:
agreed 100% but then i wouldn't be running so much boost if i wanted my car to last

How much of boost are you referring to? this car runs 1.15 bar at redline around 1.4 bar in the midrange.
 
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Josh-ZN

Guest
Sherwin@xcede said:
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your knowledge in this department far exceeds mine (and then some), so i won't argue with you. good luck with the car.
 

Sleeper135i

Member
Hey Sherwin!
Exactly the guy who can answer!

Sleeper135i said:
R230 per bottle, R200 if you buy in bulk. +16

+/- R1000/R1500 for a set of plugs.

Cheaper than throwing a conrod out the bottom of your motor, which is exactly what happened to a friend of mine in his 335.

Throwing a conrod through a block is more like to be a bottom end failure due to lubrication or some other factor. Lack of octane won't cause bottom end failure.




Yes I would agree, except a hole was blown, spectacularly, through the top of the piston causing the con rod to snap off and hit the bottom of the motor.
Could have been an oil issue that made it worse.

Not arguing, that's just what happened. They told him because he put old 93 in and a very aggressive and primitive tune. Effective compression was too high. They wanted R120k for a new motor! He was running a map designed for race fuel...


At what point to your reach the knock threshold?
Surely there is a point where power output per liter on pump 95 is reached?
And that must be similar on any modern engine, a result of the properties of the fuel?

Just questions I have from seeing that OPC run 412hp on what I was told "Pump fuel only"
Just to find out later he had OB and meth.

Keep up the good work!
:thumbs:
 
Very impressive power , but, on pump fuel that will be impossible without breaking. I'm no tuning genius so please don't take me the wrong here, but that is impossible power on our kak fuel, with NF I will believe.
 
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Josh-ZN

Guest
superchip335 said:
Very impressive power , but, on pump fuel that will be impossible without breaking. I'm no tuning genius so please don't take me the wrong here, but that is impossible power on our kak fuel, with NF I will believe.

that was my understanding. what would be nice is if sherwin would take the time to help us understand a bit better. just when i thought i understood the basics of software tuning for turbo cars, it doesnt seem that i do :flyfun:
 
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Mike1

Guest
Well done Xcede, and seriously, I don't see anyone questioning the figures of other tuners on here so why the need to discredit Xcede due to your own opinion and possible misconceptions?

Xcede is a major tuning company that has consistently provided superb results across all Manufacturers and models, I see no reason for those, who frankly will forget about this thread a minute after reading it to attack the credibility of a local business within their own advertising space.

If you really really feel that the results are too much for you to believe then call the man and talk to him and settle your concerns, otherwise, close the thread and forget about it 20 seconds later - I cannot stand the keyboard ninjas that enter these threads and go out of their way to cause problems.

Keep up the good work guys.

Mike
 
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Mike1

Guest
And that?

You are the one questioning the tuning, sherwin has asked you precisely how it is that with no knowledge of the tune itself it is that you can question the power and reliability of an Xcede Tuned vehicle. This sounds like a reasonable question to me.

You then bowed out of the conversation as frankly you don't have a clue to the answers to his questions and the moment someone agrees with you then you re-appear as if your posts are of any worth.

If anyone requires a solid facepalm its you, you are questioning the credibility of the tune, with no knowledge of the tune or the vehicle and now sherwin must explain to you. This I cannot understand, if not to know then why question the figures in the first place?

:nonono:
 
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Josh-ZN

Guest
MiniMike19@automobilconcierge said:
And that?

You are the one questioning the tuning, sherwin has asked you precisely how it is that with no knowledge of the tune itself it is that you can question the power and reliability of an Xcede Tuned vehicle. This sounds like a reasonable question to me.

You then bowed out of the conversation as frankly you don't have a clue to the answers to his questions and the moment someone agrees with you then you re-appear as if your posts are of any worth.

If anyone requires a solid facepalm its you, you are questioning the credibility of the tune, with no knowledge of the tune or the vehicle and now sherwin must explain to you. This I cannot understand.

:nonono:

mike, if you have a problem with my comments, pm me. i aint getting into a slinging match with you on the open forum. if xcede have a problem with my comments they can delete them seeing as this is their advertising space.
 
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Mike1

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I don't have a problem with anyone's comments, its the intention behind there comments that I feel is uncalled for.

Mike
 
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Josh-ZN

Guest
MiniMike19@automobilconcierge said:
I don't have a problem with anyone's comments, its the intention behind there comments that I feel is uncalled for.

Mike

ok i will explain it to you and xcede as it may help others on the forum. it may also stop you from jumping to conclusions in future.

1) i questioned the figures as it was contrary to what i understood
2) i admitted to having limited knowledge on the situation
3) i am possibly looking at purchasing a new car and a k04 is definitely on the cards, and so it tuning it.
4) if i am to consider xcede i want to understand how they are able to achieve those figures especially as it doesnt add up for me. i dont just want to take their word for it. if they dont want to tell me, thats fine, i was just asking.

hope that settles things as this thread could become very informative if people didnt jump to conclusions. it could also be a good base for xcede to promote their product as well as set our minds at ease over areas that concern us.
 
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Mike1

Guest
Josh, then it's a matter of approach as I see it.

In this thread which had similar results you were more than positive: http://www.bmwfanatics.co.za/showthread.php?tid=41221

Yet in this thread your initial post with your sticker picture provokes a completely different response. You then continue to make broad, generalized and knowledge less statements about a tune you know nothing about.

You stirred the pot and you did it repeatedly, what other conclusion is there to come to? If you or others like superchip335 have genuine questions then why the drama before just asking?

To agree with a member who claims the results are impossible as above, then you question the cars reliability before settling that Xcede don't want to answer your questions when no valid question has been asked, just a lot of discrediting and dubious smilies - what other conclusion is there to jump to?

I am far from perfect online, but I wish we would watch our approach to these things more.

Keen to hear what Sherwin says to your questions as someone who knows as much as you do. :thumbs:

Mike
 
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