E46 325i - Worth chipping or not?

Epoc

New member
To the experts out there ... is it worth chipping my 325i? I see chip tuning SA have quoted an increase from 142KW to 159KW is this realistic?
 

veridico

///Member
It is worth chipping it, but i dont know about 17kw gains, maybe a bit less. You will get a good gain if you do your exhaust, intake and then chip it.
 

Major

Active member
Epoc said:
I see chip tuning SA have quoted an increase from 142KW to 159KW is this realistic?

No. That's probably one of those "with other mods" claims, like 17kW with the chip, cams, intake, exhaust, etc. With just the chip, no.
 

STREETRACER

Active member
17 engine kw is about 12.5 wheel kw..
I have seen gains like that from chip alone but its imposible to give a spesific or gaurenteed gains before the car has been on a dyno under load and the AFR is analized with a lamda probe and 5 gas anilizer!

Dont get any other chip that Dastek UniQ.. ive worked with a good couple of chips and there is nothing like Dastek!
dont put your heart on that 17kw.. i can gaurentee you after the chip you will have the otimal power your engine is able to deliver! maby 1kw more maby 10kw.. get it on the dyno for analizing they will be able to tell if your car is running rich!
 

Epoc

New member
STREETRACER said:
17 engine kw is about 12.5 wheel kw..
I have seen gains like that from chip alone but its imposible to give a spesific or gaurenteed gains before the car has been on a dyno under load and the AFR is analized with a lamda probe and 5 gas anilizer!

Dont get any other chip that Dastek UniQ.. ive worked with a good couple of chips and there is nothing like Dastek!
dont put your heart on that 17kw.. i can gaurentee you after the chip you will have the otimal power your engine is able to deliver! maby 1kw more maby 10kw.. get it on the dyno for analizing they will be able to tell if your car is running rich!


Thanks for the info guys .... Streetracer ... you say I should use only Dastek chips, I have heard alot of good things about Xcede.... do you know if they use Dasktek and if not who should I goto? How much would it cost?

Lastly, dyno's what are the costs and once dyno'ed do they tune it mechanically or via the chip. Do i need to 'tune' it every now and again?

Thanks
 

///Marksman

New member
Epoc, Send Xpower a PM, he can help out with some info on gains. He backs his shit up with proof.

Also, be careful with your approach as ultimately it is your money and your car, rid any biasm that yoo may have to a particular product. Do thorough research on any product that you have an interest in. I'm sure that you are aware the internet is full of BS and Fanboys. Besides i'm sure you have worked hard to earn your cash, why not do some "homework" before you part with it?

for example, go and have a look over at E90post for some insight into how people just believe any shit spewed to them by fellow posters and take sides in the "JB3 vs procede" battle without even knowing the difference in approach, tuning, benefits etc etc. Just a bunch of sheep imo.
 

STREETRACER

Active member
Epoc said:
STREETRACER said:
17 engine kw is about 12.5 wheel kw..
I have seen gains like that from chip alone but its imposible to give a spesific or gaurenteed gains before the car has been on a dyno under load and the AFR is analized with a lamda probe and 5 gas anilizer!

Dont get any other chip that Dastek UniQ.. ive worked with a good couple of chips and there is nothing like Dastek!
dont put your heart on that 17kw.. i can gaurentee you after the chip you will have the otimal power your engine is able to deliver! maby 1kw more maby 10kw.. get it on the dyno for analizing they will be able to tell if your car is running rich!


Thanks for the info guys .... Streetracer ... you say I should use only Dastek chips, I have heard alot of good things about Xcede.... do you know if they use Dasktek and if not who should I goto? How much would it cost?

Lastly, dyno's what are the costs and once dyno'ed do they tune it mechanically or via the chip. Do i need to 'tune' it every now and again?

Thanks



Hey i cant say any thing bad about Xcede ive seen some wild cars they did but ive never worked with them!
Ive worked with a whole range of chiplogic, perfect power , Dastek and more and The dastek chip is very universal and 100% tunable + more!!
Venom developments in witbank installs and maps the Dastek for R3000

some cars you tune machinicaly and others like BMW you tune via the chip! and one its chipped and tuned dont need to get it tuned again!
Pm me if you want any more info about the uniQ chip or go on www.unichip.com
 
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