m3 chip

[stunner 01]

howzit guys i am new on this forum and not shor if i am posting in the correct place but anyway we have a 2003/2004 e46 m3 we chipped the car on tuesday at rbts racing we brought car home fine but did not plant it. so we decide to take it for a spin and plant it at about 7000rpm in 2nd gear the car just cuts and starts to mis if we switch it of and restart its fine but as soon as we plant it again same story..
does any1 have an idea of what could be the problem or what can we try to resolve it???
ross is closed

 

[Veedub]

Maybe the software is still adapting and has imposed a limiter for the first few 100 km's???
Or the fuelling/timing is out at that point and the ecu is going into protection...

What chip/software is it??

 

[stunner 01]

Maybe the software is still adapting and has imposed a limiter for the first few 100 km's???
Or the fuelling/timing is out at that point and the ecu is going into protection...

What chip/software is it??

could be because its off and on
dastek unichip Q
you think disconnecting the battry will make a difference??

 

[Veedub]

can try....try and take it to someone with a diagnostics machine and see if they can pick up any faults...Steves Auto Clinic also do Unichip so maybe they will check it out for you...if they open

I don't think Dastek needs to adapt cause it's a piggy back system....

Why did u go with a piggy back instead of just software???

 

[SirSparky]

sounds like somebody made a mess of your installation dude...take it back

 

[stunner 01]

sounds like somebody made a mess of your installation dude...take it back

yeah will do but he is closed thats the problem

 

[thireshan]

sounds like somebody made a mess of your installation dude...take it back

yeah will do but he is closed thats the problem

Rather take it to someone else,find the problem then pay for it,when the place you initially took it to re-opens let them reimburse with what you had to spend to get the chip connected or setup correctly

 

[stunner 01]

sounds like somebody made a mess of your installation dude...take it back

yeah will do but he is closed thats the problem

Rather take it to someone else,find the problem then pay for it,when the place you initially took it to re-opens let them reimburse with what you had to spend to get the chip connected or setup correctly

thanks for the advise guys
who would be open at this time of the year and will be good to take it too?

 

[1lum1nat1]

Duigan brothers in Joburg, I think they also do Unichip or snails conversions. I know Duigan are still open, so maybe just phone them to confirm, but I know for a fact Snails does Unichip & they are arguably the best.

 

[Sherwin@xcede]

Why anyone would ever wany to unichip an NA M3 is beyond me. Whith a piggy you can't raise the rev limiter, or control the VANOS. All you can do is fuelling & timing.

 

[1lum1nat1]

Well, thats why we need guys like you to help out.

XPower, can you guys force a steptronic tranny to keep a gear (in manual mode) untill you change it? Like when you want to do a rolling run?

 

[Sherwin@xcede]

No we can't really change much on the gearbox control unit. I know there are some overseas companies that can, but there doesn't seem to be a big market for it.

 

[1lum1nat1]

Hmm, thanks for the info! Will you be able to raise the rev limiter on an auto?

 

[444YYY]

Hmm, thanks for the info! Will you be able to raise the rev limiter on an auto?

The TCU (transmission control unit) will still shift at its predetermined set point, irrespective of the higher rev limit.