BMW Chips

JE128i · 09-22-2014, 08:16 PM

How do you guys feel about chipping a 1 series? I have a 128i and have been looking at some chips but don't know if it is worth it. Opinions from anyone would be appreciated

631twentyeighteye · 09-22-2014, 09:11 PM

By chip i assume you mean flash tune? Active Autowerke, Evolve, and a few other companies offer them for our cars(n52 or n51).

This topic has been beaten to death. TLDR; is that you need to swap intake manifold and tune for the most power difference. a tune will net you little horsepower gain by itself.

poke around this section and you'll find plenty of info regarding this and more.

TheSt|G · 09-23-2014, 07:45 AM

Last BMW that you could "chip" was from the early 90s.

mike@x-ph.com · 09-23-2014, 01:06 PM

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Originally Posted by JE128i

How do you guys feel about chipping a 1 series? I have a 128i and have been looking at some chips but don't know if it is worth it. Opinions from anyone would be appreciated

BMS Power Box is a good option for the price
Next level is the Active Autowerke Flash or Open flash tablet but they will cost you about double the price.

andrey_gta · 09-23-2014, 01:34 PM

How is this a thread. The poor horse is dead lol.... Search is key for these things.

MarkkyyMan · 09-23-2014, 04:29 PM

Chips stopped with OBD1 I think.

TheSt|G · 09-24-2014, 07:32 AM

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Originally Posted by MarkkyyMan

Chips stopped with OBD1 I think.

Pretty much.

I recently chipped the 911, which involved swapping a physical chip and moving a jumper/re-soldering the board to Euro specs.

chris82 · 09-24-2014, 08:09 AM

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Originally Posted by TheSt|G

Last BMW that you could "chip" was from the early 90s.

lol easy there

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Originally Posted by mike@x-ph.com

BMS Power Box is a good option for the price
Next level is the Active Autowerke Flash or Open flash tablet but they will cost you about double the price.

Kgolf got good gains from the Active tune with the N51 and it helped remedy a throttle response issue he was having as well. I have it too, but I don't think I'd do it again for the price. There are other areas of the car I wish to improve more. I would just do a performance exhaust, it will make it 'feel' just as fast!

pj.rodriguez · 09-24-2014, 09:07 AM

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Originally Posted by Chrisar82

Kgolf got good gains from the Active tune with the N51 and it helped remedy a throttle response issue he was having as well. I have it too, but I don't think I'd do it again for the price. There are other areas of the car I wish to improve more. I would just do a performance exhaust, it will make it 'feel' just as fast!

Hahaha. I can speak for the Performance exhaust making it feel just as fast. It really gives that sensation. The sound is fantastic also....

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631twentyeighteye Colonel 198 Rep 2,239 Posts Drives: 08 335i Join Date: Aug 2012 Location: Long island iTrader: (7)	By chip i assume you mean flash tune? Active Autowerke, Evolve, and a few other companies offer them for our cars(n52 or n51). This topic has been beaten to death. TLDR; is that you need to swap intake manifold and tune for the most power difference. a tune will net you little horsepower gain by itself. poke around this section and you'll find plenty of info regarding this and more. __________________ 08 e93 335i MT
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TheSt\|G Resident Tamed Racing Driver 298 Rep 4,697 Posts Drives: 911, 130is, E39 M5, E36 M3 Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Outside Philly iTrader: (2)	Last BMW that you could "chip" was from the early 90s. __________________ 2005 E46 M3 Interlagos/Cinnamon with Sunroof Delete
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andrey_gta Brigadier General 298 Rep 4,040 Posts Drives: 130i coupé ;) Join Date: Nov 2011 Location: Bimmerpost iTrader: (1) Garage List 2008 BMW 128i [10.00]	How is this a thread. The poor horse is dead lol.... Search is key for these things. __________________ 128i Sport 6MT converted to Euro 130i spec, 3.73 diff, tuned by evolve ~220 whp 207 wtq(ft-lb) SAE In-progress: //M front arm, M3 rack, e36M lip Wishlist: Coils, n55 mnts, headers, LSD, e60 finn diff "The 1-series is the last car that BMW engineered before the Germans, as a car-making culture, fell out of love with driving." - R&T 2013 135is
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MarkkyyMan Captain 38 Rep 701 Posts Drives: 2010 BMW 128i Join Date: Dec 2009 Location: Indiana, U.S. iTrader: (0)	Chips stopped with OBD1 I think.
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