BMW Performance Power Kits for 135i and 335i Special Price Until End of 2011

Mr Marcus · 10-11-2011, 04:03 AM

FOR THOSE IN AUSTRALIA:

Matt at BMW Sydney told me that the price for the 135i ECU upgrade is currently $3,000. Personally I think it's time people started putting pressure on The Australian franchises to stop ripping people off and charging 3 or 4 times the price for a) cars b) options c) accessories, that our American and European friends pay.

Ooft!!!

MPBK · 10-11-2011, 11:08 AM

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Originally Posted by sardius

I failed to ask the parts guy if this was only valid in Canada. I was in a bit of rush and there was this hot chick next to me me distracting my mind. So I apologize for that. The parts guy didn't give me the specifics on the revised version for N55 software. I am very curious about this too. I will call few other dealerships here and find out what's going on...in the meantime I would love to hear from other N55ers if they know/have/heard of the latest revised PPK. I believe that the PPK S/W is the same for both US and Canada?

I don't doubt that the product (the software) is the same, since the engine is the same.
I was curious to know if the "hold" that you mentioned is due to a legality issue (such as meeting Canadian regulations) or a technical issue (which might have worlwide affect).

Pangloss · 10-11-2011, 11:08 AM

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FOR THOSE IN AUSTRALIA:

Matt at BMW Sydney told me that the price for the 135i ECU upgrade is currently $3,000. Personally I think it's time people started putting pressure on The Australian franchises to stop ripping people off and charging 3 or 4 times the price for a) cars b) options c) accessories, that our American and European friends pay.

Wow. For that kind of money I expect a BMW engineer to place the upgrade in a metal case locked to his wrist and personally bring it to you via a first class seat on a Qantas A380.

Wings0fRed · 10-11-2011, 12:48 PM

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Originally Posted by TMR013

Has anybody else gotten the pushback from the dealer that if the car has a 3/09 or earlier build date that BMW reccomends also replacing the spark plugs with the PPK?
Just trying to figure out if this is legit, or if the dealer is trying to score a few more $'s off me.

It's not unheard of depending on the mileage of the car...Check out the attached PDF someone posted on another PPK thread. Might be outdated but the general gist should still be applicable.

MPBK · 10-11-2011, 05:25 PM

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Originally Posted by Wings0fRed

It's not unheard of depending on the mileage of the car...Check out the attached PDF someone posted on another PPK thread. Might be outdated but the general gist should still be applicable.

Thanks for the attachment. Very informative read and justifies why the PPK Stage 2 costs so much.

delta-9-ginseng · 10-12-2011, 01:05 AM

So I was told that the Stage 1 ECU kit will only work until temperatures of 98 degrees C and then it will go back to the original 300 bhp so that it prevents over-heating? What you guys think? Bull-crap or Truth??

BuddhaPilot · 10-12-2011, 06:05 AM

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Originally Posted by delta-9-ginseng

So I was told that the Stage 1 ECU kit will only work until temperatures of 98 degrees C and then it will go back to the original 300 bhp so that it prevents over-heating? What you guys think? Bull-crap or Truth??

I hope that's not the truth. Seems like the temps are pretty close to that or higher here about 8 months of the year.

Looks like there is no hold up on installs for US cars as it's being done on mine before delivery tomorrow.

MPBK · 10-12-2011, 10:02 AM

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Originally Posted by delta-9-ginseng

So I was told that the Stage 1 ECU kit will only work until temperatures of 98 degrees C and then it will go back to the original 300 bhp so that it prevents over-heating? What you guys think? Bull-crap or Truth??

Bull or not depends on the source of your info. What was it?

delta-9-ginseng · 10-13-2011, 02:04 AM

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Originally Posted by MPBK

Bull or not depends on the source of your info. What was it?

It was actually from a dealer in southern california, although I am guessing they didn't really know/understand what they were talking about

Wings0fRed · 10-13-2011, 09:04 AM

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Originally Posted by Fartlek

I only paid $643 for the Stage I installed. The dealer said the $599 included the labor. Not sure he was right or not but I liked the price and I like the upgrade even more.

When you turn DSC off what does the symbol look like on the main display? It used to be a triangle with an exclamation mark and a circle around it and then it changed to a car with two squiggly lines behind the tires. I took my car in for service recently and now it's back to the triangle symbol and I'm wondering if they put the wrong software version on there when they reflashed my system.

I have the N54 engine with the stage 2 PPK.

jsublime · 10-13-2011, 09:39 AM

At the dealer getting version one now.

sardius · 10-13-2011, 10:11 AM

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Originally Posted by jsublime

At the dealer getting version one now.

N54 or N55?

jsublime · 10-13-2011, 10:32 AM

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Originally Posted by sardius

N54 or N55?

N55.

Fartlek · 10-13-2011, 05:11 PM

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Originally Posted by Wings0fRed

When you turn DSC off what does the symbol look like on the main display? It used to be a triangle with an exclamation mark and a circle around it and then it changed to a car with two squiggly lines behind the tires. I took my car in for service recently and now it's back to the triangle symbol and I'm wondering if they put the wrong software version on there when they reflashed my system.

I have the N54 engine with the stage 2 PPK.

Mine still shows the triangle with the ! and a circle around it.

I have a 2011 with the N55 engine.

doublevanosrc · 10-13-2011, 05:21 PM

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Originally Posted by jsublime

At the dealer getting version one now.

BMW PPK??

fun2drv · 10-13-2011, 05:56 PM

Finally got my car back this afternoon!! The butt-dyno is VERY HAPPY!!! Pretty AWESOME! The response feels very direct with less lag than before.

Here are some pictures that show the engine bay with some of the new hardware as well as all of the stuff that they replaced.

doublevanosrc · 10-13-2011, 05:58 PM

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Originally Posted by fun2drv

Finally got my car back this afternoon!! The butt-dyno is VERY HAPPY!!! Pretty AWESOME! The response feels very direct with less lag than before.

Here are some pictures that show the engine bay with some of the new hardware as well as all of the stuff that they replaced.

Very nice, does the car have any type of throttle delay??

MPBK · 10-13-2011, 06:04 PM

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Originally Posted by delta-9-ginseng

It was actually from a dealer in southern california, although I am guessing they didn't really know/understand what they were talking about

The parts dept guy?
Unless he has an official note from BMW it's BS.

fun2drv · 10-13-2011, 06:34 PM

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Originally Posted by doublevanosrc

Very nice, does the car have any type of throttle delay??

It is a lot better than before. I just drove it from the dealer back to my house (7 miles) and the road was wet with light rain. I have to say that every time you push down on the accelerator anywhere in the rpm range, the car just darts forward.

As I get more butt time in the car I will update this. I could not believe the amount of hardware that they actually replaced.

rwp49 · 10-13-2011, 06:55 PM

Just got my Version 1 installed today for $730.00. It was raining when I got my car so I can't give a good opinion yet. I'll have some comments in the coming weeks.

mblaucoupe135 · 10-26-2011, 02:27 PM

I just wanted to let you know that my car has been in the shop for a week now because of the stage 1 software upgrade. The software installed fine, but afterwards the radio wouldn't work, so they had to order a new part for it and install it. The part and install should be done today. My tech said that most upgrades go fine, but it's problematic for some cars. Unfortunately, mine was one of them. I just hope software upgrade is worth the money and all the time without my car! BTW, I have the N54 engine.

Anyway, just wanted to forewarn everyone that there may still be issues with the software upgrade on certain cars.

Pangloss · 10-27-2011, 12:49 AM

Ok, that's weird. I wonder why the Stage 1 upgrade would be incompatible with some part in the radio.

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fun2drv Lieutenant 260 Rep 559 Posts Drives: '23 M5 Comp Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Columbia, TN iTrader: (0) Garage List 2023 BMW M5 [10.00] 2023 BMW M5 [0.00]	Version II in the car! Finally got my car back this afternoon!! The butt-dyno is VERY HAPPY!!! Pretty AWESOME! The response feels very direct with less lag than before. Here are some pictures that show the engine bay with some of the new hardware as well as all of the stuff that they replaced. Attached Images
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rwp49 Private 11 Rep 55 Posts Drives: 2011 135I/2013 x3 Join Date: Nov 2010 Location: Allentown, Pa. iTrader: (0)	Just got my Version 1 installed today for $730.00. It was raining when I got my car so I can't give a good opinion yet. I'll have some comments in the coming weeks.
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mblaucoupe135 Major 282 Rep 1,287 Posts Drives: 2022 M240i Join Date: Jan 2010 Location: Littleton, CO iTrader: (2)	I just wanted to let you know that my car has been in the shop for a week now because of the stage 1 software upgrade. The software installed fine, but afterwards the radio wouldn't work, so they had to order a new part for it and install it. The part and install should be done today. My tech said that most upgrades go fine, but it's problematic for some cars. Unfortunately, mine was one of them. I just hope software upgrade is worth the money and all the time without my car! BTW, I have the N54 engine. Anyway, just wanted to forewarn everyone that there may still be issues with the software upgrade on certain cars.
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Pangloss Lieutenant 28 Rep 563 Posts Drives: 2012 135i Convertible Join Date: Aug 2011 Location: South Florida iTrader: (0)	Ok, that's weird. I wonder why the Stage 1 upgrade would be incompatible with some part in the radio. __________________ 2012 135i convertible, DCT, Black/Beige, HK, Prem, M sport, no nav.
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