What tunes are available

[1traitor]

What tunes are available for my 2013 135i? I know of jb4 and is cobb doing 2013 yet? What about that mhd I've read about a few times on here? Anyone have some info?

[Cavpilot2k]

Search tool. This has been the subject of many threads, including one recently (within the last few weeks).

Save us from having to rehash it.

Good luck.

[Esteban]

Don't know if you've seen these, but here's a couple of threads that talk about the MHD tunes. As stated above, they were right there for your viewing pleasure.

http://www.1addicts.com/forums/showthread.php?t=1318862

http://www.1addicts.com/forums/showthread.php?t=1308477

[The Wind Breezes]

MHD, period full stop. Cobb is trash (no speed limiter, no more access tuner race, not that many maps, now UNSUPPORTED) and JB4 is garbage.

JB4, by the way, isn't a flash tune. A flash tune has at the minimum dozens of maps modified for careful recalibration of the engine's fueling, timing, boost, variable valves, and really whatever else you want that is controllable thru the ECU. This results (if done correctly) in a car that drives like factory but with a shitload more power.

JB4 doesn't touch these maps, it intercepts the data from a couple sensors, modifies it, and spams some messages on the can bus. That's a cool hack if we had nothing else, but in a world of easily available flash tunes (MHD) running a JB4 is silly.

[1traitor]

Originally Posted by Cavpilot2k

Search tool. This has been the subject of many threads, including one recently (within the last few weeks).

Save us from having to rehash it.

Good luck.

Sorry I've looked up jb4 and Cobb but never mhd so I just assumed I'd run into a wall again cause Cobb said only some 2012 models and for jb4 I can but I've heard complaints so sorry to ask again

[MightyMouseTech]

Originally Posted by The Wind Breezes

. Cobb is trash (no speed limiter, no more access tuner race, not that many maps, now UNSUPPORTED)

COBB does not offer anything for the '13.

[1traitor]

Originally Posted by The Wind Breezes

MHD, period full stop. Cobb is trash (no speed limiter, no more access tuner race, not that many maps, now UNSUPPORTED) and JB4 is garbage.

JB4, by the way, isn't a flash tune. A flash tune has at the minimum dozens of maps modified for careful recalibration of the engine's fueling, timing, boost, variable valves, and really whatever else you want that is controllable thru the ECU. This results (if done correctly) in a car that drives like factory but with a shitload more power.

JB4 doesn't touch these maps, it intercepts the data from a couple sensors, modifies it, and spams some messages on the can bus. That's a cool hack if we had nothing else, but in a world of easily available flash tunes (MHD) running a JB4 is silly.

Sadly mhd needs my ecu sent to them and my 135i is my daily so i can't send out the ecu :/

[MightyMouseTech]

Originally Posted by 1traitor

Sadly mhd needs my ecu sent to them and my 135i is my daily so i can't send out the ecu :/

Dinan dealer near you? May be about your only choice.

[1traitor]

Originally Posted by MightyMouseTech

Dinan dealer near you? May be about your only choice.

I'm in socal I'll have to look that up thanks. So dinan can do the bench flash for me then I can get mhd? Or are you just saying to get dinan

[MightyMouseTech]

Originally Posted by 1traitor

I'm in socal I'll have to look that up thanks. So dinan can do the bench flash for me then I can get mhd? Or are you just saying to get dinan

The Dinan is a flash, but they can do it with the ECU still in the car, which is good as the ECU is underneath the intake manifold on our cars. If you get MHD flash, it would replace the Dinan flash.

It is not cheap, and the results are not nearly as high as some others. Being in SoCal, probably many dealers you can have do it.

It is what I plan on going with for my '13. There is a dealer only 2 hours away from me.

http://www.dinancars.com/product/d90...ries&mid=1139/

[1traitor]

Originally Posted by MightyMouseTech

The Dinan is a flash, but they can do it with the ECU still in the car, which is good as the ECU is underneath the intake manifold on our cars. If you get MHD flash, it would replace the Dinan flash.

It is not cheap, and the results are not nearly as high as some others. Being in SoCal, probably many dealers you can have do it.

It is what I plan on going with for my '13. There is a dealer only 2 hours away from me.

http://www.dinancars.com/product/d90...ries&mid=1139/

Do you know how much the dinan is ? I believe last I checked I had to call to get a price on which honestly I'm kinda lazy to do lol

[MightyMouseTech]

Originally Posted by 1traitor

Do you know how much the dinan is ? I believe last I checked I had to call to get a price on which honestly I'm kinda lazy to do lol

Do I have to actually click the link for you, that I provided for you?

[HyeWarrior]

Honestly man, I'm waiting for this MHD flash to get tested out by some other members so I can ditch my JB4

[The Wind Breezes]

Originally Posted by MightyMouseTech

COBB does not offer anything for the '13.

Boom, you're right! Problem avoided totally.

Now, Dinan...Dinan is garbage (overpriced, very conservative so not much power). A lot of people who got it will tell you they're happy with it but imagine the kind of person who's too scared to get a real tune in the first place and how they just spent beaucoup bucks, and it's not real hard to figure out that it would take an act of congress to get them to admit the Dinan isn't all that.

[Esteban]

Originally Posted by The Wind Breezes

Boom, you're right! Problem avoided totally.

Now, Dinan...Dinan is garbage (overpriced, very conservative so not much power). A lot of people who got it will tell you they're happy with it but imagine the kind of person who's too scared to get a real tune in the first place and how they just spent beaucoup bucks, and it's not real hard to figure out that it would take an act of congress to get them to admit the Dinan isn't all that.

Okay, I'll bite... I'm happy that I got the Dinan tune, thanks.

I'm watching and interested in what's happening with MHD, no act of Congress required.

[The Wind Breezes]

Originally Posted by Esteban

Okay, I'll bite... I'm happy that I got the Dinan tune, thanks.

Explain to me how you decided you want a flash tune, but are OK with paying a lot more for less power and no advantage except a Dinan badge (do they still give those out?)

[MightyMouseTech]

Originally Posted by The Wind Breezes

Explain to me how you decided you want a flash tune, but are OK with paying a lot more for less power and no advantage except a Dinan badge (do they still give those out?)

I will be doing the same. Not everyone wants a 500 hp daily driver.

[Esteban]

Originally Posted by The Wind Breezes

Explain to me how you decided you want a flash tune, but are OK with paying a lot more for less power and no advantage except a Dinan badge (do they still give those out?)

No explanation is necessary.

[The Wind Breezes]

Originally Posted by Esteban

No explanation is necessary.

Well, I'm actually curious. Now you're making it seem like no thought went into flashing your car at all, which I'm sure wasn't the case.

Here's an example: I got Cobb several months ago because it was the only thing going where I could get an inexpensive but reasonably powerful flash tune with map switching AND that I could remap myself with Access Tuner Race. Now I can do the above, but better, with MHD, so I'm switching to MHD. Pretty simple.

[FrostyDC4]

Just curious does the PPK1 actually modify boost and timing or does it just modify the vanos?

[Esteban]

Originally Posted by The Wind Breezes

Here's an example: I got Cobb several months ago because it was the only thing going where I could get an inexpensive but reasonably powerful flash tune with map switching AND that I could remap myself with Access Tuner Race. Now I can do the above, but better, with MHD, so I'm switching to MHD. Pretty simple.

Thanks for the explanation. It wasn't necessary.

[The Wind Breezes]

Originally Posted by Esteban

Thanks for the explanation. It wasn't necessary.

Hey, I had to give you the benefit of the doubt! Now, is there some joke here I'm missing? Are you embarrassed you paid extra and got less? In lieu of an explanation I'm gonna go with that last one.