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I bought mine from the CTSC in the US however for some reason when other people tried to order through there he told them that he didn't ship overseas. Definitely wasn't the case with me. With the exchange rate now I'm not sure where would be the cheapest. Definitely not BMW though. A lot of people order through Schmiedmann (not Australia) and have good prices and experiences.
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Cheers for the clarifications guys.
Do you see any harm in replacing the tranny fluid with 5L of stock ZF fluid this time rather than the LiquiMoly ie there will be a bit of both new fluids once done? I'm still leaning towards trying a different flash first to rule that out though. The US Sport flash is the most appealing to me given it's closest to the original Alpina it seems. I was keen to try the newer Alpina flash but have read a few people have had it come out of gear so it's not 100% safe/reliable. Can someone clarify the flashing for me. I assume that the ZB numbers correspond to a physical flash/firmware file that I need to download or are all the flashes available in the spdaten? Wedge performed for me last time.
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Are there any aussie members who would be nice enough to remote into my pc (via TeamViewer) to perform the US Sport flash for me? I have a quality DCAN cable & the software.
I'd like to see if the different flash fixes my periodically lurchy tranny before I swap the fluid again.
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Yeah I wasn't impressed with that US sport flash. Only seemed to get nice shifts when you had your foot to the floor. Otherwise it would seem to hold revs for half a second before shifting. The delay between flicking the paddle and the transmission shifting seemed a bit long as well?
Ozjustin, if you've already got a setup you should just follow this guide: http://www.e90post.com/forums/showthread.php?t=874072 I've done this many times and its not difficult if you follow the guide to the letter. You installation should already include all the flashes I listed previously.
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Wasn't impressed with the US Sport flash at all, shifts were no where near as good as the Alpina. Alpina flash 7603537 is the way to go in my opinion. PM me if you want to me to flash your vehicle.
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It's funny that some people say the Sport flash shifts are superior to Alpina & others say the reverse. I'm in two minds about trying a different flash now. I love my original Alpina flash (perfect for the way I drive) except for the occassional lurchy upshifts. I went for a small drive the other night & it was very smooth..go figure. I hope a second tranny fluid flush will correct this.
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Might try resetting the adaptations for the transmission in INPA. I don't own an auto so not 100% sure how much of an impact it makes but worth a try. Might save you from paying for another expensive flush.
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I know that mine at stock was a little lurchy if upshifted at a weird time eg, say let the revs hang on a little too long and then change. I found with the first Alpina flash this was not any better just the shift itself was quicker but D was horrible. The 2nd Iteration is way better. Shifts are really quick and the lurch less pronounced but still there if I let the the revs rise slowly to high and then change but I think that's the way the gear box works. I find that if im going to drive like a grandma I just leave it in D otherwise if Im looking for a more aggressvie drive then M or S is the way to go and these modes work way better with the 2nd flash. Is this the kind of lurchy change you mean? D is also way better now as it hangs on to gears a tad longer and doesn't get bogged down like the first Alpina.
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I think ZB 7603537 (updated Alpina?) is next on my list of the AT6 flashes to try... |
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Ill check it out next time I drive it (probs tomorrow) its definitely still lower than stock but higher than first Alpina flash. tbh I still prefer stock and the US flash is closer to stock as well which I prefer but...the manual changes in the new Alpina are worth it.
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Here are my $0.02 from few days of experimenting with various TCU flashes...
7603537 - Gear indicator in D/S/M mode, D is still grannyish, upshifting around 1500-1700 rpm, S mode feels great and M is quick and smooth. 7601494 - "US Sport flash", D feels stock, S has gear indicator and shifts later than stock, M feels slow (slower than stock!) 7615835 - Gear indicator in D/S/M mode, D is ridiculous, upshifting way early - if you were to let someone drive your car, they would say that something is definitely wrong. S/M mode is great with M somewhat rough but very quick 7603527 - No D/S gear indicator, S not as aggressive as the Alpina but good "stock" feel to it, M pretty quick but not as quick as the '537 or '835 If there was a way to combine S/M mode from 7603537 with D mode from 7603527, we would have a winner... For now, I'm gonna stick with the '3537, put some miles on it and maybe just avoid D unless I'm highway cruising . |
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Thanks for this. It sounds like the 537 Alpina flash is worth a try. Good to hear that D-mode shifts are still quite low. I wonder why others say it shifts at 3300rpm+... They must have lead foot throttle adaptations.
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I'm in 6th gear at 40-45Mph! I wonder if anyone actually had a chance to drive the Alpina B3 car that this flash is intended for, as it is (for me) hard to believe BMW would release anything like that. Sorry about the rant... lol Dre |
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