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05-05-2016, 07:56 AM | #45 |
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Hi Joe, I am interested as well.
How come the DCT gets more torque than the MT? Is BMW trying to preserve the MT clutches? What is the FSC? Codes? Need for a 2013? If so does this mean the flash cannot be done?
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Joe, there is a warning on N54tech.com advising that ECUs that have been updated by the dealer after 7/20/12 cannot be flashed. I received one of those dealer updates in November of 2013. It retarded throttle response on the manual transmission 135s and was a major pain. I have heard that the PPK gets rid of this unwanted effect... But is flashing really a problem with cars that received this dealer dme update?
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I think its just in case your battery goes dead in the middle of the flash...that would be bad...
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To keep proper voltage supplied to the car during the flash. If battery falls below a certain voltage, communication with the DME will be cut off and will require an emergency flash. Quote:
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Not sure where you're reading the DCT gets more torque than the MT equipped cars. The DCT is treated the same as the MTs as far as power and torque increases with the PPK. The horsepower and torque literature for the PPK increases were spread across the N54 and N55 motors which also encompasses cars equipped with the Steptronic transmission. The Steptronic tranmissions were the ones which got the higher torque increase with the PPK.
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Out of curiosity, if one gets the PPK flash done by you and the dealer ends up doing an update which erases the PPK, is it another charge to get the PPK re-flashed on the DME?
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Did this last night with Joe's help and it was pretty straightforward and easy. Took about an hour and I'm looking forward to driving this some more to really feel the new gains. Thanks Joe!
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For the guys that have done this with Joe, what battery charger do you guys have? Is a 10A or more charger really necessary? I only have a CTEK 4.3A charger...
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That's my question too. I thought I could use my Battery Tender Plus, but its only rated at 1.25 amps!
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http://www.amazon.com/Schumacher-INC.../dp/B002Z2Z7ZY However, I feel the flash is safe with 10+ amp and a decent battery, all lights/electronics shut off. We have done numerous of these with this process and no bricked DMEs yet, even some of them with the flash taking nearly 20-30 minutes. Anything less than 10 amps, the risk is on you if the battery voltage falls too low and we lose communication with the DME. But, I can let others who received their flash chime in on the specific chargers they used ![]() |
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What battery charger are you planning to use?
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