DME stage 1 tune

[mrgicm]

Originally Posted by ApFiore

I don't believe BM3 supports our cars yet. That was last I heard about 30 days ago when I started my search. DME seemed to be the most reliable and easy to use tune. 20% off Black Friday sale right now means the stage 2 is about $1400. Stage 1 is around $1200 I believe.

I'll get some numbers up as soon as DPs and tires are on

BM3 now supports G12 750. OTS stg1 91, stg1 93, Stg1 E30, Stg2 93, Stg 22 E30 and Stg2 Race gas.

[ApFiore]

Originally Posted by mrgicm

BM3 now supports G12 750. OTS stg1 91, stg1 93, Stg1 E30, Stg2 93, Stg 22 E30 and Stg2 Race gas.

Well shit. Impeccable timing lol. Coulda saved some $ going that route but I'm sure I'll be happy with the DME once all is said and done

[jlin101]

Originally Posted by mrgicm

BM3 now supports G12 750. OTS stg1 91, stg1 93, Stg1 E30, Stg2 93, Stg 22 E30 and Stg2 Race gas.

I only see N63TU3 supported at BM3, no N63TU2, bummer.

- 2020+ G30 M550
- 2019+ G11/G12 750i
- 2019+ G14/G15/G16 M850i
- 2019+ G05 X5 M50i
- 2019+ G06 X6 M50i
- 2019+ G06 X7 M50i

[From5ToM24]

Originally Posted by ApFiore

Well shit. Impeccable timing lol. Coulda saved some $ going that route but I'm sure I'll be happy with the DME once all is said and done

Any updates on the tune?

[ApFiore]

Originally Posted by From5ToM24

Any updates on the tune?

Downpipes went in last night. Haven't had a whole lot of drive time yet but it is definitely quite a bit more powerful. Traction control kicking in big time which was hard to do before. I was very surprised that there was next to no sound increase after adding DPs. Going to remove resonators on Monday.

I'll do some draggy pulls next week once my new tires go on. It's def not a sports car but highway rocket for sure.

[From5ToM24]

Originally Posted by ApFiore

Downpipes went in last night. Haven't had a whole lot of drive time yet but it is definitely quite a bit more powerful. Traction control kicking in big time which was hard to do before. I was very surprised that there was next to no sound increase after adding DPs. Going to remove resonators on Monday.

I'll do some draggy pulls next week once my new tires go on. It's def not a sports car but highway rocket for sure.

Where did you get Downpipes from?

[ApFiore]

Originally Posted by From5ToM24

Where did you get Downpipes from?

I went with VRSF. It was between them and project gamma. Much cheaper option with VRSF and similar quality etc

[ApFiore]

Originally Posted by ApFiore

I went with VRSF. It was between them and project gamma. Much cheaper option with VRSF and similar quality etc

Project gamma is releasing front mount intakes soon. Ill be getting those on asap

[From5ToM24]

Originally Posted by ApFiore

Project gamma is releasing front mount intakes soon. Ill be getting those on asap

Perfect. Thinking about mirroring your setup. I have VSRF Downpipes on my M4 with BM3 tune that I switch between stage 2 e93 and 3stage 2 e30.

For the G11 I I'm just tryna decide between DME or BM3 just for price reasons

[ApFiore]

Much better customer support with VRSF as well

[ApFiore]

Originally Posted by From5ToM24

Perfect. Thinking about mirroring your setup. I have VSRF Downpipes on my M4 with BM3 tune that I switch between stage 2 e93 and 3stage 2 e30.

For the G11 I I'm just tryna decide between DME or BM3 just for price reasons

Yea I wasn't aware BM3 was available for our cars until very recently and there still seems to be some confusion if it actually is available OTS for the n63Tu.

DME has pretty consistently been the top tune as far as I can tell for quality/power. I was strongly considering RK tunes because of the huge price difference but read too many negative stories about customer experience.

I went with what seemed safest and with their Black Friday special it's more comparable price wise.

Either way I'm sure you'll be happy. Def looking forward to increasing the volume a bit more. This thing is still basically stock sounding

[ApFiore]

Check out "house of knock" on YouTube. Guy has a good video series going of him pushing for 700hp and getting his g12 into the 10s.

[jlin101]

What is the difference between 91 and 93 octane tuning?

[jlin101]

Originally Posted by jstewart

Installed a DME stage 1 tune in my 2016 750i x drive today. Lordy, lordy what a difference. Nor a Z06 but damn fast for a 4700 pound luxury sedan. Took the car out on the interstate and where there was no traffic it pinned the speedometer on 160 and was still pulling strong past 160 mph. Drove over 100 highway miles at 70 to 75 and the milage with the cruise on was still 28 mpg. Install process was easy. Good product

did you tune it for 91 or 93 octane?

[13M5F10]

Originally Posted by jlin101

What is the difference between 91 and 93 octane tuning?

The reason for the different tune options is that some states do not have 93 octane so they tune it for 91 instead. You never want to run lower octane in a car tuned for higher octane. You'll create knock and detonation possibly blowing your motor.

Because of the lower octane, you'll net less power than a higher octane gas/tune.

[jlin101]

Originally Posted by 13M5F10

The reason for the different tune options is that some states do not have 93 octane so they tune it for 91 instead. You never want to run lower octane in a car tuned for higher octane. You'll create knock and detonation possibly blowing your motor.

Because of the lower octane, you'll net less power than a higher octane gas/tune.

So did you tune yours for 93, being in TX? Thanks for your time.

[13M5F10]

Originally Posted by jlin101

So did you tune yours for 93, being in TX? Thanks for your time.

Yeah I went with 93. Maximize that power ☺️

[ApFiore]

Unfortunately only 91 for me here in Vegas. Def leaving some power on the table with the lower octane. I've been told these cars respond well to E30. I may look into that as an option soon.

[13M5F10]

Originally Posted by ApFiore

Unfortunately only 91 for me here in Vegas. Def leaving some power on the table with the lower octane. I've been told these cars respond well to E30. I may look into that as an option soon.

I ran roughly 3.5-4 gallons in my tuned M5 and did it a few times in the 7. It did respond fairly well. I was told you have to do it in stages. Start with 1-2 gallons and increase to 3.5-4. Let the car adapt to the changes.

[jlin101]

Originally Posted by 13M5F10

I ran roughly 3.5-4 gallons in my tuned M5 and did it a few times in the 7. It did respond fairly well. I was told you have to do it in stages. Start with 1-2 gallons and increase to 3.5-4. Let the car adapt to the changes.

Mo from DME Tuning suggested adding 1-2 gal of E85 to each full tank of gas, is that just to increase the octane count?

[jstewart]

Originally Posted by ApFiore

Downpipes went in last night. Haven't had a whole lot of drive time yet but it is definitely quite a bit more powerful. Traction control kicking in big time which was hard to do before. I was very surprised that there was next to no sound increase after adding DPs. Going to remove resonators on Monday.

I'll do some draggy pulls next week once my new tires go on. It's def not a sports car but highway rocket for sure.

When you did the stage 2 tune did they know you were installing the new catless down pipes? They told me if I installed them on the standard stage 1 or 2 tune the car would throw codes. Just wondering if when they installed the stage 2 tune they disabled the offending codes?? I have the stage 2 tune on order (not installed yet) and have the downpipes.

[ApFiore]

Originally Posted by jstewart

When you did the stage 2 tune did they know you were installing the new catless down pipes? They told me if I installed them on the standard stage 1 or 2 tune the car would throw codes. Just wondering if when they installed the stage 2 tune they disabled the offending codes?? I have the stage 2 tune on order (not installed yet) and have the downpipes.

Stage 2 is only for cars with Catless DP. It's basically a more aggressive version of stage 1 because of less restrictive exhaust