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Old 01-19-2011, 01:46 AM
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Originally Posted by 2011_X5_35D View Post
Oh boy...

My point was I would like to get something that would not void my warranty for reasonable price with some power increase.... or save my money and get X5M in couple years...

There is NO PRODUCT that will not "void" the BMW warranty. Period.

As discussed above, Dinan has a supplemental warranty- better than nothing.

Any tuner that says "undetectable" or "will not void the warranty" is a liar. (see note)

It is really astonishingly simple:

Pay to play- assume you might blow up the engine. (People have blown up tuned motors at partial throttle and not "flogging' the car...)

Buy the absolute best tune- which is a total 'bottom up' reprogram of the DDE that allows the computer to accurately respond to actual conditions and parameters- ie no "fooling" sensors. Remap, refuel, etc.

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Note: When an engine is 'over-clocked' so to speak, the response of the DDE- increased boost, operating parameters- are all stored in the DDE memory. In the BMW TSB about "aftermarket programming" BMW encourages techs to look for evidence. I've heard techs will get bonuses when they find a violator...
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