Status Auto Design / Hermosa Beach / SpeedInnovation ECU

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Anymore info?

Thanks

Curtis

[Sterling 4.4]

I had powerchip do the programming on my '06 4.4. I live local, so I didn't have to remove anything, I just drove over to the shop.

I have a Dinan CAI, throttle body and exhaust. The mapping program they have didn't work with my aftermarket set-up. There was a dead zone between 2500 and 3000 RPM. I am not a mechanic, but it was either shutting down cylinders or choking off gas supply. I had to have the software removed. They refunded my money and offered to get it on a dyno to do some trial and error programming. I just wasn't comfortable with these guys taking my $65K vehicle for a week and flogging it on a dyno doing what if sceanrios.

They discount me $100 when I mentioned X5 World.

[kkx5]

Wait, who discounted you a $100? Looks like someone needs a custom speedinnovation tune!

[kkx5]

Originally Posted by cue03

Anymore info?

Thanks

Curtis

This one's for you and other Floridians! Don't know if it's okay to be quoting a direct email but this was easiest.

Thanks for all the inquiries,

Yes, we do offer 93 Octane programming for those located in Florida. Here are the specifics for the vehicles you requested:

X5 3.0 01-04: +13HP/12TQ
X5 4.4i 00-01: +16HP/19TQ
X5 4.4i 02-04: +17HP/19TQ
X5 4.6is 02-04: +27HP/21TQ
X5 4.8is: +17HP/13TQ

As mentioned earlier, we are aware of the possibility of a group buy (regular price of $649), but we will require confirmed deposits of at least 10 individuals before going forward. Members of X5World that are not local or are out of state are still able to "buy-in" and send their ECUs to SI, but should be prepared to remove their ECUs in order to do so. Instructions will be provided upon request.

Let me know if you have any further questions,
Jose@SpeedInnovation

[EZDozzit]

Originally Posted by kkx5

This one's for you and other Floridians! Don't know if it's okay to be quoting a direct email but this was easiest.

Ok that's pretty close to Powerchip's claims. So where do we go from here? If we get at least 10 people, what's the discount? What if we get more? What's the turnaround time since it sounds like we'll have to ship them our ECU?

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Interesting how the numbers for 91 is HIGHER for Torque than 93 for us floridians....

91 OCTANE
X5 4.8is get +12HP/19TQ

93 OCTANE
X5 4.8is: +17HP/13TQ

so what happens when we go to other states with our vehicle (say on vacation) and they do not have 93? would my truck run bad?

Will we really notice a 17HP/13TQ gain? Is that a "WOW now we are talking" or is that a "well i THINK it feels faster"?

I would be in for the group buy if I can get the answers to my questions.

Also what is the turn around and will they be open to overnight shipping so we can get our vehicles operational faster?

Does this reprogram affect warranty?

Will I need to re-update/re-send if I later decide to add the dinan throttle body or the CAI?

Curtis

[kkx5]

Originally Posted by EZDozzit

Ok that's pretty close to Powerchip's claims. So where do we go from here? If we get at least 10 people, what's the discount? What if we get more? What's the turnaround time since it sounds like we'll have to ship them our ECU?

X_X, you're killing me.

Call these blokes: Jose@Speedinnovation (408-506-3903) OR Status 310-937-8382. They're all under the same roof, ask for Jose either way.

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bump. i sent Jose an email. hopefully i will get a response.

Curtis

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I sent and asked these guys some questions. I think some of you may find their responses helpful. I got their permission to repost the answers here.

Hi Curtis,

I apologize for the delayed response - we have been filming a Chevy commercial
in-house for one of their upcoming network TV ads and had rented our
shop/showroom in order to do so. Now that things are settled and back on track, I
can definitely answer your questions:

1) When you receive 93 Octane programming, loading the car with 91 in outside
states will not hurt the truck, but you may notice a performance decrease in
doing so. Once back in your home state, refilling with 93 about 2-3 times to
"flush" out the 91 octane should get you back to where you want to be
performance-wise. But again, your X5 won't run "terrible" or "bad" because of
lower octane fuel.

2) With the size of your engine and having an upgrade in programming you should
really, sincerely feel the difference. One could note that you should be able to
feel every bump up of 5hp/tq. In my experience, even your engine noise sounds
different - "unleashed" so to speak, and acceleration is greatly improved.

3) Every outside ECU that needs to be sent to our facilities at Status Auto
Design MUST be shipped next day / overnight - this is standard in our industry.
We want to minimize downtime as much as possible, but also ship as fast as you
ship. Minimum downtime is ~2 days, maximum is 3 days.

4) We have not heard of any incident where our tuning has affected warranty,
especially with the route you will be going for the reprogramming.

5) As for upgrades, you can install them now or later. If you're installing now,
install the upgrades and take the car to the dyno. This ensures that our
programming will match the details shown on your dyno with the upgraded hardware.
If you're programming now, and then decide to install upgrades later, we will
reflash the software for FREE in a given amount of time (most probably not longer
than one year).

6) As far as gas mileage: you are how you drive. With this in mind, you now know
the truck has more available power, hence it is how you use it, but all of our
tuning, if driven moderately actually increases the highway/city driving by at
least 1-2mpg - it's just the way we tune fuel maps. Most customers report back
with GREAT results during highway driving.

Thank you very much for your inquiries, it's possible to share these responses
with your X5 community if you wish as we are aware of a possible group buy in
progress. Let me know if you have any other questions.

Regards and happy holidays,
Jose @ SpeedInnovation & Status Auto Design

I would really like to get this group buy off the ground. I am in for the 4.8is tuning for 93 octane.

Anyone else want to move forward with a group buy?

Curtis

[kkx5]

Wow, I'm resurrecting something! Anyone else been getting updates? I see they replied!

Cheers!