BMW E53 X5 3.0i Fuel Economy Capabilities

[Ricky Bobby]

Ryan - awesome video bro and thanks for posting it up, when you get the Euro 2 tune can you Shark over it? Just got my Shark installed and loving it so far, I'm hoping I pick up a few mpg with the AFE intake and my 4.8iS exhaust - Let me know how the Euro 2 tune would pass emissions and I'd definitely consider putting headers with high flow cats on my X5 to have the power increase and more efficiency.

J

[tecboy99]

Originally Posted by Green Dragon

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Those look sweet. What would happen to the O2 Sensors?

[Green Dragon]

g300d, Glad to be of service my man. Yeah they all bolt up just fine to the head. I'm compiling data on the Euro 2 tune and will do a write up to make things clear. Flashing your DME/ECU is not for everyone and has some risk. Once you have the appropriate software,and cable, you will need fair amount of knowledge and a brass pair....

Jay, Hope you love the shark. I loved mine. Drive it for a few months, and then pull it for kicks and see how lethargic the X is without it. Interested in your impressions. Unfortunately, I don't think the shark tune and euro tune are compatible. We'll have to look into that. Stay tuned. My favorite upgrade by far was headers. The exotic, intoxicating sound, the power, my X5 was transformed. I can go on and on. We'll have some headers on your beast and emissions ready no problem.

Tec, just have some bungs welded in for the post cats. Not hard, nor expensive. They can always be capped depending on your chosen set up; ie o2 extenders, aftermarket high flow cats, or tune.

[g300d]

Thanks for clearing that up GD!

Looking forward to the Euro reflash write up.

[tecboy99]

Just refreshed my DME today with Euro 2. Pretty scary, but everything worked no problem. Now, I can delete the SAP and put some headers on

[Ricky Bobby]

^This is awesome - do you have emissions testing in MN?

I think the Shark is compatible with the Euro 2 - you just have to have the stock (or Euro 2) DME tune loaded, and then flash over the Euro 2 DME with the Shark Injector - best of both worlds

[tecboy99]

Originally Posted by Ricky Bobby

^This is awesome - do you have emissions testing in MN?

I think the Shark is compatible with the Euro 2 - you just have to have the stock (or Euro 2) DME tune loaded, and then flash over the Euro 2 DME with the Shark Injector - best of both worlds

Yeah, it wasn't too difficult. I could probably do a writeup if green dragon isn't in the mood. We don't have emissions testing here. I could potentially see one problem for everyone with emissions testing -- In key position 2, the CEL doesn't light up, meaning the car isn't tracking emissions. Pretty sure this is an immediate fail for emissions. After a little research, it looks there might be a way to run a wire from the Oil pressure light, or there appears to be some custom software that has the check light enabled in pos 2.

[g300d]

Hold on there Tecboy...before you go talking about wiring up that CEL you have to tell us about putting in the Euro software in the first place!

[Green Dragon]

Originally Posted by tecboy99

Yeah, it wasn't too difficult. I could probably do a writeup if green dragon isn't in the mood. We don't have emissions testing here. I could potentially see one problem for everyone with emissions testing -- In key position 2, the CEL doesn't light up, meaning the car isn't tracking emissions. Pretty sure this is an immediate fail for emissions. After a little research, it looks there might be a way to run a wire from the Oil pressure light, or there appears to be some custom software that has the check light enabled in pos 2.

Awesome buddy! Proceed with a write up! I'm finding the same thing with the work arounds on the pos 2 cel check. I've read it can be coded or just jumpered like you said. Please tell me your impressions on the Euro 2 tune! Word is that the car is more responsive, feels peppier, and less throttle lag, which sounds familiar to installing a shark injector. Can you confirm? If you can shark it, I'm absolutely doing it. I got a nice mpg bump on top of everything else when my last X was sharked. Anyways, good work man!

[tecboy99]

Originally Posted by Green Dragon

Awesome buddy! Proceed with a write up! I'm finding the same thing with the work arounds on the pos 2 cel check. I've read it can be coded or just jumpered like you said. Please tell me your impressions on the Euro 2 tune! Word is that the car is more responsive, feels peppier, and less throttle lag, which sounds familiar to installing a shark injector. Can you confirm? If you can shark it, I'm absolutely doing it. I got a nice mpg bump on top of everything else when my last X was sharked. Anyways, good work man!

Okay, Will do! I think there might be a subtle power increase. But, 1st definitely feels better when I give it hell. It's not so jerky and it seems to be smoother between gears. I would really like to see what some eBay headers would do. My understanding is that we could apply a shark tune over the euro software. What do you think? Eventually, I'm going to put the ESS supercharger on it. 330ishHP and estimated 0-60 in the mid 5 second range! I'm going to have more fun than the V8 guys.