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Turner Motorsport N52 ECU Flash
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03-18-2012, 05:58 PM | #1 |
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Turner Motorsport N52 ECU Flash
Hi All,
I have an 06 330XI with the N52 and am thinking over getting the Turner ECU flash. Has anyone done this mod? If so, I would love to hear from you. I have poured over the previous ECU flash posts and wasn't able to find anyone that had one. To save everyone's time and to prevent this thread from ending up where many seem to go: 1) I don't want a 335...Great cars but it took me me forever to find the car I have now with the options and color I wanted. It is also low mileage, paid off and in excellent condition. 2) I know that the N52 motor is tuned to a couple of inches of max performance from the factory. 3) If the you can get 15HP out this it seems like a good deal. $27/hp isn't bad in my book for an NA mod. Thanks in advance!
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03-18-2012, 06:18 PM | #2 |
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You won't get 15HP out of that. What that ECU does is make the minimum octane rating for the N52 as 91. Also, that 15HP it promises is with the air intake it comes with. And that air intake isn't a cold air intake. I have not seen a reasonably priced cold air intake for the N52. What those air intakes do is pull in hot air from the engine bay. You're better off with a DAS scoops, K&N filter, and a charcoal filter.
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03-18-2012, 10:15 PM | #4 |
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Just to interject some more confusion
http://www.e90post.com/forums/showthread.php?t=634855
I found this link kind of interesting. http://www.e90post.com/forums/forumdisplay.php?f=35 |
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03-19-2012, 11:15 AM | #5 |
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if you look closely at the Turner website, it looks like the symbol for Active Autowerks, so Turner might be using their tune. But nothing wrong with that, the AA tune has good reviews here
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03-19-2012, 11:48 AM | #6 |
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if you gonna have just a tune with them, i think others might be better. but their mod with sports main cat is rather good. not sure if they still doing it though.
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03-19-2012, 04:58 PM | #7 | |
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The reason that I was looking for info on the TMS product was because they seem to have a great reputation. But as some of you mentioned, so does AA.
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03-20-2012, 06:21 PM | #9 | |
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I thought that too after seeing AA's dealer list. Congrats on your BMW performance exhaust. I am going to order one next week as well with a BMW intake. I think I will order the AA tune after those are installed.
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03-29-2012, 09:42 PM | #10 |
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A little update for you imal8apexer. The flashed ECU came back from TMS on Tuesday and I installed right away and went for a spin. There was a noticeable increase in top end power. The AFE intake came this afternoon and after I installed it, I went for another spin. I have to say that the AFE intake is a lot louder than the stock and it took a few miles I got accustomed to it. The combination of the tune and the intake together made a huge difference throughout the rpm range. The BMW PE goes in on Tuesday.
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04-10-2012, 08:37 PM | #11 | |
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Hey Gents, I just installed an AFE SI and the TMS "Stage 1" DME reflash on my otherwise-stock '06 325i. I agree with ricgear on the SI - pretty loud. So much so that I'm afraid my E90 may now sound like a 17 yr old's "fast and furious" Honda - lol. As for the TMS flash - more serious concerns. My first impression was that I actually LOST torque at the bottom and may only see a noticeable gain in the 4500-6500 range. Engine spins up noticeably faster when not under load (neutral) but that is likely due to the less restrictive intake - not the flash. Under load, as I said, it seems slower off the line. I have an Auto, so may be different for the 6MT. So - did a bit of research and discovered there may be a newer AA flash out there for the N52 - their "Stage 2". Same price, but sold by VAC Motorsports: http://www.e90post.com/forums/showthread.php?t=648151 The dyno charts VAC posts for this tune are significantly better than those posted by TMS for their "Stage 1" N52 tune (which they confirmed for me is an AA tune). I'm going to call TMS tomorrow to see if they actually used an AA "Stage 2" tune on my car, or if they believe it even exists. Only place I've seen it is at VAC's thread and their web site, here: http://store.vacmotorsports.com/acti...els-p2756.aspx (Note: this page says for the "S54" motor but the dropdown lets you select an N52. Also note the "NEW for the 325 and 330 (2006-'07) application!" paragraph, halfway down.) The AA website only shows what appears to be the "Stage 1" tune: http://store.activeautowerke.com/act...ware-p149.aspx Bottomline: If an improved AA tune for the N52 has been out as long as VAC says it has, and I paid TMS $499 for a obsolete version - well then that will truly suck! |
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04-10-2012, 08:43 PM | #12 |
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TMS is Active Autowerke tune... they just charge extra... O_o' it's only worth the $$ if you can drive your vehicle to their shop and they can fine-tune your car with all applicable mods...
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04-11-2012, 08:27 AM | #13 | |
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Correction on the price I paid TMS, too - Original sales order said $474, but final invoice (when they actually billed me) said $399. I think they were having a special on the flash at that time. Either way, it's odd that it is LESS than AA is advertising ($499). |
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04-20-2012, 08:35 AM | #15 |
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I asked for and got the stage 2 tune from AA. At that time, they were not aware that AA had a stage 2 tune available for the N52, but they called AA and got the tune for me. TMS charged me $399 for the stage 2 tune (same price as the stage 1). TMS plugged in the other mods into the tune - the AFE stage 2 si intake and the BMW performance exhaust. I now have the exhaust on the car and it sounds great. With all 3 mods combined, there is a noticeable difference in power from the stock.
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