[oc24]

Originally Posted by smdandb2

MSD81 isn't even being touched right now.

He is working on finishing the software and getting it released first. After that, he can do MSD81 or whatever else he plans on doing.

I figured. Can't blame a guy for hoping though.

[Bubbles]

Originally Posted by smdandb2

He may have been a bit overzealous on his release dates, but he didnt factor in the whole "we're gonna hack you" security mess. As soon as that post was made, Jim shifted directions for a while.

Hopefully, these so-called "hackers" can keep their mouths shut and stop "cut-and-paste" posts.

You know who you are, maybe a shot of will curb the verbal/written diarrhea.

[ezatnova]

Originally Posted by Bubbles

Hopefully, these so-called "hackers" can keep their mouths shut and stop "cut-and-paste" posts.

You know who you are, maybe a shot of will curb the verbal/written diarrhea.

lol. +1 (make it +100) and an amen to that.

[ezatnova]

Originally Posted by smdandb2

3.) This is NOTHING MORE THAN HERESAY. At one point, Jim mentioned to me a roadtrip me and him are going to take with the M3 and the 335... to the dyno. Does this mean a 335 tune? Right now, no. I will not SAY yes. I will just say he does want to put it on the dyno for various reasons.

Hopefully this is enough for now.

Aw man, that's a tease! I sure understand Jim's desire to stay away from the vultures on here (hey, myself included sometimes), but he could save a LOT of sales from people flocking to Dinan now because they want a safe, easy tune (and "workaround" for 29.2 bull#@$ for those of us whose cars now suck). Hell, if I knew it was in the pipeline, I'd hold off.

Now, two other questions you may be able to help with:

- When using a Shark Edit/Injector tune, is the car able to be updated with BMW's regular progman updates, which fix issues for a million things besides engine/performance aspects? I'm concerned since I would think that removing your tune back onto the injector, then going to the dealer and getting an update, then finally loading the tune back onto the car with the injector would essentially wipe what you just got as far as an update, and you'd be back to all old code. On the other hand, maybe the Shark only "overwrites" certain lines and would not impact/wipe out all of the other updated modules from the dealer's latest progman updates.

- Could Shark Edit/Injector potentially be used SIMPLY TO CURE 29.2 by having someone "mirror" exactly 27.4 and distribute this as a dirt cheap "tune"? I bet a lot of people would actually love to have their cars back to the way they should be, but not necessarily interested in the "dangers" or wear and tear of any sort of performance bump above stock.

[OtherAggie]

Originally Posted by ezatnova

- When using a Shark Edit/Injector tune, is the car able to be updated with BMW's regular progman updates, which fix issues for a million things besides engine/performance aspects? I'm concerned since I would think that removing your tune back onto the injector, then going to the dealer and getting an update, then finally loading the tune back onto the car with the injector would essentially wipe what you just got as far as an update, and you'd be back to all old code. On the other hand, maybe the Shark only "overwrites" certain lines and would not impact/wipe out all of the other updated modules from the dealer's latest progman updates.

- Could Shark Edit/Injector potentially be used SIMPLY TO CURE 29.2 by having someone "mirror" exactly 27.4 and distribute this as a dirt cheap "tune"? I bet a lot of people would actually love to have their cars back to the way they should be, but not necessarily interested in the "dangers" or wear and tear of any sort of performance bump above stock.

+1000

Exactly what I've been wondering... any info would be appreciated!!

[ezatnova]

Just bumping:

a) in hopes of answers to my above questions

b) in hopes of more info about the supposed upcoming shark forum

c) praying for any kind of juicy update

[Gen_E92]

at this rate i'll be happy with a September 1st release

[ezatnova]

Originally Posted by Gen_E92

at this rate i'll be happy with a September 1st release :consused2

Eh, hopefully they are too busy to post because they are working on getting 'er done. Still, it'd be nice to hear something.

[possible335i2008]

Originally Posted by ezatnova

Eh, hopefully they are too busy to post because they are working on getting 'er done. Still, it'd be nice to hear something.

+1

[coolguy]

Originally Posted by smdandb2

MSD81 isn't even being touched right now.

He is working on finishing the software and getting it released first. After that, he can do MSD81 or whatever else he plans on doing.

Just bumping with hope to hear something new

[orientblue3]

Very interested in an update. (Waiting for the Shark Injector)

[BmwFanFL]

This thread is 98% bumps. Oops I bumped it again.....

It will be cool to see what develops and impact this has on the n54 tuning space when/if the product arrives on the scene.

[longodj]

any updates?

[BMW_TT]

looking like its just a myth

[smdandb2]

Yup, its a myth... just like the man named Jim Conforti. He has never done a thing for BMWs.



Like I have said on other forums, you are more than welcome to go purchase the competitions product. I doubt Jim will be mad.

Someone on our local forum asked about SharkEdit, so Jim took some time out of coding to post this...

I have edited it a bit to remove non-essential stuff...

Originally Posted by lndshrk on our Utah forum

So, let me discourse here.

SharkEdit WOULD have been done over 2 months ago.

But some ******** on certain boards had to threaten to "hack" or "open
source" my work.

Yet I continually take the heat and hear "Is it done YET?"

I had figured that the mind-bending entry price of $299 would have kept
the world honest - nope - more people who thought they were going to "hack"
the program.

Now - the problem is that because this program will be used to distribute the
intellectual property of others as well as my IP. If it is seen as "hackable" then
it becomes less of a positive for the true target market - professionals.

So the entire architecture was ripped back to zero and redone with so much
encryption, the NSA would be proud of me. Every plugin now authenticates
via all sorts of complicated encryption and optionally also has a user-specific
license too. Due to careful coding it will only run 5 or so % slower than the
original design. It is literally orders of magnitude more secure now.

Thus an approximately 80 day release delay.

Jim

[Holeshot]

80 days from the original date or now ? either way i'm waiting, I'm in no rush

[BoostedBMW]

Thanks for the update.

It just blows that we have to wait because of some idiot.

[smdandb2]

Originally Posted by BoostedBMW

Thanks for the update.

It just blows that we have to wait because of some idiot.

No problem.

Waiting is never fun, but such is life.

[Park2670]

We all know Jim is hard at work, we hardly ever see him anymore

[smdandb2]

That's good for Jim and everyone wanting SharkEdit... and bad for his friends... LOL!

[longodj]

You should express to Jim the community's utmost respect for him and hatred toward whatever little script kiddie prick decided to throw threats his way.

[Bubbles]

Originally Posted by longodj

You should express to Jim the community's utmost respect for him and hatred toward whatever little script kiddie prick decided to throw threats his way.

That person is a member here and still full of hot air. Glad to see they've kept their mouth shut.