BMW Performance Power Kit

BzzzBom · 07-20-2009, 09:16 AM

http://www.bimmerfile.com/2009/07/19...ine-kit-in-us/

bubbletea 4 me · 07-20-2009, 09:20 AM

so what is included in this "power kit"??

Makushr1 · 07-20-2009, 09:26 AM

Yeah, what is this kit exactly that will increase hp by 25?

Curt2000 · 07-20-2009, 09:33 AM

Power kit? they must mean weak over priced stealership kit

cincy335i · 07-20-2009, 09:34 AM

rismo · 07-20-2009, 09:42 AM

The expectation is that the hp's are underrated, further more men expect that the power below the peak will be strongly increased!
The kit includes software, water radiator, different pump and a bigger radiator fan as far as I understood...
I'm planning to just order the cooling parts and leave the ecu as it is...

marcel b · 07-20-2009, 09:58 AM

On the German site they publish these figures:
0-100 km/h : -0.2s (5.3 instead of 5.5s)
80-120 km/h in 5th gear (manual) : -0.5s (5.7 instead of 6.2)

Both quite an improvement. I think as well that the power gain is more then published.... and eventhough it is not cheap, you will have no issues with warranty.

Sniz · 07-20-2009, 10:15 AM

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Originally Posted by marcel b

On the German site they publish these figures:
0-100 km/h : -0.2s (5.3 instead of 5.5s)
80-120 km/h in 5th gear (manual) : -0.5s (5.7 instead of 6.2)

Both quite an improvement. I think as well that the power gain is more then published.... and eventhough it is not cheap, you will have no issues with warranty.

that is not much of an improvement for what i'm sure is an expensive OEM mod.

hell, most people are hitting mid to low 4's on street tires w a piggy. High 3's are documented w/ drag radials w the typical mods.

MrChessy · 07-20-2009, 10:18 AM

25hp serious?! What a waste of money for only that little performance. I'm assuming they will charge some outrageous figures like $1k-$2k for the kit. Even a Catless Dps can produce 20-30 hp alone as long as your ecu is modded. Fail...

jpsimon · 07-20-2009, 10:21 AM

The so-called "performance power kit" is a bernie madoff style rip off.

MrChessy · 07-20-2009, 10:22 AM

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Originally Posted by jpsimon

The so-called "performance power kit" is a bernie madoff style rip off.

Crisp · 07-20-2009, 10:23 AM

I would be interested in some of their cooling mods, but not "power" mods.

25hp?!

I get safely get 40hp from a SSTT that takes 2 seconds to put in and 2 seconds to take out...for $200 if not, less.

Alpina_B3_Lux · 07-20-2009, 11:21 AM

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Originally Posted by BzzzBom

http://www.bimmerfile.com/2009/07/19...ine-kit-in-us/

Why all the excitement? This has been in discussion since February. See the following thread with more details: http://www.e90post.com/forums/showthread.php?t=231027

The measly figures have been well known for several months now. Still, for some with enough cash lying around and the need for absolute warranty preservation that may still be an option. Obviously, BMW wanted to leave some room for the Alpina B3 BT and the M3, so they could not go beyond these upgrades.

Recently the price was published for the E92 in Germany: from 1449 EUR upwards (not clear what this means exactly). In particular, it is not specified whether this price also includes the labour cost (which is estimated at 4.5h) or only the hardware parts; otherwise the total price would be around 2000 EUR. Availability in Germany: beginning of September.

Alpina_B3_Lux

jpsimon · 07-20-2009, 11:23 AM

Quite possibly the biggest waste of money one could ever spend. If someone has the money to COMPLETELY waste on this, they would have the money not to worry about warranty work (or lack thereof) with other better performance mods.

TurboSid · 07-20-2009, 11:33 AM

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Originally Posted by jpsimon

Quite possibly the biggest waste of money one could ever spend. If someone has the money to COMPLETELY waste on this, they would have the money not to worry about warranty work (or lack thereof) with other better performance mods.

agreed... u could probably pay for 2-3 of your own hpfp's installed for this price.

jpsimon · 07-20-2009, 11:34 AM

You can do your own HPFP install for CHEAP. They are only ~$300-400 right? maybe even less from tischer

TurboBimmer · 07-20-2009, 11:35 AM

If it's "only" 2.000 EUR (I read before that it would be over 3k including labour??) I may actually think about it, moreover to improve the cooling.

If you add the cost of an upgraded oil cooler (+/- 1.000 EUR) and an upgraded radiator (+/- 500 EUR) you're actually not that far away pricewise.

Now we still need to know how this oem power kit will interact with our favorite tunes...

Topless 335i · 07-20-2009, 11:42 AM

The main benefit of this kit isn't the small hp gain, it's the extra hardware that comes with it and I think the extra cooling components definitely make this worth it.

enrita · 07-20-2009, 11:55 AM

i am just getting the upgraded cooling fan from this kit... that should help to lower the water temps a couple of degrees.

HighVoltage · 07-20-2009, 12:04 PM

A fan will only help at low speeds where there may not be enough air flow across the radiator to take full advantage of the heat transfer. Hopefully these hardware updates include a higher flowing pump which has benefits at all speeds.

TakeOne · 07-20-2009, 12:07 PM

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Originally Posted by enrita

i am just getting the upgraded cooling fan from this kit... that should help to lower the water temps a couple of degrees.

^

ernster · 07-20-2009, 12:14 PM

can anyone find this on BMW USA???? I am looking and I cannot find it. I want to take it off the website and to the dealer so they know what they have to do.

Please post the link from BMWUSA.com

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