Race Chip review 2500 miles later

[onfireX5]

Just teasing ya LLBX5M. 0-60 in 3.6 and 0-100 in 8.7 is my quickest in the X5M. The above vbox is another car I own.

[LBBX5M]

Originally Posted by onfireX5

Just teasing ya LLBX5M. 0-60 in 3.6 and 0-100 in 8.7 is my quickest in the X5M. The above vbox is another car I own.

What was your RC setup and gas oct? and what are your mods?
I am running RC I believe E, Akra and 90 oct fuel (when I did my run I was running more or less 93oct)
BTW I am using Qstarz 6000S GPS Lap Timer

[onfireX5]

D , 2000ft , 93 with 10% ethanol.

[birk1]

I would suggest changing out your air filters...the BMC flow much better allowing more boost...from my logging I "think" I picked up a pound from that alone

[onfireX5]

Killer mod for 1 psi.

[LBBX5M]

I hear BMC filters have a lot of oil that could ultimately cause issues. I was thinking about Dinan but too expensive of a mod unless you were seeking the look as well which I am not.
0-60 in 3.5 sec Now the goal is to go down to 2.9 seconds. ANY HELP YOU C AN OFFER PLEASE ??

[onfireX5]

Originally Posted by LBBX5M

I hear BMC filters have a lot of oil that could ultimately cause issues. I was thinking about Dinan but too expensive of a mod unless you were seeking the look as well which I am not.
0-60 in 3.5 sec Now the goal is to go down to 2.9 seconds. ANY HELP YOU C AN OFFER PLEASE ??

Best advice I can give you is to enjoy 3.5 or buy a second car. My X5M is 0-60 in 3.6 and that's my "max safe limit". The engine will certainly produce more power, but driveline breakage can occur. I have another car that goes 3.1 and an extreme ride that does 0-60 in 1.8 seconds. But I enjoy the X5M every day.

If you want to push the limits and live with the parts breakage/upgrades, I would have it custom tuned on a Dyno with a meth injection kit installed. Take the RC off and have a competent tuner drill the ECM and program it directly. Good luck.

[BMW - BEKTAS]

Hi guys.

I just got my order of BMC filters. Now reading your post I am worried. I don't want to put something in my car that can cause problems.

Originally Posted by LBBX5M

I hear BMC filters have a lot of oil that could ultimately cause issues. I was thinking about Dinan but too expensive of a mod unless you were seeking the look as well which I am not.
0-60 in 3.5 sec Now the goal is to go down to 2.9 seconds. ANY HELP YOU C AN OFFER PLEASE ??

[r33_RGSport]

Originally Posted by onfireX5

Best advice I can give you is to enjoy 3.5 or buy a second car. My X5M is 0-60 in 3.6 and that's my "max safe limit". The engine will certainly produce more power, but driveline breakage can occur. I have another car that goes 3.1 and an extreme ride that does 0-60 in 1.8 seconds. But I enjoy the X5M every day.

If you want to push the limits and live with the parts breakage/upgrades, I would have it custom tuned on a Dyno with a meth injection kit installed. Take the RC off and have a competent tuner drill the ECM and program it directly. Good luck.

Agree.
There are a lot of other mods can be done to get it faster and faster, just they won't be a simple bolt-on and may reduce the integrity and reliability of the car.

[LBBX5M]

Originally Posted by BMW - BEKTAS

Hi guys.

I just got my order of BMC filters. Now reading your post I am worried. I don't want to put something in my car that can cause problems.

Just slapped on Dinan Air filters and the car is breathing properly now and I am loving it. You can feel the difference (combined with all my mods)

Note that I drive my car around 30 miles daily as a max except if I had to go out couple of times then that number could be doubled.

I do not launch my car regularly. possibly 1-2 times a month and sometimes never.

I do not keep it on high RPM, I usually sprint to avoid psychos and drive in the right lane.

I just serviced my ///M and service checkup was 100% ok (of course No Dinan or RC were on it at the time of service)