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PaulS 
Really Senior Member II
East Anglia BMWCC Regional Chairman
Joined: 03-July-2004
Location: Aylsham, Norfolk
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Points: 2516
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 Posted: 10-November-2004 at 13:12 |
Yo Chipped UK!!
I am looking provisionally to come up on 11th Dec for chip & mapping on my E28 528i. Is that OK and how much will it set me back.
Paul Sharp E28 528i (86)
 
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chippeduk
Really Senior Member II
ECU Tech
Joined: 04-June-2004
Location: United Kingdom
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Points: 696
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Posted: 10-November-2004 at 13:22 |
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it is between £75 and £125 depending on the ecu.
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PaulS
Really Senior Member II
East Anglia BMWCC Regional Chairman
Joined: 03-July-2004
Location: Aylsham, Norfolk
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Posted: 10-November-2004 at 13:31 |
I did send you my ECU number a couple of weeks ago
Paul E28 528i (86)
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chippeduk
Really Senior Member II
ECU Tech
Joined: 04-June-2004
Location: United Kingdom
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Posted: 10-November-2004 at 13:37 |
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this is a one-off map so i would need you here for around 1 hour too 1.5 hour and will cost £120.0
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PaulS
Really Senior Member II
East Anglia BMWCC Regional Chairman
Joined: 03-July-2004
Location: Aylsham, Norfolk
Status: Offline
Points: 2516
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Posted: 10-November-2004 at 13:41 |
Ok, will let you know if change of plan
Paul E28 528i (86)
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thebutler
Newbie
Joined: 21-October-2004
Location: Milton Keynes
Status: Offline
Points: 15
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Posted: 10-November-2004 at 16:06 |
Fitted by Viper2 chip this evening, and I have to say it's made a huge difference. The pull a lot more strongly through the midrange (1700 - 4000, and is also more responsive. I haven't had chance to put it through it's paces properly yet (traffic was pretty crappy tonight) but will try tomorrow 
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chippeduk
Really Senior Member II
ECU Tech
Joined: 04-June-2004
Location: United Kingdom
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Points: 696
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Posted: 10-November-2004 at 16:16 |
you will also get better fuel economy too.
of course you wont to start with as you hit the gas harder :)
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kenny 523se
Newbie
Joined: 12-June-2004
Location: United Kingdom
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Points: 8
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Posted: 12-November-2004 at 10:57 |
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hi i have a 1999 523 se do you do a chip for this model and how much and where about are you
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Savo
Senior Member I
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Joined: 26-July-2004
Location: United Kingdom
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Posted: 12-November-2004 at 13:30 |
Hi, I have just purchased the Viper 2 chip seems a bit of a bargain. Can't wait to get it, also my new Bilstein Kit came today, It's getting fitted next Wed. Happy days!
Andrew
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e34m5
Really Senior Member II
Joined: 26-June-2003
Location: Near Rugby, Warwickshire
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Points: 1344
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Posted: 12-November-2004 at 14:13 |
Where did you get the Bilstein kit from ?
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Savo
Senior Member I
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Posted: 12-November-2004 at 14:29 |
Same place as you! Thanks for the advice, Motorsportworld £424. It all came in a lovely big box and saved me £70 quid or so off the price of Euro Car Parts including delivery to N.I. I'm getting a few bushes, spring pads and the droplinks replaced at the same time. Can't wait.
Andrew
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e34m5
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Joined: 26-June-2003
Location: Near Rugby, Warwickshire
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Posted: 12-November-2004 at 14:52 |
 Savo wrote:
Same place as you! Thanks for the advice, Motorsportworld £424. It all came in a lovely big box and saved me £70 quid or so off the price of Euro Car Parts including delivery to N.I. I'm getting a few bushes, spring pads and the droplinks replaced at the same time. Can't wait.
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It will totally transform the handling of your car
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chasseur
Groupie
Joined: 11-August-2004
Status: Offline
Points: 96
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Posted: 15-November-2004 at 14:59 |
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ChippedUK : any chips for the 4.0 V8
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ste_nelson
Newbie
Joined: 21-April-2004
Location: West Sussex
Status: Offline
Points: 28
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Posted: 16-November-2004 at 07:16 |
Hello ChippedUk. I'm potentially interested in one of your fine-sounding chips.
I have a small query though. What kind of warranty do you offer on your work?
By that I mean if you fit a chip to my car and the engine later fails due to a problem with running too lean and burning holes in pistons, or running too rich and causing bore wash and piston ring failure do you guarantee to replace my engine?
I understand all of your chips must be mapped on the relevant vehicles on a rolling road under numerous conditions, temperatures, loads etc and have undergone countless R&D tests and revisions but I just want to cover my back. After all I'd want to make sure you were completely covered for such an eventuality. As I'm sure you're aware of the cost from the BMW dealer of replacement M-Power engines.
After all, there are some unscrupulous people out there who are earning money out of unsuspecting people with little more than a laptop, a rough understanding of Eprom programming and a chip burner.
Kind regards.
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chippeduk
Really Senior Member II
ECU Tech
Joined: 04-June-2004
Location: United Kingdom
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Points: 696
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Posted: 16-November-2004 at 07:50 |
I like the post ste.
I guarantee my chips are perfect but as your well aware, people can have there cars running rich or lean due to other factors.
The proof on the rolling road events show the chips work perfectly but yes, i do guarantee my goods.
If you find ANY company on the planet who offer such a warrenty i will match it.
By this i mean, they have to have been offering such a warrenty for the past 6 months and not an offer starting today or tommorow.
I have been in the motorsport trade for years and never come accross this or anything like it.
Too many factors come into play.
What i will do though is offer you a guarantee that you buy a chip or have a car mapped and then if in the next 4 weeks you go to a rolling road centre or tuning centre and they can say the chip or map i supplied is making the car overfuel or underfuel directly then i will give a full refund and also refund the cost of the rolling road session and all expenses associated with it.
Now thats an offer no one will give you.
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ste_nelson
Newbie
Joined: 21-April-2004
Location: West Sussex
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Points: 28
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Posted: 16-November-2004 at 08:03 |
Many thanks - that's the kind of endorsement I'm sure will put many people's minds at rest.
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paul325i
Really Senior Member II
Joined: 23-January-2003
Location: United Kingdom
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Points: 666
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Posted: 16-November-2004 at 08:14 |
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Jayson are your chips detectable at service by the dealer?
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harvard468
Groupie
Joined: 05-August-2004
Location: United Kingdom
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Points: 95
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Posted: 16-November-2004 at 09:23 |
Presumably the remapped ecu's rather than the replaced chips are more obvious to a dealer?
STEPHEN B
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Stephen B
1990 Z1
1994 E34 540i Touring
1999 E38 740i (Had to go)
2001 E39 M5
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chippeduk
Really Senior Member II
ECU Tech
Joined: 04-June-2004
Location: United Kingdom
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Posted: 16-November-2004 at 09:26 |
You wont see a chipped ecu at service or a mapped one as the vin number/ews number and key number are not altered or removed or redirected.
Only a section of the code is changed which is not looked for at service.
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BMWE34sport
Really Senior Member I
Joined: 30-April-2004
Location: Hertfordshire
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Points: 353
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Posted: 16-November-2004 at 10:44 |
Ok this is all starting to sound pretty interesting to me too ...wouldn't mind getting some better fuel economy out of my 525 sport as well as a bit more punch ...
I have read the above posts and im pretty sure i understand it all but can someone just clarify what risks im running if i decide to get a chip installed ??
Also chippeduk i know you would need my ECU number but can you give me an approximate figure of how much a chip would be for my 1991 525i sport ?? and what exact benefits I would get .
Its xmas bonus time soon so i might be time to spend some money on my baby
Edited by BMWE34sport
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1991 525 Sport
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Viper 2 from Chipped UK!
