Chip upgrade for 316I

[kenntona]

Re: Chip upgrade for 316I

Many thanks to all bros and Sis for the precious insights and advise to the topic. To get 20plus bhp increment from the stock 136bhp can be pretty significant. Having been used to American Muscle Cars and my RX8, I did have quite a scare driving in Eco-pro mode when I floored the pedal and the car dragged slowly to catch up with rear coming traffic. For USD$370 to get another 15% increase in power is truly worth considering also hopefully, won't be a too much of a Road Hog to Davidtc.

From "American Muscle Cars" to a 316, you need to manage your own expectations a tad.

My take on chipping a small engine:

~ yield is small, on absolute basis, though % looks huge on small base;
~ assuming the claim is true, and the numbers (w/o dyno) are on the wheels, not on the crank;
~ assuming no other hardwares required (real tuning requires supporting hardwares);
~ assuming it is properly tuned and installed (I don't quite believe in a plug-and-play tune);
~ assuming no complications and error codes arising from the product.

If you are looking at the small cost of USD$370 for justification, by all means.

If you are looking at actual gains and/or sheer driving pleasure, better off focusing on the handling aspects to improve the fun.

 

[seanskye]

Re: Chip upgrade for 316I

ya, why u floor the pedal when u are in eco-pro mode? Its like trying run a 100m dash in timberland boots

Or underwear tied around the legs.......

 

[casper77]

Re: Chip upgrade for 316I

Or underwear tied around the legs.......

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[Baby1M]

Re: Chip upgrade for 316I

the whole advert also say fuel saving. so maybe its just a performance fuel saving chip.

IMHO advert is seldom misleading but is usually misunderstood. Look at it from another perspective: X for fuel and Y for output (stock). It is considered fuel saving because for the same X amount of fuel burnt, you get Y+10bhp output while for X-1 fuel burnt you get Y output, therefore it is really fuel saving
.... then because of money spend to upz the output, our right leg becomes naughty often resulting in FC getting worst off

 

[Seraphblade]

Re: Chip upgrade for 316I

IMHO advert is seldom misleading but is usually misunderstood. Look at it from another perspective: X for fuel and Y for output (stock). It is considered fuel saving because for the same X amount of fuel burnt, you get Y+10bhp output while for X-1 fuel burnt you get Y output, therefore it is really fuel saving
.... then because of money spend to upz the output, our right leg becomes naughty often resulting in FC getting worst off

Sadly, performance doesn't work this way...

Just an example, u can google for the literature...
A 100% engine that requires 10litres of fuel per hour to do 100kw of work to maintain 100kmh for 1 hour,

A 95% engine will require lesser fuel per hour to maintain 100kmh for an hour...


Likewise, if u are in a colder country, air is denser, u will expect higher performance, but at a higher fuel flow...

Meaning, if u are at 30 deg, u are burning 10 liters per hour to maintain 100kmh, u will burn more fuel per hour to maintain 100kmh at a colder temperature, but ur max speed will be higher..