R50/53 First R53 remote tune - Need some input on where it should be WHP wise
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06-05-2016, 12:42 PM
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06-27-2016, 05:03 AM
Note that the injector battery compensation was set to 330cc instead of 550cc.
I have brought this to the tuner's attention and changed it as instructed.
I have cleaned up the max RPM values across all maps and tuned the fan control per some recommendations.
Any further recommendations would be appreciated.
I have brought this to the tuner's attention and changed it as instructed.
I have cleaned up the max RPM values across all maps and tuned the fan control per some recommendations.
Any further recommendations would be appreciated.
No different than someone getting a tune from Jan....playing around with it, and then complaining when he won't fix it for them. Once you touched their tune.....it's your tune.
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06-27-2016, 07:26 AM
Sounds like you really don't like this tuner anyway, so why continue to try and work with him?
Almost all of the mods you listed are not power mods. Only the 2% crank pulley and 17% S/C pulley + the tune are power mods in that list, so 180whp sounds pretty normal to me. Why are you running 550cc injectors with that setup? Stock injectors could handle that, let alone 550cc.
Almost all of the mods you listed are not power mods. Only the 2% crank pulley and 17% S/C pulley + the tune are power mods in that list, so 180whp sounds pretty normal to me. Why are you running 550cc injectors with that setup? Stock injectors could handle that, let alone 550cc.
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06-27-2016, 09:40 AM
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06-27-2016, 09:58 AM
Nobody's trying to be hard on you. Here are the facts per you.....
1. You are not happy with your tuner.
2. You modified the tune yourself and now the tuner guy doesn't want to help you out.
How do you want people here on the forum to help you out? You have two options.....play around with your tune some more on your own and see if you can improve it (what software are you using?), or find a better tuner that can fix your tune.
1. You are not happy with your tuner.
2. You modified the tune yourself and now the tuner guy doesn't want to help you out.
How do you want people here on the forum to help you out? You have two options.....play around with your tune some more on your own and see if you can improve it (what software are you using?), or find a better tuner that can fix your tune.
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06-27-2016, 10:09 AM
330s exceed the idea injector load with little modification to the car.
Even JCW injectors are not idea for anything beyond 15%
550s give me plenty of headroom plus I considered E85 which is available here and plan to order a head, cam, and possibly some intake manifold upgrades in the future.
Even JCW injectors are not idea for anything beyond 15%
550s give me plenty of headroom plus I considered E85 which is available here and plan to order a head, cam, and possibly some intake manifold upgrades in the future.
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06-27-2016, 10:09 AM
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06-27-2016, 10:16 AM
1. Yes for the most part... good guy but his work is lacking to not only me but other customers as well
2. No... I did not make adjustments to the tune until it was clear he would not finish it.
Note that I am being told to correct his mistakes by him directly.
(which is his job)
At this point I don't expect much help considering everyone keeps reading between the lines coming up with some alternate version of this story which involves me compromising my tune.
2. No... I did not make adjustments to the tune until it was clear he would not finish it.
Note that I am being told to correct his mistakes by him directly.
(which is his job)
At this point I don't expect much help considering everyone keeps reading between the lines coming up with some alternate version of this story which involves me compromising my tune.
If you want a retune, stop working with this guy you dislike and get a remote tune from Jan at RMW or stop by his shop if you're near Irvine, CA.
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06-27-2016, 10:22 AM
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06-27-2016, 10:23 AM
I thought inconsistent runs were normal for an auto, even if the tuner is familiar with them. It makes it them harder to tune since they want to shift early, inconsistently, and at a lower RPM than they would if they were actually being driven on the street. That's what I've read from the few posts I can find of highly modified R53 auto's.
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06-27-2016, 10:34 AM
Between two forums (one being ByteTronik/Mynes) that would be the majority.
A few like yourself are the only reason I dont shut down my threads.
I would update my OP but this forum locks it down for review and all that.
This was posted weeks ago and every time I checked it was still not published.
A few like yourself are the only reason I dont shut down my threads.
I would update my OP but this forum locks it down for review and all that.
This was posted weeks ago and every time I checked it was still not published.
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06-27-2016, 10:48 AM
If you spent all that money on ByteTronik Full Access....why are you messing with remote tunes from some tuner you don't even like and hasn't seemed to do a good job for you? Why aren't you using what you paid for.....and tuning the car yourself?
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06-27-2016, 11:24 AM
That is what I started doing after my experience with this remote tuner.
It was highly recommended... so I tried it.. but I would not recommend it.
Note that a good portion of the ByteTronik tuner list is incorrect because most those guys will not touch a MINI.
So I am going to start tuning myself. I already did all the physical work as it is.
ByteTronik and Mynes have been no help too.
They requested everything be sent to them then weeks later told me the tuner needs to do something about it.
So overall I have wasted weeks trying to get someone to do something about it.
Like you said... it is a tool for me to use so I am going to do exactly that.
It was highly recommended... so I tried it.. but I would not recommend it.
Note that a good portion of the ByteTronik tuner list is incorrect because most those guys will not touch a MINI.
So I am going to start tuning myself. I already did all the physical work as it is.
ByteTronik and Mynes have been no help too.
They requested everything be sent to them then weeks later told me the tuner needs to do something about it.
So overall I have wasted weeks trying to get someone to do something about it.
Like you said... it is a tool for me to use so I am going to do exactly that.
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06-27-2016, 11:44 AM
He is the owner of RevolutionMiniWorks (RMW) in California. You can check around the forums here, most people who get good tunes get them from Jan. Or Way at WayMotorWorks (WMW). RMW also tends to be the source for higher horsepower equipment, such as his big valve head, header, cam, and more. I think he's also going to be introducing a 1.8L stroker kit w/ a Rotrex supercharger here in a bit. That combo is good for ~350whp.
