Drivetrain Battle/DNA Tune Thread
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Tune + exhaust
Has anyone noticed a change in the sound of their exhaust after a tune?
I have been playing with an alta 3" turbo back catless. I have been trying to get a sound I like.
At the moment I am close. I Installed a vibrant performance 18" resonator this weekend and it made the exhaust very quiet. I was shocked. I was trying to shift a drone to a different rpm range. It helped that a bit, but I was a bit surprised how much quieter it is now.
I am just wondering what the stage 3 tune will do if anything to the sound.
I am hoping to get a bit more sound but not much.
Thanks, Nate
I have been playing with an alta 3" turbo back catless. I have been trying to get a sound I like.
At the moment I am close. I Installed a vibrant performance 18" resonator this weekend and it made the exhaust very quiet. I was shocked. I was trying to shift a drone to a different rpm range. It helped that a bit, but I was a bit surprised how much quieter it is now.
I am just wondering what the stage 3 tune will do if anything to the sound.
I am hoping to get a bit more sound but not much.
Thanks, Nate
When you go WOT the sound is way louder, pretty sure it's due to the downpipe though and not because of the tune. With the stock downpipe you can really hear the turbo, with this setup it sounds like an NA engine which I wasn't expecting.
In terms of power increase, it's a linear map so it maintains its linear characteristic. The main difference I've noticed is a lot more tire spin accelerating from a stop and once on the freeway the car feels more effortless maintaining higher speeds. It's nice.
I uploaded my stage 3 map yesterday after installing a WMW 2.5in catless downpipe. The rest of my exhaust is 2.5in tubing as well, using a borla XR1 muffler with no resonator. The sound is fine while cruising, not much different than with the stock downpipe. Quiet with no drone. It'll drone if you open the throttle at low rpm in a high gear but if you downshift first it's fine.
When you go WOT the sound is way louder, pretty sure it's due to the downpipe though and not because of the tune. With the stock downpipe you can really hear the turbo, with this setup it sounds like an NA engine which I wasn't expecting.
In terms of power increase, it's a linear map so it maintains its linear characteristic. The main difference I've noticed is a lot more tire spin accelerating from a stop and once on the freeway the car feels more effortless maintaining higher speeds. It's nice.
When you go WOT the sound is way louder, pretty sure it's due to the downpipe though and not because of the tune. With the stock downpipe you can really hear the turbo, with this setup it sounds like an NA engine which I wasn't expecting.
In terms of power increase, it's a linear map so it maintains its linear characteristic. The main difference I've noticed is a lot more tire spin accelerating from a stop and once on the freeway the car feels more effortless maintaining higher speeds. It's nice.
Looks like it takes a while to adapt to the new tune... I drove the car around all day today and now it feels significantly faster then when I first put the stage 3 on two days ago. It's really nice now 
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Just installed my stage 2 tune yesterday (2.5" turbo back, with 300 cell catted downpipe/massive front mount/intercooler muffler delete(s)/K&N drop in) and it RIPS now! The turboback, and intercooler netted around 20 whp from my butt dyno, and I'm guessing this added another 20-30 whp.
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From: Mission Viejo, CA
Just installed my stage 2 tune yesterday (2.5" turbo back, with 300 cell catted downpipe/massive front mount/intercooler muffler delete(s)/K&N drop in) and it RIPS now! The turboback, and intercooler netted around 20 whp from my butt dyno, and I'm guessing this added another 20-30 whp.
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Powergate 3
Hey Guys,
Plugged the powergate 3 into 2007 Mini Cooper S. Wasn't sure what option to choose. I think Cooper D & One are diesel.
This was the list. I hope I am not missing something obvious. I see in the R55 a Cooper S option, but on the R56 I am not sure what option to choose.
Plugged the powergate 3 into 2007 Mini Cooper S. Wasn't sure what option to choose. I think Cooper D & One are diesel.
This was the list. I hope I am not missing something obvious. I see in the R55 a Cooper S option, but on the R56 I am not sure what option to choose.
(R55 LCI) Clubman One 1600 i 16V 98hp - MY 2009 - BOSCH MEV17.2.2 46
(R56) One 1400 i 16V 95hp - MY2005 - BOSCH MEV17.2 46
(R55) Clubman One 1600 i 16V 98hp - MY2009 - BOSCH MEV17.2.2 46
(R59) Roadster Cooper 1600 i 16V 122hp - MY2011 - BOSCH MEV17.2.2 46
(R55) Clubman Cooper 1600 i 16V 120hp - MY2006 - BOSCH MEV17.2 46
(R56) Cooper 1600 i 16V 120hp - MY2005 - BOSCH MEV17.2 46
(R55) Clubman Cooper S 1600 i 16V TURBO 175hp - MY2006 - BOSCH MED17.2 46
(R56 LCI) One 1600 i 16V 75hp - MY2009 - BOSCH MEV17.2.2 46
(R60) Countryman Cooper 1600 i 16V 122hp - MY2010 - BOSCH MEV17.2.2 46
(R57 LCI) Cabrio Cooper 1600 i 16V 122hp - MY2009 - BOSCH MEV17.2.2 46
(R58) Coupe Cooper 1600 i 16V 122hp - MY2010 - BOSCH MEV17.2.2 46
(R57 LCI) Cabrio One 1600 i 16V 98hp - MY2009 - BOSCH MEV17.2.2 46
(R57) Cabrio Cooper 1600 i 16V 120hp - MY2007 - BOSCH MEV17.2 46
(R60) Countryman One 1600 i 16V 98hp - MY2010 - BOSCH MEV17.2.2 46
(R55 LCI) Clubman Cooper 1600 i 16V 122hp - MY2009 - BOSCH MEV17.2.2 46
(R56 LCI) One 1600 i 16V 98hp - MY2009 - BOSCH MEV17.2.2 46
(R56 LCI) Cooper 1600 i 16V 122hp - MY2009 - BOSCH MEV17.2.2 46
(R56) One 1400 i 16V 95hp - MY2005 - BOSCH MEV17.2 46
(R55) Clubman One 1600 i 16V 98hp - MY2009 - BOSCH MEV17.2.2 46
(R59) Roadster Cooper 1600 i 16V 122hp - MY2011 - BOSCH MEV17.2.2 46
(R55) Clubman Cooper 1600 i 16V 120hp - MY2006 - BOSCH MEV17.2 46
(R56) Cooper 1600 i 16V 120hp - MY2005 - BOSCH MEV17.2 46
(R55) Clubman Cooper S 1600 i 16V TURBO 175hp - MY2006 - BOSCH MED17.2 46
(R56 LCI) One 1600 i 16V 75hp - MY2009 - BOSCH MEV17.2.2 46
(R60) Countryman Cooper 1600 i 16V 122hp - MY2010 - BOSCH MEV17.2.2 46
(R57 LCI) Cabrio Cooper 1600 i 16V 122hp - MY2009 - BOSCH MEV17.2.2 46
(R58) Coupe Cooper 1600 i 16V 122hp - MY2010 - BOSCH MEV17.2.2 46
(R57 LCI) Cabrio One 1600 i 16V 98hp - MY2009 - BOSCH MEV17.2.2 46
(R57) Cabrio Cooper 1600 i 16V 120hp - MY2007 - BOSCH MEV17.2 46
(R60) Countryman One 1600 i 16V 98hp - MY2010 - BOSCH MEV17.2.2 46
(R55 LCI) Clubman Cooper 1600 i 16V 122hp - MY2009 - BOSCH MEV17.2.2 46
(R56 LCI) One 1600 i 16V 98hp - MY2009 - BOSCH MEV17.2.2 46
(R56 LCI) Cooper 1600 i 16V 122hp - MY2009 - BOSCH MEV17.2.2 46
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From: West Palm Beach
I am looking to tune my 2010 coopers s. I have the BMS chip on my 335d and I really enjoy it. Those of you that are raving about the battle tuning tunes are they really worth more than 2X the price of the BMS chip? Right now I'm just wanting to do a "stg 1" and I'm leaning towards the K&N intake system.
Thanks for any input.
Thanks for any input.
Hmmm....well I've had the JB4 when I had my 335i back then, and though I was really happy with the power output of it, I personally like what Battle/DNA have done with their tune. It has completely transformed my MINI and having run their Stage4 for over a week now, I absolutely love driving the MINI even more.
In your case though...for just a stage1, I'm sure you'll net more gain from upgrading to stage1 over an intake, but it would come down to what you said, 2x the cost. I find it kinda funny that a BMW is 2x the cost of our MINIs, and you can get dual cone intakes for $100 while MINI intakes are 3x the cost for an intake compared to the BMW. lol
In your case though...for just a stage1, I'm sure you'll net more gain from upgrading to stage1 over an intake, but it would come down to what you said, 2x the cost. I find it kinda funny that a BMW is 2x the cost of our MINIs, and you can get dual cone intakes for $100 while MINI intakes are 3x the cost for an intake compared to the BMW. lol
I am looking to tune my 2010 coopers s. I have the BMS chip on my 335d and I really enjoy it. Those of you that are raving about the battle tuning tunes are they really worth more than 2X the price of the BMS chip? Right now I'm just wanting to do a "stg 1" and I'm leaning towards the K&N intake system. Thanks for any input.
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From: West Palm Beach
Thank you.
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From: Mission Viejo, CA
I meant to say the aem cold air intake. I realize those items are as you say best bang for your buck. I'm looking to only spend about $1k and that right there would be the tune and intake. After speaking directly to battle tuning they recommend an intake with thier stg 1 tune. I'm not familiar with "DV" what is that referring to?
Thank you.
Thank you.
I'm sure Battle can do it with tuning your ECU. Wagner motorsports in NC also works with DNA. They charge $579 and can customize the tune to your requests.
