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Re: Purchase of chip
<<exhaust: can't really help you as i have not done anything yet either.=
sharking: do it now. the exhaust and k&n will not affect the tuning of =
the
chip according to turner motorsports (http://www.turnermotorsports.com).
they told me that you do not need a specially burned chip for these
improvements. the chip is great as it increase the rev limiter and helps=
flatten out the torque curve across the rev band. i am glad i did it! a=
cool thing about the rev limit increase is that (with my 3.91 diffs) i ca=
n
almost reach 60mph in second gear, you should be able to with a 3.73 (i
believe - correct me if i'm wrong). that will improve acceleration as yo=
u
won't have to shift to 3rd to hit 60 - you may not now though, i don't kn=
ow.
of course 0-60 is not the only thing to worry about, general drivability =
is
greatly improved. my advice: do it.>>
I will agree with the above comments regarding the chip, however, the
authentic Jim C. chip is also available from one of our digest participan=
ts. =
Josh at Eurosport (801) 463-4919 or eurosprt@domain.elided has the chip an=
d
lots of helpful info on Bimmers. I just got my chip last week and was ve=
ry
pleased with it and all the help Josh gave me over the phone on unrelated=
problems. Help support the small businessman!
(No, I don't work for Josh, not related, etc. . . .)
Randy
'88 735i 5-speed (1 of 412) and shark infested (Thanks, Jim C.!)
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