Long story short. I woke up to day to the sound of an SMS from Fedex that kindly request that I come and pick up my long waited for package.
Got up, went there, and was home in no time. I had ordered the JB+ about a week ago through Cal@jlevisw, nice guy and great service. As this was my first time to "tune" a car I didn't know what to expect from a tiny module that is barely the size of a matchbox. So, I popped the hood locked the doors and spent the next half an hour trying to figure out where the TMAP sensor is actually located on the X6. It wasn't exactly where it is on the images in the online instructions taken from a 335i. But I could've done it in a shorter time if I only looked "deeper" into the engine bay.
After locating the sensor all went smooth and the whole thing took me less than a couple of mins to get the JB+ connected properly.
I have set it to %75 and have done almost 40km with it installed today and here is my first thoughts:
For people who don't want to read a lot, start reading here.
So the first few KM where nothing special and I actually thought to myself oh well there goes the few hundred dollars I paid. But little I knew that this thing would adapt so fast. After I got the car all nice and warmed up I gave it a WOT from traffic light to traffic light and all I can say is WOW !!
It actually felt like a totally different car. I was so amazed that I kept going back and forth down that road with traction control off and each time I did I felt a slight increase and refinement to the new gained power.
A few hours later, I went out again to get a second chance to test the gains leaving out all the excitement and thrill of the achievement I have done by getting and installing my first tune.
I buckled up set traction control off let it warm up and shift it to manual and blast down the road. Once again I was amazed. This thing really is worth every dollar. I can't really describe the difference, nor can I tell if it actually is any faster but it sure feels like it. The power really comes out soon as you start off the line. Nothing monstrous or neck breaking but It just feels like it's doing less effort to get there. With every gear change you feel like you're picking up power not loosing some as it was the case before the tune.
Wonder how different it will be in two days when the adaptation phase is over.
Will try to keep this thread updated as things progress and in case I decide to tune it in to %100.
In the end I have a small question. Does anyone know if it was possible to perform the solenoid bypass on the X6 as on the 335i ?
Thanks.