Props to Omar@VelosDesignwerks for my upcoming X5M tune!

airshaq20 · 09-09-2013, 12:53 PM

Just want to give big props to Omar@VelosDesignwerks for the excellent service and price for my X5M's tune. I have yet to receive my tune but from the level of his service and from other satisfied customers - I'm very confident about this product.

I will update this thread once I get some first hand experience on it.
Omar, thank you again!

windtendo · 09-09-2013, 08:07 PM

Congrats man! I know you'll enjoy it!

Omar@VelosDesignwerks · 09-11-2013, 03:28 PM

Thanks for the business, Enjoy in good health!

airshaq20 · 09-27-2013, 11:32 AM

So here's a mini-review.

Power delivery is brutal, I felt a bit down with the OEM power output and delivery but the tune definitely gives it a new life. I took the X5M to a long drive last month (drove more than 1K miles) and the best I could peak or average is 18.3mpg. After the tune, my best peak mpg is 19.6mpg and this is driving like a grandma - obviously, I got bored after a while so went back to sports shift and M mode. In real world, I was gaining about 1mpg mixed driving but this can vary a lot from temperature, location where I drove, traffic condition, number of passengers, etc - but again, I tried to compare apples to apples and 1mpg gain is very easy to achieve.

Throttle response is much, much better now but I wish it is more sensitive (I have a M/T V8 E60 with SprintBooster and I really like the throttle response on the most aggressive setting). I'm thinking of putting S/B on the X5M but that would kill about 2mpg again.

Downside - not sure. I would say, I was a bit nervous during the upgrade process and even while waiting it to be delivered since Velos is relatively new (at least for me). I basically bought it because of the feedback from fellow members who got the tune and from other forum sites (non-BMW) and it seems that they have good reps.

Overall, I recommend the tune and Velos as a company. Very responsive team by the way.

09-09-2013, 12:53 PM	#1
airshaq20 Private First Class 16 Rep 168 Posts Drives: X5M, E60 Join Date: Sep 2013 Location: Bay Area iTrader: (2)	Props to Omar@VelosDesignwerks for my upcoming X5M tune! Just want to give big props to Omar@VelosDesignwerks for the excellent service and price for my X5M's tune. I have yet to receive my tune but from the level of his service and from other satisfied customers - I'm very confident about this product. I will update this thread once I get some first hand experience on it. Omar, thank you again!
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09-09-2013, 08:07 PM	#2
windtendo Lieutenant Colonel 1716 Rep 1,909 Posts Drives: 2023 M5C Join Date: Apr 2013 Location: Houston iTrader: (1) Garage List 2023 BMW M5C [0.00] 1989 BMW M3 [0.00]	Congrats man! I know you'll enjoy it!
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09-11-2013, 03:28 PM	#3
Omar@VelosDesignwerks Colonel 445 Rep 2,036 Posts Drives: Different Ones Join Date: Feb 2012 Location: Miami iTrader: (1)	Thanks for the business, Enjoy in good health!
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09-27-2013, 11:32 AM	#4
airshaq20 Private First Class 16 Rep 168 Posts Drives: X5M, E60 Join Date: Sep 2013 Location: Bay Area iTrader: (2)	So here's a mini-review. Power delivery is brutal, I felt a bit down with the OEM power output and delivery but the tune definitely gives it a new life. I took the X5M to a long drive last month (drove more than 1K miles) and the best I could peak or average is 18.3mpg. After the tune, my best peak mpg is 19.6mpg and this is driving like a grandma - obviously, I got bored after a while so went back to sports shift and M mode. In real world, I was gaining about 1mpg mixed driving but this can vary a lot from temperature, location where I drove, traffic condition, number of passengers, etc - but again, I tried to compare apples to apples and 1mpg gain is very easy to achieve. Throttle response is much, much better now but I wish it is more sensitive (I have a M/T V8 E60 with SprintBooster and I really like the throttle response on the most aggressive setting). I'm thinking of putting S/B on the X5M but that would kill about 2mpg again. Downside - not sure. I would say, I was a bit nervous during the upgrade process and even while waiting it to be delivered since Velos is relatively new (at least for me). I basically bought it because of the feedback from fellow members who got the tune and from other forum sites (non-BMW) and it seems that they have good reps. Overall, I recommend the tune and Velos as a company. Very responsive team by the way.
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