01-18-2014, 01:44 PM | #23 |
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I got the catless OEM pipes on last week, they did trip the CEL. So I went and got a tune as well, it is louder now for sure and you can really hear the turbos whistle now. If you like quiet, eisenmann and catless pipes are not for you. On the hiway I don't hear the exhaust but apply any amount of throttle and you hear it. It gives it more of a sporty feel vs the OEM luxury feel it had.
ECUProgram did a stage II tune and it is a different animal now it's crazy how fast it is for a 5,500lb unit. They stage II is 700hp and they offered a free upgrade to stage II+ which will be 730hp (94 octane only) he is just fine tuning the drivability on that map before he releases it. I want to get it on a dyno and see what it's putting to the wheels now!! Last edited by Sylvan Lake V35; 01-20-2014 at 09:56 PM.. |
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Lot's of guys don't know who ECUProgram is either. Their tunes are the best out there and you can ask around even Velos for their opinion on ECUProgram's tunes. Miguel is a genius with programming and I'm confident he'll make the best possible tune for a stage 2. Also, if you're in Alberta, it would be a no brainer to have someone local that tunes and has a dyno to custom tune to your specific vehicle and can provide ongoing support.
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01-20-2014, 04:04 PM | #28 |
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Roy, while i know that ecuprogram is accomplished and has a decent sized clientele, but what makes you say they are the best? It's a big claim
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Drive to Calgary, ECUProgaram can tune and dyno it...they are also doing a new hand held programer in the near future if not already for X5/6Ms. Miguel has tuned my Diesel, X5M and a friends Q7 all are very well done basically stock like drive ability with nice power gains. As far as how they stack up to other tunes I have no idea but typically a custom tune out performs a "one size fits all tune" but I have nothing to base it off of in the X5M world...one way to find out Sonny
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01-20-2014, 11:14 PM | #31 |
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I meant to send you one today but got busy at work....I would like to see Velos vs ECUProgram, I might talk to them about a dyno soon to see how my gutted catless pipes stack up against some big brand name down pipes.
Roy do you know what time Wedensday it's going on the dyno? I might stop by and say Hi if they have time maybe dyno mine after yours and see how my pipes compare to good ones.
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I'm going to lead off by assuming your gutted pipes and my AR resonated pipes will have little to no difference in terms of performance - since they're both basically straight pipes now. |
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01-21-2014, 02:48 AM | #34 |
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You are correct, I cannot state they're the "best" but for my purposes and for them being local I consider them my "best" option for tunes. Extremely hard to beat a custom dyno tune with a candid tune but not to say it's impossible.
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mines the AA pipes so much fume smells its nuts
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Roy, since you are getting resonated test pipes, it would be sweet to do a video for the community to show the difference between stock, resonated, and full catless
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Resonators won't help with the smell. You need high-flow cats.
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01-22-2014, 04:10 PM | #41 |
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I think it's too late to dyno stock since the DPs are being installed now. I will get a video of the ride being dyno'd with the DPs though.
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01-22-2014, 04:11 PM | #42 |
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Just an FYI, but the resonated DPs are pretty much a catless setup. Upon observation, these pipes are identical to the catless ones but with little dimples on the inside of the top section of the DPs. Not sure what good that's really gonna do. lol
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01-22-2014, 05:20 PM | #43 |
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yup. i winter drive my truck. When i start it in the garage it smells pretty awful in there.
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01-22-2014, 05:23 PM | #44 |
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Hurry up!!!! excited to see the results of HP gains
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