Velos vs ESS tune for X5M

FernMD · 09-20-2013, 09:02 AM

I've been on the fence for a while now to go with a tune on my X5M. I've read a lot of reviews about both and they both seem to have good feed back. Has anyone experienced both tunes first hand? If so, I would like to hear your feed back and reviews. Thanx

SouthShoreM3 · 09-20-2013, 10:04 AM

It would be good to see if we could get all tuners at once and see dyno and street performance.

If any of you are in the New England area would love to get together at a neutral point and see how they all compare...once I get my car back

Do a little velos, ESS, Dinan and I think AA makes a tune.

I know PP would be a stretch and don't know how many of those cars are in the states.

OP to answer your question it's personal preference. I don't think you can go wrong with any of the major tuners out there.

isugoo · 09-20-2013, 11:36 AM

I went with Velos.
Dinan was a bit too much money even though they're hassle free /warranty friendly tune.
ESS and Velos both have good price and seems pretty much same, reliable powerful tune.

But Velos comes with handheld tuners which I really liked since I don't own any PC.
And when I emailed bunch of Velos owners in the forum, they all say good thing about their customer service. So I went with Velos and I can tell you this. I'm sure they all make good tunes but Velos does have good customer service and they really takes care of you.

airshaq20 · 09-20-2013, 01:00 PM

I also did some research and went with Velos because of 3 things:
1. customer service
2. Personal Tuner which gives me the ability to go back to stock if needed
3. from my comparison, Velos has been very open about its gain on the mid-range which is what the X5M lacks

On the other hand, I just tuned mine 2 days ago and have only done a few miles of test drive so I can't really comment on its long term performance.

Orange fever · 09-21-2013, 01:40 AM

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FernMD · 09-21-2013, 09:45 AM

I'm leaning toward the Velos. Can anyone comment on long term reliability?

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FernMD New Member 0 Rep 14 Posts Drives: 2012 X5M Join Date: Jul 2013 Location: CT iTrader: (0)	Velos vs ESS tune for X5M I've been on the fence for a while now to go with a tune on my X5M. I've read a lot of reviews about both and they both seem to have good feed back. Has anyone experienced both tunes first hand? If so, I would like to hear your feed back and reviews. Thanx
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SouthShoreM3 Passes everything but the gas station 49 Rep 795 Posts Drives: 2010 E90 M3 Join Date: Jul 2010 Location: Boston, MA iTrader: (2)	It would be good to see if we could get all tuners at once and see dyno and street performance. If any of you are in the New England area would love to get together at a neutral point and see how they all compare...once I get my car back Do a little velos, ESS, Dinan and I think AA makes a tune. I know PP would be a stretch and don't know how many of those cars are in the states. OP to answer your question it's personal preference. I don't think you can go wrong with any of the major tuners out there.
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isugoo Major General 247 Rep 6,125 Posts Drives: 991.2 GTS Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Irvine, CA iTrader: (73)	I went with Velos. Dinan was a bit too much money even though they're hassle free /warranty friendly tune. ESS and Velos both have good price and seems pretty much same, reliable powerful tune. But Velos comes with handheld tuners which I really liked since I don't own any PC. And when I emailed bunch of Velos owners in the forum, they all say good thing about their customer service. So I went with Velos and I can tell you this. I'm sure they all make good tunes but Velos does have good customer service and they really takes care of you. __________________ PAST: F80 M3 ZCP \| 911.1 C2S \| F10 M5 ZCP \| E70 X5M \| E90 M3 \| E46 M3 \| E36 M3
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airshaq20 Private First Class 16 Rep 168 Posts Drives: X5M, E60 Join Date: Sep 2013 Location: Bay Area iTrader: (2)	I also did some research and went with Velos because of 3 things: 1. customer service 2. Personal Tuner which gives me the ability to go back to stock if needed 3. from my comparison, Velos has been very open about its gain on the mid-range which is what the X5M lacks On the other hand, I just tuned mine 2 days ago and have only done a few miles of test drive so I can't really comment on its long term performance.
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FernMD New Member 0 Rep 14 Posts Drives: 2012 X5M Join Date: Jul 2013 Location: CT iTrader: (0)	I'm leaning toward the Velos. Can anyone comment on long term reliability?
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