04-25-2014, 10:14 AM | #1 |
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does anyone plan on tuning their 228i or already done it? it is a brand new car so there aren't many tuners out there so i was interested in how it turned out and how much power you're getting. i plan to tune my 228i and was just looking for some advice.
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05-20-2014, 09:38 AM | #4 |
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Is anyone worried about it being detectable by BMW? Maybe not dealerships, but BMW NA in the event of some major engine warranty work?
The cost vs benefit of JB4 is extremely tempting unless it could lead to being denied for the most costly of warranty repairs. |
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05-20-2014, 05:09 PM | #5 |
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Initially I was dead set on doing a stage 1 jb4 however after reading a few of the recent articles I'm sort of confused. JB claims this tuner increases 0-60 times from 5.4 to 4.9 however Car and Driver's recent article claimed to get 4.9 from stock. Edmunds recent review claimed to get 5.1 from stock. So my question is are the gains that JB claims due to the tune or simple a result of BMW underrating their engine? G228 since you have actually installed the tune can you give me your before/after perspective?
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05-30-2014, 02:08 PM | #9 |
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There's an install guide on the website. Looks farily straightforward
http://burgertuning.com/N20_BMW_performance_Tuner.html |
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06-06-2014, 05:54 PM | #10 |
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06-06-2014, 08:01 PM | #11 |
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I'm sure if it works like most other tunes, as long as you stay out of boost you should get the same MPGs.
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06-16-2014, 10:06 AM | #12 |
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4.9 was car and driver 228 automatic
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06-18-2014, 08:56 PM | #14 |
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I wish they made a plug and play version like they had for the N54. You could hook it up in less than a minute once you knew where it went. Never had the dealer detect or say anything. That being said, I asked the GM of the dealership about a tune on my M235 and he said it could void the warranty.
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06-19-2014, 01:05 PM | #15 |
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I've heard some people say 30 minutes. Why does it have about 6 connections and yet some people have mentioned you don't need to connect them all. The plug and play I referred to on the Burger website is one connection, they refer to it as Plug and Play and it's around $300 not the JB4 at around $600.
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06-22-2014, 02:17 PM | #16 |
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Last sentence on the JB4 description: "During closed course GPS VBOX testing our 2012 F30 328i 0-60 times improved from 5.4 seconds to an incredible 4.9 seconds!"
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06-22-2014, 07:11 PM | #18 |
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Must be some kind of new math, it shows 9 plugs. 1 vs 9 I'd prefer one referencing the N54.
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In addition to my previous question, could you answer this for me? Does the JB4 fix the CEL for a downpipe? |
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