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      10-30-2008, 11:22 AM   #2619
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I was thinking of getting my pre-29.2 dynoed today.
It will be reprogrammed on Monday.
Then, I can see the results, and dyno agoin if need be.
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      10-30-2008, 11:26 AM   #2620
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i love my 335i with 29.1.1 E89X-08-03-520 its a beast it goes very nice
Please, seriously, stop. You are not convincing anyone and you are not contributing to the discussion. If you are happy with your car, then we are happy for you. But many of us are not happy with our cars, and the problem is proven to be more complex than software version.

I don't think you're intentionally trolling, but to many people, that's really what it looks like you're doing.
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      10-30-2008, 11:27 AM   #2621
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I justed talked with the head of Rototest and what they offer is extremly accurate "solid state" dyno. They will be able to measure absolute torque at all RPM's but plaese note that this will not show the lag.

Rototest told me that they have been waiting for people to start discussions like this one as cars can change a lot in behaviour due to new software... The question is what is within specification.. he told me that these kind of issues has more pr impact then judicial for car manufacturers.

Rototest are normally not working with private persons as customers but are willing to test a car for 2000 SEK ($300). He also told me that the best thing would be if we hooked up with a car magazine in order to get some more weight on our test.

So what is you opinion about power and lag with the 29.2+ software, is it a lack of power below 3000 RPM or are we fooled by the lag? I think we miss a bit of torque together with the lag.
I'd contribute to the cause, if it is done right. Rototest is the only dyno I've seen that almost perfectly replicates BMW's advertised curve.

Do they do the dyno test at WOT for all RPM? Or is it a gradual acceleration?
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      10-30-2008, 11:56 AM   #2622
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i love my 335i with 29.1.1 E89X-08-03-520 its a beast it goes very nice
Heaven forbid that you'd ever need a HPFP or have a another problem that would require reprogramming. I'd say it's inevitable. What an a-hole.

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      10-30-2008, 12:02 PM   #2623
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I was thinking of getting my pre-29.2 dynoed today.
It will be reprogrammed on Monday.
Then, I can see the results, and dyno agoin if need be.
Make sure they start reading at 1k rpms each time to get the best measurement, if they start at 2k then it wont work.
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      10-30-2008, 03:42 PM   #2624
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Heaven forbid that you'd ever need a HPFP or have a another problem that would require reprogramming. I'd say it's inevitable. What an a-hole.

-B
Is it mandatory to reprogram the car if a new HPFP is installed?
I read in another thread about a possible recall for fuel pumps (may be untrue, don't know) and that poster said his car was not reprogrammed.
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      10-30-2008, 05:03 PM   #2625
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I'd contribute to the cause, if it is done right. Rototest is the only dyno I've seen that almost perfectly replicates BMW's advertised curve.

Do they do the dyno test at WOT for all RPM? Or is it a gradual acceleration?
WOT on all RPM with the dyno locking at a certain RPM i beliave.

It is a "steady state" dyno, my understanding is that it locks the RPM and then measure the maximum torque that the engine will provide even if it takes a certain time to provide the torque. I assume this means for example 1300 RPM locked and then they give full trottle and wait for the engine to give all it has at 1300 RPM. I guess this is why its called a "steady state" dyno.

The head of Rototest told me that the industry is working on a standard way of measuring engine behavior like lag during acceleration etc. He also told me that he as a industry professional found our worries "very interesting" and it would be a very strong proof if a car that was tested differed from the "old" 335i they tested back in 2006.
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      10-30-2008, 10:15 PM   #2626
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Please, seriously, stop. You are not convincing anyone and you are not contributing to the discussion. If you are happy with your car, then we are happy for you. But many of us are not happy with our cars, and the problem is proven to be more complex than software version.

I don't think you're intentionally trolling, but to many people, that's really what it looks like you're doing.
Dont feed the troll iScream, just block her...
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      10-31-2008, 01:56 AM   #2627
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Not in my carmag I´m sorry:
http://www.e90post.com/forums/showth...47781&page=118

the 392nm is at about 3000rpm
My mistake, sorry
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I hope there will be more support for paying for the dyno. Given the quality of Rototest I'm very happy to invest.

There are so many people of this thread with concerns, if a few bucks are a problem then the problems can't be very serious.
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WOT on all RPM with the dyno locking at a certain RPM i beliave.

It is a "steady state" dyno, my understanding is that it locks the RPM and then measure the maximum torque that the engine will provide even if it takes a certain time to provide the torque. I assume this means for example 1300 RPM locked and then they give full trottle and wait for the engine to give all it has at 1300 RPM. I guess this is why its called a "steady state" dyno.

The head of Rototest told me that the industry is working on a standard way of measuring engine behavior like lag during acceleration etc. He also told me that he as a industry professional found our worries "very interesting" and it would be a very strong proof if a car that was tested differed from the "old" 335i they tested back in 2006.
Hmmmm, then I wonder if this will show The Lag... if you maintain throttle at 1500 RPM, even with 29.2, you will eventually get boost, which means that maximum HP/torque at that RPM probably won't be any different than pre-29.2.... thoughts?
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Hmmmm, then I wonder if this will show The Lag... if you maintain throttle at 1500 RPM,
even with 29.2, you will eventually get boost, which means that maximum HP/torque at that RPM probably
won't be any different than pre-29.2.... thoughts?
If the wastegates are held open until 3000 RPM by the 29.2 firmware, why would you expect max torque at
any RPM below that? Are you saying that the turbos can produce full boost with the wastegates open?

Hmmm...
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      10-31-2008, 09:52 AM   #2632
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Please, seriously, stop. You are not convincing anyone and you are not contributing to the discussion. If you are happy with your car, then we are happy for you. But many of us are not happy with our cars, and the problem is proven to be more complex than software version.

I don't think you're intentionally trolling, but to many people, that's really what it looks like you're doing.
Hmm...didn't know this douchebag wasn't on everyones ignore list already.
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If the wastegates are held open until 3000 RPM by the 29.2 firmware, why would you expect max torque at
any RPM below that? Are you saying that the turbos can produce full boost with the wastegates open?

Hmmm...
I do not believe the wastegates are unconditionally held open until 3000 RPM. Just on a WOT from the 2k RPM range.

If everyone on here really didn't get any turbo boost until 3k RPM, we'd be talking about lag times MUCH greater than 1.5-2 seconds. Go WOT on a 328i from 1400 RPM in 3rd or 4th gear, and tell me how long it takes to get to 3300. I'm betting it's a lot longer than 1.5-2 seconds. Probably 3-3.5s, and if we were talking about lag that long, then all the turbo techies here would have dropped their skepticism and semantic niggling long ago.
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I do not believe the wastegates are unconditionally held open until 3000 RPM. Just on a WOT from the 2k RPM range.
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..... To backtrack a little, the actuator problem (ie rattling) is caused by poor positioning and the wastegate diaphragm
not sealing properly against the turbo body. We know all this already, and we know that BMW released V29.2 software
to open the wastegates below 3000 revs to reduce the rattling. .....
Just going by the quote above, which I thought was pretty much the agreed to by all here as to how the v29.2 "fix" was implemented by BMW.
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i love my 335i with 29.1.1 E89X-08-03-520 its a beast it goes very nice
ATTENTION ALL.
Just ALLOW our friend residing in LITHUAINIA enjoy his remaining freedom of speech Mr. PUTIN is coming soon to unplug his internet and to confiscate his beast, and I see why many won't feel sorry!
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Hi,
I have a July 08 135, and I am very pissed about how laggy it is. The power delivery is not so bad, but the throttle response is just absolutely horrible.

I can floor the pedal in neutral for 1-2 seconds and the lag is so bad it doesn't come close to redline before I let off. Pedal delay is slightly under ~1sec and then there's a turbo spool delay for another ~2sec at low rpm. So the car doesn't haul ass until the dreaded ~3 seconds pass.

So what I gather from reading is that flashing the latest software will at least slightly improve my problem. Yes I have driven one of the first production 335's and this car is nowhere near as responsive and torquey in the low end.
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I have a July 08 135, and I am very pissed about how laggy it is. The power delivery is not so bad, but the throttle response is just absolutely horrible.
Yeah, the cynical side of me thinks BMW did this N54 detune due to the M3 release. The 2 events coincided in the same time frame last spring. Here we are 6 months plus from 29.2+ with no official word from BMW AG or BMW NA.

Although there seems to be encouraging news from European posters, I'd feel better if BMW stepped up.

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Hi,
I have a July 08 135, and I am very pissed about how laggy it is. The power delivery is not so bad, but the throttle response is just absolutely horrible.

I can floor the pedal in neutral for 1-2 seconds and the lag is so bad it doesn't come close to redline before I let off. Pedal delay is slightly under ~1sec and then there's a turbo spool delay for another ~2sec at low rpm. So the car doesn't haul ass until the dreaded ~3 seconds pass.

So what I gather from reading is that flashing the latest software will at least slightly improve my problem. Yes I have driven one of the first production 335's and this car is nowhere near as responsive and torquey in the low end.

Try a sprint booster....
http://www.sprintboostersales.com/
it will make the throttle alot more responsive... Won't help the lag though.
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Yeah, the cynical side of me thinks BMW did this N54 detune due to the M3 release. -B
This thought has crossed my mind several times.
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