Power Up Your X1!! Power tuning?

[Xeins]

Hi.

Does anyone ever tried to increase the power of your engine with any kind of power-box, chips, bmw OEM power upgrade?

Does it works? Whats the diference? Fuel economy?

[tompak23d]

Well. I am getting to in a few weeks, My 23d feels a bit tired. This is in Sweden by the famous company Dahlbäck Racing. I will for sure let you know
the result...

[Xeins]

Originally Posted by tompak23d

Well. I am getting to in a few weeks, My 23d feels a bit tired. This is in Sweden by the famous company Dahlbäck Racing. I will for sure let you know
the result...

Great!!! Let us all know the results couse theres a lot of stuff in the market and we doubt that all them promisses what they say........

[Blue Bottle]

and the result is...

Anyone chiped their X1 yet ?

[burgman]

yes,i have power up my x1 18d to 192 hp.Fuel economy 6.8,exacly like before.My car have more torck(390nw),but my first bmw 320d(e46)with 180 cv feel faster than my x1 now ,i dont know...

[Tiboon]

Originally Posted by burgman

yes,i have power up my x1 18d to 192 hp.Fuel economy 6.8,exacly like before.My car have more torck(390nw),but my first bmw 320d(e46)with 180 cv feel faster than my x1 now ,i dont know...

E46 20d weight cca 1350kg
X1 18d cca 1550kg + bigger Air Resistance

here is problem

[gIzzE]

I have a Spider Tuning box on my sDrive 18d, makes a hell of a difference to it.

[Blue Bottle]

Tell us more gIzzI. Does it effect fuel consumption much and how much was it to be fitted ?

[gIzzE]

I bought the 18d sDrive as it was a second car and for the first time in 10 years a company car, I wanted it to be cheap on my personal benefit in kind tax.
I have had 2 1 series and 2 E91's so wanted something different, so decided to buy the X1 and go for a manual to keep it cheap.
I never expected the 18d to be a rocket, but also knew it would never feel slow. To be fair to it I was quite impressed, it was quite nippy and never got left behind on the road.
however I had put a Spider tuning box on my 2007 320d and that made a huge difference, and I could feel the X1 was slower than my standard 320d, so I bought a Spider box off a member used and stuck it on.

The difference is very, very big.
It now feels quicker than my standard E91 320d, and it feels a lot lighter on its feet too, it revs much more freely and and pulls right up to 4500rpm, however I now use less of the rev range on a daily basis.

I removed the Clutch Delay Valve as well, and this has transformed the car more than any tuning box in my humble opinion, the car is so much easier to drive and now the annoying judder can be controlled far easier, the clutch feels light and responsive.
We nearly got rid of the car after 4 weeks because of the clutch, a simple 15 minute mod has transformed it.

All in all 2 mods that I think anyone should do.

I went from a 335i E91 to a 320d E91 and with the same tuning box it was 214bhp on a rolling road, and it felt great, never felt lacking in any way and felt lighter and more nimble than a 330d as well.


The fuel consumption is the one area where I have been extremely disappointed with teh 18d, I was getting around 39mpg measured, 7.2l/100km, however I didn't realise the gearing on teh 18d was so different to the 20d, if I had I would have bought the 20d.
18d likes to sit at 65mph, I like to sit at 80mph, at 80mph it is showing 40mpg.
The 20d will sit happily at 80mph and return around 48mpg.

With the box on I am now averaging 43mpg measured, 6.6L/100km, so a definite improvement.

All in all I am very happy with it.

[Blue Bottle]

gIzzE,

Many thanks for that, for the benifit of others I just looked up this device (see link) , sounds good, anyone else done this mod to the clutch delay valve ?
http://www.dieseltuning.co.uk/

I get my 2L X1 in Jan so will consider this box soon after...

Rgds

BB

[gIzzE]

If you look on e90post hundreds of people have done the mod, same on the 1 series or e46 sites.
BMW restrict the flow of the clutch fluid so the clutch is harder to press down but also means that is comes up slower, so if you just take your foot off the clutch it will not bang and cause wear on the parts.

It was brought in when Americans who wanted to drive a 'stick' kept knackering the clutches.

But it ruins what is a pretty decent manual 'box.


http://www.1addicts.com/forums/showthread.php?t=558362

[rafaelfontoura]

Originally Posted by Xeins

Hi.

Does anyone ever tried to increase the power of your engine with any kind of power-box, chips, bmw OEM power upgrade?

Does it works? Whats the diference? Fuel economy?

Hallo
I have got sdrive 18i and a year ago a power up to 180 cv ( before it had 150 cv ) . i have felt the my x1 much better (the torque and speed )instead of the increase of consuption.
Another importante stuff was reset the gearbox.
regards

[Douggie]

Originally Posted by rafaelfontoura

Hallo
I have got sdrive 18i and a year ago a power up to 180 cv ( before it had 150 cv ) . i have felt the my x1 much better (the torque and speed )instead of the increase of consuption.
Another importante stuff was reset the gearbox.
regards

Can you please share what type of mod/chip did you do to get a petrol sdrive 18i to have that kind of power? I know it is common for diesel cars, but haven't heard much for petrol cars. Thanks.

[manicm]

rafaelfontoura - I'd also like to know - did BMW do the upgrade, and how does the gearbox behave now?

[Blue Bottle]

and if you do the changes should you tell your insurance company about the changes and will it effect warranty ?

[danyro]

Hi guys,

How many of you have automatic transmission?

Does anybody knows on a x18d gearbox what is the maximum torque?

cheers,

d.

[rob_378]

Powerchip is avialable for the 2.0 diesel. Unfortunately nothing for the 2.0 petrol.
For diesel owners here is the website:

http://www.powerchipgroup.com/intera...sp?pid=Bmw0332

[rob_378]

Here's the main POWERCHIP website so you can choose your location:

http://www.powerchipgroup.com/choice...hipgroup%2Ecom

[danyro]

I am wondering if my automatic gearbox installed on my x18d will support 390nm torque if i will install the spider performance box.
they are saying that there should be no problem if you are gentle with the car and you are not abuse of the extra power.

that is the reason why I am asking you if you have chipped your cars which have automatic transmission.

cheers

d.

[gIzzE]

I have had the same box on my older E91 320d touring auto and it was fine, if it is pushing it torque wise you usually get some transmission judder, but it was fine.

[Edmom5]

Started this thread last year on my 23d


http://e84.xbimmers.com/forums/showthread.php?t=579939
Cheers