Meraki Autoworks

iTrader: (8)

sucks that we have to pay so much for power, you can get the gains of intake header exhaust and tune for an isf for the price of one little chip for a bmw.

I8ABMR

I agree 110%. In the end its about balance, skill, and seat time. Not saying it will not help on the street , but once you have had your car on the track you realize all that tuning to add a little power will still not drop your lap times like learning to drive. We all think we know how to drive.......but .......most have no clue how to handle the car at the limit. Still learning and looking forward to more track days !!

ISFpat

iTrader: (10)

Lol, for those of you who are comparing this to seat time is kind of ridiculous.. it serves its purpose to modify the vehicle the way we want it.

the whole argument of comparing this to seat time is like saying, I'd rather save $3-4k of buying new exhaust/headers and just put it into seat time, I'll end up being faster than those guys with headers/exhaust and no seat time.. well sure you might, but those guys with headers and exhaust did it for their own pleasure and other reasons rather than get achieve better lap times.

If you can't afford it, don't bash on it.

Mrd916

Pretty sure we all knew before we purchased our cars that there was no tuning solution. We all could have bought M3 or C63 for same price and had a tuneable monster of a car. Kind of funny we have threads about a slim chance of a possible tune and people get pissed when they find out it doesn't exist.

Compthis

iTrader: (1)

This has nothing to do with being able to afford it but if you want to be my financial planner because obviously you know my financial situation please PM me. You have no idea what you're talking about. Being spanked by a stock e46 M3 on a tire on a track made me realize I'd rather spend my money investing in me rather than the car. The car gets sold and so does the power, the talent stays with me for life. One track day could cost up to $1500 when it's comes to wear on your brakes, tires, fuel consumption and track time, and you leave with nothing more than with experience. I guess the ones who won't track can't afford it.....it's personal preference and I was just stating mine.

ilv1004s

iTrader: (8)

lol reading through some of the stuff u guys are saying is funny lol
i for one have a reflashed ecu performed by novel
and no it doesnt cost 1500000000
and yes it does work

Compthis

iTrader: (1)

Lol, What did you pay?

melbitoast

iTrader: (1)

Well SARD set the market b/t $3,000-$3,500, depending on what you want done, so NOVEL already has a price point to deal with. If they try to push that, their tune better provide better performance than SARDs. Otherwise, they won't find any buyers.

4TehNguyen

iTrader: (1)

so why the extensive mod list then? An ECU tune with power and response tweaks would make you even faster on the track than without. Thats a mod you get to enjoy 100% of the time whether youre on a track or not. And yes I have been road courses several times in my ISs. Mods unlock the cars and the drivers potential on the track. Its not just the car.

No idea why people are so against this ECU tune when for the longest time bolt ons is all this car had to offer.

RCB

iTrader: (18)

Yet another ECU tune thread going in the wrong direction. It's really like a broken record at this point guys so lets move on. The little bit of positive reinforcement we have seen is really nice.
Mrd916 really hit the nail on the head.

Compthis

iTrader: (1)

I also said this:

ISFpat

iTrader: (10)

Practice what you preach?

You can sell your mods easily for over $2-3k and pile up on tires and get you enough money to any track in the US. Thats money sitting on your car that could of given you more experience and become faster than any of those mods could have.

ISF4life

iTrader: (30)

I know its works because Taku = Novel bought an ISF smoky granite mica from the US and shipped to Japan , they have been working on it for a while now still waiting for the final stage

Compthis

iTrader: (1)

Now you're just being a total idiot. Spend $1000 in labour to recover $2000 dollars worth of modifications and run the risk of breaking things in the process for no reason. Then there is my time which I can't believe I'm wasting on you. I'm done justifying myself and my bankroll to you, Get a life.

Mods I'm sorry for this rude response but ISFPAT is off his rocker and needs to be brought down to speed, it must be ECU driving him over the edge.

DaveGS4

iTrader: (2)

OK guys knock if off.

If you've already stated your negative opinion in this or other threads, move on. Let the folks who do have interest discuss it without a repeat of past arguments.