Cooper SD ECU Remap verdict.

[mikeytaylor88]

My Cooper SD is booked in tomorrow with Performance Torque tuning specialists for an ECU Remap!!!

I thought I would share the outcome of the £395 I will have spent on having this done as I struggled to find any feedback from people to see if it is really worth it. I have been told to expect around 35hp and 60-70nm torque increase so in theory this should be money well spent.

Will keep you posted!!

[mikeytaylor88]

24 hours on.......... VERY HAPPY!!!!!

The difference the remap has made to the cars performance is amazing it now drives like I would have expected a cooper SD to drive!!

The torque increase is amazing and on an eco note I managed to get 8 mpg more than what I normally get on my daily motorway commute.

The car was running at 143bhp on the dyno results prior to remap and over 180bhp after.

A must have cooper SD modification!!!

[gareth3685]

Quote: Originally Posted by mikeytaylor88 (original)

24 hours on.......... VERY HAPPY!!!!!

The difference the remap has made to the cars performance is amazing it now drives like I would have expected a cooper SD to drive!!

The torque increase is amazing and on an eco note I managed to get 8 mpg more than what I normally get on my daily motorway commute.

The car was running at 143bhp on the dyno results prior to remap and over 180bhp after.

A must have cooper SD modification!!!

Thats good to finally hear some feedback from someone who has had their ECU chipped.

I'm very tempted but to be honest I'm pretty happy with the current performance. Better consumption aids the argument though.

[Nick_from_Suffolk]

I assume this is a one-off re-map. If the ECU were to be subsequently re-flashed by BME then the map would be lost.

I used to have an uploadable Evolve map on my Dooper, accessed via the OBD. That was useful as I could change the map back to standard when the car went in for a service.

But 180/370 are impressive figures and even were that to be at no loss in mpg it would be so very very tempting. Perhaps an idea for Spring when the weather willb e getting better as opposed to now, with dark nights, wet roads, leaves and icy conditions later to look forward to.

[mikeytaylor88]

Yes it is a one off remap but the company I use said if it was to be removed they would load it back on free of charge. They have assured me that the remap is invisible to BMW so hopefully this is the case :s

As you say maybe a modification to consider in the spring now as it can struggle to put the power down if the roads are wet as it has so much more power.

[lukeyp]

Quote: Originally Posted by mikeytaylor88 (original)

My Cooper SD is booked in tomorrow with Performance Torque tuning specialists for an ECU Remap!!!

I thought I would share the outcome of the £395 I will have spent on having this done as I struggled to find any feedback from people to see if it is really worth it. I have been told to expect around 35hp and 60-70nm torque increase so in theory this should be money well spent.

Will keep you posted!!

jus got my countryman sd done by dms its no a rocket with more mpg they took it from a 1.8 to a 2liter and then remampd it its go 202 brake horse power and around 300nm torque 1st and 2nd not much difference evry think aboth is ridiculous shes now 2 much

[lukeyp]

Quote: Originally Posted by mikeytaylor88 (original)

My Cooper SD is booked in tomorrow with Performance Torque tuning specialists for an ECU Remap!!!

I thought I would share the outcome of the £395 I will have spent on having this done as I struggled to find any feedback from people to see if it is really worth it. I have been told to expect around 35hp and 60-70nm torque increase so in theory this should be money well spent.

Will keep you posted!!

jus got my countryman sd done by dms its now a rocket with more mpg they took it from a 1.8 to a 2 litre and then remaped it its go 202 brake horse power and around 300nm torque 1st and 2nd not much difference everything above is ridiculous shes now 2 much

[mikeytaylor88]

Quote: Originally Posted by lukeyp (original)

jus got my countryman sd done by dms its now a rocket with more mpg they took it from a 1.8 to a 2 litre and then remaped it its go 202 brake horse power and around 300nm torque 1st and 2nd not much difference everything above is ridiculous shes now 2 much

Sounds like you are as impressed as me with your remap! you said it's gone from a 1.8 to a 2 litre do you mean from a 118d to a 120d? as they are still both 2 litre???

[lukeyp]

yeah its gone from a 118d to a 120d

[blade929]

Quote: Originally Posted by lukeyp (original)

yeah its gone from a 118d to a 120d

Was the car checked on a Dyno? Curious to know what the starting BHP was.

also, an idea of the price would be good.


I thought a 118d and a 120d had different bits bolted to them, injectors, possibly turbo etc ?

[lukeyp]

Quote: Originally Posted by blade929 (original)

Was the car checked on a Dyno? Curious to know what the starting BHP was.

also, an idea of the price would be good.


I thought a 118d and a 120d had different bits bolted to them, injectors, possibly turbo etc ?

yeah it went on the dyno. it was 146 brake . to 202 brake the best 600 hundred i ever spent.

[blade929]

Quote: Originally Posted by lukeyp (original)

yeah it went on the dyno. it was 146 brake . to 202 brake the best 600 hundred i ever spent.

Jeez, that thing must move now.


So to hit 202bhp, did you have any hardware changed ? exhausts, air filters etc.

Having been around lots of BMW forums in the past, I have not heard of a 118d engine going up to a remapped 120d bhp without other mods. Fair ply to DMS if they have done it, but as mentioned, I am pretty sure the 118d and 120d in standard spec are more than just a "remap" or ECU change apart.

I do stand to be corrected though

[KiwiRob]

Quote: Originally Posted by lukeyp (original)

yeah it went on the dyno. it was 146 brake . to 202 brake the best 600 hundred i ever spent.

I have trouble believing this, I had a 2009 318D, I searched long and hard for a tune and never found anything that took it much past 180hp, which is what I got from superchips. Even the big boys in BMW tuning AC Schnitzer and Hartge, don't offer power upgrades like that for the X18 models. The reason for this is that the X18 engine has a smaller turbo and injectors than the X20 engine, the same smaller turbo and injectors are also fitted to the SD engine.

[mikeytaylor88]

I did not think without changing the hardware such as injectors you could get it to 200hp. If you see the start of the post I used performance torque one of the site sponsors and paid £395 without any hardware changes and achieved 185hp which was one of the best results I could find.

[lukeyp]

Quote: Originally Posted by KiwiRob (original)

I have trouble believing this, I had a 2009 318D, I searched long and hard for a tune and never found anything that took it much past 180hp, which is what I got from superchips. Even the big boys in BMW tuning AC Schnitzer and Hartge, don't offer power upgrades like that for the X18 models. The reason for this is that the X18 engine has a smaller turbo and injectors than the X20 engine, the same smaller turbo and injectors are also fitted to the SD engine.

i would have no reason lying about my car its pointless make a phone call 2 dms and ask all the questions u need 2 no