Now it's a noticeable transition down a gear, and the acceleration is much better while at speed. It just kind of oozes into gear and slowly picks up speed. You know at let's say 40MPH, and flooring it.
What bugged me about my car, was it's highway speeds. Even just 20% throttle is put you in the seat faster from a stop. This isn't an OMG I'm as fast as an X5M, just that the car is now stronger down low, and I wasn't expecting the go fast peddle to be so sensitive.Ġ-20MPH is noticeably faster/stronger. However, just pulling out of my driveway, I misjudged the accelerator pedal, and it whipped my head back. Hey it's an excuse to leave the house! I live in downtown, so I'm stuck at a lot of lights, don't really exceed 40MPH. This bitch is needy at times.įirst drive out, simply drive about 4 miles each way to get gas at Costco. Driving impressions will come later as I need to walk the dog. The car starts, and there are no errors on the dash, or stored under the service information screen. Sorry blurry pick, but it'll clear all the stored DTC error codes in the ECU.Ī total of 25minutes, including saving a copy of stock ECU file, that I can save to my laptop via the Accessport Manager software. Plugging in, taking photos, looking at the OBD menu, to reading the ECU and flashing the Stage 1 map. Total time to write the new ECU tune, around 3-5minutes.Īt this point, I will note, I've spent about 20 or so minutes in the car. A few chimes here and there, and lights I have never seen before. A number of errors on the dash and screen. Do your own homework if this risk is worth it to you.ĭuring this time, your dash and chimes will go a little haywire. I made the assumption that my battery is in good condition, and took a gamble. Note while the Accessport warns you to use a battery charger/tender while flashing (As does the manual), I did not. It has begun, I assume there is no turning back here. *Note many of these may be based on 135i/335i tunes where they have more parts available than us. Stage 1 "sport," Stage 1 Aggressive, Stage 2, etc. The AccessPort starts to Read your ECU at this point (About 3-5min): Not sure what these are, but they were currently in my DME. If it's not a recognized DME, there is a process to upload your ECU image, to Cobb and they can build support for it. I have another OBD plug for my Subaru that sticks straight out, and it's annoying when logging data.Īt this point, the unit is powered on, and wants you to confirm your engine. I appreciate the 90 deg ODB plug that is out of the way. Next post will be plugging into the car, and uploading a tune.
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Powering on via my PC (Video) Click image to play video:Īll in all, a very nicely packaged system, and so far super simple to operate. In the nice neoprene case is your AccessPort, a spare colored bezel, a USB cable, and a dash clip:
The box opened (Rectangular box on left side holds a nice long OBD cable with a 90 deg plug, so it's out of the way when plugged in): Which BTW, their retail packaging is excellent.
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They have a number pre-made maps/tunes that you download through their It started in the Subaru world, then branched off to cover many other platforms like Mitsubishi, Ford, Mazda, BMW, and a few others. That said, what's an AccessPort? It's a handheld tuner, OBD scanner, Digital gauge and logging system. I also want to thank Import Image Racing (Florida) for such a great deal on the AccessPort, that was substantially lower in cost than MSRP (and other listed prices on the web) Not bad for a business to turn down money, easing my fears that the off the shelf tune is plenty sufficient. I also want to thank Cobb Tuning Surgeline in Portland Ore, for talking me out of a ProTune. Josh assured me based on my VIN, that the DME for my X5 and N55 engine would work with their existing tunes. First off thanks to Josh at Cobb Tuning in TX for answering my questions, and supporting me thoroughly, instead of the blanket "We don't support X5's," blanket statement I received from their Facebook page and via their sales email alias.
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