This past Firday we have spent almost a full day tuning E46M3 and E39M5. Powerchips came out with their full crew and their software tools. The results can be seen here:

M5 board

MB software will be available next week. We are going to start with our C32, other MB will follow right after.

We are very happy and excited to work with Powerchips on the future products.

What kind of gains were achieved on the e46 m3?

13 HP gain on the M3 with a Cold Air Intake and a X-pipe. Done on 91 octane fuel.

Gimpy: No HP gains yet. We are going back for more tuning soon.

Turbo2: That was on M5, not M3.

Vadim-
Read it too fast, thanks for correcting me.

Does evosport have any products that give good hp gains for the m3?

Here is a list of R&D cars we are developing parts for at the present time:

1. C32 - obviously
2. E46 M3
3. E39 M5
4. E36 M3
5. CLK430
6. W210 E55
7. E39 540 Auto
8. E39 540 6-speed
9. E39 528i Auto
10. E46 323i
11. E46 330i
12. CLK55
13. SL55 incoming
14. W 211 E55 incoming

Most we own, some we borrow and the rest are donated.

For E46M3 we have Underdrive Pulleys and other partas available. Here is link:

E46 M3 parts

Gimpy,

Just by changing the E46 M3 exhaust and resonator, you can pick up 10hp at the wheels (unlike most cars). Our UD pulleys will add 8-12hp. There are also headers, lightweight components, etc to make the car better/faster.

will the powerchip be able to remove Vmax??

Jerry

Jerry: Yes.

Vadim,

Can the rev-limiter rpm be increased? I am tired of my car hitting the rev-limiter on the 1-2 shift!

Zeppelin: Yes. I will have info very shortly.

Rev-limiter increased, Wow !

Would over reving not kill the engine in the long run ?

Going from 6220 to 6400 rpm should not be a problem.

sticky2 and others interested. i got underdrive pulleys for my m coupe (same engine as e46m3) a few weeks ago. dyno runs revealed 284.9whp a 10hp gain from stock, the power gain is very apparent, you will notice it.

Vadim,

How long would you need a car for to do the proper R&D?

It depends on what is being done. To properly tune a car it can take anywhere from an hour to a full day. It all depends on tuning software and what is being done.

We setup April 18th, 2003 as MB tuning day with POWERCHIPS. Besides C32, there will be several other AMG models.

Good news !
vadim, here is a link for your "target rpm" setting.
Link : http://www.lancer-evolution.com/asso/regist.html

C32AMG need 6500 rpm to cross the 300 km/hr boundry.

I'm going to keep an eye on this thread, I still don't know what chip to put in my car.