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Old 05-11-2021, 01:30 PM
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who's your favorite ecu tuning co. and why. seem's like everybody and their mom has a tune, r they piggy backing from renntech or weistec and then rebranding?
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who's your favorite ecu tuning co. and why. seem's like everybody and their mom has a tune, r they piggy backing from renntech or weistec and then rebranding?
Anyone had AMR ECU tune??
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To piggyback on that (no pun intended), are there any that offer a warranty similar to what Dinan did with BMW?
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To piggyback on that (no pun intended), are there any that offer a warranty similar to what Dinan did with BMW?
I haven't seen that, but I had heard that RENNtech used to sell through select Mercedes dealerships much like Dinan - it would be hard to consider that RENNtech was modification when its a dealer installed part (don't know this to be true though - just hearsay).

Personally, my thought is that when Steve Dinan sold the company and it moved East, i think their RnD and general quality control took a nosedive. It's just not the same as it used to be - Morgan Hill was like a big race shop that sold a little bit of product.
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I've had DME on 2 of my wagons, currently on the 2018. No issues or CEL's. The customer service they've provided me has been great, since I'm kind of a rookie on this subject. On the the 2015 it got rid of the Eco button.
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I originally went with Renntech HHT as there is a dealer next to my office. It’s extremely easy to use just plug it into OBD wait 2 mins light turns green and done. I did have one issue but it was resolved supposedly wasn’t caused by the HHT. I loved the simplicity of it, but I am a disappointed as they only offer a stg 1 map, so if you run DP’s they do not offer a second map to get more power. I switched to DME stg 1 with the intention of getting the stg 2 but never made it that far. DME Has great customer service, they walk me through the Mygenuis instructions each time as I am not savy with it. I believe it does pull harder with the DME tune and I got with the additional burble so a few more pops after shifts (nothing crazy). No issues with it at all I only wish it was as simple as the Renntech HHT for install. Maybe I’ll go stage 2 after I hit 30k miles.
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I originally went with Renntech HHT as there is a dealer next to my office. It’s extremely easy to use just plug it into OBD wait 2 mins light turns green and done. I did have one issue but it was resolved supposedly wasn’t caused by the HHT. I loved the simplicity of it, but I am a disappointed as they only offer a stg 1 map, so if you run DP’s they do not offer a second map to get more power. I switched to DME stg 1 with the intention of getting the stg 2 but never made it that far. DME Has great customer service, they walk me through the Mygenuis instructions each time as I am not savy with it. I believe it does pull harder with the DME tune and I got with the additional burble so a few more pops after shifts (nothing crazy). No issues with it at all I only wish it was as simple as the Renntech HHT for install. Maybe I’ll go stage 2 after I hit 30k miles.
What gains does DME stage 1 give you??
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I haven’t gotten around to getting the car dnyod so I apologize I don’t have proof of the gains just going off the butt dyno.
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I haven’t gotten around to getting the car dnyod so I apologize I don’t have proof of the gains just going off the butt dyno.
just looked on there web page healthy gains
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i was thinking about renntech because of their reputation and quality but then someone explained all their research is from higher octane gas offered in florida and i will get different performance here in california w/ their tune...
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I am also in CA, when purchased I did have to state 91 octane.
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I am also in CA, when purchased I did have to state 91 octane.
why you guys only got 91 octane over there we have shell v power here 99 octane??
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why you guys only got 91 octane over there we have shell v power here 99 octane??
HA, well, that would probably have a cost of about $6.50 a gallon out here! Prices start in/around $4 bucks a gallon and for 91 your knocking on the door of $5 bucks.

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HA, well, that would probably have a cost of about $6.50 a gallon out here! Prices start in/around $4 bucks a gallon and for 91 your knocking on the door of $5 bucks.
Dunno what it is a gallon here about £85 to fill up!
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Dunno what it is a gallon here about £85 to fill up!
that's a mic drop. The American gallon is 3.78 ltrs. The average price in Europe is about $1.80 USD / liter. So, $6.80 per gallon, or $95 bucks to fill.
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that's a mic drop. The American gallon is 3.78 ltrs. The average price in Europe is about $1.80 USD / liter. So, $6.80 per gallon, or $95 bucks to fill.
£141.3p for a litre in GB apparently, 4.54 ltrs per GB gallon! honestly never look at pump prices just fill up
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gas has doubled from same time last year. they say the hack of the gas pipeline is the problem, lol......
gotta love the liberal administration
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gas has doubled from same time last year. they say the hack of the gas pipeline is the problem, lol......
gotta love the liberal administration
Don't care either way liberal or conservative, but I gotta say....if a pandemic is a policy to reduce gas prices, I will gladly take $3-$4/gallon not to have one
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£141.3p for a litre in GB apparently, 4.54 ltrs per GB gallon! honestly never look at pump prices just fill up
you win...$7.52 USD per US Gallon
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I haven't seen that, but I had heard that RENNtech used to sell through select Mercedes dealerships much like Dinan - it would be hard to consider that RENNtech was modification when its a dealer installed part (don't know this to be true though - just hearsay).

Personally, my thought is that when Steve Dinan sold the company and it moved East, i think their RnD and general quality control took a nosedive. It's just not the same as it used to be - Morgan Hill was like a big race shop that sold a little bit of product.
I can say with definite real-world examples that that would be a false assertion. Mine and one other E63s were status R'ed with dealer installed Renntech. It is safer to have the Rentech done on your own than through the dealer cos there is a record at that time.

Status R simply means all repairs have to be approved by an AMG regional rep. When I say all, I mean ALL. My knob stopped working and took 2 weeks to replace cos the rep had to approve and he was behind and I was status R for a Renntech tune that was dealer installed (this was in 2018 so no covid delays here)
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Mine has 800 PS and 1,000 NM via Brabus. No issues at all after 7,000 miles. Expensive but safe with warranty, you get what you pay for
can we get a video clip of the sound,
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Mine has 800 PS and 1,000 NM via Brabus. No issues at all after 7,000 miles. Expensive but safe with warranty, you get what you pay for
you get 186mph or VMAX??
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can we get a video clip of the sound,
I'll see what I can do but sounds fabulous in Race and its still running the OEM downpipes as you'd expect from Brabus with TUV and warranty. Could probably be a lot louder.

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you get 186mph or VMAX??
Brabus set the VMAX at 186mph and put a nice sticker in the engine bay to remind you








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