12-06-2018, 09:02 AM | #1 |
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Big turbo, stock tune
I plan on going to a larger turbo, FMIC and tune. I'd also like to do everything myself BUT the turbo replacement requires an electronic wastegate calibration and I don't have the equipment necessary. That brings me to my question. I plan on having a BMW dealership do the turbo swap on my vehicle while it's bone stock. My question is, can I drive the vehicle this way 90 miles to my house? Once I get it home I'll do the intercooler and tune. TIA.
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12-06-2018, 10:12 AM | #2 |
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I was thinking (maybe wrongly) that the MAF would monitor air flow still and the O2's would check mixture and the DME would still control everything. If I stayed out of the throttle it might be ok but all of that was guess on my part.
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12-06-2018, 12:01 PM | #7 |
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If I was an SA with a brain, having just supervised a big turbo install, I'd be much more concerned/likely to flag car if I saw the owner drive off without a tune than I would if I saw the owner tuning the car in the parking lot.
Towing is of course an option, but just seems like a waste. |
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Call me naive but, the "big" turbo is nothing more than a stock turbo with a slightly bigger compressor that creates more flow. How would driving it 90 miles conservatively cause any damage? Ask the tech who's installing the turbo if it's ok to do so.
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12-06-2018, 01:16 PM | #11 |
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I wanted to install the FMIC and intake and charge pipes first plus if something were to screw up I really didn't want it to happen there.
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12-06-2018, 08:12 PM | #13 |
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You'll be fine. I have the Dinan turbo and before getting a custom tune I ran a BM3 stage 2 map for a few hundred miles, regularly hammering it with no issues. If you are really worried about it just stay off boost.
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Did you ever run the turbo with stock tune? The more I think about this the more I think it'll be OK. |
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