Hello Ladies & Gents,
Just joined the group after months of reading hints and tips from the forums.
My girlfriend has a 2016 E89 M Sport 18i in white, an amazing example that must have led a very pampered life prior to her buying it last summer. We've honoured the previous owner's love & care (although we can't fit the vehicle in our garage) but feel that the time has come to unleash some of the car's hidden potential. We're in Northamptonshire, in the UK.
First on the list was tyres, the steering always seemed vague and the ride excessively crashy to me. So the original Bridgestone runflats (that still had about 4mm of tread) were replaced last week with Michelin Pilot Sport 4 all round, for less than £400 on 18's. It's made a vast improvement to the way the car drives and handles.
Next up is a remap. Superchips (or rather the company that purchased the Superchips brand) are coming to remap the car this coming Wednesday, at a price of approx £270. I've had lots of cars remapped in the past, mostly VAG but also an Infiniti and Honda, but the promised addition of approx 120 BHP and a huge increase in torque will be the most pronounced change to a vehicle that I've ever experienced from a remap alone. I'm looking forward to this, but my girlfriend is a touch "scared'. I'm sure she'll be fine once it's done, and she does love driving my car, which is quite quick by most measures (Tesla Model 3 Performance).
After this, I'm hoping to recalibrate the TCU to improve the somewhat leisurely pace that the auto gearbox shifts. The increased torque from the remap may go someway to correcting this and I'll know in a few days time, I suppose. If anybody has had their Z4's TCU recalibrated, I'd be very interested to hear about your experience.
She's also keen to retrofit the Apple Carplay/Android Auto unit. Having watched install videos and read the forums, I think I'd rather pass this job across to someone more experienced than me to do. If you have any recommendations regarding where I might be able to have this fitter, I'd be most grateful.
And last but not least.... Golf Tee Mod, I'm not sure it's worth doing on a 4 cylinder engine, but I think I'll give it a try anyway.
Thanks for reading, I hope I can make a useful contribution to the group.
Damo
Just joined the group after months of reading hints and tips from the forums.
My girlfriend has a 2016 E89 M Sport 18i in white, an amazing example that must have led a very pampered life prior to her buying it last summer. We've honoured the previous owner's love & care (although we can't fit the vehicle in our garage) but feel that the time has come to unleash some of the car's hidden potential. We're in Northamptonshire, in the UK.
First on the list was tyres, the steering always seemed vague and the ride excessively crashy to me. So the original Bridgestone runflats (that still had about 4mm of tread) were replaced last week with Michelin Pilot Sport 4 all round, for less than £400 on 18's. It's made a vast improvement to the way the car drives and handles.
Next up is a remap. Superchips (or rather the company that purchased the Superchips brand) are coming to remap the car this coming Wednesday, at a price of approx £270. I've had lots of cars remapped in the past, mostly VAG but also an Infiniti and Honda, but the promised addition of approx 120 BHP and a huge increase in torque will be the most pronounced change to a vehicle that I've ever experienced from a remap alone. I'm looking forward to this, but my girlfriend is a touch "scared'. I'm sure she'll be fine once it's done, and she does love driving my car, which is quite quick by most measures (Tesla Model 3 Performance).
After this, I'm hoping to recalibrate the TCU to improve the somewhat leisurely pace that the auto gearbox shifts. The increased torque from the remap may go someway to correcting this and I'll know in a few days time, I suppose. If anybody has had their Z4's TCU recalibrated, I'd be very interested to hear about your experience.
She's also keen to retrofit the Apple Carplay/Android Auto unit. Having watched install videos and read the forums, I think I'd rather pass this job across to someone more experienced than me to do. If you have any recommendations regarding where I might be able to have this fitter, I'd be most grateful.
And last but not least.... Golf Tee Mod, I'm not sure it's worth doing on a 4 cylinder engine, but I think I'll give it a try anyway.
Thanks for reading, I hope I can make a useful contribution to the group.
Damo
North West Surrey
At the summit of the picturesque fens
