G-Power Chip

I have searched using a bunch of different "key words" and came up with nothing. I was wondering if anyone has used and/or know anyone using a G-Power chip. They claim that a 325i will gain ~13hp with the chip only and ~18hp with the chip, intake and "rear silencer" (I have to imagine they mean exhaust, but I'm not 100% sure). You would have to email them for the prices.The site is listed below. Let me know, thanks.

http://www.g-power.de/952.html?L=1&c...#Produkt_Start

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Originally Posted by Messe46

I have searched using a bunch of different "key words" and came up with nothing. I was wondering if anyone has used and/or know anyone using a G-Power chip. They claim that a 325i will gain ~13hp with the chip only and ~18hp with the chip, intake and "rear silencer"

No. I don't believe it, also those HP numbers are crank & not at the wheel.
Call Active Autowerke's and ask them how much there software makes for
your car, then ask if that number is at the wheel. Then have them Email you
the dyno chart for your car. Turner Motorsport shows a dyno for your car
using the Shark Injector, 5.2hp & 5.5tq (software only), then 7.9hp & 6.3tq
with a intake, but they fail to mention if these numbers are at the crank or
rear wheels. You will usually lose between 17% and maybe as much as 20%
from the crank to the wheels. If you do buy the G-Power chip make sure you
dyno your car without & then with, so you can tell us about your results, and
the Lawsuit you bring against them for lying.

Merry Xmas,
Rob

Originally Posted by Rob43

No. I don't believe it, also those HP numbers are crank & not at the wheel.
Call Active Autowerke's and ask them how much there software makes for
your car, then ask if that number is at the wheel. Then have them Email you
the dyno chart for your car. Turner Motorsport shows a dyno for your car
using the Shark Injector, 5.2hp & 5.5tq (software only), then 7.9hp & 6.3tq
with a intake, but they fail to mention if these numbers are at the crank or
rear wheels. You will usually lose between 17% and maybe as much as 20%
from the crank to the wheels. If you do buy the G-Power chip make sure you
dyno your car without & then with, so you can tell us about your results, and
the Lawsuit you bring against them for lying.

Merry Xmas,
Rob

Dyno graphs measure power at the wheels

Originally Posted by I*do*Werke

Dyno graphs measure power at the wheels

NO THEY DON'T. Your making a very bad Assumption. Before the chassis
dyno there was the Engine dyno. I know a local speed shop that still uses
a engine dyno. Also all of these manufactures use Crank figures for ALL of
there HP numbers, it's much more impressive for BMW to show us that a 330ci
makes 225 hp than the 180 to 190 it really makes at the WHEEL. E46 M3, BMW
says 333hp but everyone knows it's really between 265 & 275 at the wheels.
SO if "dyno graphs measure power at the wheels" as you say, than EVERY
MANUFACTURER including BMW are lying to us.

Oh and Merry Xmas,
Rob

wow your a cocky mother fvcker

Originally Posted by Rob43

NO THEY DON'T. Your making a very bad Assumption. Before the chassis
dyno there was the Engine dyno. I know a local speed shop that still uses
a engine dyno. Also all of these manufactures use Crank figures for ALL of
there HP numbers, it's much more impressive for BMW to show us that a 330ci
makes 225 hp than the 180 to 190 it really makes at the WHEEL. E46 M3, BMW
says 333hp but everyone knows it's really between 265 & 275 at the wheels.
SO if "dyno graphs measure power at the wheels" as you say, than EVERY
MANUFACTURER including BMW are lying to us.

Oh and Merry Xmas,
Rob

This is where you are wrong. Who the fawk takes time to take the engine out and measure crank HP? All newer dynos measure HP at the wheels. Please ignore this guy.

Originally Posted by iDriftYou

This is where you are wrong. Who the fawk takes time to take the engine out and measure crank HP? All newer dynos measure HP at the wheels. Please ignore this guy.

Hey smarty, what do you think, that BMW, FORD, CHEVY, HARLEY DAVIDSON,
HONDA, TOYOTA.......the list is as long as your arm, MAGICALLY go from the
drawing board to an engine in a chassis ? All these manufactures make a lot
of different prototypes of there engines and run them ON A ENGINE DYNO
at the factory until they get engine to run the way they want it to. Including
the CRANK HP. Then it goes into the vehicle. You really need to do some research
before you go shoot'n your mouth off. Try "Google" you'll learn a lot,
then you can give people your so called expertise.

Rob

Originally Posted by Rob43

Hey smarty, what do you think, that BMW, FORD, CHEVY, HARLEY DAVIDSON,
HONDA, TOYOTA.......the list is as long as your arm, MAGICALLY go from the
drawing board to an engine in a chassis ? All these manufactures make a lot
of different prototypes of there engines and run them ON A ENGINE DYNO
at the factory until they get engine to run the way they want it to. Including
the CRANK HP. Then it goes into the vehicle. You really need to do some research
before you go shoot'n your mouth off. Try "Google" you'll learn a lot,
then you can give people your so called expertise.

Rob

The OP was asking if the tuning company's statements on hp gain were true. I highly doubt that they would take the motor out to dyno the engine with the performance software. I would also like to see the dyno graphs which you claim to have measured crank hp.

Oh and Merry Christmas, douche bag

Originally Posted by I*do*Werke

The OP was asking if the tuning company's statements on hp gain were true. I highly doubt that they would take the motor out to dyno the engine with the performance software. I would also like to see the dyno graphs which you claim to have measured crank hp.

Oh and Merry Christmas, douche bag

That is what I'm asking, thank you. I'm basically wondering how this software compares to others on the market. (ie: Conforti, Dinan, etc.)
I do thank everyone for any relevant information they contributed. But if anyone wants to argue about a dyno, you can leave my thread and start their own.

Back to the OP's original question, "if the tuning company's statements on hp gain were true". This is what they do. A company like G-Power, K&N, Conforti,......and so on, develop there performance product and dyno it on a
chassis dyno repeatedly. That "company" might pull 30,50, and even 100 or more different dyno runs, (they have the time & the money) at different temp's humidity and so on trying to get the absolute One Time Best HP number. When they finally get that one "best number", they take it and use a CALCULATION to go from wheel HP back
to Crank HP,(in this case 13hp) unless other wise stated. The crank HP number is bigger and more impressive, thus making you want to buy there product even more, not realizing that this number is not the real world "wheel horse power"
number.

Today i placed 2 calls, one to Harold Lin at HP Autowerks 805-892-2000, and
Chris at Horse Power Freaks "HPF" 503-256-5600. After talking to both
company's, both Chris and Harold agreed with me. Chris went on to say that
there 800 Hp M3 which is 800 at the wheels could be claimed to make hundreds more HP if they used a crank HP number to really impress everyone.

OP please go ahead and buy your 13hp tune, but if & when you chassis
dyno it and only get 3,4, or 5hp on your 325xi 2.5L, don't say know one
warned you.

Rob

haha

lets do some math.

13 hp. lets say they are saying this is fwhp, 15-20% drivetrain loss, figure on the high side at 20
13*.80= 10.4 HP

now this is assuming that drive train loss goes up liniarly with more power, which is arguably not true (your drive shaft wheels etc... will not take more HP to turn just because your car is making more HP, some friction losses will)

It is chip mfg's lying, not them taking an engine out of a car, not trying to justify it as FWHP. Its marketing.

Newer cars are tuned pretty well from the factory, I haven't ever seen a chip make more then about 10hp except on highly modified cars. BMW's I heard of much less then 10 hp. I would love to see dyno results for this one though

Originally Posted by tylerc

Its marketing........

Newer cars are tuned pretty well from the factory, I haven't ever seen a chip make more then about 10hp except on highly modified cars. BMW's I heard of much less then 10 hp. I would love to see dyno results for this one though

You never will see a dyno, at least one that we can trust. Good job tylerc
your right. OP this was never an attack on you or your tread, i like tylerc,
are just trying to show you that if every other software tuner out there selling
a tune for the NA E46/325 2.5L can only make a few HP, It's not likely (more
like marketing) that G-power can. If your serious about getting the best tune
for your Bimmer, call VAC Motorsports- Philadelphia PA, they're probably the closest to your
location that can really tune your car including in house dyno service for a true custom tune.

http://www.vacmotorsports.com/

Rob