how do i tell

[Messenjah]

ive bought a 325 that has supposedly been chipped .. how do i find out if the seller was telling porkies .. ?

ive not driven a standard one and this one is an auto so slower then a standard manual neway

just wanna find out if he was or wasnt lying really

[SPADGE]

Pull the ecu lid off and see what is inside

[Messenjah]

easy as that wicked ... where is the ecu ... hope i can get to it one handed

[Messenjah]

and thats why i should use the search tool its above my right knee and i need to drop the trim under the steering wheel

[Messenjah]

ok well the chip in this one says m20b25 alpina 192bhp



now that is a wild claim for a m20b25 which i guess is otherwise standard but i would kinda like to get it on a RR to see what it actually makes lol

[gareth]

it's probably a clone of the alpina chip but unless you have the 6 branch manifold, head work and cam to go with it, 192bhp is just a tad unlikely

[Ze-German]

it's probably a clone of the alpina chip but unless you have the 6 branch manifold, head work and cam to go with it, 192bhp is just a tad unlikely

not unlikely but optimistic you never know he could have although i highly doubt it!

[gareth]

if it's 'been chipped' then that suggests it's not been worked over by alpina or similar

if 192bhp could be achieved with a chip alone, not many folks would go to the effort of fitting a 24V m50 to get that power....

[Alex]

Plant your foot to the floor and find rev limit

[Barx325i]

I thought chipping an auto wasn't a plan generally

[320ise]

somtimes depensing on the chip people put a sticker on the ecu.

[casper8r]

edited: nothing to see here, move along.

[magpie]

^he he,