M50B25 with VANOS chips

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gudgeon
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Post Mon Feb 21, 2011 3:24 pm

Does anyone do chips for M50B25 VANOS?

Don't want anything wild/track, just looking for mild/street.

How can I best nudge the engine past 200bhp (assuming the block, head, injectors etc... are good)?

Cams? exhaust system?

Thanks
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Post Mon Feb 21, 2011 3:27 pm

Iv been after a chip for one of these for a while now,il be keeping my eye on this thread!
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Post Tue Feb 22, 2011 6:33 pm

+1
A 2 door e30 with 8 cylinders, what could be better winkeye :D
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Post Tue Feb 22, 2011 6:49 pm

Never seen generic chips for the vanos lumps
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Post Tue Feb 22, 2011 7:01 pm

BMW did such a good job in the first place?

Custom remap worth anything (streetable)?

I have to confess I was considering one of these:
http://www.e30zone.net/modules.php?name ... 0+manifold
But I imagine to get most benefit out of your money you'd need an S50.

I guess cams get complicated with VANOS, and most likely will just shift the torque up the rev range a bit.
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Post Tue Feb 22, 2011 7:13 pm

E30BeemerLad wrote:Never seen generic chips for the vanos lumps
mine came from here http://www.dsylva-tech.ca/ and it works very well :D
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Post Tue Feb 22, 2011 7:22 pm

How much was it,and what differences did it make?
Were there different types of chip,ie like speedtouches wild or mild chips?
Thanks for the link geeza!
:D
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Post Tue Feb 22, 2011 7:42 pm

macas wrote:How much was it,and what differences did it make?
Were there different types of chip,ie like speedtouches wild or mild chips?
Thanks for the link geeza!
:D
i was lucky enough to get mine from ebay 2nd hand and cheap