Chip guru's( (namely ant) can you identify this?

[Dan318-is]

ok guys i remembered that when i fitted my viper chip into my old IS (god forgive me) that the old one i took out had some wierd numbers printed on it

i dug my old ECU out today and whipped the chip out an its a bizarre little number

on the front of it it says:

SC0064 5503
6378MD4 BBR
21-10-1997 BM

anyone got any idea where its from an if its any good?

out of a 318is people

[gcorky]

its a bbr fitted 0ct 97.....
sorry if this was the obvious ....

[Dan318-is]

anyone else?

[e30_Turbo]

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Alpina C35 2.7 Conv 12valve 225BHP
318is 16 valve inc Coup E36 166BHP

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BBR-GTi Ltd.
Unit One, Oxford Road,
Brackley, Northants,
NN13 7DY,
England.

Telephone: +44 (0) 1280 700800

Fax: +44 (0) 1280 705339

[Dan318-is]

chrikey

any other suggestions? it just seems a bit weird that the chip was replaced after 7 years?

its now in the car!

[gcorky]

well in the late 90s when fitted they were around 150-170 ish pound and the power increase is quoted at 166 now .this is for the starchip which it will have been.

[Dan318-is]

for a 1990 318is?

160 brake ?!

im going to fit it now

[tim_s]

sounds mate!
give them a buzz mate, see what they reckon! how did your last one compare to your current one? if it had that much increase you'd definitely know about it.... still doesn't explain why you had trouble with jayson's chip?

[Dan318-is]

mayeb the system was use to running this one?

i just installed it in the dark somehow, i have a spare ecu with standard chip incase it goes wrong, but i jsut started the car an it idled perfect

going for a drive to my birds in a mo so will update later

watch this thread people my search for a chip could be over!

[Lordschleife]

I'll be interested to hear how it goes!

[Ant]

The 318iS is a real parts bin, there are 3 common ECUs used, all of which require a specific motronic version and checksum. Thats why I stopped developing them and left it to others.

good luck with the "BBR", they are good chips, however IMHO their idea of customer service leaves a LOT to be desired

[Dan318-is]

good job i wont be dealing with them then!

hopefully il notice a difference, instead of just a mental one i had iwth my viper before realising it was slowly killing the car

will update after a long drive in a few hours lads

[jonbuoy]

good job i wont be dealing with them then!

hopefully il notice a difference, instead of just a mental one i had iwth my viper before realising it was slowly killing the car

will update after a long drive in a few hours lads

I've had the same problem with my Viper chip!
Stuck it on the roller's expecting a decent result, in a sence (M40), and was very disapointed
Put my original stock chip back in and everything is smooth and more responsive, trouble is it make's me fill like i'll be wasting my money buying a different chip

Does the Zone chip HONESTLY make a difference?

[Dan318-is]

i think the zone chip does

the amount of people that run it no one complains, at all, where as the viper it was 50/50

deffo worth it, i wud buy one if ant did em for the IS boys

[Ant]

jonbuoy. the M40 zone chip has been well recieved by the few that have purchased one, always been dissapointed by the lack of take up on those

chips can be a very personal thing, another mans gravy and all that, some people want more everywhere( where poss ) others want a peaky feeling, me, I'll take the former everytime

no disrespect to Jay please peeps, lets put all that behind us and keep '06 a happy place

[Dan318-is]

yep its all opinion, not dissing him at all just never caught on with that chip

so what exactly is the problem with the IS's ant? iv never quite understood it? i heard you did them for some time what was the problem with them?

[jonbuoy]

jonbuoy. the M40 zone chip has been well recieved by the few that have purchased one, always been dissapointed by the lack of take up on those

chips can be a very personal thing, another mans gravy and all that, some people want more everywhere( where poss ) others want a peaky feeling, me, I'll take the former everytime

no disrespect to Jay please peeps, lets put all that behind us and keep '06 a happy place

I might have to take you up on that geese, as long as it does make a difference
The chip i've got has spike's in it showing on the graph i got from the roller's It did'nt feel bad on the road as you had a thrust up your back side at 3500rpm and 4500rpm as it showed on the graph but travelling at 70mph meant i was running at 3300rpm and using load's of fuel for no reason
It was good fun for a while but the stock chip is just as good if not better considering i'm not using anywhere near as much fuel Just wasted money finding this out which has pissed me off

[Dan318-is]

ok peeps

went for a "spirited drive" to walton and back, about 30 mile round trip

i can only say that there is deffo more torque at high revs, overtakign above 3k was effortless.

low revs still not that good though

but deffo an improvement

[gcorky]

is your engine good state of tune to start with,plugs filters etc

[Kos]

is there an ecu and afm in the car i got off you dan?? would that be my chip!!!

[oguz327]

ok peeps

went for a "spirited drive" to walton and back, about 30 mile round trip

i can only say that there is deffo more torque at high revs, overtakign above 3k was effortless.

low revs still not that good though

but deffo an improvement

nice one dude, happy with that then

[Dan318-is]

gcorky, car has been immaculatly serviced its whole life, i have stakcs of paperwork. if u mean the old one then i have no idea about the history really

kos, funnily enough i do still have your afm mate in the garage. and a spare ECU if you want it? the chip is mine though

oguuz dude, im quite happy still need to do a bit more driving to see if there really is any difference. better still a rolling road!

[jonbuoy]

is your engine good state of tune to start with,plugs filters etc

If you mean't me mate then yes, everything is, "Tip Top"


Nice one Dan, sound's like a good move

[gcorky]

is your engine good state of tune to start with,plugs filters etc

If you mean't me mate then yes, everything is, "Tip Top"


Nice one Dan, sound's like a good move

no meant 318-is sorry

[Dan318-is]

my new one is tip top.

my old one, no idea. mate i had done a lot of servicing myself but jasons chip made it misfire n stuff

thats why today i drove to the redline to see if it was fuckign it up an it wasnt,no misfiring. next job is to get a mate to follow me an look for black smoke, another sign of overfueling that i got!

[jonbuoy]

I had a, "Viper 2 Ultimate" off of SwirlyE30 and that made it over fuel. I believe the expresion from the bloke at the Surrey Rolling Road was, "It's over fuelling like a Rover V8"
I should have just adjusted the afm at the MOT station but did'nt think about it and now i've broken one of the tag's off through rage
The chip i got off Jason is a, "Viper 2 Extreme". I was'nt that impressed with it so Jason offered to remap it for me, except i had to go to Birmingham for this from Essex but i wanted the best for my car So off me and the misses went and we remapped it going along the road. It seemed pretty alright but after a few day's the performance seem to die down and i found out that on the roller's it showed spike's on the graph where it was adding load's of fuel at different rpm's ie Spike's.

Chucked in the Stock chip and she's going back to her old self, getting alot better after 3500 rpm

[Kos]

I had a, "Viper 2 Ultimate" off of SwirlyE30 and that made it over fuel. I believe the expresion from the bloke at the Surrey Rolling Road was, "It's over fuelling like a Rover V8"
I should have just adjusted the afm at the MOT station but did'nt think about it and now i've broken one of the tag's off through rage
The chip i got off Jason is a, "Viper 2 Extreme". I was'nt that impressed with it so Jason offered to remap it for me, except i had to go to Birmingham for this from Essex but i wanted the best for my car So off me and the misses went and we remapped it going along the road. It seemed pretty alright but after a few day's the performance seem to die down and i found out that on the roller's it showed spike's on the graph where it was adding load's of fuel at different rpm's ie Spike's.

Chucked in the Stock chip and she's going back to her old self, getting alot better after 3500 rpm

another amazing bit of work from jason

[Dan318-is]

hmm imho, an not meaning to start shit, i would steer clear of that viper stuff

i would deffo try a zone chip jon

[Kos]

hmm imho, an not meaning to start shit, i would steer clear of that viper stuff

no just stating the facts

i could go on but it bores me now

i'll visit him one day at a bmw show

[Dan318-is]

Kos ever heard of BBR star chips? apparently they are good!

[jonbuoy]

hmm imho, an not meaning to start shit, i would steer clear of that viper stuff

i would deffo try a zone chip jon

I do want to try the Zone chip geese but i'm fed up with spending out and not getting result's
I'd be happy to have a test drive with the Zone chip tho..........Ant
Other zoner's will no doubt say it's because it's a 4 pot and M40 but this is the best M40 i've driven. I've been complimented on a few occasion's how quick it is for an M40 so i know there is more to come, especially how good my compression is, 180psi
I've been told i can do a lot with that

[Dan318-is]

whats that in normal ratings, about 12 bar innit?

[Kos]

brodie brittain racing, used to be a touring car driver in the 80's i thnk
theu used to build m20 2.5 with 235bhp and did turbou kits for almost any bm

very very good back in the day, when you were still in pampers!!

[jonbuoy]

whats that in normal ratings, about 12 bar innit?

I'm not sure mate. I done a compression test and it was 180psi on 1,3 & 4 and 170psi on 2

EDIT: 12.8 bar

[Dan318-is]

jon jsut get the chip dude its basically proven

im sure there are buyers on here if it doesnt work anyway

kos in the mid 90s i was out of pampers dude (just)

u rekon its worth the keep?