I've added a Racechip on my G30 520d and it transforms the car. Only last week I had to take it for a service and I usually remove it, and the car suddenly felt so sluggish. With the Racechip back on, the car feels more responsive and just makes it a different car. I also want to add I usually keep it in Eco mode and that adds more toruqe and only a little extra hp. Racechip won't give the figures, but I'm guessing about 200bhp up from 190bhp, but the torque difference is something else! I'd love an M240i next, and with a Racechip of course :)
Yeah I really like it too, except for the details you mention, to which I'll add that I really don't like all the buttons moved into the screen. Apart from that, the LCI is really nice, especially the rear which looks way more agressive than the pre-LCI, certainly with the M-sport package. Also cool that you now, except for some minor blue accents on the highest trim, get the same daytime running lights no matter which light unit you option. If I had known that beforehand I wouldn't have optioned the matrix LED's. I really didn't like the first two tiers of DRL's on the pre-LCI so I went for the matrix on the LCI to get the "full" DRL's, which turned out to not be necessary
I understand missing the gear lever but honestly, after owning a car with a gear lever beside the cupholders, i can see why they are starting to shrink them 😂
I would always go MHD + XHP on this cars if ECU can be unlocked. Only reason to go for a box is the hope of people not to void warranty on these brand new cars which maybe on a lease. And that’s a big gamble in case of major engine problems.
So what do I do? Still one year warranty left... go for tuningbox like this one for 1-2 years and then do full stage 2 tuning, or wait for another year of stock/warranty before I go to stage 2?
BMW techs can still tell the car was modified with a racechip or JB4. The parameters are logged by the DME and it would be pretty obvious to see the car was making way more power than stock. So you will likely void any powertrain warrant claims if you modify the boost pressure in any fashion.
@@Becausefamilycar did they tune it to you and confirmed numbers on dyno? Or did you buy RaceChip and now just want to defend your decision? It is definitely better than nothing, but every proper remap will always be miles better. Is just no comparison.
@@jamiemagdeleyns9152 not true unfortunately. Every overboost above stock thresholds will be logged, even though car will not show a remap it is still something that bmw can refuse your warranty for
@@LooK253 if you find a cool dealer it is good and ask what could happen if something went wrong with it while you had a piggyback on I’m sure there are dealers cool with it
@@Brandon-kg3pl hi, now I have potenza s001 runflat. I'm afraid changing to ps4 that are no run flats and softer, the behavior of the car changes because of springs and sine-blocks designed to run flat Kind regards
The perfect Daily! 🔥
I've added a Racechip on my G30 520d and it transforms the car. Only last week I had to take it for a service and I usually remove it, and the car suddenly felt so sluggish. With the Racechip back on, the car feels more responsive and just makes it a different car. I also want to add I usually keep it in Eco mode and that adds more toruqe and only a little extra hp. Racechip won't give the figures, but I'm guessing about 200bhp up from 190bhp, but the torque difference is something else! I'd love an M240i next, and with a Racechip of course :)
LCI is nice to look at. Just not a fan of the exhaust or the lack of gear lever.
Alpina B3 has it all
Yeah I really like it too, except for the details you mention, to which I'll add that I really don't like all the buttons moved into the screen. Apart from that, the LCI is really nice, especially the rear which looks way more agressive than the pre-LCI, certainly with the M-sport package. Also cool that you now, except for some minor blue accents on the highest trim, get the same daytime running lights no matter which light unit you option. If I had known that beforehand I wouldn't have optioned the matrix LED's. I really didn't like the first two tiers of DRL's on the pre-LCI so I went for the matrix on the LCI to get the "full" DRL's, which turned out to not be necessary
The lci looks perfekt, love it!
Don’t forget all the menus crammed in the screens…
I understand missing the gear lever but honestly, after owning a car with a gear lever beside the cupholders, i can see why they are starting to shrink them 😂
I also like M340i,really great car.
What is your experience with the engine parts durability in your M340i after using the Race Chip on a long run?
I dont have the m340i so i cant answer. I have the m3 competition and im texting on my pre owned iphone 16 pro max. Silly 6’7 me😢
I would always go MHD + XHP on this cars if ECU can be unlocked.
Only reason to go for a box is the hope of people not to void warranty on these brand new cars which maybe on a lease. And that’s a big gamble in case of major engine problems.
So what do I do? Still one year warranty left... go for tuningbox like this one for 1-2 years and then do full stage 2 tuning, or wait for another year of stock/warranty before I go to stage 2?
BMW techs can still tell the car was modified with a racechip or JB4. The parameters are logged by the DME and it would be pretty obvious to see the car was making way more power than stock. So you will likely void any powertrain warrant claims if you modify the boost pressure in any fashion.
Buying mods for a leased car is such a big waste of money… just spend the mods money on the faster car
@@danyockey1230 Exactly! They see that several sensors are giving different readings than normal. So tuning is immediately suspected!
So guess stock for one more year :((((
Was waiting for this
That's a lot of extra hp for a race chip, impressive
Bruh i didn’t know they made these Inna wagon you don’t see them here in the Us that shi sexyy
I hope Racechip pays you guys REALLY well for promoting such subpar product, specially compared to good custom tune which is even cheaper.
Wrong
A stage 1 from evolve with same warranty only gives you 60
@@Becausefamilycar did they tune it to you and confirmed numbers on dyno?
Or did you buy RaceChip and now just want to defend your decision?
It is definitely better than nothing, but every proper remap will always be miles better. Is just no comparison.
You still have the warranty if you take this off can’t do that with a remap
@@jamiemagdeleyns9152 not true unfortunately. Every overboost above stock thresholds will be logged, even though car will not show a remap it is still something that bmw can refuse your warranty for
@@LooK253 if you find a cool dealer it is good and ask what could happen if something went wrong with it while you had a piggyback on I’m sure there are dealers cool with it
What a patient driver most would have overtook him🤣
For when a review of the ferrari Roma??
Why 7 different settings? Because fuel consumption will be much higher in 7 than 1?
Isn’t the ECU on the new BMW’s locked ? Does it have to be unlocked for the Racechip to work?
No unlock needed
Can not wait to finish medschool in year time and start earning enough to buy 240i or 340i
Is there a big difference between the Saloon and the touring in terms of speed and handling?
Maybe a small one
B58 powaaahhhh
My stock prelci 2020 m340i sedan did 0-60 4.04 dragy no rollout, 12.08@114 verified drag strip 1/4 mi
my 2009 upgraded twin turbos fbo did it in 3.78 lol , i paid 10k for it
@@megaxboxx I had a n54 car, thing about my m340 was I sold it 10k over the lease buyout and bought a m850
@@megaxboxxyour 2009 is not a 2020 fundamentally different experiences
thanks obvious man @@wrth
What a beautiful car. The last BMW looking BMW. Unfortunately
perfect car
Hi sir, can you get this chip here in the UK?. I am due my new car by Aug/Sep 2024.
You should use dragy to show everyone that its quicker with racechip gts
We did in the previous video on this car
@AutoTopNL have you guys ever logged using another OBD2 product with the Racechip installed? If so what did you use?
Mpower men hhhh TOP 👌👍😢🎉❤
Do a TUNED Toyota RAV4 top speed run, because what’s cooler than a normal suv having like 500hp?
Noo
I have the Racechip RS (+16hp and +50NM) in my Up GTI and it's mental.
That’s gotta be a rowdy little car 🔥
In Canada we’re lucky to have 91 octane … 93 occasionally
Dumb comment as always. Its 2024 and people still dont know the difference between RON and AKI.
I think you will test type R fl5 after its extinction
Racechip cannot sell its product better than this. This video is a bit biased considering ACSchnitzer provides warranty.
Hey Max, would that (RaceChip) also work with PHEV B58 engines like the X5 45 e for example?
Yeah but that would be another chip since it makes less hp stock
Bro rolls Royce wraith car top speed test do bro 👍
Is there a race chip for B57 530d G30
340i is really a car without any rivals 🤷🤷🤷
Merc C43 is 4cylinder...S4 Audi is old amd weak...no other brand comes close ☝️
How much for that chip?
Since the ECU’s need unlocking on the 2021 models and up would you still have to unlock it or does the race chip not require unlocking the ECU?
racechip or jb4 doesn’t need ecu unlock, that’s why 2021+ doesn’t go mhd or bm3
With 400hp stock it would do a 0-100 faster than 4.6 seconds… My Alpina B3 already did 4.04 sec to 100kmh with 409hp
Pls audi rs3 2013 test
What tyres do you recomend for M340i?
Michelin PS4s
The round ones...😅
@@Brandon-kg3pl hi, now I have potenza s001 runflat.
I'm afraid changing to ps4 that are no run flats and softer, the behavior of the car changes because of springs and sine-blocks designed to run flat
Kind regards
@@nalon1 no run flats drives so much better
En wat kost dat?
This is only modern good looking BMW you can buy
Z4 G29 also.
How many horse power ?
Racechip is the perfect tuning for value for money
Nope
It 4.1 SEC in stocks power in USA 🇺🇸 😅
3.8 stock
Yea the g force metre telling the truth that it is going faster
is manual faster than automatic
No auto shifts way faster than the best manual driver
Next hyundai tucson 4wd 185hp
What’s the 100-200 time?
10.4s.
0-100? Pls
4.1s.
15 years ago, the N54 (335i z435i X635i) twin turbo could make 400hp with less than 1.000 euros chip tune. Nothing exciting my man, absolutely nothing
I WANT TO PUT IN MY CAR. WHERE CAN I BUY RACE CHIP? E BAY???
Those boxes are not giving as much as they state, has been proven by couple of youtubers!!!
My dad sold his m340i for a M3 touring g81
Nice
😂
Controversial, but it’s all down to the driving experience really
So
Ur dad's got good taste 😂
👍 😷
Get a remap instead of a shitty chip that tricks the ECU, it's not healthy for the car.
Agreed. Although, it’s quite a process to get the ecu on these cars unlocked.
yeah and void your warranty on a new car with permanent risks to engine?
@@demurgetroidpiggybacks void warranty regardless
Kinda pointless without dragy times.
Lol. A piggyback tune on a brand new 70k car 😅
Because why the f not
İlk
Love your channel, but hate this product you’re reviewing. Get an MHD or bm3, forget these piggyback bs products