Alex Alpine ECU Tune

Just placed my ecu tune order from Alex finally! cant wait!

I just ordered too. w00t Thanks Alex@Alpine

derbo wrote

I just ordered too. w00t Thanks Alex@Alpine

Finally.

I placed my order Sunday night. I'm hyped for this. I can just imagine the backlog he's having now though.
Do you usually get sent a tracking number when it's shipped? I'm having it shipped to my job and I have to usually confirm with our mail team that something is delivered or it'll just sit lol.

steezus wrote

I placed my order Sunday night. I'm hyped for this. I can just imagine the backlog he's having now though.
Do you usually get sent a tracking number when it's shipped? I'm having it shipped to my job and I have to usually confirm with our mail team that something is delivered or it'll just sit lol.

You can check for your tracking on Alex's website. You just need to login with your email and check your order status.

With stock exhaust will the car be emissions compliant still?

Also with this option:
Valet mode, red
line is reduced to 4000RPM with limited power & protection for low octane
fuels.
I understand the tach cold start range lowers to 4k rpm, but does the engine also get limited (as in a fuel cut off or similar)?

Drv4fun wrote

With stock exhaust will the car be emissions compliant still?

Yes. I had no issues with emissions compliance.

Alex@Alpine If I put my stock xpipe on to pass smog do I need to revert from stage 2?

So...I just got my OBD plug in the mail. Luckily one of the mail people at my job actually brought it to my desk (account still shows processing too so I never saw the tracking #).

...what am I supposed to do now? Sorry for the noob question.

steezus wrote

So...I just got my OBD plug in the mail. Luckily one of the mail people at my job actually brought it to my desk (account still shows processing too so I never saw the tracking #).

...what am I supposed to do now? Sorry for the noob question.

Email me for instructions alex@alpinemss.com

dakarwu wrote

Alex@Alpine If I put my stock xpipe on to pass smog do I need to revert from stage 2?

Would like to know this too. I saved the stock map before loading the stage 2 map for my car.

E46NYBMW wrote

dakarwu wrote

Alex@Alpine If I put my stock xpipe on to pass smog do I need to revert from stage 2?

Would like to know this too. I saved the stock map before loading the stage 2 map for my car.

You'll need to go to stock or stage 1

Just got the coding and GTS DCT done today. It really does wake the car up.
Much more responsive low end and smoother shifting. I'm surprised how much better the car feels now.
The whole session took about 30 minutes, quick and painless.

Thanks Alex!

harraj128 wrote

So this is how mines going atm as described from above. Liaising with Alex atm but thought I'd show people what it sounds like as there isn't many videos out there!

What exhaust set up you have?

foOkhalifa wrote

What exhaust set up you have?

Wondering too, unless this is all catless, I would have thought it would sound obnoxious like the other burble's

Route 16 wrote

Wondering too, unless this is all catless, I would have thought it would sound obnoxious like the other burble's

Not at all. I'm catless and I can say that Alex's burble tune is very subtle. Pretty much just one backfire on deceleration.

Ignore the ET as i just did a slow rollout (2.44 60 foot lol) but I was very impressed that the car could achieve a 115.08 mph 1/4 mile trap speed uphill +1% slope.

2012 e92 M3 comp package DCT carbon roof.
Mods are Alpine Stg 1 tune and Euro MDM.
Stock exhaust.
Car had a full tank of 91 octane about 10 pounds of misc stuff including 2 surfboards and wetsuits.
More unsprung weight than stock with heavy Stop Tech 380/365 brakes and 255/275 RE71R tires for track duty on 19" ZCP wheels.

Edit: i went back to my vbox accel data when the car was bone stock and did two 113.6 mph 1/4 mile traps at -0.5% and -0.8% slope. So with the Alpine Stg 1 tune the car is now making a little more power for sure.

steezus wrote

Not at all. I'm catless and I can say that Alex's burble tune is very subtle. Pretty much just one backfire on deceleration.

Yup, very subtle, when you let off around 4-5k it lets out one large pop, so nothing like the F80's if anyone was wondering.

HolyChitMeng wrote

Yup, very subtle, when you let off around 4-5k it lets out one large pop, so nothing like the F80's if anyone was wondering.

On mine, it depends how far up the rpm range you go. If i go to 7k and decelerate while feathering the gas pedal, i got a bunch of simultaneous pops..almost like gintanis burble.

I sold the car since then but I'm sure i have a video somewhere.

Ghost_M3 wrote

On mine, it depends how far up the rpm range you go. If i go to 7k and decelerate while feathering the gas pedal, i got a bunch of simultaneous pops..almost like gintanis burble.

I sold the car since then but I'm sure i have a video somewhere.

I know what you're talking about, that's how I get the car to have a slight burble haha. I do it all the time while driving on the highway towards the CAN/US border

Odd you guys are getting burbles at 4-5k.
I'm more around 2.9k...
bw x pipe with 2 resonators

What do you guys mean by feathering?
As in you are revving in high rpm and slightly touching the accelerator upon deceleration?