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Flash Tune
BMW DME Flash Tune & TCU Tune
The DME is the engines primary control unit that controls equipment timing, fuel and air consumption.
Within each BMW DME system there are factory holdbacks to ensure reliability, safety, and so forth.
By unlocking those through a DME flash (also known as a DME Tune, DME Direct Flash Tune or ECU Flash) you can access more power, better performance and driveability from your BMW.
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On a side note
The German Car Doctors recommend you also want to do a TCU which is a Transmission Control Unit Flash that updates the ratios to match your DME Engine control unit flash. The SMG has some lagging characteristics when shifting that can be greatly improved with a TCU flash which we also offer.)
In addition to doing a DME flash, You can also rebuild the internals in your enigne to improve performance. By using a free flowing down pipe and installing a less restrictive cold air intake will improve the mechanical parts of your engine.
When you combine that with the electrical or DME flash to your engine, you get the most efficient boost in HP and performance.
In the past this type of electronic control over fuel ignition timing was accomplished via installation of:
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- Fully programmable stand alone engine management system
- Through the addition of a piggyback control unit
The German Auto Doctor has invested, tested to create a top of the line modern DME Flash technology. With this new process your able to accomplish faster and lower cost effective results. In this new process we program changes into the stock factory control unit. (Which is more cost effective because you don’t have to install a stand alone mangement system or piggyback control unit)
By doing a DME Flash or Tune not only are we optimizing your fuel and air ignition parameters for the way you drive your vehicle. (For a daily driver, weekend race car or dedicated race car.) Which includes turbo charged vehicles.
We built a custom package to DELIVER over 100 HP & increased performance in less than 14 hours. Here is how that process goes.
Same day service package would include, drop off at 8 AM, retrieval at 6 PM.
During that service we would perform these services.
- Charge Pipe Installation
- Vacuum Line Retrofit
- Cold-Air Intake Installation
- Fresh Spark Plugs
- DME Flash
The vehicle would leave the same day with an improvement of an additional 100 HP under the hood.
Vehicle that benefits the MOST from A DME Flash tune
Most vehicles would benefit, but here are the ones that would benefit the most.
BMW’s massively successful N54 and N55 engine platforms.
These engine platforms are in the 1M coupe 135i, 335i 535i, Alpina B3 and some Z4, X6, and 740i models
The mighty N54 is the winner of 5 straight international engine of the year awards and 3 straight Ward’s 10 best engines awards.
DME direct flash turning capabilities are also very well established for the E36, E46, S50, S52, and S54 engines.
The vehicles that have this engine are the M3 models.
As we stated above, not only can you unlock hidden power through the DME which is a Engine Control Unit Flash but you can also unlock more hidden more performance and drivability Transmission Control Unit Flash.
This TCU flash is extremely effective on E46, E60, E63, E64 V10 M5 and M6 Models.
If you have any questions or want to find out if your vehicle would benefit from a DME Flash Tune give us a call and talk with one of our BMW Performance experts.