Anyone strength their transmission? After tune any slippage?

[Andym3100k]

Anyone thinking of to strength their transmission after the extra power from the tune?

Any good company to recommend?

Anyone having slippage on their clutch?

What the maximum power our transmission can hold up to?

Any input will be helpful.

[Spinny02]

I have heard that original HP/tq + 25% is a round about number that ///M's have safety been able to make without issue . After that all bets are off in regards to reliability.

I do not have first hand experience with this, but plan to keep my car in the 700-715 range.

JS

[akh23456]

http://dodsonmotorsport.com/?p=1186

One of my buddies with a supercharged e92 m3 is throwing them on his car going to see how it works out for him.It could be a good option for us when we start getting higher hp levels.

[Andym3100k]

Originally Posted by akh23456

http://dodsonmotorsport.com/?p=1186

One of my buddies with a supercharged e92 m3 is throwing them on his car going to see how it works out for him.It could be a good option for us when we start getting higher hp levels.

Good findings, anyone tried levelten? I thought of sending my whole gear box to them for upgrading since they claim of a full transmission upgrading including valebody upgrade, clutch plate change & TQ converter upgrade for about $5k. Anyone have experience with them?

[gmd2003]

Originally Posted by Andym3100k

Good findings, anyone tried levelten? I thought of sending my whole gear box to them for upgrading since they claim of a full transmission upgrading including valebody upgrade, clutch plate change & TQ converter upgrade for about $5k. Anyone have experience with them?

The DCT doesn't have a torque converter . Honestly the stock internals are fine as long as we are stuck to stock turbos ,it's the DCT software that needs to be adjusted . I'd honestly try that first especially since you will need the DCT software tuned for new clutch materials anyway as the slip point , tip in etc. will all be different than for a stock clutch .

[Andym3100k]

Originally Posted by gmd2003

The DCT doesn't have a torque converter . Honestly the stock internals are fine as long as we are stuck to stock turbos ,it's the DCT software that needs to be adjusted . I'd honestly try that first especially since you will need the DCT software tuned for new clutch materials anyway as the slip point , tip in etc. will all be different than for a stock clutch .

Good pointers, recently I burn my clutch n got it replaced. My mileage is only less than 3k, I think is bcos of the TQ is too high?

[gmd2003]

Originally Posted by Andym3100k

Good pointers, recently I burn my clutch n got it replaced. My mileage is only less than 3k, I think is bcos of the TQ is too high?

If you did a ton of launches with you're tune as aggressive as yours is that's absolutely possible .

[Andym3100k]

Originally Posted by gmd2003

If you did a ton of launches with you're tune as aggressive as yours is that's absolutely possible .

Ya I agreed with you if I did, But I didn't even launch for once not even a single tried.

Can it be the TQ is too high bcos of the higher boost that I'm running? Mostly happened in the 4th gear on auto mode.

[gmd2003]

Originally Posted by Andym3100k

Ya I agreed with you if I did, But I didn't even launch for once not even a single tried.

Can it be the TQ is too high bcos of the higher boost that I'm running? Mostly happened in the 4th gear on auto mode.

Ah it's probably kick down when in auto causing the problem . Yes it's the increased tq . For now def shift manually and don't floor it in auto and use the kickdown feature .

[Andym3100k]

Originally Posted by gmd2003

Ah it's probably kick down when in auto causing the problem . Yes it's the increased tq . For now def shift manually and don't floor it in auto and use the kickdown feature .

Yes I'm already doing that, will look into the transmission upgrade very soon.

[Spinny02]

Originally Posted by Andym3100k

Good pointers, recently I burn my clutch n got it replaced. My mileage is only less than 3k, I think is bcos of the TQ is too high?

Where do you find to drive you M5 in Singapore. Do you drive off the island?

[gmd2003]

Originally Posted by Andym3100k

Yes I'm already doing that, will look into the transmission upgrade very soon.

Just make sure you find someone who can do the DCT tune first .

[Andym3100k]

Originally Posted by Spinny02

Where do you find to drive you M5 in Singapore. Do you drive off the island?

We have a very quiet 6 lane Road that is for plane emergency landing at the western part of the island.

[Andym3100k]

Originally Posted by gmd2003

Just make sure you find someone who can do the DCT tune first .

Is it a must for the tuning of the DCT or I can just replace the clutch n mod the Vale body 1st?

[gmd2003]

Originally Posted by Andym3100k

Is it a must for the tuning of the DCT or I can just replace the clutch n mod the Vale body 1st?

Likely for it to function well yes . No way to know for sure though

[Andym3100k]

Originally Posted by gmd2003

Likely for it to function well yes . No way to know for sure though

Alright will do some research.....

[Andym3100k]

Originally Posted by gmd2003

Likely for it to function well yes . No way to know for sure though

Oh ya side track a bit, the v box racelogic can only Bluetooth with iPhone n not android phone? Going to pick up 1 to try out the timing.

[M-bitious]

The guys at tuningwerk.de do an upgrade. The problem is not with the clutches, they replace other components. They have done a lot of M5/M6s already, so they have the experience. Dodson plates are usually quite aggressive so I am not sure you want to do that, and also leave important other parts stock.

[gmd2003]

Originally Posted by Andym3100k

Oh ya side track a bit, the v box racelogic can only Bluetooth with iPhone n not android phone? Going to pick up 1 to try out the timing.

Correct the app for the Vbox sport only works with an iPhone . But the device if turned on is still recording data so you can look at it on a computer using race logics software .

[Andym3100k]

Originally Posted by M-bitious

The guys at tuningwerk.de do an upgrade. The problem is not with the clutches, they replace other components. They have done a lot of M5/M6s already, so they have the experience. Dodson plates are usually quite aggressive so I am not sure you want to do that, and also leave important other parts stock.

My case is the clutch problem, last week just got it replace. Maybe the TQ is too high so i will be looking to upgrade the clutch too & see what else they can offer to strengthen the other parts.

Believe or not i got less than 3k miles on the clock......

[Andym3100k]

Originally Posted by gmd2003

Correct the app for the Vbox sport only works with an iPhone . But the device if turned on is still recording data so you can look at it on a computer using race logics software .

How accurate do u think is the Dash command performance gauge to measure the 1/4 mile n other trap speed? Did u compare it with yr Vbox?

[gmd2003]

Originally Posted by Andym3100k

How accurate do u think is the Dash command performance gauge to measure the 1/4 mile n other trap speed? Did u compare it with yr Vbox?

Not even close as it just uses you're phone GPS and gyros and crude calculations .The Vbox sport is a 20hz data logger with algorithms and gyros designed to be extremely accurate in doing these measurements .