♛ OFFICIAL ♛ HEX Tuning BMW ///M5 ECU Software Release

[VF-Engineering]

HEX Tuning ECU Software for your BMW F10 ///M5

Continuing with the success of the HEX Tuning Software Program by VF Engineering, we are proud to introduce one of our most potent applications yet. It's no secret that a proper flash tune is the most effective way to extract power from modern ECU's, and our results after long term testing of the M5's S63Tü engine prove just that with expertly engineered calibration strategies that take full advantage of the DME's sophistication and adaptability to produce consistent and reliable power.

Every HEX Tuning application is calibrated in-house using a combination of dynamometer and on road testing to meet a stringent validation criteria for providing increased power and improved performance, all while working to maintain the integrity and longevity of these engines.

You can ready more about our Dyno Tuning and Results Testing here. ← (click link to jump)

This thread will serve as the epicenter to all things HEX Tuning/S63, with dyno plots, customer reviews, track results, and answers to any questions that you may have related to our current software products and future plans for this application. To get the conversation started, here is our HEX Tuning ///M5 Data Sheet:

Authorized HEX Tuning Dealers and Certified In-House Installers

U.S.A

Name: Supreme Power Parts - Certified HEX Tuning Installer
Location: Southern California (Orange County Region)
Phone: 714.632.1951
Contact Person(s): Tyson, Nick, or Tam
Website: www.SupremePower.com


Name: Sonic Motorsports - Certified HEX Tuning Installer
Location: Northern California (Bay Area)
Phone: 408.770.1230
Contact Person(s): Andrew or Samantha (Sam)
Website: www.SonicMS.net


Name: Motorwerks of Houston - Certified HEX Tuning Installer
Location: Texas (Houston and surrounding areas)
Phone: 832.419.8084
Contact Person(s): Travis
Website: www.MotorwerksAG.com


Name: Achtuning - Certified HEX Tuning Installer
Location: Washinton (Seattle and surrounding areas)
Phone: 425.895.0000
Contact Person(s): Kelly
Website: www.Achtuning.com


Name: Rogue Engineering - Certified HEX Tuning Installer
Location: New Jersey (Tri-State Area)
Phone: 201.783.8600
Contact Person(s): Ben
Website: www.RogueEngineering.com


Name: Harrison Motorsports - Certified HEX Tuning Installer
Location: Georgia (Atlanta Area)
Phone: 678.879.1200
Contact Person(s): David
Website: www.HarrisonMotorsports.com


Name: Fitzgibbon Performance - Certified HEX Tuning Installer
Location: Florida (South)
Phone: 954.388.0050
Contact Person(s): Richard or Jonathan
Website: www.FitzgibbonPerformance.com


Name: World Motorsports - Certified HEX Tuning Installer
Location: Los Angeles (Torrance, CA)
Phone: 310.533.8900
Contact Person(s): Craig
Website: www.world-motorsports.com


Name: Bob Hindson Racing (BHR) - Certified HEX Tuning Installer
Location: Kansas City, MO
Phone: 816.561.6665
Contact Person(s): Stephen
Website: www.bhrkc.com


Name: Road Race Technologies - Certified HEX Tuning Installer
Location: Dulles, VA (greater D.M.V area)
Phone: 703.661.4222
Contact Person(s): Wayne or James
Website: www.rrtptm.com


Name: 3ZERO3 Motorsports - Certified HEX Tuning Installer
Location: Colorado
Phone: 303.456.8383
Contact Person(s): Scott
Website: www.3ZERO3Motorsports.com


Name: Performance ONE - Certified HEX Tuning Installer
Location: Vancouver
Phone: 604.270.2941
Contact Person(s): Mike or Karl
Website: www.PerformanceONE.ca

Name: Rennology Motorsport - Certified HEX Tuning Installer
Location: Illinois (multiple locations)
Phone: (708) 687-5258
Contact Person(s): Donna or Richard
Website: www.Rennology.com


Name: GMP Performance - Certified HEX Tuning Installer
Location: North Carolina (Charlotte)
Phone: (704) 525-0941
Contact Person(s): Stephen or Trey
Website: www.GMPPerformance.com


Name: VAC Motorsports - Certified HEX Tuning Installer
Location: Pennsylvania (Philadelphia)
Phone: (215) 462-4666
Contact Person(s): Tony
Website: www.VACMotorsports.com


Name: SV Motorsports - Coming Soon
Location: Florida (Sarasota)


INTERNATIONAL

Name: Regal Autosport - Certified HEX Tuning Installer and Wholesale Distributor
Location: United Kingdom (Southampton)
Phone: +44 23 8055 8636
Contact Person(s): Chris, Ash
Website: www.RegalAutosport.com

Name: BBA Motorsport - Certified HEX Tuning Installer
Location: China (Guangzhou Region)
Phone: +86 769 8511 8638
Contact Person(s): King (BB)

Name: Euro Motorsport - Certified HEX Tuning Installer and Wholesale Distributor
Location: Australia (Melbourne)
Phone: +03 9558 8221
Contact Person(s): Nik
Website: www.EuroMotorsport.com.au



Name: Xcede Performance - Certified HEX Tuning Installer
Location: South Africa (Johannesburg)
Phone: +27 11 791 6037
Contact Person(s): Sherwin
Website: www.XcedePerformance.co.za/

Recent Quote: The tuning experience with the 1st Hex M3 we did was fantastic and the map
is truly incredible. I can tell it’s a sophisticated, well-engineered, polished map. Extremely
smooth and from the moment the lump of torque arrives at the onset of boost, all the way
to high rpm it is progressive and smooth with no surging.

I have done multiple M3/M4’s with "■■■■■■" in 1 month & none of those cars were as smooth
as this one. We were thoroughly impressed with the professionalism of your team as well.

[VF-Engineering]

***Reserved for Dyno Plots***

Vehicle: 2015 BMW (F10) M5 (DCT)
Software Level: HEX Tuning Stage ONE
Additional Mods: None
Fuel Level: 91 Octane

Peak Gains: 92.41 WHP | 92.09 WTQ
MAX Gains: 123.74 WHP @ 5,510 RPM | 130.63 WTQ @ 4,720 RPM

Vehicle: 2016 BMW (F10) M5 (DCT)
Software Level: HEX Tuning Stage TWO
Additional Mods: Full Akra Turbo-Back Exhaust
Fuel Level: 91 Octane

Peak Gains: 105.21 WHP | 148.82 WTQ
MAX Gains: 170.94 WHP @ 5,200 RPM | 194.52 WTQ @ 4,260 RPM

Vehicle: 2013 BMW (F10) M5 (DCT)
Software Level: HEX Tuning Stage TWO
Additional Mods: RPI Turbo-Back Exhaust | AFE Momentum Intake
Fuel Level: 91 Octane

Peak Gains: 44.06 WHP | 98.56 WTQ*
MAX Gains: 111.51 WHP @ 4,120 RPM | 142.13 WTQ @ 4,130 RPM
*Before runs represent Stock Software w/ hardware mods.

Vehicle: 2014 BMW (F10) M5 Comp. (DCT)
Software Level: HEX Tuning Stage ONE
Additional Mods: None
Fuel Level: 91 Octane

Peak Gains: 85.73 WHP | 104.44 WTQ

[VF-Engineering]

***Reserved***

[Mkai0]

Subd

[Rated M Roadster]

Awesome!

[josec70]

Sub'd

[Vic55]

Thats my car getting tuned and dyno'd (I have now sold it) but here is my short history:

I got the car in March of 2016 and tried out 2 other tuners first... Both had those amazing dyno plots and showed amazing power. And guess what, for the first few runs each day, the car (under both tunes) showed incredible power and gains. But I was driving this car 30 miles one way on very very open roads with clean lines of sight so I was always on it. After my IAT's heated up both tunes exhibited excessive heat soak and the car clearly lost power. It was like a N/A engine at that point.

Now fast forward a few months and I had just got an 2016 M4- VF was local and one of the first tuners to have one for the F8X M cars so I got their tune. It was awesome with great "usable" gains thru the normal rpm ranges and it never soaked. I know that the M5 has deficient cooling but I still expected a better result than the two prior ones I had on the F10. So I gave my car to VF and they tuned my F10. What a difference it made. It was like the M4 in respect that it had usable power and great gains and I never got that dreaded heat soak during my longer spirited runs.

Now please dont ask me about the other tuners' names, Ill just say this: The VF tune is perfect and its a real world higher use tune (I was tuned only on 91 octane) and while you might see dynos with higher numbers, those could be points in time while I know this tune was always delivering (ultimately drove the car 3k miles with the tune and zero issues).

Edit: I forgot about what the tune did for my exhaust (M Performance Akra)... much louder start up roar as I asked for and those beloved burbles and pops on overruns.

Oh I paid for the tune so this is just me typing and I have some credibility here LOL. FYI VF also has tuned my V10 Gen 2 R8 with about 80 AWHP at the crank. And they will be tuning my RS7 Performance soon too:

[m5 guy]

Thanks for the feedback Vic, it's always nice to hear a customer result whenever a new tune, or any product really, hits the shelves. Do you know if they can remove the limiter and turn off cold start? I see you actually had a roar added to the cold start, but I'm wondering if they can remove it all together for catless.

[VF-Engineering]

Originally Posted by m5 guy

Thanks for the feedback Vic, it's always nice to hear a customer result whenever a new tune, or any product really, hits the shelves. Do you know if they can remove the limiter and turn off cold start? I see you actually had a roar added to the cold start, but I'm wondering if they can remove it all together for catless.

- Top Speed Limiter is removed.
- We do not turn off cold start as that is an emissions control function.

The new "start up roar" has the initial roar, but then the idle speed is
slightly reduced, lowering the volume through the cold start cycle.

We've received a lot of great feedback regarding the lower volume.

[m5 guy]

Thanks for answering. Does the tune remove the check engine light from going catless?

[TrevorM3]

so is this a bit like boot mod?

[VF-Engineering]

Originally Posted by m5 guy

Thanks for answering. Does the tune remove the check engine light from going catless?

Our Stage TWO software is calibrated for use with competition exhaust
systems and will not result in a CEL.

[VF-Engineering]

Originally Posted by TrevorM3

so is this a bit like boot mod?

Similar, yes; but different nonetheless.

M5 owners today are very fortunate in the number of tuning options available
for their cars. We feel that our software products are suited for a particular
demographic that is looking for a turn-key software solution that allows for a
"buy it and drive it" experience.

All of our software is calibrated, tested, and validated entirely in house. We
offer convenient and easy MAP Switching, with multiple Stage Levels suited
for popular hardware combinations, delivering what we feel is a "sweet spot"
for the most consistent and usable power on pump fuel.



It's pretty awesome to see an early review like the one above that really
paints the picture of exactly what we are trying to deliver.

And if you've followed us from the (F8X) M3/M4 arena, you'll know that we
deliver exactly what is promised which means there's going to be plenty more
where that came from!

[schnell1982]

Awesome !
Glad VF is getting into the M5/M6 platform with Hextuning
ECU still needs to be unlocked and a cable is supplied for future flashing like the F8X platform correct ?

[VF-Engineering]

Originally Posted by schnell1982

Awesome !
Glad VF is getting into the M5/M6 platform with Hextuning
ECU still needs to be unlocked and a cable is supplied for future flashing like the F8X platform correct ?

Yes, at this point in time all F-series ECU's need to be unlocked in order
to enable port flashing capabilities.

We've actually been tuning the (F1X) M5/M6 and X5M/X6M since early
2016, but have only advertised the official release now that our dealers
are becoming equipped with our proprietary HEX Flash Dealer Tools for
this ECU group.

We still offer the option for self-removal and shipping your ECU's to our
facility in California for the unlock, but now we also have a large number
of dealers in the US (and around the world) that can do on-site same-day
flashing for S63!

[NERVOUS]

Hey folks, I'll chime in here too... I've got two S63 powered vehicles with tunes from VF Engineering and I'm very happy with both of them.

Both vehicles are used as daily drivers - VF-tuned F85 X5M (for my wife) and VF-tuned F10 M5 (for me). Neither vehicle has any performance modifications other than the ECU tuning. Both vehicles are tuned for and driven on 91 octane pump fuel. Both vehicles passed the wife's test for maintaining stock drivability, but obviously once I 'enable' the tuning (using the M mode buttons) her approval ratings drop a bit!

I don't have before/after track times, but here's what I have to say (from a butt dyno perspective) about my S63 VF-tuned vehicles after ~4,000 miles of combined seat time:

- Firstly, I'm very impressed with how much can be done just by tweaking software! I was expecting some basic a/f ratio tuning and maybe some additional boost, but there's obviously a LOT more going on here.

- Both vehicles make noticeably more power than they did with the OEM tune!

- Both vehicles have a more aggressive exhaust note compared to the OEM tune. This is especially noticeable on the X5M... In fact, I've been asked by several car enthusiast types, "What kind of exhaust is that?"

On that note, here's an interesting side story on how/why I ended up getting these vehicles tuned... It all started because I wasn't happy with the exhaust note of either vehicle. I had test driven a Mercedes-Benz AMG GLE 63S before deciding to go with the X5M. Even though I opted for the X5M, the exhaust note of the AMG GLE 63S haunted me! So, I set out to get aftermarket exhausts installed on both vehicles. VF convinced me to give their tuning a try, before getting the Akra exhausts I wanted.

All in all, I'm pretty happy about the way things turned out here. It feels like I got more than I was hoping for because the VF tuning cost less than the exhaust would have... And the tuning included a bunch of stuff above and beyond an improved exhaust note - Win/Win, right!?!

[BinH]

Please PM cost.

[Kisenwether]

I see stage 2 offers check engine light removal, do you guys offer a stage 1 with catless downpipes? I ask because my car as it stands now has 63k on the clock and I don't want to push to the stage 2 power, I would like to stay around the stage 1 power but with a little extra sound from catless.

Also does the check engine light removal only suppress it for the o2 deficiency and still lets other issues make the light come on?

Thank you

[VF-Engineering]

Just added a new dyno plot from our Mustang AWD-500-SE to Post #2. ← (click link to jump)

People always talk about the Mustang being a heart breaker, but if you
can avoid being superficial, there's a healthy relationship to be had!

The first think you'll notice is that the "Peak Numbers" are typically on
the lower side, generally speaking. The idea of low is absolutely relative,
and everyone should know by now that a single run/plot offers no real
relativity. What you're supposed to be looking for is the delta, or change
between your Stock and Tuned runs.

Click the link above to jump to the full plot and you'll see another S63
that matches our advertised power gains for HEX Tuning Stage ONE.

+85 WHP and +104 WTQ on 91 Octane!

[Kisenwether]

Posts new comment on post and skip over my questions.... guess I'll just look at another company.

[VF-Engineering]

Originally Posted by Kisenwether

Posts new comment on post and skip over my questions.... guess I'll just look at another company.

Apologies!

We've received a dozen or so PM's in the last few days and I
thought I recognized your username from a PM conversation.

As a California company we don't typically address questions regarding
emissions control functions in general terms as state laws vary, and our
software is technically meant for off-road / non-highway use only.

If you can PM us your phone/email I can have someone reach out to you
directly to discuss your options.

[TrevorM3]

Originally Posted by VF-Engineering

- Top Speed Limiter is removed.
- We do not turn off cold start as that is an emissions control function.

The new "start up roar" has the initial roar, but then the idle speed is
slightly reduced, lowering the volume through the cold start cycle.

We've received a lot of great feedback regarding the lower volume.

so deleting this isn't a good idea?