
Originally Posted by
Sam-Son
I have an M50 by the way and I'm just looking for an easy way to get some more HP. I know the best way is a performance chip but with premium gas at $3.20 a gallon and rising I'd rather not
You wouldn't want to hear what the shop owner i met today had to say about chips either.. he said there can be a 3-4 hp gain at certain times but the idea you get these 10+ across the board hp gains is a myth.He said in older cars yes but in my '95 for instance he said the timing is already advanced and something about knock sensors and then we hit some bumps as we were taking my car for a test drive and so basically he disabused me of the idea i would notice any serious performance gains by changing the chip.
1995 540i Manual build 1/95