Has anyone had Hofele Design's Dynamic Plus chip tuning done to their G? If so, what year G did you have it installed on and would you recommend it?
I'm also looking at Renntech's chip tuning but it's double the price of Hofele's Dynamic Plus. If anyone has reviews of Renntech's tuning, please post.
Turns out the Hofele Dynamic Plus and the Hofele Power Pedal are NOT compatible with a US-version 2010 G550. Luckily, Kleeman makes a very reasonably priced alternative ($795) that rivals the RENNtech tuning, which costs about $1,500.
Has anyone had Hofele Design's Dynamic Plus chip tuning done to their G? If so, what year G did you have it installed on and would you recommend it?
I'm also looking at Renntech's chip tuning but it's double the price of Hofele's Dynamic Plus. If anyone has reviews of Renntech's tuning, please post.
I've built 3 G55's with Renntech over the last 10 yeas and not one bad thing to say about them...
On the new G500's there is a small issue on the ecu remap; I've purchased a second ECU and sent it to them in order for them to spend all the time needed to solve the issue. 1, if not 2 of my G's has been posted by Renntech on YouTube...
does this actually do anything? i dont mean seat of pants, i mean verifiable gains. on renntech’s site ‘Gains: +28HP & +16TQ.’ is listed. im guessing this is at flywheel, otherwise a dynosheet would be listed, if so with a minimum of a third drive train loss its 19/11. with the numerous spinny parts, its most likely even lower.
so at 1300 + tax, each horse is worth 75$. to top it off unverified horses.
i watched a video where they interviewed an engineer from dynan, he pretty much made it seem that there may be a few horses/torques lurking but they are never across the entire range. some at bottom some at the very top.
Having driven with the Kleeman ECU flash for about a month now, I can confirm that there is a noticeable difference in the way my G drives. It certainly revs higher and stays in gear longer before upshifting, which makes it feel quicker. However, sometimes it will not shift until well into the redline and I believe I came close to burning my trans as a result. Nevertheless, if you don't mind watching your RPMs when driving hard, I think it is well worth $795... I can't comment on verifiable gains as I don't plan to ever dyno my Wag.
you shouldnt have to dyno, purveyors of snake oil should. why wouldnt they have dobe that already?
im not sure if i cant safely modify shift points using the star system.
Of couse each company that sells ECU flashes dynos some G to get their numbers. However, a company like Kleeman requires the ECU to be sent to their USA headquarters in Colorado and since I'm not close to Colorado they wouldn't have had the ability to dyno my specific Wag.
am i missing something? do they have a dyno sheet online and i didnt see it?
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