How to tell if car is tuned?

///Mangler · 12-05-2019, 05:46 AM

New to me M5 and it feels a little extreme to be stock tune. There are remnants of intake scoops (see pic) and when I do a pull, it shifts into 5th and is pulling through the 160's hard and wants to keep going?

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Housekeeping · 12-05-2019, 06:10 AM

That square outline in about the size of a Dinan tune box. But if it’s gone, so is the tune. Mine is installed in the same spot.

///Mangler · 12-05-2019, 06:40 AM

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Originally Posted by Sy1616

That square outline in about the size of a Dinan tune box. But if it's gone, so is the tune. Mine is installed in the same spot.

Those are cutouts in the front upper grill for scoops.

How do I post a video? What is stock times for 80-160?

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Pikey Motorsports · 12-05-2019, 07:02 AM

100-200 is usually 7’s it looks like thing may have been mounted on the slam panel on the metal section there is tape residue, maybe w tune box?

M5Rick · 12-08-2019, 06:52 AM

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Originally Posted by ///Mangler

New to me M5 and it feels a little extreme to be stock tune. There are remnants of intake scoops (see pic) and when I do a pull, it shifts into 5th and is pulling through the 160's hard and wants to keep going?

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If selling best to get rid of all evidence starting by cleaning all the sticky tape residue off

///Mangler · 12-08-2019, 06:57 AM

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Originally Posted by ///Mangler

New to me M5 and it feels a little extreme to be stock tune. There are remnants of intake scoops (see pic) and when I do a pull, it shifts into 5th and is pulling through the 160's hard and wants to keep going?

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If selling best to get rid of all evidence starting by cleaning all the sticky tape residue off

Not selling. Just wondering how to find out what tune it has in it?

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technician117 · 12-08-2019, 07:14 AM

I don't think there's an easy way to tell. You could put it on a dyno to confirm it has much more power than stock.

black_F10M5 · 12-08-2019, 07:21 AM

aren't those cutouts on either side for the scoops in the Dinan intake? sorry can't help with knowing if it was tuned or not

94jedi · 12-08-2019, 08:27 AM

based on those cut outs and adhesive residue, you can probably bet the car was modded at some point; hard to tell on the tune though. My Dinan (dealer installed) sits exactly where you have that outline and residue. if it's a flash tune, see if you can do a pull w/ a known stock M5. Or hell, go test drive one on a used lot. Compare from there. Otherwise, only a tuner will be able to see what version of sw/DME is on there.

///Mangler · 12-08-2019, 05:44 PM

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Originally Posted by 94jedi

based on those cut outs and adhesive residue, you can probably bet the car was modded at some point; hard to tell on the tune though. My Dinan (dealer installed) sits exactly where you have that outline and residue. if it's a flash tune, see if you can do a pull w/ a known stock M5. Or hell, go test drive one on a used lot. Compare from there. Otherwise, only a tuner will be able to see what version of sw/DME is on there.

I live in South Carolina. Not many on the road or to go test drive. If I find one I'll have a buddy test drive it and we can do some pulls to see

I guess someone could have coded out the speed limiter.

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94jedi · 12-08-2019, 07:07 PM

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Originally Posted by ///Mangler

I live in South Carolina. Not many on the road or to go test drive. If I find one I'll have a buddy test drive it and we can do some pulls to see

I guess someone could have coded out the speed limiter.

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I'm in Raleigh and have a mild stg1 tune (Dinan stg1). If I find myself in Charlotte, I'll let you know.

DCT OFF · 12-08-2019, 08:48 PM

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Originally Posted by ///Mangler

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Originally Posted by 94jedi

based on those cut outs and adhesive residue, you can probably bet the car was modded at some point; hard to tell on the tune though. My Dinan (dealer installed) sits exactly where you have that outline and residue. if it's a flash tune, see if you can do a pull w/ a known stock M5. Or hell, go test drive one on a used lot. Compare from there. Otherwise, only a tuner will be able to see what version of sw/DME is on there.

I live in South Carolina. Not many on the road or to go test drive. If I find one I'll have a buddy test drive it and we can do some pulls to see

I guess someone could have coded out the speed limiter.

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Where in South Carolina are you located at,we have plenty stock and mods M5 in the Columbia area

Housekeeping · 12-08-2019, 09:06 PM

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Originally Posted by ///Mangler

Those are cutouts in the front upper grill for scoops.

How do I post a video? What is stock times for 80-160?

T

Not those, the square tape residue on top, closer to the engine. That’s a Dinan box....or was.

boots · 12-08-2019, 11:46 PM

easy. push the peddle down. these cut off around 163. if u can get to 170 u have a tune

///Mangler · 12-10-2019, 06:00 AM

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easy. push the peddle down. these cut off around 163. if u can get to 170 u have a tune

How hard is the limiter? It shifted into 5th and was pulling hard through 160-163ish when I let off. How do I up load a video?

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Bigbobalu · 12-19-2019, 10:48 PM

Yea hard telling if its tuned or not like the other guy said but like mine I have a flashed tune on it so theres no way for ppl to tell unless you hook it up to read dme

boots · 12-20-2019, 02:26 AM

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easy. push the peddle down. these cut off around 163. if u can get to 170 u have a tune

How hard is the limiter? It shifted into 5th and was pulling hard through 160-163ish when I let off. How do I up load a video?

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if using your cell click on clip on the left

///Mangler · 12-23-2019, 04:19 PM

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Originally Posted by ///Mangler

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Originally Posted by boots

easy. push the peddle down. these cut off around 163. if u can get to 170 u have a tune

How hard is the limiter? It shifted into 5th and was pulling hard through 160-163ish when I let off. How do I up load a video?

T

if using your cell click on clip on the left

It just shows photos. No videos are an option to select.

T

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Pikey Motorsports Lieutenant 140 Rep 420 Posts Drives: M5 Join Date: Apr 2018 Location: Bristol iTrader: (0)	100-200 is usually 7’s it looks like thing may have been mounted on the slam panel on the metal section there is tape residue, maybe w tune box?
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Bigbobalu Registered 0 Rep 4 Posts Drives: 14' BMW 535xi Join Date: Dec 2019 Location: OH iTrader: (0)	Yea hard telling if its tuned or not like the other guy said but like mine I have a flashed tune on it so theres no way for ppl to tell unless you hook it up to read dme
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