[vitipr]

Thanks for the response, I should have said the convenience of not sending the ecu, etc.
Ok what you are saying makes total sense. I was just curious. Its more a business decision than a “no it’s impossible to be done” , which I totally respect. I would have done the same.

[cleaningup]

Im curious if anybody else is even working on an unlock? The shipping aspect sucks. I’d imagine that femto would flash at home if possible.

Seems like a risky endeavor considering how locked down BMW has the ECU. I wouldn’t want my business model to be on the bad side of BMW USAs radar. EPA is cracking down on modifications as well. I just don’t see a lot of incentive to crack the ecu when there is already an option.

[Hendo741]

Originally Posted by cleaningup

Im curious if anybody else is even working on an unlock? The shipping aspect sucks. I’d imagine that femto would flash at home if possible.

Lots of people have/are working on it. No one else has figured it out. Im sure they can flash at remotely, but it would give away their process and their business. The shipping is like 7-14 days total. Not a very big deal imo.

Originally Posted by cleaningup

Seems like a risky endeavor considering how locked down BMW has the ECU. I wouldn’t want my business model to be on the bad side of BMW USAs radar. EPA is cracking down on modifications as well. I just don’t see a lot of incentive to crack the ecu when there is already an option.

I dont think Russians based out of Finland give a sheet about the EPA or BMW USA

[G MONEY]

Originally Posted by Hendo741

Lots of people have/are working on it. No one else has figured it out. Im sure they can flash at remotely, but it would give away their process and their business. The shipping is like 7-14 days total. Not a very big deal imo.

I dont think Russians based out of Finland give a sheet about the EPA or BMW USA

Lol. Exactly. Karen's need something to bitch about

[njoyRice]

I'd assume that Femto is keeping the unlock method in-house to better the guarantee that future years and models are unlockable. That's my theory at least.

The early X3M/X4M was able to be unlocked via OBD. BMW or BOSCH found out the exploit and from what I heard they changed the DME's bootloader for june20 dme and up.

[cleaningup]

Originally Posted by Hendo741

I dont think Russians based out of Finland give a sheet about the EPA or BMW USA

This quote is exactly my point. A US based company may care more. I have a hard time believing these guys cracked it a year ago and nobody else has been able to. Makes me think that nobody else is working too hard on it.

Who else is trying to crack it? i may be totally off base. Just seems strange that a whole year later, nobody else has figured it out.

I could have done a better job of writing that post. I don’t think it’s a big deal, and I am grateful that somebody cracked it. I shipped my ecu on Monday.

[evobeatsti]

Originally Posted by cleaningup

This quote is exactly my point. A US based company may care more. I have a hard time believing these guys cracked it a year ago and nobody else has been able to. Makes me think that nobody else is working too hard on it.

Who else is trying to crack it? i may be totally off base. Just seems strange that a whole year later, nobody else has figured it out.

I could have done a better job of writing that post. I don’t think it’s a big deal, and I am grateful that somebody cracked it. I shipped my ecu on Monday.

If it’s a USA thing, FEMTO should open branches on the Mexico & Canadian border, I’d 1000% drive down to Tijuana for the day to get it unlocked!

[FSociety]

Originally Posted by njoyRice

I'd assume that Femto is keeping the unlock method in-house to better the guarantee that future years and models are unlockable. That's my theory at least.

The early X3M/X4M was able to be unlocked via OBD. BMW or BOSCH found out the exploit and from what I heard they changed the DME's bootloader for june20 dme and up.

Yes I guess that's another way to see why Femto is keeping it like that too.

A lot of cars pre-june 2020 have been going to BMW getting updated too or OTA update, which updates their bootloader blocking from OBD Unlock. Since the ECU date is unlockable' all it requires a Bench OBD Unlock which these can be done same day by dealers with the tool.

[MJBO]

Originally Posted by chicagofan00

You’d think they would know the difference between a dead pedal and the gas pedal. 🤷🏻‍♂️

That’s a pretty amusing mistake.

[Higgs Boson]

Originally Posted by MJBO

That’s a pretty amusing mistake.

Don't think it was a mistake. I think the dead pedal looks nicer and photos better with the steering wheel like that vs the gas pedal pushed way back and to the right in comparison.

It makes for a better quick glance pic while scrolling but it definitely detracts from the message if you notice and actually think about that fact that it's the dead pedal.

[X5ALIVE]

Originally Posted by cleaningup

This quote is exactly my point. A US based company may care more. I have a hard time believing these guys cracked it a year ago and nobody else has been able to. Makes me think that nobody else is working too hard on it.

Who else is trying to crack it? i may be totally off base. Just seems strange that a whole year later, nobody else has figured it out.

I could have done a better job of writing that post. I don’t think it’s a big deal, and I am grateful that somebody cracked it. I shipped my ecu on Monday.

I think US tuners wouldn't be incentivized when they can just offer a white glove service where they ship and tune for you with a markup.

[hockeygoalie35]

Originally Posted by MIM5

That was probably the worse way to do it. Lol. I remember having so much connection issues with the pi. I just got the adapters to connect it directly to my phone. There probably won’t be an at home flash option for a long time. Like the F series, when everything was figured out there was still bench unlocks required and then a few years later the flash/unlock on your own came.

Strange, I had no such issue. I too eventually bought the E-net cable and adapter for Bimmercode and E-sys. Maybe then, something will come up by the time my warranty expires!

[Hendo741]

Got my ECU back yesterday and installed the stage 1 multi map today. Map switching and anti lag seem to work great. Still waiting on the ECA, so not trying out the flex fuel portion yet, but going to rectify that soon.

Going to try and get some dragy data tomorrow. Butt dyno is pleased, but rather have actual data.

[2Times]

Originally Posted by Hendo741

Got my ECU back yesterday and installed the stage 1 multi map today. Map switching and anti lag seem to work great. Still waiting on the ECA, so not trying out the flex fuel portion yet, but going to rectify that soon.

Going to try and get some dragy data tomorrow. Butt dyno is pleased, but rather have actual data.

Did you use a shop or send off on your own?

[Hendo741]

Originally Posted by 2Times

Did you use a shop or send off on your own?

Had a shop do it. Went through Euroklasse.

[forcefed]

Originally Posted by Hendo741

Map switching and anti lag seem to work great.

Video of anti lag please

[MIM5]

Originally Posted by Hendo741

Got my ECU back yesterday and installed the stage 1 multi map today. Map switching and anti lag seem to work great. Still waiting on the ECA, so not trying out the flex fuel portion yet, but going to rectify that soon.

Going to try and get some dragy data tomorrow. Butt dyno is pleased, but rather have actual data.

What flex fuel setup are you running?

[Hendo741]

Originally Posted by MIM5

What flex fuel setup are you running?

viscontis. Just need to install it

Its on the list of things to do this weekend.

[flsupraguy]

I'm waiting for bootmod3 to release their flex fuel system. BTW, does anyone know if we are able to remove the cold start and cat CEL if using an OTS map? My plan was to start using the CSL map as I track my (manual) g80.

[MIM5]

Originally Posted by Hendo741

viscontis. Just need to install it

Its on the list of things to do this weekend.

Originally Posted by flsupraguy

I'm waiting for bootmod3 to release their flex fuel system. BTW, does anyone know if we are able to remove the cold start and cat CEL if using an OTS map? My plan was to start using the CSL map as I track my (manual) g80.

Yes and yes. There are options in bm3 menu screen for both of those.

[2Times]

Originally Posted by flsupraguy

I'm waiting for bootmod3 to release their flex fuel system. BTW, does anyone know if we are able to remove the cold start and cat CEL if using an OTS map? My plan was to start using the CSL map as I track my (manual) g80.

yes, looks like this

[flsupraguy]

Originally Posted by 2Times

yes, looks like this

Thank you!