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  • silverblades181
    Wrencher
    • Nov 2004
    • 222

    #31
    What's the difference between MarkD's chip and Jim Conforti? And is MarkD situated in the US or Canada?
    E30 325i 1990 (Winter beater)
    E36 M3/4/5 1997 (Futur IP car?)
    BMW Club of Quebec

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    • King Luis
      Mod Crazy
      • Sep 2004
      • 737

      #32
      markd is in canada (toronto area)
      i want to get my injectors and afm before i get the chip...when i got everything, time for the install and tune.....hope gas prices drop next year...they better go back to normal....60 cents normal.

      what is the 4.10 diff from? whats the difference from a 3.73 or so...acceleration diference???? topspeed difference????

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      • nando
        Moderator
        • Nov 2003
        • 34827

        #33
        Originally posted by King Luis
        hope gas prices drop next year...they better go back to normal....60 cents normal.
        don't hold your breath.
        Build thread

        Bimmerlabs

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        • Mystikal
          Moderator
          Wheel Fitment Expert
          • Nov 2003
          • 9602

          #34
          Originally posted by robert325is
          wow... it took me like 5 min.

          i got the 91 chip, just because some places don't have 93 when i go on road trips.
          I keep the stock chip in the ashtray. If it really takes you 5 minutes, then I don't see why the 93 chip would have been a problem.

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          • KeeperJones
            Wrencher
            • Jul 2004
            • 240

            #35
            Originally posted by robert325is
            wow... it took me like 5 min.
            1. pull battery cable

            2. remove two phillips screws and 2 plastic screws from glove box cover

            3. remove four 10mm bolts

            4. remove connector

            5. straighten metal tabs

            6. remove four small screws from ECU cover and remove cover

            7. remove plastic chip cover

            8. remove chip

            9. install new chip and re-assemble

            Five minutes? Maybe twenty minutes, at least for me. I was trying to be real careful and the pelican info did not mention the four small screws on the top, so I was trying to figure out which of the remaining screws were holding the cover on. I am very happy with the improvement and there has been no pinging with the 92 octane.

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            • Budget Beater
              Banned
              • Aug 2005
              • 230

              #36
              hello guys,

              I am new to these forums but i would like to chime in. I purchased one of these "generic" chips off ebay and was skeptical at first but i figured what the heck its only $35. i tried it and I am very impressed. I have no basis for comparison to other chips but it seems to be working well.

              2cents

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              • KeeperJones
                Wrencher
                • Jul 2004
                • 240

                #37
                It probably works well because chances are it uses code from a "real" chip. Most of those guys buy a "real" chip and a chip burner, rip the code and they are in business. So you probably ended up with a JC or Dinan or some other legit manufacturer's chip code. I guess that is the only real issue I would have, is you don't know what you have. Luckily it worked out for you.

                After doing the research on chips, I knew exactly what I wanted. It is pretty easy to find very high praise for MarkD's chips in this forum.

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                • nefarious7907
                  E30 Enthusiast
                  • Jan 2005
                  • 1170

                  #38
                  Where can I find a Mark D chip? for an ETA


                  http://www.cardomain.com/ride/657387

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                  • robert325is
                    E30 Enthusiast
                    • Aug 2004
                    • 1171

                    #39
                    Originally posted by Mystikal
                    Originally posted by robert325is
                    wow... it took me like 5 min.

                    i got the 91 chip, just because some places don't have 93 when i go on road trips.
                    I keep the stock chip in the ashtray. If it really takes you 5 minutes, then I don't see why the 93 chip would have been a problem.
                    im talking 5 min once i got the ECU out.

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                    • Mystikal
                      Moderator
                      Wheel Fitment Expert
                      • Nov 2003
                      • 9602

                      #40
                      Originally posted by robert325is
                      Originally posted by Mystikal
                      Originally posted by robert325is
                      wow... it took me like 5 min.

                      i got the 91 chip, just because some places don't have 93 when i go on road trips.
                      I keep the stock chip in the ashtray. If it really takes you 5 minutes, then I don't see why the 93 chip would have been a problem.
                      im talking 5 min once i got the ECU out.
                      Meh, the entire process takes me less than 5 now. ;)

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                      • napabavarian
                        E30 Modder
                        • Jun 2008
                        • 834

                        #41
                        Originally posted by palmfish
                        Can someone recommend where to go to find a 4.10 LSD for my '88 325is, and how much I should pay?

                        Also, if and when I install it, is there a market for my low mileage (125,000) 3.73 LSD?

                        I just bought a $300 318is for the 4.11 8-)

                        This place is like catholic school, 2/3 of the students smoke weed on a daily basis, but the faculty seems to convince the outside world that drugs are just in the other schools, the resident pot dealer thinks he's cool because he has the originality to call anyone he doesn't like a homosexual, and most of the little children follow him like sheep, then there's the few with brains, you hardly ever hear from them, perhaps don't even know they exist, but they get all the sh!t done.

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                        • SpecM
                          R3V Elite
                          • Oct 2005
                          • 4531

                          #42
                          Originally posted by napabavarian
                          I just bought a $300 318is for the 4.11 8-)
                          and?
                          1989 cirrisblau-metallic 325i

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                          • napabavarian
                            E30 Modder
                            • Jun 2008
                            • 834

                            #43
                            Originally posted by SpecM
                            and?

                            It was cheaper than buying just the 4.11

                            This place is like catholic school, 2/3 of the students smoke weed on a daily basis, but the faculty seems to convince the outside world that drugs are just in the other schools, the resident pot dealer thinks he's cool because he has the originality to call anyone he doesn't like a homosexual, and most of the little children follow him like sheep, then there's the few with brains, you hardly ever hear from them, perhaps don't even know they exist, but they get all the sh!t done.

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                            • SpecM
                              R3V Elite
                              • Oct 2005
                              • 4531

                              #44
                              Originally posted by napabavarian
                              It was cheaper than buying just the 4.11
                              and?

                              you know that the 318is has a small-case diff that's almost useless in a six-cylinder carl, yes?
                              1989 cirrisblau-metallic 325i

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                              • tjts1
                                E30 Mastermind
                                • May 2007
                                • 1851

                                #45
                                Originally posted by SpecM
                                and?

                                you know that the 318is has a small-case diff that's almost useless in a six-cylinder carl, yes?
                                Bull shit. Page 5

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