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    Waterloo, Ontario, Canada
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  • Present cars
    2003 BMW M3 Coupe
    2009 Cayenne 'S' (Wifes)
    2004 996 Turbo(X50) Cab
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    Who knows??
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    BMW 633Csi
    BMW 750iL
    1994 964 C4 (SOLD)

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  1. TomTiddler
    Late to the party on this one, but totally agree with the Yoko lovers. I put about 15000Km/yr on my 2004 TT/X50/Softronics map. I get 2 yrs and 8-10 spirited track days from a set. Pirelli's got me 6 months and 2 track days! I love the Advan's so much I also have them on my E46 M3.
  2. TomTiddler
    Not 100% comfortable at the track with refurbished, probably overcautious, but still ........
  3. TomTiddler
    OK, unlikely as this may seem, I had a speed related noise from my tires last year which nearly drove me crazy. Sounded like a low hum, with the frequency increasing (higher note, same volume) with speed. Turned out I had a small (~1mm) dent in both rear rims, must have hit the edge of one of the many "trenches" dug across our rural Ontario roads. Expensive, as I had to ditch a lovely set of factory hollow spoke rims. Sigh.
  4. TomTiddler
    +1 I have Softronic on a 2004 X50, claims 520HP, certainly feels like t. More importantly (maybe), the throttle is more responsive earlier in the curve, and less like an on/off switch. I absolutely love it. Enjoy.
  5. TomTiddler
    So, is this a 'recall'? More particularly, if I have this problem, does the dealer fix it, or do I?
  6. TomTiddler
    Not chipped as such, but I do have the Softronic flash installed. Car runs fine.
  7. TomTiddler
    Anyone know what this means?
  8. TomTiddler
    Well, I went ahead and installed the Softronic software. There were a couple of minor glitches, and I was a little surprised to find that the PC performing the upgrade needs to have access to the internet while it's happening (good job my wireless net extends to the driveway), however Softronic in general, and April in particular were enormously helpful. After 2+ hours of nail-biting while the download speed steadily got slower, it finally announced "Complete". Wow!! Pretty much everything I hoped for. I haven't been on a dyno, but there's definitely more power - much more important is the throttle response, and smoothness of power delivery compared to stock, the extension on the rev limiter doesn't hurt either :-). In short, the car now feels like it was meant to. I love it, worth every penny. Ian
  9. TomTiddler
    It's that time - I've had the 2004 TT X50 for 2 months now, and I'm looking at flashing the ECU. The Softronic deal looks very interesting, I wonder if you guys have comments/observations regarding throttle response improvements. While I love the "light blue touch paper and retire" feeling when the turbo's kick in, I find that the throttle still feels a bit "heavy". Especially when compared to my M3 in Sport mode. I have heard that the Softronic throttle maps are a significant improvement in this area. Anyone have first hand experience??
  10. TomTiddler
    jpflip, Couldn't agree more about renntech (and rennlist it must be said).
  11. TomTiddler
    Thanx. I've been a "lurker" on this list for a while, but finally decided to "pitch in", this is such a knowledgable and helpful bunch of people.
  12. TomTiddler
    Here's a picture in Pfaff's parking lot. It's a 2004TT+X50, and I already love it! Need help figuring out which version of PCM I have.
  13. TomTiddler
    Is this the stock 997 shifter or the factory "short shift" version?
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