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2007 BMW X3 3.0SI WITH N52

2.6K views 4 replies 5 participants last post by  frisbeeguy  
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I HAVE HAD THIS SUV FOR GOING ON ABOUT 3 YEARS AND REALLY HAVE USED IT FOR FOR JUST ABOUT EVERTYHING AND ANYTHING FROM HAULING BUILDING MATERIALS TOWING TRAILERS AND SO ON. MY QUESTION IS IT HAS NEVER REALLY HAD ANY REAL GET UP AND GO AND FROM MY UDERSTANDING THESE ENGINES ARE ONE OF THE BEST FROM BMW FACTORY . WHAT CAN I DO TO GET MORE HP OUT OF THIS ENGINE I UNDERSTAND I HAVE THE STAGE 3 MANIFOLD ALREADY FROM FACTORY IT JUST HAS NO GO GO ON TAKE BUT ONCE YOU GET GOING HAS 45 OR 50 IT HAS ALL THE POWER ONE WOULD WANT . I BOUGHT THE BMW SCANER 1.4.0 AND I HAVE TRIED TO DOWNLOAD INPA AND ISTA FOR THE PAST THREE YEARS AS I HAVE A 2005 E60 530I AND A 2002 325CI AND ALSO A 2008 528XI . I WOULD GRADLY PAY SOME ONE IF THEY WOULD BE WILLING TO GO ON TEAM VIEWER AND DOWNLOAD AND GET ISTA P WORKING FOR ME AS I STATED I HAVE TRIED FOR THREE YEARS TO GET THIS TO WORK WITH MY K+D CABLE AND I HAVE THE OTHER CABLE USED FOR BMW SCANNER AS WELL ANY HELP REALLY WOULD BE GREATLY APPRECIATED THANKS LEE
 
#2 ·
First, stop shouting at us.
 
#3 · (Edited)
I HAVE HAD THIS SUV FOR GOING ON ABOUT 3 YEARS AND REALLY HAVE USED IT FOR FOR JUST ABOUT EVERTYHING AND ANYTHING FROM HAULING BUILDING MATERIALS TOWING TRAILERS AND SO ON. MY QUESTION IS IT HAS NEVER REALLY HAD ANY REAL GET UP AND GO AND FROM MY UDERSTANDING THESE ENGINES ARE ONE OF THE BEST FROM BMW FACTORY . WHAT CAN I DO TO GET MORE HP OUT OF THIS ENGINE ANY HELP REALLY WOULD BE GREATLY APPRECIATED THANKS LEE
In a reasonable way the X3 is fast i think.
1 Clean, clean and clean!
Injectors,MAF, engine air filter, oil (proper oil) icv, disa and throttle body.

"WHAT CAN I DO TO GET MORE HP OUT OF THIS ENGINE?"

Not much...the engine comes pretty well tuned from the factory. You have that 07 it is said to be faster and more "refined"!
But make sure the proper tires are inflated as directed .
2 hopefully your cats are clear.
And stay away from the k&N air filters.

Cheers!

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#5 · (Edited)
"WHAT CAN I DO TO GET MORE HP OUT OF THIS ENGINE?"

Not much...the engine comes pretty well tuned from the factory. You have that 07 it is said to be faster and more "refined"!
But make sure the proper tires are inflated as directed .
2 hopefully your cats are clear.
And stay away from the k&N air filters.

Cheers!

Sent from my TMAF035G using Tapatalk
He can actually increase engine horsepower by a lot. Stickers are the answer. Got a friend with a Chevy Cruze and once he added the ECS sticker, he gained 50HP. Add the FCP Euro sticker and that’s an additional 20HP.
The best sticker to add is this:
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Easy 200HP gain, and you’ll win every race.

To be under the radar, this sticker is good:
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