Answers needed on 530 dse

[530dse]

How do you find out what the horsepower is on an E60, 530d SE manufactured in May 2004. And what are the best Engine upgrades available for this model, remapping etc anybody who has upgraded this engine i would appreciate your thoughts etc thank-you

[gareth h]

I had an 04 330d, the options were remap or tuning box, I opted for tuning box (+ 40 bhp) which was removed when the car was serviced to avoid any warranty issues, I drove a DMS remapped car and the performance was very impressive but the cost of the remap was £600-700, my tuning box is in the classifieds if you're interested.

[530dse]

Gareth h thanks for that i have had a look on the classifieds and cannot find anything can you point me in the correct direction please

[gareth h]

It's here www.pistonheads.com/sales/114930.htm suitable for 218bhp 5 series

[530dse]

Gareth who was the manufacturer of the box?

[jeffc]

I had a 530d se 2004 , they are 218 bhp standard , I paid £300 fo an ecu remap . car was phenominal done , I also had a remapped 535d at the same time and the 530 d (manual ) was quicker to 100mph.. , both cars would sail off the clock at 160mph on the flat .. 530d was so much better on fuel, 48mpg every time on a 300mile trip..

[530dse]

Thanks for that Jeff, At the moment i am considering purchasing a box from a company called tuning box in belgium have you ever heard of them

[530dse]

Jeff/Gareth, Jeff who did the work for you and gareth is your box manufactured by tuning box?

[gareth h]

Yes my box is manufactured by tuning box, they seemed to be the most reputable when I was looking TUV approved etc.

[530dse]

Thats excellent gareth how do we know it is the correct 1 for my 530d se there are 2 different 1's on the tuning box website one with DPF and 1 without I am quite prepared to buy it if it is the correct 1

[andysv]

jeffc said:

I had a 530d se 2004 , they are 218 bhp standard , I paid £300 fo an ecu remap . car was phenominal done , I also had a remapped 535d at the same time and the 530 d (manual ) was quicker to 100mph.. , both cars would sail off the clock at 160mph on the flat .. 530d was so much better on fuel, 48mpg every time on a 300mile trip..

are you cornering at 160mph

[jeffc]

speedo hits a stop at 160 at 4200rpm.. revcounter keeps going round , on a rolling road when dyno"d on the limiter in 6th was 172mph never managed to rev it out on the road but got very close a time or two

[jeffc]

530dse said:

Thanks for that Jeff, At the moment i am considering purchasing a box from a company called tuning box in belgium have you ever heard of them

I had a diesel tuning company for 5 years, I used to fit Speedbuster and a few other makes.. If you want the car to graft forget the tuning box,they only increase fuel, most of the cheaper ones are nothing more than a resistor and need to be avoided , basically they run the car on cold start so yes they will give you a gain but dont do anything with increasing boost levels..

A remap will give you a lump more than any box and they are undetectable, If in the event of the dealers doing a software upgrade and wipe the ecu , the man that does my stuff now will come back and reload the file.. first car years ago I had ecu mapped cost me £700 things have changed now people are doing them for less and less.. the guy I use charges £300 for an E60 as the ecu has to be removed and is a bit more involved..

drop me an email if you are interested I can give you his number , he comes to you..