Agreed. The only thing I tweak is the D shift maps to make them hold gears a little longer.
I don't get the appeal of the M3 GWS really, I think it looks like a butt-plug.
XHP DCT - Experience Thread
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I don't get the appeal of the M3 GWS really, I think it looks like a butt-plug.
Not sure what is going on, but in the past week now with about 500 miles on the last update stg. 3, I've had a delay in shifting. It's happened in D mode with the sport button not on. In D mode with the sport button on and in manual mode with the sport button on. It has happened going from 2nd to 3rd, 5th to 6th and 6th to 7th, but not in that order. Each time the delay has only been a second or maybe two, but I find myself holding my breath as soon as I realize the shift was not immediate and it feels like 5 seconds... I'm going to reflash it when I'm home this evening and see if that may correct it. This has not happened before with the other maps, but has anyone else experienced this?
I think i have covered now also more than 500miles probably and also did a few laps on the nordschleife. Everything is working perfectly fine.
Hope you get it sorted.
Hope you get it sorted.
You guys really get an up shift brrrp? I read that in the xhp description but never heard it in my car. The only things that are clearly working for me are creep disable and no auto shift at redline. Things like shift speed, I feel like my stock flash were the same or better.
I hear an up shift sound when giving a good chunk of load and shifting around 3k rpm. In this area it is really noticeable for my on the driver seat with the windows down. I really enjoy that "power" cruising with shifts in that rpm range.
Shift speeds are so different from stock. Alone in D-Mode with the Sport button pushed it is a different monster.
What i really don´t get and that very same issue is what zero to 60 has. I can change the rev limit like i want but it doesn´t change.
Same. I set the max rpm to where I want it in certain gears and it doesn't even shift there.
I would be lying if I didn’t say I am totally jealous. I get none of those things unfortunately.
are you using the stage 3 flash with factory settings?
wrt to rev limit, are you referring to the max rev limit while in manual mode? I also had an issue with my soft limiter kick in at 6400 RPM in manual mode which is much too early. The way I fixed the issue was to raise the rev limits in my engine tune using tuner pro. I basically made everything 7500 RPMs and now The software limit doesn’t kick in at 6400 anymore.
May be you should delete the xhp completely and flash it again?
You don´t have different shift speeds between D-Mode and DSC/DTC off and full manual mode with sport button? If not, something really is wrong. Did you contact XHP support? You really need that. imho this and the max pressure increase are the key features.
I also tried increasing the rev limit in my dme tune. I will have a look into it again. May be i just should set it higher.
yeah, i cant remember if i completely deleted it or not so that is worth a shot. I know have gone back to the stock dct flash to test the rev limit issue, and IIRC, that required uninstalling xhp. but i can try it again.
I have contacted xhp, and not trying to ask for too much, i only discussed the rev limit issue. That conversation pretty much went in circles. No clue why the rev limit issue shows up with their flash and not the stock dct flash, but I didnt bother reaching out to them on anything else once I figured out what i needed to change to get my car to run normal.
Yeah, i think the rev limit may kick in earlier than the value in the tables. I set mine to 7500, but i am sure it will kick in earlier than that. Setting it to 7500 allowed me to rev to an rpm similar to the stock DCT flash, which is around 6800ish.
With the stock DCT flash, i can absolutely tell a difference in shift speed between sport on and off, etc. With XHP, honestly, not really. Sometimes it feels like the shifts are the fastest just in normal D mode.
I have contacted xhp, and not trying to ask for too much, i only discussed the rev limit issue. That conversation pretty much went in circles. No clue why the rev limit issue shows up with their flash and not the stock dct flash, but I didnt bother reaching out to them on anything else once I figured out what i needed to change to get my car to run normal.
Yeah, i think the rev limit may kick in earlier than the value in the tables. I set mine to 7500, but i am sure it will kick in earlier than that. Setting it to 7500 allowed me to rev to an rpm similar to the stock DCT flash, which is around 6800ish.
With the stock DCT flash, i can absolutely tell a difference in shift speed between sport on and off, etc. With XHP, honestly, not really. Sometimes it feels like the shifts are the fastest just in normal D mode.
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There are 1 or 2 things where you contact XHP with Feedback about potential improvements and you get the feeling of talking against a wall. They will tell you "this is how it should be. If you don´t like it, go Stage 2" and with the next Version, oh miracle, they worked and improved on that exact thing.
Just look within this thread and you will find this exact issue already in the past with the harsh downshifts.
But to be fair. For me, with v1.3 this issue is mostly gone. I have a strange downshift into 2nd (from 5th or 6th) once in a while when braking a bit harder but far away from an emergency brake.
I didn't know to expect the downshifts so it surprised me a bit that it did it.
Doesn't feel too harsh for me.
Doesn't feel too harsh for me.
Isn’t there an option to adjust downshift rpm? I think it’s a percentage slider by gear.
I completely uninstalled xhp and reinstalled it last night. Hoping to go for a quick drive today and verify it fixes my issues.
Update:
Went for a drive, seems better tbh. I was on v1.2 apparently even though I had flashed 1.3 when it came out. I noticed the app indicated I was on version 1.2 before I uninstalled.
Shifting seems pretty good now. I am not sure about the brrrp so will take a video at some point. The one odd thing with my current Muffler, which is a 3.5 in. Straight through Magna-flow, is some of my favorite sounds kind of disappeared. The turbo whine out of the exhaust is gone and my back fires are much deeper and muffled.
The exhaust itself is deeper and quieter than my BMW PE so it’s possible I am not hearing the brrrp.
Overall, things seem to have improved so thanks for the recommendation.
I completely uninstalled xhp and reinstalled it last night. Hoping to go for a quick drive today and verify it fixes my issues.
Update:
Went for a drive, seems better tbh. I was on v1.2 apparently even though I had flashed 1.3 when it came out. I noticed the app indicated I was on version 1.2 before I uninstalled.
Shifting seems pretty good now. I am not sure about the brrrp so will take a video at some point. The one odd thing with my current Muffler, which is a 3.5 in. Straight through Magna-flow, is some of my favorite sounds kind of disappeared. The turbo whine out of the exhaust is gone and my back fires are much deeper and muffled.
The exhaust itself is deeper and quieter than my BMW PE so it’s possible I am not hearing the brrrp.
Overall, things seem to have improved so thanks for the recommendation.
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hey guys long time reader some great infomation here i have 2011 bmw 335is dct FBO vargas frb-lites running a trebila bef. Rear end is i guess youd say FBO solid subframe bushings LSD etc.. been using the xhp stage 3 with default settings. xhp has done update for the custom maps for D and S wondering if anyone on here with similiar fbos has any settings recommendations to get the shifting a little more connected with the tune (snappy) lets say
thanks again
thanks again
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