[laurapriceless]

My friend has a JB4 chip that he had had on his 2008 535....can that chip be transferred into my f30? The information about the juicebox 4 says that it works with 2006+ bmw twin turbo setups

[Jamesons Viggen]

Originally Posted by laurapriceless

My friend has a JB4 chip that he had had on his 2008 535....can that chip be transferred into my f30? The information about the juicebox 4 says that it works with 2006+ bmw twin turbo setups

No, sorry.

But a new one is $350-500, not a crazy amount of money.

[Ih8usrnms]

Originally Posted by laurapriceless

My friend has a JB4 chip that he had had on his 2008 535....can that chip be transferred into my f30? The information about the juicebox 4 says that it works with 2006+ bmw twin turbo setups

F30's have a single turbo.

[mike@x-ph.com]

It won't work
You will have to buy one that works with your car, lots of vendors here with great customer service so that should not be a problem.

[RoundelM3]

PS - they're not called a "chip" any more - the ECU is modified either via a new software download/overlay or a "piggyback" ECU to modify boost/fuel/ignition values. Last time I was able to plug a new chip into an ECU was sometime back in the late 1990s.

[mike@x-ph.com]

Originally Posted by roundel335

PS - they're not called a "chip" any more - the ECU is modified either via a new software download/overlay or a "piggyback" ECU to modify boost/fuel/ignition values. Last time I was able to plug a new chip into an ECU was sometime back in the late 1990s.

Be nice

[RoundelM3]

Originally Posted by mike@x-ph.com

Be nice

I AM being nice! "Chipping" is an antiquated term when it relates to modifying ECU parameters. Last time I pried open an ECU and put in a modified EPROM, it was on a 1991 Porsche 944S2 Cabrio, and I did that sometime around 1995 or thereabouts. Learning to speak the language is part of communicating - most of the younger crowd thinks "chipping" refers to something that rocks do to your paint job.

[mike@x-ph.com]

Originally Posted by roundel335

I AM being nice! "Chipping" is an antiquated term when it relates to modifying ECU parameters. Last time I pried open an ECU and put in a modified EPROM, it was on a 1991 Porsche 944S2 Cabrio, and I did that sometime around 1995 or thereabouts. Learning to speak the language is part of communicating - most of the younger crowd thinks "chipping" refers to something that rocks do to your paint job.

I know what you mean and i am not saying you are wrong.
i have a lot of customers that live outside the US and they still call it chipping.
In any case i was giving you a hard time, i know you meant well