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      11-04-2017, 01:50 PM   #10
Surly73
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Drives: '11 535xi 8AT KWv3 MPE MHD xHP
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Originally Posted by alpinef10 View Post
Thanks appreciate your response! Thinking of whether to chip it to add another 90 hp to it. Not sure it's going to make a whole lot of sense with the way the car handles currently.
Well... First thing would be to confirm exactly what you've got. Use a VIN lookup tool to get all the packages/options. A lot of people with DHP seem to say the car handles pretty well, at least when all the parts are like new. I have a friend with an older 745i with ARS and he says that he has to fool ARS into stiffening before a turn by giving the steering wheel a little jerk a second before the real turn. Doesn't sound appealing to me - I'd prefer old fashioned bars myself.

I thought that in Sport or Sport+ things would always be on the stiffer side.

Long story short - if you don't have ARS you have options which are worth every dollar. If you do have ARS, you don't have any options at all, but should make sure that what you already have is working properly.

IMO - do handling before power.
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