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      03-06-2018, 03:51 PM   #1
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Racechip GTS Black N63 or JB4 BETA

Which makes more power on a N63 non tu car?
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      03-08-2018, 06:41 PM   #2
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Jb4 is the better tune with more features, flexibility, control and safety failsafes
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      04-21-2018, 10:27 PM   #3
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Jb4 is the better tune with more features, flexibility, control and safety failsafes
I hope that's not biased answer you got there mike. Have you tried the RC GTS BLK? It looks promising and shopping around between the 2. Maybe when Terry decides to do an update with jb4 to what the N54 engine currently has ill be hands down way better.
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Which makes more power on a N63 non tu car?
i just ordered RC GTS Black. ill let you know when i get my race chip gts black in. I can atleast compare it to butt dyno. lol!
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      04-22-2018, 12:11 PM   #5
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I hope that's not biased answer you got there mike. Have you tried the RC GTS BLK? It looks promising and shopping around between the 2. Maybe when Terry decides to do an update with jb4 to what the N54 engine currently has ill be hands down way better.
I will be more than happy to list all the Jb4 features and you can list all the RC GTS black ones and we can make a comparison
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      04-22-2018, 12:47 PM   #6
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I will be more than happy to list all the Jb4 features and you can list all the RC GTS black ones and we can make a comparison
OP ask for power. Of course with BCM JB4 will have more.
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      04-22-2018, 12:49 PM   #7
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OP ask for power. Of course with BCM JB4 will have more.
We can share boost increase and what is safe and what is not.

Im sure OP is asking for reliable and safe power.

See im willing to prove my argument with facts and data.
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      04-23-2018, 12:54 AM   #8
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Neither. Get a Bootmod3 flash tune.
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      04-23-2018, 01:25 AM   #9
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Neither. Get a Bootmod3 flash tune.
It says on their website only for TU.
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      04-23-2018, 01:57 AM   #10
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It says on their website only for TU.
Bugger. I didn't realise that.
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I will be more than happy to list all the Jb4 features and you can list all the RC GTS black ones and we can make a comparison
For you to make an accurate professional comparison you would have had to try it out yourself as a vendor therefore you can provide “US” potential buyers a proper assessment of both products.

You should’t have to ask the clients for data.
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For you to make an accurate professional comparison you would have had to try it out yourself as a vendor therefore you can provide “US” potential buyers a proper assessment of both products.

You should’t have to ask the clients for data.
dang. you beat me to it.
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      04-23-2018, 10:58 AM   #13
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For you to make an accurate professional comparison you would have had to try it out yourself as a vendor therefore you can provide “US” potential buyers a proper assessment of both products.

You should’t have to ask the clients for data.
I respectfully disagree.

We can compare features, boost increase, which parameters are controlled and monitored by each tune,etc...

you do not need to test every single tune in the world in order to know how they compare.
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      04-23-2018, 09:23 PM   #14
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I respectfully disagree.

We can compare features, boost increase, which parameters are controlled and monitored by each tune,etc...

you do not need to test every single tune in the world in order to know how they compare.
^^^exactly!
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      04-25-2018, 06:57 PM   #15
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Enjoy the OTS if want more get a Custom Enzo Racing N63TU Tune or from another favorite tuner of choice in the Tuner Directory
OP asked for Non TU....
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I had the JB4 Stage 2 Beta on my N63 and Racechip Ultimate on my N63TU.

FWIW (my expert butt dyno test ), I feel like I noticed a bigger difference between stock vs piggy with the Racechip.
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I had the JB4 Stage 2 Beta on my N63 and Racechip Ultimate on my N63TU.

FWIW (my expert butt dyno test ), I feel like I noticed a bigger difference between stock vs piggy with the Racechip.
With the Jb4 you can raise boost to whatever you want it to be.


The reason why BMS chose this boost is because they felt it is the max safe boost on a stock car.
You are welcome to make more power as long as you take full responsibility

Also keep in mind the RC is raising boost blindly.
Jb4 is the only piggy that can monitor parameters like knock, ignition timing , AFR,etc...
Its never a good idea to push the car to the limit without any safety features
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With the Jb4 you can raise boost to whatever you want it to be.


The reason why BMS chose this boost is because they felt it is the max safe boost on a stock car.
You are welcome to make more power as long as you take full responsibility

Also keep in mind the RC is raising boost blindly.
Jb4 is the only piggy that can monitor parameters like knock, ignition timing , AFR,etc...
Its never a good idea to push the car to the limit without any safety features
How you were able to say that RC raise boost blindly?
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How you were able to say that RC raise boost blindly?
Without connection to Canbus, the tune is very limited to what it can monitor or control
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      04-26-2018, 09:40 PM   #20
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Without connection to Canbus, the tune is very limited to what it can monitor or control
I see. I though your talking about when they made the actual piggy.

Anyway....

So the box came in. Packaging and is good. The actual racechip is solid. But they shipped me a RC with no Bluetooth even I ordered the racechip GTS black which is the top of the line of what they have. So that first impression already sucks. lol! Without the Bluetooth I really cant set it up to eco, sport and race mode. So shipped it back to them already. Power wise. Id say go with JB4. The amount of time and money you have to spend ordering the RC and shipping it back will cost you about the same as JB4+bluetooth. just saying.
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Are any of these tunes California CARB legal? if not, is gaming the system by removing the piggy back, the only way to have these tunes here locally?
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Are any of these tunes California CARB legal? if not, is gaming the system by removing the piggy back, the only way to have these tunes here locally?
its coming straight from germany. and to remove the piggy is just swapping the actual box with the blank thay came with it. pretty much connects the wires again.
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