ProTuning Freaks/HCP showing BMW B-Series engine ECU tamper code removal and OBD-II flashing - B48/B58 tunes coming

[Sticky]

PTF (ProTuning Freaks) and HCP who develops maps for them teased BMW B-Series engine ECU access. The B48 and B58 motors have kept tuners out but they were recently cracked in Russia by tuner K8 Strasse and as is usual the crack is spreading out to tuners worldwide.

PTF and HCP are claiming a misleading 'world first' here as they were not the first but if you want to get technical maybe they can claim a world first in the US market.

Either way what is important to focus on is OBD-II flashing will be here shortly for the B48 and B58 motors. This bodes well for the upcoming S58 as well which hopefully will use similar ECU architecture but BMW now knowing their computer/software was hacked into will likely patch it because they are no fun.

The teaser photo here shows the B48 MG1 tamper code can be removed which means BMW should in theory not know the ECU was flashed. Then again, if the ECU logs parameters they will likely be able to figure it out from large variable changes but this should provide superficial protection from being flagged by a dealer. If you want to tune, you should be prepared to lose your warranty.

It is just a matter of time now before various OBD-II tuning options hit the market for the B-Series motors.

[Optigrab]

It is still probably going to track the total number of flashes but either way this is Yuge!!!

[Sticky]

It is still probably going to track the total number of flashes but either way this is Yuge!!!

Exactly, let the tuning commence!

[jpsimon]

First results! This is the b48, but nice to see real progress is happening.

https://instagram.com/p/BjvM45rF_Pj/

[jpsimon]

Those guys are a dealer for K8 or associated in some way.

[Sticky]

First results! This is the b48, but nice to see real progress is happening.

Link is bad?

[jpsimon]

[jpsimon]

Not sure why it’s broken... check out their page:

https://www.instagram.com/a2performance

[Sticky]

Works now, thanks.

[RobNyc]

Excited !!!

[Remonster]

It is still probably going to track the total number of flashes but either way this is Yuge!!!

Oh well, it took so long that my 2016 340i is almost out of warranty anyways (I'm past 40k miles and closing in on 50k). Bring on the power!!

[jcolley]

Picked up a 340i for the wife this week in Munich. In Rotterdam now with break in halfway done. Back down to the Nurburgring on the 16th.

So...any word on flashing solutions?

I'm considering picking up a spare DME to play with. Seems the easiest way to avoid all the warranty concerns. Should be EWS4 with the SK number paired to the CAS from factory, so easy to swap back and forth. Just reset start number and go.

[Sticky]

So...any word on flashing solutions?

Seems tuners are getting access to these.

I don't have any US results to go by but Russian tuners have posted some numbers already.

[AUTO-Explorer]

the dealer may refuse the warranty if there is a system time discrepancy in EGS, ATM and DME / DDE

[neneonline]

Hey guys, any news on PTF progress on B58 tune?

[Sticky]

Hey guys, any news on PTF progress on B58 tune?

Supposedly progress behind the scenes.