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      03-30-2016, 08:14 PM   #1
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How can I tell if my car has a tune?

I finally pulled the trigger and bought a 2013 M6 with 13k miles and an Akrapovic exhaust. The car is great and a huge improvement over my F10 550i 6mt.

The car is Sakhir Orange, full leather, B&O and in great shape. I visited the dealer and the car is due for a software update. Since the previous owner added an Akra exhaust, I'm curious if there is a way to tell if the car is tuned and if I should allow the dealer to do the software update.

Thanks and if I should ask in the M5 board let me know.
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      03-30-2016, 11:46 PM   #2
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There are many tune experts in M5post that you can ask them but if you feel your car has huge improvement over 550i I would say of course she does... She has over 150 more power and over 50 more torque plus a lot less turbo lag beside the Dual Clutch transmission instead of torque converter... Yeah it's HUGE
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Simple . Ask dealer to tell you when they scan car. If it does have it tell them you bought it like that. That way you can't be blamed lol
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      03-31-2016, 06:31 AM   #4
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"Ask dealer to tell you when they scan car. If it does have it tell them you bought it like that. That way you can't be blamed lol" I would not recommend that, as it will be possible to use that against you if you have a warranty claim involving the engine.

I would track down the former owner. I found mine by a combination of looking at the nav use (they left their home address as the last trip). Then a little google and voila. Ask nicely. Or go to a good independent that tunes bmws locally and have them test. Or get a dyno run and see if you are higher than stock.
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      03-31-2016, 02:26 PM   #5
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I have the name of the former owner from the title but I didn't want to bother him unless I ran out of options. A dyno might be a good idea but semi meaningless unless another known car runs at the same time so we can factor in all of the potential variances.

Anyone within 2 hours of DC planning a dyno run in the next month?
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