[robc1976]

Originally Posted by Vroom

I borrowed the right tools & practiced on a broken garage door opener.

Do it..

Then punch it & just hang on!

Wish I could find theses parts locally...I hate waiting....I was thinking maybe a TV repair shop might have this??

[robc1976]

Talking to a local TV repair shop to get the parts...he has a 15 ohm resistor but it is more then 5 watts....would this be a issue?

[mykal335xi]

I mailed mine into Terry, he did the 15ohm mod and the nitrous trigger wire for a reasonable price and had it back the same week

[az335iat]

Originally Posted by robc1976

Talking to a local TV repair shop to get the parts...he has a 15 ohm resistor but it is more then 5 watts....would this be a issue?

Yes, any wattage larger than 5 watt is too large to fit on the board.

[Vroom]

Originally Posted by steve.kodra

Did the garage door open? Would be a good indicator to proceed! :-)

HaHa,

I practiced removing & replacing components on the board, solder sucking and using copper mesh to clean up the problem holes. It was a confidence builder.

[Vroom]

Originally Posted by robc1976

Wish I could find theses parts locally...I hate waiting....I was thinking maybe a TV repair shop might have this??

Not sure where you are at but here's where I got my stuff. No Credit cards and not the friendliest people to deal with but they had the resistors.

Tri-State Electronic Corporation
200 West Northwest Highway, Mount Prospect, IL
(847) 255-0600

[robc1976]

Originally Posted by Vroom

Not sure where you are at but here's where I got my stuff. No Credit cards and not the friendliest people to deal with but they had the resistors.

Tri-State Electronic Corporation
200 West Northwest Highway, Mount Prospect, IL
(847) 255-0600

I ordered it....but I appreciate the info!!

Question guys, what kind of difference did you guys feel from this mod?

[Vroom]

Originally Posted by robc1976

Question guys, what kind of difference did you guys feel from this mod?

I have FBO & Meth & it made my car scary again. Also found out quickly that the OEM clutch could not hold the power in 3rd & 4th.

[robc1976]

Originally Posted by Vroom

I have FBO & Meth & it made my car scary again. Also found out quickly that the OEM clutch could not hold the power in 3rd & 4th.

I am thinking it will do this for me since I am under target with a high Wastegate duty cycle of 130. Hopefully this helps...there is also the new board coming out soon to "G5"

[robc1976]

Had the 15 ohm done by a local TV repair guy for $5.00 and I must say this mod made a bigger difference than Dps, FMIC....I pulled 4-5 car lengths on my buddy with the same car same mods same mix except he has 18 ohm. I guess my car really needed this..my Wastegate duty was at 130...will log tonight to see what it is now. The car pulls harder all the way thru the RPM range...more boost thru the range via my boost gauge also.

[Vroom]

+1

[MadMan77]

Finally got decent enought weather to be able to pull my engine bay apart to do this mod. I am loving it but my already slipping clutch is hating it!

[Vroom]

Originally Posted by MadMan77

Finally got decent enought weather to be able to pull my engine bay apart to do this mod. I am loving it but my already slipping clutch is hating it!

Join the crowd.

I put in a clutchmasters Stg. 3 w/ Fiber Tough plate. Worked fine on road course, plan to hit the strip in the next 2 weeks.

[K20A2_S]

I just did my first datalog, I had an ffmax wastegate adaptation value of 124. This is on fbo minus exhaust. I'm about to start running Meth in a week or two, I'm guessing this would probably take me over the 130 recommend limit.

Wonder if I should run Meth first for couple weeks to make sure its all running good, then do this mod.

Mods are jb4, bms dci, Vrsf downpipes, helix intercooler, synapse bov and chargepipe. 07 335I

Bms Meth kit very soon.

[07tundra]

I just did my 15ohm mod but i used 1/4w resistor instead of 1/8w.......is that ok or do i need to change it? I do have the 1/8w resistor

[az335iat]

Originally Posted by 07tundra

I just did my 15ohm mod but i used 1/4w resistor instead of 1/8w.......is that ok or do i need to change it? I do have the 1/8w resistor

If they fit on the board then you good to go.

[atlninerfan]

I'm planning on doing this mod tomorrow. How would I know if I did it wrong? Will the car start, just not go in command mode? I just want to be prepared for worst case scenerio.

[joshwalker]

I just opened my JB4 to do this mod and it already has 5w 15ohm resistors? I bought the JB4 a week or so ago, the new ones already come with the upgrade?

[Goose]

just ordered my G5 upgrade

waiting patiently for them to get back in stock

[bmw loe]

for those that done this with FFMAX stuck @ 130 with an 18ohm board, what did your FFMAX value drop to with a 15ohm board?

[robc1976]

Originally Posted by bmw loe

for those that done this with FFMAX stuck @ 130 with an 18ohm board, what did your FFMAX value drop to with a 15ohm board?

Mine dropped to about 120....got the G5 board and here are in the 52-55 range!

[steve.kodra]

Originally Posted by robc1976

Mine dropped to about 120....got the G5 board and here are in the 52-55 range!

Ditto! What Rob said.

[robc1976]

Originally Posted by steve.kodra

Ditto! What Rob said.

It is awesome!!!

[Vroom]

From mid 120's to 90's w/ 15 ohms. Hi 40's low 50's w/ G5.

[jlcolon2001]

Mine is 129 right now. I will report back when I install the G5 that Terry sent me a couple of days ago