FIRST DRIVE IN MY DARKSIDE DEVELOPMENTS TRANSFORMED BMW X5!

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FIRST DRIVE IN MY DARKSIDE DEVELOPMENTS TRANSFORMED BMW X5!

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Жыл бұрын

Reaction to the first drive in my highly modified BMW X5 30D fresh from Darkside Developments.
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@Roginator007 Жыл бұрын

Looks like it goes well 👍 Id personality get the xhp map done on the gear box now. Increases clamping pressure and line pressures to cope with the extra power now going through it. It made a world of difference on my e60.

@BryceBrown1 Жыл бұрын

Are you running stage 3? I've had it on my E61 for almost a year now, love it! Nothing too full-on in D but sports is fairly aggressive. Great mod though and an easy DIY. 👌

@shanehogarth6373 Жыл бұрын

@@BryceBrown1That sounds interesting, could you point me towards where I could find details on the transmission mods please? I have a 635d that would possibly benefit from this (6hp28). We used to up the line pressure on the supra boxes and it transformed them, just the addition of a couple of shims.

@Roginator007 Жыл бұрын

@Bryce Brown yeh stage 3 all the way. Mine has the paddles option so when in manual it no longer upshifts automatically which makes it more fun for certain activities 🙈🙃

@ScbyPwr Жыл бұрын

I have the Sutphin tune on my 35d malone 2.9. Sport mode is ferocious!

@Campletebewakingscameras Жыл бұрын

Have the same E70 with 360 hp and 750nm twin turbo. Feels fast, but the chassis deals with the power very well. It is a lot faster then you notice. You can go ridiculously fast and play with the radio. Maybe due to active suspension and m package

@jaybee7291 Жыл бұрын

The smile on your face says it all George 👍

@scoobysean555 Жыл бұрын

Darkside tune comes with free "hey up" and "how you do " 😂

@dopiaza2006 Жыл бұрын

And a 'all reyt!'

@GeorgeAusters Жыл бұрын

And a reyt then!

@YGELLYPIKER Жыл бұрын

I’m lucky if I have had over 20mpg since getting X5 tweaked like you and I’m still on standard turbo

@neilrobinson5115 Жыл бұрын

Glad you got the outcome you wanted from your modifications,my standard X5 E70 35d Msport in my world is 286bhp and 580 nm of torque as standard,I thought that was quite rapid,but yours must fly,but I think I’ll keep mine standard for now,as I’ve had some problems but all fixed now,I don’t want to rock the boat,Great finale to your video George,thanks.

@GeorgeAusters Жыл бұрын

To be honest that sort of power is more than enough but this just takes things to another level!

@johndoherty9487 Жыл бұрын

I had a 3.0sd twin turbo, which was not slow. But I am sure this is great. Unfortunately my chain broke, which is something you may want consider changing.

@neilrobinson5115 Жыл бұрын

@@GeorgeAusters Autobahn power not M42 lol,only joking this pulls your arms when you put your foot down so god knows what yours is like,but good these cars are adaptable like that,I’m just glad mines working ok now,we’ll done George,enjoy 😁

@archierobertson7632 Жыл бұрын

Inspirational ! Great series content on the X5 journey to increase it’s potential . All the best .👍🏻

@GeorgeAusters Жыл бұрын

Thanks Archie!

@lr9946 2 ай бұрын

How much was the dark side upgrades dude?

@DarKRid3R21 4 ай бұрын

You make soft to the gearbox? 6 speed or 8 speed?

@wayneellis5839 Жыл бұрын

Im in Barnsley and have x5 M50d what would you do to it and how much would you spend at Darkside

@GeorgeAusters Жыл бұрын

Get in touch with Darkside to see what they suggest, mention that you came from my vid👍🏻

@imtiyazdreyer1426 Жыл бұрын

Love it George, please please please do xhp stage 3 transmission software next. Promise you, chalk and cheese difference. You will be smiling all over again and again. Great videos brother. All the way from Cape Town South Africa

@GeorgeAusters Жыл бұрын

Possibly on the cards!

@mplewp 10 ай бұрын

These cars god i loved working on them when @ Bmw 😇

@alz722 Жыл бұрын

Isn't it illegal to remove the EGR and DPF?

@mcplutt Жыл бұрын

Not in Bolivia ☺

@paulbunce9019 Жыл бұрын

Yep!

@mechanich1249 Жыл бұрын

Not at all also very good for kids inhaling unfiltered diesel exhaust gasses keep they Airways clean. Excellent family car

@mikehollowell2245 Жыл бұрын

George I have a 63 plate/2013 f11 520d msport but I do fancy an X5 as my next car, I spend most of my days in me vivaro like but I get in the BM and it's just a dream to drive, totally standard like and it's only done 105 000 miles just, love the content mate hope you and the Mrs are well! 👍

@GeorgeAusters Жыл бұрын

Watch my latest video on the X5 mate.. you may change your mind!

@mikehollowell2245 Жыл бұрын

@@GeorgeAusters shall I keep me f11 520d tourer then 😂 only problem with it is the fan has stopped blowing and i haven't even looked at it yet... BMW have called for it to go in for egr cooler and driver airbag to be replaced too which I need to book in for... I love the car tho George, I wanted one of these since I ever clapped eyes on this years ago... It's black but looks blueif you shine a light on it, everyone says it's lovely to look at.

@gul.iam.3195 Жыл бұрын

Will any of those mods cause issues for the vehicle MOT?

@leiflillandt1488 Жыл бұрын

If you still use 20-25 years old EU laws no changes are allowed! Short and simple. It's another thing if MOT would disassemble the "engine" and check every detail to see if they can find anything that isn't quite original. So, in fact, laws are one thing, and the reality is a quite different (!) thing in this case!

@GeorgeAusters Жыл бұрын

Passed its MOT with no issues!

@k-9k-97 Жыл бұрын

@@GeorgeAusters yeah because you probably done it by yourself or paid to someone to pass it, another vise it won't pass the mot without dpf! Try to take it to random mot center, I can bet it will fail emission test instantly!

@dopiaza2006 Жыл бұрын

@@k-9k-97 Depends - if the DPF has been gutted and the EGR simply disabled then there's no visual clues. It will still pass emissions test with no DPF

@moffgti8781 Жыл бұрын

What’s ball park figure on how much cost involved? Want to get mine done

@GeorgeAusters Жыл бұрын

Best to get in touch with darkside for an accurate quote mate, tell them you came from my video though👍🏻

@samiullahshaikh3948 Жыл бұрын

Smashed it George anyone need any dpf egr swirl flaps work or anything bmw related especially in the diesel region bmw 2004-2012 I believe he is a gem on them knows the issues and mechanically he is sound he knows his stuff

@GeorgeAusters Жыл бұрын

🙌🏼

@nnoddy8161 9 ай бұрын

Update? Would love to know how it is going.

@GeorgeAusters 9 ай бұрын

Still great!

@Rompish1 Жыл бұрын

Bra jobbat! Jag har tittat alla dina videos under ett tag nu och du förklarar bra och tydligt för mig som inte talar engelska. Kan du göra ljudklipp utifrån oxå?

@mcplutt Жыл бұрын

Du måste skrive på engelska 😊

@archierobertson7632 Жыл бұрын

Liking Rompish and mcplutt input.

@mcplutt Жыл бұрын

@@archierobertson7632 Who is mcplutt?😄

@beetlenick8728 7 ай бұрын

Did you tune a 3.0sd ?

@Kasim_Mahmood Жыл бұрын

Isn't the latest m50d a quad turbo as opposed to tri turbo?

@GeorgeAusters Жыл бұрын

The newest one is yes but the previous one was tri turbo

@ScbyPwr Жыл бұрын

Need the trans tune next. Should be the thing to do on your list, pronto!

@YGELLYPIKER Жыл бұрын

Is this something to do with a woman growing a knob?

@ScbyPwr Жыл бұрын

@@YGELLYPIKER transmission tune... transforms the car into a beast with the removal of the torque limitation on the gearbox

@fslashthroat Жыл бұрын

great vid mate, whats the mpg like now?

@123heraz 7 ай бұрын

what about the diesel smaill

@murraymacleod9903 Жыл бұрын

What happened with the other turbo….? I have fitted on to my X5 and had no problems yet….?

@GeorgeAusters Жыл бұрын

It still worked just had a bit of movement in the shaft👍🏻

@Kingdonnerkebab Жыл бұрын

How much did it cost you George ? If you dont mind me asking.

@86llabrum 3 ай бұрын

Would like to know too 😅

@ashedkins Жыл бұрын

Top mods! Can take you a ride in my f34 335d if you fancy it? Remapped engine and XHP gearbox flash. See how they compare.

@chipped Жыл бұрын

Is that the N57D30T0 or N57D30T1?

@ashedkins Жыл бұрын

@@chipped T1

@starletburkie Жыл бұрын

Not a lot of power for the weight, I had the 35d remapped

@richardnorris3095 Жыл бұрын

Lovely stuff George 😎😎

@GeorgeAusters Жыл бұрын

Cheers Richard 🙌🏼

@GeesDrive Жыл бұрын

As standard the X5 30sd (35d) feels quick, and as large SUVs go it probably one of the sportier feeling setups but I would think much more power would be a little scary to drive with all that mass. Great to see what's possible. How does it change the economy if at all George? Mine averages 25 mpg as standard.

@GeorgeAusters Жыл бұрын

As mentioned in the video, fuel economy is still about the same👍🏻

@shanehogarth6373 Жыл бұрын

Nice video George and good results. I only had 400 bhp from my TT Supra running 1.2bar, so this puts it into perspective. Am curious about one thing though knowing the rep of the auto boxes on e53s and e70s, it will be interesting to see if one of your next videos is upgrading the transmission. Hopefully you won't have issues but this is the reason my last 2 e53s have been manual. I have a E63 635d and have been looking at doing similar mods, but it's mainly the high mileage transmission that is causing me to hesitate at the moment. Anyhow, nice mods, enjoy.

@GeorgeAusters Жыл бұрын

The ZF auto boxes are generally a lot stronger than the older GM ones in the E53s 👍🏻

@ImhotepBE Жыл бұрын

@@GeorgeAusters later e53(with M57N engines) got ZF gearbox, same engine and gearbox as early e60's

@neilbrooks9353 Жыл бұрын

Awesome!

@GeorgeAusters Жыл бұрын

Cheers Neil!

@Syed313Hassan Жыл бұрын

What was the cost to have this done?

@GeorgeAusters Жыл бұрын

Email darkside for a quote on your car mate

@Syed313Hassan Жыл бұрын

@@GeorgeAusters Will do, was just asking to get a rough, ball-park idea of the cost to get it done, thanks

@piovo5222 Жыл бұрын

@@Syed313Hassan £2000-3000 is my guess thats including the turbo, labour and tuning.

@luciferfluerdelis4974 4 ай бұрын

maybe drop that m57 in 318ti

@supertuna6677 Жыл бұрын

Noice!!

@dan8789 Жыл бұрын

Would be interesting to know if you disconnect the vacuum line going to the swirl flaps, if you would notice a difference in low down torque? Should be quite quick and easy to do and shouldn’t put on MIL. Only asking as I have an m57 engine and was considering reinstalling swirl flaps(on my engine they stay closed up to 2000rpm) Cheers

@GeorgeAusters Жыл бұрын

Unplugging the flaps should leave them open and thus not create the swirl affect of the intake air they were designed to make. Your torque below 2000rpm would be decreased.

@dan8789 Жыл бұрын

Sorry Yes got it the wrong way round lol Would have to bypass the solenoid valve so it gets constant vacuum Do you think it would increase the below 2000rpm torque by much? Thanks

@theibster1002 Жыл бұрын

Old M50d has around 375 bhp (Tri-Turbo) and newer models have 400 (Quad-Turbo). Yours will be a little quicker than an X5 40d but not the 50d.

@GeorgeAusters Жыл бұрын

Pretty similar figures to the triple turbo one then.. Think this has more torque than that did! (775nm)

@grgrider8642 Жыл бұрын

How do you pass an mot if no dpf?

@dopiaza2006 Жыл бұрын

It's probably still there, just gutted

@k-9k-97 Жыл бұрын

@@dopiaza2006 gutted dpf means NO dfp 🤣🤣

@GeorgeAusters Жыл бұрын

You should pass fine if your engine is healthy👍🏻

@dopiaza2006 Жыл бұрын

@@k-9k-97 Gutted means the internals have been removed, which can often be done with no external visual clues. This will still pass an MOT for emissions. However if you have physically removed the DPF unit then it *should* be noticed and failed.

@k-9k-97 Жыл бұрын

@@Rusties844 🤣🤣 gutted means it's been cutted, removed and welded back 🤦‍♂️

@markymark7200 Жыл бұрын

Awsome

@GeorgeAusters Жыл бұрын

Cheers Mark!

@eddy45686 Жыл бұрын

If you want to compare it to my X5 4.0d let me know. Similar power 302bhp. engine performance & engine MakeBmw FuelDiesel TransmissionAutomatic Number of Gears8 Nominal Capacity3.0L Size2993 cc Max Speed147 mph Acceleration (0-62mph)6.6 seconds Horse Power302 bhp CO2 Emissions198 g/km Peak Power4400 rpm Torque442 lb-ft Peak Torque1500 rpm LocationFront Driving AxleAll - permanent AspirationTurbo Bore84 mm Cylinder ArrangementInline Number of Cylinders6 Valve GearDOHC Valves per Cylinder4 Stroke Length90 DeliveryNormal DescriptionN57D30T0

@seanpaul3050 Жыл бұрын

Put that engine in the mini

@GeorgeAusters Жыл бұрын

Imagine 😅

@k-9k-97 Жыл бұрын

Try petrol with same power and you will change your mind about your diesel and you won't say anymore that your diesel is fast!!

@dopiaza2006 Жыл бұрын

Petrol with the same power would be same speed....?

@GeorgeAusters Жыл бұрын

A petrol with the same power will likely have less torque👍🏻

@k-9k-97 Жыл бұрын

@@dopiaza2006 petrol will be faster

@k-9k-97 Жыл бұрын

@@GeorgeAusters torque doesn't matter

@Mr330d Жыл бұрын

@@k-9k-97 you silly deluded person 😂

@anthonymcfarlane3014 8 ай бұрын

Let me make a brief statement , I know you guys have to get your first drive content, but why make us believe you’re yet to drive the vehicle. And then appear on a road in the middle of nowhere . Did they drop the car to you on the side of the highway, did you push it onto the motorway 😂

@GeorgeAusters 8 ай бұрын

It was the first time driving it properly.. I didn’t push it until filming this video👍🏻

@anthonymcfarlane3014 8 ай бұрын

@@GeorgeAusters lol I got you man

@paulmoor595 Жыл бұрын

You don't seem to be answering the elephant in the room and a question numerous people have asked you. Given EGR and DPF delete is illegal in the UK this would fail a UK standard MOT test on emissions and soot particulates?. Can you explain how you are getting round this?.. otherwise everyone with DPF issues would just delete it, given its far cheaper than a new DPF ?

@GeorgeAusters Жыл бұрын

It passed its MOT absolutely fine and will do so if the engine is healthy and not smoking👍🏻

@dansmith1846 Жыл бұрын

Dpf has to bee there visually also. So unless yours is there but gutted. Then u have a dodgy mot

@GeorgeAusters Жыл бұрын

It’s there just gutted

@p1fly 8 ай бұрын

@@dansmith1846if tester can't prove it's gutted, they have to take it at face value, if you were to completely cover the engine bay top and bottom including any place where the dpf may be visible, then tester has to give benefit of doubt and can only advise that engine covers fitted and some components can't be examined. I regards to the emissions, it's not actually an emissions test on a diesel its an opacity test so as long as the car doesn't bellow loads of smoke it could still theoretically pass the test. Hope this helps

@p1fly 8 ай бұрын

So basically if you can't see the testable item you can't physically remove the covering to test it. So you could cover any faults and the presenter is well within their rights to do that it's their car. The not tester has to give the benefit of doubt and can only advise.