bootmod3 CustomROM Release - BMW S55 and N55-EWG Engine Support

bootmod3 CustomROM Features Overview

• CustomROM Map Switching: Switch between up to 4 individual map slots On-The-Fly using a combination of steering wheel Cruise Control buttons

  • Press and HOLD RESUME button for 3 seconds to activate MapSwitching mode, then use Cruise Control UP or DOWN buttons (1st position UP or DOWN) to toggle between slots

• CustomROM Flex Fuel: Dynamically adjust any of the Flex Fuel enabled Map Slots in their torque/load, ignition timing, and fuel maps when tuning for alcohol-based fuels.

  • Check Ethanol % content in-dash on the RPM gauge by pressing the DOWN button (1st of the two DOWN positions).

  • Example: 1000rpm = 10% ethanol, 5000rpm = 50% ethanol

• CustomROM Rolling Anti-Lag: Build boost by using a combination of steering wheel Cruise Control buttons and pressing on the accelerator pedal for pre-configured instant-boost when roll racing

  • Press and hold the UP button (1st of the two UP positions) and press the accelerator pedal to go WOT

  • Various tuneable settings and safeties are available when custom tuning such as Min Accel Pedal required, Max. Time in Antilag mode, Engine Speed, Min and Max Temperature thresholds for Oil, Exhaust Gas Temps and others in the bootmod3 Map Editor

• CustomROM Live Adjust: When flashed on CustomROM various live adjustable are now available to help users adjust tuning parameters without re-flashing. Map Configuration screen so far has served the purpose of end-user configuration for any given map. Live Adjust screen takes Map Configuration a step further and applies changes to a running vehicle, without reflashing.

  • Adjust exhaust burble on the fly, no re-flashing

  • Ethanol Sensor Content % Override - Useful in cases where ethanol sensor may have become faulty. Without this convenient live adjustable the driver would be stuck with a car not starting on a high concentration of ethanol in the tank and a DME that doesn’t see ethanol content due to a faulty/disconnected Flex Fuel sensor.

• 4800+ tables available in the new Map Editor

• Advanced Logging Updates: Various new as well as custom RAM data logging channels to assist in tune review and custom tuning including over new/custom 80+ RAM channels

  • New RAM channels are definable if/when required by requesting it from the Map Editor

• Flash Protocol Updates:

  • Last Flash Indicator on My Maps listing - Now stored with a map on DME, does not require internet/server sync

  • Flash Counter Reset when re-flashing back to stock/re-lock for all MEVD DMEs

  • HPFP off during flashing to save battery life

bootmod3 CustomROM - Map Switching - 4 Integrated Map Slots

In its OEM form, the factory DME supports changes to Torque Request and Burble via the Driver Mode Selection switches (e.g. Efficient, Sport, SportPlus).

While great and sufficient for most users, CustomROM takes this further and provides the ability to store 4 individual map slots internally inside a single flash-able map. Load/Torque/Boost, Ignition Timing, and Fueling can all be mapped differently in each map slot in the tune.

bootmod3 Custom Tuners have the ability to build custom calibrations for their customers to recalibrate, convert and bundle any previous custom maps done for end users as required and a configurable number of map slots can be made active in the DME, meaning, if only 2 map slots are being customized then the tuners would enable only 2 switchable maps instead of 4.

Users can switch among the enabled Map Slots on the fly without re-flashing the DME by using the steering wheel buttons for Cruise Control on the left side of the steering wheel as shown in the video below.

bootmod3 CustomROM Flex Fuel - Tuning for alcohol-based fuels

Flex Fuel is a term used to describe tuning for changes in fuel composition when the content of alcohol in the fuel can vary from one fill-up to another from 0 to 100%. Typically it is Ethanol that is found at pumps under the name E-85 at fuel stations (85% ethanol, 15% petrol) along with 91, 93 AKI (95, 98 RON).

Due to Ethanol’s higher octane characteristics over petrol, it sees great attention from racers and enthusiasts alike. bootmod3 has been providing E30 blend (30% ethanol, 70% petrol) maps since its initial November 2016 release and with the CustomROM FlexFuel support, we’re now releasing the new Stage 1 and 2 CustomROM based maps with integrated Flex Fuel support!

bootmod3 Custom Tuners using the new integrated Map Editor have the ability to calibrate and dynamically blend any and all Map Slots with the Flex Fuel tables for a single file that dynamically scales Torque/Load/Boost, Ignition Timing and Fuel for ideal cold startups on Ethanol as well as scale aggression from 0 to 100% ethanol.

Flex Fuel Demo:

bootmod3 CustomROM AntiLag

When racing or trying to achieve the best acceleration times, the spool of a turbo impacts the initial acceleration of the vehicle. The larger the turbo the more LAG (delay) before the turbo spools up and boost hits.

bootmod3 CustomROM’s AntiLag feature allows custom tuners and users to simply press and hold the UP button on the Cruise Control buttons of the steering wheel and then press the Accelerator pedal for 1-2 seconds to allow the turbo to come to a predefined and Anti-Lag mode-specific boost target, let go of the UP button and while still holding the Accelerator pedal pressed to have the car accelerate with boost on-tap.

AntiLag tuning on the bootmod3 CustomROM is highly customizable and can be calibrated to any given setup by bootmod3 custom tuners. boost/load/torque, ignition, and fuel target tables along with many configurable safeties and activation thresholds are available via the bm3 Tuning Editor.

Anti-Lag Demo:

bootmod3 CustomROM LiveAdjust - Live Tuning Changes, no re-flashing

We’ve added a new screen called Live Adjust which is accessible from the main menu in the app as well as the integrated Map Editor. Using this screen end-users can switch map slots just like with the steering wheel (useful if aftermarket steering wheels are used without cruise buttons)

Users can also override exhaust burble in their maps here with a simple slider type control to like the Map Configuration has, except with no re-flashing required.

In the case of Ethanol Sensor or ECA board failure or disconnect, where users have a full tank of ethanol in the car, we’ve added the ability to override the actual sensor value with a preset fixed ethanol sensor value so the car can be started and driven again. Some users may also override this value at important race events to avoid any chances of sensor cut-out/dying when racing when they’re sure of the ethanol content in the tank from the fill-up prior *** USE WITH CAUTION

LiveAdjust screen demonstrates some of the live changes we’re doing to actual calibration tables in the DME.

Custom Tuners can look forward to the LiveTuning feature inside the new Map Editor as we add LiveTuning support for a number of key tables in the Map Editor. The adjustable exhaust burble feature described above for instance changes a live copy of the Burble Ignition Timing (Sport) table!

Advanced Logging Updates

Throughout CustomROM development many changes went into our data logging setup to add additional RAM channels as well as define new ones that pertain to CustomROM functionality. Changes were also done to the bootmod3 OBD Agent to handle changes to automatic current ROM detection if/when changing software versions and attempting to datalog so no resetting of configuration needs to take place and channels report appropriate from their correct RAM addresses.

Below we share the currently available set of over 80 RAM channels configurable for logging. bootmod3 logging is UDS/Ethernet-based and is implemented in a way that allows for higher data throughput unlike many other tools on the market today being able to do over 70 channels combined between DID and RAM at just over 20-22 samples per second.

bootmod3 New RAM Channels For Datalogging (only CustomROM):
BM3 Antilag Active
BM3 Flex Blend Factor (Fuel)
BM3 Flex Blend Factor (Ign.)
BM3 Flex Blend Factor (Trq.)
BM3 Flex Ethanol %
BM3 Flex Ethanol % (Sensor)
BM3 Flex Fuel Temp
BM3 Flex Sensor Fault
BM3 Fuel Corr. (Base)
BM3 Fuel Corr. (Final)
BM3 Fuel Corr. (Flex Adder)
BM3 Map Slot

bootmod3 Updated RAM Channels For Datalogging (all MEVD17.2 based vehicles, S55 specific list below):
(RAM) Boost Pressure (Target)
(RAM) Boost Setpoint
(RAM) Boost Setpoint (AppMode)
(RAM) Engine Speed
(RAM) Fuel Delivery Rate (lph)
(RAM) Fuel Inj. Corr.
(RAM) Fuel Inj. Timing (End)
(RAM) Fuel Inj. Timing (Start)
(RAM) Fuel Injection Angle 1
(RAM) Fuel Injection Angle 2
(RAM) Fuel Injection Angle 3
(RAM) Fuel Injection Angle 4
(RAM) Fuel Injection Angle 5
(RAM) Fuel Injection Angle 6
(RAM) Fuel Injection Duration (Corrected)
(RAM) Fuel Mass Rel. (Corr.) 1
(RAM) Fuel Mass Rel. (Corr.) 2
(RAM) Fuel Mass Rel. (Target)
(RAM) HPFP (Actual)
(RAM) HPFP (Target)
(RAM) HPFP Pressure Control Deviation
(RAM) HPFP Regulator (I-Gain)
(RAM) HPFP Regulator (P-Gain)
(RAM) HPFP Regulator Output
(RAM) Ignition Timing (Target)
(RAM) Ignition Timing Corr. (Total)
(RAM) Ignition Timing Corr. Cyl. 1
(RAM) Ignition Timing Corr. Cyl. 2
(RAM) Ignition Timing Corr. Cyl. 3
(RAM) Ignition Timing Corr. Cyl. 4
(RAM) Ignition Timing Corr. Cyl. 5
(RAM) Ignition Timing Corr. Cyl. 6
(RAM) Ignition Timing Mode (Spool)
(RAM) Lambda (Base) Bank 1
(RAM) Lambda (Base) Bank 2
(RAM) Lambda Bank 1
(RAM) Lambda Bank 2
(RAM) Lambda Labas Switch
(RAM) Lambda Level 1 Bank 1
(RAM) Lambda Level 1 Bank 2
(RAM) Lambda Level 2 Bank 1
(RAM) Lambda Level 2 Bank 2
(RAM) Lambda Main (Target)
(RAM) Lambda Status
(RAM) Load (Actual)
(RAM) Load (Limit)
(RAM) Load (Target)
(RAM) MAF After Corr. (Target)
(RAM) MAF HFM
(RAM) MAF Pre-Turbine (Actual)
(RAM) MAF Pre-Turbine (Target)
(RAM) MAF Turbine (Actual)
(RAM) MAF Turbine (After Temp Corr.)
(RAM) Rel. Fill (Actual)
(RAM) Rel. Fill (Target)
(RAM) Torque at Clutch (Actual)
(RAM) Torque at Clutch (Target)
(RAM) Torque at Clutch (Target) (Pre-DrivDynmcs)
(RAM) Torque Limit Active (Flag)
(RAM) Torque Max Request
(RAM) Turbine Distribution Factor (Turbine/Wastegate)
(RAM) Turbine Power (Actual)
(RAM) Turbine Power (Compressor Map)
(RAM) Turbine Power (D-Gain)
(RAM) Turbine Power (I-Gain) (AppMode)
(RAM) Turbine Power (P-Gain)
(RAM) Turbine Power Adder (P-Gain)
(RAM) WGDC (After Corr.)
(RAM) WGDC (Base)
(RAM) WGDC (D-Gain)
(RAM) WGDC (I-Gain)
(RAM) WGDC (P-Gain)