Review: HTE Tuning

[siamkazi]

Great to hear - what’s the process to contact him? I tried the contact button on his website but no joy. PMed him here, got one response, but then communication stopped. Should I pay for the tune first on his website in order to get more consistent contact established? I stopped trying because I still had some of my project to complete, but am ready now.

I understand he’s busy, I assume he will paying customers.

Instagram is the way, it's how we communicated before/during/after the tune. I spent weeks asking questions prior to pulling the trigger and sending the payment so he's pretty good about alleviating any concerns and will give suggestions as well.

[Obioban]

WhatsApp has been the way, for me.

[simon_c]

I only have an eventuri intake, karb OE airbox (non CSL), and supersprint sport exhaust. Is tuning worth it for me? What can I expect?

[Phoenix///M3]

I'm about a year in with my HTE alpha n tune on Karb box with rebuilt injectors, fresh coils &plugs, etc. I planned this as a stop gap until I could procure an HP DME and go the map route but the tune and driveability is so good I have not felt the need. It works in any weather, never stumbles and pulls hard. Sure map may be better but for the few thousand miles a year I enjoy the car there's no need.

I think my complete interaction with Hassan lasted about 25 min from the time I paid and sent my flash file until it was returned and loaded.


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[Ramps]

I only have an eventuri intake, karb OE airbox (non CSL), and supersprint sport exhaust. Is tuning worth it for me? What can I expect?

I waited until i got a CSL airbox to get a tune and afterwards i felt maybe I should have got a tune sooner, the car just drives so much better, and part throttle mid range feels like there’s more torque, which is not where the airbox gains power, so it’s totally the tune that helped that. For the price of a tune it’s well worth it regardless of mods IMO.

[simon_c]

I waited until i got a CSL airbox to get a tune and afterwards i felt maybe I should have got a tune sooner, the car just drives so much better, and part throttle mid range feels like there’s more torque, which is not where the airbox gains power, so it’s totally the tune that helped that. For the price of a tune it’s well worth it regardless of mods IMO.

I’m in CA so as much as I want the full CSL intake it’s just more work than I want to do esp when it comes to smog. I think I’ll prob just get the tune since it seems to be worth it.

[bimmerfan08]

Agreed with Ian. Hassan is very communicative on WhatsApp.

Been running an HTE tune since July 2020. My E46 M3 has been tracked, taken on road trips, and sent to redline more times than I can remember. Oil analysis is done with every annual change, too. No issues to date, and the motor still feels great. I also asked about knock sensors, etc., like Ian did, to ensure the reliability of the motor wasn't being compromised.

[D-O]

That’s what I have, but I don’t love it. Were I doing it again, I’d go AEM.

Something like the AEM 30-0310?

Would you then ditch the LM-2?

Could you say more about this in general?

[Obioban]

Something like the AEM 30-0310?

Would you then ditch the LM-2?

Could you say more about this in general?

I don't have have specific AEM recommendations. I'm just generally dissatisfied with the LM-2.

It's just extremely fickle, to get it to actually give you results. Wrong temperature, wrong voltage, wrong jiggle, look at it wrong-- ERROR.

[BCEXP]

My original one was slowly failing, bought a walbro from radium engineering, worked well, Hassan got me up to 335whp safely after the re-tune

Glad you posted this, not to be off-topic, but I have the same Radium kit. I never installed it because of hearing afterwards that the pickup sock does not sit level on the Walbro pump like OE does and can cause starvation or cavitation. Did you get yours to sit flat, and if so, how?

[siamkazi]

Glad you posted this, not to be off-topic, but I have the same Radium kit. I never installed it because of hearing afterwards that the pickup sock does not sit level on the Walbro pump like OE does and can cause starvation or cavitation. Did you get yours to sit flat, and if so, how?

It was pretty flat, similar to the stock one, it sat well enough to where we (the person doing the install with me) were satisfied. I've never had any sort of issues with it at all and it's been a while since install. It sat like this if i recall (this was the original)

[BCEXP]

It was pretty flat, similar to the stock one, it sat well enough to where we (the person doing the install with me) were satisfied. I've never had any sort of issues with it at all and it's been a while since install. It sat like this if i recall (this was the original)

Got it, thanks! I have a spare pump carrier, so I may do the swap this weekend. I never trusted the OE pumps since I had one leave me stranded in rush hour traffic and another that started cutting out on the way back from the mountains LOL. Thanks for the info/pic.

[D-O]

I don't have have specific AEM recommendations. I just generally dissatisfied with the LM-2.

It's just extremely fickle, to get it to actually give you results. Wrong temperature, wrong voltage, wrong jiggle, look at it wrong-- ERROR.

Understood. Thanks.

[ATB88]

I don't have have specific AEM recommendations. I just generally dissatisfied with the LM-2.

It's just extremely fickle, to get it to actually give you results. Wrong temperature, wrong voltage, wrong jiggle, look at it wrong-- ERROR.

Maaaan, I've had an LM-2 kit sitting around waiting to install for a couple of years, was going to do so before re-tuning and refining/street tuning... do you think I should just eat the loss and find an appropriate AEM kit?

[George Hill]

I've had an LM-2 for years. I don't leave it installed in the car when I'm not actively using it but I've never had an issue with it. YMMV