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Originally Posted by jmciver
So here is a question for those of you considering this upgrade.... Would anyone consider this upgrade on the X7 to help improve towing performance? Admittedly, tuning the X7 (or any SUV I own) just for more HP/speed is not appealing to me. But adding extra HP/TQ for better towing seems like potentially a good reason, especially for the 40i. Increasing HP/TQ does not increase the towing capacity, but could make for a better, more confident towing experience.
Thoughts....?
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I just finished adding it a little bit ago. Much easier to install if you remove the intake scoops that Ben from RG Sport indicated as the harness locations are pretty low and almost impossible to get to otherwise. After removing the support braces and part of the air intake scoop it is a pretty simple installation.
In regards to improved towing performance it will definitely help some, especially in the higher rpms between 3-6k rpms as most of the increased performance is in midrange acceleration. I definitely noticed increased towing performance in the previous X6M I had but it also had 570hp stock so it towed pretty well in stock form too. After Racechip it had around 680+hp so not really an apples to apples comparison but I did notice a difference.