Stage pricing for the F97
Cooling, downpipe, fueling — the ceiling worth chasing on factory turbos.
Build this stage Stage 2 methodologyBigger fueling, often a hybrid or Phantom turbo. Per-car.
Build this stage Stage 3 methodologyHere's a fact that surprises people: the S58 — the engine that makes the G80 M3 the most tunable M3 ever — debuted not in a sports car but here, in the X3 M, in 2020. The M3 and M4 got it second.
So the F97 is a genuine M car wearing an SUV body: the forged-crank, 7,200-rpm S58 making 473 hp, or 510 in the Competition. Everything that makes the engine special elsewhere — the closed deck, the forged bottom end, the deep stock-turbo headroom — is here from the start (full tune story on the G80 page). The difference is the mission: this one does it while seating a family and a weekend's worth of gear.
A build is the G80's build, scaled for mass — the S58 takes a calibration the same way, but a heavier, taller vehicle wants its supporting parts and its expectations set to match. The reward is an SUV that embarrasses sports cars and still does the school run.
That's the F97's pitch: not an SUV with a sporty trim, but the actual M engine, in the body that proved it first.
Parts that fit the F97
DR Forged wheels for the F97
Custom, made-to-order forged wheels — built to your car's spec, so any of them fits the F97. Pick the look; we build the fitment.
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Set the F97 as your garage vehicle and the rest of the store filters to what fits it.
Set vehicleBefore you tune.
Will my dealer flag the tune at service?
The bootmod3 flash is non-destructive and reversible. Revert to stock before a dealer appointment and the ECU is back to factory in a few minutes; re-flash after service. We document the revert step in writing so the next person opening your file knows what's there.
Is it safe for the engine?
Every tune we ship has been datalogged on the car it was written for. We look at knock counts, fuel trims, boost behavior, and intake temps before we sign off. If the numbers don't sit right, we revise. That review and the revision policy are built into what the tune costs.
How long until I have a working tune?
Most calibrations turn around in a few days. We log, review, and revise before anything ships — we would rather get it right than get it out fast.
Can I go back to stock?
Yes. bootmod3 supports a stock revert that returns the ECU to factory calibration in under five minutes. The flash is non-destructive — nothing in the BMW DME is permanently modified. Most owners revert before trade-in.