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whitter45
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2nd Apr 08 at 08:23   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
Anyone used them on their cars before
Dave A
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we did a vectra-c.co.uk RR day recently and the tuning boxes were working very well. however some are shockingly bad and only adjust fuelling and not boost.

seems very hit and miss. Also depends on the value you hold in your car, would you really want to fit a £70 box off ebay on a car worth 6k?

a customer recently tried 'remapping' his mini cooper S using ebay software and a lead into his diagnostic port, cost him £ 1700 to repair all of the damage it caused to the ecu and various engine parts.

is it the 2007 2.0 bmw?
whitter45
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yes so a remap is out the question as the ECU is encryted
Dave A
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was speaking to someone yesterday about these ecu's, they run on EDC17 which is a tricky one to get into, wont be long until its possible. However there are some good piggyback systems available I have been told.
whitter45
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Yes I have heard 2 different things

The new versions are p[roving difficult to remap and the 335i and 335D are going to be replace the existiong ECU's with the new ones

Therefore remaps are going to very expensive if they manage to do it or tuning boxes are the only method

I like the idea of a tuning box as I can take it off when it goes in for a service as i believe flashing of ECU's is becoming a standard function in s service thus removing the remap without them knowing
Nick-S
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2nd Apr 08 at 11:24   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
yes, there shite
Superlite Ltd.
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quote:
Originally posted by GSi_16v
yes, there shite


Which one have you used mate? So many people making these things now
Nick-S
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dtuk red box, payed 250 for it,
i have a blueflame turbo back exhaust system and pvd fillter as well and it only gave an increase of 15bhp over standerd which is 7bhp down of what was quoted, on the plus side tho id did make 47lbs ft over standerd
Superlite Ltd.
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Still cheaper than a custom mapping session
Dave A
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the only other big downside to tuning boxes is they do sometimes give gains but they tend to not hold the power for long, most of the cars I have had on the dyno with tuning boxes have gained power but it quickly drops off as the fuelling goes very lean once the engine hits peak boost. I will see if I have any graphs saved.
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quote:
Originally posted by Dave A
was speaking to someone yesterday about these ecu's, they run on EDC17 which is a tricky one to get into, wont be long until its possible. However there are some good piggyback systems available I have been told.


Dave, its if EDC17 im pretty sure Dinan have the hardware, not cheap, but I think its out there
micra_pete
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^^^ dont hold me to that... ^^^
whitter45
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Well I have ordered one so will will see what happens

Been quoted with 210 - 212 BHP with 300 - 305 ibs/ft of torque
Dave A
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get the car to a dyno centre, do some before runs, fit box and then some after runs.
whitter45
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could be an option as i would like to know what its putting out now anyway

 
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