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chip upgrades

Posted: Thu Dec 03, 2009 8:02 pm
by Matzilla
Just wondering which is the best chip to go for is ??? Anyone have any advise??? (for 2.0 btw)

Posted: Thu Dec 03, 2009 8:04 pm
by SIR-VRX
There isn't any out yet

Posted: Thu Dec 03, 2009 8:07 pm
by Matzilla
Oh,...............well........... cheers anyway!!! LOL

Posted: Thu Dec 03, 2009 8:11 pm
by SIR-VRX
Our ECUs are tunable so use that method.

Posted: Thu Dec 03, 2009 8:33 pm
by Matzilla
How do I get my hands on one of those???? Any idea on price???

Posted: Thu Dec 03, 2009 8:34 pm
by SIR-VRX
You will need to talk to a tuner, since you are in NSW, talk to Meek or Pulse Racing

Posted: Thu Dec 03, 2009 8:40 pm
by Matzilla
Thanks for the tip!!

Posted: Thu Dec 03, 2009 8:48 pm
by Mizta B
Meek does good work
I want him to set mine up when it's ready
Money well spent.... :mrgreen:

Posted: Tue Dec 08, 2009 3:41 pm
by ellwood
Does anyone know of where I could get it done in Brisbane.

Posted: Tue Dec 08, 2009 3:42 pm
by SIR-VRX
You could talk to Mercury Motorsport, however they really only want to touch turbo cars.

Posted: Tue Dec 08, 2009 4:34 pm
by jamez707
i have checked out a few places on the south side and most only tune turbo's...such a shame you think someone would want our business

Posted: Tue Dec 08, 2009 4:36 pm
by SIR-VRX
Well most people don't bother with much of an ECU Tune for NA motors... you only get tiny gains, and for the money you pay ($500+) it's not worth it.

One time of day when people used to do DOHC Conversions etc you could justify it, but not so much now.

Posted: Wed Dec 09, 2009 9:25 pm
by ellwood
Thanks sounds like i should just save my money for full exhaust. Have the Ralliart snorkel on and HKS air filter, with axle back makes it flow better.

Posted: Wed Dec 09, 2009 9:39 pm
by LZY_EYE
I phoned Meek, and they told me it could not be done. When I told her yes it could, she said well they don't have a tune. I told her that they can create one being that they are a tuner. She placed me on hold and come back saying they didn't want to do it. According to the woman at Meek, they don't have a dyno so you wouldn't be able to get a good record of gains etc.

SAS wanted me to leave my car with them for a couple of days and they were going to see if it was worth tuning. If they thought it was feasable they estimated around $1200 for a tune. (They are booked solid, so always going to be pricey) They are awesome to deal with, my mate has been taking his cars there for years.

RPW are offering a free basic tune at the moment for anyone who purchases or has purchased from them. Only snag is you require the ability to pull your maps off you ECU, email to RPW and then reflash to the ECU.

I am going to have a look at www.powertune.com.au in the new year. They don't have the software available yet but will sometime in Jan. They have quoted me $550 approx. Spareparts had a power run there on Monday, and he was quite happy with their professionalism.

Posted: Mon Dec 14, 2009 8:00 am
by Bandit
lzy_eye - try pulse racing at Menai.