Anyone Know merlin ECU tuning ?

[Dire]

Hes tuned a lot of people's cars... Try the search bar.

Haven't seen any negative feedback so far.

[smokie]

I've heard a lot about it. All good so far. He's going to do my 2010 activ soon.

[JustinR]

Like Jake said, please use the search bar in the future.

He has tuned my car as well, would definitely recommend it once you have done exhaust/headers/intake

[Frosty]

He's worked on my car too - naturally aspirated like yours. Just remember to do any physical/mechanical mods BEFORE you do the tune.
I couldn't recommend him enough; his work is exceptional and I've noticed a big improvement in responsiveness, acceleration, and fuel economy.

[Lazactiv_]

People who've had the tune is there major kw gains?

[ash06]

Nothing major worth measuring on a stock car. However the ECU tune is well worth is (best money spent on my car by far) there's a noticeable improvement in acceleration and all around responsiveness. Feels like a completely different car.

[Speedie]

There was a member here who paid over $1500 for his NA lancer to be tuned on a dyno, the result was almost the same as a Merlin tune. Without spending big money doing over the top mods (engine displacement, throttle body boring etc) its the best way to go.

[merlin]

For bigger top end power gains you would need to either run e85 and/or add a set of decent cams.

Either of those are doable.

Or, go mad like Ben and add a turbo - that wakes them up all right!

[Zaphod]

For bigger top end power gains you would need to either run e85 and/or add a set of decent cams. Either of those are doable. Or, go mad like Ben and add a turbo - that wakes them up all right!

Dave, on an NA, does the usual RA snorkel, panel-filter swap and a cat-back exhaust make any real difference? (assuming a tune thereafter).

I'm hoping you say yes, but want to hear the expert opinion...


Cheers!

[merlin]

Zaphod, those are the best mods, and really the only mods you should bother to make, unless going nutso.

These cars do respond VERY well to a 200 cell CAT and exhaust.
The stock headers are ok so not a huge gain by upgrading them.

The Ralliart intake snorkle is a good mod, with a good panel filter, like a Cosworth (blue) or a Ralliart (red) if you can find one and afford it.
But the stock panel filter is pretty good as is.
I would not recommend the K&N panel filter.
The green HKS panel filter is good too, for tarmac use, I would not recommend it for dirt road use.

There are a few other tricks that I point out on tune day too.