Performance Chipping
- Thread starter Kinoko
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chipping is a rather outdated term these days
we dont "chip" ECU's anymore
you get a retune/remap, either on a piggyback or standalone ECU installed to run the engine
some OEM ECU's can be reflashed but its very dependant on your car and they have limmitations
i recomend a full stand alone, cos if your going to do it yo might aswell do it right
piggybacks and the sort are cheap and not as effective as a standalone
then you have the cost of the tune.
all up your looking at an easy $2K for parts and tune
we dont "chip" ECU's anymore
you get a retune/remap, either on a piggyback or standalone ECU installed to run the engine
some OEM ECU's can be reflashed but its very dependant on your car and they have limmitations
i recomend a full stand alone, cos if your going to do it yo might aswell do it right
piggybacks and the sort are cheap and not as effective as a standalone
then you have the cost of the tune.
all up your looking at an easy $2K for parts and tune
ecu reflash if it doable > standalone > potato chips > ecu chips
yukbumer
Active Member
it really depends on your budget, to properly flash tune a stock lancer plastic case computer itll cost around the 600 mark including laptop aem a/f gauge and tactrix cable maby 400 if u already have a plastic case ecu and laptop
adaptronic is i think off memory around 1300 including wiring????
i ended up flashing the stock ecu only due to my budget, its an alright option but u cant match a standalone in the end it is better.
biggest con with flash tuning BY FAR is it doesnt have a live tuning function, so u have to turn ur car off and flash the ecu then turn it back on... believe me its a total headache!!!!
might as well go standalone saves the hassle
adaptronic is i think off memory around 1300 including wiring????
i ended up flashing the stock ecu only due to my budget, its an alright option but u cant match a standalone in the end it is better.
biggest con with flash tuning BY FAR is it doesnt have a live tuning function, so u have to turn ur car off and flash the ecu then turn it back on... believe me its a total headache!!!!
might as well go standalone saves the hassle
tryg
New Member
^^ this
need the car to breath more efficiently before you try to make it drink like a sailor.
FWIW, I have have been able to fully tune my stock ECU, with what yukbumer state above. I have a Tactrix cable, wideband O2, plus lucky enough to have a 4-gas analyser of my own. As suggested, you have to stop, flash, restart car.
But, I have just invested in a program called SPEEDPORT and a wifi OBDII cable. The Speedport app allows me to keep three tunes handy in my iPhone, and then allows me to swap maps, without the need of a laptop. So, I now have my OEM tune, one purchased from RPW and a full-fuel eating monster created on a dyno for me in Brisbane. This is handy, because I do a lot of driving each week from Toowoomba to my base in Canungra... I will keep the Nanna-Spec tune in there for slow inter-city drives when fuel saving is important, but be able to reflash the ECU in under a minute by the side of the road, in case I want to get saucy.
Not as good as a standalone, but let's just say, it cost me well under the figure correctly quoted by Res above.
You wouldn't need the wideband O2 or the gas analyser, if you had most of your work done by a professional.
I would suggest; $40 for the app, $55 for the wifi OBDII connector and about $400-$500 for a couple of maps.
The guy in the video is slow, mono-tonal, but correct: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VbYzw5FrcNY
Good luck with whatever you choose.
need the car to breath more efficiently before you try to make it drink like a sailor.
FWIW, I have have been able to fully tune my stock ECU, with what yukbumer state above. I have a Tactrix cable, wideband O2, plus lucky enough to have a 4-gas analyser of my own. As suggested, you have to stop, flash, restart car.
But, I have just invested in a program called SPEEDPORT and a wifi OBDII cable. The Speedport app allows me to keep three tunes handy in my iPhone, and then allows me to swap maps, without the need of a laptop. So, I now have my OEM tune, one purchased from RPW and a full-fuel eating monster created on a dyno for me in Brisbane. This is handy, because I do a lot of driving each week from Toowoomba to my base in Canungra... I will keep the Nanna-Spec tune in there for slow inter-city drives when fuel saving is important, but be able to reflash the ECU in under a minute by the side of the road, in case I want to get saucy.
Not as good as a standalone, but let's just say, it cost me well under the figure correctly quoted by Res above.
You wouldn't need the wideband O2 or the gas analyser, if you had most of your work done by a professional.
I would suggest; $40 for the app, $55 for the wifi OBDII connector and about $400-$500 for a couple of maps.
The guy in the video is slow, mono-tonal, but correct: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VbYzw5FrcNY
Good luck with whatever you choose.
