chip or ecu re-map

  1. Infrequent Poster Joined: Mar 2008 Posts: 148 honda hornet 900
    #1
    which is better, iv been told by a number of people that a ecu is better for a saxo vts, but then by the same amount of people iv been told that gettin it chipped is. which one?
  2. West Midlands Joined: Dec 2007 West mids Posts: 23149 Supra,civic GL
    #2
    a remap is better as its suited to your mods where as a chip is generic kinda thing

    however its not nessecery unless you have a reasonable spec (cams ect)
  3. Saxperience Post Whore Joined: Feb 2006 northumberland Posts: 7693 pulsar gtir, mk4 astra sxi
    #3
    it needs to be 'chipped' it to remap it, tbh, most people talk shit lol, depends where you get it 'mapped' or 'chipped' to whether its good.
  4. West Midlands Joined: Dec 2007 West mids Posts: 23149 Supra,civic GL
    #4
    mine wasnt chipped when it was mapped

    just plug in and alter the perameters of the map

    no putting chips in the ecu
  5. Saxperience Post Whore Joined: Feb 2006 northumberland Posts: 7693 pulsar gtir, mk4 astra sxi
    #5
    was it like a superchip? where they just download maps, then write a new map and download that? not actually mapping the ecu, but looking at results, creating new map with corrections on it then downloading it via OBD to ecu?
  6. West Midlands Joined: Dec 2007 West mids Posts: 23149 Supra,civic GL
    #6
    was a map by wayne at chipwizards

    base run on dyno
    plugs his laptop in and adjusted the map
    ran on dyno
    tweaked map
    ran again
    ect ect ect....
    did the same with the timing too on my cams

    i do believe its called live mapping or something like that
  7. Saxperience Post Whore Joined: Feb 2006 northumberland Posts: 7693 pulsar gtir, mk4 astra sxi
    #7
    he'll just of been flashing a new map to it. he puts an eprom chip into the single plugs though.
    dont know what he uses to solder the chips in but i removed 1 and took me ages to desolder it, legs are tiny.
  8. West Midlands Joined: Dec 2007 West mids Posts: 23149 Supra,civic GL
    #8
    didnt know he did on the single plugs

    i wanted a standalone (still do) but my car was running rough so got a map
  9. Saxperience Post Whore Joined: Feb 2006 northumberland Posts: 7693 pulsar gtir, mk4 astra sxi
    #9
    yours 3 plug? does it hesitate sometimes at about 1.5k rpm? mine does and a couple other 3 plugs he has done does it.
  10. West Midlands Joined: Dec 2007 West mids Posts: 23149 Supra,civic GL
    #10
    it was yea
    its got no ecu atm (and its getting a custom loom for an omex later this year)

    not had any problems with hesetation on mine
    even down low revs it pulled like a train
  11. Saxperience Post Whore Joined: Feb 2006 northumberland Posts: 7693 pulsar gtir, mk4 astra sxi
    #11
    mine hesitates sometimes and 1.5k
  12. West Midlands Joined: Dec 2007 West mids Posts: 23149 Supra,civic GL
    #12
    ah man thats odd
    not heard of any hesitation yet

    glad i was in here tbh as i have a sngle plug ill be maping next year and didnt know itud need opening up

    ah well at least i know in advance
  13. Saxperience Post Whore Joined: Feb 2006 northumberland Posts: 7693 pulsar gtir, mk4 astra sxi
    #13
    ive seen a few thats been tapped up after he mapped them. so presuming thats the reason they have come back tapped up.
  14. West Midlands Joined: Dec 2007 West mids Posts: 23149 Supra,civic GL
    #14
    yea well will be finding out soon lol

    see what he makes of the dodgy setup ill be taking there
  15. Saxperience Post Whore Joined: Feb 2006 northumberland Posts: 7693 pulsar gtir, mk4 astra sxi
    #15
    whats that?
  16. West Midlands Joined: Dec 2007 West mids Posts: 23149 Supra,civic GL
    #16
    3plug engine on a sungle plug loom with a bits like the sump swapped over ect to keep all the sensors on the single plug loom lol

    lower mileage swap on a 106 gti
    plus there ph3s in the motor and its got an xsi gearbox on it too
    bonus
  17. Saxperience Forum Bum Joined: Jun 2007 Newcastle Upon Tyne Posts: 3017 Honda DC5, Gruppe M and j's racing
    #17
    Mines a single plug and wayne didnt do any soldering or taping - just a map onto the ecu
  18. West Midlands Joined: Dec 2007 West mids Posts: 23149 Supra,civic GL
    #18
    thinking back he dd ask if i wanted a chip or a map on mine

    so might depend what you ask for as to what he does
  19. Newbie Joined: Jul 2008 Framlingham Posts: 21 Peugeot 106 GTi 1998
    #19
    Quote:
    Originally Posted by Alex-VTS View Post
    was a map by wayne at chipwizards

    base run on dyno
    plugs his laptop in and adjusted the map
    ran on dyno
    tweaked map
    ran again
    ect ect ect....
    did the same with the timing too on my cams

    i do believe its called live mapping or something like that
    wayne didn't do a dyno run on mine before putting a map on, so i dont know what difference he made which was dissapointed. paying such money i would have liked to know what improvements he's made!

    but on topic of the question, remap is always the way to go IMHO. my 106 XS had a chip put in my superchips by the last owner, which went wrong with me! where they had put the chip in, it eventually losened the joints and wouldnt start. cost me 140 quid to repair
  20. Infrequent Poster Joined: Mar 2008 Posts: 148 honda hornet 900
    #20
    oh right does,
    so for what im wanting theres no point in it,
    kk cheers lads
  21. Saxperience Post Whore Joined: Feb 2006 northumberland Posts: 7693 pulsar gtir, mk4 astra sxi
    #21
    what you wanting?