Chipping or unlocking a ecu ?

  1. Infrequent Poster Joined: Jul 2011 Somerset Posts: 167 Black saxo VTR MK2 silver top.
    #1
    Can anyone help as to what these terms mean ? i know one or the other makes the car rev higher or go faster ?

    My mate has a vtr too and wants to mess around with the ecu can someone enlighten me and him as to what we can get done to it and what effect it will have on the car.

    Chris
  2. Super Moderator Joined: Feb 2004 Tonbridge United Kingdom (England) Posts: 38236 Vtr, 172, throttle bodied track slut
    #2
    Unlocking = being able to use it on another saxo without the immob box/ingition key from one car.

    Chipping - crappy generic mod usually. Search into remaping the ecu once you have done some mods.
  3. Saxperience Forum Bum Joined: Apr 2010 Ilkeston Derby Posts: 3697 Red Mk1 R Silver Mk2 S & Mk2 Seat Leon.
    #3
    Basically if you unlock a ECU it just it removes the immobiliser,
    Say you're pissing about with some wires behind the dash or whatever and accidentally pulled one out and touched another one that it shouldn't then it could potentially immobilise you're car.
    Unfortunately i know this as i pissed about with cigarette lighter and my car immobilised.
    It's always best to have a unlocked ECU imo.
    My Bluehawk one has served me well for a long time.

    Also i wouldn't bother chipping it, waste of time.
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  4. Infrequent Poster Joined: Jul 2011 Somerset Posts: 167 Black saxo VTR MK2 silver top.
    #4
    Cheers, there was one on ebay that said it was unlocked and chipped and was the same as my vtr's ecu so was tempted to bid but didnt want to bid on something that was potentialy pointless lol
  5. Saxperience Forum Bum Joined: Apr 2010 Ilkeston Derby Posts: 3697 Red Mk1 R Silver Mk2 S & Mk2 Seat Leon.
    #5
    Professionally unlocked ECU's are always a bonus,
    If you ever come across one always ask for the receipt.
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  6. Infrequent Poster Joined: Jul 2011 Somerset Posts: 167 Black saxo VTR MK2 silver top.
    #6
    This ones just been stripped out of a vtr by the looks of it ... dont look like he knows shit all about it to be fair i think ill give it a miss ha.

    Cheers mate
  7. Saxperience Forum Bum Joined: Apr 2010 Ilkeston Derby Posts: 3697 Red Mk1 R Silver Mk2 S & Mk2 Seat Leon.
    #7
    No worries man,
    Are you looking for unlocked ECU?
    Or just browsing?
  8. Infrequent Poster Joined: Jul 2011 Somerset Posts: 167 Black saxo VTR MK2 silver top.
    #8
    Quote:
    Originally Posted by Gibbo-Vtr View Post
    No worries man,
    Are you looking for unlocked ECU?
    Or just browsing?
    Looking for one really as my imobaliser light comes on here and there, it still runs and starts everytime without fail but worrys me a little lol
  9. Saxperience Forum Bum Joined: Apr 2010 Ilkeston Derby Posts: 3697 Red Mk1 R Silver Mk2 S & Mk2 Seat Leon.
    #9
    Fair enough, nothing wrong with being cautious.
    I could probably help you out with profession bluehawk electronics unlocked ECU its for a single plug though.
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  10. Infrequent Poster Joined: Jul 2011 Somerset Posts: 167 Black saxo VTR MK2 silver top.
    #10
    Quote:
    Originally Posted by Gibbo-Vtr View Post
    Fair enough, nothing wrong with being cautious.
    I could probably help you out with profession bluehawk electronics unlocked ECU its for a single plug though.
    Pm'd mate
  11. L-plater Joined: Aug 2011 cambridge Posts: 37 citreon saxo westcoast 1.4
    #11
    Some remapping firms try to push the cars' performance past it's physical limitations. This is dangerous, and whilst the short term benefits will be amazing performance, the life expectancy of your engine will be dramatically reduced.

    whilst the short term benefits will be amazing on your performance you will be slowly killing your engine.