Camming vts but remap or a standalone ??

1. user_49724 L-plater Joined: Jan 2011 Norton Posts: 64 saxo vts , micra 1.0l turbo , skyline gt white ,

   #1 8th September 2011, 22:01

   Need help people camming it soon and need to know if a remap will be better then getting a piggy back ecu eg bearing in mine I will be doing more work on engine after crimbo cheers
2. Ryanp Super Moderator Joined: Feb 2004 Tonbridge United Kingdom (England) Posts: 38236 Vtr, 172, throttle bodied track slut

   #2 8th September 2011, 22:02

   Dont worry we don't have an engine section here for any real reason...
3. user_49724 L-plater Joined: Jan 2011 Norton Posts: 64 saxo vts , micra 1.0l turbo , skyline gt white ,

   #3 8th September 2011, 22:34

   Quote:

   Originally Posted by Ryan Dont worry we don't have an engine section here for any real reason...

   Sox pal just saw this general talk sec an thort ild post it their : /
4. tomw1123 Infrequent Poster Joined: May 2011 St Austell, Cornwall Posts: 179 Hyosung GT125R

   #4 9th September 2011, 00:07

   Depends if you've got the money to buy standalone, if you do then thats the better option, if not just keep getting it mapped
5. Darkslider Infrequent Poster Joined: Aug 2011 Gwynedd Posts: 184 Saxo VTS | Defender 90 | Kawasaki ZX6R

   #5 9th September 2011, 13:58

   A good standard ECU remap from the likes of Chipwizards will nearly cost as much as a standalone system anyway, so it's your call.
6. user_49724 L-plater Joined: Jan 2011 Norton Posts: 64 saxo vts , micra 1.0l turbo , skyline gt white ,

   #6 9th September 2011, 16:38

   Quote:

   Originally Posted by Darkslider A good standard ECU remap from the likes of Chipwizards will nearly cost as much as a standalone system anyway, so it's your call.

   Thats what I was thinking plus if I get another ecu I can put it on any car not just my vts
7. wolf_gsxr Frequent Poster Joined: Jun 2010 wigan Posts: 778

   #7 9th September 2011, 16:42

   Standlone might cost the same but you still need it mapping so it's like £600 pluss mapping. Remap is alot cheaper
8. user_38486 Saxperience Forum Bum Joined: Oct 2009 Blackburn Posts: 4739 A few

   #8 9th September 2011, 16:48

   If you are doing more work at a later date that will benefit from standalone, IE bodies, then you may aswell buy the standalone now then its out the way. If you are just going to cam it, map it then leave it, then you may aswell just get the standard ECU mapped at chipwizards. Chipwizards can map the standard ECU with bodies on aswell, but it doesnt give them the full potential.
   
   As above, standalone is always more than a remap on a standard ECU, because either way you need it mapping, but only in 1 case do you need to purchase a new ECU
9. Darkslider Infrequent Poster Joined: Aug 2011 Gwynedd Posts: 184 Saxo VTS | Defender 90 | Kawasaki ZX6R

   #9 9th September 2011, 18:19

   If you were lucky and got a Predator on a group buy for £550ish, they come with free mapping for the first customer which is what I was thinking of doing.
   
   Has anybody recently had their VTS mapped at Chipwizards? I'm thinking of getting it done but want to know how much it would be. If anyone's done it you list your engine mods and power figures afterwards? Cheers.
10. user_49724 L-plater Joined: Jan 2011 Norton Posts: 64 saxo vts , micra 1.0l turbo , skyline gt white ,

    #10 13th September 2011, 13:11

    Quote:

    Originally Posted by Darkslider If you were lucky and got a Predator on a group buy for £550ish, they come with free mapping for the first customer which is what I was thinking of doing. Has anybody recently had their VTS mapped at Chipwizards? I'm thinking of getting it done but want to know how much it would be. If anyone's done it you list your engine mods and power figures afterwards? Cheers.

    Yer that would be good an anyone know how much vts mapped ??
11. toxic Frequent Poster Joined: Mar 2007 Posts: 772

    #11 13th September 2011, 16:19

    Quote:

    Originally Posted by Darkslider A good standard ECU remap from the likes of Chipwizards will nearly cost as much as a standalone system anyway, so it's your call.

    were is Chipwizards any were in the north east
12. ldavies Saxperience Forum Bum Joined: Mar 2008 Driving my GTI Posts: 2659 Boosted 106 GTI 16V Supercharged

    #12 13th September 2011, 18:11

    Quote:

    Originally Posted by toxic were is Chipwizards any were in the north east

    I'm sure I've heard it's in rochdale in Manchester.
    Can any one confirm?
13. user_29002 Established Member Joined: Nov 2008 fife Posts: 1089 306 / vtr / merc / VTS!!

    #13 13th September 2011, 18:15

    i'm pretty interested in how much it should cost for a chipwizards map also? i'll only be getting cams so don't really want to fork out the money for a new ecu
14. ldavies Saxperience Forum Bum Joined: Mar 2008 Driving my GTI Posts: 2659 Boosted 106 GTI 16V Supercharged

    #14 13th September 2011, 18:42

    Guys just google chipwizards and get the number and give them a call for a price, easy.
15. user_49724 L-plater Joined: Jan 2011 Norton Posts: 64 saxo vts , micra 1.0l turbo , skyline gt white ,

    #15 14th September 2011, 00:02

    Quote:

    Originally Posted by ldavies Guys just google chipwizards and get the number and give them a call for a price, easy.

    How much was your decat pipe? How do u go on for mots??
16. wolf_gsxr Frequent Poster Joined: Jun 2010 wigan Posts: 778

    #16 14th September 2011, 09:25

    Chipwizards want about 500 quid to map the last time I checked. It's really expensive but he is very good
17. user_49724 L-plater Joined: Jan 2011 Norton Posts: 64 saxo vts , micra 1.0l turbo , skyline gt white ,

    #17 14th September 2011, 13:08

    Quote:

    Originally Posted by wolf_gsxr Chipwizards want about 500 quid to map the last time I checked. It's really expensive but he is very good

    £500 for just a map :O think I mite wait infill everything is done then go coz can't keep doing that :/
18. ldavies Saxperience Forum Bum Joined: Mar 2008 Driving my GTI Posts: 2659 Boosted 106 GTI 16V Supercharged

    #18 14th September 2011, 18:23

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    Originally Posted by Rich_t £500 for just a map :O think I mite wait infill everything is done then go coz can't keep doing that :/

    That's why your best of getting a standalone ecu that way you can get it mapped as many times as you want and it's not a great deal to pay neither.

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19. user_49724 L-plater Joined: Jan 2011 Norton Posts: 64 saxo vts , micra 1.0l turbo , skyline gt white ,

    #19 14th September 2011, 19:41

    Quote:

    Originally Posted by Darkslider If you were lucky and got a Predator on a group buy for £550ish, they come with free mapping for the first customer which is what I was thinking of doing.

    looks like this is the best way then
20. ldavies Saxperience Forum Bum Joined: Mar 2008 Driving my GTI Posts: 2659 Boosted 106 GTI 16V Supercharged

    #20 14th September 2011, 19:59

    As I've said on a few threads mate I'm getting the predator standalone ecu plus map Wich is around the same price as getting standard ecu mapped at chipwizards.
    I'm doing this end of month as my car keeps cutting out due to cams so I will put the bodies on hold and get the pred and then when I do get the bodies just have it mapped again that dosent cost much at all.

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21. user_49724 L-plater Joined: Jan 2011 Norton Posts: 64 saxo vts , micra 1.0l turbo , skyline gt white ,

    #21 14th September 2011, 22:46

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    Originally Posted by ldavies As I've said on a few threads mate I'm getting the predator standalone ecu plus map Wich is around the same price as getting standard ecu mapped at chipwizards. I'm doing this end of month as my car keeps cutting out due to cams so I will put the bodies on hold and get the pred and then when I do get the bodies just have it mapped again that dosent cost much at all.

    Where you buying ecu from ?