givememorepower Posted November 6, 2008 Posted November 6, 2008 After taking advice I'm going to attack my engine slowly, and start with a sensible performance upgrade. Where can anyone with experience send me for an ECU (piggy back)? I'm in Good ole Yorkshire up north, so locally would be better. Any ideas please guys?? Quote
djtimo Posted November 6, 2008 Posted November 6, 2008 Im looking into a group buy on the haltech units mate so check out my thread. http://forums.DELETED.com//ind ... opic=20992 Quote
3FIDDYZ Posted November 6, 2008 Posted November 6, 2008 My only advice on this is to do your upgrades first and then do the Piggy Back as the tune is based on what you have, will save you paying for tuning and dynotime everytime you put a mod on... You of course may have considered that!! Quote
Ekona Posted November 7, 2008 Posted November 7, 2008 My only advice on this is to do your upgrades first and then do the Piggy Back as the tune is based on what you have, will save you paying for tuning and dynotime everytime you put a mod on... +millionty Quote
Chris`I Posted November 7, 2008 Posted November 7, 2008 My only advice on this is to do your upgrades first and then do the Piggy Back as the tune is based on what you have, will save you paying for tuning and dynotime everytime you put a mod on... You of course may have considered that!! Yeah I'd go with that. I guess you could argue get it first and get some gains (surely tiny) then another map when you've added a decent amount of mods. Does anyone in the UK have any real figures for fitting this stuff though? It seems like crazy money to spend on 20BHP, unless you are planning to go FI in the future. Quote
Ekona Posted November 7, 2008 Posted November 7, 2008 Guys, do bear in mind that with NA mapping ultimate power at the top end isn't the be all and end all final goal: What you're essentially aiming for is more torque in the midrange to give the car more shove as a daily drive/weekend fun car. You may only gain 5-10 bhp at the top end, but if you got another 20-30 lb/ft of torque between 3000-6000 RPM you'd have a worthwhile mod. Also worth thinking about is who's actually doing the tuning, and whether they've any real experience with both the car/engine and the replacement ECU. I've never heard of either of the names mentioned in this thread but that's probably my ignorance there, but have they ever tuned a Haltech ECU? And on the Zed specifically? A bad tune will kill your car far quicker than anything else or leave you with much less power than is actually available. I'd happily travel 500 miles for a place that did a decent tune. Quote
Pingu2 Posted November 7, 2008 Posted November 7, 2008 AET turbos seem to have at least some idea of what they are doing in this respect (I have already had speaks with them about Haltech installation) - never heard of Dyno Demon. There are other options too... Quote
rtbiscuit Posted November 7, 2008 Posted November 7, 2008 are thor still up and running, i'm sure they have dealt with the stuff before Quote
rtbiscuit Posted November 7, 2008 Posted November 7, 2008 they mention it in their mapping section, so i think i'm right, i'v never dealt with them personally, but i have heard positive things. might be worth a call Quote
Ekona Posted November 7, 2008 Posted November 7, 2008 Thor are still about, but Nod (who did all the mapping) is off to Rogue I believe so they might not be a credible option anymore. Rogue might do it, but since their speciality is mk2 MR2s I doubt it. Quote
rtbiscuit Posted November 13, 2008 Posted November 13, 2008 i'm interested to know whats on that van, is it a mail order russian bride? or a full bond style weapons system Quote
Pingu2 Posted November 13, 2008 Posted November 13, 2008 well it could be a mail order kangaroo bride I guess.. Quote
Chris`I Posted November 13, 2008 Posted November 13, 2008 well it could be a mail order kangaroo bride I guess.. Got to get me one of them! Stop pikies parking next to me at work Quote
Toon Chris Posted November 13, 2008 Posted November 13, 2008 I am gaggingly interested on this. Phil says that they aren't worth the money for the BHP gain (but to be fair, what sub-£6K mods really are for the Z), but it's torque I want, not top speed. My only concern is to keep a smooth running car as well. I will be fascinated to hear what your experiences are! Quote
rtbiscuit Posted November 13, 2008 Posted November 13, 2008 how much is a kangaroo bride... i mean haltech ECU Quote
Pingu2 Posted November 13, 2008 Posted November 13, 2008 I'll be posting up prices once it's all tuned up - will be a few weeks yet though as I am waiting on another order I am getting the kangaroo as a step along the FI route which I intend to go down next year - so in that context I think it will be reasonable value Quote
Adam@Z1auto.com Posted November 13, 2008 Posted November 13, 2008 a great setup in the right hands Quote
andlid Posted November 17, 2008 Posted November 17, 2008 I'll be posting up prices once it's all tuned up - will be a few weeks yet though as I am waiting on another order I am getting the kangaroo as a step along the FI route which I intend to go down next year - so in that context I think it will be reasonable value Keep me posted, would be VERY interested with the results! (had some issues with mine...) Quote
Toon Chris Posted November 17, 2008 Posted November 17, 2008 will do - its going in next monday Quote
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