trancematic Posted October 22, 2012 Share Posted October 22, 2012 Hi All I purchased a 350z on a 2004 plate a few weeks back tip/auto and there are a few issues i need to sort like a speedo light that i can not see at night and a few others. Anyway i am guessing that this car imported into the country from Japan has a speed restriction of 112 mph,now i don't know all the history and there is a possibility that previous owners have had this removed,since i have not blasted down the motorway above this speed is this the only way of knowing if its restricted. Now i have seen a few links on here talking about Abbey Motorsport and i have also emailed the guys there and they seem a really friendly bunch and have given me a price for the job which i have listed below in a paragraph from the email. Yes can remove the speed limter with a ECU remap; You can either just have the speed limiter removed but no tuning work for £240-00 inc vat Or we can carry out a remap in our dyno for a £402-00 inc vat, this includes remove the speed limiter. We normally gain around 10bhp and 10lbft of torque and remove the restriction in the lower 3 gears. We can carry out this work while you wait in our reception area. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NeilMH Posted October 22, 2012 Share Posted October 22, 2012 Not sure if this is equally true for an import with auto but... On a UK 350 it definitely is worth it but not necessarily in respect of big number gains - it's much more to do with driveability and mid-range response. If you are thinking about any intake or exhaust mods it's best to have those done first otherwise it will need to be remapped again (albeit once you have the licence it doesn't cost as much) But.. it's worth having done in it's own right even if mods aren't planned. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Bounty Bar Kid Posted October 22, 2012 Share Posted October 22, 2012 Abbey are the best. Don't bother doing it now. Wait til you change the exhaust, install a plenum spacer, change air filters. Then do the remap. Maybe even go for decats or high flow cats (HFCs) Oh and a grounding kit could also help pre remap. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ianphampton Posted October 22, 2012 Share Posted October 22, 2012 Abbey did my car with a remap after a couple of tweaks to the exhaust - and I felt the car to be MUCH more responsive. I seem to remember posting how she suddenly felt like she was supposed to be, able to breath and so much more alert. As NeilMH says, get your other mods done first, then the re-map will really capitalise on those. In terms of numbers, I got 19hp extra on the first remap after a stainless exhaust, but don't do it for the numbers, do it for the smile it'll put on your face and the sound as you accelerate off the roundabout. . . . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
trancematic Posted October 22, 2012 Author Share Posted October 22, 2012 Thanks guys for the replies but i have to say I'm a little confused as to why i would want to change a perfectly good exhaust system and add the other bits some of you mention like a plenum spacer. What exhaust system should i add anyway and where do i get this fitted,would the exhaust fitter even know about this plenum spacer or what. Obviously i need to go to some specialist that deals with these sort of car parts and not the local garage ,exhaust and tyre place. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DoogyRev Posted October 22, 2012 Share Posted October 22, 2012 or Steve 350z Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MITZ@CougarStore Posted October 22, 2012 Share Posted October 22, 2012 Where are you based, as we supply and fit exhausts and can also fit plenum spacers too... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
trancematic Posted October 23, 2012 Author Share Posted October 23, 2012 Tewkesbury Gloucestershire . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NeilMH Posted October 23, 2012 Share Posted October 23, 2012 Thanks guys for the replies but i have to say I'm a little confused as to why i would want to change a perfectly good exhaust system and add the other bits some of you mention like a plenum spacer. There is no need at all for you to change anything for a re-map to be beneficial. It is just that if you were considering other modifications the best way to approach it is to have them done first then do the re-map. If you are not planning any then you can just go ahead and have the re-map. The modifications you can have are really a bit of cream on the milk. You can get a better sounding exhaust and less restrictive cats and a better performing air filter and enlarged intake plenum but that is just a matter of personal preference - they just extract a little more performance and aural pleasure. Whether or not they are worth it is just a matter of personal opinion and your own budget - it isn't cheap. I would check with Abbey or one of the other re-mappers if you get the same benefits with the auto - I don't know how they are mapped. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
trancematic Posted October 23, 2012 Author Share Posted October 23, 2012 Thanks for the reply NeilMH appreciate your thoughts and views,to be honest the only reason i wanted a remap is because this is a Jap Import and i have heard that these are restricted on speeds to 112mph,people will say thats no big deal as you should not be driving at those speeds anyway but what is the point of having a performance car if you are going to drive it around like Miss Daisy. I don't know all the history regarding the car and previous owners may well have had it removed but i doubt it,suppose the only way to tell is hit the motorway on a quiet period and put my foot down to the metal and see what happens,had a GTO some years back that was restricted and i kind of remember some sort of pinging sound when i was doing around 110mph. When the time comes for a new Exhaust then i would fit something more suitable but for now i am more concerned that the car has a speed restricter on it and i really would like that removed,suppose my question was why pay £500 when there are many claiming they can do the same job for £150-£200. Just asking the question really and many on here seem to be singing the praises of Abbey Motorsport which for me are quite some miles away so thought i would ask if using some of the local remap places on the internet would be beneficial or not,after all there is a saying...........You Get what you pay for..........But then again we are just talking a laptop and some software program here to do a remap and i am guessing that they are basically all using the same program there or there abouts . Many thanks to all for your sound advice because i know absolutely nothing about mechanical aspects of these or any other performance cars. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Bounty Bar Kid Posted October 23, 2012 Share Posted October 23, 2012 Only two or three places in the UK who can uprev zeds. Uprev is the remap licence. One is Horsham Developments, other is Abbey. Not sure who third is by I think they're near Leeds. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
trancematic Posted October 23, 2012 Author Share Posted October 23, 2012 I have heard amazing things regarding Abbey and this seems the place to go,having said that if you do a google search for a Remap of a 350z there seems to be many mobile/static places doing it for as little as £150. How good and how true these places are i don't honestly know unless i see others on here and other 350z forums who have had the work done,as of yet i have only seen people using Abbey even though i have seen customer comments from these mobile places that claim to do the same work. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NeilMH Posted October 23, 2012 Share Posted October 23, 2012 I have heard amazing things regarding Abbey and this seems the place to go,having said that if you do a google search for a Remap of a 350z there seems to be many mobile/static places doing it for as little as £150. How good and how true these places are i don't honestly know unless i see others on here and other 350z forums who have had the work done,as of yet i have only seen people using Abbey even though i have seen customer comments from these mobile places that claim to do the same work. It isn't just as simple as a standard program and a laptop. I personally would not entrust my car to someone without the experience and the appropriate uprev licence but that's just me. You are taking some notable risk if you go elsewhere. The other one that The Bounty Bar Kid was trying to think of is RS Tuning who are in Leeds. I have used Abbey for all my stuff. You only need the speed restriction removed if you are going to be on a race track or an autobahn... so you need to weigh up whether you want to bother at all. Advice now over Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
trancematic Posted October 23, 2012 Author Share Posted October 23, 2012 Makes perfect sense to me mate........Decision made if wanting remap ..........Abbey................. Just need £100 worth of fuel to get there. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
smudgedon Posted October 23, 2012 Share Posted October 23, 2012 I have heard amazing things regarding Abbey and this seems the place to go,having said that if you do a google search for a Remap of a 350z there seems to be many mobile/static places doing it for as little as £150. How good and how true these places are i don't honestly know unless i see others on here and other 350z forums who have had the work done,as of yet i have only seen people using Abbey even though i have seen customer comments from these mobile places that claim to do the same work. Have fun wasting £150 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
trancematic Posted October 23, 2012 Author Share Posted October 23, 2012 (edited) Who said i was wasting £150 as i have already decided where i am going if i want a remap thanks to people like NeilMH and others. I came here for advice and thats why i mentioned other people and So called Companies offering the same products at a much cheaper rate,i also wandered why others have not taken that route but it seems not many are licensed to do it but claim they are. Nothing like a good Knowledgable forum and my question has been answered. Edited October 23, 2012 by trancematic Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
smudgedon Posted October 23, 2012 Share Posted October 23, 2012 Who said i was wasting £150 as i have already decided where i am going if i want a remap thanks to people like NeilMH and others By all means feel free to go for the cheap option and use someone that nobody has heard of, with no real experience. It will be a generic map that wont perform anything like the work of the professionals Pay peanuts and you get monkeys Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kbeast35 Posted October 23, 2012 Share Posted October 23, 2012 By all means feel free to go for the cheap option and use someone that nobody has heard of, with no real experience. It will be a generic map that wont perform anything like the work of the professionals Pay peanuts and you get monkeys smudgeon i think you need to re read, the guy is going to abbey! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Bounty Bar Kid Posted October 23, 2012 Share Posted October 23, 2012 smudgeon i think you need to re read, the guy is going to abbey! He can't read. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
smudgedon Posted October 23, 2012 Share Posted October 23, 2012 smudgeon i think you need to re read, the guy is going to abbey! If you read, you'll see i quoted the post where he was considering a £150 mobile option Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kbeast35 Posted October 23, 2012 Share Posted October 23, 2012 If you read, you'll see i quoted the post where he was considering a £150 mobile option posted after the guy has made his decision Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
trancematic Posted October 23, 2012 Author Share Posted October 23, 2012 Never mind Kbeast35 but thanks for pointing it out,wish i had never mentioned the fact that other people besides Abbey and a few others are doing what they call remap at various different amounts of money . I only wanted the likes of yourself and others to say exactly how it is and why i should not consider cheaper places,all that has been confirmed and if i want anything done on the car then abbey it is for me. Cheers all for the information. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
smudgedon Posted October 24, 2012 Share Posted October 24, 2012 Good luck at abbey mate, I'm due to go there soon but the discussions I've hard with Mark so far are all very promising Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sarnie Posted October 24, 2012 Share Posted October 24, 2012 I'm assuming Abbey's price is also higher as it includes critical dyno time, which a geezer who turns up on your drive in a van can't do..... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
trancematic Posted October 24, 2012 Author Share Posted October 24, 2012 (edited) They are obviously a more professional operation and as they say .......You pay your money you get your goods. Cheers Smudgedon My only problem i have going to Abbey is the massive driving distance,but saying that i drove 165 miles to get the car in the first place,also Abbey will do the car while i wait which is a nice touch. Edited October 24, 2012 by trancematic Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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