Ecu remapping

[inlinesix]

34 minutes ago, kobayashiGT said:

N.A car if you want better fuel economy you can consider a throttle control.

https://www.mycarforum.com/marketplace/info-146434/

It help to control your throttle respond. Or you train your right leg to be more lean lor. hahah.

Step feathery on throttle from standstill till peak throttle.

Coast as much as possible before full stop 

[Incom]

2 hours ago, Kurty said:

any reviews on ecu remapping?

was told it would make the car even more efficiency and with increase of torque.

if car is under warranty of 5 years, still recommended?

will a flat battery scenario affect the remapped ecu in any way?

Increase of torque can only be shown via a dynometer to measure the before and after tuning. You need to choose dyno-tune for this.

Better fuel efficiency, track via religiously tracking of FC.

If car under warranty, better do not do ecu remapping. If proceed, is  at your risk. Some makes, the moment they plug into the car's ECU for diagnostic, they can tell if there is any change of the parameters.

Flat battery scenario will not affect the remapped ecu, as remapping is hardcoding changed of the ECU parameters.

A good tuner should be able to address your concerns before you to decide whether proceed or not. 

Try talking to the owners of the same make and model who have done the ecu remapping for more information.

Like what others have shared, force-induction car models will have significant gains.

For my case, I see the dyno graph to get the feeling of shiokness. FC depending of routes I take. Torque wise unable to compare. I have done ECU remapping to get better efficiency out of the engine based on components installed.

For your consideration, it should be an informed decision instead of just following the crowd.

Edited April 23, 2020 by Incom

[Volvobrick]

No need to be so troublesome to tune for better FC. Just save money, buy a cheaper, smaller, lighter car with good FC to start and finish there. 

Known what you want before buying the car. Like marry a girl you like, lock stock and barrel, don't even think you can change/improve her after marriage! 

 

[kobayashiGT]

4 minutes ago, Volvobrick said:

don't even think you can change/improve her after marriage! 

hahaha. I like your quote!

You tried to remap your wife before arh?

[Volvobrick]

10 minutes ago, kobayashiGT said:

hahaha. I like your quote!

You tried to remap your wife before arh?

Nope. She's Naturally Asperated. No use modding one. Only waste money. 

But I always did my turbo cars! 

Edited April 23, 2020 by Volvobrick

[kobayashiGT]

2 minutes ago, Volvobrick said:

Nope. She's Naturally Asperated. No use modding one. Only waste money. 

But I always did my turbo cars! 

Still cannot "scrap" arh?

[Incom]

22 minutes ago, Volvobrick said:

No need to be so troublesome to tune for better FC. Just save money, buy a cheaper, smaller, lighter car with good FC to start and finish there. 

Known what you want before buying the car. Like marry a girl you like, lock stock and barrel, don't even think you can change/improve her after marriage! 

 

Good one!

But human nature is greedy, want very beautiful looks, with tonnes of features, high performance, and yet low maintenance. 🤣 

[ER-3682]

Anybody on EcuTek Reflash for BMW.?

[Naimed]

On 4/27/2020 at 7:54 AM, ER-3682 said:

Anybody on EcuTek Reflash for BMW.?

No experience with EcuTek. My feel is, in Singapore, it is more important to get a tuner who has got solid experience tuning your car model, rather than to go for big brands. I'm sure the after sales support from the big boys will be top-notch but without an accomplished tuner for your car model, a lot of time is trial and error for the off-hand weird issues (i.e. idling with A/C, ignition timings...etc).

Just saw 2 usual suspects on the EcuTek dealer list...so I guess that's quite okay. 

Not looking at other options?

[Stratovarius]

On ‎4‎/‎23‎/‎2020 at 3:28 PM, Kurty said:

i see, thank you.

as the reviews are kinda mixed, some are reclaiming the FC is better after remapped. 😀

which i'm kinda keen of, not really into power.

Just efficient, yeah.. its a N.A

I've did for both NA(my previous ride) and TC (current ride). Both I think FC improves. Think because it really depends on how you drive. Unless you specifically say you wan to tune for track, most tuners will go for low to mid of your rpm range which is most suitable to SG conditions.

ECU tuning or some people might say stage 1 tuning does not require any hardware to improve performance w/o sacrificing reliability. That said, it's always good to research for a good tuner first before committing.

Since you are not into power and your ride is a NA, you will not see much gains for ECU tune only. FC might improve but if you are going to spend a few hundred bucks for that, your ROI will be long and might not be worth your dollars.

[ER-3682]

5 hours ago, Naimed said:

No experience with EcuTek. My feel is, in Singapore, it is more important to get a tuner who has got solid experience tuning your car model, rather than to go for big brands. I'm sure the after sales support from the big boys will be top-notch but without an accomplished tuner for your car model, a lot of time is trial and error for the off-hand weird issues (i.e. idling with A/C, ignition timings...etc).

Just saw 2 usual suspects on the EcuTek dealer list...so I guess that's quite okay. 

Not looking at other options?

Maybe Bootmod 3.

[kobayashiGT]

18 minutes ago, JimmyRacerboy said:

Does tuning NA vehicle actually increase FC?

Depends on your objective and the tuner.

[kobayashiGT]

8 minutes ago, JimmyRacerboy said:

I've been seeing a lot of adverts with regards to tuning and increasing FC, any cons to that kind of tuning?

If the tuner is not good, dunno the characteristic of your car, it might cause you alot of problem.

Car works on 3 elements, Air, Fuel Spark. For tuning, they will control the fuel and spark to give a bigger explosion inside the chamber. If you run too lean on fuel, your car might face some problem in the long run.

If you want to save FC, don't bother tuning. cause you need to fork out like 400-600 to tune the car just to save fuel. Not worth it. How long you need to drive then can earn back?

I rather you wait for covid finish you go to Malaysia and drink all the petrol there. Instantly more economical.

 

[kobayashiGT]

1 minute ago, JimmyRacerboy said:

Hahaha thanks bro! Solid advice

Welcome! 🙂 Actually big CC car and small CC car the fuel economy is about the same one in real-life driving condition. So if you really wanna be economical, it has to start with your right foot. the lesser the pressure to the gas, the more saving it is.

That's already ECU(Brain) tuning le. haha.

 

[Confusedboi]

Hi All

I read online regarding unichip q and rschip both have mixed reviews regarding power gains/improved torque vs problems such as Check engine light. ..

So does it really boil down to the skill of the tuner who does the installation? 

Anyone here used either of this chips? Both of them are considered piggy back ecu i guess.

Really tempted to try either one of the chips above. ( My car is  honda  civic FD2A  so i know power gains wont be a lot) not expecting too much 

[kobayashiGT]

12 minutes ago, Confusedboi said:

Hi All

I read online regarding unichip q and rschip both have mixed reviews regarding power gains/improved torque vs problems such as Check engine light. ..

So does it really boil down to the skill of the tuner who does the installation? 

Anyone here used either of this chips? Both of them are considered piggy back ecu i guess.

Really tempted to try either one of the chips above. ( My car is  honda  civic FD2A  so i know power gains wont be a lot) not expecting too much 

WHat have you done to you car liao? if still stock, then I think it won't do much.

[Confusedboi]

22 minutes ago, kobayashiGT said:

WHat have you done to you car liao? if still stock, then I think it won't do much.

Hi 

car is still stock. No mods at all. I enquired from F*** K** exhaust  system  regarding whether they have LTA legal compliant exhaust system  have for my car but they say dont have for civic fd?? 😅. ( Saw they have LTA compliant exhaust for the newer civic fc)  Was looking at HKS or Fujitsuburo exhaust system.

https://www.hks-power.co.jp/en/product_db/muffler/db/17892?fbclid=IwAR1PBLUGLerpTLIp0LWsNeeatR1S51-ujMdkq8X_Fpx3PjLxjKiK47-fWjk

They quoted 850 dollars including tuning and installation for unichip q as they dont carry rschip anymore. Just thinking whether to take the plunge ... 

Dont want to spend too much on mods ( less than 1k max) 

 

[Stratovarius]

32 minutes ago, Confusedboi said:

Hi All

I read online regarding unichip q and rschip both have mixed reviews regarding power gains/improved torque vs problems such as Check engine light. ..

So does it really boil down to the skill of the tuner who does the installation? 

Anyone here used either of this chips? Both of them are considered piggy back ecu i guess.

Really tempted to try either one of the chips above. ( My car is  honda  civic FD2A  so i know power gains wont be a lot) not expecting too much 

Personally I'd stayed away from piggy back ecu. Either a direct swap of ECU or tuning the stock ECU is better. More direct and less error and I guess cheaper (maybe)?

FD2A should be quite fun to tune. Can go for Hondata if you don't mind to pay abit more.