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remedi
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Joined: 12 Jan 2005
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Tue Jan 18, 2005 4:38 am |
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Hi guys,
I'm looking at buying a chipped ECU from a Phase1 1.4 RT to go in my 1997 phase 3.
Can i just literally take out the old standard ECU and plug in the professionally chipped ECU.
The chipped ECU is made by Siemens with a serial number S101718102.
I don't want buy and fit ECU then find out the car won't start etc.
I'm hoping one of you Renault experts knows the answer.
Many Thanks
Remedi. |
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Chris H
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Joined: 02 Mar 2004
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Tue Jan 18, 2005 5:52 am |
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the chip is inside the ECU you just gave the numnber on the outside.
Should work.
Don't expect any gains at best the rev limiter will be raised. |
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remedi
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Joined: 12 Jan 2005
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Tue Jan 18, 2005 8:02 am |
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Thanks.
I wasn't expecting any major gains. I don't know if the rev limit has been raised.
The lad who has it currently, managed to get 92 bhp at the flywheel on a RR, with a PiperX air filter, K-Tec zorst with a decat.
Not bad for a 1.4 8v i think. |
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Chris H
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Wed Jan 19, 2005 5:27 am |
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if he had 92 flywheel bhp then the wheel output will be 80bhp or above. See what his @tw figure was.
Off the shelf/out the drawer chips are crap btw. |
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remedi
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Joined: 12 Jan 2005
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Wed Jan 19, 2005 6:07 am |
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Well his standard ECU was remapped by Hillpower i believe.
I asked him again about it and said he had got 92 bhp before the chip was fitted. He said that he felt some improvement in the middle range after it was installed.
He lost a lot of power through the gearbox, I think it was just under 70 bhp@tw.
An Exhaust system+Decat , IK and a chip is the most i'm gonna do performance wise, anything else is not worth it on a 1.4 Energy. |
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Chris H
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Wed Jan 19, 2005 6:17 am |
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he is what technically known as talking bollox.
20bhp losses are what ou expect on a 16V not a 1.4. The losses are less than 10bhp on the 1.4's. |
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remedi
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Joined: 12 Jan 2005
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Wed Jan 19, 2005 9:22 am |
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Really? I thought it would be the other way around.
Thanks for your feedback, Chris. |
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Chet T16
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Joined: 12 Feb 2004
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Thu Jan 20, 2005 5:30 pm |
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Losses are a percentage, more power with same gearbox = bigger loss |
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Chris H
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Fri Jan 21, 2005 5:33 am |
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I think and article on this may be in order. |
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