ECUTEK v PPP
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have just pm'd as you suggested. once you have the ecutek license your map can be tweaked for approx a couple of hundred quid depending on the mapper.
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The PPP certainly doesn't bother.
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Dudes, for the money and the effect - the up-pipe needs to be changed for a slip-jointed decat version.
You might not gain many horses BUT the drivablity is increased big time, spool up reduced significantly, thus a better car to drive with power up earlier, wider powerband etc etc.
Yes I did it to mine and it made the car very diff to drive i.e. Much better.
Just my 2 penneth worth from my experience...
You might not gain many horses BUT the drivablity is increased big time, spool up reduced significantly, thus a better car to drive with power up earlier, wider powerband etc etc.
Yes I did it to mine and it made the car very diff to drive i.e. Much better.
Just my 2 penneth worth from my experience...
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Originally Posted by RRH
Mike @ prodrive was commenting on another matter the other day that if it a mod is worth doing and it didn't braek the law (emmissions in this case) then they would have done it as part of the ppp.
As far as the regulator is concerned, it's recommended because at low engine loads the uprated fuel pump can overload the OEM reg which results in a rich running car under the conditions in question. I don't think this is a major issue to be honest and I doubt I will bother changing the regulator on mine. Fuel pump again might not be necessary as PPP uses the standard one but have heard claims that it helps performance somehow and is a worthwhile saftey precaution. I'd rather spend the money for an uprated regulator on a boost guage.
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You can usually get a fully de-catted car through its MOT by replacing the centre cat and making sure its nice an warm- sometimes it works, sometimes it doesn't.
Downpipe is fairly easy once you get the bloody nasty horrid heatshields off providing the studs don't shear off.
Preacha, my point was that there's no point doing the up-pipe if you still have a cat in the downpipe mate
Downpipe is fairly easy once you get the bloody nasty horrid heatshields off providing the studs don't shear off.
Preacha, my point was that there's no point doing the up-pipe if you still have a cat in the downpipe mate
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why is everyone not considering the ppp as an option.why do people think the prodrive kit is lees power than a tek3 car??. prodrive arent a small back street garage are they!!! lol.
from day to day driving conditions change, the weather, the loading in yor car,a combination of both.as i beleive ,prodrive have to make the car as quick as posible with making it reliable for everyday ,every condition driving!!.
where as your local mapper, no offence ment,are mapping your car on the day,for that certain days conditions!!
from day to day driving conditions change, the weather, the loading in yor car,a combination of both.as i beleive ,prodrive have to make the car as quick as posible with making it reliable for everyday ,every condition driving!!.
where as your local mapper, no offence ment,are mapping your car on the day,for that certain days conditions!!
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sily question alert
what does a fuel pump do , and is it essential?
what does a fuel pump do , and is it essential?
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Originally Posted by pete P1
why is everyone not considering the ppp as an option.why do people think the prodrive kit is lees power than a tek3 car??. prodrive arent a small back street garage are they!!! lol.
from day to day driving conditions change, the weather, the loading in yor car,a combination of both.as i beleive ,prodrive have to make the car as quick as posible with making it reliable for everyday ,every condition driving!!.
where as your local mapper, no offence ment,are mapping your car on the day,for that certain days conditions!!
from day to day driving conditions change, the weather, the loading in yor car,a combination of both.as i beleive ,prodrive have to make the car as quick as posible with making it reliable for everyday ,every condition driving!!.
where as your local mapper, no offence ment,are mapping your car on the day,for that certain days conditions!!
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Originally Posted by pete P1
why is everyone not considering the ppp as an option.why do people think the prodrive kit is lees power than a tek3 car??. prodrive arent a small back street garage are they!!! lol.
from day to day driving conditions change, the weather, the loading in yor car,a combination of both.as i beleive ,prodrive have to make the car as quick as posible with making it reliable for everyday ,every condition driving!!.
where as your local mapper, no offence ment,are mapping your car on the day,for that certain days conditions!!
from day to day driving conditions change, the weather, the loading in yor car,a combination of both.as i beleive ,prodrive have to make the car as quick as posible with making it reliable for everyday ,every condition driving!!.
where as your local mapper, no offence ment,are mapping your car on the day,for that certain days conditions!!
The PPP is pretty much the end of the line; they don't have a solution if you want to fully decat, change your turbo, injectors, intercooler etc etc etc, and at circa £1600+ it ain't the most financially viable route.
Also bear in mind that later versions of the PPP use ecutek software anyway.
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Originally Posted by Ben WRX Bug-Eye
I think that the ECU is able to adjust the custom map to the conditions of the day as done when the car is running the standard map. EcuTek cars generally give more power because the map is custom to the bespoke mods the owner has added. All the PPP does is fit their partial decat exhaust and map to that. A EcuTek car may have a more powerful exhaust fitted and an air filter upgrade that will be optimized with the map. I would expect my car to produce more power than the same car PPP'd for these reasons - I have filter mods and a less restrictive exhaust fitted.
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Originally Posted by RRH
There was a lot of talk at the time about the up-pipe cat disintegrating but I never came across one that failed, although I do agree that it could theoretically happen.
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was it failing as a result of tuning though?
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Originally Posted by sherlock
Got MY02 re-mapped at WRC, it's got a prodrive full system and a walbro 255lt fuel pump and makes 290/312 and pulls like a train well happy.The reason i went that way was because i wanted to keep the warranty but then they hiked up the price! by which time i'd found a brand new prodrive exhaust system at a good price, so i fitted that and went the ecutek route, plus, as already said, you can add other mods and get the ecu adjusted!
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Originally Posted by Ben WRX Bug-Eye
That's very impressive 290/312. What boost is the car running to achieve that? Is this with just exhaust, fuel pump and remap?
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Originally Posted by Ben WRX Bug-Eye
That's very impressive 290/312. What boost is the car running to achieve that? Is this with just exhaust, fuel pump and remap?
1.5bar and 312.9bhp/315ftLb
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Originally Posted by sherlock
Found my graphs
1.5bar and 312.9bhp/315ftLb
1.5bar and 312.9bhp/315ftLb
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Sherlock - or anybody else who's had their car remapped - did you notice any change to the exhaust note on full throttle after the remap?
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Originally Posted by Ben WRX Bug-Eye
Sherlock - or anybody else who's had their car remapped - did you notice any change to the exhaust note on full throttle after the remap?
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Originally Posted by Ben WRX Bug-Eye
Nice! Bet that does go like a rocket - significantly more than a PPP'd car.
FMIC and cold air induction might be next, so i'm saving now
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Ive got one of the original piggy back PPP's on an MY01 WRX.... can this be ECUtek'd????
I thought of doing the up-pipe and down-pipe route -but would also like it re-mapped at the same time?
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I thought of doing the up-pipe and down-pipe route -but would also like it re-mapped at the same time?
Jza
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Originally Posted by Ben WRX Bug-Eye
Sherlock - or anybody else who's had their car remapped - did you notice any change to the exhaust note on full throttle after the remap?
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Originally Posted by Jza
Ive got one of the original piggy back PPP's on an MY01 WRX.... can this be ECUtek'd????
I thought of doing the up-pipe and down-pipe route -but would also like it re-mapped at the same time?
Jza
I thought of doing the up-pipe and down-pipe route -but would also like it re-mapped at the same time?
Jza
If you are going to do the up & down pipes at some time, worth doing these before getting the Ecutek done (or you will need a further session to fine tune the map after the de-cat mods)..
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