Peanuts

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My cold start was exponentially improved by cleaning the earths
But then thats why I chose JGM because he took the time and had the skill to do something about it.
I am sure that Engine Tuner would do the same and has offered it FOC, thats what you get with a quality outfit

I would also say that Steve Simpson has also offered to help rectify the problem so can't see the beef to be honest

Going 4 400bhp

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Maybe you should read all hole thread as there is no "beef"

dynamix

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I know this isnt a thread on Solaris but having used the Solaris ecu for a couple of weeks now I can say it is not what it is cracked up to be .. it is miles better.

Datalogging is stunning and from a mappers point of view has everything that you need tools wise to get the very best out of the map.
Closed Loop Fuel control is spot on and having now fed my wideband into it it will closed loop fuel right through the range enabling best economy or power for a range of petrol/bioethanol/methanol mixes
Knock control is on a cylinder by cylinder basis so will actively protect the engine.
Boost Control is very good and stable.
An 8 setting switch allows me to choose between 8 boost settings, fuel maps, ALS settings, LC settings, fuel mix etc etc etc within an instant.
Anti Lag is a great toy
Launch Control is there (i dont like to use it )
and it starts first time.

Oh and it drives very nicely too

I havent tried the Simtek (they dont do one for DBW cars and i had been asking since last january...) but I am sure that once mapped properly it will be a very good ecu but in my admittedly one-sided experience the Solaris is a few steps above in working features for definite.

An awful lot is down to the mapper though and JGM is one of the very best there is in my opinion

bluenose172

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What kind of learning curve was it moving from OS Duncan?

Area 52 Autosport

Cheers Scott, glad you like it

That is incorrect. As I'm sure you are aware, when a SimTek ECU is re-profiled to allow another dealer to access & map, any existing map is erased.


Jase.

pat

Jase,

The comment was a generalisation, not specific to SimTek. Furthermore, re-profiling is only ever necessary as a very last resort to get the customer out the poo, most of the time you just start from where the previous mapper left off.

Cheers,

Pat.

p1doc

looking forward to getting me simtek,pretty sure there will be no probs-adrenaline motorsport recommend martyn/simtek for all the murtayas aso if there was a real problem with simtek it should have been picked up by now
as pat says some cars like owners are awkward lol
martin

Jolly Green Monster

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no need to do that I would have had no issue with releasing the profile to allow you to have access.. just no one asked?

Are you mapping them now Jase, I thought Steve used to come down to do it?

Long and short of it is the dyno can be a very good tool, but still feel a good combination of both roller and road when power is getting towards 400s.. this car in question was mapped a year ago on the road and did have a minor issue with what was believed to be the inlet pipe closing up.. it would almost cut at 7000rpm iirc and it wasn't the ecu doing it.

on a similar note using a dyno yesterday I did very similar taking a previously road mapped car by someone else from 400bhp/470lb to 440bhp/495lb at 0.4bar less boost.. 1.5bar rather than 1.9bar..

I keep meaning to call in to say hi Jase and see the new set up

Simon

Going 4 400bhp

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Less boost more timing simon

apalmer

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Isn't the unspoken truth about mapping an engine for cold start (on a standalone system) that "you just can't map it in one day"

As Pat said, cars are like people they have off days, therefore one car to another, one map for all is never going to be perfect.

I have had a simtek coming up to a year now, and for the first few months, my warm up was not great, eratic idle etc.. the warm up tables have now been tweaked and it is acceptable. Nedless to say, it didn't happen in a day.

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Jolly Green Monster

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not just that but yes.

Simon

Area 52 Autosport

Sorry Pat, I presumed you were referring to the car in question.

Good memory! The inlet pipe was indeed collapsing at ~6500rpm. Once on boost we gained 10 - 12 hp throughout with a larger filter.

The Dyno is an excellent toy err... tool A few weeks ago I spent several hours mapping Mike's Noble, apart from the map it is completely stock... It ended up making 428bhp & 444ftlb. Interestingly we dyno'd another Noble the other day, same year car but with larger turbos, bigger intercooler, injectors, pump, full exhaust etc. It made 412bhp & 375ftlb!

80% on the Dyno and 20% on the road seems a good combination. You are welcome to pop round anytime Simon


Jase.

Houghton

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Steve mapped my Simtek in October. Since then it has started instantly on the sub-zero mornings during the winter and starts instantly regardless of engine temp.

The original mapper left it running like a pig. Poor starting, silly idle speed and it would cut out if you turned on the headlights or aircon.