Jolly Green Monster Northwest Mapping group buy
15 September 2009, 08:56 PM
#123
Scooby Regular
Join Date: Aug 2006
Posts: 1,224
Likes: 0
Received 0 Likes
on
0 Posts
Dave,
Think me and Pimmo are only 2 firm so far, 9 am and 10.30 am so guess Simon would need next car for midday or so, unless you can persuade him to take a long lunch
. We are still using Bidston Tesco as the meeting place. Hope you can make it 
cheers,
dnc
Think me and Pimmo are only 2 firm so far, 9 am and 10.30 am so guess Simon would need next car for midday or so, unless you can persuade him to take a long lunch
. We are still using Bidston Tesco as the meeting place. Hope you can make it cheers,
dnc
15 September 2009, 11:12 PM
#128
There do tend to be a lot of people who say they will and then don't.
Hope to see you tomorrow.
16 September 2009, 01:49 PM
#132
Scooby Regular
Join Date: Aug 2006
Posts: 1,224
Likes: 0
Received 0 Likes
on
0 Posts
Firstly a big thanks to Simon, took the trouble to explain everything etc and gave car a significant hike in power and torque . Top fella, even tho he is a Southerner
Also cheers to Pimmo for organising the GB; hope everyone else has a successful day!
Cheers,
dnc
. Top fella, even tho he is a Southerner Also cheers to Pimmo for organising the GB; hope everyone else has a successful day!
Cheers,
dnc
16 September 2009, 07:54 PM
#133
I really enjoyed the stress of today 
didn't enjoy the dying of my ECU though 
Simon did replace it though with no charge to me, which I felt really bad about
As for the remap .. I've gone from 228 to about 262 .. graph to follow.. but I don't really notice it to be honest.
Its smoother and will do more for the fuel... but all the comments of Night/day are far from the true.
If you hadn't told me it had been mapped I wouldn't know.. and I've been driving it all day ..
Simon as done what he can and I have no complaints at all with him .. 260bhp with basically only an exhaust change.. is awesome...
I'm happy with it !! and very happy with the amount Simon charged.. he really has a skill there !! and such a friendly helpful bloke ... Thanks
didn't enjoy the dying of my ECU though Simon did replace it though with no charge to me, which I felt really bad about As for the remap .. I've gone from 228 to about 262 .. graph to follow.. but I don't really notice it to be honest.
Its smoother and will do more for the fuel... but all the comments of Night/day are far from the true.
If you hadn't told me it had been mapped I wouldn't know.. and I've been driving it all day ..
Simon as done what he can and I have no complaints at all with him .. 260bhp with basically only an exhaust change.. is awesome...
I'm happy with it !! and very happy with the amount Simon charged.. he really has a skill there !! and such a friendly helpful bloke ... Thanks
16 September 2009, 09:53 PM
#134
Former Sponsor
iTrader: (4)
Join Date: Jan 2001
Location: ECU Mapping - www.JollyGreenMonster.co.uk
Posts: 16,548
Likes: 0
Received 2 Likes
on
2 Posts
ocassionally the 99/00 ecu fry during programming.. hence I carry spares, sorry mark that yours was one of the ocassional ones.
some cars make good power and sometimes they don't.. not necessarily anything at issue just one of those things.. it was a hot day to be far so this may have hampered the reading.
Simon
some cars make good power and sometimes they don't.. not necessarily anything at issue just one of those things.. it was a hot day to be far so this may have hampered the reading.
Simon
16 September 2009, 11:10 PM
#135
Scooby Regular
Join Date: Aug 2006
Posts: 1,224
Likes: 0
Received 0 Likes
on
0 Posts
I really enjoyed the stress of today didn't enjoy the dying of my ECU though Simon did replace it though with no charge to me, which I felt really bad about
As for the remap .. I've gone from 228 to about 262 .. graph to follow.. but I don't really notice it to be honest.
Its smoother and will do more for the fuel... but all the comments of Night/day are far from the true.
If you hadn't told me it had been mapped I wouldn't know.. and I've been driving it all day ..
Simon as done what he can and I have no complaints at all with him .. 260bhp with basically only an exhaust change.. is awesome...
I'm happy with it !! and very happy with the amount Simon charged.. he really has a skill there !! and such a friendly helpful bloke ... Thanks
didn't enjoy the dying of my ECU though Simon did replace it though with no charge to me, which I felt really bad about As for the remap .. I've gone from 228 to about 262 .. graph to follow.. but I don't really notice it to be honest.
Its smoother and will do more for the fuel... but all the comments of Night/day are far from the true.
If you hadn't told me it had been mapped I wouldn't know.. and I've been driving it all day ..
Simon as done what he can and I have no complaints at all with him .. 260bhp with basically only an exhaust change.. is awesome...
I'm happy with it !! and very happy with the amount Simon charged.. he really has a skill there !! and such a friendly helpful bloke ... Thanks
That's still a pretty decent hike and assuming similar torque I would have expected it to be quite noticeable. Mine went from 326/306 to 340/332 with a similar margin all way through rev range. More responsive (I have a local roundabout where I can compare exit speed and how much my hair is on end
) and smoother also. I remember 1st time I had mine mapped and there seemed to be some lag between the mapping and the full effects (think it seemed to go much better after next fill up, posted this on here and apparently not unheard of) - maybe you have the same? 262 in a classic is not going to be slow.Cheers,
dnc
16 September 2009, 11:23 PM
#136
Scooby Regular
Join Date: Oct 2004
Location: Liverpool
Posts: 485
Likes: 0
Received 0 Likes
on
0 Posts
Si sorted mine as well
Very helpful and informative guy, would recommend to anyone
Will be happy to put his stickers in my windows
Cheers Pimmo for starting the ball rolling.
Big thanks to Simon,
Dave.
Very helpful and informative guy, would recommend to anyone
Will be happy to put his stickers in my windows
Cheers Pimmo for starting the ball rolling.
Big thanks to Simon,
Dave.
16 September 2009, 11:43 PM
#137
ocassionally the 99/00 ecu fry during programming.. hence I carry spares, sorry mark that yours was one of the ocassional ones.
some cars make good power and sometimes they don't.. not necessarily anything at issue just one of those things.. it was a hot day to be far so this may have hampered the reading.
Simon
some cars make good power and sometimes they don't.. not necessarily anything at issue just one of those things.. it was a hot day to be far so this may have hampered the reading.
Simon
16 September 2009, 11:45 PM
#138
Hi Pimmo,
That's still a pretty decent hike and assuming similar torque I would have expected it to be quite noticeable. Mine went from 326/306 to 340/332 with a similar margin all way through rev range. More responsive (I have a local roundabout where I can compare exit speed and how much my hair is on end) and smoother also. I remember 1st time I had mine mapped and there seemed to be some lag between the mapping and the full effects (think it seemed to go much better after next fill up, posted this on here and apparently not unheard of) - maybe you have the same? 262 in a classic is not going to be slow.
Cheers,
dnc
That's still a pretty decent hike and assuming similar torque I would have expected it to be quite noticeable. Mine went from 326/306 to 340/332 with a similar margin all way through rev range. More responsive (I have a local roundabout where I can compare exit speed and how much my hair is on end
) and smoother also. I remember 1st time I had mine mapped and there seemed to be some lag between the mapping and the full effects (think it seemed to go much better after next fill up, posted this on here and apparently not unheard of) - maybe you have the same? 262 in a classic is not going to be slow.Cheers,
dnc
The reading is what I expected .. but I think I hyped up my expectations of the feel of the car .. I trust Simon 100% and for the extra 30bhp I guess I shouldnt have been expecting to feel a different car
17 September 2009, 07:40 PM
#140
All i can say is im gutted.
Before putting my ECUTEK 3 on we took the car for a power run to see what it was putting out and to see if everything was running sweet as my fuel pump has began sticking sometimes when i start the car, so to ensure this was not causing the car to run lean we did a power run.
The car made 265bhp, thats just with the PPP ECU and decat, so simon turned to me and said the words i was dreading "Its not worth it". Apparently my standard turbo can only handle 280bhp and on a good day Simon may have got 275bhp out of it so he said it wasnt worth paying £300 for a maximum of 10bhp.
So i payed £50 petrol, £50 for Simons time, and over 3 hours of my life for nothing, so i am still really gutted.
On a positive note, Simon checked all fuelling figures and boost and said that the engine was solid and running really well so i shouldnt worry about the engine blowing up any time soon, plus i now know my car has 265bhp which is very healthly.
Still gutted though as i had been looking forward to an increase in power for weeks while this group buy was running, i wanted around 280bhp but like Simon said,it just wouldnt have been worth it.
Dave M
Before putting my ECUTEK 3 on we took the car for a power run to see what it was putting out and to see if everything was running sweet as my fuel pump has began sticking sometimes when i start the car, so to ensure this was not causing the car to run lean we did a power run.
The car made 265bhp, thats just with the PPP ECU and decat, so simon turned to me and said the words i was dreading "Its not worth it". Apparently my standard turbo can only handle 280bhp and on a good day Simon may have got 275bhp out of it so he said it wasnt worth paying £300 for a maximum of 10bhp.
So i payed £50 petrol, £50 for Simons time, and over 3 hours of my life for nothing, so i am still really gutted.
On a positive note, Simon checked all fuelling figures and boost and said that the engine was solid and running really well so i shouldnt worry about the engine blowing up any time soon, plus i now know my car has 265bhp which is very healthly.
Still gutted though as i had been looking forward to an increase in power for weeks while this group buy was running, i wanted around 280bhp but like Simon said,it just wouldnt have been worth it.
Dave M
17 September 2009, 08:29 PM
#141
dave m
you can still increase your power you just need to look for a replacement turbo, something like a vf34/35 would take you over the 300 mark and not end up detting your engine.
if you ask simon what he reccomends he is best to advise you.
their is always next time so don't worry too much, simon is quite often in loughborough on thursdays i think so just at the end of the a50.
you can still increase your power you just need to look for a replacement turbo, something like a vf34/35 would take you over the 300 mark and not end up detting your engine.
if you ask simon what he reccomends he is best to advise you.
their is always next time so don't worry too much, simon is quite often in loughborough on thursdays i think so just at the end of the a50.
17 September 2009, 08:34 PM
#142
Scooby Regular
Join Date: Aug 2006
Posts: 1,224
Likes: 0
Received 0 Likes
on
0 Posts
All i can say is im gutted.
Before putting my ECUTEK 3 on we took the car for a power run to see what it was putting out and to see if everything was running sweet as my fuel pump has began sticking sometimes when i start the car, so to ensure this was not causing the car to run lean we did a power run.
The car made 265bhp, thats just with the PPP ECU and decat, so simon turned to me and said the words i was dreading "Its not worth it". Apparently my standard turbo can only handle 280bhp and on a good day Simon may have got 275bhp out of it so he said it wasnt worth paying £300 for a maximum of 10bhp.
So i payed £50 petrol, £50 for Simons time, and over 3 hours of my life for nothing, so i am still really gutted.
On a positive note, Simon checked all fuelling figures and boost and said that the engine was solid and running really well so i shouldnt worry about the engine blowing up any time soon, plus i now know my car has 265bhp which is very healthly.
Still gutted though as i had been looking forward to an increase in power for weeks while this group buy was running, i wanted around 280bhp but like Simon said,it just wouldnt have been worth it.
Dave M
Before putting my ECUTEK 3 on we took the car for a power run to see what it was putting out and to see if everything was running sweet as my fuel pump has began sticking sometimes when i start the car, so to ensure this was not causing the car to run lean we did a power run.
The car made 265bhp, thats just with the PPP ECU and decat, so simon turned to me and said the words i was dreading "Its not worth it". Apparently my standard turbo can only handle 280bhp and on a good day Simon may have got 275bhp out of it so he said it wasnt worth paying £300 for a maximum of 10bhp.
So i payed £50 petrol, £50 for Simons time, and over 3 hours of my life for nothing, so i am still really gutted.
On a positive note, Simon checked all fuelling figures and boost and said that the engine was solid and running really well so i shouldnt worry about the engine blowing up any time soon, plus i now know my car has 265bhp which is very healthly.
Still gutted though as i had been looking forward to an increase in power for weeks while this group buy was running, i wanted around 280bhp but like Simon said,it just wouldnt have been worth it.
Dave M
It just shows again what an honest and straight bloke Simon is that he said its not worth it....... would have been easy to map it and take your money. When I told him my background story he said we'd do power run first then if it did not need mapping, he wouldn't do it, even after coming all this distance. It did need mapping so he did it and it is definitely quicker. So, Simon, hats off to you again.
dnc
Last edited by dnc; 17 September 2009 at 08:37 PM.
17 September 2009, 10:31 PM
#143
Former Sponsor
iTrader: (4)
Join Date: Jan 2001
Location: ECU Mapping - www.JollyGreenMonster.co.uk
Posts: 16,548
Likes: 0
Received 2 Likes
on
2 Posts
All i can say is im gutted.
Before putting my ECUTEK 3 on we took the car for a power run to see what it was putting out and to see if everything was running sweet as my fuel pump has began sticking sometimes when i start the car, so to ensure this was not causing the car to run lean we did a power run.
The car made 265bhp, thats just with the PPP ECU and decat, so simon turned to me and said the words i was dreading "Its not worth it". Apparently my standard turbo can only handle 280bhp and on a good day Simon may have got 275bhp out of it so he said it wasnt worth paying £300 for a maximum of 10bhp.
Before putting my ECUTEK 3 on we took the car for a power run to see what it was putting out and to see if everything was running sweet as my fuel pump has began sticking sometimes when i start the car, so to ensure this was not causing the car to run lean we did a power run.
The car made 265bhp, thats just with the PPP ECU and decat, so simon turned to me and said the words i was dreading "Its not worth it". Apparently my standard turbo can only handle 280bhp and on a good day Simon may have got 275bhp out of it so he said it wasnt worth paying £300 for a maximum of 10bhp.
Hence not worth it imho.
It is unusual for the ppp map to make that much but your mods seemed to just gel together well.. it was already making nearly 1.2bar etc.. I thought I explained all this already
On a positive note, Simon checked all fuelling figures and boost and said that the engine was solid and running really well so i shouldnt worry about the engine blowing up any time soon, plus i now know my car has 265bhp which is very healthly.
Still gutted though as i had been looking forward to an increase in power for weeks while this group buy was running, i wanted around 280bhp but like Simon said,it just wouldnt have been worth it.
Dave M
Still gutted though as i had been looking forward to an increase in power for weeks while this group buy was running, i wanted around 280bhp but like Simon said,it just wouldnt have been worth it.
Dave M
Simon
20 September 2009, 06:37 PM
#149
car hasn't been mapped before so full ecutek price not £300 but £632.50 for 10bhp..
Hence not worth it imho
It is unusual for the ppp map to make that much but your mods seemed to just gel together well.. it was already making nearly 1.2bar etc.. I thought I explained all this already
nothing? you know it is safe, the fuelling is safe, there is no det and it is making good power... I don't call that nothing
stick a turbo on it.. vf34/35 etc and remap and the gains would be significantly more
Simon
Hence not worth it imho
It is unusual for the ppp map to make that much but your mods seemed to just gel together well.. it was already making nearly 1.2bar etc.. I thought I explained all this already
nothing? you know it is safe, the fuelling is safe, there is no det and it is making good power... I don't call that nothing
stick a turbo on it.. vf34/35 etc and remap and the gains would be significantly more
Simon
2nd point- Reguarding having explained all this already, im not sure where this is coming from, i was asked how i went on and i re-explained to the guy who asked how i got on.
3rd point- I wasnt suggesting i had being ripped off or saying the trip was a wasted one hence the next paragraph when i started by saying "On a positive note" and then went on to mention all the things that you just mentioned such as fueling, boost and det.
4th point- i plan to sell the car so spending more on a new turbo and remap is now not an option, but, i DO plan to get another impreza and would definately consider getting it remapped by yourself.
Not sure if you read my post and thought i was having a go because i wasnt but i cant help feeling although you have had a dig at what i wrote.
No hard feelings i hope and in the future i would pass your name on to anyone else who may be after a getting their car mapped.
Dave M
20 September 2009, 09:18 PM
#150
1st point- I had the ECUTEK 3 in my bag on the back seat, it wasnt the PPP ECU that i was expecting to get mapped, the ECUTEK i had has being mapped before and i thought we agreed in emails and on the thread that the final price would be £310 including fitting of the ECUTEK 3, you even did the sum for me on the thread.
2nd point- Reguarding having explained all this already, im not sure where this is coming from, i was asked how i went on and i re-explained to the guy who asked how i got on.
3rd point- I wasnt suggesting i had being ripped off or saying the trip was a wasted one hence the next paragraph when i started by saying "On a positive note" and then went on to mention all the things that you just mentioned such as fueling, boost and det.
4th point- i plan to sell the car so spending more on a new turbo and remap is now not an option, but, i DO plan to get another impreza and would definately consider getting it remapped by yourself.
Not sure if you read my post and thought i was having a go because i wasnt but i cant help feeling although you have had a dig at what i wrote.
No hard feelings i hope and in the future i would pass your name on to anyone else who may be after a getting their car mapped.
Dave M
2nd point- Reguarding having explained all this already, im not sure where this is coming from, i was asked how i went on and i re-explained to the guy who asked how i got on.
3rd point- I wasnt suggesting i had being ripped off or saying the trip was a wasted one hence the next paragraph when i started by saying "On a positive note" and then went on to mention all the things that you just mentioned such as fueling, boost and det.
4th point- i plan to sell the car so spending more on a new turbo and remap is now not an option, but, i DO plan to get another impreza and would definately consider getting it remapped by yourself.
Not sure if you read my post and thought i was having a go because i wasnt but i cant help feeling although you have had a dig at what i wrote.
No hard feelings i hope and in the future i would pass your name on to anyone else who may be after a getting their car mapped.
Dave M
I don't think he means to come across like that .. he's not that sort of person ..
Glad you replied though, good to make sure there are no hard feelings.