ECU Question - Has it been remapped?
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I'm trying to learn a bit more about the ECU in my MY99 Turbo and finally got round to getting the carpet and kickplate up and having a look. These are the details:
E3 AE800 A18-000
I'm asking because when I purchased the car I took it down Power Engineering for a powertest on the RR. Completly standard ( as I thought/think ) it ran 252bhp.
I've heard that PE's RR can be generous but that's alot more than I expected from a standard car.
I've also heard that E3's are good ECU's but can they really produce that much on their own or has it been remapped??????
I want to be as sure as I can as I was considering getting it EcuTek 3'd to go with the scoobysport decatted system I've now had fitted.
E3 AE800 A18-000
I'm asking because when I purchased the car I took it down Power Engineering for a powertest on the RR. Completly standard ( as I thought/think ) it ran 252bhp.
I've heard that PE's RR can be generous but that's alot more than I expected from a standard car.
I've also heard that E3's are good ECU's but can they really produce that much on their own or has it been remapped??????
I want to be as sure as I can as I was considering getting it EcuTek 3'd to go with the scoobysport decatted system I've now had fitted.
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I expect hooking up Delta dash may tell you. Have you got a boost gauge fitted? If so that would help as you could find out what boost the car is running.
252bhp does sound a lot!
252bhp does sound a lot!
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Hav'nt got a boost gauge but the car has been on select monitor at local dealership quite recently and they say all readings are normal ( I was complaining about vibration on idle ).
Tricky one because I've done 30k miles in it now and is reliable ( never left me by the side of the road ) and goes well, but worried about paying £750-£800 on remap and finding out I had the same bhp I started with.....
Tricky one because I've done 30k miles in it now and is reliable ( never left me by the side of the road ) and goes well, but worried about paying £750-£800 on remap and finding out I had the same bhp I started with.....
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245 BHP at least has been seen out of a bog standard MY99 on a cold day at PE previously. Optimistic certainly. Take it to Powerstation and you'll get another figure - then take the average ![Wink](https://www.scoobynet.com/images/smilies/wink.gif)
You can tell if it is standard by checking the boost. Held boost of 13.7 PSI is normal. Most maps would run at least 2 PSI more than this.
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You can tell if it is standard by checking the boost. Held boost of 13.7 PSI is normal. Most maps would run at least 2 PSI more than this.
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Cheers John,
I was waiting for some input from yourself![Wink](https://www.scoobynet.com/images/smilies/wink.gif)
Worrying if my dealership saw abnormal boost figures and told all was OK. I'll get it to PowerStation and see what goes on. I figure I should be running around 270bhp with scoobysport exhaust system ( Prodrive backbox )
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I was waiting for some input from yourself
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Worrying if my dealership saw abnormal boost figures and told all was OK. I'll get it to PowerStation and see what goes on. I figure I should be running around 270bhp with scoobysport exhaust system ( Prodrive backbox )
Andy
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John,
Somebody told me that that if my ECU had a brown sticker with "E3" on it it's a good model. I've got "E3" on a silver sticker.
Any significance or am I being a muppet???
Andy
Somebody told me that that if my ECU had a brown sticker with "E3" on it it's a good model. I've got "E3" on a silver sticker.
Any significance or am I being a muppet???
Andy
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Mine got 239bhp/219lbs on Well Lane, MY00 with an AE800 (from T-UK) Magnex Backbox & Decat Res Centre
I was suprised, and the rollers had been slipping earlier on the power monsters before me![Smile](https://www.scoobynet.com/images/smilies/smile.gif)
I was suprised, and the rollers had been slipping earlier on the power monsters before me
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