fatmanscooby

Will this do damage if i fit it? Car is already running a Front Mount, Janspeed decat downpipe and a Blitz Nur Spec exhaust. I know i should get it mapped but i can afford to at the moment and i certainly cant afford an engine rebuild.

911

IMO:
If that is the extent of your mods and you can find £350 for some DECENT headers (ie Gruppe S) and wrapping, I would get some ported cast headers done by Harvey for about £150 (best check with him) and spend the difference on a remap (not sure you would really need it)
I think from what I have done and read you will find the ported headers will give a better mid-range torque over the tube headers.

Harvey is an arrow straight guy with no messing about. You might also spend a bob or two on his demon up-pipe to complement the headers..?

An alternative is to call David at www.apiengines.com and chat to him. Again a bullsh!t free zone so no rip-off.

Graham.

Daniel-S

Nice one

fatmanscooby

Thanks. Its not running any fancy chips so i cant get it remapped.

RB5_245

You don't need any fancy chips to get it re-mapped on the later cars, i don't know if ecutek have got it sorted for the older ones. I think it was pre98 cars couldn't be re-mapped on a standard ecu, but that was a good while ago so it may well be changed now. You can get an apexi power fc (ecu) and mapped for a reasonable price, not much more than an ecutek remap.

Dave

banny sti

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Simon your car is a Version 6, which can have the standard ecu remapped using ecutek software.

banny

fatmanscooby

Really!! What sort of cost would that be? Thanks learn something every day on here

fatmanscooby

Just looked on Ecutec website

rigga

iTrader: (4)

£550 plus vat for an ecutek remap..... thats what ive been quoted...my00 model

doug2507

iTrader: (6)

Or for near enough the same money you could trade in your current ecu and get an Apexi+commander fitted and mapped by Andy.F as i did.

dowser

Aftermarket headers without a remap will lose you a bit of mid-range, but gain at the top. Make sure you are monitoring for det though. Better fit the headers and a remap IMHO

Richard

rigga

iTrader: (4)

whats the relative benefits regarding an ecutek remap and a apexi with commander? which is better when the car has been modified? or do they both do the same thing but in different ways?

dowser

Same thing in different ways. But with the Apexi you also have the option to remap yourself should you choose to (extra cost). Best is to find a mapper you trust, and go with what he recommends....it's all in the mapping, more than the technology.

rigga

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Thanks dowser,cleared that up for me...........