phil739

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piggy bank is all most full
question is is simtek worth the money for me
currently running ecutek my00 mapped to 320ish


what would i gain changing to simtek and is it worth 1000+

also
like some advice on peeeps that have changed that have V5-V6 scoobies , and if they feel it was worth it

cheers phil

Marx Mcrae

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It depends how far you want to mod you car...

What sort of power are you wanting?

phil739

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not alot more as dont want to go down the road of changing internals etc

chocolate_o_brian

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Hi Phil,

I'd say the main advantages are a possible MAFless set up, anti lag and launch control.

I would suggest a phonecall to JGM however as he seems very knowledgeable and trust worthy on SIMteks mate

pooeater

mafless, twin maps high/low,anti lag

Lewak

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£660 simtek. fitted mapped,
700-800 for anti lag and lauch control on top.

very good piece of kit

mattpat

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that seems cheap mate,cost me more than 1k for the full set up mapped

phil739

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so who fits it for this price?

mattpat

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personally i think the map and drive is much smoother than ecutek and i'm glad i no longer have to worry about the **** my99 maf and have removed the maf housing on the intake
also twin maps is a bonus, i have a low boost 95 ron map in case i get caught short
antilag is fun but its pretty mild apparently and not tried the launch control yet
all in all its quite a lot of money but i feel a bit more future proofed when i come to move to the next stage

cheers
matt

pooeater

Alot of money if your not wanting much more power and not wanting to go down the road of changing the internals, 320/320 is nice power for a road car, do u use it as a every day car? if so id spend money makeing it safer... uprate the oilpump bigger brakes maybe buy a spare maf or second hand ecu

starts getting expensive after 350bhp im this min looking 4 a 6 speed gearbox NOT cheap

hope iv not put u off

53

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If I were you I would stick with the ECUTEK and talk to one of the mappers about the new Race Rom software etc. Not sure if it's available for MY00 but I would definitely look into what you can do to improve what you have.

phil739

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whats this new race rom software?

ben wrx

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Who is doing it at this price??, would be interested if its true!!

I too am in a similar situation to the OP but have already gone down the route of forged internals, however do not plan on upgrading anything else at the moment due to gearbox limitations and additional cost.

Although if there is a power benefit to fitting the Simtek over the Ecutek I would like to know. Maybe Jolly Green Monster can shed some light on this?

Ben

f4la k

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Can LEWAK tell us who sells simtek for £600 mapped, and £700-£800 with al-lc.

f4la k

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Can you tell us where this is available from, i want 2 .

leerev

If someone tells me where i can get it for £660 , ill have it 2moro !!!!

RA Dunk

You telling me you can get a brand new Simtek fitted + mapped for £600?

I seriously doubt it

Jolly Green Monster

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Racerom - only going to be available for drive by wire 05+ cars.

The simtek will be smoother due to the faster processor and higher defintion maps.

the timing is also in 0.1degree increments rather than whole degrees of the 99 ecu therefore it can be tuned nearer to most power without issues with det etc..

main advantage is antilag, mafless (99 not good on mafs) and will drive smoother.

Anyone doing them for £600 is not going to be making much money and therefore unlikely to spend the time required to set the car up properly and answer any questions you may have befgore and after.. it is easy to get focused on the price and forget that you need to trust the person mapping it, that they know what they are doing.

Simon

phil739

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cheers simon

am very happy with the service i get from my mapper and the after sales is second to non ... and will not be changing ....

and will be giving my mapper a email in the next couple of days to book in for simtek

Jolly Green Monster

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you have a reply to your email

Lewak

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company up north called MND Motor sports, but wouldn't recommend them as when they mapped mine i had lots of problems with it. paid £815 for simtek, plus ant lauch.

phil739

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get what you pay for then....lol

Lewak

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pretty much mate. Had to pay 350 for a new mapper to map it for me. All mapping is know done by Dave Rowe

KAS35RSTI

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Simon is the man. He done a top job on my previous car.

Aztec Performance Ltd

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I would stick with the Tek.

Anti-lag, launch control etc pretty pointless IMHO on a 320bhp car.

£1000 could be spent more wisely to make the car go quicker.

trails

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You could buy my Apexi

https://www.scoobynet.com/private-sa...er-v5-6-a.html

phil739

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phil739

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what could i do for 1000 quid to get more power?


wouldnt have a clue how to use one or set one up , dont even know what they do

trails

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it's an ECU...probably the most popular choice before Simtek and Solaris...dosen't have bling features like launch control and anti lag but it does have full knock control unlike the Simtek. The Commander is a plug in handset that allows you to reprograme the ECU on the fly and displays quite a lot of useful info.

only selling mine as I need a Solaris to control my AVCS heads

Apexi-USA - Power FC

phil739

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thought simtek had just added knock control ??