 Standalone ecu for a st205, Worth it? |
 Nov 25, 2013 - 8:01 AM
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Enthusiast  Joined Apr 19, '08 From Norway Currently Offline Reputation: 0 (0%)  |
Hi, a workshop is changing the engine in my st205, and they have given me an offer to change the ecu to a haltech stand-alone and remap it for a total of about 900£ extra. Do you think this will be worth it? They will be putting in a Spec stage 3+ clutch while they're at it.
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Dec 1, 2013 - 10:27 PM
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 Enthusiast Joined Aug 31, '02 From Philadelphia, PA Currently Offline Reputation: 8 (100%) |
QUOTE (skogs @ Dec 1, 2013 - 10:32 AM)  There is a guy with a 4wd dyno, but he is insanely expensive. Can a good road tune be substansially better than stock? No. You can tune the fuel on the street, but the real gains come from tuning the timing map, and that is something that can only be done on a dyno where knock and torque output can be measured. Don't think that an EMS is just going to magically solve all of your problems and make your car a thousand times faster. The engineers at Toyota knew what they were doing when they tuned the stock ecu. -------------------- 15PSI - 30MPG - Megasquirt Tuned
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skogs Standalone ecu for a st205 Nov 25, 2013 - 8:01 AM
bsamps4 That sounds like a really good deal to me! Nov 25, 2013 - 8:31 AM CELL_PROTOTYPE_X If you plan to make big power...it's necessary... Nov 25, 2013 - 9:12 AM malpaso As offer it is looking really good (price of ECU a... Nov 25, 2013 - 9:38 AM yellowchinaman How much HP's do you plan on gaining is a big ... Nov 25, 2013 - 11:54 AM Trodai having a standalone Ecu is only worthwhile if you ... Nov 25, 2013 - 12:59 PM skogs The mechanic have a really good reputation, and is... Nov 25, 2013 - 1:29 PM malpaso Road mapping explains a lot. No need to pay for dy... Nov 26, 2013 - 4:15 AM skogs I will probably go for it then. The mechanic recom... Nov 26, 2013 - 6:52 AM
malpaso QUOTE (skogs @ Nov 26, 2013 - 12:52 ... Nov 26, 2013 - 8:27 AM delusionz just because you haven't heard of it, haltech ... Nov 30, 2013 - 4:57 PM skogs There is a guy with a 4wd dyno, but he is insanely... Dec 1, 2013 - 10:32 AM delusionz depends how good the tuner is, but in general, sta... Dec 1, 2013 - 7:49 PM delusionz ^-- the difference between st205 tuned and st205 s... Dec 2, 2013 - 4:57 PM malpaso In my opinion both guys (lagos and delusionz) are ... Dec 3, 2013 - 6:30 AM skogs It seems that some recommend dyno tune, some road ... Dec 3, 2013 - 7:44 AM pitcelica You need to understand that a full standalone tuni... Dec 3, 2013 - 2:26 PM lagos QUOTE (delusionz @ Dec 2, 2013 - 4:5... Dec 3, 2013 - 8:35 PM skogs Finally, the car has been mapped, but i suspect it... Sep 12, 2014 - 5:12 PM timbo16 QUOTE (skogs @ Sep 12, 2014 - 5:12 P... Sep 16, 2014 - 10:31 AM cardshark525 Technically the mechanic is right. Really shouldn... Sep 18, 2014 - 10:53 PM skogs I have been working on this myself for a while now... Sep 21, 2014 - 3:43 PM jbod The difference between a standalone and factory ec... Oct 11, 2014 - 5:17 AM |
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