I'm considering a remap on my MY98, although I haven't decided what route to go down yet. Having read the forums a lot then particular names come up against certain ECUs (ECUtek, Apexi, etc).

What I'm curious about is are mappers generally comfortable working across different aftermarket systems? I would have thought the most important thing is understanding what can or can't be done to a car of a certain spec, rather than the exact hardware that the map is running on - if you tune a Scoob well do you care what engine management hardware is running?

Is this a fair comment, or am I grossly oversimplifying an arcane and mysterious process? It wouldn't be the first time if I am

 

Fair comment. Although for some ECUs you need to buy very expensive software which prevents mappers getting involved. Also, some ECU manufacturers seem to have their preferred tuners eg GEMS / Steve Simpson

 

i know bob, pat etc map different ecu's - motec, link, ecutek, gems etc think there a advantages and disadvantages to each one (although a motec would be luvverly)!!!

 

That's sounding pretty positive then.

The whole train of thought was sparked off by the fact that the Apexi Power FC and AVC-R look like a good match to my needs. The only issue is that I'm in London and Andy F, the mapper most commonly associated with them, is based in Edinburgh, I think.

 

Andy will travel if you pay costs....

 

Also some mappers have the import rights fairly well secured for their brand of ECU, making it more expensive for their competitors.

Mike - you have a PM

Andy

 

Hi Andy,

PM'd you back with some more info about the changes I'm thinking of making.

Cheers

Mike