does any one now when this cold start update and knock control is going to be ready for the simtek

 

I've read that it's done and being put on all the latest ones?

 

I 2 would like 2 know the ans 2 this as i spoke 2 my mapper 2day and he hasnt been informed of the software updates yet

 

Best speak to Steve Simpson in regards to the updates

Banny

 

I asked him this very question a couple of weeks ago, he thought end of Feb at the soonest

 

to my understanding we will all have to send our ecu back for this but will it cost us money as well does any one now , and if we all send back at the same time there be well back logged humm

 

The returns will be phased so that the turn around can be done very quickly to minimise time without car as I understand it.

Not ready for release yet but not had any major problems with idling myself - just takes a bit of time to sort.

 

To be fair, mapped properly and perhaps sensitively, the 'short comings' aren't much of an issue. Mapped to the ragged edge of fuelling and boost then ultimately these updates can't come soon enough. I assumed it would be a via laptop update, hey ho.

 

Maybe when you have been mapping them for a few years instead of a few weeks, you will come across the odd tricky one

 

 

How refreshing, a comprehensive and convincing reply without a hint of bull****

Joking aside, if you have only mapped a few in the winter, how can you possibly have the experience to be sure the idle will still be acceptable on a hot summer day ?

 

Nope apart from postage its free of charge AFAIK

 

whats all this then? any costs?

 

^^errrrerr heloooooo? ^^

 

thats a no then lol

 

Agreed - can't blumming wait for the summer. Far too cold out there at the moment

 

Having had my Simtek fitted & mapped in NI in November the idle was perfect, once it arrived in Oz in the peak of summer the idle was all over the place! I managed to get it good for someone with no experience using (tuning software)and help via PM from Steve Simpson but the cold start is now a bit funky! lol

Runs amazing once warm though!

 

Thats exactly my point Pete, you need to have experience of tuning in winter, checking in summer and then tuning in the summer followed by checking in winter before you can really come on here and claim to be the 'expert' at setting up the idle.

Add that to the fact that there are 3 distinctly different idle control valves throughout the years and it should be apparent that yes indeed it does take a bit of time, time to build experience, not simply the time to get any one car idling on a particular day !

Closed loop idle however will help the inexperienced Simtek tuners home in on an 'all seasons' tune.

Andy

 

it not the cold idle that bothers me as mine is ok there but i must admit it is a little bit more rev this winter then last but then it a hell of a lot more colder down here then what we normal get but im interested in the nock control which which im interseted in any thing that is an extra saftey feature is a good thing i just look forward to the updates that all

 

Hi,

is there any update on knock control in SimTek ecus?

cheers

 

anyone heard anymore on this?

 

Does anyone have any info on the updates for the simtek??? Im getting sick of my one cutting out and idling like a bag of ****!

 

Further to our conversation today Harry, feel free to pop it down and I'll take a look at it for you FOC.

Martyn

 

Thats harsh man