HI people iam hoping one of the gods ie j.g.m, dynamix,andy etc could shead some light on this as iam abit puzzled. i have a P reg uk turbo classic it was registred on the 1/1/1997 so in therory its a my96. so am i right i saying, as its not a my97 thats its got a mapable ECU???? i have had a look at the ECU and it has "8 S" stamped on the front? so is this ecu mapable. i fooking hope so as i can then get it mapped yip peeee. the only reason i have not already had this done is due to thinking i needed a whole new ecu at an expensive cost.... sum1 please help

 

your screwed. see is 8S ecu mappable?

 

Manual Boost Controller - £35 off Ebay with a Boost gauge to make sure you arent over doing it

Had to do it on my MY98 Uk Turbo, works fine, just not quite as smooth coming on/off boost as a proper re-map. Keep it under a Bar to keep Engine Safe.

 

Owz your bank balance John?

Try this

 

bollox i knew my little theroy was too good to be true, i throught i stood a chance of missing the my97 bracket due to it being made in 96 and regesterd on 1/1/1997. the car as it stands already boosts to 22psi and will hold 19-20psi ,as the previous owner has had a little chip wired into the ecu. i am happy with the boost and iam satisfide most of the time with its performance. it would just be nice to have it tweeked and then get the decat down pipe on and get good benifit from it.

 

22 psi good luck with that one.

 

hi steve, harr the piggybank is not quite full yet, berfore i can go and chuck that ammout at her ,just for a new bloody ecu, wish id none it was gona be this much fun before i started with all this wish-full thinking.
i know whats on this years xmass list..............errrrr....................... a bigger piggybank maybe

 

1.5 Bar on a UK Engine... Hope its had some internal work or you'll have some lovely banana rods or a special edition 2-piece crank shaft

 

see this is what i dont know as i got **** all paper work with the car when i got it last year. i knew as soon as i drove it that it felt faster than any other standed scoob i had driven. looking at the heads they look to me as if they have been skimmed before. also cuming off the pipe from the boost solenoid(2port) there are two t`s in it, 1 as normal that runs to turbo n inlet, and another before that, which has a foot long larger pipe that runs over the maf with sum sort of filter or valve thing on the end, which i dont know of it purpose (cant get pics up). there is also the ajuster still bolted in from the manual boost controller but no pipes attached to it so the car has been messed with to some degree. i did,,, not long back renew the pipe that holds ther pill and cleaned all the boost solenoid etc and i got slightly more boost(about 5psi more)dont now why.see i dont know what this car has had done to it over the years i only got the full service history and that was it.

 

Yeah i know the feeling, there is one on there for mine too. But like you, i can't warrent the best part of a grand for a new box and remap.

 

funny guy. sure he can put it together with duck tape and some wd40

 

It would be worth paying a specialist a few quid to look the car over for you and work out what's what. As the others have already commented, if the engine is standard, it's probably not going to cope with the sort of boost pressures it is currently dealing with for very long - especially if the "little chip soldered into the ECU" is a crude fuel cut defender/boost clamp/etc.

The bottom line is that you can't do anything with it until you know what you have and what its capabilities and sensible limits are.

 

My MY00 UK Turbo 2000 is running a Bob Rawle remap and supporting mods to 330 bhp. I doubt that he would do that to it if it was going to blow it to pieces! At least i hope not