what is the usual cost of a remap on my sti 04 blobeye? not really after loads more power just want to make sure its running right as its only doing 18/20 mpg i know this fuel consumption is average for sti but hoping remap can help a little with fuel and also get a little extra power

 

The thing is here tubbytommy, to remap your car requires an EcuTek licence at the very least. The cost of this is included within your first remap and then stays with the ECU on your car. Nearly all mappers charge approx. £500 and up for a first remap due to the cost of the included license. What they will then discuss with you is cheaper maps thereafter if you are only after small tweaks or only added small mods to the car.
So, you are not modding, you are really concerned about your mpg. It will improve if you have the car remapped but you are going to have to swallow the expensive initial cost.

 

if you can buy a ecu that as already been mapped cheap, then it will only be about 250 to get it tweeked

if your lucky you can pick them up for £100 or less , this is what i did for my wr1 , i found one for £60

stu

 

Speak to Duncan @ Racedynamix

http://www.racedynamix.com/new/

He will make your car run much better !

Andy

 

as above look into open source mapping, there are a few good open source mappers now, you get the same end result with out the high end price.

 

As already said above, I went with a licensed map and payed a little over £600 but I wish I would have gone open source same end results half the cost.

 

duncan done mine on friday its a totaly new car its awsome i was the same wasnt really botherd about power just wanted it to run better with my mods. should have had it mapped months ago...

 

so open source is the way to go for me? mine is already running 300bhp ish so just hoping for slight increase in power and better mpg. im going to change plugs and leads should i do this before remap and is it a hard job as i have no workshop manual yet.

 

its up to you which method you choose, both are as good just one cost £££s more, what spec are you running to be near 300 bhp already as you may have a ecutek licence already,
its not a hard job to change the plugs, where about in the country are you? as will this will help locate a mapper, closest to you.

 

ive just got a wrx sti with ppp fitted, i know loads of people on here are into modding i respect that its just not my thing so i brought the best car i could get to suit my needs i.e. four door for 2 kids and 300 bhp but factory modded. it has prodrive sport cat and exhaust and green panel filter and thats it. im in northants.

 

Remap was the best thing i did to my PPP as the prodrive map isn't always the best on some cars. Better on fuel, but most importanty so much smoother to drive.

There are lots of good mappers and some if not most of the best ones will come to you.

Aaron

 

how much did u pay and who did it if u dont mind me asking

 

About £500 ish, it was from a group buy on here and it was by Simon aka Jolly Green Monster. He has his own website but posts on here too, he is renowned as one of the best and i'll definitely use him again. As mentioned once you get a license it's a fair bit cheaper.

Aaron

 

fair play, but as azz has said and i comment from my own experience the ppp map isn't all that, and can be improved on vastly without spending to much as you already have the sports cat down pipe and back box,
you could sell your ppp ecu on ebay for about £150/£250 and get a standard one and put the change towards your remap.

 

thanks for the good advice think open map is best choice for me as im not really after more power, as for sport cat and back box i think that was part of ppp and was on car already.

 

I'm sure you will have to either get an ecutek remap with the PPP ecu, open source isnt an option as it will be locked already(I might be wrong there, best check with someone who knows what they're talkin about). Either way your best bet will be to sell the PPP ecu and buy a standard ecu and have that mapped , open source or ecutek.

 

It is not locked John.

I have mapped lots of PPP, prodrive and previously ecuteked cars without issues

Have you made any modifications to the car ?

Power and fuel economy can be done quite easily for you tommy - even in std form the PPP car can be improved very significantly.

I charge £350 for a full custom remap.

 

dupe post (hmm something happening on my system this morning)

 

no its standard apart from green air filter and prodrive sport cat and back box which i believe is part of ppp. ii have no intention of modding either as its my everyday family car(has kids seats in back and tellytubby sun shades), £350 sounds great what power figures would i be looking at after remap mine is roughly 300 now.

 

You should be looking at around 330 bhp after a remap there. Some make slightly more than that but generally 330 is on the mark.

 

Does that price include travelling, I'm in Watford and weighing up my options, car should be ready for a remap next week

 

Generally I dont charge travel expenses unless it is a long way from cambridge and the trip is just to do one car. Normally I co-ordinate two or three on the same day if a couple of weeks notice.

I need to head down to watford shortly anyway - YHPM.