Hi guys

i have just had a complete decat fitted on my 2006 wrx hawkeye and have just bought a induction kit however i am being told i have to pay up to £700 for a remap???

I have spoken to Simon (jolly green) who remapped my type r:thumb who has confirmed i will have to remap the car but is there any other way i can get round this without forking out £700??? can i buy a remapped ecu and fit it???

Is there a cheaper way round or do i have to put myself on the corner??

Thanks in advance

 

You really need a proper re-map mate to make best use of the mods you have fitted, much better to have a genuine map for your car rather than a generic map.

 

That sounds like you are having to pay the licence fee for the ECU. Would you not be cheaper (but not by much) buying a mapped ECU then getting it re-mapped for the car? Not sure you will be saving that much but there's no getting round needing a bespoke map for your car.

 

the 700 is for a ECUTEK map.

you can go open source map for £350 all in.

a much cheaper option

 

£700 for a remap,does that include taking the mapper out for dinner with all his family aswell + a taxi home after they are finished.

 

Sell the induction kit and put it towards remapping the benefits of the decat !

 

Or buy more mods and get more benefit from the remap

 

For newage cars there are many remapping options. The local specialist to me does loads of work on Imprezas. They looked after mine for years.

Anyway, here is a link to what they do for ECUs, you could always give them a call and see what they can do for you.

http://www.johnpyemotors.com/ecu/ecu..._upgrades.html

 

Thanks for the info guys, had a look at the below link and your quite a drive from me as i am based in Oxford.


.....so i either get a mapped ecu or fork out the cash.....

 

Bugger

It may be worth the drive to save some of the cash. The figures you are talking of seem extremely high. You can have a new ECU mapped for your car for only £1k. That would leave you with your standard ECU so that when you come to sell your car you can swap them back and sell on the aftermarket one.

There will be other places that do this sort of work, I just know and trust the ones I gave you a link to. Personally I had a new ECU on, let me have two maps, one for the MOT and one for power. Sold the ECU for £450 when I was finished with it...

That meant overall it only cost me £550 and I had the benefit of a full replacement ECU, not just an Ecutek remap.

 

I would get in touch with Duncan@racedynmix who isnt that far from you and will come to you do a open source remap on the road and bam your all sorted for only £350

 

Never used them, but that's the sort of figure that sounds a lot more reasonable. There is enough margin in that figure for the mapper to do a good job and still make a nice profit for their efforts.

 

this is why it pays to research!

It's the decat that really needs the remap, due to boost spikes etc etc.

 

Have a word with Fiestaboy too and he's local to you because he's only based in High Wycombe

 

+1 No brainer really, get your scoob to FBTuning Rich is awesome

 

That sounds banging

I can live with that, so is it my induction kit or the decat which is why i need a remap?? as i have fitted my decat already and useing the car...infact i gave it a bit of a beating yeasterday as bumped in to my brother in his 2003 sti and we were evenly powered as he could not take me

Am i causeing any issue driving it with without the remap??

 

Actually, I forgot to mention that Impreza MAF sensors are known not to like induction kits. It can often cause issues with your MAF sensor. A replacement aftermarket ECU such as a Simtek (new or second hand) that is then mapped to your car is the better option.

You will be able to get a temperature reading from your manifold when using this bypassing the need for a MAF sensor at all. This will be both more accurate, and cheaper in the long run as you won't be changing out your MAF sensor - mine went through two in years with a standard induction system Not to mention that more accurate means more power

 

Actually, I forgot to mention that Impreza MAF sensors are known not to like induction kits. It can often cause issues with your MAF sensor. A replacement aftermarket ECU such as a Simtek (new or second hand) that is then mapped to your car is the better option.

You will be able to get a temperature reading from your manifold when using this bypassing the need for a MAF sensor at all. This will be both more accurate, and cheaper in the long run as you won't be changing out your MAF sensor - mine went through two in years with a standard induction system Not to mention that more accurate means more power

 

ok....

Guys just had a pm saying they can remap my car for £180 plus vat...now thats cheap BUT also worrying as its cheap and dont want my engine going bang

 

thats cheap.
whos the pm from?.

 

newbie...scooby93

 

Mapping stuff like this is racedynamix's bread and butter......

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

hould be about £350........... IIRC

The newage MAFS are pretty robust and can cope with the extra vibration of an induction kit.

Shaun

 

double post

 

Tried calling mobile but its a little late, will call them tomorrow!

 

Duncan posts on here as, well dynamix.......... Unless on holiday will probably read this later LOL

Shaun

 

Not being funny but spend your money with one of the guys recommended above, I have no idea who scooby93 is or what he is capable of and it could end up costing more in the long run.

 

Hi

 

What is this holiday thing ?

Lol

 

Hello mate

just fitted a full decat to my 2006 wrx and have a induction kit on its way. I have been told i need a remap and you come highly recommended, how much will this cost and when can you book me in for? thanks

 

You should drop a panel filter in. When your ready for a remap then just upgrade to the induction kit.