fingerscooby

I was just wondering if you get an ecutek remap with a licence do you have to keep going back to the same mapper for tweeks? Or can other mappers work on it?

Cheers

the hamster

iTrader: (7)

See Rob Days thread, i've explained it on there but in summary, you have to go back to the same place, another mapper will have to start from scratch.

fingerscooby

I didn't realise that, I would of thought once you get the licence you can go anywhere??

scubbay

iTrader: (61)

This is not true, another mapper will have to write a map from scratch however the customer will not have to pay the license fee again. Typically a mapper may charge for example £300ish for a Ecutek remap on a car they have never mapped before and £150-200 for a tweak or map update as their is less work involved as they will have the rom file for your car. Take these actual figures with a pinch of salt but you get the idea.

fingerscooby

Cheers for that information, helps alot.

fingerscooby

It just seems that money you pay for a licence is a waste or am I missing the point ?

scubbay

iTrader: (61)

Its not a waste as it allows you to be remapped using the EcuTek software. To be honest any mapper, mapping any management system will always charge less for a "tweak" to one of their own maps than having to write a map from scratch. No mapper would use another mappers map anyway even if they could as its not their own work.

fingerscooby

Ahh I see i guess that makes sense then. I guess you have to make sure you find a good mapper in the first place and stick with them to save the pennies in the long run ?