But this remapping lark is a bit hit and miss for my liking.
far too many people at it, so lots of cowboys. Kit seems to vary from a ten quid CD and a laptop cable to two grands worth of electronics. Some use pre-built maps they just use to update the firmware (the technical term for the ECU software settings), others tweak things slightly to get a more bespoke mapping, and the expensive option uses rolling road and dyno testing throughout the process to customise it....sounds favourite but not cheap (no idea how much at this point but will enquire)....
Does make it clear though that the cheaper option of a 'one set of settings' type powerbox is not ideal....there are some that allow you to switch between several settings so more ideal but not quite as good as a custom map - but would you notice the difference I ask myself?
And heres a thought. The cheap nasty option is this 50p resistor that fools the ECU into thinking the MAF wire is colder than it really is, so the ECU squirts more fuel in, but does it indiscriminately and across the range.....but if you only wanted the option in a difficult offroad situation then maybe a switchable resistor might be the thing to look at first - cheap and cheerful starting point? But see what our resident sperts say about it all.....:bow
