More Horsepower !!
08-03-06, 12:39 PM
#47
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Originally Posted by TruPlaya26
well not here in kendall or south miami, i stop right next to cops evry morning on my way to work, like at traffic lights, and none of them have ever said anything. and i have my music blaring, it wakes me up in the morning, lol. one of the cops even started bobbing his head to my music once, that was classic !!
Those signals between the ECU and anything that wants to touch it remind me of a very sweaty tennis match.
One of the interesting things that I notice in Mexico at my track is that after a few races everyone opens their hood sprays a little water and checks mechanical settings. A lot of the racers have the $$$ and even the standalone units, but I rarely see them touching them after cursing track times. I even bought a small weather station to measure air pressure, humidity, temperature.
However, when I have visited tracks in the U.S....jesus my times sucked...let me play with the computer and see if I can fix it. And then I watch them hit the same or worse times.
08-03-06, 12:47 PM
#49
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Originally Posted by TruPlaya26
how much HP did u gain from the ecu?
When I get around to rigging up that turbo in my RX300, then I will do something like that, but in my first stage of my own turbo plan it is going to be largely mechanical and low boost.
08-03-06, 12:59 PM
#51
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Originally Posted by TruPlaya26
ooooooo i see. ok well newayz, how much do you think a good quality ecu would boost HP?
What would I want out of one (and this is me)...25 hp, under $1000 USD, but even then I am living in fantasy land.
08-03-06, 06:46 PM
#54
Around 10 horsepower. Maybe a few more if you can afford to squeak in more ignition timing advance (Not something that's going to be conistantly achiveable on the 1mz's). Anytime you get one where you can feed more ignition advance, it doesn't create much extra horsepower, as much as throttle responce picks up, and the powerband itself is shifted downward slightly.
As a *real* mod list grows, the ECU will not supply enough fuel on the mid-top end (depending). At which point it's not so much gaining power by giving more fuel, it's simply making use of the power potential of the mods.
The perfect example is headwork & cams. Sure... you can make some great gains, but they're inconsistant because the stock ECU is never going to be expecting how much extra fuel it really needs to throw in, hence, they always run lean. eh well.
As a *real* mod list grows, the ECU will not supply enough fuel on the mid-top end (depending). At which point it's not so much gaining power by giving more fuel, it's simply making use of the power potential of the mods.
The perfect example is headwork & cams. Sure... you can make some great gains, but they're inconsistant because the stock ECU is never going to be expecting how much extra fuel it really needs to throw in, hence, they always run lean. eh well.
08-04-06, 06:37 AM
#56
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My cousin that has the Golf VR6 has a Sportchip in his vehicle. GIAC is bigger for the VWs, but that was the mod he wanted. Only thing I can tell is that the shifts were smoother, supposedly he can go beyond the speed limiter and maybe he got a few more horses. The guy at the place claimed 10% more hp, but 18 horses seems a big stretch. The guy who sells the GIAC chips claims similar B.S.
I have not found any such chips for ES or RX.
BTW, we have on the table for him a Dieselgeek Short Shift and a Clutch Kit (have not decided which one), but he did not want the Shrick Cams.
I have not found any such chips for ES or RX.
BTW, we have on the table for him a Dieselgeek Short Shift and a Clutch Kit (have not decided which one), but he did not want the Shrick Cams.
08-04-06, 08:29 AM
#58
No, that's just what happens as you really pile mods on.
Expect about 10 horsepower just from leaning a stock engine. They run too rich from the factory. There's a good bit of stuff you can do too.
Expect about 10 horsepower just from leaning a stock engine. They run too rich from the factory. There's a good bit of stuff you can do too.
08-04-06, 09:06 AM
#60
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Originally Posted by MoreMGD32
Do they put out any pulleys for the 02-05 model es's?
The only other one I have heard about is a from a group called Sportivo Concepts, but their webpage is not up yet. That pulley was supposed to be a 3 pulley set.
I have not seen anything for later editions of the ES or RX motor, might be too soon for development.