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Originally Posted by Peter Ward
The F348 ECU constantly adapts (albeit slowly) to the engine parameters, hence they are not as "hard wired" as you'd think for an EPROM based system.
I've researched the whole business further, and it seems hyperflow cats and aftermarket exhaust will do all the chip guys can do, and them some, plus the sound will bring a smile to any "revheads" dial.  |
There are always other options Peter but if you are after really serious increases the programmable ECU is the only way to base your mods. I would steer clear of pre - programmed chips (even those that pretend to learn, webber marrelli system I am guessing) as they are always overly expensive and mess up the torque and power curves (shift them) somtimes making the car a complete pig to drive. With some intelligent tunning and a few extra bits and pieces you can have your cake and eat it so to speak. We managed to get 320kw and 750nm torque out of a 2.0 litre 4 cylinder motor that ran untouched (except servicing) for 3 seasons. We did not extract more horse power through revs as the mechanical integrity of the EJ 20 bottom end is very dubious (they go bang easily) but worked hard on increasing torque through setting up the turbo (2.0 bar boost) and mapping (1 litre of fuel /km on song). The car was an absolute beast and when you floored it, it sounded like a VW on steriods. Flooring it at 120km/Hr in 5th had all 4 wheels spinning
. 0 - 100 in about 3.5 seconds.
Mark