V8 Vantage tuning (SLINC) - Index

[SLINC]

Hi All,
In the near future I'll be posting extensive feedback on the tuning upgrades I've made to my Vantage (MY07 4.3 Coupe).
In order for these to be accessed more quickly easily through the "Search" facility, each upgrade will be posted separately.

Below is an index of what the Topic header will be;

1. V8 Vantage tuning (SLINC) - Chassis/Geometry
2. V8 Vantage tuning (SLINC) - AM Power Pack
3. V8 Vantage tuning (SLINC) - Milltek Exhaust & sports cats
4. V8 Vantage tuning (SLINC) - ECU re-map
5. V8 Vantage tuning (SLINC) - Sportspack Suspension
6. V8 Vantage tuning (SLINC) - Sportspack Wheels & N400 side sills

Hope the various posts will provide some useful info for anyone considering any of these improvements!!

Best,
SLINC

[bogie]

Hi SLINC

whos doing the "remap" for you ? and what are their claims/costs/methods used ?

Im just wondering - Ive had custom ECUs on a couple of cars, and live remaps on others...

do prodrive (or any of the others on the market) actually have access to the factory ECU?

are any of them doing real time live mapping on a rolling road?

or

are they fudging it with some piggy back ECU/chip wired onto the ECU to "adjust" the readings picked up by the main ECU?

...thats what I want to know - theres seems to be a lot of talk about "ECU remapping" yet Im not sure *any* of the current non factory offerings actually *remap* the factory ECU ?

I wouldnt want to pay £2000 for what is essentially a cheap, generic bolt on "chip" type of upgrade - thats just taking the mick because its an expensive car ...not when you can have a real custom remap for £600-800 elsewhere ...if only they had the codes to access the ECU