VF Tuner - i4 ECU tuning interest thread
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Wow let the games begin!
First to market typically wins. The i4 has definitely posed a challenge to all tuners given the ECU/CPC relationship. So, it's nice to see progress is being made.
This is awesome news!
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More details on this will be provided soon.
No ECU cloning, or any of that is going to be required.
ECU/TCU/CPC all will be tunable/flashable.
When it comes to first to market, just look at what we've got done for the V6. First/Exclusive/Only option worldwide for OBDII Flashing and tuning.
No ECU cloning, or any of that is going to be required.
ECU/TCU/CPC all will be tunable/flashable.
When it comes to first to market, just look at what we've got done for the V6. First/Exclusive/Only option worldwide for OBDII Flashing and tuning.
Great to have switched on Techs who can ‘thumb their noses’ at AMG/Lotus/Merc (one of them surely) by outwitting their attempts to keep potential engine power suppressed.
In your tuning of the ECU for example, did you develop the upgrade based on the USA 400 hp unit, or the 360 hp EU, Australian, New Zealand, model? Which begs the question, is there any difference between either model ECU’s?
Aus already has the 500hp model i.e. Bathurst special edition
Haha, Beachbun, how true. I wonder if they will let me have a drive………… alone…………..to a place where I or we can download the files
Ask, they can only say no
Ask, they can only say no
In all seriousness, and this posting is not, (to quote an Aussie expression), bagging the wonderful idea. However, I’d be a little concerned with squeezing 500 hp out of a 2.0 litre engine that the manufacturer designed for their own top ‘sports’ car (AMG 45S) to have only 421 hp on tap. As for the torque, Lotus (Aus) discovered raising torque a little beyond original design also has its limits, when transmission issues required dialling torque back also.
Buuuut, a three year Lotus ‘warranty’ almost makes it sound bulletproof proof for pounding around regular track days pedal to the metal.
I hope it is successful, I honestly do.
Please make it work well, Lotus Aus. A successful outcome is just what our car’s need to take the focus away from the often biased and ill-conceived reputation some ‘paint’ the Emira to have. Oooops, perhaps I should not have used that word paint. Oh dear, there it is again. Never mind, Ive posted these comments now.
I forget which car, but MB/AMG have a car that pushed the ICE only version of the M139 to 469 HP. Also, they are usually conservative. So, the 500 HP is totally possible in a safe manner. Additionally, they used a "Light Hybrid" version (think old KERS F1 technology) that was either just under or over 600 HP. So again, this engine out of the box is quite robust.
@VF Tuner Are you saying you will be able to do Emira I4 ECU and CPC tuning via OBD2, without having to send the ECU somewhere to get the ECU unlocked?
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That is the ultimate method I’m sure all owners would welcome. I used the same system (via OBD11) to download new files to an F-type Jaguar. It worked faultlessly.
The supplier (Paramount Tuning, England) made it possible to download the original files to be kept for later re-installation if required or wanted. Would this be something that might be included in the proposed AMG re-programming?
Now this is what I'm talking about. 100% interested.
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