[cruiserfied]

Exciting, will you be getting before and after dyno runs?

[CraigB]

Should be, I know they have to run it up first to get the diagnostics then that has to be sent of to a programmer in NZ so that process will repeat a few times till they get the desired effect and hopefully I'll receive a final print out.

Hp improvement on a standard 1.6 should be roughly 10hp increase and 10Nm torque but Dave is hoping for a bit extra being that the exhaust has been modified and the intake, throttle response should be instantaneous after it's done

[Gibbo]

Looking forward to seeing the gains and a rough idea of final costs... I have a DIY cold air intake and looking in to exhaust options so this would be a natural progression to those mods.

[omegaspeedy]

Awesome, I'm excited for you! Wonder if they have a branch here in NZ? Is it a pricey process... are we talking $100's or $1000's for the re-map?

[CraigB]

Looking forward to seeing the gains and a rough idea of final costs... I have a DIY cold air intake and looking in to exhaust options so this would be a natural progression to those mods.

Do note that you'll void your engine warranty once you play with the ECU...cost is $1100 for a custom tune like I'm having, $800 if you want a simple re-flash.

[Dazzler]

Looking forward to seeing the gains and a rough idea of final costs... I have a DIY cold air intake and looking in to exhaust options so this would be a natural progression to those mods.

Do note that you'll void your engine warranty once you play with the ECU...cost is $1100 for a custom tune like I'm having, $800 if you want a simple re-flash.

  Now I know why people reckon I'm tight! 

[CraigB]

Wonder if they have a branch here in NZ?

You would need to find your own local speed shop, RPW is Perth based only.

[CraigB]

Now I know why people reckon I'm tight! 

Performance stuff isn't cheap Dazz if it done right, that's where the money is in the automotive world

[omegaspeedy]

That's a reasonable cost considering the gains. I know when I traded from my 1.8L to a 2.0L, though the power gains weren't massive on paper, I sure felt the power increase! Looking forward to seeing the results when you get it back.

[cruiserfied]

$1100 is a good price for an ECU out reprogramming. Lucky for them the ECU is nice and easy to get to.

[Lakes]

Dazz if you watched someone do a complete re map of an EFI motor you would see just how long it takes. you have to go up in stages of throttle % do a map then up to next stage you dyno test as you go up, would take a full day to do a complete map. if motor controlled by FBW you have to know how to set up for that too. but with FBW you can get fantastic results. just PIB if there is a problem with FBW
good luck with it , Craig post up report after its all done.
i watched a friend who lives in the country. hook up this AFR gizmo he got when he was over USA at a performance industry Show, it also hooked up to his lap top, he welded a bung in his exhaust put in sensor, then drove up a big hill. it recorded everything. we went back played it back told a lot of useful info, almost like your own dyno. but would need a big hill & no traffic as well.

[Dazzler]

Dazz if you watched someone do a complete re map of an EFI motor you would see just how long it takes. you have to go up in stages of throttle % do a map then up to next stage you dyno test as you go up, would take a full day to do a complete map. if motor controlled by FBW you have to know how to set up for that too. but with FBW you can get fantastic results. just PIB if there is a problem with FBW
good luck with it , Craig post up report after its all done.
i watched a friend who lives in the country. hook up this AFR gizmo he got when he was over USA at a performance industry Show, it also hooked up to his lap top, he welded a bung in his exhaust put in sensor, then drove up a big hill. it recorded everything. we went back played it back told a lot of useful info, almost like your own dyno. but would need a big hill & no traffic as well.

$1100 is a good price for an ECU out reprogramming. Lucky for them the ECU is nice and easy to get to.

I understand that, but my tight side likes to have something substantial I can hold in my hand if I am spending that sort of money (and I don't mean a peni$ enlargement) 

[cruiserfied]

Dazz if you watched someone do a complete re map of an EFI motor you would see just how long it takes. you have to go up in stages of throttle % do a map then up to next stage you dyno test as you go up, would take a full day to do a complete map. if motor controlled by FBW you have to know how to set up for that too. but with FBW you can get fantastic results. just PIB if there is a problem with FBW
good luck with it , Craig post up report after its all done.
i watched a friend who lives in the country. hook up this AFR gizmo he got when he was over USA at a performance industry Show, it also hooked up to his lap top, he welded a bung in his exhaust put in sensor, then drove up a big hill. it recorded everything. we went back played it back told a lot of useful info, almost like your own dyno. but would need a big hill & no traffic as well.

$1100 is a good price for an ECU out reprogramming. Lucky for them the ECU is nice and easy to get to.

I understand that, but my tight side likes to have something substantial I can hold in my hand if I am spending that sort of money (and I don't mean a peni$ enlargement) 

But you get the fizzing sensation Dazz.........THE FIZZZZZZ!!!!!!!   LOL

[CraigB]

Craig post up report after its all done.

Will do

[CraigB]

my tight side likes to have something substantial I can hold in my hand if I am spending that sort of money (and I don't mean a peni$ enlargement) 

Isn't the car something substantial...the excitement of extra performance will give you that peni$ enlargement

[Lakes]

Dazz i know for a fact you would love it!
your just, posting to give impression your tight  it's just one of you former job's, or do you carry beads?

reason i know you would like it is as a motor that is tuned right is a joy to drive & more fun, if you ever watched someone Map you would understand just how much time it takes, & to get someone with the talent that can also tune you need to offer enough money. just putting a Map in in nothing, doing the custom map is what i'm talking about. you can't just tune for all out power & TQ as when you drive normal there would be no change to what it was, you have to do the compleat Map. if tuned right they also get to there max HP & TQ a lot quicker, so just telling people there is a 10KW gain & 10NM gain not the true story have to drive it to understand.

[CraigB]

 

Yes the whole feel of the car should change after it's done, adding on to what's already been done it should feel like a new car

The changes would be even more substantial if it were an automatic as the load and shift points could be improved by firming and speeding up the changes.

[Dazzler]

I kind of understand, but I'm gunna keep the $1100 for when LG brings out a 65" OLED Ultra HD TV with HDR for around $3000 ... 

[The Gonz]

I kind of understand, but I'm gunna keep the $1100 for when LG brings out a 65" OLED Ultra HD TV with HDR for around $3000 ... 

Capitalist!

[Phil №❶]

When do you get to use UHD TV though 

[Dazzler]

When do you get to use UHD TV though 

Upscaling!

It's not just the UHD it's the HDR (High dynamic range) and Contrast Ratio...

[Phil №❶]

O 

The HDR & CR are OLED properties aren't they. I agree, OLED's are excellent

[cruiserfied]

Its just a TV.
I'd prefer to spend the $1100 on the car then go driving, see the country.

[CraigB]

  I've already got big screen TV's...I don't have a tuned car (yet)

[Asterix]

Its just a TV.
I'd prefer to spend the $1100 on the car then go driving, see the country.

      

[Lakes]

 

TV sound's great Dazz, but one large TV same as another to me.
just sitting watching TV not real exciting,

What sort of power useage will new TV consume? ( alway's wondered what a PC & a TV use, or how much they impact on power bill )??

[Dazzler]

TV sound's great Dazz, but one large TV same as another to me.
just sitting watching TV not real exciting,

What sort of power useage will new TV consume? ( alway's wondered what a PC & a TV use, or how much they impact on power bill )??

Good question John, but how long is a piece of string! Varies a lot.

Tower PCs use a lot more power than most laptops especially if they have a big power supply running a flash video card or two. I'm thinking between 500 and 1000 watts including the monitor. Whereas a laptop would generally be only around 100 watts I think. Aussie Keith would be the man for questions like that.

Generally the bigger the TV the more power they use (obviously) and UHD sets use more than FHD, but some brands like LG and Samsung are getting the power use down with nearly every model.

My latest window shop of UHD TV's last weekend I saw that Panansonic and some of the cheaper brands were showing up to 50% more annual power use than the same size LG sets! For a 65" LG UHD it is now under 500 KWH per annum.

O 

The HDR & CR are OLED properties aren't they. I agree, OLED's are excellent

HDR has just been added to one of the top of the range Samsung LED TVs. They reckon it is more important and significant than  UHD (I want both)

I do prefer LG as a brand for various reasons (they wont be far behind) 

[CraigB]

Already had an interesting morning while dropping the car of, due to lack of aftermarket parts for my engine we've decided to use it as a design template for things like headers - intake kits etc.

Making this first design step will help the 1.6ltr ( i30se - Veloster - Kia Rio ) owners with some options for future mod's as currently there is nothing available in Australia for these engines.

This also means I'll be without my car for an extra few days of course and I'm spending a bit more cash than originally intended ( Dazz faints  ) as I'm now getting a few custom parts made up which will give better overall results with the tune.

[Dazzler]

 

It's all good, I don't mind other people spending their money (even Dave with his multi-coloured cars!)

I've got a mate that has probably spent 20K modifying a car he would battle to get 10K for! 

[CraigB]

I could have been tempted to spend more when I seen this in the workshop this morning

No much good for the street though.