choosing an ECU tuning house
When deciding to tuning the ECU of the mini, what should one keep in mind in order to select the best ECU tuning house? For example, for me, its a plus to be able to toggle between the stock and the tuning maps that have been programmed in the mini. What else should i be looking for?
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Originally Posted by genik
(Post 4127606)
When deciding to tuning the ECU of the mini, what should one keep in mind in order to select the best ECU tuning house? For example, for me, its a plus to be able to toggle between the stock and the tuning maps that have been programmed in the mini. What else should i be looking for?
That's something you would need a standalone ecu to do. To switch you would need to plug a "tool" into the ecu, car off, and upload the software, each time, the ecu records a rewrite of software.... |
Originally Posted by genik
(Post 4127606)
When deciding to tuning the ECU of the mini, what should one keep in mind in order to select the best ECU tuning house? For example, for me, its a plus to be able to toggle between the stock and the tuning maps that have been programmed in the mini. What else should i be looking for?
When I got my Manic tune I just bought the SPS switcher at the shop. I can literally do it while stopped at a traffic light. Shut down, turn the knob to setting 2, plug in, remove, start up. Bam, I'm back to stock. Next light, same process with the knob on 5 and I'm making 200+ hp at the wheels again. As far as having a button or a switch though mounted somewhere in the car or being able to switch it around with controls in the car, there is no such thing out right now. EDIT: Just realized this is the non-S section. Not sure if Manic does tunes for the regular Cooper. But the point remains, you need a separate switcher to choose maps with these cars. |
Originally Posted by thebombardier
(Post 4127626)
EDIT: Just realized this is the non-S section.
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You don't need to shut the car off to switch tunes with Manic. You can do it while driving. You could use a OBD extension cable and mount the SPS switch in the dash somewhere.
Not sure why you really want to switch maps all that often. I use the same map 99% of the time. |
Originally Posted by cerenkov
(Post 4127817)
You don't need to shut the car off to switch tunes with Manic. You can do it while driving. You could use a OBD extension cable and mount the SPS switch in the dash somewhere. Not sure why you really want to switch maps all that often. I use the same map 99% of the time.
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