Drivetrain The Official ALTA AccessPORT Thread
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#3627
I can dump the H910B ones off mine and email...but needing to know which ecu revision you are looking for. When you install the AP, it should ask if it has the correct car by listing it in that format (H810B was another I know of). Also, what do your current maps list as ecu rev? See this link for an example: https://www.northamericanmotoring.co...ccessport.html
#3631
I beg to differ really. If you drove my MINI you'd realize the AP was inferior....I had the AP and I don't have to deal with idle issues, boost cuts, or lack of support. I know first hand what the AP was capable of, and I'm glad I sold my unit...
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I am more than pleased with the performance of the out-of-production, not dead, AP. My 40,000 miles of stage 4 240 HP/290 lb-ft trouble free performance says that the AP has a proven history of continuing top performance!
I have no boost-cut, no idle issues and always had first-rate support, when needed during the initial release. After the first few months after initial I never required any support.
I have no boost-cut, no idle issues and always had first-rate support, when needed during the initial release. After the first few months after initial I never required any support.
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Yes, and I have more performance in alternate tunes. We intentionally dialed it down because when you boost more, and/or generate output above what I'm producing, longevity suffers - pistons in these things often don't survive with the 265hp/305 lb-ft I had generated.
My TT RS is my crazy boost/high-output machine because the lower end was engineered to live at extreme boost and output. Not the MINI!
My TT RS is my crazy boost/high-output machine because the lower end was engineered to live at extreme boost and output. Not the MINI!
#3635
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#3640
MyR56S,
I see your car is an 08. How many miles, have you changed plugs and had the carbon cleaning done recently? The AP is a canned tune, and they assume that this maintenance is done. My car definately ran better with new plugs. JCW's recommend that they are changed every 30k miles.
What stage are you running? Based on your sig, I would assume that Stage 1 FMIC would be appropriate. I think that Stage 2 or 3 require a high flow cat or catless DP.
Have you tried the different throttle maps, to see if the smoke is different on them?
Mike
I see your car is an 08. How many miles, have you changed plugs and had the carbon cleaning done recently? The AP is a canned tune, and they assume that this maintenance is done. My car definately ran better with new plugs. JCW's recommend that they are changed every 30k miles.
What stage are you running? Based on your sig, I would assume that Stage 1 FMIC would be appropriate. I think that Stage 2 or 3 require a high flow cat or catless DP.
Have you tried the different throttle maps, to see if the smoke is different on them?
Mike
I was cleaning up some old emails/posts and noticed that this one I kept for a reason. Well here is a small update on my situation.
In October of 2013 I decided to replace the plugs, small price via ECS Tuning. They were installed and the world was all puppies and rainbows. Then shortly after the smoking started again. In early November I performed the intake valve cleaning on my own (7 hours later and pristine valves) to see if that would remedy the smoking. Nope. Again in November I received the campaign notice from Mini about my timing chain/tensioner. In December Winnie received her complete overhaul on the timing chain side of the engine. Dealer stated the chain was very stretched which put the car out of time - cam gears were not completely in sync (interesting). The work was completed in a couple days and wow what a difference in sound. The engine was so quite. Long story short, this was my smoking gun - if you will.
(Unrelated story but a fun read) Two weeks after I get the Mini back from the dealer the car sputters hard at WOT in 2nd through 6th gear. I am thinking HPFP. She leaves me on the side of the road with 2 OBD codes, they're both automatic trans codes. I have a manual. So that was little help. Take it back to the dealer, the plugs I installed were defective (less than 3300 miles on them). While I had ordered the exact plug number from NGK (minus the wording "MINI" on them) that came with the car, the insulator on inside broke and slid down the electrode causing the engine to not fire on #4 cylinder. $226 later the mighty Mini is back on the road. Running great, no smoking, nothing! Pic attached
Oh, and NGK reimburse me for the entire thing. That was a very honourable thing for them to do. They are very stand up people.
#3641
this fault code list is actually for gen one but i suspect most of them are still accurate but may not have all the new ones.
p0141, p0136 are o2 sensor faults.
also check this:
https://www.northamericanmotoring.co...495-post2.html
#3642
That sentence is so impressively douchey sounding. I can't even read it without my nose up and a royal british accent.
At any rate, for $5-600 bucks used, I still love my access port. I've retuned it twice, and will get to retune it a third time if I add more mods. ZERO issues and I can have fun applying different tunes. No complaints here!
#3643
#3649
Well total cost was zero because I didn't need to send it in. There is actually one missing pin on the AP which is normal. Apparantly I had the connector on backwards (clip in front) and that's why it wouldn't communicate with my ECU. I have now taped it so this will not happen again. Since the AP is discontinued I don't think there will be updates on the AP Manager software.
#3650
Well total cost was zero because I didn't need to send it in. There is actually one missing pin on the AP which is normal. Apparantly I had the connector on backwards (clip in front) and that's why it wouldn't communicate with my ECU. I have now taped it so this will not happen again. Since the AP is discontinued I don't think there will be updates on the AP Manager software.