Hi All,

So I'm wondering about an ECU tune for my Base R56 cooper. Has anyone else done this? I've seen only one other post in regards to having this done and the poster was happy with it but I'm curious if anyone else has done it.

I'm also curious where I can go for a tune. I've messaged Way Motors but I haven't heard back yet. But I'd like to know what other options I have.

Also as far as the tune is concerned, I'm curious what options there are. I know I can't expect some huge HP gains but if I could get rid of that input delay on acceleration that'd be great. I'm curious what else would actually be possible with an ECU tune.

Thanks!
-D

 

IMHO, not much is possible with a tune on an unmodified Justa. The large power gains come from increasing the boost limit, and of course the n/a cars do not make any boost.

The spark tuning is already on the aggressive side, hence the recommendation for premium gas, so you'll get minimal gains from spark advance. Messing with the fuel maps will likely even give you less of a gain, since the fuel needs to be kept in a pretty specific range for the emissions equipment to work properly, and to avoid other problems down the road.

Re-mapping the throttle plate movement relative to the throttle pedal movement is going to make a difference in driveability and how the car feels, but pretty much zero difference in peak power.

I don't feel a tune on the n/a cars is worth much, personally. Other opinions may differ, of course.