Omega Owners Forum

Please login or register.

Login with username, password and session length
Advanced search  

News:

Please play nicely.  No one wants to listen/read a keyboard warriors rants....

Pages: 1 2 3 [4]  All   Go Down

Author Topic: ECU swap to be or not too be lol  (Read 5365 times)

0 Members and 1 Guest are viewing this topic.

Shark1e

  • Intermediate Member
  • ***
  • Offline Offline
  • Gender: Male
  • Stoke on Trent
  • Posts: 307
    • Meega 2.5TD-CD Estate
    • View Profile
Re: ECU swap to be or not too be lol
« Reply #45 on: 22 February 2010, 16:23:41 »
whooooooo hooooo terry rang and i just paid him for my new chip so hopefully all will be up and running in a few days once it arrives and i fit it.

stay tuned
Logged
2.5 cdtd omega 1999 manual estate Chipped and poorly at the moment -  is there a doctor in the house

mr ICE man

  • Intermediate Member
  • ***
  • Offline Offline
  • Gender: Male
  • dolgellau wales
  • Posts: 492
  • if it aint broke try and fix it
    • View Profile
Re: ECU swap to be or not too be lol
« Reply #46 on: 23 February 2010, 16:56:11 »
just checking but the gearbox upgrade is to an ar35b not ar25 isnt it?
was sad above that need to upgrade to ar25 which i think is the weaker of the two? ;)
Logged
scream if you want to go faster!!!

Kevin Wood

  • Global Moderator
  • *****
  • Offline Offline
  • Gender: Male
  • Alton, Hampshire
  • Posts: 36281
    • Jaguar XE 25t, Westfield
    • View Profile
Re: ECU swap to be or not too be lol
« Reply #47 on: 23 February 2010, 17:17:15 »
A chipped 2.5TD needs an AR35.

Kevin
Logged
Tech2 services currently available. See TheBoy's price list: http://theboy.omegaowners.com/

mr ICE man

  • Intermediate Member
  • ***
  • Offline Offline
  • Gender: Male
  • dolgellau wales
  • Posts: 492
  • if it aint broke try and fix it
    • View Profile
Re: ECU swap to be or not too be lol
« Reply #48 on: 23 February 2010, 17:18:21 »
woo i got something right!!! ::)
Logged
scream if you want to go faster!!!

TheBoy

  • Administrator
  • *****
  • Offline Offline
  • Gender: Male
  • Brackley, Northants
  • Posts: 105924
  • I Like Lockdown
    • Whatever Starts
    • View Profile
Re: ECU swap to be or not too be lol
« Reply #49 on: 23 February 2010, 18:45:34 »
Quote
A chipped 2.5TD needs an AR35.

Kevin
Some might say an unchipped needs a ar35 as well, as if driven hard (is there any other way ::)), an ar25 will only have 120k in it...
Logged
Grumpy old man

Shark1e

  • Intermediate Member
  • ***
  • Offline Offline
  • Gender: Male
  • Stoke on Trent
  • Posts: 307
    • Meega 2.5TD-CD Estate
    • View Profile
Re: ECU swap to be or not too be lol
« Reply #50 on: 25 February 2010, 18:21:48 »
Chip arrived from terry yesterday, only just had time to fit it.

so i took my time and managed once i had flipped the ecu board to desolder the wrong chip lol never mind resoldered and set about desoldering the correct one seeing it is upside down lol,

fitted 28 pin socket from maplins £1.24 inc vat, and soldered in, CHECKED all solder joints with light shining from behind circuit board and proceeded to align and gently push in new chip, and all done.

refit all ecu bits back together and nothing left over so thats a good start  :D

back out to car and refit ecu then both battery connections,

turn key reset clock as i hate the clock being wrong,

start engine and great it sounds all ok.

off the drive and up the road for a quick burst.

OMG whoooooo hoooooo what a bloody difference go on terry my son, and by the way terry can supply 2 types of chip, 1 = mass power difference and fuel economy but not as aggressive and no smoke on booting as chip 2.
chip 2 = manic power and black smoke upon booting the pedal and massive power and fuel improvement. 

basically chip 1 total difference and mind blowing from bog standard vx chip

chip 2 for the nutters out there i guess who like to leave a james bond smoke trail upon running away :o

so score on impressed well gotta be 11 out of 10  :y :y :y :y

oh yes if you gonna do this mod, buy a decent solder sucker ;) i would have been stuffed without it.

job well done and lets not forget the big up for you all who gave advice on the chip fitting and where to get it from,

cheers :y :y
Logged
2.5 cdtd omega 1999 manual estate Chipped and poorly at the moment -  is there a doctor in the house

TheBoy

  • Administrator
  • *****
  • Offline Offline
  • Gender: Male
  • Brackley, Northants
  • Posts: 105924
  • I Like Lockdown
    • Whatever Starts
    • View Profile
Re: ECU swap to be or not too be lol
« Reply #51 on: 25 February 2010, 18:25:17 »
427 on a manual box does appear to be a really good combo.


Now, keep an eye on rear tyre tread - mine managed 4k (New Avon ZV3s) ::).  It was a fun 4k though :P
Logged
Grumpy old man

TheBoy

  • Administrator
  • *****
  • Offline Offline
  • Gender: Male
  • Brackley, Northants
  • Posts: 105924
  • I Like Lockdown
    • Whatever Starts
    • View Profile
Re: ECU swap to be or not too be lol
« Reply #52 on: 25 February 2010, 18:26:11 »
oh, and pass you feedback back to the chip guy - it helps him explain the options to other people :y
Logged
Grumpy old man

Shark1e

  • Intermediate Member
  • ***
  • Offline Offline
  • Gender: Male
  • Stoke on Trent
  • Posts: 307
    • Meega 2.5TD-CD Estate
    • View Profile
Re: ECU swap to be or not too be lol
« Reply #53 on: 25 February 2010, 18:26:59 »
lol will do mate, this chip version is just right i think, the more agressive one may have been to much, not getting old just need to keep my HGV licence lol
Logged
2.5 cdtd omega 1999 manual estate Chipped and poorly at the moment -  is there a doctor in the house

TheBoy

  • Administrator
  • *****
  • Offline Offline
  • Gender: Male
  • Brackley, Northants
  • Posts: 105924
  • I Like Lockdown
    • Whatever Starts
    • View Profile
Re: ECU swap to be or not too be lol
« Reply #54 on: 25 February 2010, 18:29:48 »
Quote
lol will do mate, this chip version is just right i think, the more agressive one may have been to much, not getting old just need to keep my HGV licence lol
The smoky one is a bit OTT imho. Fun, but loses drivability imho. 
Logged
Grumpy old man

Shark1e

  • Intermediate Member
  • ***
  • Offline Offline
  • Gender: Male
  • Stoke on Trent
  • Posts: 307
    • Meega 2.5TD-CD Estate
    • View Profile
Re: ECU swap to be or not too be lol
« Reply #55 on: 27 February 2010, 11:36:19 »
update get the chip like mine the girl goes like a rocket ship now, very very happy, 5th gear at 1900rpm or above puls like its heading for space. i have had to add buzz aldrin now as  named driver lol

well done all in making one very happy omega tuned tractor driver  :y :y :y
Logged
2.5 cdtd omega 1999 manual estate Chipped and poorly at the moment -  is there a doctor in the house

blackviper90210

  • Omega Baron
  • *****
  • Offline Offline
  • Gender: Male
  • Bromsgrove, West Midlands
  • Posts: 2486
    • 03 3.2 Elite Saloon
    • View Profile
Re: ECU swap to be or not too be lol
« Reply #56 on: 02 March 2010, 11:00:45 »
Hi all,

just read all the posts on this subject...wow. [smiley=2vrolijk_08.gif]

Now is the same option available on a F/L 2.5 petrol elite or just the 2.5td?

Cheers, Dave
Logged
AKA - Mr Bracket

Jimbob

  • Global Moderator
  • *****
  • Offline Offline
  • Gender: Male
  • Chester / Flintshire
  • Posts: 24448
  • I like traffic lights, but only when they're green
    • E250 Est / Golf GTI
    • View Profile
Re: ECU swap to be or not too be lol
« Reply #57 on: 02 March 2010, 11:51:24 »
2.5TD only sorry, very little gains available through chipping on a petrol one.
Logged

blackviper90210

  • Omega Baron
  • *****
  • Offline Offline
  • Gender: Male
  • Bromsgrove, West Midlands
  • Posts: 2486
    • 03 3.2 Elite Saloon
    • View Profile
Re: ECU swap to be or not too be lol
« Reply #58 on: 02 March 2010, 12:05:10 »
Oh well.  :-[

Thanks anyway Jimbob!
Logged
AKA - Mr Bracket
Pages: 1 2 3 [4]  All   Go Up
« previous next »
 

Page created in 0.029 seconds with 18 queries.