s plate uk turbo map

[harvey05]

hi all can my girlfriends s plate think its a 97 uk turbo be remaped and is it worth doing and what sort of increase will it give ?

[Scott.T]

The 97/98 ecu cannot be mapped, if it could it would be worth it and get you near to 280BHP. But unfortunately it cannot be done.

Power Engineering used to do daughter board for the 97/98 ECU but this has long not been un-available. It cost approx £650 back in 2000.

ESL have dangled the carrot for many years with a similar 97/98 daughter board but I think this is still in the final stages of development, as it has for the last 4 years. if it were to come to market I suspect the price would be approx £295-£350, plus £200 for mapping.

The best option for 97/98 cars is to get an Apexi PFC ECU for that model year and then get that mapped. These can be bought for approx £350 - £500, plus on average £200 to get it mapped.

[harvey05]

will it take a superchip?

[Scott.T]

Superchip's are crap. Just a crude boost clamp, no more of a remap then fiting a fuel-cut defender and a bleed valve.

Very expensive for what you get, see below (the PCB with coloured wires, not the chip next to it)
You could knock up an FCD for about £15, infact I have one I knocked up many years ago and also the below item kicking around.

[asperformance]

agreed S.pip is about the esaiest way to guarantee an engine build................

[scooby doo]

scott could he fit a ppp ecu from a 97-98 least he will go to 240bhp?

[Scott.T]

If a Ppp Ecu could be found, it would give better power then stock but you will have to get the immobiliser recoded at a dealer. They have been known to charge upto £85 to do this.

[Gonza]

I had a PPP ecu on my 98 wagon, to be perfectly honest, I didn't really notice that much of a difference (bum in seat dyno).

I had however done a Scoobysport de-cat downpipe, centre section and back box along with green cotton filter which gave a healthy 248 BHP from memory. So by this point due to de-cats etc the boost had already risen a little, so to put an ECU on there which had perhaps 16psi(??) boost pressure, there was very little difference.

If you already have had these mods done, a PPP ECU may not benefit you much, you may find youself a little disappointed actually.

As others have suggested, the Apexi PFC would have been my next choice, but if I were to pay out £350 - £400 and run out of puff with not much more than a 30 BHP gain, Turbo upgrade could be considered to make the most out of the mapping.

I have had to think this many times, is the extra 20 or 30 BHP worth paying £300+??? To some maybe, to others - simply emptying the boot and having half a tank of fuel makes a difference.

Rich