ECU upgrade by MRT

[Buzzy]

Whats the go with warranty when you have this done???

[subi_man]

Bastard

[Sapient]

Whats the go with warranty when you have this done???

Well I am confident I can guess what Mitsubishi would say........ MRT offer a lifetime warranty on all their work though, so thats something, but currently I am working on the assumption that my warranty is void.

[Buzzy]

Prob worth it

[Jitsukablue]

What's the go Sapient? More detail please!

[CCM]

Hi guys

I'm the Chris of (Chris and Brett) from MRT and I can garunatee there wil be progress in the New Year for the 4M41 DiD development. Brett piped in earlier with an update but I will do what I can to keep you int he loop (He's overseas and doens't know it yet.. But ) I'm the proud new owner of a brand spankers 08 built GLXR auto and can garauntee I'll be finding every NM and KW I can safely extract out of it!

Already done 1000kms in the 4 days since collectiong it from the dealer and stoked with it - You will have to bear with me though I'm a reformed WRX driver It's not my first or my only 4WD so expect it to see some punishment none the less!?!

I'm holding off on mods until the dealer imposed 1500km service to sort a few things out - But already gathering as much data as I can to progress with the search for grunt!

[Sapient]

Hay Chris,

Great news!!! Welcome to 4wd nirvana mate....you will have to jump in on one of our trips!!

[Choady]

Hey guys - Im very new to the world of ECU tweaking/chips etc etc. The warranty issue was mentioned in this thread already - but what about insurance ? Because you are making a 'change' to the engine (by giving it more power/torque) - will it be insurable ?

What about RTA regs - will it be registerable etc ? I have the same wonderings about suspension.

do the ecu mods come with any kind of engineering paperwork etc to make it all legal ?

sorry for the questions - Im hoping the more educated amongst us can pass on the gouge to me !

[CCM]

Couple of things guys

All MRT power up kits comes with a factory warranty garunantee! That is we will cover any fault as a result of MRT product for the life of your new car warranty! Including that 3/5/10 years dribble in your service manual as long as (like Mits) it is maintaned as per the factory recomended service schedule. Similar to Mits on the 10 year extension howebver, MRT's is not transfereable.

This includes any R&D vehicles mate, So Sapient - you can sleep a little easier now While yours isn't specifically an 'Power Up' kit it is in my mind still well within the development for any pwoer kits we will end up developing!

As for Engineering Certificates that is something (if you want to ) you will need to arrange personally. We make no claim whatsoever that our products will comply with ADR's - that is to say I have a firm and almost arrogant opinion that we modify vehicle with the idea to keep compromises to an absolute minimum! Having been in the aftermarket scene for quite a few year there are in reality only very few people who have Engineering Cert's and in most cases are only prompted by being caught - And usually doing something silly to attract the attention at that! that is to say I know allot of suspension modifications on some tough 4WD's grab that attention too...

Anyways... Back to work! Thanks for the Warm Welcome, I'd love to hear more about those trips!

[Storm Trooper]

Chris, welcome been hearing good things from Sapient on the ECU work... question, do you do Tritons that are petrol's or is it only DiD?

[Homer]

Yes welcome Chris!

And I second Stormy on the PETROL question. So far in my search I haven't gotten any results on a good upgrade/mod.

[ML-VR08]

Homer - what about a super charger or Turbo? Surely this would satisfy your needs

[Homer]

lol yeah mate, that has been mentioned before. But I'm after a little more of a subtle alternative like an ECU upgrade etc lol.

If I had the money, there'd be a hole in the bonnet and a 7:1 blower sticking through hahaha. Then I'd be straight off to Thailand to make Monster my b$tch.......before it broke

[Buzzy]

lol yeah mate, that has been mentioned before. But I'm after a little more of a subtle alternative like an ECU upgrade etc lol.

If I had the money, there'd be a hole in the bonnet and a 7:1 blower sticking through hahaha. Then I'd be straight off to Thailand to make Monster my b$tch.......before it broke

[CCM]

Yes welcome Chris!

And I second Stormy on the PETROL question. So far in my search I haven't gotten any results on a good upgrade/mod.

To be completely honest.. I don't know!

We have never plugged into one to see if the software protocol is anywhere near what we work with. If it is then it may be possible but until I access one there is no way to know for sure... On that note, If anyone is in Sydney and can spare a couple of hours walking around Rhodes shopping centre while I plug in and dump some data (there is no risk or cost at all for this) then I would be happy to...

In any case I just realised I am conscious of this not becoming a Pro MRT / ECUTEK thread so my apologies if it looks like thayt at all....

[Storm Trooper]

Yes welcome Chris!

And I second Stormy on the PETROL question. So far in my search I haven't gotten any results on a good upgrade/mod.

To be completely honest.. I don't know!

We have never plugged into one to see if the software protocol is anywhere near what we work with. If it is then it may be possible but until I access one there is no way to know for sure... On that note, If anyone is in Sydney and can spare a couple of hours walking around Rhodes shopping centre while I plug in and dump some data (there is no risk or cost at all for this) then I would be happy to...

In any case I just realised I am conscious of this not becoming a Pro MRT / ECUTEK thread so my apologies if it looks like thayt at all....

I'm your bitch , where and when do you want me to visit, i am only 10min away from Rhodes, and currently have lots of time up my shelve to help you out.

[Homer]

Yes welcome Chris!

And I second Stormy on the PETROL question. So far in my search I haven't gotten any results on a good upgrade/mod.

To be completely honest.. I don't know!

We have never plugged into one to see if the software protocol is anywhere near what we work with. If it is then it may be possible but until I access one there is no way to know for sure... On that note, If anyone is in Sydney and can spare a couple of hours walking around Rhodes shopping centre while I plug in and dump some data (there is no risk or cost at all for this) then I would be happy to...

In any case I just realised I am conscious of this not becoming a Pro MRT / ECUTEK thread so my apologies if it looks like thayt at all....

I'm your bitch , where and when do you want me to visit, i am only 10min away from Rhodes, and currently have lots of time up my shelve to help you out.

Good Man!!!!

You are a trooper Storm..ah..Trooper
Seriously mate good on ya! I've been talking to Brett and Chris trying to work out how to do the same from Brisbane, but it's just a bit hard.
I'm away for 3 weeks soon and I've offered to donate my rig for that time to an affiliate up here, but I don't think there is anything around. All the software/diagnostics or whatever seem to be down in your neck of the woods. I'm hoping Chris comes back with some good news on a local - then we can meet up and race 'em!!!!!

Just can't help myself sometimes

I've also tried ralliart and up here it is almost a non entity. Just get directed to a Mitsi agency that starts with "Mitsubishi wish to inform you that any modification could result in loss of warranty blah, blah, blah..."

[Storm Trooper]

Your a classic Homer

[CCM]

I've got a couple of phone number to chase up with you Petrol guys through PM's etc so let me see what I can do... Out of curisoity, what fuel do they recomend for use on the V6? 92, 95 or 98RON?

General DiD update!
I don't have ECU support for my own car Different code then what we've seen before, no biggy though should have the file definition back from UK in the next few days and be back at it...

I'm glad I'm bigger and meaner then my Mits dealer though casuse I'm already a couple of smal warranty related niggles - The truck is fantastic but a dealer arranged aftermarket sunroof has already shown to only be good as the techy who fitted it!?!? Already sorted with some quality wiring in my own time but a pain none the less!

[Storm Trooper]

Chris Mitsi says you can use any of those that you mentioned including the 10% ethanol blend. however i only use 95 or better, cause i am on the understanding that the more RON the better it is for performance and cleaning the motor.

[CCM]

Thats' interesting - Thanks mate!

Has anyone noted any signs of pinging or detonation on the cheaper quality fuels????

[Storm Trooper]

No pinging or detonation at all, but then again, i know that these motors are detuned heavy, cause they are rough on idle and not so smooth on acceleration .... i might be wrong here but aren't these motors the magna motors thats in the vrx these motors where producing some 180kW's. STD triton motor is rated at 135kW.

when i had my mazda and i installed an aftermarket microtech MTX8 computer and dyno'd it produced massive difference compared to factory computers, much more smoother on acceleration and major increase in house power and torque, so i am not surprised with Sapients results thus far and in my mind when done by someone you knows what he is doing, it the safest way to extract power, you don't have to change internals or add external mods etc just maintain your serving and your be right.

[Homer]

Yep no pinging here either and I've tried each of them.
I do seem to think it has more go on the Ultimate/high octane fuel, but could just be my imagination....and hoping it was worth the extra cost!

I'm away for a while now so I'll catch you guys in 3 weeks.

Hope to hear some good news!!!

By the sound of it, the issue is in very good hands with the Trooper.
Don't stop until you can feel the force!!!!!!

[CCM]

Update...

I finally have support for my own ECU - That being said its at the dealer for the complimentary 1500 KM Service as I type and hoping to spend some more type stripping down the info in the ECU before I start making changes. There are some differences in the AUTO compared the the manual we already updated that I want to make sure I have my head around first...

As for the V6's I'm sorry to confirm it doens't look good for ECUTEK support... Thanks for the offer of the vist here to MRT trooper but I managed to do the rounds of my dealership thismorning with the help of my friendly Mits Sales guys and it's not looking good. The ECU's are a different series, range and protocol to what we have access to... You only option (unless there is someone else who manages to crack them in the meatime) is a interceptor type ECU. Although not as easy and out of sight as a software upgrade like I will be doing with the DiD models, you still may find some extra KW's through tuning something like a Haltech or simiar. The reason I was asking about fuels and detonation is to get an understanding if there is any room to move with the factory tune. The fact theat they only 'need' 92 or better and no noe has seen any signs of det means there is potential room to run more ignition timing if you were to commit to running better quality fuel such as 98 - more timing means more torque - more torque @ RPM equals more power, etc etc.

[Storm Trooper]

ok it looks like i have to get a diesel . . . .