Fuel rail "Chip" or ECU Tune? Pros & cons?

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Re: Fuel rail "Chip" or ECU Tune? Pros & cons?

Postby snowman on Sun Oct 18, 2015 7:46 pm

Brocko86 wrote:
snowman wrote:
mIwoo wrote:I'd like to be able to compare the new MKIII Dominator with exhaust vs a ecutek tune..... can anyone help.... just for shits and giggles like... all my cash is invested in my wedding in october :?


MN :?

I'll be able to tell you for an ML in the not too distant future........

FWIW the dealer wiped my ECUtek tune at a recent service :evil: :evil: and i can tell you i massively miss the tune. The difference in the low end (ML 3.2) is huge and makes the 'drivability' far less enjoyable.

You sort of get used to the power and you think it isn't going too well until the tune gets wiped and you feel like you are going backwards............... :roll: :lol: :lol: :lol:


How did you go with the MKIII chip snowman? How does it compare to the ecu tune?


my tuner is busy growing cows apparently...... :lol: :lol: :lol:

I'll post something up when it is done.
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Re: Fuel rail "Chip" or ECU Tune? Pros & cons?

Postby Mudme on Sun Feb 21, 2016 6:27 pm

Old thread but any news on the mkIII
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Re: Fuel rail "Chip" or ECU Tune? Pros & cons?

Postby Mudme on Sun Feb 28, 2016 3:38 pm

Does anyone have a dp chip and if so what do you think of it
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Re: Fuel rail

Postby L200Shogun on Sun Feb 28, 2016 4:16 pm

Mudme wrote:Old thread but any news on the mkIII


Diesel or Petrol?

Not much you can do to a diesel is there?
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Re: Fuel rail "Chip" or ECU Tune? Pros & cons?

Postby Mudme on Sun Feb 28, 2016 4:59 pm

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Re: Fuel rail "Chip" or ECU Tune? Pros & cons?

Postby Crash486 on Thu Oct 20, 2016 6:20 am

Here is a pro chip article from diesel care
http://www.dieselcare.com.au/flashtuningdangers/
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Re: Fuel rail "Chip" or ECU Tune? Pros & cons?

Postby BillMcQuade on Fri Oct 21, 2016 3:03 am

Crash486 wrote:Here is a pro chip article from diesel care
http://www.dieselcare.com.au/flashtuningdangers/


Although they raise some valid points in the "article", such as working with a reputable tuner, the whole thing is clearly written with a bias towards chips. They even follow the advertorial up with a direct link to Steinbauer chips, as they are a Steinbauer agent.

Some of the alleged advantages of the chip are a stretch; such as the ability to remove the chip and "recoup" the cost. The fact is that when you fit the chip to your new vehicle, there will undoubtedly be dyno tuning involved, which carries a cost. You could argue the counterpoint that the ECUTEK tune is a selling point for some people. Most people don't make improvements to their vehicles with the view to recouping any cost. It's a bit like saying you should hang onto the old suspension components when you upgrade, and then refit them before sale so you can fit them to your next rig. Bottom line is that cars are a depreciating asset, that we all pour money into with mods to suit our tastes.

The cowboy ECU tuners that are mentioned, are obviously a danger, as are the raft of cheap (and not so cheap) smoke boxes that are available on the internet. I have personally seen $600+ chips that contain very little in the way of electronics, offer no EGT interface for protection, and are advertised as plug-n-play. Both solutions have reputable brands, fitted and dyno tuned by people who know their stuff. Companies like Chiptune (chips) and ECUTEK (remap) stand behind their products.

Given that a reputable, dyno tuned chip, and a reputable dyno tuned ECUTEK update are now similarly priced, it also removes cost as a factor.

I can provide similar links to articles that are biased towards tuning.

Obviously, I'm a fan of the remap as the preferred option. :lol:
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Re: Fuel rail "Chip" or ECU Tune? Pros & cons?

Postby srb on Fri Oct 21, 2016 8:02 am

A remap from a reputable tuner is certainly the most 'slick' option but definitely not for me.

The advantages of a remap are clear but they're horribly over priced imho. Yes you're paying similar money for a high quality chip but at least you own the stupid thing.

I still have an old school rail chip that I purchased back in 2011. It's was the best chip you could buy back then but there's better out there now.

I've never really seen the value in having mine put on a dyno... Only seat of the pants dyno, Big hills, black smoke, egts, boost gauge and AFR gauge... A lot of mucking around and not for everyone but I would back mine against majority of 're-map tunes'

Both options have their pros and cons... The best option is the one that suits you.
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Re: Fuel rail "Chip" or ECU Tune? Pros & cons?

Postby snakesoup on Fri Oct 21, 2016 12:10 pm

does your chip fix the mn lag issue SRB?
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Re: Fuel rail "Chip" or ECU Tune? Pros & cons?

Postby srb on Fri Oct 21, 2016 3:22 pm

snakesoup wrote:does your chip fix the mn lag issue SRB?

Yes but only if used in combination with stand alone boost control.

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Re: Fuel rail "Chip" or ECU Tune? Pros & cons?

Postby snakesoup on Fri Oct 21, 2016 3:29 pm

fuel economy ?
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Re: Fuel rail "Chip" or ECU Tune? Pros & cons?

Postby srb on Fri Oct 21, 2016 3:54 pm

Constantly in mid to low 12s. Always loaded at 2.7t and 32"tyres.

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Re: Fuel rail "Chip" or ECU Tune? Pros & cons?

Postby snakesoup on Fri Oct 21, 2016 6:49 pm

gotta be happy with that
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