Tune-able ECU

[swanson07]

Turns out i need a tune-able ecu for my 1.8T AGU.

Looking at a G4 but would prefer a cheaper option as theyre fairly pricey to buy and get put in.

I Need it as my car is running lean and deting, Atm its parked up untill i can afford the new link and get the boost leak and exhaust leaks repaired. also replacing coil pack.

Cheers guys

David

[navmk4gti]

And why cant you just get another agu ecu and code it in??

What power you pushing etc?

[mcgee9t2]

take it this is the link g4 ecu you are talking about here?

sorry cant be of help in naming any "cheeper" versions. can I ask why you want one? cause imo if you were going through all the trouble and cost of getting an after market ecu for all the better processors and electronics in them and also the ability to tune it your self ide be wanting to get the best I could.


the standard mk4 ecu can be remaped and reprogrammed so unless you really need the link g4 ecu a standard map should suffice.

only know one person who has one of these ecu's and that's on a 600+bhp Toyota MR2 and he does all of his own tuning and tweaking to put it into different modes (reserved 300bhp for winter, moderate 400bhp for summer fun but a bit of economy for driving to work, full wack 600bhp for when he wants fun and extra economical mot test time )

[Chris.]

Werent all AGU ECUs tunable?

Ive had ones done on a T reg though OBD2 port....

[Wazzzer]

Mine too

[swanson07]

Thanks for your feedback guys.

They seem to think my AGU ecu isn't tunable (I live in New Zealand, dont think they have the gear for a VW). My only issue is its running lean. Therefore my engine is Detting at all rev's. I was looking the the MAPECU3 instead of the G4, theres $800 difference.

What do I need to tune my Factory AGU ecu? its mainly just a fueling problem.

Cheers
David

1999 AGU GTi Golf 1.8T - HX35 Turbo looking for the 300kw mark

[Chris.]

Check hardware over first.

What is your setup?  You running a 35 turbo on a stock ecu??

[swanson07]

Yep holset hx35. Stock ecu with a superchip installed which ive been advised to remove and install an aftermarket ecu thats tunable. But apparently my stock one is tunable? Could someone please re-assure me that a stock AGU ecu 1999 is tunable. That way I might save se serious $$$ like 4.5k

[Chris.]

Stock ECU is perfectly tunable.
We have AGU ecu's here in UK running 500bhp and even more with NOS.

Only issue with ME3.8 is you cant READ the file off the ECU, but you can write no problem.  Most flashing tools write to them no issues.

[mcgee9t2]

go to a different tuner mate.


all mk4 golf ecu's are remapable. so for him saying that I wouldn't trust him to map anything.