Mines Vx-rom

[zentac]

Anyone considered an ECU upgrade to a Mines VX-ROM or any other ECU ?

[Andre]

ye my friend orverhere in barbados has a galant vr4 and put in a mines computer it did wonders for his car . I t rasied the boost to 13.5 pounds, it ajusted the full curve ,it took awya the speed limit, it allowed the car to rev 500 more rpm's about the rev limit, and soem other stuff it is reall good but real expensive

[borgan]

I have seriously been considering a gems ecu. Huge gains are being made by Evo's using this. Although a VR4 hasn't been done yet, there is a large amount of support over here & in the states. You can adjust the maps yourself if you want to, though it's best to get the initial mapping done by a pro. On a turbo'd jap car this is one of the best mods you can do as the factory ecu's are mapped to run very rich using the fuel as a cooling agent to avoid detonation. A correctly mapped car will see more power as well as better economy due to a more efficient air/fuel ratio. If Gems have difficulty finding a similar setup to the VR4 meaning extra dev. costs i will opt for a Unichip. The unichip has had mixed reviews on these forums.Although not in the same class as a gems, I think it's down to the tuner. Owen Developments near Oxford are rated amongst the best unichip dealers in the country & the fact that they are not booking till next year would confirm this.

[zedy1]

thissounds interesting, whats the cost?

[borgan]

The gems probably around £1500 including the mapping - not confirmed. The Unichip is 650 + vat including mapping and their equivalent of the hks fcd. Unichip allows control of water inj. to control heat levels as well as mapping for nos INSERT INTO post VALUES (probably of interest to yourself)

[Nick VR4]

Chris at Funky Products has posted about ECU's in the sale forum

[Spirit]

Originally posted by borgan
The gems probably around £1500 including the mapping - not confirmed. The Unichip is 650 + vat including mapping and their equivalent of the hks fcd. Unichip allows control of water inj. to control heat levels as well as mapping for nos INSERT INTO post VALUES (probably of interest to yourself)

Could be my next step if I get a decent bonus this quarter onder:

[Spirit]

Hyper Sports also list a Blitz ECU:



Looks like retail is £611 - have sent an email to Blitz UK to confirm it's correct

[zedy1]

im think we need a link for all the mods we can do to these cars and where to get bits

[BraindG]

im planning a motec one early next year...

[Spirit]

Had a reply from Hyper Sports regarding the Blitz ECU as follows:

"the Blitz Access ECU is available at £769 + VAT. It's a special order from Japan and delivery will take approx 4-6 weeks, I'll need a 50% deposit at time of ordering."

[pauly]

i have the "mines" ECU , i couldn't happier, what a score....this is what they sent me back when i sent in the barcode... i used google translate for japanese so they would respond, i tryed a few emails in english with no repsonse..


Fuel mapping and ignition timing optimized.
Speed limiter cut
Rev limit +300 from stock
Boost control is also set in the ECU at 16psi

Also be advised that VX-ROMs are set to run on 100 Ron octane rated fuel.

[Wobble]

thread form the dead alert

[Davezj]

That was my thought.
Could this be the oldest thread revival in the history of cvr4.

[Davezj]

i have the "mines" ECU , i couldn't happier, what a score....this is what they sent me back when i sent in the barcode... i used google translate for japanese so they would respond, i tryed a few emails in english with no repsonse..


Fuel mapping and ignition timing optimized.
Speed limiter cut
Rev limit +300 from stock
Boost control is also set in the ECU at 16psi

Also be advised that VX-ROMs are set to run on 100 Ron octane rated fuel.

I am assuming this is a relatively new car to you. Just bought it I mean.
With 16psi boost the optimisation of the fuel and ignition maps really need to be correct as I would expect you to get considerable knock. I assume there are other modification to the car and not only ecu.
Quite often when a car is sold the required mods that back up the ecu mod are removed and sold separately to make more money.
This is just a word of warning before you go booting everywhere with a big smile on you face.

If you have not done this already I would suggest getting evoscan hooked up and do a couple of logged runs and monitor the knock sum to check it is not an issue.
Always good to play on the safe side.

[lateshow]

i've posted the mine's mapping here somewhere. It is VERY agressive. However if you dont have a boost controller you wont get to the best part of the boost But lots of knock since ignition has 3 steps more from load 160 onwards. Wouldnt recommend it.

[pauly]

i have had my car for 2 years problem free..well i thought it was running at optimal untill 5 things failed at the same time......to be honest ive never even bothered to look to see what ecu i have, it was only of late when i started really getting issues with the car, i guess i got a little slack (proper servicing) and paid the price...A mate did a reasonable service, such as full oil flush/new filter..spark plugs..got injectors/rail/fuel reg cleaned , i have HKS turbo timer/hdi boost controller/gauge and upgrade RAD and intercooler/zaust and some piping...it wasn't till he stuck hes head under near the peddles that he noticed the "mines" ecu stickers....the car since the service has never run better....ive hardly found many threads regarding this ecu....hence the question......

[pauly]

I am assuming this is a relatively new car to you. Just bought it I mean.
With 16psi boost the optimisation of the fuel and ignition maps really need to be correct as I would expect you to get considerable knock. I assume there are other modification to the car and not only ecu.
Quite often when a car is sold the required mods that back up the ecu mod are removed and sold separately to make more money.
This is just a word of warning before you go booting everywhere with a big smile on you face.

If you have not done this already I would suggest getting evoscan hooked up and do a couple of logged runs and monitor the knock sum to check it is not an issue.
Always good to play on the safe side.

i have had my car for 2 years problem free..well i thought it was running at optimal untill 5 things failed at the same time......to be honest ive never even bothered to look to see what ecu i have, it was only of late when i started really getting issues with the car, i guess i got a little slack and paid the price...A mate did a reasonable service, such as full oil flush/new filter..spark plugs..got injectors/rail/fuel reg cleaned , i have HKS turbo timer/hdi boost controller/gauge and upgrade RAD and intercooler/zaust and some piping...it wasn't till he stuck hes head under near the peddles that he noticed the "mines" ecu stickers....the car since the service has never run better....ive hardly found many threads regarding this ecu....hence the question......

[gaz]

ive run my car with a mines ecu for 18 months with no problems at all, infact its been the best thing i have bought for my legnum you will need a boost controller though and run on super unleaded.i think theres someone else on here who has one in new zealand and his car is the fastest over 1/4 mile on standard turbos. there is also a video on you tube with a galant vr4 with a mines and that does 0 160kph in around 11 seconds not many vr4 will get near that without one its a top piece of kit

[pauly]

ooops ignore this post..